Say.Rip — The True World Awakens

Archive note

Japanese arcade flyer for Say.Rip, a 1988 action game by Taito released at 100 yen per play. The poster depicts a skull-faced gunman in sunglasses and plaid shirt, flanked by suited skeleton enforcers, wielding a rifle against a backdrop of explosive typography. The tagline urges obedience and consumption in equal measure. A artifact of the late-80s arcade boom when ultra-violence and anti-establishment imagery sold quartets of tokens to Tokyo teenagers and salarymen alike. Collectors of Japanese arcade ephemera and cult game design will recognize this as a minor legend in bootleg action game promotion.