HMS Thunder Child around the "Thunder Child". The player is placed in control of the ironclad itself and must sail it down a river while using its cannons to destroy Martian units and settlements; the level ends in a climactic confrontation with the Tempest, a powerful Martian war machine. The only version to feature "Thunder Child" directly is the low-budget, direct-to-DVD Pendragon adaptation, released in 2005. This version uses poorly executed CGI to portray "Thunder Child" as a "Havock"-class destroyer; it reverses the order of the ship's attack, using its guns first before successfully ramming in both cases. The vessel eventually sinks from
Sci-Fi-London night (with the aid of ice-cream and caffeine drinks). In late 2008, SCI-FI-LONDON hosted its very first Oktoberfest: a one-day festival featuring new films and all-nighters, held at its regular London venue: the Apollo Piccadilly Circus. A second Oktoberfest was held on 23/24 October 2009, with a third on the 14-16 October 2010, at The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the Royal Society and the Apollo Piccadilly Circus. On occasion, SCI-FI-LONDON has also hosted other events, either outside London, or at other times of the year. In 2005, SCI-FI-LONDON took its feature films, short films and all-nighters On Tour, to Edinburgh, Liverpool,