EPTKowloon Walled City - Page 3
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Trezeguet
United States2656 Posts
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nihoh
Australia978 Posts
AND AT THE ABOVE POSTERS.. please make the distinction between KOWLOON and KOWLOON WALLED CITY. HONG KONG = NEW YORK HONG KONG ISALND = MANHATTAN KOWLOON = BROOKLYN?? KOWLOON WALLED CITY = about the size of 2 high schools | ||
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101TFP
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But I don't think that it was that awesome in reality at all. It was basically the slave quarters of the city. (With all its consequences. Nobody has a real chance of getting out to get a better life. The only ones possibly profiting from the people inside are the ones on the outside/insiders rich enough through exploitation of others to go outside) | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
There was a hong kong movie, time and tide where they had a sniper fight inside the city, the scene was unreal. | ||
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Epoch
Canada257 Posts
Check this out, it's the Kowloon Walled City level in the new COD: Black Ops game. More Pictures: ![[image loading]](http://www.tofu-magazine.net/newVersion/images/KWC-2.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.michaelhoppengallery.com/files/a077b747e68a36874683e8cac9851462.large.jpg) | ||
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deth2munkies
United States4051 Posts
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manGomaGic
Canada94 Posts
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braammbolius
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hazelynut
United States2195 Posts
By knocking down walls and creating routes, people had made it possible to travel the entire length of the city without even touching the ground. seems like an amazing thing to put in a book, haha. | ||
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Draconicfire
Canada2562 Posts
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KinosJourney2
Sweden1811 Posts
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hideo
Canada1641 Posts
On December 17 2010 23:24 Fzero wrote: Gibson novel material for sure. Well actually, Gibson's Idoru features a virtual setting that's based on Kowloon walled city. The filmmaker, Stephen Chow, grew up there and he sort of makes a homage to it in Kung Fu Hustle with Pig Sty Alley. | ||
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Fishball
Canada4788 Posts
On December 18 2010 02:07 deth2munkies wrote: I read about this a long time ago, it's amazing. There's also a Japanese island city that's been completely abandoned, so it's a modern-looking city that's overgrown by vines and eerie looking. Can't recall the name atm. The one you're talking about is Hashima Island. I've watched a documentary about it, pretty cool. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island I've lived in Hong Kong for 10 years. I knew about it, but this is a bit before my time... Edit: Wait, I was already in Hong Kong when the place still stood, but I was too young to understand what was going on. | ||
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MementoMori
Canada419 Posts
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TimeOut
Germany1277 Posts
On December 17 2010 23:24 Fzero wrote: Gibson novel material for sure. Gibson already used the Walled City (and similar concepts) in the Bridge trilogy, most notably in the novel Idoru. A great book, not only for the inclusion of the Virtual Walled City but also for the other concepts that are explored (nanotechnology, information nodes and AI). Edit: Didn't see the post 3 above mine. -.- | ||
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Fishball
Canada4788 Posts
You can basically call this "The Nine Dragons' Fortress". Sounds cooler  | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
would have liked to visit it but i was too yougn back thne T__T | ||
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Aerox
Malaysia1213 Posts
On December 17 2010 21:44 ain wrote: The city of Kaineng in Guild Wars: Factions looks a lot like this and spreads over half the continent iirc, but its not quite as convoluted. It was fun running around in it and I'd definitely go to Kowloon if it still existed today. On December 18 2010 00:08 TheAntZ wrote: Oh my god...other then reminding me of all the sci fi movies and books and anime, this also reminds me a lot of a region in the MMO Guild wars...you'll know what im talking about if you've played it Another post for Guild Wars' Kaineng City (Factions). I'd say the closest similarity is the rooftops. One of my favourite levels/environments ever in a game. | ||
CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
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