Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
- Rikk Wolf
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 31
"BETTY!"
Rick, Pickles (in his hilariously grotesque Picklenaught form), and Cylon dive into the absurdly dated Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, a Wolfenstein 3D-style FPS brimming with retro charm and unintentional hilarity. From pixelated visuals to clunky gameplay mechanics, the game serves as the perfect backdrop for the crew’s endless laughter and commentary. The real standout of the stream is the guards’ iconic death cry, “Medic!”—which Rick has gleefully misheard as “BETTY!” since childhood.
Every time the cry echoes through the game, the team bursts into celebration, cementing “BETTY!” as the stream’s unintentional catchphrase. Adding to the fun, the trio makes an outlandish promise to bake a cake shaped like the game’s villain, Dr. Goldfire, once the pandemic officially ends.
This odd but heartfelt promise becomes a long-running joke that pays off in a later stream when they play the masterpiece Chrono Trigger. With its nostalgic gameplay, over-the-top humor, and plenty of memorable moments, this stream is a riotous trip down memory lane—and a reminder of why Blake Stone is a cult classic worth revisiting.
GAME BIO: Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold is a 1993 first-person shooter developed by JAM Productions and published by Apogee Software for MS-DOS. Built on the same engine as Wolfenstein 3D, the game places players in the role of Blake Stone, a government agent infiltrating a corporate research facility overrun by hostile aliens. Gameplay focuses on fast-paced corridor shooting, keycard-based progression, and light exploration. Compared to its contemporaries, the game adds more enemy variety, security systems, and sci-fi presentation. While often overshadowed by DOOM, Blake Stone is remembered as a notable evolutionary step in early PC shooter design.
