Saturday, 11 December 2021

The Essential Selection - Chapter Two

Ready for another round?

Sure you are.

2000

Super SWIV (known as Firepower 2000 in North America) is the console sequel to home computer original SWIV, the pseudo sequel Silkworm.

SNES game was ported to the Mega Drive as Mega SWIV.

Although Chessmaster began in 1986, the first in long-running franchise was bizarrely called The Chessmaster 2000.

Ignoring yearly updates of licensed sport games, others include:

Dune 2000
Bassmasters 2000
Faceball 2000
Defender 2000
Beach Head 2000
Final Lap 2000
Tempest 2000
Battlezone 2000
SimCity 2000

Films

Blues Brothers 2000
Cherry 2000
Fantasia 2000
TC 2000

Dracula 2000 is not a sequel to anything and unlike others listed, is set during year quoted in title.

3000

Butler 3000 - Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (Me, Myself, and A.I.)
Cassius 3000 - Psycho Goreman
Dreadbot 3000 - Static Shock
Gerty 3000 - Moon
Kringle 3000 - Elf
PATBOT 3000 - Postman Pat: The Movie
PluckMaster 3000 - ThanksKilling 3
Stompybot 3000 - Donkey Kong Country Returns
Ultrahouse 3000 - The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror XII (House of Whacks short)
Bust-A-Move 3000 is the North American title for the Gamecube port of Super Puzzle Bobble.

5000

Beerbot 5000 - Thor: Ragnarok
Deborahbot 5000 - The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Sun Block 5000 - Robocop 2
The first live-action adaptation of Resi Evil had Alice and co flee the Hive on the Alexi-5000 (based on Resident Evil 2's Galaxie-5000).


Powerman 5000
 is a metal band and before the lads head to Malia in The Inbetweeners Movie, Jay warns Simon the penalty for mentioning the Moanatronic 5000 (Carli) is a slap to the balls.

Ouch.

10,000

10,000 BC - film
10,000 Bullets - video game
10,000 Days - Tool album
10,000 Maniacs - band

And.

Splatterhouse (2010)
End boss the Corrupted is composed of 10,000 sacrifices.
Things aren't about to get brilliant, fantastic or even superb.

Nope, just Ace.

Ace Attorney and Ace Combat are hugely successful video game franchises.

Not that I'm a fan, but Ace Ventura: Pet Detective launched Jim Carrey's career.

And there's more.

Ace Johnson - Lesbian Zombies from Outer Space - comic
Ace Lightning - TV series
Space Ace - Kimmy calls better half Dexter Ace.
Viz's thirsty family man is referred to as either called Eight or 8 Ace.
Ace Rimmer - Red Dwarf IV (debuted in Dimension Jump).
What's this?

The hero of 16-bit versions of Rubicon steals signature catchphrase:
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast...
Honestly, the shit you learn from me.

Setting sail

The ocean can be a cruel mistress, but stick with me and you'll be alright.

Where known, names will be disclosed.

Film

Argonautica - Deep Rising
Orpheus - Dead Calm
Death Ship
HMS Prince - Master and Commander: Far Side of the World
Orca - Jaws
Rec⁴
African Queen - The African Queen (1951)
Angela Gail - The Perfect Storm
SS Poseidon - The Poseidon Adventure
Titanic - Titanic (1997)
Antonia Graza - Ghost Ship (2002)
Lazarus - Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Inferno - The Goonies
Cyclops - Ghost Ship (1952)
Multiples

Aeolus

The Boat¹
Triangle (2009)
¹Feature length version of 2016 short Head.

SS Venture

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Which is likely a reference to:

King Kong (1933)
Video games

HMS Prince - Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Eastern Spirit - Cold Fear
Orpheus - Echo Night
Flying Dutchman - Alone in the Dark 2
Lady Crithania - SOS
Little Baroness - Silent Hill: The Arcade
Ourang Medan - The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Sea Monkey - The Secret of Monkey Island
The King of Red Lions - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Resident Evil

Capcom's love affair with floating vessels began with an ambitious B.O.W. on the Game Boy Color.

Starlight - Gaiden
But I have a question.

Why the fuck did Barry dye hair and beard red?
Anyway.

Spencer Rain - Dead Aim
Queen Zenobia - Revelations
LNG Tanker Annabelle features in Resi Evil VII: Biohazard.

Finally, Japanese light novel Biohazard: To the Liberty is set aboard the Liberty.

Until next time.

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