WHAT IF!

[BoringSupreez]

^^^
That reminds me of something called the "Phantom Lapboard" or something like that. It was supposed to be a computer that could play games for any system, and was going to kill all competition, coming soon in fall 2007. Don't know what happened to it.

[Hobie-wan]

^^^
That reminds me of something called the "Phantom Lapboard" or something like that. It was supposed to be a computer that could play games for any system, and was going to kill all competition, coming soon in fall 2007. Don't know what happened to it.

Wait wait wait, you're kidding right? How can you forget that fiasco, the lawsuit, and all of the douchbaggery?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinium_Labs

[BoringSupreez]

^^^
That reminds me of something called the "Phantom Lapboard" or something like that. It was supposed to be a computer that could play games for any system, and was going to kill all competition, coming soon in fall 2007. Don't know what happened to it.

Wait wait wait, you're kidding right? How can you forget that fiasco, the lawsuit, and all of the douchbaggery?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinium_Labs

Well, legal stuff, lawsuits, bad business dealings, etc. have never interested me, so I never read that stuff when it was happening. I guess I'll find out from the page you linked to.

*reads article*
Looks like what happened to it was fiascos, lawsuits, and douchbaggery.

[dgamemuster]

What if this thread is back again!

What if the 3DS is a failure like the Virtual Boy?
What if PSP Phone is a success?
What if TNA Wrestling actually beats WWE in ratings?
What if Sega Dreamcast 2 actually comes out?
What if I could date Olivia Munn?

[Dakinggamer87]

Cool thread sevin0seven!!

[Para]

I thought I would give my input on the questions you asked earlier. I couldn't really think of my own questions at the moment. Most of them were mainly revolving around the "What is X franchise didn't suck anymore?" theme.

What if....
...Elvis was a hidden character in Mortal Kombat 2

Kind of unrelated but this just reminded me. I'm sure a lot of people are aware but the Mortal Kombat characters were supposed to be secret characters in NBA Jam but because of all the ESRB Drama the NBA didn't want that type of violence associated with the game so they got taken out. There was also a Mortal Kombat themed court planned but that was also cut too, obviously. I never knew about this until a few years ago but I can just imagine how happy I would of been when I was a child. NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat were two of my favorite games for the SNES and naturally doing a flaming helicopter dunk with Scorpion would of made my day/year.

...The Princess finally wised up and took self-defense classes?

I find it funny how in Super Mario RPG the princess actually kicks a lot of ass but she somehow forgot all her fighting techniques and magic for years until Smash Bros came out.

...Pong made a comeback?

Back in the Playstation days there was a remake of Pong and it was actually pretty decent. There was a lot of modes and variations to Pong, and some of them did suck but I still had a lot of fun playing this game.

....Dreamcast lasted more than 3 yrs?
....Sega Saturn lasted more than 3 yrs?

If either of these systems lasted longer I think the gaming industry would be drastically different. I had the privilege of going to the Sega section of Disney World during Sega's prime. Its a shame that the company is just a shell of what it used to be, if you can even call it that. It will never happen but it would be really nice to see them get back in the console game. I wasn't ever a huge fan of the Genesis, being a Nintendo fanboy but the Dreamcast and Saturn were just amazing to me.

....Pacman has arms and legs?

They tried this with a couple different games for SNES, N64 and Gamecube. They are all terrible.

....Emulation for video games never existed?

Personally I don't really ever play ROMs. I used to back in school instead of doing work but most times they were just ROMs of games I had at home anyways. ROMs are a great way to experience games you've never played and its a good solution to people who can't get a hold of a physical game or system, but being an avid collector I take pride in my game collection and having all the physical games and whatnot so I could really care less about ROMs. Another good thing about ROMs that I am a huge fan of is high quality game hacks. Playing different versions of classic games such as Super Mario World of A Link to the Past feels just like playing an "official expansion" pack or sequel to a good game.

....there was actually a good Street Fighter Movie (or Mortal Kombat)?

Everyone thought the Mortal Kombat movie was awesome when it came out but looking back on it, its actually really horrible. Being cool at the time kind of counts though. Sadly the same thing can't be said for the live action Street Fighter movie. That movie was just horrible, even as a kid. There is a Street Fighter animated movie that is also pretty good. I haven't seen it in probably 10 years but I remember it being pretty sweet.

....video games was only cartridges today. Imagine Xbox and Playstation in cartridge instead of CD.

That would be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

[LiL-mAc]

This thread is fun to read and I wish people made more. I got one:

What if Mike Tyson made a comeback on Punch Out Wii sequal!

Dudes, that will be all kind of awesome.

[sevin0seven]

Kind of unrelated but this just reminded me. I'm sure a lot of people are aware but the Mortal Kombat characters were supposed to be secret characters in NBA Jam but because of all the ESRB Drama the NBA didn't want that type of violence associated with the game so they got taken out. There was also a Mortal Kombat themed court planned but that was also cut too, obviously. I never knew about this until a few years ago but I can just imagine how happy I would of been when I was a child. NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat were two of my favorite games for the SNES and naturally doing a flaming helicopter dunk with Scorpion would of made my day/year.

http://www.vm68.com/mkromhacks/nba_mk.html

[sevin0seven]

What if.....



these games were real!

[Bradtemple87]

Pretty funny to think about