Author Topic: Games based on movie or TV licenses are evil, but... (Read 2033 times)

chronovore · « **on:** April 12, 2011, 03:36:18 AM »

...honestly, what TV series or movie would make an undeniably awesome game?

I remember when Namco picked up the "Snake Plissken license," and they were apparently making an Escape from New York movie, I was super excited. Then it was canceled, and I was all:

Today the Big Trouble in Little China movie was playing on a workstation near my own, and I thought "MAN, that would be a kick ass game!" It wouldn't really work with the Telltale Games style of point-and-click, though. It would have to be some kind of action/platformer, and to be truly interesting, you'd probably have to play someone other than Jack... since he's only got lucky reflexes.

So which license would you like to see adapted, and what genre of gameplay would it be?

ManaByte · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2011, 03:40:00 AM »

I want a new Populous that has the Thor license.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2011, 04:12:49 AM »

I want a Once Upon a Time in China beat-em-up, with a vastly different character model and voice actor for stages four and five.

iconoclast · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2011, 05:35:24 AM »

A Black Lagoon TPS would be godlike.

Of course, only Mikami could make a TPS good enough to do the series justice.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2011, 06:41:42 AM »

Wasn't there an awesome Big Trouble In Little China game on C64?

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2011, 07:28:31 AM »

I'd say Twin Peaks but then they already made Deadly Premonition.

tiesto · « **Reply #6 on:** April 12, 2011, 09:06:39 AM »

I'd love to see an action adventure based on Princess Mononoke, or a Full House fighting game.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #7 on:** April 12, 2011, 09:24:08 AM »

The Wild Wild West (original 60s TV show)
Get Smart (TV show)
Adam West Batman

Polari · « **Reply #8 on:** April 12, 2011, 09:44:34 AM »

I was upset when they cancelled that Dirty Harry game, even though it was probably going to be shit.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #9 on:** April 12, 2011, 10:18:29 AM »

Arrested Development 2D fighting game

chronovore · « **Reply #10 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:27:59 AM »

Quote from: Dr. Feelbad on April 12, 2011, 09:24:08 AM

The Wild Wild West (original 60s TV show)
Get Smart (TV show)
Adam West Batman

Christ, d00d, are you as old as I am?

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Those are great choices

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Man, I miss WWW.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #11 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:40:11 AM »

I am 41!

Diunx · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:52:07 AM »

Spartacus blood and sand

pilonv1 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2011, 07:37:05 PM »

Life Goes On

Akala · « **Reply #14 on:** April 12, 2011, 08:07:33 PM »

MOONLIGHTING POINT AND CLICK

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15 on:** April 12, 2011, 08:41:41 PM »

Kane and Lynch ripoff based on Perfect Strangers

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #16 on:** April 12, 2011, 09:30:46 PM »

Quote from: Akala on April 12, 2011, 08:07:33 PM

MOONLIGHTING POINT AND CLICK

i would buy this game, david addison was my hero

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2011, 09:38:02 PM »

Bosom Buddies eroge

tiesto · « **Reply #18 on:** April 12, 2011, 09:42:46 PM »

Seinfeld: The Fighters
Pete and Pete RPG
David The Gnome 2D platformer
Sesame Street tactical cover shooter
Dragnet point and click
Carnosaur FPS

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #19 on:** April 12, 2011, 10:03:54 PM »

Quote from: Dr. Feelbad on April 12, 2011, 09:24:08 AM

Adam West Batman

This exists. I had it for my Amiga.

chronovore · « **Reply #20 on:** April 12, 2011, 10:33:39 PM »

Quote from: Dr. Feelbad on April 12, 2011, 11:40:11 AM

I am 41!

"You are not a number, you are a human being."

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I'm 43!

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Cormacaroni · « **Reply #21 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:17:53 PM »

Kill Bill.

cool breeze · « **Reply #22 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:21:53 PM »

The Rocketeer

Dark Void kinda tried to be it, but it was smelly and the weird alien world isn't as cool as a pulpy WW2 where Hollywood actors are Nazi spies. Also, Jennifer Connelly and Howard Hughes.
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Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #23 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:29:06 PM »

Anyone play the Rocketeer game on the SNES? It looked terrible.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #24 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:36:03 PM »

I think there are tons of great movies or TV licenses or books that would make wonderful universes and backdrops for games. The problem is once the licensing costs and demands of the original licenses are factored in, the product inevitably turns into some derivative piece of shit trying to ape the film.

See something like The Matrix games which had a wonderful new universe to explore but were shit.

iconoclast · « **Reply #25 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:42:23 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on April 12, 2011, 11:17:53 PM

Kill Bill.

YES

Kill Bill action game directed by Itagaki

cool breeze · « **Reply #26 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:48:49 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on April 12, 2011, 11:29:06 PM

Anyone play the Rocketeer game on the SNES? It looked terrible.

I remember playing it and finding the first level too hard to pass. You fly a plane around a circle but I couldn't do it! I'm curious if there were jetpack parts.

edit: wow, watching videos on youtube, maybe I was better off never passing that section.

btw, Dark Void Zero is actually really fun. It's that NES style tie-in game to Dark Void.

Quote from: Stoney Mason on April 12, 2011, 11:36:03 PM

I think there are tons of great movies or TV licenses or books that would make wonderful universes and backdrops for games. The problem is once the licensing costs and demands of the original licenses are factored in, the product inevitably turns into some derivative piece of shit trying to ape the film.

See something like The Matrix games which had a wonderful new universe to explore but were shit.

I like it when a game simply resembles a famous movie or show. As much as people hate on Oni, I liked that game, and it's probably the best Ghost in the Shell game.

chronovore · « **Reply #27 on:** April 13, 2011, 08:21:09 AM »

Stoney: Yeah, I'm aware of the licensing issues. They're horrible. Even dealing with stuff that should be simple becomes stupid complicated. And if you're really unlucky, you'll actually have to deal with actors.

Screw the reality of it. This thread is just a mental exercise to play with what kinds of movies and shows would translate well into a different media.

Quote from: Linkzg on April 12, 2011, 11:21:53 PM

The Rocketeer

Dark Void kinda tried to be it, but it was smelly and the weird alien world isn't as cool as a pulpy WW2 where Hollywood actors are Nazi spies. Also, Jennifer Connelly and Howard Hughes.
[youtube=560,345]pMQwT9z0Jyc[/youtube]

When I first saw the ad for Dark Void, I assumed it was a Rocketeer game. I thought maybe it would be The ROCKETEER versus The Dark Void!

How about an A-Team game based on Banjo/Kazooie N&B, so you can brawl, and then build a crazy vehicle before BUSTING OUT OF A BARN!

Corporal · « **Reply #28 on:** April 13, 2011, 06:55:44 PM »

Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs

aka something something Bismarck run through a mixer.

Oh wait.

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This will suck sweaty donkey balls, won't it?

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I don't care, the horrible mangling of the story and dialed-up-to-eleven and utterly random voice acting have elevated this series to some sort of cult trash status in Germany, at least for a ~~chosen few~~ small deranged fanbase. Playing the game will probably cause horrible internal bleeding and spontaneous defecation through every possible and impossible orifice, but by Jove, I'm gonna like it.

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #29 on:** April 13, 2011, 07:04:56 PM »

Quote from: Corporal on April 13, 2011, 06:55:44 PM

Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs

This is out on DVD!

chronovore · « **Reply #30 on:** April 14, 2011, 01:50:53 AM »

Macross/Robotech would benefit from an RTS treatment.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #31 on:** April 14, 2011, 01:52:03 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on April 14, 2011, 01:50:53 AM

Macross/Robotech would benefit from an RTS treatment.

I would like it from an action RPG stance even though I'm not exactly sure of what that game actually is.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #32 on:** April 14, 2011, 02:11:00 AM »

Monday Night Football

Cravis · « **Reply #33 on:** April 14, 2011, 08:15:35 AM »

I'd kill for a Starship Troopers game that played like Earth Defense Force. As close as I think I'll ever get it using the ST soundtrack while playing EDF.

I hated that they cancelled the Snake Plissken game too. Someone needs to get the license, get Carpenter and Russell on board, and just make their idea for the final movie, Escape from Earth, into a game.

chronovore · « **Reply #34 on:** April 14, 2011, 09:35:46 AM »

I'd never even heard of Escape from Earth until this thread. Wow.

You know, I wasn't a fan of Escape from LA. It was a bit too much like leaping from Evil Dead to Army of Darkness, without even having the transitional step of Evil Dead 2. Raimi pulled that off, but it didn't work here. Carpenter and Russell can both do comedy (Big Trouble in Little China), but Plissken isn't meant to be over-the-top funny.

MoxManiac · « **Reply #35 on:** April 15, 2011, 08:23:33 AM »

Stargate SG1/Atlantis. A WRPG would be cool.

Cravis · « **Reply #36 on:** April 15, 2011, 09:41:49 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on April 14, 2011, 09:35:46 AM

I'd never even heard of Escape from Earth until this thread. Wow.

You know, I wasn't a fan of Escape from LA. It was a bit too much like leaping from Evil Dead to Army of Darkness, without even having the transitional step of Evil Dead 2. Raimi pulled that off, but it didn't work here. Carpenter and Russell can both do comedy (Big Trouble in Little China), but Plissken isn't meant to be over-the-top funny.

I thought Escape from LA started off good but once Snake caught up with Cuervo's gang it all went downhill.

I'm hoping the remake is dead. There's only one man who can play Snake Plissken. I'd love to read the script for Escape from Earth if it exists.

chronovore · « **Reply #37 on:** April 17, 2011, 02:04:26 AM »

Yeah, but I wonder if Carpenter has even written one. I'd love to read that, too.

The Thing game based on his movie got really high marks for its day.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #38 on:** April 17, 2011, 03:01:28 PM »

i always thought The Warriors would make an awesome game. it basically follows a beat-em up arcade game formula-- they go to different "stages" where they have to fight their way out, with bosses along the way.

was extremely surprised when Rockstar licensed it. even more surprised when I found out it was GTA style and basically a huge prequel to the movie.

chronovore · « **Reply #39 on:** April 17, 2011, 08:31:49 PM »

It's more like a re-telling of the movie's storyline, with lots of flashbacks. And it's less of a GTA style game than a brawler with character progression. I really liked it.

Cravis · « **Reply #40 on:** April 18, 2011, 08:03:07 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on April 17, 2011, 02:04:26 AM

Yeah, but I wonder if Carpenter has even written one. I'd love to read that, too.

The Thing game based on his movie got really high marks for its day.

The Thing was decent. I wished they would have stayed away from using Childs and MacReady. I prefer not knowing their fate. The atmosphere and sound were good. I just hated how one minute you would test a teammate and he'd be human, the next he'd turn just because a scripted moment dictated he would do so.

chronovore · « **Reply #41 on:** April 19, 2011, 10:33:37 AM »

Yeah, I agree that not knowing the fate of those two is really the whole point of that movie's ending. But that kind of conceit always bothers me. I really got perturbed when Alien³, in its very first scene, entirely negated the hard-won successes of the far superior Aliens movie which preceded it.

When I first started playing The Saboteur, with all that black-and-white, I was treating it like Schindler's List: The Game. As soon as I realized the Nazis wouldn't recognize my terrorist tomfoolery if I danced an Irish jig in front of them, I was able to enjoy it.

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