Add to that, in Macross the mecha (and the ships) were powered by either fission or fusion (I can't remember which). I don't know how well that detail would go over even now. I suspect part of the reason for the change of protoculture to an energy source came from American fear of all things Atomic.
What is it with you people and making everything "darker and grittier"? Look at what you did to breakfast cerial, Grape Nuts. There is nothing grape or nutty about them, but you got the dark and gritty part "To the XTreme!".
"but in all its years, nobody has ever thought to write an actual science fiction Doctor Who script"
I'm not sure I can agree with this. Your statment appears to paint every episode ever writen as that, and I do not agree. Sadly IMO some of the better written arcs are lost to us or only partially exist as reconstructions.
Do you mean "hard science fiction" when you say "actual science fiction"?
I dunno, from all the stories I have read/watches/listened to the evil Vazier is usually a harsh oponnent one way or another. The last fight in PoP:SoT could have been better, I agree, but Discworld books like Pyramids have taught me that there can be much more to those kinds of characters, all it takes is what the article is about, good writing.
I think my favorate version of Cybermen was (I think 2nd) the ones who had the high pitched voices. Daleks and Cybermen talking smack to each other in the recent series had me in stiches. I was waiting for the Dalek to deliver a "Yo' momma" joke and the cyberman to say "Oh no you didn't".
Thats what I like about the new Bards Tale game, the whole ripping on The Chosen One concept. It had it's own share of problems, but poked good fun at many of the overused elements of rpg/adventure games.
I remember enjoying both "The Kobyashi Alternative" (text adventure with ascii boxes for different parts of the screen) and "Promethian Phropecy" trek text adventures set in TOS era.
I enjoyed My Hero. Sure it was not perfect, but it was a fun diversion. I wish we would make bad shows half as good as that over here (USA) instead of the bad shows we do make.
You mean Mr. 616 Sorry about linking to Wikipedia, but I can't find my link to the original news item about the way they imaged the text off the damaged material.
When I got to the room that had the body of my helper and then realized I had been trapped by Shodan, I unloaded into the walls as she started to manipulate the video screens. I knew it wouldnt do anything, but it was the result of my adversarial relationship with her and the buildup of events.
I liked to talk back to her while playing. Her taunts always reminded me of Daleks going on about being superior beings and all that, but not being able to go outside of handicapped access equiped areas (yes I know about the whole leveling the building thing).
For me the Japanese versions of those films were much more scary then the US version.
In one of the grudge films, early on, a character is sitting at a table and her teacup is misteriously knocked over. Later on you find out why. The reason why causes you to think about the whole film up to that point. Now that you understand the timing of events and start to put things together, your end realization is that the events you were watching have much more horrific implications all of the sudden.
That worked really well for me.
The American version of the Grudge and both Ring films were not scary to me (I saw the Japanese versions after the US versions).
I also found the plot/story of the two Japanese Ring films better then our IMO whitewashed ones.
When you first fine the entrance to the area the aliens have been building a hive in, there is nothing. Your tracker makes the occasional noise and there is a lot of steam coming out of ruptured pipes filling the cramped space you are in. My wife and a friend of ours were in the room watching when I swear I saw an alien move in the steam. I started unloading at everything and spun around because those buggers try to get around you.
The most heartstopping is when it pretends to format your memory card. I was halfway across the room before I realized it was just screwing with me. They spring that one on you after you go into the save screen, tricking you into thinking instead of saving you screwed yourself.
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I thought it was Jetfire that was the Veritech, not Starscream.
Add to that, in Macross the mecha (and the ships) were powered by either fission or fusion (I can't remember which). I don't know how well that detail would go over even now. I suspect part of the reason for the change of protoculture to an energy source came from American fear of all things Atomic.
GAH! Stupid spellcheck flagged cerial as correct (if I was talking about LOG brand breakfast O's maybe) when it should be cereal.
What is it with you people and making everything "darker and grittier"? Look at what you did to breakfast cerial, Grape Nuts. There is nothing grape or nutty about them, but you got the dark and gritty part "To the XTreme!".
So is Macronian or Zentradi poetry is the forth worst in the universe?
"but in all its years, nobody has ever thought to write an actual science fiction Doctor Who script"
I'm not sure I can agree with this. Your statment appears to paint every episode ever writen as that, and I do not agree.
Sadly IMO some of the better written arcs are lost to us or only partially exist as reconstructions.
Do you mean "hard science fiction" when you say "actual science fiction"?
Well my copy of The Guide suggest this "Hey doll, is this guy boring you? Why don't you talk to me instead? I'm from a different planet."
Unless he finds out you have been selling Slab to troll childern, then me might nail you to the wall by your ears.
This message brough to you by the campaign to stop people selling slab to troll childern.
Remember!
Slab: jus' say 'AarrgharrghpleeassennononoUGH'
I dunno, from all the stories I have read/watches/listened to the evil Vazier is usually a harsh oponnent one way or another. The last fight in PoP:SoT could have been better, I agree, but Discworld books like Pyramids have taught me that there can be much more to those kinds of characters, all it takes is what the article is about, good writing.
I think my favorate version of Cybermen was (I think 2nd) the ones who had the high pitched voices.
Daleks and Cybermen talking smack to each other in the recent series had me in stiches. I was waiting for the Dalek to deliver a "Yo' momma" joke and the cyberman to say "Oh no you didn't".
Thats what I like about the new Bards Tale game, the whole ripping on The Chosen One concept. It had it's own share of problems, but poked good fun at many of the overused elements of rpg/adventure games.
I remember enjoying both "The Kobyashi Alternative" (text adventure with ascii boxes for different parts of the screen) and "Promethian Phropecy" trek text adventures set in TOS era.
Thats why I watch "Murder by Death" once every year or two, it makes me feel better about reading detective stories.
I enjoyed My Hero. Sure it was not perfect, but it was a fun diversion. I wish we would make bad shows half as good as that over here (USA) instead of the bad shows we do make.
You mean Mr. 616
Sorry about linking to Wikipedia, but I can't find my link to the original news item about the way they imaged the text off the damaged material.
If you think thats bad, wait until dateline goes after the Audio/Video snake oil industry.
1st prize ribbons.
Mmmmmmmm seven layer thing.
The game is incompatable with Anti-Virus software?
When I got to the room that had the body of my helper and then realized I had been trapped by Shodan, I unloaded into the walls as she started to manipulate the video screens. I knew it wouldnt do anything, but it was the result of my adversarial relationship with her and the buildup of events.
I liked to talk back to her while playing. Her taunts always reminded me of Daleks going on about being superior beings and all that, but not being able to go outside of handicapped access equiped areas (yes I know about the whole leveling the building thing).
For me the Japanese versions of those films were much more scary then the US version.
In one of the grudge films, early on, a character is sitting at a table and her teacup is misteriously knocked over. Later on you find out why. The reason why causes you to think about the whole film up to that point. Now that you understand the timing of events and start to put things together, your end realization is that the events you were watching have much more horrific implications all of the sudden.
That worked really well for me.
The American version of the Grudge and both Ring films were not scary to me (I saw the Japanese versions after the US versions).
I also found the plot/story of the two Japanese Ring films better then our IMO whitewashed ones.
Another good one (more of a combat horror game) was Kuon.
AVP2 got me better then the first one did.
When you first fine the entrance to the area the aliens have been building a hive in, there is nothing. Your tracker makes the occasional noise and there is a lot of steam coming out of ruptured pipes filling the cramped space you are in. My wife and a friend of ours were in the room watching when I swear I saw an alien move in the steam. I started unloading at everything and spun around because those buggers try to get around you.
That was quite scary and fun.
The most heartstopping is when it pretends to format your memory card. I was halfway across the room before I realized it was just screwing with me. They spring that one on you after you go into the save screen, tricking you into thinking instead of saving you screwed yourself.
I've had no problem playing Bane off my Wizardry archives CD. What is the problem exactly?