File:Star Quest (1987) Opening Narration

Description
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDV02ZaAjZI

Found this while browsing some old Mike Toole stuff. As far as I know, this is the only clip of the old “Star Quest” edit of Royal Space Force that exists on the internet. The dialogue is vastly different from the original Japanese.

Japanese Script: Was any of this good or bad? I couldn’t really say. But like most people I guess... I was raised in the same country I was born. My family was middle class, pretty ordinary. And so, I’ve never known the troubles of the rich... or the hardships of the poor. To tell you the truth, I couldn’t really care less. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a navy pilot. You had to join the navy if you wanted to fly jets... They were so fast. Flew so high... For me, there could be nothing better than flying. But 2 months before I was to graduate from school... I saw that my grades weren’t good enough to do any of that. And so... I ended up joining the Space Force.

1994 Animaze Dub Script: How am I supposed to say... if it was for the better or the worst? I grew up all ordinary. Middle Class. Countryside home. There was trees and streams. Being in the middle, I never suffered the hardships of the poor, I couldn’t grasp the frustrations of the rich. I guess it’s an advantage. But when I was young, I knew what I wanted. Only the navy had jets. Fast jets. They flew very high and very fast. I needed to feel those wings. I’d been a pilot, and I’d touch the wind. Well they couldn’t accept me. My school graduated me but my grades told a different story. I wanted to achieve the greater heights. But I blew it, and I landed back in the middle. Into the middle... of the Space Force.