Tie-ins: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

[Cha-Ka Khan]

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, anyone?

[King Of Nowhere]

Moonwalker kicked ass back in the day.
It's quite disturbing now.

[vicious_bastard]

That was listed on Cracked's Ten Hardest Old School Games list here

Damn good read - cheers for that.

[ThisIsTheGirl]

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, anyone?

Fairly poor game, but the Special Moves were awesome!!

Still, I guess we should just be thankful that they never made a videogame of The Wiz....

[papalazeru]

That was listed on Cracked's Ten Hardest Old School Games list here

Damn good read - cheers for that.

Seconded. I enjoyed that nostalgic run bit I don't agree with them about being hard.

TMNT was a easy for sure and I complete Ghosts n Goblins on the arcade (it was with quite a few friends). I can understand some of the other suggestions there.

[Nordling]

JUDGE DREDD had another sidescroller that was pretty decent too, if I remember correctly. A tie in from the movie, not the comic.

[thomasgaffney]

That was listed on Cracked's Ten Hardest Old School Games list here

Damn good read - cheers for that.

Tyson's Punch-Out wasn't hard, once you realized his blinking gave away his next move. (one eye blinks - an uppercut from that side. both eyes blink - a fury of 3 straight uppercuts. if i remember correctly).

Ninja Gaiden was a fucking bitch.

[ThisIsTheGirl]

Tyson's Punch-Out wasn't hard, once you realized his blinking gave away his next move. (one eye blinks - an uppercut from that side. both eyes blink - a fury of 3 straight uppercuts. if i remember correctly).

OMG - so many childhood memories just came flooding back to me when I read that! Punch-out, eh? Great days! Happy, happy days indeed......


.....punctuated by deep, dark pits of despair.

[Wolfpack]

Any game made out of these Disney teeny bopper shows are a blight on soceity.

[papalazeru]

Tyson's Punch-Out wasn't hard, once you realized his blinking gave away his next move. (one eye blinks - an uppercut from that side. both eyes blink - a fury of 3 straight uppercuts. if i remember correctly).

OMG - so many childhood memories just came flooding back to me when I read that! Punch-out, eh? Great days! Happy, happy days indeed......


.....punctuated by deep, dark pits of despair.

A couple of word for you there.

M.A.M.E, Emulated and Roms.

There. Should make you feel so much better. I've got punch out and it's freakin' awesome. Still a good 'un.

[King Of Nowhere]

Behold the shitness!





Wayne's World for the GENESIS/MD & SNES.
(screen shots taken from GENESIS/MD version)

The SNES version Looks & Sounds a little better, but they are both awful.

[Seppuku]

Anyone here ever play The Blues Brothers Game? My little brother and I would play this on multiplayer all the time. It was actually pretty decent, and it had a really good soundtrack in the age when MIDIs didn't seem quite so naff.

[King Of Nowhere]

Played the Blues Brothers game for the SNES, this one looks different though.

Don't remember playing it on C64.

EDIT: Damn, that aint midi, it's using my computer's internal speaker.

[LaDracul]

The only good part of the "Wayne's World" game was when they make a reference to "Regarding Henry: the Video Game".

Now I'd like to see THAT one released.

[Seppuku]

Played the Blues Brothers game for the SNES, this one looks different though.

Don't remember playing it on C64.

EDIT: Damn, that aint midi, it's using my computer's internal speaker.

I was actually thinking about the Snes version. I guess I should research my own links better.

[King Of Nowhere]

Played the Blues Brothers game for the SNES, this one looks different though.

Don't remember playing it on C64.

EDIT: Damn, that aint midi, it's using my computer's internal speaker.

I was actually thinking about the Snes version. I guess I should research my own links better.

the SNES one was really hard, from what i can remember.
I kept dying at the start of the 1st level.
It looked great though.

[Seppuku]

Played the Blues Brothers game for the SNES, this one looks different though.

Don't remember playing it on C64.

EDIT: Damn, that aint midi, it's using my computer's internal speaker.

I was actually thinking about the Snes version. I guess I should research my own links better.

the SNES one was really hard, from what i can remember.
I kept dying at the start of the 1st level.
It looked great though.

It was much easier on two-player, where you could do things like jump on Elwood's shoulders so he can throw you onto that tricky ledge.

[ThisIsTheGirl]

I dunno if it's been mentioned yet, but isn't it a foregone conclusion that the Lost videogame due out next year is going to be unremittingly shit?

[Spifftacular SquirrelGirl]

I dunno if it's been mentioned yet, but isn't it a foregone conclusion that the Lost videogame due out next year is going to be unremittingly shit?

That and Heroes most likely.

Which will be good... something both fan-bases can actually agree on then.

[vicious_bastard]

I dunno if it's been mentioned yet, but isn't it a foregone conclusion that the Lost videogame due out next year is going to be unremittingly shit?

I dunno, it would be pretty awesome if you could play as Sayid and brutally torture people. I bet they cynically insert something 'exclusive' pertaining to the new series to make a few more quid.

[ThisIsTheGirl]

Heh - thing is, I think you COULD create a superb vg out of both shows, but more than likely they will fuck it up....

I see you're already dressed for the show, Spiff! I'd better go and do the same....

[godzillasushi]

I dunno if it's been mentioned yet, but isn't it a foregone conclusion that the Lost videogame due out next year is going to be unremittingly shit?

I saw a trailer for it a while back and it looked like Doom 3 with the plastic graphics/everything must be shiny.

It will be pretty bad. Unless they somehow re-create the whole island faithfully and allow me to be the smoke monster and kill people with no point in doing so.

Oh, and I want to push Hurley off a cliff.

[King Of Nowhere]

I dunno if it's been mentioned yet, but isn't it a foregone conclusion that the Lost videogame due out next year is going to be unremittingly shit?

I saw a trailer for it a while back and it looked like Doom 3 with the plastic graphics/everything must be shiny.

Lost as a 1st person shooter could work.

[godzillasushi]

It's 3rd person. Which is why that graphical style does not lend itself to a Lost game.

[Spifftacular SquirrelGirl]

3rd person's okay, I'm assuming that it's more of an exploritory type game anyways.

Although that does work for 1st person mode too.

::shrugs::

[Bayouwolf]

Oh, and I want to push Hurley off a cliff.

I bet he'd bounce.
FPS with Lost. Nah, I'm gonna say give it the Tomb Raider treatment.

Multiple characters in the same level all working toward a different goal.
That'd be so fetch.

[King Of Nowhere]

i could see lost working as a 3D platformer, something similar to Pandemonium or Crash Bandicoot on the PS1.
Or maybe as a kinda Prince Of Persia type game.

[ThisIsTheGirl]

It will be pretty bad. Unless they somehow re-create the whole island faithfully and allow me to be the smoke monster and kill people with no point in doing so.

OMG - that would be awesome. I'm serious - THAT is the sort of thing they should do with a property like Lost, but you just know it will be some kind of generic shooting/puzzle combo!

[godzillasushi]

I'm guessing you are Locke, and you just go from point A to point B to get the "oil can" and bring it back to "Jack." Then get the "medicine" from the van, and the "rag" from the tailsection. "Combine" the "stick" with the "rag" to make a "stick rag." Then light it to find your way to "Claire" who is sick.








....no really, that's probably it.

[ThisIsTheGirl]

LOL


"Your stickrag broke - GAME OVER"

[LaDracul]

I dunno if it's been mentioned yet, but isn't it a foregone conclusion that the Lost videogame due out next year is going to be unremittingly shit?

I saw a trailer for it a while back and it looked like Doom 3 with the plastic graphics/everything must be shiny.

It will be pretty bad. Unless they somehow re-create the whole island faithfully and allow me to be the smoke monster and kill people with no point in doing so.

Oh, and I want to push Hurley off a cliff.

But if they turn to cannibalism, wouldn't he be the best choice to start eating?

[King Of Nowhere]

Indiana Jones on the genesis/mega drive.

Looked great, played like shit.

[Bob Samonkey]

I'm guessing you are Locke, and you just go from point A to point B to get the "oil can" and bring it back to "Jack." Then get the "medicine" from the van, and the "rag" from the tailsection. "Combine" the "stick" with the "rag" to make a "stick rag." Then light it to find your way to "Claire" who is sick.








....no really, that's probably it.

I read that you are one of the extra crash victims and your story is around the main story but not having anything to do with it. Kinda like Nicky and Paulo. The Lost writers are writing it so it could be good. Who knows...

[Nachokoolaid]

Game, set, WAITFORIT... Match.

Worst tie-in ever.

I was reading through this thread to see if anyone posted this, because if not, I was going to. This is the first game that came to mind in terms of cashing in on cheap product placement, etc.

[LaDracul]

Well, this isn't a traditional tie-in, but remember "Muppet Race Mania"? It was a racing game starring the Muppets, and they had courses based on their movies up to "Muppets From Space".



And you could also play as Bean Bunny. Maybe I should go and try to find a copy on eBay...

[Bob Samonkey]

Well, this isn't a traditional tie-in, but remember "Muppet Race Mania"? It was a racing game starring the Muppets, and they had courses based on their movies up to "Muppets From Space".



And you could also play as Bean Bunny. Maybe I should go and try to find a copy on eBay...

You can come over and play mine!!

[CeeBeeUK]

I'm guessing you are Locke, and you just go from point A to point B to get the "oil can" and bring it back to "Jack." Then get the "medicine" from the van, and the "rag" from the tailsection. "Combine" the "stick" with the "rag" to make a "stick rag." Then light it to find your way to "Claire" who is sick.








....no really, that's probably it.

I read that you are one of the extra crash victims and your story is around the main story but not having anything to do with it. Kinda like Nicky and Paulo. The Lost writers are writing it so it could be good. Who knows...

I want you to think very carefully about what you are saying

[Chilli]

I'd love to play as Locke, and retcon events so that he never goes through his tedious 'crisis of faith' storyline.

[Bob Samonkey]

I'm guessing you are Locke, and you just go from point A to point B to get the "oil can" and bring it back to "Jack." Then get the "medicine" from the van, and the "rag" from the tailsection. "Combine" the "stick" with the "rag" to make a "stick rag." Then light it to find your way to "Claire" who is sick.








....no really, that's probably it.

I read that you are one of the extra crash victims and your story is around the main story but not having anything to do with it. Kinda like Nicky and Paulo. The Lost writers are writing it so it could be good. Who knows...

I want you to think very carefully about what you are saying

Hey it's Lost. Stranger things have happened...

[Chilli]

I'm guessing you are Locke, and you just go from point A to point B to get the "oil can" and bring it back to "Jack." Then get the "medicine" from the van, and the "rag" from the tailsection. "Combine" the "stick" with the "rag" to make a "stick rag." Then light it to find your way to "Claire" who is sick.








....no really, that's probably it.

I read that you are one of the extra crash victims and your story is around the main story but not having anything to do with it. Kinda like Nicky and Paulo. The Lost writers are writing it so it could be good. Who knows...

I want you to think very carefully about what you are saying

Hey it's Lost. Stranger things have happened...

Yep. People are still defending S2.

[King Of Nowhere]

Time to bump this thread!

Put these in the GOOD section.

SAM & MAX

A comic book that got turned into a point & click game, then into a TV series, then back into a series of point & click games.

The Comic Book


The DOS game


The recent episodic games

[junesquad]

I would like to see them remake the old DOS computer game: Lemmings



The lemmings would walk in a straight line and you had to make certain lemmings do specific tasks so that the lemmings could make it to the door without dying. I LOVED IT.



Last I checked you could actually play the game online now.

[King Of Nowhere]

erm, last time i checked, Lemmings wasn't a tie in or "franchise extension".

[junesquad]

erm, last time i checked, Lemmings wasn't a tie in or "franchise extension".

Sorry... I read the thread and thought that it would be cool if the brought back lemmings with today's technology... so I thought I would post it here.

[King Of Nowhere]

erm, last time i checked, Lemmings wasn't a tie in or "franchise extension".

Sorry... I read the thread and thought that it would be cool if the brought back lemmings with today's technology... so I thought I would post it here.

Well, if you thought you'd post that here then you didn't really read the thread, the clue is in the title.
This thread is for Tie-ins, go start a Retro Remakes thread or something for the lemmings thing.

[junesquad]

erm, last time i checked, Lemmings wasn't a tie in or "franchise extension".

Sorry... I read the thread and thought that it would be cool if the brought back lemmings with today's technology... so I thought I would post it here.

Well, if you thought you'd post that here then you didn't really read the thread, the clue is in the title.
This thread is for Tie-ins, go start a Retro Remakes thread or something for the lemmings thing.

Well, I did read the thread, but based off the first post, I thought it could be related to video games that they just kept bring back in newer forms that weren't any good. I am sorry that I misunderstood the concept entirely. I didn't know there was a movie called Evil Dead.

[Retardo_Montalban]

I know it was a good game but does Clumsy Colin count as a bad tie in as it was just about advertising the damn Skips crisps.

I suppose the first real advertised product in a game.

Which came first?

I own this game. I still have it and played it as recently as 6 months ago. It is awesome!

The worst tie-in games for me were Total Recall and Bill & Ted. I had no idea what to do in Total Recall. I'd go in a back alley and kill some guy and then wander around some more. Bill & Ted was even worse. I'd spend hours trying to find these people I'm supposed to talk to and I'd find all but one in the first 10 minutes and spend the rest of the time going back and forth. I think I was able to get on a horse or something but I couldn't control the horse and fell off.

[Retardo_Montalban]

Well, I did read the thread, but based off the first post, I thought it could be related to video games that they just kept bring back in newer forms that weren't any good. I am sorry that I misunderstood the concept entirely. I didn't know there was a movie called Evil Dead.

graaa?

Still to this day, I am astounded.

[King Of Nowhere]

I didn't know there was a movie called Evil Dead.

Please go directly to nearest video store & pick up Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 & Army Of Darkness, you owe it to yourself.

P.S. don't let DJJ know you've never seen the Evil Dead movies.

[junesquad]

Anywho... the tie-in game that I did buy was:





Sega's Batman forever... movement was choppy... the game was easy, but it was difficult to play because of the crappy quality of the game. The animated Batman game was SOOO much better. (The game based of the animated cartoon)




However, now I feel I must point out a game that I got based off a movie that was AMAZING is...



Spider-Man 2



With the amazing graphics, ease of movement and free-style swinging, Spider-Man 2 on XBOX has to be one of my most favorite games... EVER.