Deserving Reboots

[Bacon McShig]

It doesn't even have to be Mutant League. We're basically talking about taking the NFL Blitz/Speedball 2 arcade style of sport game and using a bunch of monsters and such. EA's not doing it but it's weird that nobody else has.

Yeah, I think people would be way more open to non-licensed teams if the game was something totally out there like that, because it's not even a possibility that the NFL would sign off on it.

Whereas with Blitz: The League and Backbreaker where it's just football with regular-ass humans (over the top though it may be), people just totally ignore 'em if they can't land that license.

[gameoverDude]

They guy that owns 2 copies of this and has it emulated but won't release it is like a cunt and a half.

Seconded. AFAIR, the guy promised Atari Games not to copy it in exchange for servicing on the machine. WB Games are the rights owners now IINM... Atari Games is dead. But anyway, someone tried to buy the game from him and he said $40K for both machines. A group scrounged up $20K within a week, and he then withdrew the offer- saying he quoted this bullshit price thinking that the other guy and his friends couldn't come up with the cash.

If I were him at this point in time, I'd release the ROMS for MAME users- even if the cabs were not for sale.

Too bad we got Guardians of the Hood (BLAAAAAAARK!) instead of this. WB should put a port out on XBLA/PSN. Controller feedback would add a bit to MM2, especially when your marble takes a hard drop or gets bumped by the enemy.

[MechDeus]

But anyway, someone tried to buy the game from him and he said $40K for both machines. A group scrounged up $20K within a week, and he then withdrew the offer- saying he quoted this bullshit price thinking that the other guy and his friends couldn't come up with the cash.

What an asshole.

[Fe 26]

Wheres he live?

[Frogacuda]

California, IIRC.

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[Fe 26]

California, IIRC.

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Interesting story. He is pretty lucky that he got that thing together. At one of my previous employers, I was able to part together a few things. And I literally had to save pcbs from garbage bins to do it.

He's really lucky that thing came together so long after the book had been closed on it.

[Frogacuda]

He's still a twat for not releasing it and not selling his second one. There are so many Atari protos out there already it's not a big deal at all, he just wants to know that he's the only one who has it.

I think he has one of the only working copies of Primal Rage 2, also.

[Compass]

Yeah, but look at how mad everybody's getting over it? This guy sounds pretty stylish if you ask me.

[gameoverDude]

Surely there must be more than just these 2 MM2 units out there someplace. The screenshots are deffo from a build of MAME or some emulator.

Guardians of the Hood can burn in Hell. If there's actually an arcade game that deserves to be pounded into oblivion with sledgehammers in a Chuck E. Cheese's backlot, this is it.

[Fe 26]

Yeah, but look at how mad everybody's getting over it? This guy sounds pretty stylish if you ask me.

that would be your take on it