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Article #3516Re: COMMANDO: a STUNT ISLAND-inspired idea
From: doct... John C. Price
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 00:00
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 00:00
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gary anderson (gand...@unlinfo.unl.edu) wrote: : STUNT ISLAND features a fully-realized 3-D island loaded with : interesting geological and architectural features to be used for stunt : flying (and the filming of same). I was flying a little Curtiss : JuneBug low and slow around this craggy cliff topped with a castle : when an image from "Where Eagles Dare" popped into my head. Then I : began thinking: wouldn't it be cool if I could use these locations to : set up and carry out commando raids? Small teams of 4-8 commandos, : each with a "first-person" POV you could toggle, doing missions in : urban, jungle, marine environments.... Entebbe-like raids on : airfields, taking out terrorists in a crowded football stadium, : rescuing prisoners from an inaccessible Nazi-held castle.... : Whew... This is a deeply cool idea that I've been wishing for for years, but that remains unrealized. Maybe with SWAT later this year... -Dr.23 -- "The truth of a proposition has nothing | to do with its credibility. And vice | doct...@iglou.com versa." -Lazarus Long |
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