I remember the first game having janky controls and being generally unfun.
I also remember Global Assault basically fixing every problem I had with the first game and being an absolute blast to play.
I can only imagine this means all the source code is completely lost
Another case for emulation as preservation. The hardware to play the games will eventually be lost.
Don't forget Homie Claus.
As a grown man, right now I need my emotional support pillow fort.
There are so many pictures covering the original meme it looks like the black guy is suppose to be one of the examples.
GameBoy was by and large a Tetris machine... then Pokemon came out.
This, but unironically.
Also, I love this about kids. NEVER stop asking questions, little girl!
Literally anything besides the metric system.
“Wrong. There are five.”
Only sometimes?
Back when the only Star Trek property was the Original Series, this could have really pulled Star Trek's visual style in a completely different direction. Who knows how much of this Phase II would have adapted into live action.
The Motion Picture completely re-centered Star Trek's look and feel and set the tone for the rest of the franchise for decades.
Above: The billboard for Captain Eo, presented by JCB @ Tokyo Disneyland, just prior to the attraction's permanent closure.
After 14 years, Captain Eo reopened in Tomorrowland @ Tokyo Disneyland in 2010 and played until 2014 when it was replaced by Stitch's Encounter. Captain Eo originally ran in Tokyo Disneyland from 1987, replacing Magic Journeys, until 1996, when it was replaced by Honey, I Shrunk the Audience.
Unlike the American parks, the revival of Captain Eo wasn't billed as a "revival", rather it simply came back in its original form minus some of the special effects for which the hardware has since been removed from the theater.
Picture taken by me in 2013.
Above: An E5 Shinkansen with it's trademark aquamarine livery on the Yamabiko service at Ueno Station in 2022.
The E5 Shinkansen began life on the Tohoku & Hokkaido Shinkansen lines. It was the first new single-decker Shinkansen series since the E3s entered service in 1997. The Hokkaido Shinkansen uses an altered, nearly-identical model called the H5. H5s are designed specifically for cold weather operation and were originally incompatible with E5 sets. As of 2016, both versions can interoperate. The E5 train sets run four different services (Hayabusa, Hayate, Yamabiko, & Nasuno) in east & northern Japan, but the model, in general, is nicknamed Hayabusa (The Japanese word for the peregrine falcon) after the original service between Tokyo Station and Shin-Aomori Station.
The digital display on the outside of the train denoting the service and number. This E5 is on the Yamabiko service, bound for Tokyo Station.
The livery of the E5 series is called "Tokiwa" green & "Hiun" white. The E5 sets have a "Hayate" pink stripe separating the green and white, while the H5 sets have a "Saika" purple stripe. Each E5 & H5 train set has an abstract logo on the side of the body designed to resemble a flower. These designs and colors are meant to evoke an image of the colorful fields of flowers found in northern Japan.
The E5 Shinkansen are often seen coupled to the E6 "Komachi" Shinkansen (red) while running between Kanto and Tohoku. An E5 & E6 set at Sendai Station in 2023.
The E5 Shinkansen won the 2012 Blue Ribbon Award, an award issued by Japan Railfan Club to train models released the previous year that are considered to be the most outstanding. It was the fourth Shinkansen model to win the award.
A mockup conductor cab car of the E5 series at the National Railway Museum in Omiya in 2024.
All pictures taken by me in 2022, 2023, & 2024. Part of my Rolling Stock series of posts.
Previous Rolling Stock posts:
- Tobu 8000 Series
- JNR 183/189/381 Series Limited Express
- JR East 253-1000 Series Express Train
- Toei 6000 Series Streetcar
- JR E351 "Azusa" Express Liner
- JR East 185 Series Limited Express Liner
- Sotetsu 20000 Series
- JNR 9600 Class Steam Locomotive
Individual & Unique Train posts:
Kekkon Surutte Hontou Desuka (365 Days to the Wedding), episode 7
Above: The two-car "experimental yellow & orange" 8000 Series set at Hikifune Station on the Tobu Kameido Line in 2019. All 8000 Series sets operating on the Kameido Line feature the updated facades and LED lights & signboards.
The 8000 Series was introduced by Tobu Railway for service on their lines in 1963. Between 1963 and 1983, Tobu built 712 sets. Despite being a smaller train operator, this is the largest number of any single model of train ever put into operation in Japan by a private company. The 8000 Series saw service on many different lines in the northern Kanto region. From the 2000s, many 8000 Series train sets began to get replaced by never models. In 2024, over 100 sets are still in operation, and six sets have already been preserved.
At its height, the 8000 Series was either the exclusive or the primary model on 10 different lines. All ten lines continue to operate some of the remaining 8000 Series sets, with some lines operating 800 & 850 Series sets which are modified 8000 Series sets.
The green & "jasmine white" set at Hikifune Station on the Kameido Line in 2019. This livery pays homage to a 7860 Series train set given the same livery as an experiment in the 1950s.The katakana on the left signboard (ワンマン) says "wanman" or One-Man, indicating that the train is operated by a single conductor. Almost all 8000 Series train sets were eventually modified to allow for a single person to drive the train.
Starting in 2012, Tobu began painting random 8000 Series sets with custom liveries as a way to reinvigorate interest in the trains.
One set in particular, 8111, is a fully-preserved 8000 Series set kept in running order by the Tobu Museum. It features no modifications from the original design apart from safety improvements and some LED signal lights. It was repainted multiple times over the course of 15 years before being returned to regular service on the Urban Park (Noda) Line in 2023.
Set 8111, featuring the original "royal beige" & "international orange" livery, going out of service at Kasukabe Station on the Urban Park Line before preparing to "turn around" and return to Omiya Station in 2024.
All pictures taken by me in 2019 & 2024. Part of my Rolling Stock series of posts.
Previous Rolling Stock posts:
- Joyful Train "Resort Yamadori" (repurposed JNR 485 Series)
- JNR 183/189/381 Series Limited Express
- JR East 253-1000 Series Express Train
- Izukyu 2100 Series "The Black Ship Train (Kurofune)" Resort Liner
- Toei 6000 Series Streetcar
- JR East E491 "East iE" Track Inspector
- JR E351 "Azusa" Express Liner
- JR East 185 Series Limited Express Liner
- Sotetsu 20000 Series
- JNR 9600 Class Steam Locomotive
- Tobu 100 Series "Spacia" Strawberry Edition
A giant Jack-o-Lantern Mickey hanging in a shopping arcade in Suginami in 2013.
(A little late to the party, I know.)
Picture taken by me.
Above: Resort Yamadori sitting out of service at JR Nishi-Funabashi Station in 2016.
Resort Yamadori was a touring liner that operated out of Takasaki and served the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. It was built from a salvaged 485 Series limited express train set. It operated from 2011 to 2022, making it the last 485 Series hardware in operation in Japan.
Resort Yamadori also doubled as a rapid train on the Resort Kusatsu service until 2018.
The interior design of Resort Yamadori was meant for relaxation and healing. There was an observation deck, a kids room, a meeting room, and the floors were fitted with tatami mats. Parts of the train were also a restoration of the regular seating on the original train.
The Resort Yamadori logo on the side of the train.
Resort Yamadori was scrapped and dismantled very shortly after being retired from service.
Pictures taken by me in 2016. Part of my Rolling Stock series of posts.
Previous Rolling Stock posts:
- JNR 183/189/381 Series Limited Express
- JR East 253-1000 Series Express Train
- Izukyu 2100 Series "The Black Ship Train (Kurofune)" Resort Liner
- Toei 6000 Series Streetcar
- JR East E491 "East iE" Track Inspector
- JR E351 "Azusa" Express Liner
- JR East 185 Series Limited Express Liner
- Sotetsu 20000 Series
- JNR 9600 Class Steam Locomotive
- Tobu 100 Series "Spacia" Strawberry Edition
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21480479
Because Rule
From Garfield's Halloween Adventure (1985).
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“Boring conversation, anyway.”