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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 1d

The two postcards I've posted were photos from a Reddit user that I was able to fix up. Unfortunately, I didn't have any luck finding the remaining postcards aside from very low-res versions on the website.

web.archive.org/web/19990225...

www.reddit.com/r/DontPanic/...

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 1d

Are you kidding me? It's got more fingers - totally different.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 1d

I tore this poster out of a PC Gamer to have on my wall. Chichoni also did the original cover for the novelization, as well as some awesome postcards that came with the game, as well as being available on the game's website and strategy guide.

Cover art for Terry Jones' Starship Titanic novelization. text layout reproduced by me.

Starship Titanic Postcard, originally available on the game's website and as a freebie with the game.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 1d

Every unhumped wall is a victory for Dr. Goldfire.

Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 2d

Solaris (2002)

Oh and also Moon Trap

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 2d

That movie was stylish as hell. I found out about it from a fan-made music video for an Apocalyptica song and fell in love with both.

Apocalyptica Farewell Equilibrium 20021

YouTube video by Stanislav Stankov

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 6d

Jim Shimoda: Pullout King

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 9d

It's a cutscene rather than a screen, but I always loved Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries' game over scene.

Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries - Death Cutscene (Remastered 4K 60FPS)

YouTube video by Celestial Serpent

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 11d

Cool to see a shuttle with a deflector.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 13d

When "All Good Things..." First aired there was a shot of the future EntD firing its cannon while dodging green disruptor fire, but as a kid I thought it was the back of the cannon drawing in energy, which is what this reminded me of.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 17d

Yeah, true that. In any case, I'd recommend checking out ARealHuman's video about the game when you can.

Drowned God - Conspiracy of the Ages

YouTube video by ARealHuman

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 17d

Too bad. The game itself is wild, as is it's real-life backstory and creator.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 19d

Haha, I cropped the exact same thing but you beat me to it.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 24d

Green lightsaber befitting a Jedi... Councillor?

(I know it's not the same word, everyone)

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 26d

Perfect. Ship it.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 27d

Definitely science-based. Every time we see ghosts and gods it's some penomnipotent alien asshole. For this case, I'll say an ancient experiment by renegade scientists of the Vegan Tyranny.

In old SF, I always read "vegan" in the lifestyle sense; tickets me they'd create a meat eating subspecies.

Vegan Tyranny

The Vegan Tyranny was an interstellar political entity controlled by the native Vegan species of Vega IX in the Alpha Quadrant. The Tyranny once controlled a vast area of space. However, by the time o...

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 27d

If you're pro-section 31 I'd say it's an S31 thing. I prefer to think they've been welcomed into the Federation and medical science has found ways to mitigate the problematic stuff while celebrating the differences.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · 29d

Yeah! Please tell me the remaster is still in the works!

Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · Sep 11

Cybermage: Darklight Awakening and Quarantine

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · Sep 7

Another fun fact is that, aside from his political significance, he was also an authour. I recently was able to find "The Fall of a Titan" and convert it into a responsive ebook format.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · Sep 4

Might have been the Rise of the Triad collector box. The one with the first aid kit.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · Sep 4

When I was a kid I thought it was a built in bib.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · Sep 2

Maybe that's the loophole though-sol is the only one that counts. on the other hand, it may bite him (pun intended) if ALL religious icons are a threat, which would make discovering new civilizations a minefield. And, I suppose that might include latinum as a Ferengi icon.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · Sep 2

Great sketch It'd be interesting to see a vampire joining Starfleet in order to get away from his arch nemesis - Earth's sun.

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Adrian M. Neville @amneville.bsky.social · Sep 1

When the fella offers him a hundred bucks for them and Kirk asks, "is that a lot?" And he just sort of shrugs.