1981 here as well and to me TMNT is a God tier theme. I'd be on board with a G1 Transformers, He-Man or Thundercats in much the same way. I hadn't realised Turtles was so polarising
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So what's the vibe for the next game? Is Borg doing Godzilla nailed on? What's Elwin working on do we know?
Quoted from PinMonk:Lawrence Welk. Sappy TV variety/singing show from the 1950s and 1960s that was syndicated in the 1970s.
Thanks. That sounds like an absolutely terrible idea. I can say with some certainty hardly anyone outside of America will know wtf this is.
Quoted from PinMonk:Pretty sure it's a joke. SNL had a running gag roasting the wholesomeness of the show for years.
Thank goodness for that. The BttF dream is still alive
Quoted from SLCpunk2113:It’s a joke making fun of horrible boomer theme suggestions.
Yeah sorry, joke was wasted on me as I had no clue wtf Welk was
Quoted from pudealee:It wouldn't surprise me if Stern did BTTF. They have a trend of doing remakes of old Data East licenses
- Batman
- Jurassic Park
- Star Trek
- Star Wars
- TMNT
- WWF (WWE)
Last Action Hero confirmed!
Quoted from gambit3113:I hope you get BTTF. I fear for the marketability of that license beyond the 40-50 people here that are so enamored with the thought, but I don’t know a thing about such potential. In my opinion there are far better 80s movie licenses for properties that have carried much more general popularity into the 2020s: Ferris Butler’s Day Off, E.T., and Goonies come to mind top of head.
But I do think that Godzilla will prove to be a wildly popular license. I just don’t think there is any objective truth to the belief that a random family walking by a row of operated games will be drawn to a Back to the Future title with anywhere near the frequency of Godzilla. I mean, screeching Kaiju and mass destruction vs. Delorean and MJF likeness. Come on.
Back to the Future is HUGE. You massively underestimate the following those films have.
Quoted from gambit3113:Listen fellas, I’m no stranger to the cinephile, uber dork , and geekdom culture. I’ve been a member of the 501st since 2007 and I’ve been to every con and comic show and cosplay event there is and you can name. I know dudes that go to LebowskiFest, which is an annual event. I’ve been on RPF for 15 years. All that said, I think I have my finger
on the pulse of pop culture and what licenses do and do not move the needle for large numbers of people.
That is not to say that there isn’t a loyal following to a particular movie. That isn’t to say that replica cars from certain movies and shows aren’t highly prized and collectible and outlandishly priced. All very true. But BTTF is not, on the grand scale of pop culture fandoms, anywhere near the behemoth some here will have us believe. It isn’t close to Indiana Jones, for example - a license having produced two machines.
And give me a break on certain items being produced for BTTF or a gathering of celebs at a con. Firefly gets that same treatment and was a tiny property. Godzilla has had posters and figures and merch released on Mondo literally in the last week that sold out in seconds. You don’t dig Godzilla. Cool. But to suggest it’s a niche or “left field” license is absurd. It’s massive and ubiquitous and global - a perfect international recipe. I’m not in any way suggesting I don’t like BTTF (the sequels blow, but I digress). But I am saying that it’s just not a heavy-hitter property and there is no comparison here between the two potential licenses. Wanna know how I know? Gary licensed Godzilla and gave it to his MVP and is pumping the hell out of it behind the scenes to the distros.
Trouble is mate, earlier you suggested Ferris Bueller's Day Off was a bigger license. Which makes me think you might not quite have your finger on the pulse like you suggest.
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