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Ah, but I'm using firefox....
The strange thing is that all of the images that I could previously see from you in this posting have also gone. Images from other forum members are ok though.
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Odd.

Can you see Morkin's images of Balachor's Revenge in this thread? (He also used vgy.me.)

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=182&p=1766#p1766
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Rorthron wrote: Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:58 am Odd.

Can you see Morkin's images of Balachor's Revenge in this thread? (He also used vgy.me.)

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=182&p=1766#p1766
Nope, just the words image image. I can see Dave's graphpaper artwork though.
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MatGubbins wrote: Sun Jan 21, 2018 12:17 pm I can see Dave's graphpaper artwork though.
Oi, that's my graphpaper artwork! :)

It makes even less sense that you can see one, but not the other, as they are both on vgy.me.

To add to the confusion, I can't see R-Tape's images in that thread and they are not on vgy.me.
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To add to more confusion, I've fired up the other PC with Windows 7 and Chrome browser and the pictures are there...
The Firefox browser is with XP...

And to add even more confusion to the normal confusion, yes I see your Balachor graphpaper graphic with Win7 + chrome and I also see Dave's graphpaper wonderchars designs (the ones you don't see). And it's snowing outside!
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Win 10, Firefox and no pictures here either.
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It's my fault - I set the forum's buttock count to a maximum of 3 per post.
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Not copied by plain stolen :)

Viper 3 - the original loaging screen

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5584

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and Polish board game "Gwiezdne Imperium" loading screen

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=21539

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Issue with the images is to do with HPKP pinning.
An error occurred during a connection to vgy.me. The server uses key pinning (HPKP) but no trusted certificate chain could be constructed that matches the pinset. Key pinning violations cannot be overridden. Error code: MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_KEY_PINNING_FAILURE
see: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ce ... ng-reports

I've used the report button, in case it's a Firefox issue, but it looks like it's a problem with the website vgy.me screwing it up.
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US Gold released Flak in 1984.

Flak loading screen

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One year after, they released Raid Over Moscow. It seems they made the most of the Flak screen to made this:

Raid Over Moscow loading screen

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Agent X loading screen
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copied from:
Turbo Esprit loading screen
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The absence of the wing mirrors makes the top pic look completely different...
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Rorthron wrote: Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:58 am Odd.

Can you see Morkin's images of Balachor's Revenge in this thread? (He also used vgy.me.)

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=182&p=1766#p1766
Think it's a trust issue between Chrome and vgy.me, works fine in IE.
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Game Over cover

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Mutants cover

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Good spot with Game Over and Mutants!

At first I didn't notice it at all.

If someone doesn't really see it:
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It's the helmet. See two little "horns" at the forhead, nose cover, edges around the eyes. Too much similar for a coincidence
And here it is isn't obvious who copied after whom ;)
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Ralf wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:08 pm Good spot with Game Over and Mutants!

And here it is isn't obvious who copied after whom ;)
I can't take credit for the spot, but I can answer the question of who copied who. Bob Wakelin explained that Mutants was copied from Game Over.
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I can't find an exact match, but Movie looks like it was influenced by Casablanca:

Movie cover

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Casablanca (1942) movie stills

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Also I suspect Cavelon might have been influenced by the movie Excalibur:

Cavelon cover, by Bob Wakelin

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Excalibur (1981) movie still

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Pobulous wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:24 pm Agent X
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copied from:
Turbo Esprit
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Ha! They didn't even move it, just mirrored.

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I made them face the same way, and XORd them together. Not much car left!
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Rorthron wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:41 pm Game Over cover:
Helmet? Which helmet?

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Rorthron wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:13 pm Also I suspect Cavelon might have been influenced by the movie Excalibur:
Heh - nice one. I've got that film on DVD somewhere - got it for 50p in a charity shop I think.

I don't think I've actually watched it yet - in fact, I don't think I've taken the plastic covering off it...
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Smash TV loading screen (the inlay is different)
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and Boris Vallejo's movie poster for National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
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Dragonlance Game (TSR board game from 1988) box cover

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Corya the Warrior-Sage loading screen

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