Who are these people?

jpinard · 09-05-2006, 10:48 PM

The Shocked team http://forums.freylia.net/index.php?topic=166.0 is creating hi-res versions of all the textures in System Shock 2, and are doing a spectacular job so far (see slot machine fruther down). But they've got a real puzzle on their hands as they have some textures that are taken from RL images and they can't indetify them.
This image below is from the stimpacks and they can't figure out who they are. Can you?

UPDATE Image #2 has been identified as Elizabeth Shue.
UPDATE Image #4 is Hicks from Aliens (thanks Russell)!

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A smattering of paintings are in SS2 as well, and all but 2 have been indentified. Those they can't match are picture ID #1 and #3
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The work they've done is impressive. Here's a before and after of a slot machine:

Looks like they're about ~~50% done? http://home.att.net/~shtup/files/shtup_status.zip

extarbags · 09-06-2006, 12:11 AM

1. Your before and after pictures aren't showing up.

2. Your link about them recruiting is to a zip file.

jpinard · 09-06-2006, 12:28 AM

Their site is too slow. I'll mirror them myself.

[edit] fixed...

Coca Cola Zero · 09-06-2006, 01:11 AM

Have they tried asking anyone involved with System Shock 2? I doubt these are state secrets.

jpinard · 09-06-2006, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coca Cola Zero

Have they tried asking anyone involved with System Shock 2? I doubt these are state secrets.

I'm not sure. Picture #2 is Elizabeth Shue as someone just found out... The pic of #4 looks like James Dean to me...

Hans Lauring · 09-06-2006, 02:48 AM

The first look like Luke Perry.

mutt · 09-06-2006, 09:02 AM

#3 = Kate Beckinsale?

#1 looks like Data from Star Trek (Brent Spiner), though I never actually watched the show so I'm likely wrong.

Coca Cola Zero · 09-06-2006, 09:11 AM

#1 does kind of resemble Brent Spiner, but more in the sense that it looks kind of like Data's default facial expression rather than actually looking like Brent Spiner. I'm pretty sure it isn't him. It also kind of resembles John Cusack, but again, not enough that I believe it is him, unless the photo was doctored (the hair, especially, seems off and face too thin).

Troy S Goodfellow · 09-06-2006, 09:14 AM

Isn't he asking about the paintings numbered 1 and 3?

Troy

Coca Cola Zero · 09-06-2006, 09:15 AM

He/They are asking about all the photographs (minus #2, which has since been confirmed to be Elisabeth Shue), and paintings #1 and 3.

Jupiter Jones · 09-06-2006, 09:29 AM

#1: Isn't That Luke Perry from his 90210 days?

Elton · 09-06-2006, 09:40 AM

Susanna Hoffs and David Bowie perhaps in the second row of faces?

And maybe one of those ballet-dancer Degas paintings for #1.

Tom McNamara · 09-06-2006, 09:44 AM

#1 looks like a young Bing Crosby -- close enough as to make no difference, in my opinion.

Here's a mid-life picture, the closest I could find. He's smiling in almost all the shots I've seen.

#3 looks like an anchor for one of the 24-hour news networks.

#4 is probably Jason Priestley.

Edit: And painting #3 looks like a section from one of Degas' ballerina pieces.

madkevin · 09-06-2006, 10:32 AM

Clearly, #1 is Tom Chick in his non-beret wearing days.

quatoria · 09-06-2006, 11:05 AM

Angle's not quite right, but it captures those weird squinty eyes and angular chin of his. Man, I never realized what a weird face Luke Perry has.

Hans Lauring · 09-06-2006, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jupiter Jones (and quatoria)

#1: Isn't That Luke Perry from his 90210 days?

Hey guys - take me off your ignore list. It's not like the thread is several pages long.

Jupiter Jones · 09-06-2006, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hanzii

Hey guys - take me off your ignore list. It's not like the thread is several pages long.

Yeah, I just noticed your identical post now. Sorry.

Zylon · 09-06-2006, 02:19 PM

At the risk of diverting this thread in a more prurient direction, there's also this image, seen in-game up in the Von Braun officer barracks.

You'd think a rough approximation of this shot would be easy enough to find, but thus far my GIS-fu has failed me.

Regarding the photos in the first post, bear in mind that SS2 was released in 1999. It's been suggested that #3 is Nikki Cox (and the in-game name for this character is in fact "Nikki"), but I haven't been able to find a precise match for that shot.

Coca Cola Zero · 09-06-2006, 02:47 PM

The problem with Luke Perry and the other people #1 kind of looks like is the guy in the picture seems to have a much more prominent "widow's peak" receeded hairline than any of them. I suppose it is possible the hair was doctored, though.

For some reason I did think of Nikki Cox as well when I first saw #3 but when I did an image search I couldn't find a picture that looked like that, all of the ones I could find were more recent pictures in which she looks pretty different (hairwise, etc).

jpinard · 09-06-2006, 03:08 PM

My first guess was picture #1 was Brent Spiner (Data from STNG). But as was mentioned eariler the hairline is wrong and Data's face is much fuller. My next guess was it was a self portrait of Vincent van Gogh since there's shades of his insanity in the game (plus his artwork). But the best pic I could find was (see below). Now portaits of him that aren't so muddy. But a cleaned up artist rendering sans facial hair would appear to look a LOT like him. My third guess is it's Tom Chick. I remember seeing a pic of him from a long time ago when he was quite skinny (though maybe he still is).

Definately not Luke Perry.

Anyone else think Picture #4 is James Dean?

russellmz00 · 09-06-2006, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpinard

The Shocked team http://forums.freylia.net/index.php?topic=166.0 is creating hi-res versions of all the textures in System Shock 2, and are doing a spectacular job so far (see slot machine fruther down). But they've got a real puzzle on their hands as they have some textures that are taken from RL images and they can't indetify them.
This image below is from the stimpacks and they can't figure out who they are. Can you?

#4 modified hicks? hell i think i can recognize shirt wrinkles on the shoulder.
#3 screams "singer" to me for some reason

Zylon · 09-06-2006, 07:30 PM

WORKING...

Holy crap, it is Hicks!

Do you have a higher-res version of that? Or know when that scene is?

russellmz00 · 09-06-2006, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zylon

WORKING...

Holy crap, it is Hicks!

Do you have a higher-res version of that? Or know when that scene is?

i got it off the internets (from a czech site i think). let me pop in my dvd, it might be a scene in the bay or just a publicity still.

Lunch of Kong · 09-06-2006, 08:06 PM

Who here thinks the original System Shock 2 team got clearances to use these images themselves?

russellmz00 · 09-06-2006, 08:07 PM

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2494/hicksjf8.png

in the aliens dvd ~34 minute mark during ripley's briefing about kane and the facehugger.

roguefrog · 09-06-2006, 08:17 PM

1 down, 3 more to go!

Nice work russellmz00

Brendan · 09-07-2006, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom McNamara

#1 looks like a young Bing Crosby -- close enough as to make no difference, in my opinion.

Here's a mid-life picture, the closest I could find. He's smiling in almost all the shots I've seen.

#3 looks like an anchor for one of the 24-hour news networks.

#4 is probably Jason Priestley.

Edit: And painting #3 looks like a section from one of Degas' ballerina pieces.

Hey, it's "Bob".

Kevin Grey · 09-07-2006, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roger Wong

Who here thinks the original System Shock 2 team got clearances to use these images themselves?

Heh, reminds me of the character portraits from Baldur's Gate, I think, that obviously used shots of some famous people as their basis.

Zylon · 09-07-2006, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by russellmz00

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2494/hicksjf8.png

in the aliens dvd ~34 minute mark during ripley's briefing about kane and the facehugger.

Excellent, thanks.

Allagash · 09-07-2006, 08:43 AM

My wife the Hollywood trivia expert thinks #3 looks like Juliette Lewis.

I'm not sure about that, but it's possible. Here's the closest pic I could find.

09-06-2006, 09:44 AM	#13
Tom McNamara Social Worker Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berkeley Posts: 2,195	#1 looks like a young Bing Crosby -- close enough as to make no difference, in my opinion. Here's a mid-life picture, the closest I could find. He's smiling in almost all the shots I've seen. #3 looks like an anchor for one of the 24-hour news networks. #4 is probably Jason Priestley. Edit: And painting #3 looks like a section from one of Degas' ballerina pieces. Last edited by Tom McNamara; 09-06-2006 at 10:03 AM..

09-06-2006, 03:08 PM	#20
jpinard Keeper of the Frop Bog New Romantic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Enceladus, Saturn Posts: 7,064	My first guess was picture #1 was Brent Spiner (Data from STNG). But as was mentioned eariler the hairline is wrong and Data's face is much fuller. My next guess was it was a self portrait of Vincent van Gogh since there's shades of his insanity in the game (plus his artwork). But the best pic I could find was (see below). Now portaits of him that aren't so muddy. But a cleaned up artist rendering sans facial hair would appear to look a LOT like him. My third guess is it's Tom Chick. I remember seeing a pic of him from a long time ago when he was quite skinny (though maybe he still is). Definately not Luke Perry. Anyone else think Picture #4 is James Dean? Last edited by jpinard; 09-06-2006 at 03:19 PM..

09-05-2006, 10:48 PM	#1
jpinard Keeper of the Frop Bog New Romantic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Enceladus, Saturn Posts: 7,064	Who are these people in System Shock 2? The Shocked team http://forums.freylia.net/index.php?topic=166.0 is creating hi-res versions of all the textures in System Shock 2, and are doing a spectacular job so far (see slot machine fruther down). But they've got a real puzzle on their hands as they have some textures that are taken from RL images and they can't indetify them. This image below is from the stimpacks and they can't figure out who they are. Can you? UPDATE Image #2 has been identified as Elizabeth Shue. UPDATE Image #4 is Hicks from Aliens (thanks Russell)! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A smattering of paintings are in SS2 as well, and all but 2 have been indentified. Those they can't match are picture ID #1 and #3 . . ---------------------------------- The work they've done is impressive. Here's a before and after of a slot machine: Looks like they're about ~~50% done? http://home.att.net/~shtup/files/shtup_status.zip Last edited by jpinard; 09-08-2006 at 09:22 PM.. Reason: more descriptive title

09-06-2006, 12:11 AM	#2
extarbags World's End Supernova Join Date: May 2003 Location: Watchin' TV in the window of a furniture store. Gamertag: surplus bags Posts: 17,191	Problems with this post 1. Your before and after pictures aren't showing up. 2. Your link about them recruiting is to a zip file.

09-06-2006, 12:28 AM	#3
jpinard Keeper of the Frop Bog New Romantic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Enceladus, Saturn Posts: 7,064	Their site is too slow. I'll mirror them myself. [edit] fixed... Last edited by jpinard; 09-06-2006 at 12:46 AM..

09-06-2006, 01:11 AM	#4
Coca Cola Zero New Romantic Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 8,139	Have they tried asking anyone involved with System Shock 2? I doubt these are state secrets.

09-06-2006, 02:48 AM	#6
Hans Lauring How To Go Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gamertag: Japrufrock Posts: 10,204	The first look like Luke Perry.

09-06-2006, 09:02 AM	#7
mutt Neo Acoustic Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the front yard, next to the stove Posts: 1,644	#3 = Kate Beckinsale? #1 looks like Data from Star Trek (Brent Spiner), though I never actually watched the show so I'm likely wrong.

09-06-2006, 09:11 AM	#8
Coca Cola Zero New Romantic Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 8,139	#1 does kind of resemble Brent Spiner, but more in the sense that it looks kind of like Data's default facial expression rather than actually looking like Brent Spiner. I'm pretty sure it isn't him. It also kind of resembles John Cusack, but again, not enough that I believe it is him, unless the photo was doctored (the hair, especially, seems off and face too thin).

09-06-2006, 09:14 AM	#9
Troy S Goodfellow New Romantic Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,065	Isn't he asking about the paintings numbered 1 and 3? Troy

09-06-2006, 09:15 AM	#10
Coca Cola Zero New Romantic Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 8,139	He/They are asking about all the photographs (minus #2, which has since been confirmed to be Elisabeth Shue), and paintings #1 and 3.

09-06-2006, 09:29 AM	#11
Jupiter Jones Mad Chester Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rocky Beach, CA Posts: 1,039	#1: Isn't That Luke Perry from his 90210 days?

09-06-2006, 09:40 AM	#12
Elton Mad Chester Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,106	Susanna Hoffs and David Bowie perhaps in the second row of faces? And maybe one of those ballet-dancer Degas paintings for #1.

09-06-2006, 10:32 AM	#14
madkevin New Romantic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kitchener-Waterloo Posts: 6,630	Clearly, #1 is Tom Chick in his non-beret wearing days.

09-06-2006, 11:05 AM	#15
quatoria New Romantic Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,964	Angle's not quite right, but it captures those weird squinty eyes and angular chin of his. Man, I never realized what a weird face Luke Perry has.

09-06-2006, 02:19 PM	#18
Zylon New Romantic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Merriam, KS Posts: 6,467	At the risk of diverting this thread in a more prurient direction, there's also this image, seen in-game up in the Von Braun officer barracks. You'd think a rough approximation of this shot would be easy enough to find, but thus far my GIS-fu has failed me. Regarding the photos in the first post, bear in mind that SS2 was released in 1999. It's been suggested that #3 is Nikki Cox (and the in-game name for this character is in fact "Nikki"), but I haven't been able to find a precise match for that shot.

09-06-2006, 02:47 PM	#19
Coca Cola Zero New Romantic Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 8,139	The problem with Luke Perry and the other people #1 kind of looks like is the guy in the picture seems to have a much more prominent "widow's peak" receeded hairline than any of them. I suppose it is possible the hair was doctored, though. For some reason I did think of Nikki Cox as well when I first saw #3 but when I did an image search I couldn't find a picture that looked like that, all of the ones I could find were more recent pictures in which she looks pretty different (hairwise, etc).

09-06-2006, 07:30 PM	#22
Zylon New Romantic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Merriam, KS Posts: 6,467	WORKING... Holy crap, it is Hicks! Do you have a higher-res version of that? Or know when that scene is?

09-06-2006, 08:06 PM	#24
Lunch of Kong How To Go Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin, TX. XBOX: Wonginator Posts: 10,842	Who here thinks the original System Shock 2 team got clearances to use these images themselves?

09-06-2006, 08:07 PM	#25
russellmz00 Social Worker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Farmington, CT ps3:russellmz Posts: 3,435	http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2494/hicksjf8.png in the aliens dvd ~34 minute mark during ripley's briefing about kane and the facehugger.

09-06-2006, 08:17 PM	#26
roguefrog Social Worker Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oceanside, California Posts: 2,806	1 down, 3 more to go! Nice work russellmz00

09-07-2006, 08:43 AM	#30
Allagash Goodluck!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boston area Posts: 146	My wife the Hollywood trivia expert thinks #3 looks like Juliette Lewis. I'm not sure about that, but it's possible. Here's the closest pic I could find.

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