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Gallery: This Incredible Axelay Art Proves We Need A Modern Remake

Created by Housemarque’s Tomi Väisänen.

While the end credits of Konami’s stunning SNES shmup Axelay promised a sequel, we sadly never got one – and the game remains a true one-of-a-kind thanks to its gorgeous visuals, fantastic level design and brilliant music.

Someone else who is clearly a huge fan is Housemarque’s Tomi Väisänen. When he’s not serving as the studio’s principal artist and working on titles like the wonderful Returnal, he likes to flex his creative muscles with a range of artwork – and we’ve only just discovered (thanks to the Twitter account Shmup Database) that he has previously turned his attention towards Axelay.

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