Arm Joe - PC, 1998
Jason 'Mr Midnyte' Pinon Hey y'all, welcome back to another Forgotten Fighting Legends! When you hear the name 'Les Miserables', what do you think of? The novel by Victor Hugo? The musical that stars Hugh Jackman but not as Wolverine? How about a fighting game?? Yeah, that does seem pretty unlikely. HOWEVER, that's where we are. If you are unfamiliar with the work (as I was/am) its focused around the character Jean Valjean who was imprisoned for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread, set across the backdrop of 19th century France. It is a tale of redemption and hope. The novel by Hugo (who also wrote the Hunchback of Notre Dame) is considered one of the greatest works of it's time, and inspired the musical that was also a huge hit. Thus, in the mid 1990's it inspired a Street Fighter- style fighter. Yep, that all makes sense. Developed by Takase (mostly by themselves), it was created using the 2D Fighter Maker engine over the ...