It's actually good you removed them from the boxes as the paper and card board may contribute to lead rot, an affliction that affects Star Frontiers minis unless they were the ones sold at Sears which required better quality lead. It's also good that you covered them in paint as this helps seal off the lead from environmental acid which causes lead rot.
The tumbler can be bought off Amazon, it's called a Chibi Bicciari and it's 37 Cl although now they can be a bit pricey, like over a hundred bucks just for one .. the bottle was a limited run item someone at The RPF (Replica Props Forum) was doing five years ago and sadly they don't make them anymore.
Thanks for showing this. I was starting to lose hope that people actually still play this game. We really need human players online because there is no AI chess or checkers.
I actually like this game. The AI cheats (it always does maximum damage, has +1 movement and is very good at placing large missiles where you don't want them). This makes it quite difficult depending on the map and which units you've both selected. You should ALWAYS choose Cross-Fire on every map. Planes don't do anywhere near the damage required, they're basically scouts and you will always lose in a head2head battle because the AI cheats. Therefore Submarines with Large Missiles are the only real way to ensure that you do maximum damage. Plus, submerged submarines can't get touched by planes, battleships and large missiles. The scary music when the AI is taking their turn, hoping you don't take a hit always draws me in.
Yeah I suppose that's true enough. Maybe coming from dungeon crawlers made them a bit gun-shy when it came to tech based adventures and tons of freedom.
I remember you talking about No Man's Sky a while back and it made me want to try it. Got it as a gift not too long ago but haven't got round to trying it yet due to computer issues. Looking forward to trying it soon though! That's a pretty cool idea for a night light or something like that. Would be nice if you could get an offical one which was a little bit bigger with a built in light that was touch activated maybe.
This reminds me a little bit of a Windows 95 game I played called Tanarus. It was a multiplayer tank game that was the basis for the original EverQuest engine. Tanarus was a blast to play. Too bad the servers don't exist anymore :\
Reminds me of the Traveller map you can see online. IT has EVERY system mapped out, and there are THOUSANDS of systems. and the really cool thing is that you can zoom out to the point of viewing the entire galaxy, and these THOUSANDS of systems appear as a tiny blob of red. Cool video :).
In my take on Knight Hawks you erect a void field around the ship which warps space and allows for faster than light travel. Unfortunately, in doing so the space inside the field begins to unravel which can prove hazardous to the ship and the health of the crew. Every 10 light years does 1d6 damage to the ship's occupants. So despite being able to go many times the speed of light, you still have to travel in short jumps to safely get from place to place. While messing around with this, I too found myself wondering about the size of the galaxy and what it would take to cover it in a single jump. Turns out it would take 15 days to go from end to end and do 10001d6 in damage to each crew member. So you can do it! But you'll emerge as a subatomic stew on the other end. Space. It's a big place :-)
Our public library showed this episode sometime in the 70’s…I was amazed at the quality(35mm film I assume) and loved it…A small library in Merritt Island Fl
Ive seen some Trek on film at a convention in the 80's ... they look incredible! I hear that was a Desilu suggestion and lucky for us it means an awesome original base from which to make Bluerays and 4K transfers here in the future.
True in so many ways. The folks who got the license seem to have gone into terrible territory though. I recommend Tabletop Tap Room's coverage of "nu-TSR"
@@DowntheRabbitHole0 And, honestly, given the visuals and menu designs and such there, it's clear they could have gone quite a bit further too. But they did a great job regardless. It's bonkers that I didn't realise until this year that these old 16-bit consoles got so many strategy, management, and simulation-type games like this back in the day. :-o
Hey, I remember watching your video a long time back regarding the original Johnny Walker Blade Runner bottle that you had manufactured. I don’t totally agree with those whiskey guys regarding the Director’s Cut version and Double Black. The quality of the Director’s Cut version is quite a bit better because they use higher-quality whiskeys for the blend. There’s definitely a difference for sure. Regardless, I had a bottle of the original whiskey and when I typically get down to about a third of the bottle, I transfer it over to smaller bottles to make sure that it doesn’t oxidize as fast since there would be more air than liquid in the bottle (FYI: whiskey aficionados normally say the last two “Fingers” always taste different/off compared to the rest of the bottle). I have three 60ml bottles of the original Director’s Cut whiskey, and I wouldn’t mind sending you one assuming that you’ll accept a random bottle of random whiskey from some random stranger. Let me know if you’re interested!
ABSOLUTELY! How much? Also, it's worth noting I'm in Canada so wherever you're shipping from it might get pricey. I always like to warn folks in advance.
Yup I could see the appeal of that. And I'm sure they could do some kind of a firmware update to make it happen. But all these years later, I doubt MyArcade would bother.
Seems not fun, but very educational in terms of programming. I'm most certain that it's written in assembly language. Would be fun to re-write the game using PyGame (or any graphic engines) with LOTS of improvements in a PC.
Agreed, maybe with a lot of time in it I might find some more cerebral fun in here, a Battleship of the Mind or something but so far it's not doing it for me.
I had these before. At first I liked them when I took my first bite, but as I was swallowing, it all of a sudden tasted horrible. And I don’t like them as much. Nice video though.
Ah Classic Star Trek nothing like it Kevin I remember watching it when I was very young and thinking how cool and awesome it was with all those special effects etc Thanks for sharing this with us all,it's greatly appreciated by me so thank you Best regards Tony 😊
Do you live there Vancover in Canada Kevin ? I have a few relatives in London Onatrio Meet my uncle a few times when he's visited the UK but never some of my cousins Thanks for sharing this particular Vancover gaming Expo with us all,it's greatly appreciated by me so thank you Best regards Tony 😊
I do indeed Tony, lived here most of my life with the exception of four years in the UK in the 80's. Place sure has gone through some changes over the decades but then again, haven't we all? Thanks for watching!
It looked a busy which is good. Don't feel too bad on the money spent at the convention since it only happens once a year anyway. You'll find another steering wheel. A thrift store i go to has had a PS4 hori wheel for months now at $30. These peripherals are bulky so people chuck them which bodes well for your quest to upgrade your GT7 experience.
Thanks for this in-depth review. I just picked up one of these for $25 on Poshmark (new!). Looking forward to playing PGR2 and RalliSport Challenge 2 on my 1stGen X-Box.
Ah yes, they played the third season once when I lived there in the 80's and I was always surprised this episode never made it on screen. That explains it.
