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Recognizer this?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:45 am
by Imeanunoharm
I know somewhere someone referred to the ingame 'strikers' as space invader type things, but I think not.
Defcon inspired by 'Wargames'.
1980's, good times, good times.
Any more?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:34 am
by TheRileyDuo
The aircrafts that bring in the bombs are space invaders. If you time it right, and end the game with a strike incoming, you can get a good look at them.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:07 am
by Imeanunoharm
The best pic I could find was on one of the T-shirts. I assume it's pretty accurate.
This:
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Again, I think not good sir!
Tron was also set inside a computer..., a bit like,... hmmmm, let me think....
*edit*
If people know anymore retro references or easter eggs in IV games, Please post them.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:16 am
by bert_the_turtle
Take a closer look at the Engineers.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:33 am
by Pinky
Imeanunoharm wrote:If people know anymore retro references or easter eggs in IV games, Please post them.
I don't think there's enough room to post them all.
In the scrolling text in the DEFCON menu, it asks you "how about a nice game of chess?"
And Uplink references just about everything, including Darwinia.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:29 pm
by The GoldFish
In Darwinia, the unit name for the airstrike entities is "spaceinvader".
Engineers are the tron reference.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:15 pm
by NeoThermic
Pinky wrote:And Uplink references just about everything, including Darwinia.
Uhh, how is it possible that
Uplink could reference
Darwinia?
NeoThermic
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:33 pm
by elDiablo
NeoThermic wrote:Uhh, how is it possible that Uplink could reference Darwinia?
NeoThermic
Darwin Research Associates? And the whole AI thing?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:51 pm
by Cooper42
elDiablo wrote:NeoThermic wrote:Uhh, how is it possible that Uplink could reference Darwinia?
NeoThermic
Darwin Research Associates? And the whole AI thing?
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I think what you mean, is that Darwinia references Darwin Research Associates in Uplink?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:45 pm
by NeoThermic
elDiablo wrote:NeoThermic wrote:Uhh, how is it possible that Uplink could reference Darwinia?
NeoThermic
Darwin Research Associates? And the whole AI thing?
As Cooper42 points out, it's the other way around (Darwinia references Uplink). There's no way that Uplink, a game made around 2001 can reference darwinia, a game started in 2002. Ye can'ne change the laws of physics!
NeoThermic
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:06 pm
by Phelanpt
Unless you have Chronometer(tm)?
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:38 am
by bert_the_turtle
They're explicitly called "Invaders" in Darwinia.
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:17 am
by Imeanunoharm
So IV got it wrong, because they look nothing like space invaders, and I'Ve got it right. Hmmmmmm
*Me runs from flaming torches and pitchforks "nyuk nyuk nyuk woobwoobwoobwooobwoobwoob"*
Maybe I'm too old, and remember this stuff too well.
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:55 am
by KingAl
There's that, or maybe IV are too averse to copyright infringement
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:12 pm
by Imeanunoharm
Ummm, not seeing it.