Games you'd like to see made into a movie

[ShooterMcGavin]

I was thinking about all the Lara Croft movies, Doom, and the upcoming Halo movie, and I started to think about all the games I'd love to see made into a movie.

I think Half Life would make for a great flick. They say that the makers of HL have seen scripts for possible Half Life movies, but refused to support them because the scripts were not good enough.

What games would you all like to see made into movies?

[Deadbent]

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 with a very high budget, of course.

[Ego]

I'd like to see Frogger made into a movie. Tape a camcorder to an overpass sign on a busy highway and have it pointing down at the road. Get yourself about a hundred frogs or so from a science supply store. Stand on one side of the highway with your frogs, release them one or two at a time, and scare 'em towards the road.

An indie blockbuster idea if there ever was one.

[roche]

Pong

[B54]

ChessMaster 2000.

[PestCoast]

Leisure Suit Larry

[JonBenetRamsey]

bubble bobble

[HumpX]

Battletech (http://www.kerensky.tierranet.com/btech/btech.shtml) (Mechwarrior is just a small part of it). "Real greezeball shit" (greezball = geek).

http://www.battletech-movie.com/images/forum_pics/artwork/hall_of_fame/pawel/onslaught.jpg

James Cameron would direct.......

[Shaggz]

Battletech (http://www.kerensky.tierranet.com/btech/btech.shtml) (Mechwarrior is just a small part of it). "Real greezeball shit" (greezball = geek).

That would be awesome.

[GLENN_THE_TOOL]

well, just about every video game i'd like to see be made into a movie already has been - Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Silent Hill. sadly, they weren't great movies. sure, they're masterpieces compared to some of the worse movies made from games like House of the Dead or Alone in the Dark (thank you Mr. Boll), but they aren't exactly great movies. they may have had some good qualities, but not enough to redeem them. Resident Evil sucked because there was more action than horror. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within sucked because it was boring. (i'm respectfully leaving Advent Children out, simply because it was more of a "thank you" to the fans of the game than a feature film to be enjoyed by the masses.) Silent Hill sucked because of the scatter-brained storytelling. not one video game movie has been able to hit one out of the park yet.

i guess if i had to choose, then maybe Metal Gear Solid. problem is, there were several Metal Gear games before Metal Gear Solid, so if they were to do a movie based on Metal Gear Solid (and i'm talking directly based on it, not some stupid pseudo-prequel, pseudo-sequel, or some shitty story that "kinda" fits into the Metal Gear story), they would likely have to do movies about those games first before even getting to Metal Gear Solid. if they don't do that, they'd likely just have to leave the previous games as a backstory that is only alluded to from time to time in the movie, although i think that's what maligns many video game movies in the first damn place - leaving the characters' backstories in the games and leaving the uninitiated viewers in the dark as to what the characters are all about.

see? this is why it's so hard to make a movie from a video game.

[Cruzer]

Max Payne

[roche]

Max Payne

With the right director, that might work.

[UnOriginal]

I thought there was a rumored Max Payne movie awhile back, damn that'd make for a great movie.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0467197/

Indigo Prophecy would make for an amazing game.

[Deadbent]

I also wouldn't mind seeing a movie version of Super Unoriginal's Sister-brothers part 2, too.

[Mindriot]

The Obvious is Halfe Life. I'd like to see Myst as well.

[TheJew]

madden football series; so hopefully john madden can slip in a puddle of aids and then die in a fiery car crash.

[ruckstande]

Half Life would be huge. But, if they can't crank that one out, how about MS Calculator?

[ShooterMcGavin]

With the right director, that might work.

Tarantino would rule.

[The Sarge]

Metroid.

Metal Gear.

The Godfa.......nevermind.

[RobeSoup&Tears]

Grabass

[WaddleDoodle]

Marathon -

Good for an over the top action movie. Cyborg security officer, homocidal aliens, psychopathic AIs, and a kick-ass fusion pistol.

[frankjg]

Solitaire or minesweeper

Edit: serious note, GTA series

[infected4g64]

Marathon -

Good for an over the top action movie. Cyborg security officer, homocidal aliens, psychopathic AIs, and a kick-ass fusion pistol.

god damn, now there's a title i haven't heard in awhile. that would make an awesome movie, especially if they kept the treaded-cyborg-grenade-launcher dudes. and the stupid lines from the Bobs.

[tar_baby]

quest for glory

the longest journey

[Jerry1]

Got one great one to do...Imagine this....

From the producers of The Rock, and Blackhawk Down
Jerry Bruckheimer

From the Director of The Rock, and The Transformers(2007)
Micheal Bay

And written and created by Hideo Kojima

Comes......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/Jerry74/metal6.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/Jerry74/metal4.jpg

Would be awesome!

[patbattlefield]

Quake the movie.

[hiv_bag]

"Call of Cthulhu" (Dark Corners of the Earth) would be pretty slick as a movie. I know that Dagon pretty much follows that story line, but 'they' can do better.

[BeerBelly]

Battletech (http://www.kerensky.tierranet.com/btech/btech.shtml) (Mechwarrior is just a small part of it). "Real greezeball shit" (greezball = geek).

http://www.battletech-movie.com/images/forum_pics/artwork/hall_of_fame/pawel/onslaught.jpg

James Cameron would direct.......
THE BEST GAME EVER MADE!

[rndystvn]

Id like to see socom. If they base it right off the game it will have Navy Seals in it lagging in and out like the fucking Matrix movies. Bullet time wont have shit on this.

[The Sarge]

Got one great one to do...Imagine this....

From the producers of The Rock, and Blackhawk Down
Jerry Bruckheimer

From the Director of The Rock, and The Transformers(2007)
Micheal Bay

And written and created by Hideo Kojima

Comes......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/Jerry74/metal6.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/Jerry74/metal4.jpg

Would be awesome!


Staring Micheal Biehn...a.k.a. Kyle Reese from the Terminator

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3012/mbpublw1ta.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[The Sarge]

Sorry for the format that PIC was in....


I really should say...........NO HOMO.

[Take...Luck]

Battletech (http://www.kerensky.tierranet.com/btech/btech.shtml) (Mechwarrior is just a small part of it). "Real greezeball shit" (greezball = geek).

James Cameron would direct.......

They already made a movie on robot combat called Robot Jox (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0102800/). Came out in 1990.

I'm surprised I haven't seen Zelda posted.

[HumpX]

They already made a movie on robot combat called Robot Jox (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0102800/). Came out in 1990.

I'm surprised I haven't seen Zelda posted.

Robot Jocks was a ridiculous comic book of a movie.

Battletech, despite the goofy name, has a massively detailed backstory (larger than Star Wars) along with reasonably plausible scenarios and technology. Much of it is an analogy of pre-WW2 Europe.

there IS a movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Amp6qSLOc&search=mechwarrior) short being made that takes place in the current timeline of BT . yes, it looks somewhat cheesey but keep in mind its done by mainly freshman/sophmore college kids. Its probably the closest we'll ever see of a battletech movie.

[tar_baby]

whats with all these new games

how about the classics
police quest series
how about that game camelot...thatd be a great one

[patbattlefield]

whats with all these new games

how about the classics
police quest series
how about that game camelot...thatd be a great one
hehe how about "Pong the Movie"

[rndystvn]

Dustin Hoffman as Qbert? Both orange both huge noses it could work.

[The Sarge]

hehe how about "Pong the Movie"

I heard that it was already made.

It was anti-climactic towards the end, when the li'l square passed by one of the li'l pads.

However, it was a gripping movie all together. I laughed, I cried....I got carpel tunnel syndrome.

[Jerry1]

Staring Micheal Biehn...a.k.a. Kyle Reese from the Terminator

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3012/mbpublw1ta.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Yeah, Id say him or Kurt Russell..aka...Snake...

[Take...Luck]

Robot Jocks was a ridiculous comic book of a movie.

Battletech, despite the goofy name, has a massively detailed backstory (larger than Star Wars) along with reasonably plausible scenarios and technology. Much of it is an analogy of pre-WW2 Europe.

there IS a movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Amp6qSLOc&search=mechwarrior) short being made that takes place in the current timeline of BT . yes, it looks somewhat cheesey but keep in mind its done by mainly freshman/sophmore college kids. Its probably the closest we'll ever see of a battletech movie.

Can't really comment on the natures of Robot Jox or Battletech cause I'm not that familiar with either. But I had a flashback when you posted that picture and thought it warranted a mention that something similar was done before.

[tar_baby]

splinter cell

deus ex 1 and 2

[Mindriot]

splinter cell

deus ex 1 and 2
Splinter Cell is in preproduction IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439829/fullcredits#writers).

[mascan42]

Hitman . . . with someone besides Vin Diesel. Just because he's bald doesn't mean he's right for the role.

[spyderman]

F.E.A.R.

And a second vote for the GTA Series

[Jerry1]

Hitman . . . with someone besides Vin Diesel. Just because he's bald doesn't mean he's right for the role.

I say use Jason Statham from the movie "The Transporter" and "Snatch". Guy kicks ass and looks great in the suit.

http://www.blueyonder.co.uk/assets/images/film_and_tv/features/11_nov_05/transporter2_feat.gif

[Brainbucket]

I say use Jason Statham from the movie "The Transporter" and "Snatch". Guy kicks ass and looks great in the suit.

http://www.blueyonder.co.uk/assets/images/film_and_tv/features/11_nov_05/transporter2_feat.gif

Match this actor with Max Payne. That would be a winner.

On the other hand ... WoW the movie :piss

[Dark Reyule]

Legend of Zelda, the story and music are perfect and if done LOTR style without being too LOTR it could easily be solid.

Now what about the opposite, movies (or TV) made into games... I still am waiting for Voltron the game and Thundercats, snarf snarf!

Ehhhhh.

[chumpy]

I think the system shock games could make good movies. Maybe even provide a sequel storyline that never came from the games.

[westben2002]

i would love to see a MGS movie, but halo might be a good one, if they tweeked the story a bit....but hollywood has a way of fucking things up that way.....the only really good video game movie saw was the first mortal combat movie

[BIV]

i would love to see a MGS movie, but halo might be a good one, if they tweeked the story a bit....but hollywood has a way of fucking things up that way.....the only really good video game movie saw was the first mortal combat movie

Halo is on the way. Peter Jackson is directing.

[Kyle]

Knights of the Old Republic.

If they ever decide to make another Star Wars universe movie, they'd be best served to get far away on the time line from the disaster that was the prequels, and this would be the way to go. Plus, if it did well enough, they could get some sequels out of it with there already being a sequel to the first game and a rumored third game coming out.

[jpc165]

Zelda and metroid. Both could make a great movie.

They're the only reasons I still own a fucking gamecube.

[chumpy]

Thought I saw something about Woo doing Metroid.

[ChimneyFish]

Knights of the Old Republic.

If they ever decide to make another Star Wars universe movie, they'd be best served to get far away on the time line from the disaster that was the prequels, and this would be the way to go. Plus, if it did well enough, they could get some sequels out of it with there already being a sequel to the first game and a rumored third game coming out.


You took my first choice. Great story, especially if you combine the two.
And there better be a third game, with that shitty ending to the second one, or someone's getting a throat punch.

Here's my other picks:

1) Jade Empire - great story, plus martial arts goodness

2) Fable - good strory and good "monsters"

3) Psychonauts - while it might be a little more kid oriented, it's just weird enough to work

4) God of War - and as someone said before, you don't have to cast Vin Diesel just because he's bald

[blackout-]

yea psychonauts would be a fuckin awesome pixar type film - totally fucked up stuff in that game

[locallounge]

Maniac Mansion!

The game was ahead of its time, imo. An updated version with todays tech/graphics would be amazing.

[Carl Spackler]

whats with all these new games

how about the classics
police quest series

Police Quest? Haven't heard that game in a while. Movie would sorta be like any other cop movie. Sonny Bond would be a take no shit kinda guy.

Its my opinion that one of the reasons that making a movie out of a video game is the storylines are allready established but they really dont work in a movie format. So they either change the story which the fans hate, or they try to work the video game storyline into a movie and it blows.

Just a couple sub par video game movies:
-Super Mario Bros
-Street Fighter
-Mortal Kombat (2 was even worse)
-Resident Evil 1 and 2
-Tomb Raider

I always thought Bionic Commando from the original NES would work.. guy with an electric grapling hook for an arm.

[rustytrombone1]

The Boston Massacre....when the Red Sox had a 14.5 game lead at the all star break and collapsed leading to a one game play off where Bucky Dent hit a home run to remember and Carl Yazstremski popped out to Graig Nettles to end their season and the Yankees went on to win the World Series.

[Carl Spackler]

The Boston Massacre....when the Red Sox had a 14.5 game lead at the all star break and collapsed leading to a one game play off where Bucky Dent hit a home run to remember and Carl Yazstremski popped out to Graig Nettles to end their season and the Yankees went on to win the World Series.

Yeah.. wait.. what?

[WonkaVision]

The Godfather might make a good movie..the game was cool.....

nothing?