Battlefield Earth (1996)

[EG]

Yes, from the very-dead L. Ron. Hubbard himself. Came out in 1996, bundled with a copy of his book. I had bought it for my father and can't remember anything from it beyond landing on the surface of a technicolor planet inside an egg-shaped vessel. And my father saying it was crap. Sounds fascinating, doesn't it?

Well, it seems I'm the only one to know of this, if Google can be trusted (this is the only result of note, out of whole 1s and 10s):
http://www.worldcat.org/title/battl...year-3000/oclc/49361416&referer=brief_results

Aside from a Library of Congress entry, anyway.

Anyone else know of it?

 

[EG]

The lack of replies are almost as disheartening as the lack of search results.

*She's responding to the clarification that an audio disk was not something i desired

Details: Bought in 1997 from an Electronics Boutique in Barrie, Ontario. It was included within the back of the paperback novel. Pa liked them there books but tossed that dar disk, calling it "Stupid."

 

[Cassidy]

LOL XENU

LP it if you want to draw more attention.

 

[EG]

LOL XENU

LP it if you want to draw more attention.

Results for such a word bring many lolz, but none game related at first glance.

I need more input, sir.

 

[SCO]

Maybe you can get a lawsuit for the codex.

http://www.xenu.net/

 

[EG]

Maybe you can get a lawsuit for the codex.

http://www.xenu.net/

Uh-uh. Scientology, conspiracy, cult, lol. None of that appears relevant or anymore useful than what I've found (or had to dig up on an elementary school project regarding their beliefs). Don't give a fuck.

I'm just interested in the game itself. (And just so we're clear, I'm not talking about their shit little virtual bible from the early millennium.)

Scientology and all religion: banal, shit, boring.

 

[Oriebam]

I don't think you should leave your e-mail for the $cientololgists to see

 

[EG]

I don't think you should leave your e-mail for the $cientololgists to see

Unloved and dead account. It serves only as buffer of crap.

 

[almondblight]

Shouldn't the Church of Scientology have something on this? Contact them?

 

[EG]

Shouldn't the Church of Scientology have something on this? Contact them?

Have. No reply past the initial "We'll see" from Galaxy Press. Will harass Author Services (the copyright holder and parent company of Galaxy/Bridge) later this week.

If the Internet is to be judged on results found between 1995 and 1999, though, it would appear they don't want it to be found!

 

[almondblight]

I wonder if it's a "Star Wars Holiday Special" thing, where it was such an embarrassment that they tried to destroy all copies. Or perhaps just garbage that was forgotten. Well, worst case scenario just look at the copy in the Library of Congress.

 

[DwarvenFood]

Why would you buy that for your dad in the first place.

 

[Kane]

I saw that movie on TV once. What a trash.

 

[circ]

Why would you buy that for your dad in the first place.

Revenge.

 

[EG]

Why would you buy that for your dad in the first place.

The book is adequate, I was 9 and knew he liked that sort of book.

Revenge works too, though.

 

[EG]

Randomly thought about this during the hurricane and then found a copy on eBay, bizarrely.

Should arrive next week, assuming there isn't another interactive Battlefield Earth pre-dating the movie.

 

[AngryKobold]

Insert here an obvious joke about scientologist hitmen arriving next week.

 

[EG]

Insert here an obvious joke about scientologist hitmen arriving next week.

That might explain why it cost so much to purchase a disk and a jeweled case.

 

[Luzur]

movie was shit.

 

[Jaesun]

Movie was fucking HILARIOUS! As in Zardoz hilarious. A must watch, every couple of years or so,

 

[almondblight]

I gotta watch the whole thing one of these days.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

Battlefield Earth is fun as fuck.

 

[tuluse]

Movie was fucking HILARIOUS! As in Zardoz hilarious. A must watch, every couple of years or so,

This was the first rifftrax I saw (once I found out MST3k was essentially back). I'll never forget it now.

 

[EG]

This was the first rifftrax I saw (once I found out MST3k was essentially back). I'll never forget it now.

Well, I know what I'll be watching later.

Funny that, after spending money for just the disk, there's now a listing with both book and disk here: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Boo...churl=kn=1573180424&sts=t&x=0&y=0

Damn the great cosmic computer.

 

[Metro]

Movie is hard to watch because of the awful camera angles and lighting effects (which you can see in that clip). Strains your eyes after awhile. Well, that and the story and acting is laughably bad.