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I remember playing the old GB game on an old IIgs. Never did get far in it tho.

Yeah, I mentioned it about 6 months ago.

I keep forgetting to mention Ghostbusters, too. Looks promising.

Original voice acting last I heard... it'd be a stretch to look for anything like the original cast 25 years later in a movie, tho.

II didn't work very well; some magic only works once. Who knows.

Last edited by Bat (2008-05-25 3:01 am)

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/4142.html

Ghostbusters?  Hmmm...how about a Time Bandits video game.  Or maybe Clash of the Titans?

Actually, I think they could make a great game out of those Harryhausen movies.  Especially 7th Voyage of Sinbad.   I just find it strange that these frachises still retain their modernity despite being 25 years old.  When I was a kid, a movie from the 50's was like a treasure from a forgotten age.

Metacell wrote:

Actually, I think they could make a great game out of those Harryhausen movies.  Especially 7th Voyage of Sinbad.   I just find it strange that these frachises still retain their modernity despite being 25 years old.  When I was a kid, a movie from the 50's was like a treasure from a forgotten age.

Movies have changed less over the past 25 years compared to 50-25 years ago.  Also, the marketing tie-ins and cartoon spin-offs helped keep it fresh.

Still, some of the real oldies have retained their modernity over the years.  Batman was originally conceived in 1939, televised in the 60's, and saw its first movie incarnation in 1966.

Last edited by Mr. T (2008-05-28 11:01 am)

ScifiterX wrote:

Right up until it burns it way through Krell Metal in an attempt to destroy you.

Monsters from the Id!

Forbidden Planet does hold up well, even its effects, esp. considering it was partly a drive-in, 'date' movie (Anne Francis/Alta. Metacell, of course, was less than a total success on the Krell brain-boosting test. ) And it's got Robbie the Robot.

The Day the Earth Stood Still probably holds up the best, I think. Klaatu borada nikto ftw, Gort. And a Bernard Hermann score never hurt.

Still, Ghostbusters has the sort of open-ended structure to support game scenarios better than those, I think. Often when you tell a story really well, it's self-contained, ends where it should. GB has room for more scenarios without breaking the consistency of feel.

They've been working on a remake for some time; hasn't quite left the ground yet.

Vivendi UK Closing, Ghostbusters Still in Limbo
MCV announces that most of the staff from Vivendi has hade its transition to their new Activision Blizzard offices, as activities at Vivendi UK are brought to an end. They report that the impact of redundancies has not been as great as many had anticipated, quoting Activision Blizzard’s UK managing director Andrew Brown saying: "We offered people a lot more jobs than were taken in the end. And we’ve tried to make sure everybody who did come across felt that it was a positive move." They also report that the fates of Ghostbusters and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand are still up in the air, as Activision Blizzard has not decided what to do with these two Vivendi projects.

http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board. … adid=91055

Metacell wrote:

I guess this is a good thread to bring up:
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
starring: Keanu Reeves as Klaatu

No, no- the Movie Craptacularity thread!

It'll be as good as "E.P: The Extraterrestrial Penguin." [/Bloom County]

any word on when?