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Finally... => General Discussion => Topic started by: Azkanan on July 02, 2009, 04:19:53 am

Title: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Azkanan on July 02, 2009, 04:19:53 am
I'm watching Aliens...

Ripley: Where do you want it?
Sarge: Bay 12, please.

Anybody else know of any other "Bay 12" quotes? :D
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Broose on July 02, 2009, 04:34:50 am
Odd, I was just wondering where the name came from.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Aqizzar on July 02, 2009, 04:40:58 am
I heard it was an old top-scrolling shooter called Raptor.  After every mission, you landed in Bay 12.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Broose on July 02, 2009, 04:58:49 am
Quote from: Aqizzar on July 02, 2009, 04:40:58 am
I heard it was an old top-scrolling shooter called Raptor.  After every mission, you landed in Bay 12.


Interesting, where did you hear that?

Also, does anybody know what the picture on the home page is supposed to be? The one with Beyond Quality on it.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Rilder on July 02, 2009, 05:01:18 am
Quote from: Broose on July 02, 2009, 04:58:49 am
Quote from: Aqizzar on July 02, 2009, 04:40:58 am
I heard it was an old top-scrolling shooter called Raptor.  After every mission, you landed in Bay 12.


Interesting, where did you hear that?

Also, does anybody know what the picture on the home page is supposed to be? The one with Beyond Quality on it.

Its a computer, maybe, it looked like a cooling fan in the middle.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Aqizzar on July 02, 2009, 05:08:33 am
Quote from: Broose on July 02, 2009, 04:58:49 am
Also, does anybody know what the picture on the home page is supposed to be? The one with Beyond Quality on it.

I was just going to ask that.  It's like a door or something.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Osmosis Jones on July 02, 2009, 05:56:25 am
Quote from: Aqizzar on July 02, 2009, 04:40:58 am
I heard it was an old top-scrolling shooter called Raptor.  After every mission, you landed in Bay 12.

Raptor was the most awesome game. We used to hold down the firing keys with stacks of antique foreign coins, so we could focus on the flying. Ahhh memories.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: IndonesiaWarMinister on July 02, 2009, 06:18:49 am
It's like... a spaceship?
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Darkone on July 02, 2009, 07:58:31 am
Looks like an old game -forgot the name- where you fly a probe around isnide a broken down warship. You have to avoid being destroyed by the defense critter on the ship, while investigating.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Sowelu on July 02, 2009, 12:39:53 pm
Iron Helix, Darkone?  Or am I remembering a game with similar interface from the same era?  I KNOW I've seen that game before.

Raptor was awesome, but not as awesome as Tyrian.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Creamcorn on July 02, 2009, 12:51:46 pm
Does it look familar to anyone? (http://www.bay12games.com/)
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Sowelu on July 02, 2009, 12:59:25 pm
It MIGHT be from Iron Helix, but I doubt it.  The architectural style is similar but not quite the same (http://www.mobygames.com/game/win3x/iron-helix/screenshots/gameShotId,3381/), but at least I was remembering the right game.

That picture on the B12 main page looks like it's a picture from the cockpit of a power loader...
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Toady One on July 02, 2009, 07:33:55 pm
Spoiler: image source (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: name source (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Christes on July 02, 2009, 07:37:26 pm
Quote from: Aqizzar on July 02, 2009, 04:40:58 am
I heard it was an old top-scrolling shooter called Raptor.  After every mission, you landed in Bay 12.

I loved that game.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Sowelu on July 03, 2009, 03:20:42 pm
I am so happy that the answers were given in spoiler tags.

That is awesome.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Darkone on July 04, 2009, 01:58:54 pm
Iron Helix was the name! :D

But yea, I guess they're a bit different ;)
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Sizik on July 21, 2009, 10:30:44 pm
A little late, but it looks like the website background is from the Destiny modulue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_%28ISS_module%29) :

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Destiny_as_just_installed_.jpg/800px-Destiny_as_just_installed_.jpg)
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: sonerohi on July 21, 2009, 11:10:50 pm
The clipped corners on the door are in reverse.. flipped image from further out it would appear.
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Zironic on July 22, 2009, 01:38:48 am
Quote from: Toady One on July 02, 2009, 07:33:55 pm
Spoiler: image source (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: name source (click to show/hide)

It's an awesome movie.
Aliens = Awesome Scifi/horror-lite
alien = Oh snap - horror.


Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: cowofdoom78963 on July 22, 2009, 03:15:54 am
And theres a gun to make it look like a FPS.

Who can tell me where that gun is from?
Title: Re: Bay12 Origins?
Post by: Azkanan on August 22, 2009, 08:17:08 am
<Late response>
Oh snap, I was right with Aliens? awesome. (: