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Re: COMMANDO: a STUNT ISLAND-inspired idea

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From: doct... John C. Price
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
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versa." -Lazarus Long                        | 
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