That is a great launch lineup! My compliments to @eldandythedoubter.
As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux
- Thread starter OldNavy1988
- Start date
Well Atari Panther's launch is good!
We have to do High School High (TriStar Pictures), Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (Turner under the MGM label), Panic in the Skies (Golden Harvest), Romeo + Juliet (20th Century Fox), Shadows of the Empire (Fox), Space Jam (Warner Bros.), Hercules (Disney), Star Trek: First Contact (RKO), Jingle All the Way (Carolco), Mars Attacks! (RKO), Scream (Golden Harvest) and Jerry Maguire (Golden Harvest).
So when we eventually get to 1997, there's a new comedy show produced by Golden Harvest (who was successful in developing the Power Rangers on SBC) on ABC, Hiller and Diller. Here it is:
We have to do High School High (TriStar Pictures), Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (Turner under the MGM label), Panic in the Skies (Golden Harvest), Romeo + Juliet (20th Century Fox), Shadows of the Empire (Fox), Space Jam (Warner Bros.), Hercules (Disney), Star Trek: First Contact (RKO), Jingle All the Way (Carolco), Mars Attacks! (RKO), Scream (Golden Harvest) and Jerry Maguire (Golden Harvest).
So when we eventually get to 1997, there's a new comedy show produced by Golden Harvest (who was successful in developing the Power Rangers on SBC) on ABC, Hiller and Diller. Here it is:
Mind if I suggest a few characters?
Classic Characters:
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Huey, Dewey and Louie
Jose Carioca
Panchito Pistoles
Aracuan Bird
Chip N' Dale
Ludwig Von Drake
The Mad Doctor
The Beagle Boys
Magica De Spell
From Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs:
Grumpy
The Wicked Queen
From Fox Movietoons:
Herman
Katnip
Casper the Friendly Ghost
From Sleeping Beauty:
Prince Phillip
Maleficent
From 101 Dalmatians:
Cruella de Vil
Jasper and Horace
From The Sword in the Stone:
Merlin
Madam Mim
From The Love Bug:
Herbie (Yep.)
From Robin Hood:
Robin Hood
From Beauty and the Beast:
Beast
Gaston
From the Fox Anime Dubs:
Kimba the White Lion
Akko-Chan
Chappy the Witch
From The Rescuers (and it's sequel):
Madame Medusa
Percival McLeach
From Rapunzel:
Rapunzel
Prince Alexis
From The Snow Queen:
Elsa the Snow Queen
Morningstar
From the Indiana Jones franchise:
Indiana Jones
Short Round
From The Secret of NIMH:
Justin
Jenner
From Urusei Yatsura:
Ataru Moroboshi
Shinobu Miyake
Shutaro Mendo
Benten
Ran
Rei
Oyuki
Sugar
Ginger
Pepper (or maybe Sugar, Ginger and Pepper could be three characters in one...)
Kotatsu-neko (He won a fight against Kenshiro of all people...)
From Dragon's Lair:
Dirk the Daring
From Huck's Landing
Huck Finn
The Baron
From Space Ace:
Dexter/Space Ace
Kimmy
Borf
From The Jungle Book:
Baloo
Mowgli
Shere Kahn
King Louie
From The Black Cauldron:
Taran
The Horned King
From Basil of Baker Street:
Basil
Ratigan
From DuckTales:
Launchpad McQuack
From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
Splinter
Shredder
Krang
Bebop and Rocksteady
From Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers:
Gadget Hackwrench
Monterey Jack
Fat Cat
From The Little Mermaid:
Ariel
Ursula
From The Simpsons:
Bart Simpson
Krusty the Clown
Itchy
Scrachy
Slideshow Bob
From Darkwing Duck:
Darkwing Duck
Gosalyn Mallard
Negaduck
Megavolt
Quackerjack
Luquidator
Bushroot
Stealbeak
Morgana McCawber
Taurus Bulba
From Ranma 1/2:
Ranma Satome
Akane Tendo
Shampoo
Ryoga Hibiki
Ukiyo Kuonji
Tatewaki Kuno
Kodachi Kuno
From FernGully: The Last Rainforest:
Crysta
Zak
Batty Koda
Hexxus
From Aladdin:
Aladdin
Genie
Jafar
From The Lion King:
Mheetu
Scar
Timon and Pumbaa
Mufasa
From Gargoyles:
Goliath
Demona
From Don Quixote:
Don Quixote
From Shnookums and Meat:
Shnookums and Meat
Pith Possum
Tex Tinstar
From The Hunchback of Notre Dame:
Quasimodo
Frollo
Esmeralda
Phoebus
Clopin
From Hercules:
Hercules
Hades
Megara
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Huey, Dewey and Louie
Jose Carioca
Panchito Pistoles
Aracuan Bird
Chip N' Dale
Ludwig Von Drake
The Mad Doctor
The Beagle Boys
Magica De Spell
From Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs:
Grumpy
The Wicked Queen
From Fox Movietoons:
Herman
Katnip
Casper the Friendly Ghost
From Sleeping Beauty:
Prince Phillip
Maleficent
From 101 Dalmatians:
Cruella de Vil
Jasper and Horace
From The Sword in the Stone:
Merlin
Madam Mim
From The Love Bug:
Herbie (Yep.)
From Robin Hood:
Robin Hood
From Beauty and the Beast:
Beast
Gaston
From the Fox Anime Dubs:
Kimba the White Lion
Akko-Chan
Chappy the Witch
From The Rescuers (and it's sequel):
Madame Medusa
Percival McLeach
From Rapunzel:
Rapunzel
Prince Alexis
From The Snow Queen:
Elsa the Snow Queen
Morningstar
From the Indiana Jones franchise:
Indiana Jones
Short Round
From The Secret of NIMH:
Justin
Jenner
From Urusei Yatsura:
Ataru Moroboshi
Shinobu Miyake
Shutaro Mendo
Benten
Ran
Rei
Oyuki
Sugar
Ginger
Pepper (or maybe Sugar, Ginger and Pepper could be three characters in one...)
Kotatsu-neko (He won a fight against Kenshiro of all people...)
From Dragon's Lair:
Dirk the Daring
From Huck's Landing
Huck Finn
The Baron
From Space Ace:
Dexter/Space Ace
Kimmy
Borf
From The Jungle Book:
Baloo
Mowgli
Shere Kahn
King Louie
From The Black Cauldron:
Taran
The Horned King
From Basil of Baker Street:
Basil
Ratigan
From DuckTales:
Launchpad McQuack
From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
Splinter
Shredder
Krang
Bebop and Rocksteady
From Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers:
Gadget Hackwrench
Monterey Jack
Fat Cat
From The Little Mermaid:
Ariel
Ursula
From The Simpsons:
Bart Simpson
Krusty the Clown
Itchy
Scrachy
Slideshow Bob
From Darkwing Duck:
Darkwing Duck
Gosalyn Mallard
Negaduck
Megavolt
Quackerjack
Luquidator
Bushroot
Stealbeak
Morgana McCawber
Taurus Bulba
From Ranma 1/2:
Ranma Satome
Akane Tendo
Shampoo
Ryoga Hibiki
Ukiyo Kuonji
Tatewaki Kuno
Kodachi Kuno
From FernGully: The Last Rainforest:
Crysta
Zak
Batty Koda
Hexxus
From Aladdin:
Aladdin
Genie
Jafar
From The Lion King:
Mheetu
Scar
Timon and Pumbaa
Mufasa
From Gargoyles:
Goliath
Demona
From Don Quixote:
Don Quixote
From Shnookums and Meat:
Shnookums and Meat
Pith Possum
Tex Tinstar
From The Hunchback of Notre Dame:
Quasimodo
Frollo
Esmeralda
Phoebus
Clopin
From Hercules:
Hercules
Hades
Megara
Last edited:
If we're posting fighting game rosters I can't help myself but throw my own picks into the fray!
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Goofy
Scrooge McDuck
Peter Pan
Captain Hook
Spider Man
Wolverine
Robin Hood
Alice
Aladdin
Captain EO
Leonardo
Shredder
Rodger Rabbit
Indiana Jones
Homer Simpson
Lum Invader
Luke Skywalker
Darth Vader
Some Stages
Steamboat Willie
Duckburg
Neverland
Wonderland
Stark Industries
Cinderella Castle
Pirates of the Caribbean
Agrabah
Technodrome
ACME Warehouse
Springfield
Tomobiki High School
Death Star
Last edited:
Admittedly, I wanted to name off 100 characters, but I knew that would be too much to handle back then.
As such, I love that you managed to name like 50 additional characters that would fit a first game like this.
This is a great roster size, and the Marvel Comics characters was a surprisingly big omission from my list.
Speaking of representation, we need a Tomobiki stage. Well, we don't need it, but I want that.
Really i just didn't know Urusei Yatsura well enough for a stage. Same with Captain EO. And I intitially couldn't pin down a Marvel stage for both Spidey and Wolverine without it being a generic New York City stage that people might confuse for a Ninja Turtle stage. I have since added Tomobiki High School and Stark Industries in my post.
How about we make Kangaroo Jack into a 2D-animated film instead of what it turned out to be IOTL? In other words, make it more like the direct-to-video sequel.
After looking through the multiple rosters, there are some further characters that might make it in, like:
Iron Man
Captain America
The Thing
Hulk
Richie Rich
Jasmine
Simba
Charlie Barkin
Bonkers D. Bobcat
Pitfall Harry
Figment
Christopher Robin
King Arthur
Princess Leia
Han Solo
April O'Neil
Mrs. Brisby
Ichabod Crane
The Headless Horseman
Little Audrey
Baby Huey
Princess Daphne
Dumbo
Bongo
Bambi
Pinocchio
Jiminy Cricket
And these are the stars that were excluded from all the other plans!
Iron Man
Captain America
The Thing
Hulk
Richie Rich
Jasmine
Simba
Charlie Barkin
Bonkers D. Bobcat
Pitfall Harry
Figment
Christopher Robin
King Arthur
Princess Leia
Han Solo
April O'Neil
Mrs. Brisby
Ichabod Crane
The Headless Horseman
Little Audrey
Baby Huey
Princess Daphne
Dumbo
Bongo
Bambi
Pinocchio
Jiminy Cricket
And these are the stars that were excluded from all the other plans!
Last edited:
With Walter Lantz already making a Br'er Rabbit film in the late 40s ITTL, Disney didn't make Song of the South ITTL.
And Mheetu is ITTL's version of Simba, in order to avoid confusion with Kimba the White Lion.
Last edited:
Is there any particular game you're looking forward to see on the launch?
Questions submitted by @Mitch!
1) For what reason did Sega decide to name their next console the “Aurora,” not the “Saturn?”
A: That was a suggestion by other users.
4) Who voiced Agnes Monroe, and the alternate reality version of Eli, DudePow, in the series?
A: Paige O'Hara as Agnes and James Marsden as DudePow.
5) What was the end result of Fox debuting Shnookums & Meat in a block with The Simpsons?
A: The show was given a second and third season. By putting the show in primetime, Shnookums and Meat was able to be Disney's attempt at edgier humor without soiling the Disney name.
8) Could TCF Records make any edits, at all, to the Backstreet Boys’ debut album, or albums?
A:
- A half-mixed version of As Long as You Love Me (LINK), which popped up on early prints of the OTL 1997 US debut album, will appear on the group's second album next year.
- Slated for a March 1998 release, TTL's version of Everybody will combine the OTL album version with the OTL radio edit, which contains a bridge sung by Nick ("So everybody, everywhere/don't be afraid, don't have no fear/I'm gonna tell the world, make it understand/As long as there be music, we'll be coming back again."). Additionally, an alternate radio edit will replace "Am I sexual?" with "Am I sensational?"
- Rumors are floating that 20th Television and Grantray-Lawrence want to produce an animated series based on the group, reminiscent of animated series featuring The Beatles and New Kids on The Block.
9) Did any new rides and attractions premiere at Disneyland before its recent 40th anniversary?
A: The Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye debuted in March of '95.
10) In what ways will Atari plan to promote their imminent collection of games, and consoles?
A: An all-out TV, radio, print and billboard campaign along with a McDonald's tie-in.
1) For what reason did Sega decide to name their next console the “Aurora,” not the “Saturn?”
A: That was a suggestion by other users.
4) Who voiced Agnes Monroe, and the alternate reality version of Eli, DudePow, in the series?
A: Paige O'Hara as Agnes and James Marsden as DudePow.
5) What was the end result of Fox debuting Shnookums & Meat in a block with The Simpsons?
A: The show was given a second and third season. By putting the show in primetime, Shnookums and Meat was able to be Disney's attempt at edgier humor without soiling the Disney name.
8) Could TCF Records make any edits, at all, to the Backstreet Boys’ debut album, or albums?
A:
- A half-mixed version of As Long as You Love Me (LINK), which popped up on early prints of the OTL 1997 US debut album, will appear on the group's second album next year.
- Slated for a March 1998 release, TTL's version of Everybody will combine the OTL album version with the OTL radio edit, which contains a bridge sung by Nick ("So everybody, everywhere/don't be afraid, don't have no fear/I'm gonna tell the world, make it understand/As long as there be music, we'll be coming back again."). Additionally, an alternate radio edit will replace "Am I sexual?" with "Am I sensational?"
- Rumors are floating that 20th Television and Grantray-Lawrence want to produce an animated series based on the group, reminiscent of animated series featuring The Beatles and New Kids on The Block.
9) Did any new rides and attractions premiere at Disneyland before its recent 40th anniversary?
A: The Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye debuted in March of '95.
10) In what ways will Atari plan to promote their imminent collection of games, and consoles?
A: An all-out TV, radio, print and billboard campaign along with a McDonald's tie-in.
1: I'm surprised that Shnookums and Meat managed to get such a following. I mean, three seasons? I mean this in the nicest of ways, but that is bizarre!
2: I'd tell them to go with the animated series if they really want to.
3: A McDonald's tie-in, you say? What would that include?
Happy Meal toys with Atari's original characters, plus collector cups for adults.
Oh, dang it! I knew I forgot about Atari's library when I made my initial roster for Sorcerer's Arena. Still, it's nice to see they're still in business.
Any questions, comments, etc. before we get to the 25th Anniversary of Disney World?