In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputable genre

Re:In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputa... by Animats on Monday July 05, 2021 @03:48PM (#27741250)

Around 1999, Microsoft had a pulp fiction division. The "Crimson Skies" game had a complicated backstory, which included references to fictional magazines such as "Spicy Air Tales". Microsoft had two volumes of that written and published, plus some other short novels.[1]

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Crimson-Skies-Spicy-Tales-Fortunes/dp...

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Re:In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputa... by jandrese on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @04:44PM (#27753986)

Crimson Skies was based on a tabletop game that came with a decent amount of world building material in the box. Tabletop wargame designers in general seem to love releasing source material that isn't directly tied to the game.

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Re:In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputa... by simonh on Monday July 05, 2021 @03:57PM (#27741325)

Crimson Skies was wonderful. Ok it took about 5 minutes to load each mission, but it was actually worth it. I miss that game so much.

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Re:In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputa... by Animats on Monday July 05, 2021 @04:38PM (#27741605)

Now that's a title worth a remake. Especially since Microsoft already has the Flight Simulator engine and huge areas of detailed terrain.

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