Spectrum Computing

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

Win 10, Firefox and no pictures here either.

It's my fault - I set the forum's buttock count to a maximum of 3 per post.

Not copied by plain stolen

Viper 3 - the original loaging screen

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



and Polish board game "Gwiezdne Imperium" loading screen

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

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.

US Gold released Flak in 1984.

Flak loading screen



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

Agent X loading screen

copied from:
Turbo Esprit loading screen

The absence of the wing mirrors makes the top pic look completely different...

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.

Game Over cover



Mutants cover

Good spot with Game Over and Mutants!

At first I didn't notice it at all.

If someone doesn't really see it:

Spoiler

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

Cyberun loading screen

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=9329



Crystal Castles loading screen

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=1179

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.

I can't find an exact match, but Movie looks like it was influenced by Casablanca:

Movie cover



Casablanca (1942) movie stills

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

Cavelon cover, by Bob Wakelin



Excalibur (1981) movie still

Pobulous wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:24 pm Agent X

copied from:
Turbo Esprit

Ha! They didn't even move it, just mirrored.



I made them face the same way, and XORd them together. Not much car left!

Rorthron wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:41 pm Game Over cover:

Helmet? Which helmet?

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...

Smash TV loading screen (the inlay is different)


and Boris Vallejo's movie poster for National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

Dragonlance Game (TSR board game from 1988) box cover



Corya the Warrior-Sage loading screen