The girl on the cover of Planet Strike

006 3/4 · 06-03-2008, 04:51 PM

Who is she? What is she doing in (what I guess is) the abandoned training facility? Why is she wearing a casual party dress instead of some space suit? Why is there no mention of who she is in-game or the in manual? Is she supposed to be Blake's sister, Sara?

Joe Siegler · 06-03-2008, 09:20 PM

It was there solely because the marketing people at Formgen thought the game would sell better with a girl on the cover. We didn't think so, and objected, but since it was our first ever retail game, we were overruled.

Ironside · 06-03-2008, 09:52 PM

ha ha that is funny.

Retodon8 · 06-04-2008, 08:49 AM

I just realized Blake seems to have really light hair compared to the other game's box.
Anyway, it's impossible to say whether or not putting the girl on there actually helped.
Thinking about it for about two seconds, a lone hero with a gun looks like a tough guy, makes me think of shooting things.
Him protecting a girl like that makes me thinks less of shooting... seems to indicate the possibility the game includes some bits about protecting civilians.

Joe Siegler · 06-04-2008, 09:07 AM

What other game box? We didn't produce a retail box for the original Blake Stone game.

Litude · 06-04-2008, 09:11 AM

Guess he's talking about this http://www.3drealms.com/blake/images/blake.jpg. Besides, I think the title screen in the original game also had Blake with darker hair.

Retodon8 · 06-04-2008, 09:43 AM

Yep, that's the image.
I suppose maybe that's not a box image at all; I never saw any actual BS or PS boxes.

Daedolon · 06-04-2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ironside

Oh, haha. Check Blake's hand! And the curious smirk!

Joe Siegler · 06-04-2008, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Retodon8

Yep, that's the image.
I suppose maybe that's not a box image at all; I never saw any actual BS or PS boxes.

It's the cover art for the print manual.

avatar_58 · 06-04-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Daedolon

Oh, haha. Check Blake's hand! And the curious smirk!

STOP SHORT WITH MY WIFE? ASSMAAAAN!

Seriously though, oldschool boxes had some silly stuff on the covers. I especially love looking back at long standing franchises and wondering what drugs they were on. Megaman, for instance, looks truly bizarre.

SonnyBonds · 06-04-2008, 01:46 PM

Yeah, old game boxes could be pretty damn bad.

T-Squared · 06-04-2008, 03:28 PM

*looks closer at the arm with the gun in it*

HEY! HE'S BRITISH! XD *shot*

Nukkus · 06-07-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by T-Squared

*looks closer at the arm with the gun in it*

HEY! HE'S BRITISH! XD *shot*

"Stone, Blake Stone!"

avatar_58 · 06-07-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by T-Squared

*looks closer at the arm with the gun in it*

HEY! HE'S BRITISH! XD *shot*

I thought even the original made this known in the story section?

Kennerado · 06-09-2008, 05:22 PM

Reminds me of the cover for the US version of Infernal Affairs with a random chick on it.

Nowhere in the movie, just on the cover.

Little Conqueror · 06-13-2008, 02:00 PM

I always thought that it was Blake's sister for some reason. She is, after all, the only female character mentioned in the story.

ixfd64 · 06-15-2008, 02:49 PM

The cover reminds me of James Bond, LOL.

Kitsumi32 · 06-15-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kennerado

Reminds me of the cover for the US version of Infernal Affairs with a random chick on it.

LOL! Best Leonardo DiCaprio joke ever! XD

necroslut · 06-28-2008, 03:36 PM

That cover art rocks. They don't make 'em like they used to...

Zztx · 06-28-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by necroslut

That cover art rocks. They don't make 'em like they used to...

So true.
^ Looks like a super-beefy MacGyver kicking a (M-16 wielding??) Nazi.

Kev_Hectic · 06-29-2008, 04:43 AM

^ That does look kinda like Macgyver on steriods.

And as for Planet Strike, I always thought that Blake Stone on that cover art looked alot like Roger Moore...

Deuxsonic · 07-08-2008, 09:24 AM

The look that Blake was given for Aliens of Gold's title screen is how I think of him. That guy on the Planet Strike box is an imposter!

Jinroh · 07-08-2008, 09:47 AM

He suspiciously looks like Flash Gordon to me.

Iggy · 07-08-2008, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Zztx

So true.
^ Looks like a super-beefy MacGyver kicking a (M-16 wielding??) Nazi.

I can't see the picture but I think you mean this;

It's a scan I made of one of the Wolf3D boxes I have.

Retodon8 · 07-12-2008, 02:50 PM

That's the one.
I never saw McGyver in there, but I admit that after Zztx pointed it out, I can see what he sees.

I suspect the other pic doesn't work because we're trying to view it not from mobygames.com, but 3drealms.com.
(It's easy enough to program your server to work like that.)
Try dragging the replacement image onto your browser's address bar, and then refreshing.
It worked/works for me that way.
Actually I usually go: F5, drag, F5, but I think that first refresh does nothing.
Otherwise first visit the site, then copy/paste the image's URL on top of it.

motionblur · 07-12-2008, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Zztx

So true.
^ Looks like a super-beefy MacGyver kicking a (M-16 wielding??) Nazi.

I don't know ... more like Patrick Swayze, IMO.

06-03-2008, 09:20 PM	#2
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike It was there solely because the marketing people at Formgen thought the game would sell better with a girl on the cover. We didn't think so, and objected, but since it was our first ever retail game, we were overruled. __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

06-04-2008, 09:07 AM	#5
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike What other game box? We didn't produce a retail box for the original Blake Stone game. __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

06-03-2008, 04:51 PM	#1
006 3/4	The girl on the cover of Planet Strike Who is she? What is she doing in (what I guess is) the abandoned training facility? Why is she wearing a casual party dress instead of some space suit? Why is there no mention of who she is in-game or the in manual? Is she supposed to be Blake's sister, Sara? __________________ Cor Cordis

06-03-2008, 09:52 PM	#3
Ironside	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike ha ha that is funny.

06-04-2008, 08:49 AM	#4
Retodon8	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike I just realized Blake seems to have really light hair compared to the other game's box. Anyway, it's impossible to say whether or not putting the girl on there actually helped. Thinking about it for about two seconds, a lone hero with a gun looks like a tough guy, makes me think of shooting things. Him protecting a girl like that makes me thinks less of shooting... seems to indicate the possibility the game includes some bits about protecting civilians. __________________ Retodon8 Sheep happens!

06-04-2008, 09:11 AM	#6
Litude	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike Guess he's talking about this http://www.3drealms.com/blake/images/blake.jpg. Besides, I think the title screen in the original game also had Blake with darker hair.

06-04-2008, 09:43 AM	#7
Retodon8	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike Yep, that's the image. I suppose maybe that's not a box image at all; I never saw any actual BS or PS boxes. __________________ Retodon8 Sheep happens!

06-04-2008, 01:46 PM	#11
SonnyBonds	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike Yeah, old game boxes could be pretty damn bad. __________________ Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned. Last edited by SonnyBonds; 06-04-2008 at 02:03 PM.

06-04-2008, 03:28 PM	#12
T-Squared	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike looks closer at the arm with the gun in it HEY! HE'S BRITISH! XD shot __________________ No, you're not seeing things, my avatar IS Cosmo, humanized by me. I need people skilled in music and graphics to help me finish The Humanizer Project.

06-09-2008, 05:22 PM	#15
Kennerado	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike Reminds me of the cover for the US version of Infernal Affairs with a random chick on it. Nowhere in the movie, just on the cover. __________________ "Mark it ZERO!"

06-13-2008, 02:00 PM	#16
Little Conqueror	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike I always thought that it was Blake's sister for some reason. She is, after all, the only female character mentioned in the story. __________________ If wishes were fishes, we'd smell like ladies' underwear. "If you join the good fight, you get 72 domain names when you die." -- Wamplet

06-15-2008, 02:49 PM	#17
ixfd64	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike The cover reminds me of James Bond, LOL. __________________ fires Devastator at next poster Visit my forums!

06-28-2008, 03:36 PM	#19
necroslut	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike That cover art rocks. They don't make 'em like they used to... __________________ Never fear! You thought I wanted to abuse your body... On the contrary, death is the fate I have in store for you!

07-08-2008, 09:24 AM	#22
Deuxsonic	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike The look that Blake was given for Aliens of Gold's title screen is how I think of him. That guy on the Planet Strike box is an imposter! __________________ Good job everyone! Keep up the great work! Let me know if I can be of service to you.

07-08-2008, 09:47 AM	#23
Jinroh	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike He suspiciously looks like Flash Gordon to me.

07-12-2008, 02:50 PM	#25
Retodon8	Re: The girl on the cover of Planet Strike That's the one. I never saw McGyver in there, but I admit that after Zztx pointed it out, I can see what he sees. I suspect the other pic doesn't work because we're trying to view it not from mobygames.com, but 3drealms.com. (It's easy enough to program your server to work like that.) Try dragging the replacement image onto your browser's address bar, and then refreshing. It worked/works for me that way. Actually I usually go: F5, drag, F5, but I think that first refresh does nothing. Otherwise first visit the site, then copy/paste the image's URL on top of it. __________________ Retodon8 Sheep happens!