The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Hardcore Gaming 101 => Topic started by: X on November 08, 2022, 08:56:40 AM
Title: Videogame outside influences.
Post by: X on November 08, 2022, 08:56:40 AM
TheouAegis got me thinking about some influences in games from outside sources with his Medusa/Psycho Jenny. This one's been on my mind for several years now so I'd thought I'd share it here.
Metroid 2: Return of Samus came out in 1991. In it we see for the first time Samus' gunship, with a rather familiar design. If anyone's seen Walt Disney's Flight of the Navigator (1986) then it should click quite easily. (https://www.everything80spodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Flight-Navigator-Ship-615x325.jpg)(https://cdn.wikimg.net/en/metroidwiki/images/f/f9/M2_Starship_Sprite.png)
Title: Re: Videogame outside influences.
Post by: zangetsu468 on November 08, 2022, 01:25:59 PM
I vaguely recall this film from childhood.
Did you know about this?
Title: Re: Videogame outside influences.
Post by: X on November 08, 2022, 04:46:18 PM
I did actually. I ran into that as I was searching for the ship images this morning. It did surprise me as I didn't think his life ever got that bad. But it seem like he's on the mend and I hope it lasts.
Title: Re: Videogame outside influences.
Post by: JR on November 08, 2022, 08:08:35 PM
The first game that sprang to mind is Final Fight. I haven't seen it yet, but Streets of Fire is said to have likely been a significant inspiration for Final Fight. Apparently the protagonist's last name is Cody, he's fighting street thugs to get a kidnapped girl back, and he's good with knives. That's about all I know so far.
Also, some of the Final Fight characters bear a passing resemblance to some figures from some Tom of Finland paintings, an artist known for his masculine homoerotic work. Most likely a coincidence, but I stumbled across this YouTube video years ago that pointed it out. Kind of a lighthearted take on the series, and I found the video kind of funny:
Also, it seems like a lot of things in the Souls games were inspired by Berserk. I think this is pretty common knowledge for Souls fans, but I always found it to be a really cool aspect of the games.
Title: Re: Videogame outside influences.
Post by: PFG9000 on November 14, 2022, 05:16:33 PM
TheouAegis got me thinking about some influences in games from outside sources with his Medusa/Psycho Jenny. This one's been on my mind for several years now so I'd thought I'd share it here.
Metroid 2: Return of Samus came out in 1991. In it we see for the first time Samus' gunship, with a rather familiar design. If anyone's seen Walt Disney's Flight of the Navigator (1986) then it should click quite easily. (https://www.everything80spodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Flight-Navigator-Ship-615x325.jpg)(https://cdn.wikimg.net/en/metroidwiki/images/f/f9/M2_Starship_Sprite.png)
Huh. Flight of the Navigator is one of my favorite films from childhood. And Metroid is one of my favorite game series. But I've never made this connection til today. I don't know that it's anything more than a coincidence though - I wouldn't say they're identical designs, and neither is terribly unusual for a spaceship shape.
Title: Re: Videogame outside influences.
Post by: X on November 15, 2022, 09:29:50 AM
I used the word familiar as I also know they aren't identical. The overall design of Samus' gunship seem to echo the Trymaxian drone ship. The later designs get a bit closer then the Metroid II design.