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What if World War II was actually won by the Axis?

Rocket Ranger, a 1930s Sci-Fi movie-inspired action-adventure game about World War II and its unlikely jetpack-wearing hero, is available on GOG.com, for only $5.99.

Rocket Ranger takes us back to the war-shaken 1940s, as the Axis built a base on the moon and plan to use a mysterious substance called Lunarium to reduce people's intelligence. However, in the 21st Century time travel has been mastered, as have jet-propulsion backpacks, plus some cataclysmic weaponry and advanced code-breaking equipment.Thus, you are sent some special equipment from the future to change the result of the war. Use this technology to find five rocket ship parts and destroy the moon base! Action sequences linked by cinematic animations set the scene for this Cinemaware classic. There's also a strategic element, as you move your spies around to gain information and avoid detection, and decide how much Lunarium to use at each stage of the game. Action sequences include hand-to-hand combat with an Axis guard, and flying through the air shooting either hordes of enemy planes or the Zeppelin itself.

Strap on a jet engine to your back and blast off for 16-bit Amiga glory in Rocket Ranger, for only $5.99 on GOG.com!
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skinandbones13: This was one of the games that I used to salivate over the ad for it in the Atari ST mags of the time but never got to play it.

I wonder what the story is with this and Dave Stevens' Rocketeer comic?
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yyahoo: I doubt there's a "story". They're both based on sci-fi serials from the 30s, 40's, and 50's, particularly Commando Cody:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_Men_from_the_Moon
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_Cody:_Sky_Marshal_of_the_Universe]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_Cody:_Sky_Marshal_of_the_Universe[/url]
I wasn't trying to be controversial, just curious. ;-) I know they are based on those old serials, much like Indiana Jones but you have just reminded me to put them on my "to watch" list.
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HypersomniacLive: GOG's trying their hardest to make your purchases here part of your quality family time, you should be thanking them. ;-P
You should see my son's (7) face when I started DOS version of RR.
BEEP! BEEEE! BEEP!
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HypersomniacLive: GOG's trying their hardest to make your purchases here part of your quality family time, you should be thanking them. ;-P
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tburger: You should see my son's (7) face when I started DOS version of RR.
BEEP! BEEEE! BEEP!
Oh my. Not many things can get me so nostalgic as those old goodie internal PC speakers or whatever they are that goes BEEEP. :D
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yyahoo: I doubt there's a "story". They're both based on sci-fi serials from the 30s, 40's, and 50's, particularly Commando Cody:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_Men_from_the_Moon
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_Cody:_Sky_Marshal_of_the_Universe]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_Cody:_Sky_Marshal_of_the_Universe[/url]
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skinandbones13: I wasn't trying to be controversial, just curious. ;-) I know they are based on those old serials, much like Indiana Jones but you have just reminded me to put them on my "to watch" list.
Hmm, are those easily obtained in your area? I just checked and they're not available on Netflix here.
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tburger: You should see my son's (7) face when I started DOS version of RR.
BEEP! BEEEE! BEEP!
See? Isn't that priceless? :-D
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HypersomniacLive: See? Isn't that priceless? :-D
Well - definitely worth $5.99 :-P
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Tarm: I'm sooo hoping for GOG to make a deal with Cinemaware that have Cinemaware doing their emulation magic on other publishers games for GOG to sell.
HEAR! HEAR!

I would not mind at all getting also the amiga version of some DOS games in the gog catalog.
Holy ffff... fffffrother brrother yay. Always wanted to play this one. Awesome!
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GOG.com: What if World War II was actually won by the Axis?
Two little problems here:
- The link to the game card in the french release announcement is broken.
- The release thread in the french forum is in english.
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GOG.com: What if World War II was actually won by the Axis?
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Dalswyn: Two little problems here:
- The link to the game card in the french release announcement is broken.
- The release thread in the french forum is in english.
It actually seems to be just copy pasted from here. :D
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skinandbones13: I wasn't trying to be controversial, just curious. ;-) I know they are based on those old serials, much like Indiana Jones but you have just reminded me to put them on my "to watch" list.
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yyahoo: Hmm, are those easily obtained in your area? I just checked and they're not available on Netflix here.
Radar Men is in the public domain:

https://archive.org/details/PhotosbyHaroldRadarMenFromTheMoonAll12EpisodesCompiled
]https://archive.org/details/PhotosbyHaroldRadarMenFromTheMoonAll12EpisodesCompiled
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They have tons of other great old serials on Archive.org: Crimson Ghost, Captain Marvel, etc. Here is a list:

https://archive.org/post/261365/movie-serials-at-the-internet-archive

With Commander Cody it looks like it might have to be the old fashioned way: DVD!:

http://www.cultretro.com/commando-cody-sky-marshal-of-the-universe-volume-1-dvd/

The public library might even have it.
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GOG.com: What if World War II was actually won by the Axis?
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Dalswyn: Two little problems here:
- The link to the game card in the french release announcement is broken.
- The release thread in the french forum is in english.
And the French release thread is in the English forum:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/sortie_rocket_ranger_53aa8
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yyahoo: Hmm, are those easily obtained in your area? I just checked and they're not available on Netflix here.
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skinandbones13: Radar Men is in the public domain:

https://archive.org/details/PhotosbyHaroldRadarMenFromTheMoonAll12EpisodesCompiled
]https://archive.org/details/PhotosbyHaroldRadarMenFromTheMoonAll12EpisodesCompiled
[/url]

They have tons of other great old serials on Archive.org: Crimson Ghost, Captain Marvel, etc. Here is a list:

https://archive.org/post/261365/movie-serials-at-the-internet-archive

With Commander Cody it looks like it might have to be the old fashioned way: DVD!:

http://www.cultretro.com/commando-cody-sky-marshal-of-the-universe-volume-1-dvd/

The public library might even have it.
I checked my local library... No luck... I will check out the archive.org link you provided. Thanks!!
Post edited November 07, 2014 by yyahoo
Is it worth the money?
I never heard of the game. Nice visuals, it reminds me of Jagged Alliance. I guess it is time to look around for a gameplay to get a fine idea what to expect :).
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yyahoo: And the French release thread is in the English forum:

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/sortie_rocket_ranger_53aa8
Ha ha, I guess that tomorrow morning Her Majesty will wake up in Paris while François Hollande will have to figure out Buckingham Palace's protocol. :D