Following on from various conversations recently - both online in forums and mailing lists and offline in general conversations - what licenses would you most like to see turned into RPGs?
The top 5 you'd like to see from Books, Films, TV shows, computer games or other medium (such as comics - although with comics it's largely the 'universe setting' such as Marvel as opposed to individual comic lines like the X-Men or Spiderman). Top 5 ultimate or top 5 in each category. The more discussion and ideas the merrier :)
Also, what old games (RPG, Board or Card) would you love to see back on the market again...?
The top 5 you'd like to see from Books, Films, TV shows, computer games or other medium (such as comics - although with comics it's largely the 'universe setting' such as Marvel as opposed to individual comic lines like the X-Men or Spiderman). Top 5 ultimate or top 5 in each category. The more discussion and ideas the merrier :)
Also, what old games (RPG, Board or Card) would you love to see back on the market again...?
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2 - Supernatural (although I think this might be happening...)
3 - Larry Nivens 'Known Space', (I know there was the Ringworld game but I'm thinking more of the Pearsons Puppeteers / Beowulf Shaeffer era, not that I ever had the Ringworld game.)
4 - P.J. MacAuleys 'Fairyland' (good cyberpunk without the hitch of deckers that Gibsons would have)
5 - Back to the Future - {'Cause I needed a 5th one and the causational time travel could be fun to play around with...)
2) Torchwood, nuff said.
3) China Mieville's story Universe (Again, I believe that's already in the works)
4) Lord of the Rings (Been done, like to see it done right)
5) Heroes the TV show
Sam
Ultimate Top 5
The Boys - Dyamite Comics
The Negotiator Series - CE Murphy
Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
Biggles - W. E. Johns
Saga of the Exiles/Intervention - Julian May
Old games... no idea right now, requires more thinking.
Halo
Final Fantasy (X & X-2)
Harry Potter
Anita Blake
Naruto
These in particular have tons of fans and with some good marketing could bring a lot of cash into the industry.
Personal "want list" ideas for games I'd like to play (or write):
Stephen King's Dark Tower
David Wellington's 13 Bullets
Tad Williams' Shadowmarch
X-Files
Roswell
Some of these would probably sell really well too.
Tie-ins with Eyes of the Dragon and Talisman optional.
Have you been reading the Marvel comics?
Kolchak, the Night Stalker
the A-Team
James Bond
Get Smart.
I want the last two to use the same system.
2) Dune
3) True Dark Ages/Beowulf/Viking
4) Trumpton/Camberwick Green/Mr. Ben
5) Sandman
Cheers :)
1. A Barsoom RPG based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs books that uses a set of mechanics that won't interfere with playing in the world and the roleplaying elements of the game.
2. His Dark Materials - RPG based on the books by Phlip Pullman.
3. Ringworld - An RPG based on Niven's book that uses a streamlined series that provides what one needs without interfering with the science and roleplaying aspects, and that would be expandable for the entire Known Space universe.
4. Ultraviolet (the UK tv series, not the movie).
5. Neverwhere - a decent RPOG based on the ideas and the world created by Neil Gaiman.
3.
1. Heroes.
2. the ICON Star Trek game from a few years back back in print
(no curse of the Star Trek RPG)
3. Talisman 2nd Edition
(along with a few others from the mid 80's GW Board Games collection...)
4. Definitely a good 'boys own' style RPG, ranging from Western, Gangster, Pulp Sci-Fi and WWII (probably based around the old CoC percentile system...
5. Serenity RPG to get just a little more support...
Although I like thebitterguy's suggestion of an A-Team game and would raise it to A-Team/Street Hawk/Knight Rider/Airwolf/Manimal/Automan/Blue Thunder basically a cheesy 80's TV show format game... Which would probably fall somewhere between the high action Feng Shui and cheesy comedy from Tales of the Floating Vagabond...
Doc Savage and The Shadow
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs
X Files
Harry Potter
James Bond
One card game I'd like to see revived and expanded upon is Dark Cults. It was a great little storytelling card game.
Doc Savage and The Shadow
Owned by Conde Naste and surprisingly expensive. I think it would be very, very tough to actually make money on a licensed version. Now that the books are back in print they might have a better idea of what it is really worth, but in terms of money I think they were thinking "video game" not "tabletop role playing game."
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs
Disney owned all the game rights. I slowly backed away. GMS and Adamant Entertainment got Cease-and-Desisted over a Barsoom knockoff not too long ago: who threatened them would be a good indication of who currently owns the rights.
2. Buckaroo Banzai
3. Fung Wan (Stormriders)
4. Dead Like Me
5. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2. Halo
3. The Matrix
4. Highlander
5. The return of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Mythago Wood
3. The Laundry
4. Perdido St./Bas-Lag
5. Dune
Neverwhere
Sandman
Twin Peaks
Dune
Metropolis
Oops, that is 6. Never mind.
Twin Peaks
Neverwhere
30 Days of Night
Sandman
Dune
Twin Peaks