In the latest instalment of CurtainsAreOnFire’s Mortal Kombat Secret Character Tryouts video series, the Angry Birds get angrier, Paperboy delivers carnage, and Dr Robotnik finally creates an obstacle course capable of murder.
It sounds like the folks behind the film adaptation of arcade classic Rampage are really serious about making it happen. The Hollywood Reporter calls it “a priority for New Line Cinema” and says they’re looking to make “an Independence Day-style picture on a smart budget.”
Remember Rampage? The old-school arcade hit let players control giant monsters that unleashed havoc all over fictional cities, most memorably by climbing buildings and punching them into rubble.
Inspired by the classic giant monster movies of Hollywood’s past, Midway’s arcade classic Rampage is now the potentially classic giant monster movie of Hollywood’s future. New Line Cinema has begun development on George, Ralph, and Lizzie’s big screen debut.
HULK SMASH! from graham milton on Vimeo.
Some folks, including the creator, describe this Kinect mod in Hulk-smash terms. It does tint the screen (and the skin of the players) green. But towering above puny buildings and smashing them into rubble, that sounds more like Rampage, to me. Either way, let’s get this one into production, stat.
When I saw the name of this flash game, Collapse It, I secretly hoped that it would be some sort of homage to Rampage, and that I could once again punch buildings into rubble with my own bare, simian hands. Sadly it was not to be – what I got instead was proof (if proof was needed) that Angry Birds is a glorified flash game.
California-centric label The Hundreds—which has established a rabid fanbase in its few years on the streetwear scene—riffs some Rampage with its Summer line-up. Fans of George, Lizzie and Ralph can now hang with the Fairfax and Rosewood crowd without fear of persecution. Further proof that $US 30 is not too much for a quality T-shirt! Digital Gravel has it now in three colourways, if you’re interested, but expect other boutique retailers to get their shipments soon.
Rampage [Digital Gravel]
We’re going all the way back to 1980 for this week’s Arcade Flyer Art Saturday feature, Crazy Climber. Produced by Nihon Bussan Co. Ltd., credited to Nichibutsu (whos name appears on all the buildings n the game) and eventually licensed by Taito, Crazy Climber will surely be remembered by arcade denizens of years past. Crazy Climber was an early relative of the ever popular Rampage and had the player controlling a man who for some unknown reason enjoys scaling the sides of 200 story buildings. The control was done with two joysticks, each one controlling one of the climber’s hands, so some ambidextrous coordination was definitely involved while playing this one. It was eventually ported and remade for several home systems, but nothing could quite recreate that two joystick feeling.
