Petition For Daikatana Sequel Started

Thanks to Blues News for pointing to this online petition demanding a sequel to Daikatana. Reasons for wanting a follow-up to John Romero's infamous PC FPS include the fact that "Daikatana's former notoriety has left many people with a feeling of nostalgia for the days leading to the game's completion." Some of comments attached to the 37 current signatures also add insight, including Attila Houtkooper's comment - "Daikatana has changed my life, I need Daikatana 2 to change it back the way it was!"

Comments

Anti-petition

[Nighttime]

So where's the on-line petition to prevent there from being a Daikatana 2? :)

Re:Anti-petition

[Shoggoth of Maul]

Indeed. There should never have been an Outpost 2, nor a Clock Tower 2, or Clock Tower 3, or an E.T., for that matter.

Where is the John Romero we knew? The Doom 2 John Romero whom you could grovel in front of (and then shoot with your rocket launcher)?

I think what motivates these nostalgic people mentioned in the article is that same college-years nostalgia that causes people to watch Xanadu and Dagon.

Or rather, "Face It, We Love Crap"

Someone please remind them,

[Mostly Monkey]

That John Romero still wants to make them his b1tch.

Re:Someone please remind them,

[gmhowell]

At some point in time, there was an ad saying 'John Romero wants to make you his bitch!' Personally, I thought Stevie Case had already applied for that position.

It was just part of the massive amounts of trash talking that was slung in the overlong run up to the game. He was so full of himself, and then managed to sell a pile of dung only slightly less bad than Black and White.

Sad truth is..

[Baron_911]

They have been working on it since before Daikatana 1!!! Brought to you by 3dRealms!!! I hope I live long enough to see the release!!! MWAHHAHAHAHAHA LOL!!!! No really, bad idea :)

Wtf

[KDan]

Some people really have too much time on their hands...

Daniel

Only 43 signatures so far...

[fredrikj]

Looks like there's still hope.

Here's a question:

[breon.halling]

Which is more likely?

a) Sequel to Daikatana

b) Duke Nukem Forver

I highly doubt either will happen in my lifetime. Although, I am pretty out-of-shape, and I smoke... ;)

Re:Here's a question:

[Hard_Code]

What about: Dukatana Forever?

When I read stories like this

[TerryAtWork]

I check the date to see if it's April 1...

looking in all the wrong places?

[TomSawyer]

Daikatana has changed my life, I need Daikatana 2 to change it back the way it was!

Is he openly asking for disappointing sequal so he can lose hope in video games and go back to a normal productive life?

And while we're at it...

[Mensa Babe]

...I think that the original Daikatana should be released as free software. Just imagine the possibilities, when we all could develop the sequel the way we want it. Because, I'm afraid, that in the proprietary sequel, the original spirit could be lost forever.

Tentative title

[lightspawn]

Daikatana: Redemption.

Brought to you by

[Kelz]

The people who swear there was no bugs in Anachronox.

Looking Glass

[Anonymous Coward]

If we are going to talk about Looking Glass, I would MUCH rather see System Shock 3..

What was that petition for, again?

[www.whitehouse.org]

I would understand if this was a petition to have John Romero dipped in alcohol and dragged naked over broken glass until he agreed to personally apologize to everyone who purchased this game and send a sympathy card to people who played the demo. But a petition to do a sequel? Are these people masochists?

There are plenty of other things these guys can do with their time:

• Buy some other $5 game in EB's bargain bin.
  
• Play Daikatana to remember what it was really like.
  
• Join an order of self-flagellating monks.
  

Obligatory Penny Arcade reference

[Virus1984]

just here

oh sure

[chill182]

Oh sure, this gets mentioned on Slashdot, but my petition for a sequel to the Atari 2600 game E.T. gets no recognition.

E.T. 2: Judgement Day
He's back, and this time they'll all pay.

Re:oh sure

[Roto-Rooter Man]

Or the sequel to Custer's Revenge... CR2: Little Big Horny.

Hey,

[mahdi13]

John got his wife to sign the petition =)

107.Stevie Case