Good article on the history of Touki Denshou ~ Angel Eyes ~, another fighting game released by Tecmo in 1996: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/angel-eyes/
Per that article, the credits for both games share developers so I wonder if the DOA team stole people? And maybe that's why TD was released in such rough shape? The company could use any money coming in so they had to release some kind of product.
Itagaki says "'Dead or Alive' literally means dead or alive" during that GTV Icons interview. Seems perhaps Tecmo put all their eggs in one basket and gambled on 3D? DOA concept art interestingly uses the title "Polygon Fighter."
Kasumi and Leifang fans have some interesting history to discover also. 麗華 can be translated to either Leifang or Reika. Seems like they started out as the same character. I wonder what other assets/ideas are shared between the games.
Per that article, the credits for both games share developers so I wonder if the DOA team stole people? And maybe that's why TD was released in such rough shape? The company could use any money coming in so they had to release some kind of product.
Itagaki says "'Dead or Alive' literally means dead or alive" during that GTV Icons interview. Seems perhaps Tecmo put all their eggs in one basket and gambled on 3D? DOA concept art interestingly uses the title "Polygon Fighter."
Kasumi and Leifang fans have some interesting history to discover also. 麗華 can be translated to either Leifang or Reika. Seems like they started out as the same character. I wonder what other assets/ideas are shared between the games.
Ruby:# Name English Name Gender 攻撃系観 Attack Type Style Style aka 1 ケンジ Kenji M バランス系 Balanced 空手 Karate 2 ケリー Kelly M 打撃系 Strike-Based ムエタイ Muay Thai 3 ジャッカル Jackal M 関節系打撃系 Joint-Based Striker 我流 Tribal 4 T ・バース T-Bass M 投げ系 Throw-Based プロレス Pro Wrestling 5 龍麗華 Ryuhen Hua F バランス系 Balanced 中国拳法 Chinese Kenpō 6 カスミ Kasumi F 関節系 Joint-Based 忍術 Ninjutsu 7 ボブ Bob M 投げ系 Throw-Based 空手 Karate 8 ルー Lugh M 打撃系 Strike-Based カンフー Kung Fu 9 カラス Karasu (Crow) M 打撃系 Strike-Based 忍術 Ninjutsu 10 グレーシー Gracie M バランス系 Balanced 総合格闘技 MMA 11 五右衛門 Goemon M 打撃系 Strike-Based 棒術 Bojutsu Stick Technique 12 M ・ハーン M-Khan M 投げ系 Throw-Based モンゴルズモウ Mongoluzumou Mongolian Sumo ?? ?? ?? 『パワー系』 “Power System” ファン・フー Fan-Fu M 心意六合拳 Xīnyì liùhé quán Shin'irokugōken フォンデイー Fondei M 太極拳 Tai Chi Taikyokuken ギャツビー Gatsby M サンボ Sambo カムイ Kamui M 忍者 Ninja ティナ Tina F ダンス殺法時代 Deadly Dancer
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