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[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago

CBAT. Get the rest of the galaxy in the mood.

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

This is the most sarcastic use of chatGPT I’ve ever seen in a reply. I didn’t even have to bother reading it.

10/10

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So you’re probably not in the control group

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Huh…

Looks like that image specifically is from a fan-made version of Phase II, but yeah you’re spot-on.

https://trekmovie.com/2008/08/28/fanmade-new-phase-ii-enterprsie-ogam-announce-dvd/

I knew about Phase II, and that elements of it were merged into TMP and TNG, but I only remembered the triangular Enterprise concept that was later the basis of Discovery.

This all sent me down a rabbit hole where I learned things like Xon (originally a replacement for Spock) became Saavik, and Decker and Ilia were the basis for Riker and Troi.

Thanks!

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 43 points 2 months ago

That’s the built in leaf blower to make sure that the runway is clear for autumn landings. Most airports have their own de-leafing crews, but not all of them.

They were mandated to be installed after a string of landing crashes in the 90s got people making “fall” jokes too often, which upset the FAA.

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wait, what’s going on with those refit nacelles on the o.g Connie hull

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

Hmmm… now I want a penicillin. ‘Course I always want a penicillin.

The cocktail, not the antibiotic. But it will cure what ails you…

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 months ago

Oh, what a terrible day to have eyes

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

Man, Myth 2 was my JAM. The feeling of landing a dwarf grenade in a pack of enemies (and the grenade actually exploding) was 👌

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

The writing for this series was great. Overall the game was really a cut above most other things out there at the time. As a Mac gamer (a rare breed for sure) it felt special to have something so good just for us. They did port Marathon 2 for windows, but I don’t think it was a huge commercial success. I’m glad that it was open sourced though so that it could be shared with everyone.

Marathon had a function to record and replay gameplays, and there was a community of people sharing their in game accomplishments and challenges. Vidmasters was probably my first taste of something like a speedrunning community. But it was enough to beat the level, we needed to vid it with style.

I imagine that most fans already know this, but just in case, I recommend checking out Marathon Rubicon, which is an excellent unofficial sequel to Marathon Infinity.

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

Peak design for sure. That and the Miranda have something special going for them.

I also do like me some Ambassador class though.

[–] Asweet@lemmy.ca 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Hmmm sounds like someone is looking for a hard to find…

…Big Foot

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