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Video Game Revival

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:25 am
by Devin
Here's a tough nut for you to crack. If you could resurrect one single video game franchise throughout the ages with a sequel or maybe even a prequel which would you chose and state your reasons. I'll have to give this some thought myself!! So many great games and oh so much time wasted.

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:43 pm
by Bas
well, i would like to see a sequel to Aidyn Chronicles for the N64. But i guess i'm the only one in the world who was crazy enough to go through that game!!

Other than that it's been to long since we've seen a brand new 2D mario platformer. Oh it's such a cliche, but i would love to see another Super Mario World.

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:24 pm
by Devin
Personally i'd like to see a sequel to Flashback in all its 2 Dimensional glory, forget that 3D Fade to Black (Rubbish!).

This time however i'm sure the animations can be increased ten fold with more gameplay innovations and a greater depth of combat would be fantastic. Also lose the stupid ending and maintain the pace of the earlier missions with some decent arcing storylines. Surely this is in the realms of possibility with all the handheld platforms about.

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:11 pm
by tgn_rogue
Hmm thats a pretty hard question, I would probably choose a CD-i title though to be honest like Escape From Cyber City, Rise of the Robots or Lords of the Rising Sun ... now Lords of the Rising Sun would be good if it was re-made. Then again Another Discworld game would be great ... gahhh there are just way to many to choose from ..

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:28 am
by list
its got to be a new dizzy game

god i loved them on the c64

the length of time i wasted on them was unreal. what ever happened to the oliver twins

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:07 am
by Devin
I hear you on that one!!

Loved the run of Dizzy Adventure games although I’m not a huge fan of the spin-offs. Spectrum was my bread and butter for these games.

Check out this website: Fantastic Dizzy, so perhaps you'll get your wish!!

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:49 pm
by Bas
I've never heard of that. What's Dizzy like?

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:56 pm
by tgn_rogue
Bas wrote:I've never heard of that. What's Dizzy like?
Same, well I dont THINK ive heard of it lol, sure ive never played it though lol.

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:05 pm
by list
Never relised just how many there was

1986
- Dizzy Never Released
Dreamworld Pogie -
Wonderland Dizzy -



1987
- Treasure Island Dizzy
- Fast Food

1988
- Fantasy World Dizzy

1989
- Kwik Snax

1990
- Magicland Dizzy
- Dizzy Panic!
- Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk
- Bubble Dizzy
- Spellbound Dizzy

1991
- Dizzy Down the Rapids
- The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
- Crystal Kingdom Dizzy

1992
- Dizzy The Adventurer

1993
- Go! Dizzy Go!

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:10 pm
by Bas
what is it? looks something like kirby?

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:19 pm
by Devin
Your forgetting just plain "Dizzy" the original adventure before Treasure Island!!

Well Dizzy was a walking talking egg basically, set in a very creative adventure game full of character and some great puzzles. I was hooked to this series of adventure games throughout my childhood, great fun!! Of course the creators called The Oliver Twins (yes actual twins!!) bear more than a slight resemblance to Dizzy these days with heads like a hardboiled egg :roll: gotta love 'em.

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:37 am
by list
:lol: Your right they do !!! :lol:

http://www.olivertwins.com/

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:45 am
by list
Found this where they mention CD-I

The future
CRASH: How do you see computer games developing in the future?

Phil: The UK market is undoubtedly going to follow the US and everything is moving towards consoles, which are easier systems for people to understand. The main problem is the cost of console cartridges.

Andy: Phillips are about to bring out the CD-I, Compact Disc Interactive, which I believe will do very well in a few years time. Compact discs are relatively cheap to produce - about the same as audio cassettes - and therefore should overcome the disadvantage of the expensive console cartridges. The idea is that you buy a player similar to a video recorder which can load computer games. I've seen some demonstrations of interactive cartoons which are very impressive.

http://www.mjwilson.demon.co.uk/crash/96/dizzy.htm

Maybe they thought of a DIZZY game on CD-I ?????

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:39 pm
by Devin
Nice find!!

I doubt it went any further than this speculation however.

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:41 pm
by Merijn
I would love to see Burn Cycle resurrected!! You know.. the same haunting game atmosphere.. but now in Glorious 3D!! Definately potential there...

of course.. any of the Lucasarts adventures would be great! Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis for example.. great stuff!