Original inspiration for the Alien Blaster based of Mars Attacks toy?!

[The_Proletarian]

@Crueler Johnny posted a topic back in August with pictures of a Mars Attacks (IMDB) toy gun. The similarities to the Alien Blaster of Fallout are astonishing. Could the design of the Alien Blaster be derived from the toy gun?

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What do you think?

 

[hexer]

Yes, it makes sense for the 90s artists to be inspired by other art from the 90s and earlier decades.

For example, anyone who read Heavy Metal magazine in the early 90s knows that "atompunk" or "retrofuturistic" art style was a staple back then so it is not surprising to see it making its way into Fallout too. Before the internet, artists did read a lot of comics!

 

[gustarballs1983]

Yeah but speaking of it wasn't the mars attacks movie released *after* first fallout?
if memory serves me correctly mars attacks was released post 1997.. or am I wrong?

 

[The_Proletarian]

1996