Prometheus: Connecting the Dots (Part 1)

After a personally mandatory re-watching of the first two Alien movies a few days back, I finally got around to seeing Prometheus with high expectations. The film delivered in exactly the way that I hoped. We get a glimpse into the events before the previous movies, finally revealing several missing pieces of the franchise, especially the original Alien. Each revelation kept me on the edge of my seat, and I left quite satisfied.

Of course, all the information present gave me the urge to figure out how all the movies connect together. A few flowcharts later, and I think I've connected most of it. A lot of these will be kind of obvious to Alien fans, but I figure I should leave a detailed list for the sake of completeness.

Of couse, there are many spoilers below. Continue at your own peril.

GameRx: HyperBlade

"I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out."

       - Rodney Dangerfield

Tronicus also seems to be an apt name.

Sitting at my desk writing this review, it's hard to figure out where to start describing this game. Made by Whizbang! Software Productions in 1996, HyperBlade fills a space in the under-appreciated niche genre of sci-fi sports games. It really defies explanation, but if I had to describe it in terms of today's games, I'd call it some sort of bizarre combination of Gears of War, ice hockey, and Tony Hawk Pro Skater.


The best part? It's so old that it's available here for free in a non-torrent format. You don't have an excuse this time, readers!


If you've enjoyed games like Monday Night Combat  and Blood Bowl, you should definitely hit the download above and give this game a look. It's small, fun, easy to learn, and is packed with plenty of high-speed action, and runs on almost any PC or Windows emulator. I got this little gem to play on my Win95 Toughbook, a behemoth of a laptop with absolutely minimal specs, where it still worked like a charm. Trust me on this one; if it works on that thing, you should be able to handle it. The only foreseeable complication is that the game might just be too old to run on your fancy-pants computer. If this is the case, just do a simple follow-up on Google to figure out what you need to do.

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