Concepting an M-Network 10-in1 stick...

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

Silly idea maybe... I just thought about a possible Jakks TV Games stick with 10 M-Network titles on it.

 

Does anyone know who owns the right to those titles nowadays?

 

The Blue Sky Rangers?

Mattel?

 

Within the database I find these 17 titles, but I'd assume some are 2-Player only? And I think some are third party licenses...

 

Adventures of Tron

Air Raiders

Armor Ambush

Astroblast

Bump 'n' Jump

Burgertime

Dark Cavern

Frogs and Flies

International Soccer

Kool Aid Man

Lock 'N' Chase

Masters of the Universe - He Man

Space Attack

Star Strike

Super Challenge Baseball

Super Challenge Football

Tron: Deadly Discs

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[joeybastard]

I haven't played either in a while but aren't Super Challenge Baseball &

Super Challenge Football 2 player only?

[maximebeauvais]

I haven't played either in a while but aren't  Super Challenge Baseball &

Super Challenge Football 2 player only?

 

yeah...

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

I see... reduces our list to 15 games:

 

Adventures of Tron

Air Raiders

Armor Ambush

Astroblast

Bump 'n' Jump

Burgertime

Dark Cavern

Frogs and Flies

International Soccer

Kool Aid Man

Lock 'N' Chase

Masters of the Universe - He Man

Space Attack

Star Strike

Tron: Deadly Discs

 

What about Armor Ambush? Is that 2-Player only as well?

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[Lauren Tyler]

Bump 'n' Jump, Burgertime, Kool-Aid Man, Lock 'n' Chase, Masters of the Universe, and Tron: Deadly Discs are all third-party games so those couldn't be used.

 

Adventures of Tron was rereleased as Adventures on GX-12, so that would work though.

[PacManPlus]

IIRC, Armor Ambush becomes a one player game if you leave the second controller alone for a few seconds

 

(I *think* that's right)...

[Flojomojo]

Don't leave the 2-player games out, reprogram them so one can play alone! You're redoing them to fit on an NES-on-a-chip anyway, right?

 

This is a neat idea, but I'd rather see these as plug-in packs for the sequel to the Flashback console that uses the real hardware. Other manufacturer's games like CBS or Parker Brothers would be nice as well, though the licensed properties would have to be changed.

[Flojomojo]

Air Raiders

Armor Ambush

Astroblast

Dark Cavern

Frogs and Flies

International Soccer

Space Attack

Star Strike

Super Challenge Baseball

Super Challenge Football

Meh. Once you take away all the difficult licensing issues, it's like a low-res, warmed over Intellivision Lives.

 

A homebrew all-in-one would be much nicer, and a bit of fresh air as well! It wouldn't sell to the casual user, but could be great for AA types.

 

Side note: Has anyone tried any of the NEW games on the Jakks-type units? The Spider-Man game, for example? Star Wars is coming soon, and I'm curious about how good it could be.

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

Bump 'n' Jump, Burgertime, Kool-Aid Man, Lock 'n' Chase, Masters of the Universe, and Tron: Deadly Discs are all third-party games so those couldn't be used.

 

Hm... well, if Mattel still owned those games, "Masters of the Universe" shouldn't be a problem, or?

 

(BTW: Side question, why did Parker do "G.I.Joe" for the 2600 and not M-Network?!?)

 

Adventures of Tron was rereleased as Adventures on GX-12, so that would work though.

 

I see, so there's these 10 remaining for our stick:

 

Adventures on GX-12

Air Raiders

Armor Ambush

Astroblast

Dark Cavern

Frogs and Flies

International Soccer

Masters of the Universe - He Man

Space Attack

Star Strike

 

Or are there still any troublesome entries left?

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[SteveW]

Didn't INTV re-release Tron Deadly Discs for the Intellivision in the late '80s as just "Deadly Discs"? If so, then they could use that name on the M-Network one.

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

Don't leave the 2-player games out, reprogram them so one can play alone!  You're redoing them to fit on an NES-on-a-chip anyway, right?  

 

Hm... but adding AI to such complex sports games would be a major task, I don't think that's within our budget

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[sku_u]

 

I see, so there's these 10 remaining for our stick:

 

Adventures on GX-12

Air Raiders  

Armor Ambush  

Astroblast  

Dark Cavern  

Frogs and Flies  

International Soccer  

Masters of the Universe - He Man  

Space Attack  

Star Strike

 

 

Masters of the Universe is a hot ticket item in the toy stores. Mattel wouldn't grant rights or a license for this title without paying $$$.

 

What about Anteater, Swordfight, or Sea Battle? All of those are owned by Intellivision Productions IIRC.