#80s sci fi

[technicallyclassyperfection]

Steinar Lund, Morris Scott Dollens, Ray Feibush, and Robert McCall.

#art #scifi #cyberpunk #digital art #aesthetic #science fiction #sci fi #scifiart #futuristic #scifi art #retro scifi #scifi aesthetic #scififantasy #sci fi and fantasy #60s sci fi #70s sci fi art #80s sci fi #retrofuturism #retrofuture #retro futuristic #space exploration #outer space #megacities #mega cities #megacity #old school #spaceship #space aesthetic #space art #spacecore

[vhs-80]

Naoyuki Katoh, 1984

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#80's #retro 80's #retro #vhs power graphics #80's art #technology #80s #retro 80s #80s tech #80s sci fi #80s japan

[shinobicyrus]

So I have been getting back into BattleTech, recently. Having only ever played a few of the video games, I've been diving deeper into the lore and have just discovered something amazing that many in the modern fandom seem desperate to ignore.

BattleMechs essentially amount to heavily armed nuclear fusion reactors on legs. The more rigorous activity you put a these giant war machines through, the hotter it'll run. This means that, if you are the squishy and vulnerable human who is piloting said 'Mech, you are going to be subjected to very, very high temperatures.

The original, canonical solution to this problem? BattleTech being an IP that dates back to the 80s, your average 'Mech pilot uniform consisted of the helmet that makes the giant robot go vroom, a vest filled with coolant, your skivvies, and not much else.

Examples of this include:

Yes, it's like something out of that Sean Connery sci-fi movie where he wears a weird leather-strap sci-fi thong ensemble. Old school 'Mech pilots literally be rocking in as little clothing as possible for "heat management." I love 80s sci-fi.

Unsurprisingly, contemporary BattleTech lore has explained that in the past there were nice, non-kinky cooling suits 'Mech pilots could wear so they wouldn't cook to death in their cockpits. These suits were considered "lost technology" for a while until they were conveniently rediscovered and began to be implemented again.

Thus, the modern games and fandom have a nice lore explanation for why MechWarriors no longer wear speedos into battle, with some making a point to never mention that such things ever existed at all.

I call those people cowards.

#Look all I'm saying is that if you want to be faithful to the lore #any Mechwarrior game set pre-Clan invasion shouldn't have cooling suits #therefore you need half-naked people in dorky helmets #fighting to the death in their sauna-robots #it's the only way #BattleTech #Mechwarrior #Mech Pilot #Giant Robots #Mecha #80s Sci Fi

[k1tt13s-crypt]

Predator ‘Jungle Hunter’ Yautja r&b ps glitter gif set !!

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#predator #yautja #jungle hunter #predator 1987 #horror #scifi #80s horror #80s sci fi #science fiction #alien #monster #red #blue #red and blue #photoshoot #glitter #gif #glitter gif #gifs #glitter gifs #gif set #gifset #aesthetic #80s #1987 #jungle #lighting #film #movie

[slimewalk]

#they live #horror #horror movies #sci fi #science fiction #movies #80s horror #80s horror movies #80s sci fi #80s science fiction #80s movies #80s #1980s #cinema #films #science fiction horror #rowdy roddy piper #keith david #john carpenter

[53v3nfrn5]

‘The Secret People’ (1981) Art: Frank Frazetta

#frank frazetta #art #artcore #80s sci fi #80s art #80s sci fi art #sci fi #sci fi art #70s sci fi #aesthetic #art aesthetic #fairycore #goblincore #mushrooms #mushroomcore #trippy #psychedelic art #psychedellic

[katecursed]

earth_flora-01

2021

3d scan of an amaryllis flower i grew with my gf and displayed on a 1981 oscilloscope <3

#gif #retro #analog #glitch #gif art #monochrome #nostalgia #oscilloscope #video art #80s sci fi #80s science fiction #cathode ray tube #vector graphic

[heartinmyheadphones]

Data’s eyebrow flick ✨

#star trek the next generation #st tng #star trek #patrick stewart #jonathan frakes #brent spiner #star trek picard #jean luc picard #captain picard #picard tng #will riker #commander riker #riker tng #data tng #data #80s #80s sci fi #sci fi #retro scifi #that moment when

[robsheridan]

BATTLE SANTAS trading cards were all the rage of Christmas 1988, hyping kids up for a toy line and film franchise that never came to be after Christian protesters halted production.

The cards, produced before the first film was finished, tell the story of a multiverse of cosmic Santas who arrive from across time on an array of Battle Sleighs to help Earth’s Santa save Christmas future from the forces of Hell. On Santa’s lunar battlestation workshop (where he relocated after the North Pole was ravaged in The Santa Wars), his elves built armed vehicles from old toy parts and the re-animated corpses of reindemons, the hellbeasts of the demon army unleashed on Earth after a portal to hell was opened in the North Pole when oil companies drilled near Santa's Earth Workshop (thanks to Reagan’s deregulation of protected lands).

The early release of the trading cards was meant to generate buzz for the film’s funding and toy licensing, but the plan backfired, as the cards revealed a controversial plot point: Mecha-Jesus, the Cybersavior, a towering robotic kaiju Jesus built by the Battle Santas as their last stand against Satan. Mecha-Jesus is piloted by the real Jesus, who the Battle Santas summon back to mortal form. When Christian groups heard about children trading cards that depicted Jesus eviscerating enemies with Nazareth Napalm missiles and shooting Light of the Lord laser beams from his robo-eyes while shouting “The Power of Christ compels you to DIE!” over heavy metal music, a firestorm of protests made the entire BATTLE SANTAS property toxic to investors, leaving the trading cards the only glimpse of a Christmas epic that never came to be.

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#christmas #80s movies #christmas movies #alternate history #80s sci fi #santa claus #rob sheridan #nightmAIres #battle santas #fake movies #synthography #ai sci-fi

[80sheaven]

Blade Runner Annual 1982 ft. Harrison Ford

#blade runner #harrison ford #80s movies #80s books #80s sci fi #science fiction

[technicallyclassyperfection]

1980 to 1987 Noriyoshi Ohrai painted a series of women from myths and legends for the cover of SF Adventure magazine.

#art #scifi #cyberpunk #sci fi #science fiction #digital art #aesthetic #scifiart #futuristic #scifi art #old scifi #80's art #retro 80s #80's #80s #80s aesthetic #80s sci fi #80s science fiction #spaceship art #spaceships #spaceship #spacesuit #space suit #alien planets #planets #alien worlds #ancient aliens #alien life #retro future #retro futurism

[vhs-80]

Noriyoshi Ohrai, 1980

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#80's #retro 80's #vhs power graphics #80's art #vintage #retro 80s #technology #80s #80s sci fi #retro scifi #retro

[brokehorrorfan]

Steven Luros Holliday debuted a They Live poster at Texas Frightmare Weekend and has made the remaining quantity available online. The 24x36 screen print on slver foil costs $60.

#they live #john carpenter #horror #80s horror #1980s horror #80s movies #1980s movies #steven luros holliday #art #gift #roddy piper #rowdy roddy piper #keith david #80s sci fi #meg foster

[brody75]

RoboCop (1987)

#RoboCop #peter weller #kurtwood smith #paul verhoeven #alex murphy #Clarence Boddicker #80s movies #filmedit #80s film #80s sci fi #80s action movies #80s

[slimewalk]

#lifeforce #horror #horror movies #sci fi #science fiction #movies #80s horror #80s horror movies #80s sci fi #80s science fiction #80s movies #80s #1980s #films #cinema #mathilda may #actress #tobe hooper #mature

[fights4users]

Two things here,

Firstly the street confirms that the city is in fact LA, it wasn’t very hard to guess considering the Propensity 80s movies had to taking place in the city. It also makes the whole “center city” thing in legacy even weirder that they’re trying to distance from the real world— when the whole point was the contrast, I digress.

Second is the little sign on the side, that is handmade and likely the original sign for the arcade. I imagine Flynn took out a huge loan for the neon one, but I love the little one. It’s cheap and sparsely decorated sure but it’s got heart! More importantly its listing his games. Just like the gigantic billboard overhead (likely another major loan) proudly displaying paranoids. It’s his little ‘up yours’ to Dillinger and Encom; his little way to credit himself. I can also imagine he tells anyone who’ll listen they’re his games- but most people think he’s just saying that to impress them- except the younger kids. His hard core fans.

#tron #tronblr #tron 1982 #kevin flynn #Tron lore #Tron meta #character study #things I’ve noticed #retro arcade #character details #80s sci fi