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Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: DrJWJustice on May 12, 2004, 02:04:43 AM

I suspect the answer to the question is not "no" but "HELL NO!", but I've had a few poeple ask me lately if there is any shot of a Super Millionaire CD-ROM game in the future.  Is there anyone on here "in the know" who knows for sure what the answer is?

I'd say "Hell no" on the grounds that the market was oversaturated with the original WWTBAM games when the show was over-exposed the first time around, and there are still sets out there that still sit collecting dust on the shelves.

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: inturnaround on May 12, 2004, 02:07:08 AM

I'd think it wouldn't be too difficult as the engine was built for the first game. All you'd have to do it tweak it to add the new lifelines and write the questions for it.

I wonder if there is an existing licensing agreement that would cover Super Millionaire.

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: Craig Karlberg on May 12, 2004, 04:55:48 AM

I'm sure the licensing agreement is intact here.  As for the engine, it's basically a modification of the original with new tweaks & enhancements that would be built in.  My guess as to the possibility of such a game would probably be a wait & see attitude here.  Knowing the uncertainty of SM after this run, I'm not sure if it does come to fruition.

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: zachhoran on May 12, 2004, 08:18:35 AM

[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'May 12 2004, 01:07 AM\'] I'd think it wouldn't be too difficult as the engine was built for the first game. All you'd have to do it tweak it to add the new lifelines and write the questions for it.

I wonder if there is an existing licensing agreement that would cover Super Millionaire. [/quote]
 I suspect we're more likely to see a CD-Rom of Millionaire with Meredith hosting than we are to see a Super Millionaire CD-Rom with Regis hosting. Meredith's version will be back in Fall, and no word on what will happen to Super Millionaire after this month's run.

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: sotcfan2004 on May 12, 2004, 04:54:24 PM

On a semi-related note, Pacdude Games is preparing to release 'Super Generic Quiz Game' (essentially a Super Millionaire Knock-off) on May 16th, the same day that Super Millionaire returns.  While it's not exactly identical, it's the next best thing.

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: johnnyd1788 on May 12, 2004, 07:08:21 PM

It's going to be a fun game! The night of SM, go to the website and log into the chatroom and you can make fun of the contestants or whatever...
Then, after SM, Pacdude will release his game!
BTW, the website is...
www.pacdudegames.com (http://\"http://www.pacdudegames.com\")
John

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: clemon79 on May 12, 2004, 08:02:43 PM

Hey, this guy is definitely worth a look, folks. Cool Flash games, and good use of prexisting and original music for the themes. Very neat!

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: DrJWJustice on May 12, 2004, 08:46:26 PM

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 12 2004, 07:02 PM\'] Hey, this guy is definitely worth a look, folks. Cool Flash games, and good use of prexisting and original music for the themes. Very neat! [/quote]
 AND very addictive!

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: sshuffield70 on May 12, 2004, 08:56:13 PM

Hell, I'd be glad to add a link when my site is ready.  That's really good.

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: BrandonFG on May 12, 2004, 09:19:34 PM

Clock Game is lots of fun, and I love how Pacdude altered Millionaire just to avoid legal issues. :-)

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: Craig Karlberg on May 13, 2004, 05:13:56 AM

Yeah, he has a good selection of games outside of Flashgames.  His new release "Take Your Pick" features a 5X5 board that reminds me of the Wired World Challenge on TechTV's Call For Help show.  This game is much diffrent that the one on TechTV because you keep picking #s from 1-25 untill one of 4 things happen:

1.  Finding WIN on the FIRST PICK results in a jackpot win that starts at $25,000 & grows untill won.

2.  Finding a WIN after hitting a few dollar amounts results in a $5,000 increase in score.

3.  Reaching $5,000 without finding the WIN square.

4.  Finding a LOSE square wiping out your score.

When I first played it, I hit the WIN on my FIRST pick!  WOW!

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: sshuffield70 on May 13, 2004, 07:26:45 PM

Oddly enough (and Pacdude wouldn't have known this if I hadn't said anything), it looked kind of close to one game I've been working on since the late '80s.

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: familyfeudfan on May 13, 2004, 11:45:49 PM

[quote name=\'DrJWJustice\' date=\'May 12 2004, 01:04 AM\'] I suspect the answer to the question is not "no" but "HELL NO!", but I've had a few poeple ask me lately if there is any shot of a Super Millionaire CD-ROM game in the future.  Is there anyone on here "in the know" who knows for sure what the answer is?

I'd say "Hell no" on the grounds that the market was oversaturated with the original WWTBAM games when the show was over-exposed the first time around, and there are still sets out there that still sit collecting dust on the shelves. [/quote]
The original was great. SM would be even better.

Title: Coming to a PC near you?
Post by: pacdude on May 19, 2004, 10:02:05 PM

I'm lurking, and I thank you for all your kind words. If you guys want, link me to your site and send me a e-mail or something, and I'll link you right back.