WEBVTT - What are the Best Video Games That Were Never Made?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the podcast. Today. We're going to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the best video games never made. I'm a writer here

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<v Speaker 1>at hell Stuff Works. My name is Jonathan Dreamcast Strick, London,

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<v Speaker 1>with me as editor Chris Colliko Vision Palette, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>we're experts on things that have never been made or

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<v Speaker 1>were started and then abandoned. And um. The article that

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<v Speaker 1>I wrote mentioned several video games that fizzled out and development,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're going to talk about some other ones as

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<v Speaker 1>well as some video games that may not have even

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<v Speaker 1>been thought about by anyone other than ourselves. At this point,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to throw this over to Chris. You're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>give us get us started here, So Chris, yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as as Jonathan is so happily pointed out, I am

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<v Speaker 1>a fan of systems that are no longer invoked. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think my favor it would be a civilization too

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<v Speaker 1>for the Amiga, which we're still waiting for those of

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<v Speaker 1>us who still own Amiga's um which for those of

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<v Speaker 1>you who don't know as a as an old computing

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<v Speaker 1>system that was brought to market by Commodore and then

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<v Speaker 1>part of their hands and went to a couple others.

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<v Speaker 1>But in a more modern note, I'm interested to see

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<v Speaker 1>what happens with SPOR this year. Hopefully they will be

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<v Speaker 1>bringing that to market Electronic Arts and will write, um,

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<v Speaker 1>it looks fascinating. And they've been threatened with the vapor

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<v Speaker 1>wear title for not bringing it out sooner because they

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<v Speaker 1>keep promising it and then you know, the date slips.

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<v Speaker 1>But right this this is a common problem. Um, you

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<v Speaker 1>have video game companies that announced the video game early

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<v Speaker 1>in the development cycle and they promise all these different

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<v Speaker 1>functions and then they realize they have to deliver on

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<v Speaker 1>those functions or risk gamers wrath, which the gamers among

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<v Speaker 1>us know is great. Indeed, so this the things happened before.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a video game called Fable which had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different promises that some gamers felt it didn't

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<v Speaker 1>deliver upon. So some people are being a little more

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<v Speaker 1>cautious or they're they're saying, well, we're going to we're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to release it until it's it's ready, and

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<v Speaker 1>then it just never seems to get ready. There's one

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<v Speaker 1>very famous example of this. It's called Duke k Newcam Forever.

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<v Speaker 1>We mentioned it in the article, but no discussion about

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<v Speaker 1>video video games that were never made as complete without it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was first announced more than ten years ago and

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<v Speaker 1>we're still waiting, but are three D Realms says that

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<v Speaker 1>it's coming, so we'll just have to wait and see.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess maybe another ten years. They just want to

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<v Speaker 1>get it right right. So, do you have a favorite

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<v Speaker 1>a favorite video game that's never made? Um? Well, it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of hard to say, isn't it, but uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a trekky or trekker if that's the politically correct term. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I was very much looking forward to Star Trek Online,

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<v Speaker 1>which unfortunately has fizzled out. Um. We hope that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>one day team will get together and actually deliver on this,

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<v Speaker 1>but for now, not so much. Well what about yourself?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a favorite one that's been never been made? Um?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, to tell you the truth, I really haven't. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but simply because there are so many that I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>gotten around to playing yet. Um, you know it's there.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a backlog, a stack. Perhaps a better question

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<v Speaker 1>to ask is is are there any video games that

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<v Speaker 1>you wish someone would make that haven't been mentioned by

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<v Speaker 1>anyone yet. Well, you know, I was thinking about the

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<v Speaker 1>possibility of of, you know, taking an existing franchise and

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<v Speaker 1>and bringing it up to date, maybe with a celebrity

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<v Speaker 1>endorsement like Dick Cheney's Duck Hunt Excellent. It's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>the game where you you shoot the other player as

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<v Speaker 1>opposed to the ducks. Oh, you know, you bring that

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<v Speaker 1>added amount of realism to it. That's fantastic. Well, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a that's a good point. Know. I was also thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about we were talking earlier about the Lego series of games.

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<v Speaker 1>For those of you who are not familiar, Lego has

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<v Speaker 1>partnered with some franchises such as the Star Wars franchise,

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<v Speaker 1>the Indiana Jones franchise, the Batman comic book um and

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<v Speaker 1>produced some really fun, fun games that are both true

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<v Speaker 1>to the spirit of the original franchise and they bring

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<v Speaker 1>some levity and silliness in with the whole Lego aspect.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's some properties that we talked about that that

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<v Speaker 1>might benefit from the Lego treatment. Um we had the

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<v Speaker 1>Lego Lord of the Rings, very very tiny Lego Hobbits

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<v Speaker 1>would be excellent they would have to be very small

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<v Speaker 1>to to fit in the minifig tradition. And I suggested

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<v Speaker 1>to Jonathan, who is a wrestling fan, that we could

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<v Speaker 1>have a Lego w w E game. When someone gets

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<v Speaker 1>blown apart in these lego games, they fall to pieces,

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<v Speaker 1>so it'd be great to see one of them. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the victim of a really spectacular move where

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<v Speaker 1>I'll give you an example, so the Undertaker delivers a

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<v Speaker 1>tombstone pile driver to John Cena, and then John Cena

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<v Speaker 1>would would split up into tiny little pieces. I would

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<v Speaker 1>buy this game twice. I would buy it from multiple systems.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking forward to this game that will probably never exist,

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<v Speaker 1>so my expectations are already high. But we were also

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<v Speaker 1>talking about other things, so just to see an interesting take,

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<v Speaker 1>I suggested a Lego Glen Garry Glenn ross um which

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<v Speaker 1>show would have a little Lego Alec Baldwin yell at

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<v Speaker 1>you and and fire you. That would be a very

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<v Speaker 1>interesting game. I'm sure you can think of a thousand others. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and Chris and I we could We could talk about

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<v Speaker 1>these all day long because we have um, but we'll

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<v Speaker 1>have to wrap this up for now. If you want

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<v Speaker 1>To learn more, check out our article on the best

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<v Speaker 1>video games never made at how stuff Works and we

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