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Title: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: gryhnd on September 28, 2011, 02:29:50 pm: Courtesy of Woot:

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Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: ark_ader on September 29, 2011, 04:29:58 pm: Pointless Journalism at its best.
Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 30, 2011, 12:31:18 am: I liked it. The superman one always bothered me personally.
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Post by: Mikezilla on September 30, 2011, 12:29:47 pm: I think the "Red Superman" was supposed to be Captain Marvel.
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Post by: RayB on September 30, 2011, 03:11:34 pm: Quote from: Mikezilla on September 30, 2011, 12:29:47 pm
I think the "Red Superman" was supposed to be Captain Marvel.
Back then it was really hard to make video games about super heros at all because the owners (DC/Marvel) were super-anal about breaking canon. For example, Superman can't be killed. You can't punch Superman in the face and expect to get anywhere. Sure you can claim the henchmen have kryptonite gloves on, but still... So to get around this they made up some dumb story about a virtual world or dimension. You'll notice Superman doesn't "die" (that's impossible in 1988 DC universe). So you see Superman de-rez into a green wire-mesh. It's all a computer simulation. The alternate color superdude? Just a cloned simulation.
Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: HaRuMaN on September 30, 2011, 04:12:26 pm: Quote from: RayB on September 30, 2011, 03:11:34 pm
For example, Superman can't be killed.

Oh?

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Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: Mikezilla on September 30, 2011, 05:10:45 pm: Dude, I hated how Doomsday beat Superman to death. That was so lame... You need to Kryptonite his ass, or blast him with magic. Cmon DC. ::)
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Post by: SavannahLion on September 30, 2011, 07:36:46 pm: I have it and never did get around to reading. Still don't how he "died."
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Post by: HaRuMaN on September 30, 2011, 08:17:32 pm: Quote from: SavannahLion on September 30, 2011, 07:36:46 pm
I have it and never did get around to reading. Still don't how he "died."

Him and Doomsday beat each other to death.
Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: Howard_Casto on October 01, 2011, 02:29:55 pm: The thing is he didn't even die though, he just got the crap beat out of him and needed a LONG time to recover.
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Post by: jimfath on October 01, 2011, 03:10:36 pm: Quote from: Howard_Casto on October 01, 2011, 02:29:55 pm
The thing is he didn't even die though, he just got the crap beat out of him and needed a LONG time to recover.

Didn't they introduce the concept that Superman runs out of energy and needs to recharge shortly before he and Doomsday had it out? Lame.

I like it when superman is a dick.
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Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: RayB on October 03, 2011, 09:16:37 pm: I knew I'd have to f#*&$#@*&ing explain it to the lameoids. Taito Superman came out in 1988! "Death and Return of Superman" didn't exist yet. Until then canon was that you can't kill Superman.
Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: HaRuMaN on October 04, 2011, 09:38:01 am: Quote from: RayB on October 03, 2011, 09:16:37 pm
I knew I'd have to f#*&$#@*&ing explain it to the lameoids. Taito Superman came out in 1988! "Death and Return of Superman" didn't exist yet. Until then canon was that you can't kill Superman.

Settle down, Sheldon.
Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: Vigo on October 04, 2011, 05:32:14 pm: I'm pretty sure superman for the NES he flat out dies. I could be wrong, but I think can die in one of the C64 ones as well. If I remember right, the arcade game had the grid thing to simply justify superman losing to crappy opponents by explaining that it is just a simulator.
Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: Vigo on October 04, 2011, 05:35:03 pm: Quote from: Mikezilla on September 30, 2011, 12:29:47 pm
I think the "Red Superman" was supposed to be Captain Marvel.

:stupid
Title: Re: Six Old-School Video Game Characters You Don't Want To Be
Post by: Louis Tully on October 04, 2011, 06:00:48 pm: .
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Post by: Mikezilla on October 04, 2011, 06:57:12 pm: Rock on Vigo! :cheers:

Hey LT, good call on Kingdom Come, I LOVE that book. Such an awesome story, and the art really draws (pun intended) you in. Alex Ross does some kick ass work in that one.

Also, check out Red Son by Mark Millar. The art isnt nearly as good, but it has a cool twist in the Superman mythos.

Superman shouldnt be the dick. Batman is the dick. He is so good at it.

The whole death of superman thing was retarded. Same with Batman getting his back broke, Wolverine getting the adamantium ripped out, and Spiderman having his clone come back and driving him crazy. "Hey lets boost sales by destroying our flagship characters."
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Post by: Donkbaca on October 04, 2011, 07:16:08 pm: I thought Knightfall was good, Bane was a great bad guy, and Azrael was a sweet character through that series.
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Post by: Louis Tully on October 04, 2011, 07:57:46 pm: .