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The Telltale NBC Universal license

jp-30jp-30
edited September 2010 in General Chat
http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/06/08/telltale-creating-episodic-jurassic-park-games.aspx?CommentPosted=true&PageIndex=2
"Telltale has a new deal with NBC Universal to create games based on their intellectual properties. The first game under the deal will be a full "season" using the Jurassic Park license. It's unclear how many episodes that will entail, but previous Telltale seasons have lasted between four and six episodes, with one episode released every month."

As Jason points out on mixnmojo, there are some great old movies ripe for the picking - Back To The Future would be absolutely amazing.

Not to mention the great NBC comedies such as Community, 30 Rock, The Office etc for more traditional Telltale sitcom style games...
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  • UdvarnokyUdvarnoky
    edited June 2010
    After the abomination E.T. suffered on the Atari and Back to the Future and Jaws suffered on the Nintendo at the hands of LJN, Telltale making proper story games out of these amazing licenses would I think serve to right some sort of black gaming wrong from my childhood.
  • PariahKingPariahKing
    edited June 2010
    Uh.

    Wow.
  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited June 2010
    There are a lot of possibilities here. My first thought was Heroes, although I agree BttF would be great
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited June 2010
    You know. I think this is possibly the greatest thing I have ever read. Seriously. Telltale. You'd better use Back to the Future. You NEED TO USE BACK TO THE FUTURE. AND AN AMERICAN TAIL! DEFINITELY AN AMERICAN TAIL.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited June 2010
    I wonder what the deal entails - I can't imagine Telltale having an exclusive license, but I wonder if they get first right of refusal on new movies/shows (or old ones, for that matter).

    And I wonder if this excludes Telltale from getting licences from rival entertainment companies?
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited June 2010
    LuigiHann wrote: »
    There are a lot of possibilities here. My first thought was Heroes, although I agree BttF would be great

    I think the time has passed for a Heroes game. When Season 1 or 2 was airing, sure. But making a game in the future for a recently cancelled series where most of its fanbase has jumped ship doesn't make much sense.
  • RibsRibs
    edited June 2010
    For Sitcoms, I'd love to see the option for something that is like taking an act from sam and max, say one big puzzle involving three different elements, and applying it to a biweekly format for 30-minute long adventure games you can buy 7 or 8 of for 15 bucks.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited June 2010
    Maybe they could make use of some of Conan's bits that will never see the light of day again. "Noches de Pasion con Masturbating Bear In the Year 2000"?
  • splash1splash1
    edited June 2010
    We need a Back To The Future Episodic series, and we need it... Really bad. I also agree with Fawful for an "American Tail" game. But no Jurassic Park, I detest that series.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited June 2010
    does NBC own desprete housewives Id love to see TTG to do that
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited June 2010
    splash1 wrote: »
    We need a Back To The Future Episodic series, and we need it... Really bad. I also agree with Fawful for an "American Tail" game. But no Jurassic Park, I detest that series.

    What about the Secret of NIMH or the Land Before Time as well? I think most of Bluth's earlier works could be great as adventure games.
  • splash1splash1
    edited June 2010
    Secret Fawful wrote: »
    What about the Secret of NIMH or the Land Before Time as well? I think most of Bluth's earlier works could be great as adventure games.

    I've never watched or heard of the Secret of NIMH. And a LBT would not work, it would be... weird. Besides, it's too big now, 15 sequels, and the plot is too far off right now.
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited June 2010
    splash1 wrote: »
    I've never watched or heard of the Secret of NIMH. And a LBHT would not work, it would be... weird. Besides, it's too big now, 15 sequels, and the plot is too far off right now.

    Hmm. Yeah, you could be right. I don't think LBT is really that popular anymore, and TWO adventure game series based on dinosaurs for Telltale would be kind of pushing it. At least all at once.
  • GibbeynatorGibbeynator
    edited June 2010
    An episodic Heroes game would be awesome... uhh, but don't hire the people who were writing the last 2 seasons of the show, kay?
  • splash1splash1
    edited June 2010
    Secret Fawful wrote: »
    Hmm. Yeah, you could be right. I don't think LBT is really that popular anymore, and TWO adventure game series based on dinosaurs for Telltale would be kind of pushing it. At least all at once.

    What good what a LBT game be, anyway? Why would we want too play as a dumbass "long neck" when we could play Marty McFly, or whoever the star of Jurassic Park is.
  • AvistewAvistew
    edited June 2010
    splash1 wrote: »
    What good what a LBT game be, anyway? Why would we want too play as a dumbass "long neck" when we could play Marty McFly, or whoever the star of Jurassic Park is.

    I think I'd like a LBT game best of the three :p
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited June 2010
    splash1 wrote: »
    What good what a LBT game be, anyway? Why would we want too play as a dumbass "long neck" when we could play Marty McFly, or whoever the star of Jurassic Park is.

    Have you...ever seen Jurassic Park.

    The main character is a badass. Just sayin.

    Also apparently The A-Team is an NBC property. I wonder if MacGyver is.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited June 2010
    I pitty the fool who don't make the a team game!
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited June 2010
    While I'm sure it could be done well by Telltale, perhaps an FPS does lend itself to The A-Team a little better than an Adventure game.
  • splash1splash1
    edited June 2010
    Secret Fawful wrote: »
    Have you...ever seen Jurassic Park.

    The main character is a badass. Just sayin.

    I've seen it, but I only remember the scenes where the dinosaurs ate the people, so I don't know who the guy is.
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited June 2010
    jp-30 wrote: »
    While I'm sure it could be done well by Telltale, perhaps an FPS does lend itself to The A-Team a little better than an Adventure game.

    You know what else would lend itself well to an FPS.

    Sam and Max. They use guns all the time in the comics, man. Like..

    ...man....like..dude...like...like...maaan.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited June 2010
    Well, Max was excellent to play as in Jedi Knight.
  • splash1splash1
    edited June 2010
    Secret Fawful wrote: »
    You know what else would lend itself well to an FPS.

    Sam and Max. They use guns all the time in the comics, man. Like..

    ...man....like..dude...like...like...maaan.

    Not an entire S&M FPS, maybe like a huge minigame that lasts the entire Episode.
  • Hero1Hero1
    edited June 2010
    NBC universal owns Quantum Leap! Now there is a franchise that would be perfect for an episodic game series! U could get dean stockwell and Scott bakula for voices too!
  • AvistewAvistew
    edited June 2010
    Oh man, I loved Quantum Leap.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited June 2010
    Five bucks says we get a House M.D. game.
  • GibbeynatorGibbeynator
    edited June 2010
    GuruGuru214 wrote: »
    Five bucks says we get a House M.D. game.

    We're getting a shovelware House game, does that count?
  • RemolayRemolay
    edited June 2010
    House is Fox.


    Who owns the rights to Sliders?

    Edit: Now that I know what I'm talking about, they don't produce it anymore according to Wikipedia: Universal Media Studios (2007-present)
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited June 2010
    Remolay wrote: »
    House is Fox.


    Who owns the rights to Sliders?

    Fox owned it originally, then it went to SciFi, which is an NBC subsidiary, so presumably NBC, at this point.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited June 2010
    who owns mystery science theater 3000? it could work the same way the projector works in the tomb of sammun-mak

    just checked its on sci-fi which as above meens NBC might have it now
  • RibsRibs
    edited June 2010
    Sailorcuteness wrote: »
    who owns mystery science theater 3000? it could work the same way the projector works in the tomb of sammun-mak

    That wouldn't work. They insert themselves... into a bad movie written by the writers of the episode? Plus, the medium is already 2 hours long.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited June 2010
    Gibbeynator wrote: »
    We're getting a shovelware House game, does that count?

    Nope.

    While I think that Telltale would do a decent job a House game, I also don't think it would be the best license for them to adapt. I get the feeling that it would lend itself to the adventure game format, though, so I wouldn't be at all surprised to see it happen.

    Anyway, I don't know what to feel about this. Jurassic Park would've been just about the last thing I would've wanted to see as a Telltale game, and a lot of the other licenses sound very unappealing. Even some of the things that are entertaining to watch don't exactly sound entertaining to play.

    One thing I might like to see, however, is the Universal Monsters series. Using the episodic format, each episode could represent a different film, like Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolfman, The Invisible Man, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Phantom of the Opera, or even The Old Dark House.
    Remolay wrote: »
    House is Fox.

    My copyright infringement complaint from NBC Universal for torrenting just two damn episodes of the show would suggest otherwise. Never again...
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited June 2010
    Pale Man wrote: »
    Fox owned it originally, then it went to SciFi, which is an NBC subsidiary, so presumably NBC, at this point.

    And Scifi shows anime. Hmm.


    Although I hardly want Telltale and Scifi original pictures presents games. O_O

    However, Universal owns Tremors, so we might finally get to see that Tremors video game that never was.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited June 2010
    StLouisRibs wrote: »
    That wouldn't work. They insert themselves... into a bad movie written by the writers of the episode? Plus, the medium is already 2 hours long.

    ok they could just comment on what the charecter does and TTG could make a fake B movie for them to watch but we play them as the charecter while they riff on it and us like on how long it takes or if we combind dumb items.
  • RibsRibs
    edited June 2010
    Sailorcuteness wrote: »
    ok they could just comment on what the charecter does and TTG could make a fake B movie for them to watch but we play them as the charecter while they riff on it and us like on how long it takes or if we combind dumb items.

    That'd work as a 'The Gods are Mean' game.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited June 2010
    StLouisRibs wrote: »
    That'd work as a 'The Gods are Mean' game.

    now I have it in my head I wana play it now XD
  • lombrelombre
    edited June 2010
    So far none of the NBC licenses suggested sound like an adventure game I'd care to play, and I can't think of any that I would. So at the moment, this just sounds like it'll mean bigger gaps between Telltale releases I'm interested in, which is sad.
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited June 2010
    Chuck. Seriously. It must be done. Is it done yet? How about now? Now? ... Now?
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited June 2010
    lombre wrote: »
    So far none of the NBC licenses suggested sound like an adventure game I'd care to play, and I can't think of any that I would. So at the moment, this just sounds like it'll mean bigger gaps between Telltale releases I'm interested in, which is sad.

    Not even Back to the Future?

    You have no taste.
  • lombrelombre
    edited June 2010
    Secret Fawful wrote: »
    Not even Back to the Future?

    You have no taste.

    Okay, fine, Back to the Future excluded.
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