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Segas Altered Beast, Streets of Rage Games to Be Adapted for Film, TV
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Ricerocket
Member
Power UP! the movie.
DarkConfidant
Member
Who wanted this? Altered Beast should be forgotten. Is a "furries" a mainstream thing now?
Altered Beast is making me think of the animality scenes from Mortal Kombat Annihilation.
Thanks a lot. Had blocked that from my memory.
Outrun
Member
Don't forget F-ing Shiva....
not enough people supported games like Fighting Force and The Bouncer. :/
but hey maybe with online being huge now for consoles....they might do better.
sixteen-bit
Member
This is hilarious.
Can I get a new Koshiro soundtrack for a the SoR movie tho?
Can I get a new Koshiro soundtrack for a the SoR movie tho?
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Uwe Boll coming out of retirement confirmed
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
How about giving us a new Streets of Rage GAME?
Fuckers.
Fuckers.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
Starring Chris Pratt as Axel Stone and Alexandra Daddario as Blaze Fielding.
ChamplooJones
Formerly Momotaro
Doesn't help that both games were mediocre.
I was especially disappointed with The Bouncer after coming off of Tobal 2.
Tizoc
Member
Wiiiise fwom yo gwaaave.
Nocturnowl
Member
At last, Guardians of the Galaxy and 007 sensation Dave Bautista in Altered Beast.
Sumio Mondo
Member
TheSpoiler
Member
Leaked picture of the AB movie.
Anarchy Reigns is that game. It bombed.
Nah, Anarchy Reigns was a brawler deathmatch game. A dedicated online co-op beat-em-up may fare better... especially if Sega doesn't Sega it the way they did Anarchy Reigns.
sixteen-bit
Member
Try Streets of Rage Remake if you haven't yet.
BouncyFrag
Member
They could do a trilogy based on the Streets of Rage box art alone.
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1122334
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1122334
RecRoulette
Member
ALTERED BEAST THE MOVIE!? AWWWWW YEAH
Why would you want to take it out of the 80's?!
No, it's not. You release an Altered Beast movie out there and like 5 people under the age of 30 will have any idea what that is.
Why don't we make a Thexder movie at this rate?
allenpergallon
Member
Expecting a lot of nothing for awhile, but will be glad whenever something actually happens. Unless Altered Beast ends up as teen wolf drama or something.
It's never too late for streets of rage.
Ugh?! AB was always a bit rubbish. SoR on the other hand, bizarre why Sega hasn't done a sequel since Genesis. They could have reimagined it as a beat em up meets GTA, the prostitutes were their idea after all.
Lightning_Roller
Banned
Okay here is how is how I see the plot for Altered Beast:
Brave Greek warrior is introduced, he's strong, brave, etc. Then he falls in battle and buried. Years later he is revived by the gods to save the land once again from an evil tyrant and his legion of monsters. He is given a gift from the gods to even the playing field, the ability to change into a monstrous form for greater power. Also the ability to collect the souls of the dead creatures to change into different creatures as well.
Brave Greek warrior is introduced, he's strong, brave, etc. Then he falls in battle and buried. Years later he is revived by the gods to save the land once again from an evil tyrant and his legion of monsters. He is given a gift from the gods to even the playing field, the ability to change into a monstrous form for greater power. Also the ability to collect the souls of the dead creatures to change into different creatures as well.
C'mon, at least go for Ecco the Dolphin or Jet Set Radio, something people would remember (Phantasy Star/PSO also, but that would be best set as an anime movie).
Edit: by "remember" i mean that the movie itself would stand out, not that these games are necessarily more memorable. Live-action movies of either of the listed franchises would be instantly forgettable.
Edit: by "remember" i mean that the movie itself would stand out, not that these games are necessarily more memorable. Live-action movies of either of the listed franchises would be instantly forgettable.
Mushroomer25
Member
Meh. Seems like a quick grab on properties that couldn't have been going for much. I doubt anything comes from this.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The only way Streets of Rage will get justice is if it's shot like an 80's show.
Iva Demilcol
Member
Everyone keeps mentioning Altered Beasts and Streets of Rage but they fucking mentioned Shinobi too D: and that's awesome.
MagnaderAlpha
Member
They are probably going to go the sci-fi Altered Beast from the reboot a few years back. Urgh, bullshit, if you as me. I'd love full fantasy Altered Beast, but that stuff wouldn't fly much nowadays. I always envisioned part-Conan, part-Beastmaster, and part-Krull(more-so bizarre imagery).
I see Neff sitting in a throne with his minions, sitting wickedly while he orders various monsters out to dispatch the heroes. Man, this could only be done right in the 80s, huh? Shame.
Streets of Rage, I can see happening sorta like a Westernized version of The Raid on the street and through various locations(well, similar to The Raid 2, I guess). Just keep it colorful (lots of neon lights and maybe an amusement park being one of the locations).
I see Neff sitting in a throne with his minions, sitting wickedly while he orders various monsters out to dispatch the heroes. Man, this could only be done right in the 80s, huh? Shame.
Streets of Rage, I can see happening sorta like a Westernized version of The Raid on the street and through various locations(well, similar to The Raid 2, I guess). Just keep it colorful (lots of neon lights and maybe an amusement park being one of the locations).
CamHostage
Member
I don't think either will ever get off the ground either (as Outrun pointed out, this is not a new relationship, and over the years SEGA has already announced intentions for movies of Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, a new House of the Dead, Virtua Fighter, Rent a Hero ... RENT a HERO?!)
That said, the cultural capital and currency of Bioshock and Uncharted seemed to be roadblocks in those projects. Everybody wanted to own the the properties, and nobody could put together a package that made everybody happy enough to settle their differences and go make the movie. Here, it's SEGA making a SEGA movie (Stories International is a subsidiary of SEGA, and although Circle of Confusion will probably be doing most of the heavy lifting, Stories has apparently actually made some production work in music videos and commercials and shorts over the years.) They have the reason to push it through above any other projects on the docket, they know how solid the brand is (or isn't) and how much leeway they have to produce it without interference, and they have the direct line to the brand holder to clear their ideas for franchise direction.
Still probably vapuloid, but I guess I wouldn't be shocked if I actually saw a SEGA movie in real life some day.
You must have missed the April 2016 news. Shinobi: The Movie, 2019.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Damn, Hollywood really has run out of ideas...
Whompa02
Member
So you're saying I may finally get a chance to play a tie in videogame for the almost certainly guaranteed awful Streets of Rage movie adaptation?
hooray I guess...
I love the Streets of Rage IP, but can I just get a good SOR game and not a fucking movie to suck up the entire budget?
hooray I guess...
I love the Streets of Rage IP, but can I just get a good SOR game and not a fucking movie to suck up the entire budget?
Yea, it's a shame only one movie of any given type can exist. I wish new things could exist that take inspiration from old things.
Also, wouldn't The Warriors be more Last Bronx than Streets of Rage?
allenpergallon
Member
Lightning_Roller
Banned
I really hope they don't do this. I really do.
CamHostage
Member
Well, it's Japan's ideas, not Hollywood's. SEGA is throwing practically all of its franchise rights up in the air for anybody to grab and develop them. (I wish they'd do the same with the game rights, since they seem to be in no hurry to actually put these franchises back in action where they belong, but that's another story...) Whether anything will come of any of it, who knows, but that's a business SEGA is trying to get into, and although they are ancient and dusty brands at this point, most times an old brand still has more selling strength than a new one.
I advise folks to read up on Stories International real quick to understand the part SEGA has in bringing (or attempting to bring) these brands out of the mothballs. Here's a little bit of boilerplate:
http://www.stories-llc.com/news/stories-and-caa-team-up