For the longest time, I thought that the premise of the film (a cross-country road race) would make an awesome video game. Unfortunately, the last such game was Cruisin' USA...from 1994. Games have changed a lot since then. Maybe it's time for a new game featuring a cross-country road race. What do you think?
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I meant would it be possible to make a decent video game out of this today with the current generation?
This CR arcade game you mentioned is so obscure, it's not even listed at GameFAQs. The Gumball 3000 game you mentioned wasn't released in the U.S. (I'm not sure if it would run on an American PS2.) And Outrun is a fun game, but it's just one game. I'd like to see what another company can do with the concept.
Holy cow, it's happened!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_The_Run
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Would <an idea or a movie> make a good video game?
Well, movies or ideas don't make games, so, no.
But could human beings CREATE a good computer or video game based on this movie or the idea/concept of this type? Yes, it's possible.
There are plenty of good car games already, though, so there's really no need. Have you gone through ALL even relatively good car computer/video games that have been made, let's say after 1995 or so? Or before? There are plenty of great gems out there, I recommend finding them. One game always dear to my heart is Need for Speed 4: High Stakes (it also has some other names, but it's probably the last NFS game that they bothered to number - then they stopped, just like movie makers. It's not easy now to discern which game came after which). It's an oldie, but with the right settings and right controller, there's plenty of sense of speed, and you can really feel the way you might imagine feeling when you look at that Lamborghini racing fast in the intro of the movie.
The only reason to watch this movie, really, is the eighties atmosphere. And you can't cram that into a video game, unless you made the game in the eighties.
So, no. It's not possible.
Depends on whichever perspective you take. It's always possible to make a good car game, it's right now not possible to make a game that radiates the eighties atmosphere, and that's the only reason for 'Cannonball Run', so ... yes and no.
For long drives in kind of pretty and semi-realistic scenery, I recommend Euro Truck Simulator 2. It's surprisingly a fun game. Not a Lamborghini-kind, but a different experience.
Ah! But there was a video game in the 80s based on the Cannonball race. It was quite fun, actually. It was called, "The Great American Cross-Country Road Race". Phew! That's a mouthful. heh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_American_Cross-Country_Road_Race
Good game and it came out in 1985. I played it on the Commodore 64. :-)
Meh... It was an early version of a million similar games. Rad racer (NES), top gear (SNES) being the most popular probably
shareThere are plenty of good car games already, though, so there's really no need. Have you gone through ALL even relatively good car computer/video games that have been made, let's say after 1995 or so?
The only reason to watch this movie, really, is the eighties atmosphere. And you can't cram that into a video game, unless you made the game in the eighties.