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We\u2019re on the last day of EVO Japan 2025, but out of all the announcements to come out of exA-Arcadia, this one seems to hold the most interest for Western audiences. Let\u2019s talk about: Tattoo Assassins.<\/p>\n
First, a little bit of a history lesson. If you\u2019ve been around the internet for a while, then chances are that you\u2019ve come across the tale of Tattoo Assassins<\/a><\/em> \u2013 or you\u2019ve fired it up out of curiosity in MAME, or maybe even played it over at The Galloping Ghost Arcade. It feels like a meme at this point, and of course plenty of people see it and wonder, \u201cWhat were they thinking?\u201d.<\/p>\n Well, it\u2019s easy to ask that in hindsight, especially now when we live in an age where leaps in graphical tech have become scarce. At the time when digitization or \u201cMode 7\u201d or texture mapped 3D polygons were new, there was a strong desire to capitalize on the New Hotness, and what better way to do that than to come up with your own game that used the technique \u2013 or if you had a limited budget, copy it. The former could lead to success (see all of the 3D racers that followed in Daytona USA\u2019s wake), but the latter would often result in disaster \u2013 as Tattoo Assassins became for Data East<\/a>.<\/p>\n