Codeline Warriors never hit the shelves.  As far as unreleased Betas go, it was the holy grail.  Star Fox 2 and Earthbound 64 be damned.  It was designed to be the mother of all fighting games, pulling together a library of hundreds upon hundreds of fighters, each with dozens and dozens of special moves- and all of it was to be played on the newest system to hit the market:  MindBox.<br/><br/>A number of different rumors detailing the game's sudden cancellation circled.  Some claimed that the already tense relationship between Hiroto Hiyashi, studio head and Gorou Mochizuki, lead developer of the project finally came to a head, resulting in Gorou's forced retirement and the suspension of the project.  Others claimed that the game's neural safety features had too many bugs, resulting in uncomfortable and deadly experiences for players.  Still more claimed that the content of the game was so violently and sexually graphic that it was unmarketable.<br/><br/>All hopes that the 'cancellation' of the game was a mere hoax to boost publicity died on August 7, 2017 when Gorou Mochizuki plummeted thirty seven stories to his death.<br/><br/>The game was never released.  The homepage was taken down.  All that remained was a simple black screen with the words “Codeline Warriors has been cancelled”.<br/><br/>On August 7, 2018, however, one year after Gorou's demise, the link changed.  For one hour it read “Codeline Warriors had been cancelled” in the bright blue text of a hyperlink.<br/><br/>Those who clicked the link found an enormously large zip file hiding behind it.  Those with the patience to download it, and transfer the file to their MindBox got a chance to play.<br/><br/>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *<br/><br/>Our Story Begins.