Author Topic: Which old movies should be made into video games? (Read 8789 times)

Chozo Ghost · « **on:** February 07, 2008, 09:06:33 AM »

I just finished playing the Godfather game for the Wii, which was pretty awesome and also amazing considering the movie itself is like 35 years old. That's a heck of a long time for that movie to become a game. Most games that are based on movies are for new ones which are still in the theatres, but there are a heck of a lot of old films which could really make great video games. What kinds of old films would you guys like to see put on the Wii or other current consoles?

Now, don't laugh at me for this, but I was thinking the movie Groundhog's Day with Bill Murray would make an awesome sandbox type of game, where you start out each day exactly the same, but you can choose to explore the city and do whatever you want without any real fear of consequence, because you'll still wake up the next day on the same time and all that. The way you'd win the game - if there really is a way to win - would be to win the heart of that woman Bill is in love with. I honestly think that would be a cool game if it were done right.

There are lots of other movies I could think of as well. Someone give me a studio and a budget!

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2008, 09:15:18 AM »

I LOVED Godfather on Wii, one of my favorite games for Wii.

bustin98 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2008, 10:13:40 AM »

I'd like to see you make 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner' into a game...

How about a rhythm game based on 'Sound of Music'. We could have dancing Nazis around a giant singing head of Julie Andrews.

Actually, North By Northwest would be kinda neat. And I have a fantasy of all the James Bond movies being remade into games, but I think that idea has died.

matt oz · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2008, 10:35:53 AM »

Neuromancer

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2008, 11:07:54 AM »

Super Mario Brothers The Movie

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2008, 11:45:55 AM »

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Originally posted by: Lord_die_seis
Super Mario Brothers The Movie

Lol, yeah that would be something, wouldn't it? I would hope Miyamoto would be directing the project, though.

Another thing which would be great is video games based on the Star Trek movies. I know there are Star Trek games now, but I want to see ones based on specific movies. The top priority should be for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Unfortunately, these movies were made back before video games really existed, but that doesn't mean they can't get that treatment now.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2008, 11:50:16 AM »

Get the guys who did the Street Fighter Movie Game to make it.

NWR_DrewMG · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2008, 12:33:53 PM »

*looks at DVD shelf*

Well, it's not that old, but I'm really surprised that no developer has tried to take Friday Night Lights and make it into a football franchise.

Also, Goonies could use a new game - the old NES games were good for their time, but pretty disconnected from the movie license if I recall.

I heard they're making a Princess Bride game, otherwise I'd say that'd be a pretty decent game.

EasyCure · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2008, 12:59:35 PM »

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Originally posted by: Chozo Ghost

Now, don't laugh at me for this, but I was thinking the movie Groundhog's Day with Bill Murray would make an awesome sandbox type of game, where you start out each day exactly the same, but you can choose to explore the city and do whatever you want without any real fear of consequence, because you'll still wake up the next day on the same time and all that. The way you'd win the game - if there really is a way to win - would be to win the heart of that woman Bill is in love with. I honestly think that would be a cool game if it were done right.

you mean majoras mask w/o the fighting?

how about Endless Ocean 2 Feat. JAWS

seriously though, some movies i'd like to see as games would be...

Revenge of the Nerds (lol panty-raid missions)

Pulp Fiction (OH SH*T I SHOT MARVIN IN THE FACE! -2pts)

Night/Dawn/Day/Land of the Dead (with no guns)

The Phantom of the Opera (...not sure how to turn this into a joke.. or a game for that matter)

oh and a bad as$ new Robocop game (third or first person... third or first person.. hmm )

ok maybe i wasnt serious.

Dan_Flyhight · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2008, 02:18:17 PM »

I don't know how they'd do it, but I'd like to see a Hackers game and A Knight's Tale as a game. I don't know how or what they'd do, but I'd get them just because

King of Twitch · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2008, 06:18:27 PM »

I made a manual of a fake Princess Bride gamecube game for a freshman english project once. The hodgepodge gameplay would've resembled the gamecube lotr games with swordfighting missions and steering the boat away from the eels and cliffs of insanity. I wish I knew what happened to it. I think it could be good

Otherwise, maybe the Truman Show with the engine from either the sims or Pac-man 2 from SNES, that'd be crrazy

NWR_DrewMG · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2008, 12:28:57 AM »

I've always liked the idea of taking the depth of modern single player sports sims like Madden or NCAA and applying them to other concepts - like if you did it with a Knights Tale, you could have a really deep jousting game, with swordplay too - tournament or league style.

ReverendNoahWhateley · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2008, 03:03:25 AM »

The Three Amigos. If the Ghostbusters crew can reunite, why not Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase?

Think about it...after every level, how much health you recover depends on your performance in a campfire sing-a-long rhythm game.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2008, 04:01:14 AM »

Citizen Kane Sled Racing.

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Originally posted by: DrewMG
Well, it's not that old, but I'm really surprised that no developer has tried to take Friday Night Lights and make it into a football franchise.

Wow. That reminds me that back when I was still in high school (well before the movie came out and well after the events depicted), I thought it would be cool to have a Texas high school football game. It really is a big deal around here, and at the time I even actually cared about it myself.

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Originally posted by: ReverendNoahWhateley
The Three Amigos. If the Ghostbusters crew can reunite, why not Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase?

A thousand times yes. Although, to my shame, I'd really like to see The Three Amigos done seriously (because that would itself be funny).

Pale · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2008, 05:31:10 AM »

Dune.

EasyCure · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2008, 06:57:41 AM »

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Citizen Kane Sled Racing.

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Originally posted by: DrewMG

Well, it's not that old, but I'm really surprised that no developer has tried to take Friday Night Lights and make it into a football franchise.

Wow. That reminds me that back when I was still in high school (well before the movie came out and well after the events depicted), I thought it would be cool to have a Texas high school football game. It really is a big deal around here, and at the time I even actually cared about it myself.

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Originally posted by: ReverendNoahWhateley

The Three Amigos. If the Ghostbusters crew can reunite, why not Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase?

A thousand times yes. Although, to my shame, I'd really like to see The Three Amigos done seriously (because that would itself be funny).

what he said!

and why just campfire sing-alongs? why not include sweet dance moves to "my little butter cup"?!?!?

Kairon · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2008, 07:58:33 AM »

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Dune.

It's been done. Dune II was one of the first games to capture my imagination.

Pale · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2008, 08:07:21 AM »

Just because it's been done doesn't mean it can't be done better.

That same sentence can be applied to the thought of a movie as well.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2008, 08:09:23 AM »

I believe Contra was the first game to capture my imagination.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2008, 08:17:11 AM »

Crocodile Dundee 1 and 2 seriously need to be made into video games. The 3rd one was crap, so that one can be safely forgotten. I think the first one takes place in Australia to a large extent, but I could be wrong. Either way, they both have lots of potential use of guns and boomerangs and so forth. It would also be cool if you're out in the outback and can call in an aborigine hit squad and make poison out of bat droppings and put it in the bad guys coffee - just like in the movies!

Kairon · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2008, 08:26:52 AM »

Johnny Mneumonic.

Svevan · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2008, 11:30:25 AM »

If it can be done with The Godfather, why not Casablanca? Adventure game a la Grim Fandango (which was heavily based on Casablanca, hell the second year IS Casablanca), maybe with lots of text a la Mass Effect, or it could even be a more action-y Adventure game. Of course, the problem with any adaptation (from novels to movies or from movies to videogames) the developers insist on transforming the material into something that "fits" an established genre. So if it was too much like every other adventure game I ever played, I'd be upset, or if it had stupid "action" missions that had nothing to do with the main story, I'd hate that too. Maybe it should be a Rashomon style game that tells the story from different perspectives (Laszlo, Rick, Ilsa, even Ferrari, Ugarte, and Captain Renault). That would be really awesome if it was done by someone with talent (Tim Schafer?).

But most of all, I'd want this game made because it would be in black and white.

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2008, 11:43:59 AM »

Hudson Hawk

and it should be a music/rhythm game.

(I think there may have been a NES Hudson Hawk game. I have no idea what it's like)

Plugabugz · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2008, 12:11:28 PM »

Jason and the Argonauts, complete with skeletons and swords.

Crimm · « **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2008, 01:15:04 PM »

Mr Smith Goes to Washington

done like Miami Nights.

Crimm · « **Reply #25 on:** February 09, 2008, 01:17:41 PM »

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(I think there may have been a NES Hudson Hawk game. I have no idea what it's like)

"notably shitty"

Darkheart · « **Reply #26 on:** February 10, 2008, 05:58:29 AM »

Contact could be a cool adventure style game. . .

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #27 on:** February 16, 2008, 01:27:14 AM »

Flight of the Navigator
MST3K: The Game

animecyberrat · « **Reply #28 on:** March 14, 2008, 10:43:53 PM »

I think Smash Bro and SUPER had the best ideas.

What about Short Circuit? Wouldn't that be a fun game? You could get to fight the other robots who all act and sound like 3 stooges. Or even a updated 3 stooges game would be cool too.

Actually there is 1 movie franchise I would *love* to see made into a *good* video game, well they had a game back in the 80's and I liked it just cuz it was based on my favorite movie franchise of all time, and that is A Nightmare on Elm Street. But what I want is a real scary Resident Evil type game that takes place in and out of the dream world. Something kinda like Eternal Darkness but with Freddy Kruger, but it has to be gory. I was hoping after Freddy vs Jason came out it would spark more interest in the Nightmare series, now I have to hope the new Nightmare movie will do a better job.

Deguello · « **Reply #29 on:** April 22, 2008, 11:17:32 PM »

The aforementioned Mr. Smith Goes to Washington would be a good idea for a Phoenix Wright style game about politics.

Except all you'd be doing is reading a filibuster of the Constitution over and over.

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #30 on:** April 30, 2008, 01:27:07 PM »

Reefer Madness. If it hasn't already been said, would make a great GTA clone with humor and coolness.

ReverendNoahWhateley · « **Reply #31 on:** May 01, 2008, 03:43:05 AM »

Star Wars!

oohhboy · « **Reply #32 on:** May 01, 2008, 08:59:50 AM »

Quote from: ReverendNoahWhateley on May 01, 2008, 03:43:05 AM

Star Wars!

Now your just trolling.

They need to make a game based off The Running Man. Only more violent and with 1000% more guns. Start the game fighting Gladiators and move on to fighting the government.

EasyCure · « **Reply #33 on:** May 01, 2008, 10:23:48 AM »

Quote from: animecyberrat on March 14, 2008, 10:43:53 PM

I think Smash Bro and SUPER had the best ideas.

What about Short Circuit? Wouldn't that be a fun game? You could get to fight the other robots who all act and sound like 3 stooges. Or even a updated 3 stooges game would be cool too.

Actually there is 1 movie franchise I would *love* to see made into a *good* video game, well they had a game back in the 80's and I liked it just cuz it was based on my favorite movie franchise of all time, and that is A Nightmare on Elm Street. But what I want is a real scary Resident Evil type game that takes place in and out of the dream world. Something kinda like Eternal Darkness but with Freddy Kruger, but it has to be gory. I was hoping after Freddy vs Jason came out it would spark more interest in the Nightmare series, now I have to hope the new Nightmare movie will do a better job.

I actually like this idea. They could use style from the Hook-Man version of RE4. Not sure how you could actually combat Freddy though since no one ever really puts up a fight against him, most people just die, and a lucky few are lucky enough to keep escaping until they figured out a way to "kill" him at the end.

However if they made it into a Freddy Vs Jason type game... I could see Jason being like the Resident Evil's Nemesis character, showing up periodically to kill you while you can either run away or use up most of your ammo to put him down for a short time, meanwhile your "sleep" meter slowly drains and, like the insanity meter, more and more paranormal things (caused by Freddy) begin to happen (thus creating more enemies to try and kill you). There can be anti-sleeping pills strewn about the mansion but instead of being able to collect them they'll be an old-school video game item where you just walk over and and it gets used automatically, so you have to decide 'ok, should i use this now and keep freddy off my back or save it for later when i really need it' to creat even more tension for the player.

Hell to make it feel more like a freddy/jason movie you can control 5 different teens, several of which MUST get killed in the most gruesome way possible in order to progress. It doesnt have to be one single character that survives at the end either, the story can change accordingly for more replay value.

Ever think up something cool like that, then get sad you'll never see it done??? Its a bummer. F*ck you Rat for making me dream

That last parts a joke, don't go gettin offended

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #34 on:** May 01, 2008, 04:57:29 PM »

You know what would actually be a pretty fun game, that could take influence from a movie, but would be more freeing.

UHF.

The story would be that the station is once again going backrupt, and needs help in rescued. So that Alien Scientist dude comes down and zaps Wierd Al so he has to "live" the television shows on his air. He soon finds out that other people are also in his shows trying to sabotage the shows before they cross the airwaves into people's home for viewing.

Yes the plot is absurdly stupid...but it would work for this game...and you can have television shows that are full on games, to minigame cooking shows to what not...all with a crazy sense of humor.

EasyCure · « **Reply #35 on:** May 01, 2008, 06:47:54 PM »

my idea was better ;-)

but i love weird al and UHF so much i'd want to see yours done too

Kairon · « **Reply #36 on:** May 01, 2008, 11:29:19 PM »

I keep thinking that Run Lola Run would make a great game.

ReverendNoahWhateley · « **Reply #37 on:** May 02, 2008, 01:39:27 AM »

Quote from: oohhboy on May 01, 2008, 08:59:50 AM

Quote from: ReverendNoahWhateley on May 01, 2008, 03:43:05 AM
Star Wars!

Now your just trolling.

What I meant to say, of course, was Star SEARCH. The mention of which surely wouldn't offend anyone the way an implication about the over-saturation of Star Wars games might.

Amadeus would make an excellent rhythm-based game, with the point of view switching between Amadeus and Salieri at various points in their careers, culminating in the unfinished Requiem at the end. It would be a very interesting choice if the game just sort of stopped at the end of the unfinished Requiem, going black and sliding straight into a silent credits sequence. Of course, it wouldn't sell for beans. It is very encouraging the the Wii's functionality could make games like that possible, though.

vudu · « **Reply #38 on:** May 02, 2008, 02:13:17 PM »

Quote from: oohhboy on May 01, 2008, 08:59:50 AM

They need to make a game based off The Running Man.

They already did that; it was called Manhunt.

oohhboy · « **Reply #39 on:** May 03, 2008, 06:46:43 AM »

Quote from: vudu on May 02, 2008, 02:13:17 PM

Quote from: oohhboy on May 01, 2008, 08:59:50 AM
They need to make a game based off The Running Man.

They already did that; it was called Manhunt.

Are you sure about that? Because that is nothing like The Running Man. You know, that future game show that kills political dissidents. Arnold. Explosive collars.

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Author Topic: Which old movies should be made into video games? (Read 8789 times)