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« on: May 01, 2018, 12:47:52 AM »
Oh, nice. I love how utterly Late 90s it looks. And heck, that was probably the highest res image of Bastille's model you could see at the time.
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« on: May 01, 2018, 12:45:25 AM »
I knew it! Sometimes you've gotta trust your gut.
It's a shame that one person's misrememberings can end up being reproduced word for word across various websites with no one actually bothering to check - I was wracking my brain about having 'missed' this supposed story arc of Tal'set and Andar fighting giant robot Mantids on a post-apocalyptic Earth.
...Though now I'm curious whether there may be a giant robot called Mantid in Robot Fighter... Hmm.
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« on: April 27, 2018, 08:58:59 AM »
This exact quotation gets 10 results on Google, including Wikipedia's article on the Turok franchise. But... is it legit?
I'll admit to having not read *all* of Unity, or the early 90s Tal'set comics, but I've read a fair few and seen not even a hint that this "Mantid" exists. Bionisaurs? Check. Pirates? Sure. Hitler? Why not. But can anyone give an issue reference for this 30-foot robot praying mantis??
I'm willing to be surprised here, but something about the phrasing of the whole paragraph I got this line from doesn't sit right with me.
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« on: April 22, 2018, 05:57:13 PM »
As luck would have it, my other half's a bit of a Priest fan and I believe *just* got that very ebook!
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« on: April 22, 2018, 05:53:09 PM »
Oh, anything else known about David Boyle, like if he was an Acclaim employee? I really find it curious that one-off characters in an already story-lite game would only get their full backstories told in a guidebook. I'd be curious about how much free rein he was given with that element!
Dave, if you're out there: hi
And yeah, I've skimmed the Turok Wiki and gotta give it praise for actually citing its sources, which is more than some Wikis do! Just a shame Acclaim did such a bad job of archiving their own online product... I loved that Rage Wars site back in the day.
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« on: April 22, 2018, 02:31:54 PM »
Oh, I see! Ta. Did all the characters get expanded bios like this...?
(It's probably too much to ask if we know who actually wrote the guide, right? That sorta stuff just interests me.)
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« on: April 20, 2018, 08:12:24 AM »
I remember being fascinated by Bastille when I first played Rage Wars as a kid; the brief bio he got on the official site was just enough to get my imagination going. Now, lo and behold he - along with all the Rage Wars bosses - apparently had a much more extended bio all along. ...Or at least, according to the Turok Wiki and GameFAQs. Here it is, in its entirety: Deposed Lord and General of a once mighty army, Bastille was sentenced to death when he and his honor guard attempted to assassinate the King. His standing as a Lord revoked, Bastille was on the precipice of death when atemporal distortion in his home world pulled him through a fracture in the Netherscape and deposited him in the Lost Land. Bastille found himself in a land ripe for the taking. A world full of technological marvels and a host of "lesser" races that could be easily controlled. Bastille's shield-generating armor was worn by a great warlord whom he poisoned after winning his trust. Although Bastille soon amassed a sizable following of warriors, he failed to attain recognition as anything more than a roving thug, commanding a host of rabble and thieves. Determined to win back his honor, and be regaled as a true leader, Bastille has set his eyes on the "Light Burden." With it, he could rule the Lost Land, and exact revenge on his former King. My question is... where did this (and Syra etc's) come from? It's not his profile on the old official site, so the only possibility I can think of is the US manual had a LOT more content than the UK one I got. Either that, or this is a case of fanfic getting out of hand. Any ideas?
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« on: April 19, 2018, 03:31:49 AM »
Hey, thanks for the quick reply!
Looks like this wouldn't be the first or last inadvertent cliffhanger in the pre-reboot comics... Bit of a shame, but I've gotta give Acclaim props for even *trying* to be such a legit multimedia company at the time.
Thanks again!
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« on: April 18, 2018, 04:56:28 PM »
Hiya folks, long-time fan of the Turok games only just discovering the comics, and loving them. It's a pleasant surprise to find that Joshua Fireseed was a full-on character all along!
But I've had no luck finding the Seeds of Evil prequel comic that was up on Acclaim's official Turok site back around '98~'99. It seems immune to Wayback, and the Turok Wiki's link for it goes to a thread full of dead images. Attached image is supposedly the 'cover'?
So, my question is: Is anyone able and willing to post the full comic, here or elsewhere? Copyright shouldn't be an issue, since it was never actually *printed*.
Hope someone can help, cheers!
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