Aklaim goes under, so buy some gaming history!!!

[CKemu]

The Auction (http://maltzauctions.com/acclaimip.htm)

Aklaim produced crap game after crap game, and alot of licensed stuff, since the doors closed on that company you have the chance to buy the publishing rights to their back catalog of games, thats like over 200 games ;)

You could own:

Burnout
Ecco the Dolphin
Mary Kate & Ashley Sweet 16 the OT's as slaves.... :evil:
Myst
Street Fighter The Movie
WWF Raw
Worms 3D

etc etc, might be fun to bid

[Trotterwatch]

Tempted to make a speculative bid of $1 for some of the crappier titles :D

[Miretank]

lol, talking about mary kate & ashley, did you see the current offer for the "Get A Clue" game? :evil:
Really No Clues why someone could spend that money in such big crap :evil:

[Hexidecimal]

Aklaim made fucking Super Smash TV. So I don't want to hear anything about them making crap games. That game alone more then makes up for those stupid MK&A Games

[raksmey1309]

The only gain i still like from Aklaim is Scooby Doo for Snes the rest r crappy.:Yucky:

[blizz]

I'll be surprised if Criterion or their new publisher don't bid for the Burnout series.

[ScottJC]

why isn't Turok up for bid? *cries* :P

[snesmaster40]

Why is everyone one saying "Aklaim" when it's "Acclaim"?

[CKemu]

Because (yes I know the two << represent two C's, but it can also be written as a K)

[snesmaster40]

I see

[Trotterwatch]

I thought it was because of the Mortal Kombat connection :D

[2fast4u]

thats largely crappy gaming history...but history none the less :D

i gotta say though, ecco the dolphin was one of the best graphics engine demos i had ever seen on the dreamcast.

[gamefreaks]

Do the licences include the source code and resources???

If they did it would be worth some publisher grabbing a few and porting them to the DS & PSP...

Also, on games like the F1 series etc, what's the deal with regards to the FIA licences?

[Falcon4ever]

Re-volt was actually pretty fun to multiplay :)

/me remembers the days at school ;)

[smegforbrain]

Some of these would present interesting situations - like, with one of the Spider-Man games, could you even publish a remake of the game with other companies like EA and Activision having the rights to the character(s)?

[WhiteX]

extreme-g is on too.

[LazerTag]

Now, now, my niece and a couple of my little cousins (girls ranging in age from 5 to 7) love those Mary-Kate and Ashley games. Simply because everyone (including me) think they are junk doesn't make it so. Maybe there simply isn't enough 5 to 7 year old girls who want that type of game or even play games. They just hit a bad market on those.


Now the 18 Wheeler game, well that one is a true stinker. ;)

[Jaz]

I'll be surprised if Criterion or their new publisher don't bid for the Burnout series.

EA already bought it didn't they?

[Jaz]

Tempted to make a speculative bid of $1 for some of the crappier titles :D

Maybe we should all chip in $1 and bid for something under the name EmuTalk. :D

[Trotterwatch]

Maybe we should all chip in $1 and bid for something under the name EmuTalk. :D

Not a bad idea, would that make us all technically Publishers? :D

[smcd]

Buy up a series (bust a move anyone? but it's already very high priced) and release it public domain? ;)

[Miretank]

About the rights of other softhouses, well, I think the owner of title will need to try a deal with the right's owner. If not, they'll need to battle in the court to solve the problem =\

True, Aklaim had good games, such Extreme-G, Turok and that Ecco the Dolphin. I hope any good softhouse grab some of these great titles and make new games =)

[Jaz]

Not a bad idea, would that make us all technically Publishers? :D

That would be sweet! :D

[WhiteX]

We could get Ecco and make a Johnny Walker version of it with all of us naked jumping out from the sea...did i said that out loud?

@ Jaz: dude why don´t you make a new avatar with the real thing now!

[Miretank]

We could get Ecco and make a Johnny Walker version of it with all of us naked jumping out from the sea...did i said that out loud?
sheeeesh, don't give ideas! don't want to see you naked! :P only if we have some women members around! :icecream:

[Jaz]

Jaz: dude why don´t you make a new avatar with the real thing now!

Because then I'd have to unplug it! :blink:

[Jaz]

I was thinking a little more seriously about this last night.

If we did happen to bid and win one of these games, I presume we then "own" the rights and therefore the royalties for that particular title/series?

I was listening to a podcast last night about the Xbox Live Arcade (http://www.xbox.com/en-us/livearcade/default.htm) on the 360. It was an interview with a guy who was one of the managers behind the Arcade, and he said that part of his job was to send/receive emails from publishers who fancy putting their retro titles onto the arcade, presumably for a price. As an example, games like Smash TV and Joust are on there at the moment to download.

And it got me thinking.

Are there any really retro titles on that Acclaim list that have the potential to work on the Xbox Live Arcade?

I think we should do some research - this could be a great oppertunity.

[blizz]

You should check what rights you're actually buying.

[Jaz]

You should check what rights you're actually buying.

For sure.

But if all is well and good, is anyone actually interested in the Xbox Arcade idea?

[WhiteX]

I´m in!

[MasterPhW]

For sure.

But if all is well and good, is anyone actually interested in the Xbox Arcade idea?
Yeah, but not only the xbox live idea, you could do a lot more, with the rights of these titles, because if you're the official publsiher you also should get the sources of the old games...
Interested in a new port of bubble bobble/bust a move for the n64?
A mass bid would be a funny idea...

[Jaz]

Yeah, but not only the xbox live idea, you could do a lot more, with the rights of these titles, because if you're the official publsiher you also should get the sources of the old games. A mass bid would be a funny idea...

OK, well if we're all in, lets make some serious enquiries about this. The first problem that (some of us) have is the location.

The files associated with the above games may be inspected On Monday, December 19 & Tuesday, December 20, 2005 between the hours of 10:00 am & 5:00 pm at:

South Shore Records
3067 New Street
Oceanside, NY 11572

We need to contact them to see what it is exactly we're bidding on.

But I can't see any email addresses on there, only a telephone number.

Please call Bob @ 516-349-7022 to make an appointment.

So we're going to need someone in the US to do this.

Anyone?

[Jaz]

Also, I just noticed that the page was updated to include this:

The minimum initial bid on a title is $5,000.00.

This might be a tad out of our price-range, depending on how many people we get interested.

[MasterPhW]

Also, I just noticed that the page was updated to include this:

The minimum initial bid on a title is $5,000.00.

This might be a tad out of our price-range, depending on how many people we get interested.
Oohh... Yeah you're right, I don't have 5000 bucks here...
That's really bad... sad... :(

[deathace]

hey Jaz, did you really get a xbox360 for christmas?

[WhiteX]

i believe he is too busy playing it to reply you!

[Jaz]

hey Jaz, did you really get a xbox360 for christmas?

Not for Christmas dude, but I did get mine on UK release date. :)


i believe he is too busy playing it to reply you!

I have been playing it ALOT!

You can see what I've been playing on my Gamercard. (http://live.xbox.com/member/Block8) :)