Bronko's Turrican Page!

Bronko is a modder and a fan and this is his marvelous Turrican page! He is from Germany where there are a lot of fans of the classic Turrican games. He is an active member of the Turrican community and is currently modding for the T2002 engine! His current project is called Underneath and he was also involved in Morgul Returns! You can check out his page here! There is also a forum with news and answers on Turrican mostly in the german language. Way to go Bronko keep up the good work! For german speakers click here.

My Conquest is the Sea of Stars.

My conquest is the sea of stars is the pilot movie to the series "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" probably one of the most complex and extraordinarily philosophical anime that have ever been created. The production is from 1988 but nevertheless it is a series of more than 110 episodes with a plot that is so thick with action that EVERY episode is compared with big budget action movies! Main characters are easily killed and there is a degree of realism that is disturbing with bombings, battles and political assassinations. The struggle to rule humanity is the theme and two nations battle over political and ethical supremacy. The scale of the conflict is massive and there is a very clear chain of command that is the backbone of the story. Literary hundreds of characters are introduced all of whom are voiced by different people! The fact that are completely massive space battles in the range of tens of thousands of spaceships has made this show an instant classic for me. The best thing though is that all the space battles are accompanied by classical music! Imagine 40 thousand spaceships blasting each other on the tune of Ravel's Bolero!!! It is beyond words! Just watch it!

Heroic Age!

Age is one of the last of the Heroic tribe, a civilization so advanced that could destroy planets and stars during their rage. The Golden tribe the rightful rulers of the galaxy have left for another universe and the rest of the tribes are left to sweep up the mess in the chaos that has followed. The humans, called the iron tribe must survive the vengeful vendetta waged by the technologically advanced Silver tribe and their henchmen, the alien Bronze tribe. The odyssey of the human tribe is told beautifully in 26 episodes in what is one of the most visually stunning anime around! The designs are beautiful and the colouring... AWESOME! Tip: Watch the high definition version!

Pic of the day #4: The super-intelligent humanoid parrot

There are many parrots in all the different regions of the cosmos but no other is nearly as intelligent as Hue Avinni the Genius. Raised by a family of human academics he was in the ideal environment for his overwhelming intelligence to flourish. At the age of 8 he finished highschool and by the age of 12 he had received his first Doctorate. Unfortunately even though his academic career was brilliant his mind was wandering on other methods for gaining power. He soon set up a network of criminally intent genetic scientists and started mysterious experiments on humans and animals alike. He created many chimeras, beings that were part human and part animal, trained them, and used them as assault troops in mob-like operations. His fortune rose to huge levels from arms and drugs dealing as well as technology and body part shipping and patenting. His gangster methods at industrial espionage were legendary as was his extravagant lifestyle and addiction to an exotic mind enhancing drug called mithral. He has had 23 children all of them genetically modified clones of himself. He is 45 years old although the race of parrots he originates from have a life expectancy of at least a hundred.

Pic of the day #3: The honoring of Baron Bren McGuire

Baron Bren Mcguire had been the liberator of the border worlds and strategic consultant to the Emperor himself. He single handedly defeated Morgul the three-headed, destroyed the Machine and later hunt down the machine cult heretics. After the fall of the allied worlds of men and during the catastrophic civil wars that devastated many civilizations he helped to bring order and stability to the universe. He was appointed commander of the Praetorian Guard and regional governor of the eastern core sector. In his early nineties the old veteran presented his arms dressed in his full ceremonial Turrican suit, bearing the crest of his rank and was honored by the imperial hand for his overall contribution to galactic stability. The Baron stood firm and unmoving in the great coronation hall. He stoically received the blessings and hurriedly left to attend to his duties. Bren McGuire, a true hardened warrior, was never at ease with formalities.

Pic of the day #2: Demise of the space Pirate

The infamous Var Lothe, the space pirate was the scourge of the west galactic stream. On countless occasions he had hijacked the unaware and the unprepared. His techniques were brutally efficient and he had accumulated great wealth and a large band of associates. It all changed the day that the imperial regional governor placed a bounty on his head so high that even his own colleagues could not ignore! A mutiny was quenched and on many occasions he barely survived capture and defeat. It was during one of his raids on a border world orbiting a gas giant that his second in command Johr Aile and his faithful group of Wolves, the elite ruffians betrayed him. The attack relied on surprise and Var Lothe was surely to be doomed or captured by the ferocious pack of ships. In the last possible moment before the inevitable the old pirate dived in the atmosphere of the gas giant. The pursuers followed hot in pursuit blasting large chunks of the ship to pieces. Then gravity had its way and his ship started to be crushed under the massive pulling forces. The dogs left the hunt and in his last moment Var Lothe disappeared flaming into the thick methane gases never to be seen again. Tales of his deeds and his demise spread around nearby system and rumor has it that his ship still haunts a certain secluded dark nebula.

Pic of the day #1: The Garbage world of Brokkan

The Galactic empire had been in the climax of power for thousands of years. Countless worlds had been habitated and terraformed and a lot of resources were used in the process. Since times long past the Imperial system has fallen into decadence and corruption, the splendor of long ago lost forever. In their overconsumption the Emperors and their courts needed worlds that byproducts could be dumped. Ecologically destroyed these world were turned into massive junkyards where spaceships were left to die and decompose and all the trash of the colonies were brought to be left forever. One of these worlds is Brokkan on the outer spiral of the galaxy, once a beautiful green planet now a world covered in trash and broken metal. Scavengers have made a living here together with people with no home; space pirates, cultists, mutants, outcasts have all found their haven.

Extrasolar planet Gliese 581c

On April 24, 2007 a significant discovery was made by the HARPS instrument of the European Southern observatory. The exoplanet of Gliese 581c is within the habitable zone where water -a necessary ingredient for life as we know it - could exist in liquid form. Gliese 581 c is the first extrasolar planet believed to possibly have a surface temperature similar to that of Earth although it is significantly bigger, possibly having a radius approximately 50% larger than that of Earth and approximately 2.24 times Earth's gravity. There is a lot of speculation on whether it really is habitable and if we have finally found the first alternative to a new earth.

Last Exile

In the floating world of Prester a couple of young children are situated between the struggle of two rivaling nations Anatole and Dysis. In this victorian steampunk war setting floating warships are common and naval battles are waged above the clouds. Claus and Lavie, the two protagonists, pilot a vanship a small wingless aircraft and travel to many beautifully painted settings in the search for their father's whereabouts. The mysterious and technologically advanced guild is present to give them a difficult time and to set in motion events that will change their world forever! The language used for this world setting by the artists is ancient Greek although they use it with some poetic leave; It really doesn't make much sense for the Greek scholar. A wonderful anime nonetheless, well worth watching!

The world's first Spaceport

Conceptual plans for the world’s first tourist spaceport, designed by Foster + Partners, were unveiled.
Known as Spaceport America, the terminal and hangar facility in Upham, New Mexico, will be home to Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic enterprise. It will operate a fleet of two transport airplanes and five spaceships designed by Burt Rutan. The design for Spaceport America includes a hangar for the spaceships, pre- and post-flight training facilities, mission control, viewing galleries, and passenger lounges.