Via his official Twitter account, Naughty Dog writer, creative director, programmer and co-president Neil Druckmann, best known for his work on the Uncharted and The Last of Us video game franchises; responded to the following question, "Hypothetical question: what established intellectual property would you like to turn into a video game?" Druckmann responded with five franchises, which included The Punisher, Half-Life, Ghost Rider, Hotline Miami and Cowboy Bebop.
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— Dr. Uckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) January 18, 2021
1) Punisher
2) Half Life
3) Ghost Rider
4) Hotline Miami
5) Cowboy Bebop
Those come to mind... 🤷🏻♂️
Via his official Twitter account, Naughty Dog writer, creative director, programmer and co-president Neil Druckmann, best known for his work on the Uncharted and The Last of Us video game franchises; responded to the following question, "Hypothetical question: what established intellectual property would you like to turn into a video game?" Druckmann responded with five franchises, which included The Punisher, Half-Life, Ghost Rider, Hotline Miami and Cowboy Bebop.
The original series featured a total of 26 episodes originally aired in April 1998. The work inspired a manga adaptation by Cain Kuga, who published it in Kadokawa's Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX magazine between September 1997 and June 1998, with a total of two volumes.
In fact, when Cowboy Bebop first aired in the spring of 1998 on TV Tokyo in Japan, only episodes 2, 3, 7-15 and 18 were aired, concluding with a special summary known as "Yose Atsume Blues". The decision was due to the controversy generated by the broadcast of Neon Genesis Evangelion, so much of the original series was taken off the air for violent content.
Subsequently, the satellite channel WOWOW picked up the series in the fall of the same year and aired it in its entirety uncensored. Thus, Cowboy Bebop was not a ratings success in Japan, or even could have been considered a failure in its original broadcast, but it sold over 19,000 DVD units on its release and won multiple awards for its cast. The West was the region where this series became most popular, after multiple channels, including Adult Swim, aired it over and over again establishing it as an immensely popular series for its references.
Synopsis of Cowboy Bebop
In the year 2022, Earth begins to connect with other planets in the solar system through hyperspace gates. Everything seems to be going well until an explosion occurs in one of them and wipes out the surface of the Earth and half of the Moon. In 2071, after the exodus of humans throughout the planets, there is great chaos in the universe, leaving the way open for all kinds of criminals. Thus appears the crew of the ship BEBOP who are bounty hunters. On BEBOP travel Spike Spiegel and Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Ed and, the mascot, Ein. Together, they travel all the planets of the solar system in search of all kinds of adventures and treasures.
Source: Official Twitter account
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