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Hope for Another Star Control Sequel?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the beware-the-ur-quan dept.

Pluvius writes "A recent post on GameSpot's Rumor Control blog suggests that there may be a chance for a new entry in the classic Star Control series in the foreseeable future. It would be developed by Toys for Bob, the creator of the first two games in the series, and it is implied that the company already holds the rights for the franchise. Quoting from the article: 'But maybe, just maybe, if enough of you people out there send [Alex Ness, producer] e-mails requesting that Toys For Bob do a legitimate sequel to Star Control 2, I'll be able to show them to [Toys For Bob parent company] Activision, along with a loaded handgun, and they will finally be convinced to roll the dice on this thing.'"

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  1. I shouldn't be surprised... by The_Incubator · · Score: 3, Insightful
    So there's people in the game industry who need to be convinced that another real Star Control game is a good idea?

    I knew the industry was in sad shape but I didn't think it was that bad, even after 50,000 Madden games.

    Nick

    1. Re:I shouldn't be surprised... by July+21,+2006 · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Honestly, it's so tiresome to keep seeing these attacks on the Madden franchise. To fans of video game football, the series has been a benchmark for many years. Do you offer any other reasons for the industry being in sad shape other than the fact that a game series that you don't like is quite popular? Get over yourself.

      --
      Christopher Culver is a spammer.
  2. Re:Frungy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Frungy is one of those things that is better left to the imagination, I'll certainly be pissed if they do implement Frungy as some stupid side game in the new SC.

  3. Re:The Ur-Quan Masters by Erioll · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Remember that the lack of evidence of "The Ultimate Evil"'s existance is proof of its nefarious intent.

  4. Re:Star Crap by ScottyH · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm 23 years old.

    And FFXI it doesn't come close.

    I can't even play Japanese movie-fests. Star Control makes you feel like you're a part of something. It's pretty amazing really. Funny, exciting, rich in interesting characters, difficult and has a great battle engine (you can play melee against your friends for hours).

    It's easily in my top 5 games of all time, along with MOO2, X-COM, Fallout 2 and Buldar's Gate 2, none of which are 3D.

    We really should have age limits on Slashdot...

  5. Re:I'd be surprised if it happened... by Pluvius · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Because Ness wants you to spam him. Read the article.

    Rob

  6. Looking forward to Star Control! by MaWeiTao · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I eagerly hope to see a new Star Control game. The originals were great. I just hope whoever develops the game keeps things simple and is faithful to the gameplay of the originals. But man, there's a lot of potential here.