THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: disgruntled_jojo on April 25, 2008, 02:41:05 PM

Title: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: disgruntled_jojo on April 25, 2008, 02:41:05 PM
... according to  The Top 20 Underutilized Licenses article over at Gamasutra (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3634/the_top_20_underutilized_licenses.php).

Story is worth a read, but here's the crib sheet:

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1. Kid Chameleon
2. The Amazing Race
3. Racquetball
4. Neverwhere
5. Power Stone
6. Groundhog Day
7. The Venture Bros.
8. Curling
9. The Dark Tower
10. Punch-Out!!
11. Choose Your Own Adventure
12. Apocalypse Now
13. Fables
14. R.C. Pro-Am
15. Shaun of the Dead
16. Anita Blake
17. Bonk
18. Ninja Warrior
19. Goodfellas
20. Watchmen

Ok, I'm excited just thinking about the Dark Tower series and Venture Bros.  Watchmen could be beyond brilliant if done by the right team.  And I still don't understand why the Wii didn't launch with a new Punch Out!!! title.

But comon guys.  Anita Blake?  Goodfellas?  Choose Your Own Adventure? Racquetball? CURLING?! WTMF. 

I think this should have been a top 10 list.  You could cull this down to the top 10 decent suggestions and have a nice, tight list.
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 25, 2008, 02:47:25 PM
what the hell is this shit

20 Things I Like: The List
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: Vizzys on April 25, 2008, 02:49:38 PM
iam very glad most of those have not been made into games

especially comedy tv shows, terrible videogame idea!
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: drew on April 25, 2008, 02:51:35 PM
I don't even know what 3/4 of the things on that list are.  But shaun of the dead was already made and it's called Dead Rising, which would KO any attempt with it's giant cock.
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 25, 2008, 03:18:44 PM
my top 5 underused properties/licenses:

1. gg allin
2. the 12 stations of the cross
3. pooping
4. pier paulo pasolini
5. 4chan's "nigg*rbeam" meme
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: Grecco on April 25, 2008, 03:32:30 PM
Shit list.

Rambo should be on it.
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: Eric P on April 25, 2008, 03:35:21 PM
Quote from: Professor Prole on April 25, 2008, 03:18:44 PM
my top 5 underused properties/licenses:

1. gg allin
2. the 12 stations of the cross
3. pooping
4. pier paulo pasolini

way to be redundant and repeat yourself while saying the same thing over and over again.

here's an underutilized license.  Sonic The Hedgehog.  Why hasn't anyone released a game with him in it this week?

Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: disgruntled_jojo on April 25, 2008, 03:41:59 PM
A much better article would be the 20 most OVERutilized licenses.  Shit that needs to be given a rest.

1) Mario
2) Sonic
3) Zelda
4) Halo
5) Madden
6) Tony Hawk

etc
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: demi on April 25, 2008, 03:49:39 PM
Shaun of the Dead??? LMAO

Have they not played DEAD RISING?

And Hot Fuzz = Rainbow Six Vegas

There, I used your licenses

Why would you want shitty ass new games for those old ones?
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: drew on April 25, 2008, 03:54:41 PM
Quote from: demi on April 25, 2008, 03:49:39 PM
And Hot Fuzz = Rainbow Six Vegas

They should put a supermarket in Rainbow Six. 
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: demi on April 25, 2008, 03:58:05 PM
I heard they did in Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Title: Re: Most Underutilized Licenses in Gaming
Post by: Vizzys on April 25, 2008, 04:13:39 PM
Quote from: ParticleReality on April 25, 2008, 03:27:15 PM
Quote from: Professor Prole on April 25, 2008, 03:18:44 PM
5. 4chan's "nigg*rbeam" meme

uh, you mean shoop da whoop?

no hes calling it what it is, shoop da whoop is the sound it makes