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Generally Speaking => Power On => Topic started by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 11:28:41 AM

Title: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 11:28:41 AM
Spyro is neglected in terms that it has gone from one of the best platformers ever to just shovelware.

Pilotwings, which had games on the SNES and N64, was never released further on, probably due to the acquiring of the developer in 2000.

Wave Race was released on the Gameboy, N64, and GCN, but Nintendo's deal with Kawasaki quickly expired.

And of course, Mother/Earthbound. There's no company dissolve/expiration to explain this, Nintendo of America is simply too lazy to translate it all.

Have you played any franchises that you wish were still around/good?
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Silverhawk79 on March 13, 2008, 11:38:48 AM
Sonic.
It's around...but most of the new games are terrible.
Uh...I guess the James Bond games. Nightfire for GCN was hella fun, but the new games are rather bleh. Goldeneye 007 was also one of the best games I've ever played. As for The World Is Not Enough...it was fun, but not like Goldeneye 007.
What else...eh, that's all I have for now.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 11:41:22 AM
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on March 13, 2008, 11:38:48 AM
Sonic.
It's around...but most of the new games are terrible.
Uh...I guess the James Bond games. Nightfire for GCN was hella fun, but the new games are rather bleh. Goldeneye 007 was also one of the best games I've ever played. As for The World Is Not Enough...it was fun, but not like Goldeneye 007.
What else...eh, that's all I have for now.
It sucks that the XBLA port was cancelled.

If the XBLA got Goldeneye 007, the VC would have got every other Rare game AND Goldeneye.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Riosan on March 13, 2008, 12:00:25 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 11:28:41 AM
And of course, Mother/Earthbound. There's no company dissolve/expiration to explain this, Nintendo of America is simply too lazy to translate it all.

On the contrary, I heard that some higher-up in Nintendo is trying to make everyone forget that Earthbound ever came out in the States, not that they're too lazy to translate.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Silverhawk79 on March 13, 2008, 12:02:33 PM
Quote from: Riosan on March 13, 2008, 12:00:25 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 11:28:41 AM
And of course, Mother/Earthbound. There's no company dissolve/expiration to explain this, Nintendo of America is simply too lazy to translate it all.

On the contrary, I heard that some higher-up in Nintendo is trying to make everyone forget that Earthbound ever came out in the States, not that they're too lazy to translate.
EARTHBOUND IS A LIE. IT NEVER EXISTED. THAT THING IN YOUR SNES IS NOT REAL.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Jono2 on March 13, 2008, 12:14:38 PM
F-Zero.


but that's balanced with the fact that when they do come out with console games, they're frickin amazing.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Anarchy_Jas on March 13, 2008, 04:12:47 PM
What the intercourse  happened to Crash Bandicoot? After Naughty Dog stopped making the series, it just went... eww...
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: sonicdude164 on March 13, 2008, 04:31:46 PM
Quote from: Sh0rTi on March 13, 2008, 04:12:47 PM
What the intercourse  happened to Crash Bandicoot? After Naughty Dog stopped making the series, it just went... eww...
The PS1 Spyro and Crash Bandicoot games were so good, what happened....
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Oren on March 13, 2008, 04:34:56 PM
Quote from: Riosan on March 13, 2008, 12:00:25 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 11:28:41 AM
And of course, Mother/Earthbound. There's no company dissolve/expiration to explain this, Nintendo of America is simply too lazy to translate it all.

On the contrary, I heard that some higher-up in Nintendo is trying to make everyone forget that Earthbound ever came out in the States, not that they're too lazy to translate.
why are they doing that?
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: えっちーせんぱい on March 13, 2008, 04:43:56 PM
Quote from: Jono2 on March 13, 2008, 12:14:38 PM
F-Zero.


but that's balanced with the fact that when they do come out with console games, they're frickin amazing.
Yeah, we probably won't get a new F-Zero for a while, but I wonder how much better they could get it to look on the Wii.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: CoolSlyZero on March 13, 2008, 04:55:32 PM
Oh well I still have Pilotwings on my SNES for a long time still... man too bad there wont be another one... but I neve passed that level after you get them license... still dont know how to beat that level I always get shot down...
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:07:31 PM
The Pokemon Stadium franchise. The first two were a lot of fun surprisingly, then Pokemon Colosseum flushed it straight down the crapper. It only got worse from there on, and then.....
Pokemon Battle Revolution


Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyuuuuuuuuck
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: えっちーせんぱい on March 13, 2008, 05:08:20 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:07:31 PM
The Pokemon Stadium franchise. The first two were a lot of fun surprisingly, then Pokemon Colosseum flushed it straight down the crapper. It only got worse from there on, and then.....
Pokemon Battle Revolution


Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyuuuuuuuuck
Colo and XD aren't really sequels, only PBR is, and yes, it sucks.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 05:11:01 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:07:31 PM
The Pokemon Stadium franchise. The first two were a lot of fun surprisingly, then Pokemon Colosseum flushed it straight down the crapper. It only got worse from there on, and then.....
Pokemon Battle Revolution


Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyuuuuuuuuck
I don't know how you can make a sequel and put in less stuff than there was in the original.

Oh wait. Adding online was Nintendo's excuse to take everything good out of the game in some situations.
Case in point:

(http://www.gametab.com/images/ss/ds/2752/box-l.jpg)

Garbage compared to the GCN version.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:16:57 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 05:11:01 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:07:31 PM
The Pokemon Stadium franchise. The first two were a lot of fun surprisingly, then Pokemon Colosseum flushed it straight down the crapper. It only got worse from there on, and then.....
Pokemon Battle Revolution


Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyuuuuuuuuck
I don't know how you can make a sequel and put in less stuff than there was in the original.

Oh wait. Adding online was Nintendo's excuse to take everything good out of the game in some situations.
Case in point:

(http://www.gametab.com/images/ss/ds/2752/box-l.jpg)

Garbage compared to the GCN version.
....I liked Wild World. It lasted much longer than the GCN version for me.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 05:20:47 PM
It was the exact opposite for me.

They took out too much stuff. Almost all of the good holidays/characters/elements/furniture was taken out.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:25:19 PM
meh. I liked it. I wonder if they'll develop one for Wii....
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 05:27:22 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:25:19 PM
meh. I liked it. I wonder if they'll develop one for Wii....
It's pretty much a 100% chance that it will come out this year in Japan and about a 75% it will come out this year in the USA.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: えっちーせんぱい on March 13, 2008, 05:34:39 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 05:11:01 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:07:31 PM
The Pokemon Stadium franchise. The first two were a lot of fun surprisingly, then Pokemon Colosseum flushed it straight down the crapper. It only got worse from there on, and then.....
Pokemon Battle Revolution


Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyuuuuuuuuck
I don't know how you can make a sequel and put in less stuff than there was in the original.

Oh wait. Adding online was Nintendo's excuse to take everything good out of the game in some situations.
Case in point:

(http://www.gametab.com/images/ss/ds/2752/box-l.jpg)

Garbage compared to the GCN version.
Sure, let's go cram 1.5GB of Data onto a 128MB Flash Card.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 05:37:50 PM
Quote from: Blaziken on March 13, 2008, 05:34:39 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 05:11:01 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:07:31 PM
The Pokemon Stadium franchise. The first two were a lot of fun surprisingly, then Pokemon Colosseum flushed it straight down the crapper. It only got worse from there on, and then.....
Pokemon Battle Revolution


Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyuuuuuuuuck
I don't know how you can make a sequel and put in less stuff than there was in the original.

Oh wait. Adding online was Nintendo's excuse to take everything good out of the game in some situations.
Case in point:

(http://www.gametab.com/images/ss/ds/2752/box-l.jpg)

Garbage compared to the GCN version.
Sure, let's go cram 1.5GB of Data onto a 128MB Flash Card.
You know, they can make DS carts up to 2GB AND use a flash memory cart.

And yes, they could have done it in 2005.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: えっちーせんぱい on March 13, 2008, 05:40:53 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 05:37:50 PM
Quote from: Blaziken on March 13, 2008, 05:34:39 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 05:11:01 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:07:31 PM
The Pokemon Stadium franchise. The first two were a lot of fun surprisingly, then Pokemon Colosseum flushed it straight down the crapper. It only got worse from there on, and then.....
Pokemon Battle Revolution


Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyuuuuuuuuck
I don't know how you can make a sequel and put in less stuff than there was in the original.

Oh wait. Adding online was Nintendo's excuse to take everything good out of the game in some situations.
Case in point:

(http://www.gametab.com/images/ss/ds/2752/box-l.jpg)

Garbage compared to the GCN version.
Sure, let's go cram 1.5GB of Data onto a 128MB Flash Card.
You know, they can make DS carts up to 2GB AND use a flash memory cart.

And yes, they could have done it in 2005.
The DS probably can't address that much memory.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: blue_slime on March 13, 2008, 05:45:47 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 05:37:50 PM
You know, they can make DS carts up to 2GB AND use a flash memory cart.

And yes, they could have done it in 2005.

2 Gb (gigabit), not 2 GB (gigabyte).
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Hero_Of_Time1 on March 13, 2008, 06:11:20 PM
Skies of Arcadia.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Macawmoses on March 13, 2008, 06:13:02 PM
Star Fox. Neglected and abused....Nintendo raped an amazing series :(
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 06:15:58 PM
Quote from: mackormoses on March 13, 2008, 06:13:02 PM
Star Fox. Neglected and abused....Nintendo raped an amazing series :(

I have to admit, Adventures sucked, but Assault was pretty good. :B
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Syncopathic on March 13, 2008, 06:18:42 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 06:15:58 PM
Quote from: mackormoses on March 13, 2008, 06:13:02 PM
Star Fox. Neglected and abused....Nintendo raped an amazing series :(

I have to admit, Adventures sucked, but Assault was pretty good. :B
Not as good as S64...
I hated how it didn't let you choose what path you wanted to take.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: CoolSlyZero on March 13, 2008, 06:35:07 PM
Quote from: Sceptile on March 13, 2008, 06:18:42 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 06:15:58 PM
Quote from: mackormoses on March 13, 2008, 06:13:02 PM
Star Fox. Neglected and abused....Nintendo raped an amazing series :(

I have to admit, Adventures sucked, but Assault was pretty good. :B
Not as good as S64...
I hated how it didn't let you choose what path you wanted to take.
whch one? SF64? cause I always choose action filled missions with lots of suckas already on my screen with the sign... BLOW ME UP! lol
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:21:46 PM
Um Jammer Lammy.

Parappa the Rappa got a second game, but not Lammy!
They be sexist.

I even bought the second Parappa game, just incase Lammy would be a playable character.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 07:23:19 PM
Quote from: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:21:46 PM
Um Jammer Lammy.

Parappa the Rappa got a second game, but not Lammy!
They be sexist.

I even bought the second Parappa game, just incase Lammy would be a playable character.
Milkcan= Best name for a band ever.

I wonder if there will be a new Parappa game...
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:25:21 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 07:23:19 PM
Quote from: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:21:46 PM
Um Jammer Lammy.

Parappa the Rappa got a second game, but not Lammy!
They be sexist.

I even bought the second Parappa game, just incase Lammy would be a playable character.
Milkcan= Best name for a band ever.

I wonder if there will be a new Parappa game...
Agreed.

I just want another Lammy game. Dx 
One that isn't censored, either.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 07:27:52 PM
Quote from: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:25:21 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 07:23:19 PM
Quote from: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:21:46 PM
Um Jammer Lammy.

Parappa the Rappa got a second game, but not Lammy!
They be sexist.

I even bought the second Parappa game, just incase Lammy would be a playable character.
Milkcan= Best name for a band ever.

I wonder if there will be a new Parappa game...
Agreed.

I just want another Lammy game. Dx 
One that isn't censored, either.
Hey, if the Devil himself can be an AT in Brawl, I'm sure Lammy can die and go to hell by mistake this time instead of being launched to some island.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:29:43 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 07:27:52 PM
Quote from: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:25:21 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 07:23:19 PM
Quote from: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:21:46 PM
Um Jammer Lammy.

Parappa the Rappa got a second game, but not Lammy!
They be sexist.

I even bought the second Parappa game, just incase Lammy would be a playable character.
Milkcan= Best name for a band ever.

I wonder if there will be a new Parappa game...
Agreed.

I just want another Lammy game. Dx 
One that isn't censored, either.
Hey, if the Devil himself can be an AT in Brawl, I'm sure Lammy can die and go to hell by mistake this time instead of being launched to some island.
We can only dream. :3

Or buy the Japanese version.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Tupin on March 13, 2008, 07:32:11 PM
Quote from: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:29:43 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 07:27:52 PM
Quote from: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:25:21 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 07:23:19 PM
Quote from: Redpaige13 on March 13, 2008, 07:21:46 PM
Um Jammer Lammy.

Parappa the Rappa got a second game, but not Lammy!
They be sexist.

I even bought the second Parappa game, just incase Lammy would be a playable character.
Milkcan= Best name for a band ever.

I wonder if there will be a new Parappa game...
Agreed.

I just want another Lammy game. Dx 
One that isn't censored, either.
Hey, if the Devil himself can be an AT in Brawl, I'm sure Lammy can die and go to hell by mistake this time instead of being launched to some island.
We can only dream. :3

Or buy the Japanese version.
Or the European version.

But yeah. Censorship on foreign material isn't as bad as it used to be.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: StateAardvark on March 14, 2008, 02:26:26 PM
Donkey Kong, KotOR, The Movies, Starfox, and 2D Metroid games.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: extraz on March 14, 2008, 02:37:11 PM
Punch Out

Sonic the Hedgehog (no real sequels to Genesis goodness)

Megaman (where is Megaman 9?, Megaman X9, Megaman Legends 3?)

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, that thing needs a sequel, a really funny sequel

Metroid (2D please)

Kid Icarus

Super Mario Bros. (a worthy follow up to SMB3 or a level based 3D game)

Doom (I want Doom 4)

Marvel vs Capcom, I want a 3rd one....
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: whatwewishfor on March 14, 2008, 08:35:28 PM
Lol the Conker games
>_<
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Linkman on March 14, 2008, 09:00:25 PM
Banjo-Kazooie....

should've stayed with nintendo....

Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Sk8teland85 on March 16, 2008, 04:20:34 AM
I wish they would make another Panzer Dragoon game. I really enjoyed the last 2. Oh and Vectorman they need to make another game in that series.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Jono2 on March 16, 2008, 05:51:49 AM
Quote from: Linkfan71 on March 14, 2008, 09:00:25 PM
Banjo-Kazooie....

should've stayed with nintendo....



the reason nintendoo sold rare was because they were a useless company and weren't producing anything worthwhile, and to this day, they still haven't since they were sold.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Riosan on March 16, 2008, 06:46:08 AM
Quote from: Jono2 on March 16, 2008, 05:51:49 AM
the reason nintendoo sold rare was because they were a useless company and weren't producing anything worthwhile, and to this day, they still haven't since they were sold.

Also worth mentioning is the fact that Rare never met their deadlines under Nintendo.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Qsmash on March 16, 2008, 11:30:01 AM
Any one remember Donkey Kong? He hasn't had an adventure game until jungle beat. Hopefully he'll have an adventure game for the wii.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Waker_Of_The_Winds on March 16, 2008, 11:53:49 AM
Donkey kong is the most neglected of all. The last god game was DK64 Now there's just bongo games.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: TheDarkChief on March 16, 2008, 11:54:10 AM
Quote from: extraz on March 14, 2008, 02:37:11 PM
Punch Out

Sonic the Hedgehog (no real sequels to Genesis goodness)

Megaman (where is Megaman 9?, Megaman X9, Megaman Legends 3?)

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, that thing needs a sequel, a really funny sequel

Metroid (2D please)

Kid Icarus

Super Mario Bros. (a worthy follow up to SMB3 or a level based 3D game)

Doom (I want Doom 4)

Marvel vs Capcom, I want a 3rd one....

Quoted for whole truthfulness.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Oren on March 16, 2008, 04:56:55 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on March 13, 2008, 05:11:01 PM
Quote from: LinkXLR on March 13, 2008, 05:07:31 PM
The Pokemon Stadium franchise. The first two were a lot of fun surprisingly, then Pokemon Colosseum flushed it straight down the crapper. It only got worse from there on, and then.....
Pokemon Battle Revolution


Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyuuuuuuuuck
I don't know how you can make a sequel and put in less stuff than there was in the original.

Oh wait. Adding online was Nintendo's excuse to take everything good out of the game in some situations.
Case in point:

(http://www.gametab.com/images/ss/ds/2752/box-l.jpg)

Garbage compared to the GCN version.
was not WW was 10 times better then AC
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Mystic on March 16, 2008, 09:29:02 PM
Quote from: extraz on March 14, 2008, 02:37:11 PM
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, that thing needs a sequel, a really funny sequel
Only if made by the The Michael Jackson Company
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: PsychoYoshi on March 17, 2008, 12:59:15 AM
The core Mario series was neglected for years in between SM64 and SMG while Nintendo created a million sports spin-offs and a mediocre excuse for a platformer where you used a squirt gun to clean up graffiti.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Kaz on March 17, 2008, 01:05:38 AM
NOA isn't "too lazy" to translate Mother 1 and 3. Mother 1 was translated, just never released. Mother 3 won't be translated because they know darn well it won't do very well here in the States, despite the sizable cult following that Earthbound has gathered. It's not enough to make them a good profit.

Also, Spyro has the right to be neglected. His games are mediocre at best.

Also also, Gradius is a neglected series here in the States. Poor little Vic Viper just doesn't get any attention.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Rius on March 17, 2008, 01:22:47 AM
Smash Bros. would help garner attention for Earthbound. It got me into Metal Gear.

Anyway...
Sonic needs good games.
Mega Man/X/Legends needs sequels. ZX doesn't cut it.
Donkey Kong needs new life.
Pokemon needs better console games.
Skies of Arcadia needs a sequel... bad. :(
Kirby needs a console game.
Title: Re: Neglected franchises.
Post by: Kaz on March 17, 2008, 01:25:20 AM
Quote from: NINNIN6 on March 17, 2008, 01:22:47 AM
Kirby needs a console game.

fo sho

helpers and power hats plz