Gaming simply exited niche culture and the market became humongous. And of course in total numbers, the share of the lone wolves has dwindled when compared to the eight-figure production cost triple-A market. But does that really mean anything?
Granted, he’s done a ton of animation work over the years, including for WayForward, so it’s not a surprise that The Iconoclasts looks as great as it does.
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Eclipse was the working title for the demo in the article. It was eventually reworked into a game released as X in Japan, and would have been titled Lunar Chase elsewhere.
The closest I can find to a match for what you're describing is Starfox and Starfox 2, but that seems like a stretch.
The initial screen of elite is so similar to the article image i got confused