Recently, No More Heroes<\/em><\/a> creator Suda51<\/a> held the first-ever “Grasshopper Direct” event. It’s a madcap show, packed with curses and cosplay, serving as a fantastic example of modern anti-marketing. Most of the “real” content<\/a> on display is non-game related news like the reveal of new t-shirts, gallery showings, and related merch, while the most shocking moments of presentation pop in under the guise of unrelated, intrusive advertisements. First, there’s Pistol Yakuza (<\/em>a John Wick<\/em>-esque movie and game combo) at 5:59, and a trailer for Electric Thunder Tiger 14<\/em>, starring Electro Triple Star (the first boss of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes<\/em><\/a>) at 9:38.<\/p>\n It’s hard to say if these projects are factual or imaginary, which is right on brand for this franchise. When Travis meets Electro Triple Star in Travis Strikes Again<\/em>, he talks about how much he loved playing his games as a kid, blurring the lines between past and present, idol and villain, physical and virtual. It all ends with Travis wondering if he might star in Electric Thunder Tiger 3<\/em> himself someday. So how did we get to Electric Thunder Tiger 14<\/em> already? That’s anyone’s guess, but one can speculate that death and the passage of time don’t work in videogames<\/a> like they do in the real world.<\/p>\n