I fully agree.....Read the book. Otherwise, its in the middle when Raddizak (or however its spelled) is teaching history class.
Any of you guys ever play "Starship Troopeers" From Avalon Hill. (The original, not the movie tie in)?
I remember two of my all-time, old time favorite Avalon Hill computer games..."Midway" and "Space 2500".
OMG ! I loved both the book and that game ! I might still have that game in a box in the basement somewhere.
The movie was HORRENDOUS. It should have been called "Starship Troopers 90210". None of the powerful ideas of the book (service and sacrifice) came through. I think it was directed by that German lib idiot that Hollywood loves.
Believe it or not, that book probably had a large influence on my life when I read it as a teenager. It's ideals of public service, sacrifice, and the idea that there are some things worth fighting for resonate with me to this day (a former Army offier, I turned down lucrative private sector job offers to stay a civil servant).
BTW, one of my collegues works on the Army's "Land warrior" program - the first effort to bring high-tech capabilities to the individual infantry soldier. I gave him my copy of the book - the same one I read whan I was 14 years old. It is now mandatory reading at his office. While "Powered armor" and "Y-launchers" are still far off, we at least have a target to shoot for.
-R
No but I saw it going for pretty cheap on ebay a few weeks ago while looking for the book. Is it worth picking up?
I've got it, as a hand-me-down from a friend, but never found time to play it. Had tons of hex-grid wargames as a kid, played them a lot. AH and SPI. Had an SPI subscription back in the early 70s.
Yep. . .and STILL have it on the bookshelf. . .
Yes. Panzerblitz in spacesuits, when you got down to it.