#Space war

[casside-sionnach]

Even though the Veritech is full of holes, the VF-1 continues the fight against the invading zentradi !

[arcadefan]

Rick Guidice's art for Space War, released in May 1978 for the Atari VCS.

[dimalink]

Tria – Pseudo 3d space fighter

Tria – simple space shooter. Idea of the game – it is a simple space shooter. Pseudo three dimensional. And everything is made with black and white visual. With white lines space ships are drawn, stars and lasers. And black color of space. Also, game, of course, is made with impressions after a movie, that I saw recently, it is Star Wars Episode 6. From 80s. Retro sci fi theme.

There is even a whole text screen. With a story. Princess of Stars is against Dark Lord. New strike against Dark Lord. Hope plus one for galaxy about a positive future. Dark Lord has his crusader march over the galaxy. And you are a space ranger. With fast space ship TRIA. It is something like airplanes Mirage, F16, Mig 29. But in space.

In anything else, it is a space shooter. In compare with other my games in Basic Pascal – it is rather dynamical. But, it plays as easy game. Five game levels. And three types of weapons. Idea of the game - it is to make simple space shooter. It is a long time dream. It should to be thing like this for lots of developers. But according – the things, how they goes. I put everything in pseudo three dimensional view, and add a story. And there is some diversity. So absolutely simple space shooter – one more to be lately. Later. To be - simple for sure.

Game process has one moment. And you can not to pay attention to it. It is types of weapons. You have a whole three of them. It can be change using buttons 1,2,3. And game has 5 levels. And for every level you have your own pack of weapons. For example, for some level it can be a weapon 2 and 3. And it is not a random case.

Things is that, game has a three types of enemies. Fast enemy, which shoot with first types of weapon. Second enemy type - medium – shoots with second weapon type. Third enemy type – big – shoots with third weapon type. And enemy has always a 6 points of shields. And this shield can be easily broken through with 1 shot, if to shoot the right type of laser. You can see what type of enemy, enemy use. And to shoot with him the same type, it is like a tip.

So, this means, light enemy – it is first laser, medium - it is second laser, heavy enemy – it is third laser. Shooting like that, you will always destroy enemy with one shot. If to shoot with not right type of weapon. Then every shot will take 2 damage points. This means, to destroy enemy, you need whole three shots.

Such a game trick is for more interest and for some mystery. Such a space effect. Retro effect. As a some more points, I mark a schematical graphic decorations. With white lines. Just like it is retro computer. I do it on purpose. And little more – it is like pseudo three dimensional visual effect. All space ships reminds a triangles, as a view. In anything else – at the background it is a schematical space with stars.

Game has a simple control. To the left and to the right you move. And you cannot to go beyond the screen. You are stuck in a corner. And shoot - with space. Change weapons – buttons 1,2,3. Game exit with button Q.

Most interesting theme – it is space and flight in space with space ship. Which is looks like triangle. And something like retro computer schematical scene with fighter flight from Star Wars. Something like episode 4,5,6. Also a retro release of Star Wars, if to watch. Retro computers – also it is a theme. And as for me, I like a lot this idea, to make everything in several colors. For example, with 2 colors. With white and black background. And, it is one more thing, it is goes good for space.

You are space ranger. And you are in a patrol. You need to destroy enemy ships. And you have whole three lives. Each shot of enemy – takes one point of shield. You can do maneuvers to the left and to the right. And imagine you are a pilot of fighter from Star Wars. In something like 70s or 80s, maybe, it should to be as a super class theme. And, now, only a retro theme, theme of space shooter and a simple game.

Theme of sci fi, retro sci fi, retro future. As a retrowave, but in a form of a little game. It is written with programming language QB64. And, it is also good to go to show a theme of retro future. I like a lot to program with Basic.

Right now, game is almost complete. It is everything programmed. All intro, menu, game process, everything is already done. And, I can say game is complete. But, I need to check everything several times. And to make game menu a little more interesting. Right now, they are – as a few words on a screen. For example, Level 1. And that’s all. In a left corner it is written. At least, to put it in a center. I do not plan to make menus diversity. But, at least to move labels in a center. And, that’s all, game is done!

 So, in fact, that game is already complete. Reason, that I do not put time into menu – it is a simple space shooter. And I spent time with drawing space ships. That’s why menus will be in a simple white text at the black background.

This game will be in the new version of pack Basic Pascal. It will be released – a new version of Basic Pascal – as soon as I collect several made games. For example, three new games will be done. And they will be in a new version of pack Basic Pascal. Tria – it is first new game for this new version Basic Pascal.

Basic Pascal pack - whole pack of games and programes, written with basic and pascal. It is retro. With each game and program there is a page at author`s website. There are aditional information, descriptions, pictures, arts.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/packs/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal GameJolt: https://gamejolt.com/games/BasicPascal/773385 Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

[spacebubblehomebase]

🌈Happy Pride Month!!!

For this special occasion, I decided to draw the two gays who deserved to be gayer in both sense of the word! (Shiro had ENOUGH trauma for Adam to just up and die like that. ToT) Man, what I'd give to be in the room where the writers decided THAT ending and, yes, I'm never moving on from these homosexual color coded space cat war veterans and there's no hope of rescuing me. Thanks for trying anyway. XD Hope you all have a safe and happy June as you show off all the colors of your rainbow! Remember: Be crime. Do gay. (Die not like Adam and Shiro.) Vrepit sa! 💜🧡

[nemospecific]

Space War (Professor Jameson Space Adventure #3) by Neil R. Jones, 1967

So the back of the book mentions how the aliens made Jameson immortal with an oblique reference to machine bodies, but it doesn’t mention how the body doesn’t look anything like the original.

This isn’t like the Human Duplicators. This isn’t even like the cybermen. It’s more like the daleks than anything.

Here’s what “the last earthman” looks like now:

[torpedobob]

Cover art for russian Pulp sci-fi action book

[spaceintruderdetector]

Secret Projects: Military Space Technology : Rose, Bill : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

[vertigoartgore]

2013's Infinity Vol.1 #1 cover by Adam Kubert and Laura Martin.

[rupertbbare]

SNIPER by Yeeky Zhang

[kekwcomics]

WHAT IF? #14 (Marvel, 1979)

Art: Herb Trimpe / Joe Sinnott.

[casside-sionnach]

Missing the AMAZING space battles in the Expanse, But spaceships go BBBBrrrttt and Boom!

[ayeaieye]

A collection of photos from a series I've titled 'Space War 1', showing scenes of an intergalactic conflict fought in a WW1/2 inspired sci-fi setting.

[retrocgads]

USA 1990

[doomai666]

space dragon - DALL-E

[admiral-michova]

THE BLUE GLARE~(my first world building/ writing project in years)

THE BLUE GLARE

“The UCC bred some of the kindest souls this system could bring to bear. And they’ve been revolutionaries, engineers, doctors, poets, artists all great minds and the like. Such beauty and magnificence and you toy with them…there are two houses, both alike in dignity. The saying two sides of the same coin always bothered me admiral. Do you know why? Because not every coin is spent the same. I prefer…”two coins in the same pocket” make of that what you will admiral.”

The man speaking held an admiral up against a wall in a vacant hangar by his lapels and collar, he was barrel chested and wide built you could tell he was steel colony born

“W-what is this?! RELEASE ME?!”

“I’d dare to call this an execution. Now off your knees. Die with some value. Seeing as the judicial courts can’t do any justice I will.”

this man, he holds the rank of deck officer, its a tittle given to those commanding orbital flight, dock, and take off decks for maintenance of ships or refueling and docking in general, he takes hold of the absolute wretch the admiral is by his shirt collar, their outfits are similar hence the “two houses both alike in dignity-“ comment. Yet the deck officers outfit looks slightly different, technically he outranks the current standing admiral and was in his position during many of skirmishes in their time from eighteen to twenty eight years old, bringing many colonies under control and quelling coups. His one blue monocle implant glares and swims with an Erie cold gaze…the admiral shivers and tries to fight back, he swings a wild right clenched fist to the good eye of the deck officer and hopes for the best, but it’s of no use…the deck officer tanks the haymaker like it was a spritz of water.

“You know-“

The deck begins to speak as he clicks his jaw into place setting it hard. It shows off the lines on his face, the way his jaw line was cut down form a huskier figure through years of yelling, orders, and fighting.

“If I were younger I’d tumble to the ground like a sack of rocks…not anymore-“ “PLEASE MICHOVAVICH I’D RATHER BE COURT MARSHALED BEFORE THE BOARD-“ “AND WHO DO YOU THINK SENT ME?!”

Michovanovich was more than furious, it was disgust, contempt, utter weightless distain. It took him a moment to find the next words to speak before he started again

“...I’ve been in the shadows behind you? longer than you could know. From the first day you usurped my rank, to the present day now. I have been the one dagger glittering behind you...that you failed to notice.”

with this Michovanovich presses a button, throws a portable light rebreather on the admirals face and tosses him down an airlock chute meant for taller cargo. He’s sucked into the void of space but isn’t dying, this was meant to scare him, there was no execution. Not today at least. With this Michovanovich talks to to the admiral using a comm unit on his rebreather~

“You got three hours out there. You’re spending at least two drifting. If you die it isn’t on me. You’ll be picked up shortly.”

“But I-“ “Should have covered your ass better. What you did was so disgusting that I was told if you were to die in this I’d have no court looking for me. Especially for the death of the subordinate you killed Arin. Death is a mercy to you.”

“Well they shouldn’t have-“ “Crew says they’ve seen you undress with your eyes before you perv. disgraceful depraved dogs like you are what’s starting to spoil this once immaculate organization.”

“…you’ll be tried for treason. All I did was give them good treatment”

Admiral Arin’s words hung in the air of the comm unit for a moment while Michovanovich laughed on the other end

“You know these coms are recorded right? And this time you can’t scrub it. That being said I just got your confession and made a mockery of you. Two ships one shell eh? The brig will see you in due time.”

“I’d hope you dead” “Awe so sweet you'd hope for me, glad to see it Arin…hopefully you don’t die out there.”

[wormgodking]

Me whenever the horrifically evil shit starts happening in Dune and millions are killed