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iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 07:23:34 JST iced depresso
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@vga256 they copied that floppy :neocat_woozy:

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  vga256 (vga256@dialup.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 23-Aug-2025 07:23:35 JST vga256
  
  TIL a toy company released a line of Independence Day toys in the late 90s; each toy included a different "mission disk" floppy with a multimedia program on it for windows 3.1
  toy collector @eisnerguy1 managed to collect all 11 of the toys and uploaded disk images to IA 🙏
  https://archive.org/details/iD4_Independence_Day_Mission_Disks
  #retroComputing #softwarePreservation #win31 #toys
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  1. A Captain Steven Hiller action figure by Trend Setters toy company. It shows a 3.5 inch ID4 mission disk in the back of the package.
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    iD4: Independence Day Mission Disks
    
    In 1996, Trendmasters released a set of 11 Mission Disks with their iD4: Independence Day Action Figures. These files were sourced from my own copies of the floppy disks. They were purchased on eBay during the summer of 2011.These are the 11 Mission Disks:iD4 Mission Disk 1 - Alien Supreme Commander iD4 Mission Disk 2 - Alien Science OfficeriD4 Mission Disk 3 - Warrior AlieniD4 Mission Disk 4 - Alien NavigatoriD4 Mission Disk 5 - Captain Steve HilleriD4 Mission Disk 6 - Dave's ComputeriD4 Mission Disk 7 - President WhitmoreiD4 Mission Disk 8 - Alien Attack FighteriD4 Mission Disk 9 - FA-18 Fighter JetiD4 Mission Disk 10 - Alien BomberiD4 Mission Disk 11 - Area 51Mission Disk - PC Version - System Requirements:Running MS Windows 3.1 or betterAn i386 or faster CPUAt least 4M of RAM free1.5M of hard drive spaceColor monitor set to 256 colorsStandard mouse13" monitor or larger (640 X 480 pixels)A machine with a 3.5" disk driveA sound card for full impact audioHere's what's included in each zip file:iD4_Independence_Day_Mission_Disk_Files.zip: The installer files from all 11 disksiD4_Independence_Day_Mission_Disk_Floppies.zip: 11 .IMA disk imagesiD4_Independence_Day_Mission_Disk_Installed_Files.zip: The installed files from all 11 disksiD4_Independence_Day_Mission_Disk_Mission_Info.zip: Details the objectives of the Mission DisksiD4_Independence_Day_Mission_Disk_Scans.zip: Scans of all 11 floppies and the Reference pageiD4_Independence_Day_Mission_Disk_Screens.zip: Screenshots from all 11 gamesI am looking for the Macintosh versions of these disks. If you have one (or know where to find one), please reach out to me on twitter.

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