Half-Life - Akira Elevator Reference

Part of my Half-Life Fact Files series: This is a demonstration of how the iconic cargo lift in Half-Life, seen near the end of the chapter Unforeseen Consequences, is actually one big reference to the elevator in the famed Japanese manga Akira, originally published in 1984. But it doesn't end there, as both Half-Life expansions Opposing Force and Blue Shift also contain a reference the Akira elevator, more overtly hinted at in these i