dr. kwack Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I seem to recall a few years back seeing a T-Shirt with the Greatest American Hero logo on it trailed by the Activision logo. I'll see if I can find the thing online somewhere. Does anyone know they had plans to release a game for Atari based on this show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. kwack Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Ah-ha! Here you go... http://www.80skid.com/images/GAHActivision...TShirtFront.jpg http://www.80skid.com/images/GAHActivision...nTShirtBack.jpg Any ideas?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 At the time GAH was on TV, Activision had a "no-license" policy. I certainly don't think they would have started with a television show that flopped. I suspect this is some kind of weird homemade shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Did Activision ever license anything besides Ghostbusters, anyway? They never even did many arcade ports . . . So, yeah, this shirt has no basis in 2600 reality. Besides, wasn't it a CBS show? They'd own the rights to it in that case, and they never made a game based on any of their TV properties. Of course, I think they were running mainly sitcoms at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscott27 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 nope there was something to the activision / GAH connection, behold this activision club newsletter, oddly it doesnt say anything about a game, just the pic. heck they didnt even include a head shot of the GAH, must have been a tenative thing, did that show even last 2 seasons? http://www.atariage.com/magazines/magazine...1&CurrentPage=2 wonder if theres a proto out there somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 So it was a Starmaster contest. I wonder if that is an official contest shirt or if anyone has any of the entry forms yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I remember that ad now. So there was a contest to see GAH live. That is no indication whatsoever that any kind of game was planned. We'll probably get a confirmation on that from Ken Love eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddRogers Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Greetings Check this out: http://www.beatthechamp.com Then click on GALLERY then click on TODDS CLOSET http://tomheroes.com/retrotimes_80b.htm#“A...%20the%20Champ” Another look of me in those early days with that shirt. Activision was promoting an individual who won the contest to appear on that TV show but no game was ever made off of the show. Todd Mr Activision Rogers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 GreetingsCheck this out: http://www.beatthechamp.com Todd Mr Activision Rogers Lots of broken picture links on that site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I think I was one of the eight or nine people in the world who actually liked that show. -S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateers69 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I think I was one of the eight or nine people in the world who actually liked that show. -S 2nd of eight or nine people here also.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddRogers Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Hello bjk7382 Thanks for the heads up on my site. Ive had problems since ive changed servers and now i have to go back and fix all my links and pics. Todd Mr Activision Rogers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmiteReturns Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I loved the GAH show. "Believe it or not I-I-I-I'M walking on air, I never thought I could feel so freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Bahahahahhaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Which of course brings to mind the George Costanza answering machine message: Belive it or not George isn't at home. Leave a message at the beep. Where could I be? Belive it or not, I'm not home. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Another look of me in those early days with that shirt. Activision was promoting an individual who won the contest to appear on that TV show but no game was ever made off of the show. Todd Mr Activision Rogers So did the contest actually finish before the show was cancelled? And just a thought: Had H.E.R.O. been released yet? Perhaps they might have considered hacking it into a GAH game, or also it might have been started as one, but then the show tanked, and it was changed to something generic. And I remember loving that show as a kid . . . Surprised it hasn't gotten the campy movie remake treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I used to love the show. What's not to love about some bumbling nobody who gets an alien superhero suit that gives him super powers that he never quite gets the hang of? It was like Superman, but without the coordination, confidence or heroism. :-) It ranked right up there with Automan. :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I think I was one of the eight or nine people in the world who actually liked that show. -S I can still spontaneously start singing the theme song. Isn't that annoying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 i loved the show as a kid, but i couldnt remember a plot to a single episode... and i also loved the A Team and Knight Rider.... watching them now make me cringe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 The only individual GAH episode I really remember is the one where he ended up as a pro baseball pitcher for some reason . . . And of course, he could bring the heat . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stephena Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 I think I was one of the eight or nine people in the world who actually liked that show. -S 2nd of eight or nine people here also.. And I would be the 3rd Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 I loved that show too, although it disappointed me too. I think it was an ABC show, and I think CBS was running the Dukes of Hazzard spinoff "Enos" against it at the Wednesday night timeslot. IIRC, that is. The pilot really got me hooked. THen each show after that, he started getting new powers like invisibility, but he could never control them because he LOST THE MANUAL! heh. I'd like to make a homebrew on 5200 of this game .. any chance I'd get sued? (don't get yer hopes up, probably won't happen due to time!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateers69 Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 You might still be able to find the torrent files of all the season on the net somewhere. I downloaded them a long time ago.. I got to view the pilot and the new pilot (w/ a female GA Hero) sorry, I dont have those old links no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 I used to love the show. What's not to love about some bumbling nobody who gets an alien superhero suit that gives him super powers that he never quite gets the hang of? It was like Superman, but without the coordination, confidence or heroism. :-) It ranked right up there with Automan. :-) Unfortunately, demographics appear to be one of the last considerations to the suits. They are interested in ratings. Amidst the characters whose names suddenly change and impending lawsuits over copyrighted characters' attributes, the writing for the show was surprisingly good (IIRC, the "arms for money" episode was a contender for serious drama). But the public was more interested in the Love Boats and such AFAIK, the show's producers decided to hold their breath and disappear rather than challenge the impossible. Automan was a complete rip-off...hardly worth being mentioned in the same light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 William Culp was great in it as the Federal Agent who knew about Ralph Hinkley (oops, Hanley)'s suit. At the end of each episode, he was often all shot up, bandaged up, on crutches, etc. Just part of day's work for him. The 'kids' that Ralph taught were dull and annoying to me back then. But maybe the main girl was hot and I was too young to catch it, who knows. Anyone remember the episode where Ralpha kept going into some other dimension, fighting some kind of dragon or devil beast? That was trippy! I still remember the announcer on the commercials... "it's going to take the Greatest American Hero!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 William Culp It's Katt...and Robert Culp (I, Spy) was the agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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