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The launch of Gemini X on July 18, 1966.
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The launch of Gemini X on July 18, 1966.
Gemini X
2.5D Metroidvania game Gemini X announced for PC - inspired by 32-bit run-and-gun platformers - Gematsu
Toronto-based studio Komi Games has announced Gemini X, a 2.5D Metroidvania “built for fans of classic 32-bit run-and-gun platformers.” It will be available for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Toronto-based studio Komi Games has announced Gemini X, a 2.5D Metroidvania “built for fans of classic 32-bit run-and-gun platformers.” It will be available for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
Key Features
-Meet the Heretechs
A rogue faction of robotic freedom fighters, The Heretechs, have seized a space colony and taken its crew hostage.
Take back the colony, by meeting these powerful enemies head on, and obtain their unique powers throughout your adventure.
-Make Them Go All-Out!
Discover secret ways to progress and alter the fights against the Heretechs. Make the right moves and you can force the boss to go ALL-OUT!
-Foil Their Schemes
Be the thorn in their side as you sneak through Gemini station and work to unravel the Heretechs’ evil plot.
Take them out, sow dissent and drive them mad!
-Rise of a Hero
Rook is a newly minted C.A.S.T.L.E. security officer, ambushed and left for dead when the Heretechs attack Z.C.N. 02.
In the wrong place at the wrong time, Rook now sets out to fight back against the Heretechs and regain control of the colony for good.
-Jump ‘n Shoot, Man!
Dash, jump and shoot your way through the occupied Gemini Colony with fluid & responsive run-and-gun gameplay.
With every new synthesized power, you can discover new and intuitive ways to navigate and fight through Z.C.N 02.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.
Announce Trailer
Happy Moon Day!
Today we celebrate one of my favorite holidays! The 55th anniversary of the day humans landed on the surface of the moon by LM-5, "Eagle" carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
To celebrate, I thought I'd share some pictures I've taken with three important project Gemini capsules. Specifically, the first capsules flown by each of Apollo 11's future crew members, years before they were selected for their famous voyage.
Gemini VIII: Neil Armstrong's first space flight with Dave Scott
Gemini X: Michael Collins' first space flight with John Young
Gemini XII: Buzz Aldrin's first space flight with Jim Lovell
Anyway, Happy Moon Day!
Astronaut Michael Collins, command pilot, during orbit no. 12 of Gemini X.
Date: July 19, 1966
NARA: 5806712
NASA ID: S66-46270
October 31, 1930: Happy 89th Birthday to Michael Collins 🎉❤️🎂
It’s human nature to stretch, to go, to see, to understand. Exploration is not a choice, really; it’s an imperative.
Pre-Launch Breakfast - 18 July 1966
Steak and eggs is what John Young (left) & Michael Collins had for breakfast #OTD in 1966, the morning of their Gemini X flight. The Gemini X liftoff was at 5:20 p.m. (EST), July 18th, 1966.
July 18th, 1966 - Astronauts Michael Collins and John Young launch aboard Gemini X, the eighth manned mission of the Gemini program.
Gemini X would continue the objective of getting experience with rendezvous and docking procedures that would be necessary during the Apollo program. After docking with a working Agena Target Vehicle that was launched almost two hours earlier, Gemini X used the Agena to boost itself to a altitude of 412 nautical miles above the Earth. Following this successful docking and an EVA by Michael Collins, Gemini X rendezvoused with the Agena from Gemini 8 but did not dock with the vehicle. Collins conducted a second EVA, travelling over to the defunct Agena and retrieved a micrometeorite sample collector.
Collins and Young would splash down off the coast of Florida neatly 3 days later. Today, you can find the Gemini X spacecraft on display at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas.