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* ContemptibleCover: ''Planet Strike'' was Apogee's first retail title, and by the request of the publisher the box art depicts Blake rescuing a "Bond Girl", which the game never had as part of the mission. Formgen wanted the babe there to attract eyes, [[http://www.3drealms.com/news/2006/03/the_apogee_legacy_12.html according to Apogee.]]
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* HundredPercentCompletion: Each level awards [[ScoringPoints bonus points]] for killing all the enemies, collecting all the items, and keeping all the informants alive. On that last note, informants are indistinguishable from lab techs that are loyal to Goldfire until you talk to them, and in heated firefights they tend to run around at random. Very easy to make this side goal {{Unwinnable}}.
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* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: An early pure-text example in the form of REBA, who frequently shows information on enemies, objectives, weapons, etc.
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Following Pyrus Goldfire's escape at the end of ''Aliens of Gold'', British Intelligence initiates a large-scale search to capture him. For nearly a decade they find no trace of the arch-villain. Finally, in 2149, Dr. Goldfire is spotted in an abandoned training facility near the former STAR Institute. He is building an army stronger than anything witnessed before, in a second attempt to enslave humanity. Agent Stone is once again sent to stop the villain, with a direct order to find and terminate Dr. Goldfire so that he can never threaten civilization again.
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Following Pyrus Dr. Goldfire's escape at the end of ''Aliens of Gold'', British Intelligence initiates a large-scale search to capture him. For nearly a decade they find no trace of the arch-villain. Finally, in 2149, Dr. Goldfire is spotted in an abandoned training facility near the former STAR Institute. He is building an army stronger than anything witnessed before, in a second attempt to enslave humanity. Agent Stone is once again sent to stop the villain, with a direct order to find and terminate Dr. Goldfire so that he can never threaten civilization again.
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* StandardFPSGuns: Unlimited-ammo silent pistol, More powerful limited-ammo non-silent pistol, automatic weapon, [[MoreDakka bigger automatic weapon]], grenade launcher. ''Planet Strike'' adds a rocket launcher.
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* NoSnackForYou: The Food Units require Food Tokens. And even if you have them, they will run out if you use them enough.
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* ASpaceMarineIsYou: Well, Blake is in British Intelligence, so more like A Space JamesBond Is You.
* StandardFPSGuns: Unlimited-ammo silent pistol, More powerful limited-ammo non-silent pistol, automatic weapon, [[MoreDakka bigger automatic weapon]], grenade launcher. ''Planet Strike'' added a rocket launcher.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: In ''Aliens of Gold'', the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnQwSjRWpnA Mission Music #6]]" tune feels kind of like a similar mix between Music/LedZeppelin's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmueYJ0VhA Immigrant Song]]" and the ''Series/GetSmart'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP-0dUXY2zs theme tune]].
* StandardFPSGuns: Unlimited-ammo silent pistol, More powerful limited-ammo non-silent pistol, automatic weapon, [[MoreDakka bigger automatic weapon]], grenade launcher. ''Planet Strike'' added a rocket launcher.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: In ''Aliens of Gold'', the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnQwSjRWpnA Mission Music #6]]" tune feels kind of like a similar mix between Music/LedZeppelin's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmueYJ0VhA Immigrant Song]]" and the ''Series/GetSmart'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP-0dUXY2zs theme tune]].
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* StandardFPSGuns: Unlimited-ammo silent pistol, More powerful limited-ammo non-silent pistol, automatic weapon, [[MoreDakka bigger automatic weapon]], grenade launcher. ''Planet Strike''added adds a rocket launcher.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: In ''Aliens of Gold'', the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnQwSjRWpnA Mission Music #6]]" tune feels kind of like a similar mix between Music/LedZeppelin's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmueYJ0VhA Immigrant Song]]" and the ''Series/GetSmart'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP-0dUXY2zs theme tune]].launcher.
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The year is 1993. ''VideoGame/{{Wolfenstein 3D}}'' is a huge hit, a landmark in the continuing evolution of computer technology. ''Wolfenstein'''s creator has been working on a sequel rumored to blow away the original as much as the original blew away previous attempts at 3D games. However, the release date keeps getting pushed back, and users ("gamers" wasn't yet a ubiquitous term back then) were getting anxious. What to do in the meantime?
Enter ''Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold''! JAM Productions used licensed ''Wolfenstein 3D'' technology to develop a brand-new game, which was published December 3, 1993 by BBS favorite Creator/ApogeeSoftware. Like ''Wolfenstein'', ''Aliens of Gold'' featured 6 episodes of 11 levels each (9 normal levels and 2 secret levels). The first episode was available as {{shareware}}. The registered version of ''Aliens of Gold'' shipped with a comic book, called a "Blake Stone Adventure"; to date it is the only title in the company's product line to include such a bonus.
The game had a few innovations for the genre like being able to talk to people instead of just shoot them, and slightly greater world interaction in the form of switches to deactivate barriers. It was entertaining for a while, but was only intended to fill the gap until ''Videogame/{{Doom}}'' came out -- which happened a week later. Oops. Nonetheless, ''Aliens of Gold'' got a single-longer-episode sequel, ''Planet Strike'', released on October 28, 1994. Both games are available on {{Steam}}, bundled together with ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTriad'' (the original, not the 2013 remake).
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The year is 2140. Robert Wills Stone III -- a.k.a. Blake Stone -- is an agent of the British Intelligence, recruited after a highly successful career in the British Royal Navy. His first major case is to investigate and eliminate the threat of Dr. Pyrus Goldfire, a brilliant scientist in the field of genetics and biology, known for his outright disrespect of professional ethics. Backed by his own organization, STAR, Dr. Goldfire plans to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer Earth and enslave humanity]] using an army of specially trained human conscripts, modified alien species, and a host of genetically-engineered mutants. Agent Stone is sent on a mission to knock out six crucial STAR installations and destroy Goldfire's army before it can assault the Earth.
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Following Pyrus Goldfire's escape at the end of ''Aliens of Gold'', British Intelligence initiates a large-scale search to capture him. For nearly a decade they find no trace of the arch-villain. Finally, in 2149, Dr. Goldfire is spotted in an abandoned training facility near the former STAR Institute. He is building an army stronger than anything witnessed before, in a second attempt to enslave humanity. Agent Stone is once again sent to stop the villain, with a direct order to find and terminate Dr. Goldfire so that he can never threaten civilization again.
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!!Tropes applying to the series in general:
* {{BFG}}: The Plasma Discharge Unit. Like a grenade launcher with the fire rate of an assault rifle.
* BigBad[=/=]MadScientist: Dr. Pyrus Goldfire.
* BottomlessMagazines: The Auto-Charge Pistol has infinite ammo, but requires a second or two to recharge between shots.
** UniversalAmmunition: All the other weapons in the game run off of energy packs, which can be found in the levels or dropped by enemies.
* DirectContinuousLevels: In the sense that all the levels are accessed from the same elevator.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Almost everything; some of the lab techs are informants that give you advice, ammunition, and food tokens. They won't try to shoot you, and killing them penalizes your mission rating.
* EvilLaugh: Dr. Goldfire. ''"Hahahahaha, you'll never succeed!"''
* FirstPersonShooter: Like ''Wolfenstein 3D'' before it.
* HighlyConspicuousUniform: Imagine the officers on [[Franchise/StarWars the Death Star]]. Now imagine their uniforms in magenta and lime green.
* HitScan: Everything but the Plasma Discharge Unit.
* HollywoodSilencer: The Auto-Charge Pistol is silent, allowing for sneaky kills that don't alert other enemies.
* HundredPercentCompletion: Each level awards [[ScoringPoints bonus points]] for killing all the enemies, collecting all the items, and keeping all the informants alive. On that last note, informants are indistinguishable from lab techs that are loyal to Goldfire until you talk to them, and in heated firefights they tend to run around at random. Very easy to make this side goal {{Unwinnable}}.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Agent Stone can carry a number of increasingly larger guns.
* InexplicableTreasureChests: Sometimes a weapon or points item will be inside a cardboard box, with THIS END UP printed on it. That you will need to shoot to open.
* InnocentBystander: The informant Bio-Techs.
* MookMaker: Don't hang around in rooms with electric sockets on the walls. The Plasma Aliens will just keep coming out and will not stop until you are dead.
* NoSnackForYou: The Food Units require Food Tokens. And even if you have them, they will run out if you use them enough.
* NotQuiteDead: The troopers in green will occasionally play dead, then get up and start shooting at you again.
* OneManArmy: Blake Stone, natch.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Robert Wills Stone III.
** AllThereInTheManual: Entered the British Royal Navy as Robert Wills Stone III. Entered the British Intelligence afterwards as 'Blake' so the records couldn't be matched up.
* RecycledINSPACE: VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D IN SPACE!
* {{Shareware}}
* SpaceBase: Numerous.
* ASpaceMarineIsYou: Well, Blake is in British Intelligence, so more like A Space JamesBond Is You.
* StandardFPSGuns: Unlimited-ammo silent pistol, More powerful limited-ammo non-silent pistol, automatic weapon, [[MoreDakka bigger automatic weapon]], grenade launcher. ''Planet Strike'' added a rocket launcher.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: In ''Aliens of Gold'', the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnQwSjRWpnA Mission Music #6]]" tune feels kind of like a similar mix between Music/LedZeppelin's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmueYJ0VhA Immigrant Song]]" and the ''Series/GetSmart'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP-0dUXY2zs theme tune]].
* TakeOverTheWorld: The end goal of Dr. Goldfire's insidious plot.
!!Tropes specific to ''Aliens of Gold'':
* PunBasedTitle: The "Gold" could refer to money or to Dr. Goldfire.
!!Tropes specific to ''Planet Strike'':
* {{BFG}}: The Anti-Plasma Cannon. Takes twice as much ammo per shot as the Plasma Discharge Unit, but blows up just about any non-boss object in one shot. Including doors. [[AwesomeButImpractical And informants. And ammo packs.]]
* ContemptibleCover: ''Planet Strike'' was Apogee's first retail title, and by the request of the publisher the box art depicts Blake rescuing a "Bond Girl", which the game never had as part of the mission. Formgen wanted the babe there to attract eyes, according to Apogee: http://www.3drealms.com/news/2006/03/the_apogee_legacy_12.html
* DegradedBoss: The Reptilian Warrior, originally a boss "guardian" in ''Aliens of Gold'', reappears in ''Planet Strike'' in a much weaker form.
* OneWingedAngel: The FinalBoss ([[spoiler:Dr. Goldfire himself]]) turns into a demonic green creature when Blake opens fire.
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Enter ''Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold''! JAM Productions used licensed ''Wolfenstein 3D'' technology to develop a brand-new game, which was published December 3, 1993 by BBS favorite Creator/ApogeeSoftware. Like ''Wolfenstein'', ''Aliens of Gold'' featured 6 episodes of 11 levels each (9 normal levels and 2 secret levels). The first episode was available as {{shareware}}. The registered version of ''Aliens of Gold'' shipped with a comic book, called a "Blake Stone Adventure"; to date it is the only title in the company's product line to include such a bonus.
The game had a few innovations for the genre like being able to talk to people instead of just shoot them, and slightly greater world interaction in the form of switches to deactivate barriers. It was entertaining for a while, but was only intended to fill the gap until ''Videogame/{{Doom}}'' came out -- which happened a week later. Oops. Nonetheless, ''Aliens of Gold'' got a single-longer-episode sequel, ''Planet Strike'', released on October 28, 1994. Both games are available on {{Steam}}, bundled together with ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTriad'' (the original, not the 2013 remake).
[[folder:''Aliens of Gold'' synopsis]]
The year is 2140. Robert Wills Stone III -- a.k.a. Blake Stone -- is an agent of the British Intelligence, recruited after a highly successful career in the British Royal Navy. His first major case is to investigate and eliminate the threat of Dr. Pyrus Goldfire, a brilliant scientist in the field of genetics and biology, known for his outright disrespect of professional ethics. Backed by his own organization, STAR, Dr. Goldfire plans to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer Earth and enslave humanity]] using an army of specially trained human conscripts, modified alien species, and a host of genetically-engineered mutants. Agent Stone is sent on a mission to knock out six crucial STAR installations and destroy Goldfire's army before it can assault the Earth.
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[[folder:''Planet Strike'' synopsis]]
Following Pyrus Goldfire's escape at the end of ''Aliens of Gold'', British Intelligence initiates a large-scale search to capture him. For nearly a decade they find no trace of the arch-villain. Finally, in 2149, Dr. Goldfire is spotted in an abandoned training facility near the former STAR Institute. He is building an army stronger than anything witnessed before, in a second attempt to enslave humanity. Agent Stone is once again sent to stop the villain, with a direct order to find and terminate Dr. Goldfire so that he can never threaten civilization again.
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!!Tropes applying to the series in general:
* {{BFG}}: The Plasma Discharge Unit. Like a grenade launcher with the fire rate of an assault rifle.
* BigBad[=/=]MadScientist: Dr. Pyrus Goldfire.
* BottomlessMagazines: The Auto-Charge Pistol has infinite ammo, but requires a second or two to recharge between shots.
** UniversalAmmunition: All the other weapons in the game run off of energy packs, which can be found in the levels or dropped by enemies.
* DirectContinuousLevels: In the sense that all the levels are accessed from the same elevator.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Almost everything; some of the lab techs are informants that give you advice, ammunition, and food tokens. They won't try to shoot you, and killing them penalizes your mission rating.
* EvilLaugh: Dr. Goldfire. ''"Hahahahaha, you'll never succeed!"''
* FirstPersonShooter: Like ''Wolfenstein 3D'' before it.
* HighlyConspicuousUniform: Imagine the officers on [[Franchise/StarWars the Death Star]]. Now imagine their uniforms in magenta and lime green.
* HitScan: Everything but the Plasma Discharge Unit.
* HollywoodSilencer: The Auto-Charge Pistol is silent, allowing for sneaky kills that don't alert other enemies.
* HundredPercentCompletion: Each level awards [[ScoringPoints bonus points]] for killing all the enemies, collecting all the items, and keeping all the informants alive. On that last note, informants are indistinguishable from lab techs that are loyal to Goldfire until you talk to them, and in heated firefights they tend to run around at random. Very easy to make this side goal {{Unwinnable}}.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Agent Stone can carry a number of increasingly larger guns.
* InexplicableTreasureChests: Sometimes a weapon or points item will be inside a cardboard box, with THIS END UP printed on it. That you will need to shoot to open.
* InnocentBystander: The informant Bio-Techs.
* MookMaker: Don't hang around in rooms with electric sockets on the walls. The Plasma Aliens will just keep coming out and will not stop until you are dead.
* NoSnackForYou: The Food Units require Food Tokens. And even if you have them, they will run out if you use them enough.
* NotQuiteDead: The troopers in green will occasionally play dead, then get up and start shooting at you again.
* OneManArmy: Blake Stone, natch.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Robert Wills Stone III.
** AllThereInTheManual: Entered the British Royal Navy as Robert Wills Stone III. Entered the British Intelligence afterwards as 'Blake' so the records couldn't be matched up.
* RecycledINSPACE: VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D IN SPACE!
* {{Shareware}}
* SpaceBase: Numerous.
* ASpaceMarineIsYou: Well, Blake is in British Intelligence, so more like A Space JamesBond Is You.
* StandardFPSGuns: Unlimited-ammo silent pistol, More powerful limited-ammo non-silent pistol, automatic weapon, [[MoreDakka bigger automatic weapon]], grenade launcher. ''Planet Strike'' added a rocket launcher.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: In ''Aliens of Gold'', the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnQwSjRWpnA Mission Music #6]]" tune feels kind of like a similar mix between Music/LedZeppelin's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmueYJ0VhA Immigrant Song]]" and the ''Series/GetSmart'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP-0dUXY2zs theme tune]].
* TakeOverTheWorld: The end goal of Dr. Goldfire's insidious plot.
!!Tropes specific to ''Aliens of Gold'':
* PunBasedTitle: The "Gold" could refer to money or to Dr. Goldfire.
!!Tropes specific to ''Planet Strike'':
* {{BFG}}: The Anti-Plasma Cannon. Takes twice as much ammo per shot as the Plasma Discharge Unit, but blows up just about any non-boss object in one shot. Including doors. [[AwesomeButImpractical And informants. And ammo packs.]]
* ContemptibleCover: ''Planet Strike'' was Apogee's first retail title, and by the request of the publisher the box art depicts Blake rescuing a "Bond Girl", which the game never had as part of the mission. Formgen wanted the babe there to attract eyes, according to Apogee: http://www.3drealms.com/news/2006/03/the_apogee_legacy_12.html
* DegradedBoss: The Reptilian Warrior, originally a boss "guardian" in ''Aliens of Gold'', reappears in ''Planet Strike'' in a much weaker form.
* OneWingedAngel: The FinalBoss ([[spoiler:Dr. Goldfire himself]]) turns into a demonic green creature when Blake opens fire.
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