Eliminate Down for the Sega Mega Drive - Mini Review & Retro-bit Reissue News!

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  • Опубліковано 20 січ 2025

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  • @KeithPhillips
    @KeithPhillips Рік тому +18

    Wow, I totally missed this one somehow over the years.
    It totally has that Thunderforce and Gaiares look, possibly with a dash of Hellfire thrown in! 😮

    • @Blas4ublasphemy
      @Blas4ublasphemy Рік тому +3

      1st thing I thought was how similar to Hellfire it appears.

  • @jsttv
    @jsttv Рік тому +7

    Great way to start a Friday night.

  • @Funnyanimals1064-t1m
    @Funnyanimals1064-t1m Рік тому +3

    Yet another awesome video from SegaLordX.

  • @projectmayhem6898
    @projectmayhem6898 Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @thecunninlynguist
    @thecunninlynguist Рік тому +19

    looks like a great shooter. Admittedly never heard of it, but sounds like it was rare/expensive.

    • @greenkoopa
      @greenkoopa Рік тому +1

      When I see you and say hi what can I call you for short?
      I'm a Koopa 🐢

    • @AkihabaraAtHome
      @AkihabaraAtHome Рік тому

      Only copy I came across when I was in Japan was behind a glass cabinet for a price so high they used two price stickers to show how much Yen it was.

  • @keithstone001
    @keithstone001 Рік тому +8

    I love sega shmups!

    • @adamkane7513
      @adamkane7513 Рік тому +1

      What are you recommendations?
      I only know the Thunder Force games, Arrow Flash, Phelios and Wings of Wor.

  • @triplej26532
    @triplej26532 Рік тому +8

    Absolutely love Sega Shmups. Had a blast playing through Gleylancer which is the previous release from Retrobit. I'll definitely order a copy of Eliminate Down. It sure does look challenging. Really would love to play through other shmups on Genesis too like Zero Wing.

    • @fazares
      @fazares Рік тому +2

      There is a retro-bit reissue of that too 😊

  • @themeangene
    @themeangene Рік тому +32

    I miss the gaming hobby before it was destroyed by corporate consolidation and ESG nonsense obsessed with turning games into Hollywood. Simple game design and functional graphics like this will always age better than contrived nonsense. This looks incredible.

    • @Jayce_Alexander
      @Jayce_Alexander Рік тому +1

      Really? I kinda feel gaming is the one branch of the entertainment industry where you can escape from this. I stay away from most (but not all) AAA games nowadays, I'd say about 80 percent of what I buy are indie games or games developed by smaller studios and publishers. I honestly feel that in gaming its fairly easy to get away from Hollywood influences. Some of the games I've been sinking a lot of time into these past months include Super Robot Wars 30, Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit's Labyrinth, the Klonoa collection that was released last year, TMNT - Shredder's Revenge, Disgaea 7, Black Future '88, Live-A-Live, and Blazing Chrome. I'll admit my tastes are fairly focused on retro style and strategy games, but if you look at indie devs and smaller devs in general I really feel there's a lot out there that's worth playing and feels very reminiscent of what games were like in the 90s. Steam, GOG, and the Playstation and Nintendo online stores a choc full of games like the one in this video - new ones, classic games, and arcade games that were never brought to home systems before
      As someone who loves comic books, I kind of wish I had similar options there as well.
      However, if my main interests were AAA titles I'd probably agree with you entirely.

  • @jagergerg9771
    @jagergerg9771 Рік тому +2

    This game looks crazy hard, the music tracks are pumping

  • @SomeOrangeCat
    @SomeOrangeCat Рік тому +27

    There's absolutely a market for this kind of thing.

  • @chrono1220
    @chrono1220 Рік тому +1

    This looks absolutely stunning! Never heard of it till this week. Absolutely criminal that it wasn't released outside of Japan and Korea back in the day.

  • @iankain7106
    @iankain7106 6 місяців тому +1

    I watched this video around release. I preordered 2 copies. 1 to play. 1 save. I completely forgot until it came in the mail recently.

  • @entertainmentwizard2703
    @entertainmentwizard2703 Рік тому +3

    Looks awesome, glad it's getting a reprint!

  • @fossil-bit8439
    @fossil-bit8439 Рік тому

    So glad to have this coming out! I purchased the Gleylancer re-release from them as well! Great quality!

  • @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730
    @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730 Рік тому +1

    you're right, i never really played it, but ever since i first listened to the soundtrack i loved that part of it. i don't know about the soundtrack not all being good, but i guess it's all in what you're looking for in this kind of thing. for me, eliminate down stands out as the soundtrack that just comes out and breaks your balls in half right out of the gate and thrashes you around nonstop until you love it, it's a chiptune heavy metal rollercoaster the whole way and that's exeactly what i want from a side scrolling shooter with a name like ELIMINATE DOWN. anyways, it's nice to see that the game actually looks pretty interesting, like a mix of primarily darius with r type and some gradius style mechanics, a medley of/loveletter to the sidescrolling shooter genre, especially with all the different stage and boss designs. between this and granada and gaiares and even wings of wor/gynoug and more, the mega drive seems like it was THE platform for the most sidescrolling shooters exclusives short of taking the plunge into japanese pcs

  • @elvismorales85
    @elvismorales85 Рік тому

    Very impressive in every way. The coloring it's incredible. They really understood the Genesis/MD capabilities to the max.

  • @ZombieFBody
    @ZombieFBody Рік тому +6

    I wish these reissue games could also get modern console releases. May have to buy another Genesis one of these days. I sold my old childhood consoles off 25-years years ago and very much regret that decision!

    • @matthewnikitas8905
      @matthewnikitas8905 Рік тому +1

      That’s what emulation is for my friend. I personally like to collect games physically though

  • @donaldsmith5667
    @donaldsmith5667 Рік тому +1

    i’m going to grab the re-release for this one. I’m so pumped for this game.

  • @masterofthesystem4829
    @masterofthesystem4829 Рік тому

    Looks damn good to me. Tanks for introducing it!

  • @WMARUoriginal
    @WMARUoriginal Рік тому

    This will be a must have for sure. Having this and Gleylancer carts is so awesome

  • @theconsolekiller7113
    @theconsolekiller7113 Рік тому

    Definately overlooked this one. Will check it out.

  • @oddojaggins
    @oddojaggins Рік тому

    Very solid visual effects on this one, thank you SLX I'm gonna try it out soon

  • @nmnate
    @nmnate Рік тому +1

    OMG we're getting eliminate down? Holy smokes... preordering now! 😁

    • @nmnate
      @nmnate Рік тому

      Also... wish list battlemania 1 and 2...and probably grindstormer...my poor cart is broken 😢

    • @RetroPiero
      @RetroPiero Рік тому +1

      ​@@nmnateCorrection, your Grind Stormer 'circuit board' is broken/dead. The EPROM (actual game itself) still works.
      If you are good at soldering. You can desolder the EPROM chip off the dead board & resolder it into a working spare/donor board.
      For some reason, TENGEN used very cheap boards for their GENESIS games, thus many of their cartridges tend to not work now a days, specifically Grind Stormer & Pit Fighter but the EPROM's themselves are still very much alive.
      Also, I also love if they release Battlemania 1&2, Snow Brothers & hopefully 1 day, Alien Soldier.

    • @nmnate
      @nmnate Рік тому

      ​@@RetroPieroThat had been my suspicion with the Grindstormer cartridge. Haven't quite yet researched the solution. 😅

  • @ph_stuff
    @ph_stuff Рік тому +9

    TOP 3 Genesis' Shooters in my opinion. Dificult as hell though.

  • @StevenCusic
    @StevenCusic Рік тому +1

    I love this sound track, in the future I plan on doing a XG-remaster of it

  • @Redeemartstudios
    @Redeemartstudios 6 місяців тому

    This game looks awesome! Another great episode SLX! 素晴らしい

  • @forcedfeedbackclassicgamer5499

    Pre-ordered this the moment the announcement dropped. I've wanted a cart of this for years, stoked to finally be getting a licensed rerelease.

  • @Llukario
    @Llukario Рік тому

    Awesome rundown! This looks like an awesome game!

  • @zusk8556
    @zusk8556 Рік тому

    Loving these single game Genesis reviews! Wasn't expecting this one

  • @L2Nuku
    @L2Nuku Рік тому +1

    One of my fave shmups on the system, the sound can get a bit grating after a while (it's not bad but certain instrumentation gets overused)

  • @samghost13
    @samghost13 Рік тому

    That Sound it is... Good times

  • @fazares
    @fazares Рік тому

    Preordered the reissue ASAP

  • @megagrey
    @megagrey Рік тому +1

    A good friend of mine in the Midwest introduced me to this on his family's softmodded Xbox 360, and it impressed the hell out of me. Saddened by how the original Megadrive cart commands such prices, I probably will preorder a reissue copy.

  • @ridleyrage5283
    @ridleyrage5283 Рік тому +1

    Hail, Sega Lord X! This is and always was, my favorite horizontal shooter on the Genesis. The music and sound affects are great, and the bosses are super cool. Starting early on, there's a very steep difficulty spike that never seems to drop, til the very end, so its most def on the difficult side of shooters like this, it takes quite a bit of practice to make it through, but if anyone's looking for a good challenge, I'd say it doesnt get much better than this, for its genre. That said, the physical copy looks excellent and that emerald nebula green cartridge is absolutely gorgeous!
    I most def recommend this game to any fans of the genre, check it out!

  • @andrewreviewsgamesandstuff
    @andrewreviewsgamesandstuff Рік тому

    Totally glade I pre ordered me a copy on LR(limited run) I've been going on a big genesis kick lately.

  • @mattb6522
    @mattb6522 Рік тому +1

    I'm a huge retro shmup fan, but I've never even heard about this one! It is too bad it never left Japan back in the day, but glad to see it is finally available in North America! It looks great!

  • @EoR_2B4GOT10
    @EoR_2B4GOT10 Рік тому

    This was so funny to me. Earlier in the week I was talking in a discord about this game and how I would like retrobit to do a rerelease of this.
    Not even a day later I got the early notification from Retro Gamer Boy that it was coming.

  • @Jackrost01
    @Jackrost01 Рік тому

    This game is crazy hard. Complete it with save scums like 15+ years ago. Few years ago trying to complete it fairly. Died many times on last levels. Love graphic, music and gameplay. Adjusting speed is neat thing to let exist in smups. I also love mini game in option menu that let's you choose level as a reward for good high score

  • @hammerheadms
    @hammerheadms Рік тому

    Reminds me of a love child between Gradius and Hellfire.

  • @floodred2904
    @floodred2904 Рік тому

    I bought a home brew of this years ago It’s an amazing shooter definitely holds its own against thunder force 4 .

  • @matthewnikitas8905
    @matthewnikitas8905 Рік тому +3

    Gonna make sure I pre order this one early so they don’t go out of stock. I missed out on the last couple Retro Bit releases because I didn’t pre order it soon enough

    • @warehousedave7937
      @warehousedave7937 Рік тому

      Fomo

    • @Progearspec
      @Progearspec Рік тому

      Hmm really,anytime i've bought a release by retrobit i wait until the last day and i haven't had a problem buying a copy.

  • @_zoinks2554
    @_zoinks2554 Рік тому

    Thanks SLX. Somehow I missed this one but I was always a big TG-16/PCE shooter fan before the Genesis.

  • @Marc_Araujo
    @Marc_Araujo Рік тому

    Nine-year-old me still loves Thunder Force II.

  • @mjdf122
    @mjdf122 Рік тому

    Sega is still going strong because of Sega Lord X

  • @Peksisarvinen
    @Peksisarvinen Рік тому

    Bro I could SWEAR I had this game on Mega Drive. The title is so familiar to me that every time I see it my mind just immediately goes to "I had that".
    The craziest thing is, I also thing I only ever had one SHMUP, and I could also swear that the game that I had was Steel Empire, based on gameplay footage. But the name Steel Empire does not sound familiar at all, whereas Eliminate Down is almost up there with Quackshot and Sonic 2 in terms of familiarity.
    But I mean, it's been 30 years, so pretty safe to assume that my mind is just playing tricks on me, and I had Steel Empire and just don't remember it.

  • @MaidenHell1977
    @MaidenHell1977 Рік тому

    Definitely picking up a copy. Great video.

  • @Galdelico
    @Galdelico Рік тому

    Preordered (over at Strictly Limited Games) the very moment I heard about it!

  • @philosophyoftrucking
    @philosophyoftrucking Рік тому

    He’s absolutely right about shooter soundtracks.

  • @johncraw8572
    @johncraw8572 Рік тому +3

    Very good video please do more thanks and happy holidays 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

  • @opa-age
    @opa-age Рік тому

    Amazing game, it's like a tougher Thunderforce with elements of R-Type thrown in.

  • @dexocube
    @dexocube Рік тому +1

    I haven't played this one. The weapon system reminds me of Hellfire, but the gameplay looks very different. Looks Good.

  • @Mankey619
    @Mankey619 Рік тому

    The music for this has that Doom vibes to it from its first chorus.

  • @danmakuman
    @danmakuman Рік тому

    In my top 5 shmup list for the console. Really good stuff here. The second half of the game it's even better. Glad it's getting a second chance.

  • @Riz2336
    @Riz2336 Рік тому

    Great way to get rare/expensive games into the hands of collectors

  • @Diskoboy1974
    @Diskoboy1974 Рік тому

    I bought a copy because it's a great shooter. Up there in the league of the Thunder Force series. It's a shame it never saw a release in the west.

  • @RetroRockGamer
    @RetroRockGamer Рік тому

    I wonder if this game is related to border down for the sega Dreamcast.

  • @rsreston
    @rsreston Рік тому

    These are the best kinds of ads XD

  • @REALmikegordan
    @REALmikegordan Рік тому

    Excellent. In spite not being into Shoot 'Em Up's, I decided to pre-order the game off Limited Run. And I'll do whatever I can to beat the game on console, and with my own skills and my own skills alone.

  • @UncannyBubbleGum
    @UncannyBubbleGum Рік тому

    This looks awesome!!

  • @MrThunderwing
    @MrThunderwing Рік тому

    Huh, so it turns out I've been pronouncing Gaiares wrong all this time...

  • @TheShibbybear
    @TheShibbybear Рік тому

    I haven’t played Eliminate Down before, but the weapon system makes me think Thunder Force IV was inspire by this…

  • @miamimagicians
    @miamimagicians Рік тому

    Shooters is an underrated genre

  • @Oysterblade84
    @Oysterblade84 Рік тому +1

    Was wondering when you were gonna upload this video seeing as Madlittlepixel and Retro Gamer Boy already beat you to it (not that it's a race).
    I was lucky to buy a reproduction cart two years ago from China dirt cheap of this game and it came with the case, cover and even the manual, works perfectly too. No way I was ever going to spend $1000 on an original copy. It's a great shooter none the less.

  • @tomyrobinson3196
    @tomyrobinson3196 Рік тому

    The soundtrack rocks!

  • @barryklinedinst6233
    @barryklinedinst6233 Рік тому +1

    SEGA ROCKS

  • @Adamtendo_player_1
    @Adamtendo_player_1 Рік тому

    I’ve never played eliminate down before, but the graphics should look great as best as the game was on the quite common at the time 8 meg cart Especially by 1993 and the soundtrack absolutely rocks is one of my favourite MD soundtracks for sure it’s a shame. The game is crazy expensive now due to its rarity, but thank goodness for retro bit with this re-release.

  • @EliteGamersUnited
    @EliteGamersUnited Рік тому

    Ordered ❤

    • @SegaLordX
      @SegaLordX  Рік тому +1

      It's a good one!

    • @EliteGamersUnited
      @EliteGamersUnited Рік тому

      @@SegaLordX sadly due to massive work hours and a pain in the balls gf, ill finally have my batsugun review up.shortly. Besides how awesome the game looks what sold me on eliminate down.....its soundtrack is f'n AMAZING souding

  • @DontKnowDontCare6.9
    @DontKnowDontCare6.9 Рік тому +1

    90s shoot em ups always made me ask if the game devs ever tested their games on regular people and not just shoot em up fans.

    • @themeangene
      @themeangene Рік тому +1

      They're incredibly short games and often built for arcade cabinets. You just had to practice.
      Modern games are easier because they last much longer and there's not an arcade & rental market to consider. We also nowadays have much larger differential pricing.
      People forget gaming wasn't mainstream until the 2000s. The normal gamer nowadays is far less committed to the hobby than someone from the 80s and 90s.

  • @B1FFCO
    @B1FFCO Рік тому +2

    My runs always end on stage 5 as well😂 fun and very difficult game

    • @SegaLordX
      @SegaLordX  Рік тому +1

      I can power through stages 6 and 7 with a bit of effort. I've never beaten stage 8, however. That final stretch is nasty.

    • @B1FFCO
      @B1FFCO Рік тому +1

      ​@SegaLordX thats awesome man. Your channel is one of the best on YT

  • @Gaspe19
    @Gaspe19 Рік тому

    Sorry for the stupid question, but what series is the ship above the Sega Saturn in the intro from?

  • @punchabunchabuttons
    @punchabunchabuttons Рік тому +3

    You know what i like about your channel. Its the fact there is zero drama. All about the 90s. When games were there to enjoy. Youre not looking for fame. Youre not looking to promote scams. No woke shit. Nothing. Youre not even showing your face. All about the game. I come here, watch the shit, give a thumbs up and bail. You and Snesdrunk are gems. For that, thank you.

    • @SegaLordX
      @SegaLordX  Рік тому +6

      When I made this channel my entire idea was to get people away from the bullshit of everyday life. Take them back to a time they loved and talk about the things that make them feel good. I'm glad you appreciate that.

  • @Crono_Triggered
    @Crono_Triggered Рік тому

    Ummm....is it me or is the cover art a little disturbing around the 1:28 mark? Excellent video as always though.

  • @pe8743
    @pe8743 6 місяців тому

    🔥

  • @mikeymike3240
    @mikeymike3240 Рік тому

    Stunning game 😮😊

  • @sc192i
    @sc192i Рік тому

    You mentioned Gyruss a couple of times … but Gyruss was never released for the Mega Drive (is was released for NES and GBA)

    • @SegaLordX
      @SegaLordX  Рік тому +1

      Gaiares. By Renovation.

    • @sc192i
      @sc192i Рік тому

      @@SegaLordX ah! … my bad … I have played Gaiares, I just had no idea how to pronounce the name!

  • @fitnessabcvideo
    @fitnessabcvideo Рік тому

    This is what alot of companies should be doing, reissue their games, rerelease with great quality packaging and drive down the cost of those people taking the piss with the collectors market, let's all be honest, they have way over inflated everything.
    I'd like to see those racking up their collectors market take a hit in the wallet, this way it will level up the playing field

  • @NewportBox100s
    @NewportBox100s Рік тому

    You think this will triple in price if I buy it and keep it sealed for a few years?

    • @SegaLordX
      @SegaLordX  Рік тому +2

      Likely not. Reprints rarely do that unless they were rare themselves.

  • @urbanmidnight1
    @urbanmidnight1 Рік тому +1

    Better places? The Megadrive was the best place for 16-bit shooters.

    • @yeahyeahwowman8099
      @yeahyeahwowman8099 Рік тому

      Better thing to remember is that it isn't the quantity, but the quality. Thing is that the Genesis has a ton of shumps, how many of those were worth owning back then. Is a ton of Shumps on the turbo graphics, and on the Neo-Geo, Snes has some good ones.

  • @BobbyHo2022
    @BobbyHo2022 Рік тому

    Game is dope. I tried to buy it years ago til I found a copy for 1000 on ebay and said forget it.

  • @thevideogamecabinet3681
    @thevideogamecabinet3681 Рік тому

    I’ve dropped big bucks on games before, but I’d rather not do that too often. I’ll be ordering this from Limited Run later this month for the $54 or whatever it costs.

  • @Tokisada_Shiro_Amakusa
    @Tokisada_Shiro_Amakusa Рік тому

    Hope they release M.U.S.H.A. and Alien Soldier!

  • @MAXTHALOS
    @MAXTHALOS Рік тому

    👍

  • @TheRetrogameArtist
    @TheRetrogameArtist Рік тому

    I thoroughly enjoyed the highlight of an obscure gem but did I miss something? Where is the SEGA mega drive mini review?

    • @SegaLordX
      @SegaLordX  Рік тому +1

      Mini review for the game here.

    • @TheRetrogameArtist
      @TheRetrogameArtist Рік тому

      @@SegaLordX hahahahaha oh man. I did a short with the mini SEGA Genesis so I guess I still had that in my mind. Apologies!

  • @mscottjohnson3424
    @mscottjohnson3424 Рік тому +1

    Go check out Shmup Junkie's video reviewing and rating every Genesis/Mega Drive shooter. He gives Eliminate Down an S rating, as one of the best shoot em ups on the Genesis.

    • @SegaLordX
      @SegaLordX  Рік тому +1

      It's funny. There are some folks that call this a mid tier shooter with a poor soundtrack. It boggles the mind.

  • @bobbus_74
    @bobbus_74 Рік тому

    Press release says release Dec 2024.

    • @SegaLordX
      @SegaLordX  Рік тому +1

      The one I have says Q2 2024.

    • @bobbus_74
      @bobbus_74 Рік тому

      @@SegaLordX I hope yours is the right one then! 😁

  • @fluttershystayshigh4202
    @fluttershystayshigh4202 Рік тому

    1,500$ for a shmup.. FOR A SHMUP! 🤣 oh my gosh that is both hilarious and sad.

  • @JGreen-le8xx
    @JGreen-le8xx Рік тому +1

    As much as games like this are awesome, I need to call Earth out for being lazy because they only ever make ONE FIGHTER to take on an entire army! EARTH STOP BEING SO F**KING LAZY AND MAKE A WHOLE FORCE OF FIGHTERS TO DOMINATE THE ENEMY!!!

  • @jbmaru
    @jbmaru Рік тому

    Pre-ordered it on Day 1! It's affordable, and what's more, it has a reversible cover that looks like the custom one I was working on, to use in place of that God-awful original one.
    The music sounds a bit generic MD/Gen-style to me, maybe it'll grow on me as I'll play. Not everyone mastered the sound chip as the TFIV guys did!

  • @oogrooq
    @oogrooq Рік тому +1

    I, myself am a P icon.

  • @Shishkebarbarian
    @Shishkebarbarian Рік тому

    looks good but as a casual shooter fan i am ok with skipping it. i cherry picked the shmups to own on genesis to get the best representation of the genre but i'm not into the genre as a whole to get them all or even get the best ones. Ranger X, Lightening Force, Steel Empire and Target Earth are enough for me. I will say though i wish these kinds of releases were available outside of the pre-order window. i dont want to drop $65 on this today, but maybe down the line why not. having the preorder only model is rife for scalping.

  • @Mitjitsu
    @Mitjitsu Рік тому

    This game is a lot like Whip Rush.

  • @GhaleonEB
    @GhaleonEB Рік тому

    Already ordered. Really love what Retro-Bit is doing.

  • @demonology2629
    @demonology2629 Рік тому

    Retro bit does cartridges that don't look like they fit the actual system. Sometimes I hope this cartridge fits the system properly

  • @MuaadElSharif
    @MuaadElSharif Рік тому

    Mel, I love your work. But it has been more than two years since I asked you to review Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel for the Sega Genesis, it can't be that long of a list now. Can it?

    • @SegaLordX
      @SegaLordX  Рік тому +2

      My single game review list is over 300 games long. It's a massive list. Zero is coming. I've already done the capture for it.

    • @MuaadElSharif
      @MuaadElSharif Рік тому

      That is a massive list. Any idea when Zero will be out. We are super excited :) @@SegaLordX

  • @billcook4768
    @billcook4768 Рік тому +1

    Hey Retro-bit: Give us the option to buy the ROM please.

  • @billcook4768
    @billcook4768 Рік тому +1

    Heh heh. P icon.

  • @pe8743
    @pe8743 6 місяців тому

    ✡️

  • @reeyees50
    @reeyees50 Рік тому

    Collect P and E 😂

  • @lwbga666
    @lwbga666 Рік тому

    Great game but sucks it's thru retrobit. They did me dirty on Gaiares release they did with the clown show at LRG. I already have a copy of eliminate, so it makes it easy again to not support either shady company again.
    I suggest anyone interested to tread lightly cuz your game very well will take forever to get, if you even get it. And at that point you will have the fun of trying to get your money back. If you're really interested in just playing this great game, get an overdrive and go that route.

  • @mercurysaint77
    @mercurysaint77 10 місяців тому

    Why the box art makes me feel dirty? Hint it's pink and wet.