Developed by Aprinet and published by Soft Vision, it's one of the rarest games on the console; it never saw release outside Japan and South Korea (Samsung published it in the latter region), and this has predictably resulted in it becoming one of the most sought-after games on Sega's 16-bit system; Japanese copies regularly sell for well over £1,000 / $1,800, while the Korean edition has been put up for sale for as much as £7,000 / $9,000 online.
That's why the news that Retro-Bit was reissuing the game came as such a welcome surprise. The publisher has now begun shipping copies to those who pre-ordered, and we were fortunate enough to be sent a sample.
Like Retro-Bit's other Mega Drive offerings, Eliminate Down comes on a transparent cartridge with a cool glitter effect. There's also a full-colour instruction manual, individually numbered lenticular cartridge slipcover and reversible inlay box art. There's also a code printed in the manual which makes the game easier to play.