yeah, dad had that compaq portable for work as well.
bunch of games. but Castle adventure was the big one for that.
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going back through old games, and charting influences is often so interesting. things you take for granted now. or maybe don't even realize which was first.
Like he talks about Dog verus Kobolds in this. west versus japan. He's actually a bit wrong. as he tought it was Japan playing telephone. But its actually Western Kobolds that changed.
Kobolds are western folk creatures, akin to Gnomes and other house spirits. they were humanoid, with dog/rat features, and horns. Dnd reflected this, all the way up to 2e in 1993.
It was in 2000 with 3e that they changed to be Reptiles, speak draconic and look like, and worship dragons. 2000 that late.
He talks about the mad overlord of course, and Dungeon meshi and the idea of a wizard overlord.. Wizardy 1 was 1981. wizardy 6, bane cosmic forge was 1990.
Ed greewood's Ruins of Undermountain for DnD was not until 1991. undermountain, and Halastar, were 1991. WAY after wizardry.
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Conversely, Ravenloft predates Castlevania, vampire hunter d, and Jojo's.
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All the old rpgs having direct starwars references is always funny. here of course with Mooks, and the spaceship twist.
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Starcraft, 40k, and Starship troopers movie, versus book. and zerg/bugs/tyranids.
This one is crazy when you really think about it.
starship troopers book is of course first. bugs in that are fairly humanoidish. spiders, with multiple armes, use weapons, cybornetics.
Then comes 40k. genestealers, and tyrnanid, ala Space hulk.
starship troopers MOVIE came out in 1997. BEFORE starcraft.
starcraft was 1998. although, "orcs in space" was 1996 e3. so its not like it was not being worked on internally, nor that the bugs idea was not set before starship troopers movie. and 1997 e3 also had a more modern showing.
the simultaneous creation of starship troopers movie, and starcraft zerg is.. ???
SO you hear people all the time say how Starcraft was supposed to be a 40k game, or how the zerg are just Tyranids. but the reality is its kind of the opposite. Tyranids blatantly where changed to match the Zerg post Starcraft. As previously, they were based off Starship troopers Bugs. But the book, not the movie.
Bob fitch outright claims he didn't even know what warhammer was when making starcraft.
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