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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. Re:gah - just say no to supporting Card! by Bullet-Dodger · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just in case this gets modded as a troll, it is true. If you enjoy Orson Scott Card's books, do yourself a favor and never read his essays. But if you really want to: here's one.

  2. Re:Running Man by paulcammish · · Score: 2, Informative
    Wouldnt that pretty much be Smash TV?

    For those who didnt play it, imagine Running Man crossed with Robotron - with rather (for the time) gory graphics, complete with an over the top host.

    "BINGO! TOTAL CARNAGE! IIII-LOVE-IT! YEAAA!"