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On Licenses That Should Be Made Into Games

Posted by simoniker on from the slashdot-a-good-choice dept.

Ant writes "GameSpy has an article discussing their favorite ideas for licenses that should be made into games, but haven't made the transition yet." The piece, thankfully, notes that we "often get slammed with hideously inappropriate or just badly implemented and misbegotten licensed creations", but also argues: "For every Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Pirates of the Caribbean, or Superman for the N64, we'll occasionally get a Tron 2.0, or Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic", before picking The Road Warrior, Lone Wolf and Cub, and Ender's Game, among others, as licenses they'd like to see made into games. Which licenses do you think could survive the transition to games intact?

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  1. One license that should really be made into a game by 3141 · · Score: 5, Funny

    THE GPL!

  2. As Gabe and Tycho put it... by Emexies · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they're ever going to develop an Ender's Game, uh, game, I sure hope that the developers doesn't read this Penny Arcade strip.

  3. SPACE BALLS THE VIDEO GAME! by Major+Scud · · Score: 5, Funny

    Space Balls the first person shooter! Space Balls the real time strategy! Space Balls the turn based strategy! Space Balls the massively multiplayer online roleplaying game! Space Balls the role playing game! Space Balls the fighting game! Space Balls the racing game! Space Balls the kart racing game! Space Balls the platformer! Space Balls the flight sim! Space Balls the vehicular combat game! Space Balls the stealth espionage action game! Space Balls the point and click adventure game! Moichandizing! Moichandizing! where the real money from the video game is made.