Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Start up a collection
Do you remember Acclaim? They were the company that made riding around on a bike while looking at titties fashionable again. They were the company that drew scorn from ten-year-olds, who cleverly altered their name to Ack-Lame. They were the company that somehow botched a game with dinosaurs (joining the developer of Trespasser as the only company ever to mess up such an easy concept). And now, all the memories, and the joy, that Acclaim brought you over the years can be yours for a relatively low price. Let the bidding wars begin, Acclaim is selling of their assets!
Now you can own the rights to such classics as Jupiter Strike and Trog. You remember Trog, right? Oh, come on, everyone knows Trog. You were a caveman, of course, and you had a club. I think you hunted mammoth or something. Your wife, the lovely and hairy Grot, was captured by the king of the Amazons (you heard me), who wanted her fur to create an uber-onion that could withstand the heat of their torrid tropical climate. What do you say we all pitch in a few smackers and purchase the rights to this amazing game? Or, if it turns out I just made up that entire premise, what do you say we shop this great idea around to a publisher who has yet to go bankrupt, but could use a little help?
Anyway, I'm posting about this because I've never seen anything like this before. Most titles don't even have a bid yet, with the occasional few getting a pity bid of $5,000 or so. What made me laugh is that Acclaim published seven Mary Kate and Ashley games, but only one of them has a bid. Someone must really love Mary Kate and Ashley Get a Clue. Either that or MKaAGaC is the naked Twisted sim we've heard so much about.
I'm also pretty sure Acclaim doesn't even own the rights to some of these games. For instance, the first two Mortal Kombat games are on this list. Wasn't that a Midway property? And since when did Acclaim have anything to do with Ecco the Dolphin? And how come there isn't a 208th game listed? Did they really think we would be more impressed that they have 218 games instead of 217? And where is The Red Star? Does its absence mean someone already owns the rights to it? Is BMX XXX already purchased as well? So many unanswered questions.
If you see anything that catches your eye, let me know. I'm sure a green picture of Abe Lincoln could entice Acclaim, and then I could stick something nice in your stocking (or leiderhosen, if you celebrate something different).
Now you can own the rights to such classics as Jupiter Strike and Trog. You remember Trog, right? Oh, come on, everyone knows Trog. You were a caveman, of course, and you had a club. I think you hunted mammoth or something. Your wife, the lovely and hairy Grot, was captured by the king of the Amazons (you heard me), who wanted her fur to create an uber-onion that could withstand the heat of their torrid tropical climate. What do you say we all pitch in a few smackers and purchase the rights to this amazing game? Or, if it turns out I just made up that entire premise, what do you say we shop this great idea around to a publisher who has yet to go bankrupt, but could use a little help?
Anyway, I'm posting about this because I've never seen anything like this before. Most titles don't even have a bid yet, with the occasional few getting a pity bid of $5,000 or so. What made me laugh is that Acclaim published seven Mary Kate and Ashley games, but only one of them has a bid. Someone must really love Mary Kate and Ashley Get a Clue. Either that or MKaAGaC is the naked Twisted sim we've heard so much about.
I'm also pretty sure Acclaim doesn't even own the rights to some of these games. For instance, the first two Mortal Kombat games are on this list. Wasn't that a Midway property? And since when did Acclaim have anything to do with Ecco the Dolphin? And how come there isn't a 208th game listed? Did they really think we would be more impressed that they have 218 games instead of 217? And where is The Red Star? Does its absence mean someone already owns the rights to it? Is BMX XXX already purchased as well? So many unanswered questions.
If you see anything that catches your eye, let me know. I'm sure a green picture of Abe Lincoln could entice Acclaim, and then I could stick something nice in your stocking (or leiderhosen, if you celebrate something different).
// posted by Tom @ 10:19 AM 
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