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sync-on-luma is obsessed with Akira-style diagonal freight lifts and has made a video about their appearance in computer games. No sponsors or anything, just an unnecessarily deep dive into his favourite examples.

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[–] aktenkundig@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago

Having read the Akira comic books in my teenage years, I never knew that this is the origin of all those diagonal elevators in games. I just assumed them to be a thing in the real world and never questioned that up to now.

Crazy that so many games adopted it. The comments on YouTube mentionmany more games than featured in the video.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

I get twitchy by looking at that image, gotta dodge those head crabs.

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Latest one I came across is from Signalis:

[–] mrslt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Somewhat related, but I've always been fond of funiculars.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 1 month ago

That’s the only one that comes to mind for me and they missed it???

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Metal Slug(MS7) had a similar platform too.

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Time Crisis 1, has multiple of these elevators on the same track.

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[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 month ago

I can't believe he ranked mgs1 below hl1...