The History of ActRaiser | Full Series Retrospective | Rewind Arcade

Learn the history behind the cult classic that combined two unlikely genres and put fan-favorite developer Quintet on the map.

0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - Part 1: Quintet is Born
4:47 - Part 2: Creating ActRaiser
17:07 - Part 3: A Divergent Sequel
24:46 - Part 4: A New Renaissance
33:13 - Credits & Outro

Credits:

Script Revisions:

Matt Baros

Special Thanks:

Azita Marie (KittyMecha)
Life Begins At 8-Bit
Marv Solberg
shmuplations.com

ActRaiser Gameplay:

xRavenXP -    / xravenxp  
Chris Baines
JAVA Mobile Games -    / javagameshd  

Additional Gameplay:

therealbluedragon -    / therealbluedragon  
Кейти Тамир -    / keyleetamirian  
aulddragon -    / aulddragon  
kilouZ -    / @kilouz4516  

Sprite Rips:

Guy
SmithyGCN
Akuri
Kuro-Chan
Obreck2

Graphics & Visuals:

The Cutting Room Floor - https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor
New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Josu Relax -    / josurelax  
Kevgordon -    / kevgordon  
Green Screen Magic -    / @greenscreenmagic  
SE & M Studio


Sources:

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers (Books) Vol. 1-3
https://shmuplations.com/quintet/
https://shmuplations.com/ys/
https://shmuplations.com/success1989/
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