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Lighioana
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway466 Posts
April 21 2010 10:08 GMT
#1
Am I the only one to notice this resemblance?

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Probably nobody copied it from the other, but it's kinda strange how much they look and behave alike.
And forgive me nothing for I truly meant it all
Toun
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden59 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-21 10:13:18
April 21 2010 10:11 GMT
#2
Im not sure if Westwood copied it from something but the Orca design is atleast as old as C&C.
wait wut?
Taefox
Profile Joined March 2010
1533 Posts
April 21 2010 10:12 GMT
#3
;( The same sexy pilot
@taefoxy
DannyJ
Profile Joined March 2010
United States5110 Posts
April 21 2010 10:13 GMT
#4
They both look like vehicles from 100 other sci fi movies / games.

Vargavaka
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden111 Posts
April 21 2010 10:19 GMT
#5
The videogame influences in Avatar isn't exactly a coincidence (although I was more thinking about the Halo Pelican), but considering the debt the whole space-marine genre owes to Alien I'd say that's fair enough.
Fortress
Profile Joined February 2010
Sweden96 Posts
April 21 2010 10:21 GMT
#6
Avatar has sexier pilots though .
opt in they said... ;_;
Rantech
Profile Joined April 2010
Chile527 Posts
April 21 2010 10:23 GMT
#7
banshee chick is flat
Lighioana
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway466 Posts
April 21 2010 10:24 GMT
#8
On April 21 2010 19:21 Fortress wrote:
Avatar has sexier pilots though .


True

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And forgive me nothing for I truly meant it all
Bear4188
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1797 Posts
April 21 2010 10:27 GMT
#9
The concept of such an aircraft has been around for decades. There are probably some real-world analogues as well.
"I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something." - R. Feynman
Lighioana
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway466 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-21 10:36:26
April 21 2010 10:35 GMT
#10
On April 21 2010 19:27 Bear4188 wrote:The concept of such an aircraft has been around for decades. There are probably some real-world analogues as well.

Concept? Maybe. But I sure could not find an equivalent of it in the real world.
And forgive me nothing for I truly meant it all
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
April 21 2010 10:36 GMT
#11
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Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
Lighioana
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway466 Posts
April 21 2010 10:37 GMT
#12
On April 21 2010 19:36 HuskyTheHusky wrote:
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Yes. Good all C&C
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Bear4188
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1797 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-21 10:45:17
April 21 2010 10:42 GMT
#13
On April 21 2010 19:35 Lighioana wrote:
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On April 21 2010 19:27 Bear4188 wrote:The concept of such an aircraft has been around for decades. There are probably some real-world analogues as well.

Concept? Maybe. But I sure could not find an equivalent of it in the real world.


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Tiltrotors aren't exactly the newest idea, nor are they much good for combat vehicles. The F-35 is VTOL capable though. Though the Banshee's combat role is probably more similar to an attack helicopter than to a multi-role fighter.
"I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something." - R. Feynman
Seijuro
Profile Joined December 2009
52 Posts
April 21 2010 10:44 GMT
#14
that unit is just overpowered, ridiculous.
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
April 21 2010 10:52 GMT
#15
Uhg, this thread reminded me of a game my friend used to have on one of the old Sega systems... all I remember was that it was futuristic and you flew in third person (i think??) through cities and stuff. I THINK you were part of the futuristic police force or something.

I want to say it had a similar helicopter to this one but I seriously cant remember the name, let alone much details about the game.

Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? I know it wasnt Sega Genesis
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Lighioana
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway466 Posts
April 21 2010 10:59 GMT
#16
On April 21 2010 19:35 Lighioana wrote:
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On April 21 2010 19:27 Bear4188 wrote:The concept of such an aircraft has been around for decades. There are probably some real-world analogues as well.

Concept? Maybe. But I sure could not find an equivalent of it in the real world.


Oh man, how wrong was i!?!

On April 21 2010 19:42 Bear4188 wrote:

+ Show Spoiler +
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Tiltrotors aren't exactly the newest idea, nor are they much good for combat vehicles. The F-35 is VTOL capable though.



+ Show Spoiler +

Looks like fun
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And forgive me nothing for I truly meant it all
Falling
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada11379 Posts
April 21 2010 11:02 GMT
#17
Actually there were a few things that reminded me of SC in Avatar- the mech soldiers somewhat like the old goliaths for instance. On one hand a fair number of machine concepts get recycled in sci-fi. But another possible reason for some similiar feeling, probably has to do with James Cameron being the director for both Aliens and Avatar. So as a director, similar machine concepts are going to keep popping up, so some ideas from Aliens may see a new appearance in Avatar. But SC clearly was influenced by Aliens so essentially the same source material is being drawn from.
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DorF
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden961 Posts
April 21 2010 11:07 GMT
#18
Halo 3 also has the same design
BW for life !
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-21 11:09:54
April 21 2010 11:08 GMT
#19
Ah nevermind, I found it.

It was G-Police, apparently that was for the Playstation, not Sega. It isn't super close but sorta, I'm gonna post it anyway.

[image loading]

Edit:

lol, someone made the picture already too

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Commentaries: youtube.com/HuskyStarcraft
Lighioana
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway466 Posts
April 21 2010 11:09 GMT
#20
On April 21 2010 20:02 Falling wrote:But SC clearly was influenced by Aliens so essentially the same source material is being drawn from.

I agree. Found this this on wikipedia today:
The musical score of the game was received well by reviewers, who have described it as "appropriately melodic and dark" and "impressive", with one reviewer noting that some of the music owed much of its inspiration to Jerry Goldsmith's score for the film Alien.
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Tristan
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada566 Posts
April 21 2010 11:12 GMT
#21
we require more unobtanium
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Gapato
Profile Joined April 2010
France43 Posts
April 21 2010 11:15 GMT
#22
By the way, the tail rotor on the Banshee is plain useless since torque of left and right main rotors cancel each other. Blizzard are the silliest in the whole bunch :-)
In the name of the submarine
Tdelamay
Profile Joined October 2009
Canada548 Posts
April 21 2010 11:17 GMT
#23
On April 21 2010 20:15 Gapato wrote:
By the way, the tail rotor on the Banshee is plain useless since torque of left and right main rotors cancel each other. Blizzard are the silliest in the whole bunch :-)


It looks cool though! Wouldn't it help to do spins though?
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Kaniol
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Poland5551 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-21 12:31:46
April 21 2010 12:31 GMT
#24
On April 21 2010 20:15 Gapato wrote:
By the way, the tail rotor on the Banshee is plain useless since torque of left and right main rotors cancel each other. Blizzard are the silliest in the whole bunch :-)

And why should it be realistic? It's not simulation game anyway so why care about realism. It is fun and that's what matters
Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2749 Posts
April 21 2010 12:40 GMT
#25
Yes, how would it spin? How would it spin? (read out loud in a how-can-she-slap voice)
fulmetljaket
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
482 Posts
April 21 2010 12:42 GMT
#26
well, when something is good you stick with it, i would think.

the thing looks great to me, so i say goodjob
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HeyheyLBJ
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden160 Posts
April 21 2010 12:45 GMT
#27
Too bad there aren't some blue savages to shoot arrows at the banshees in SC2 to make them explode for no apparent reason.
Slunk
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany768 Posts
April 21 2010 12:54 GMT
#28
I am surprised nobody brought up those giant mech dudes from avatar that look like the thor.
NonFactor
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden698 Posts
April 21 2010 12:57 GMT
#29
They are more similiar to Marauders imo tbh.
Bear4188
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1797 Posts
April 21 2010 12:58 GMT
#30
On April 21 2010 20:17 Tdelamay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2010 20:15 Gapato wrote:
By the way, the tail rotor on the Banshee is plain useless since torque of left and right main rotors cancel each other. Blizzard are the silliest in the whole bunch :-)


It looks cool though! Wouldn't it help to do spins though?


It would cause it be constantly spinning in one direction. Tail rotors work on a helicopter because the torque they produce is matched by the torque of main rotor's spinning, so reving it up or down will result in a net torque in either direction. The banshee's would require it to be fully spun up from a stop, then spun down, and spun up in a completely opposite gearing just to do simple maneuvers.
"I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something." - R. Feynman
Slunk
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany768 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-21 13:11:45
April 21 2010 13:09 GMT
#31
On April 21 2010 21:58 Bear4188 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2010 20:17 Tdelamay wrote:
On April 21 2010 20:15 Gapato wrote:
By the way, the tail rotor on the Banshee is plain useless since torque of left and right main rotors cancel each other. Blizzard are the silliest in the whole bunch :-)


It looks cool though! Wouldn't it help to do spins though?


It would cause it be constantly spinning in one direction. Tail rotors work on a helicopter because the torque they produce is matched by the torque of main rotor's spinning, so reving it up or down will result in a net torque in either direction. The banshee's would require it to be fully spun up from a stop, then spun down, and spun up in a completely opposite gearing just to do simple maneuvers.


Also it's much easier to maneuvre by just changing the main rotors' angles by just a few degrees.

They are more similiar to Marauders imo tbh.


Nah, marauders are kinda wearing a suit while the guy inside the thor is sitting inside like in a car, which is the same thing that the avatar dudes are doing.
Random69
Profile Joined April 2010
35 Posts
April 21 2010 17:06 GMT
#32
It is quite a common model which has been around many many years
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