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Post by ssteward on Jan 5, 2005 14:51:58 GMT -5
the main addition should be actual matches though. That would be great.
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Post by Flair4theGold on Jan 5, 2005 18:37:10 GMT -5
What was the wrestling arcade game that in the first level you fought a guy that looked like a Road Warrior clone? Eventually you'd fight a black, kind of island guy, and then a blonde guy that had a little bit of a Hogan look.
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Post by azdevilcat on Jan 5, 2005 21:14:41 GMT -5
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Post by azdevilcat on Jan 6, 2005 20:40:45 GMT -5
Regarding the question about fanfest ideas:
While not being interactive, I think that both video footage and live interviews during the autograph sessions would add a great deal to the show. It's nice to not have to stand for the autograph lines, but this time is still spent being bored after you get used to the room. I think it would be great to show old footage using a projector and piping the audio into the whole room. It's the same principle that businesses are using by having a television showing programs while you are in line (used in banks, grocery stores, amusement parks, airlines, etc). I also think it would help to keep the wrestlers on stage interested as they are probably more bored than anyone after signing for awhile.
If copyright issues made this idea impossible, another thought would be to have interviews of wrestlers during the autograph signings. Again, it would help to break up the monotony. It could be wrestlers from the stage (while they are signing), or other wrestlers that are at the show. It would definitely hold people's attention, regardless of who was being interviewed.
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Post by HardcoreHeroes on Jan 6, 2005 21:15:58 GMT -5
I think that both video footage and live interviews during the autograph sessions would add a great deal to the show. I agree they would add to the atmosphere, but the live interviews (and even the video footage if the wrestlers are watching) will hold up the lines. Anything that takes a wrestler's eyes off the person in front of him hinders the process. Granted, it's not necessary to speed the line along if there aren't many people there, but if you have large numbers of people to get through the line, I think it's better to keep the wrestlers' focus on the person standing in front of them wanting an autograph. I first thought video footage wouldn't hurt, but if a wrestler sees himself or a particular match and they want to stop signing and watch, this will hold the line up. |
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Post by Flair4theGold on Jan 9, 2005 0:02:50 GMT -5
Yep, that was it. I loved that game too. Many a quarter was wasted by me on that game.  |
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Post by GarvinStomp on Jan 9, 2005 9:42:21 GMT -5
as a teemager, I too was obsessed with Mat Mania. What an awesome, awesome arcade game that was. They used to have it at the shopping mall (Crabtree) here in Raleigh. I wasted so much money on that game it was unbelievable. Yeah, if they had that game at fanfest that would be a riot!
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Post by Flair4theGold on Jan 9, 2005 14:42:40 GMT -5
Despite it being a WWF game, I must also express my fondness for the old Royal Rumble game also. When you'd get four people playing together in Rumble mode, there was nothing more satisfying than back-bodydropping an opponent over the top rope. In college, the RR game in the Student Union was always the most popular game.
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Post by Flair4theGold on Jan 10, 2005 9:44:43 GMT -5
For something else interactive . . . maybe a costume/promo skills contest for fans? You get to dress up like your favorite wrestler(s) and then get to cut a promo in the ring as that wrestler (maybe with Bob Caudle interviewing you?!  ) The promos can be prepared ahead of time or have the interviewer ask questions that require the "wrestler" to ad-lib his promo. Perhaps you can get a few of the featured guests to act as judges. If there are a lot of entries, put a time limit on the promos so it doesn't take forever. Perhaps a wrestling trivia contest - this one would require a lot of preparation though. And so many things about wrestling and its history are so ambiguous, it might be more trouble than it's worth. But if you knew somebody who would be willing to be your fact check/question writing/set it all up guy, it could be entertaining. |
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Post by ssteward on Jan 12, 2005 17:55:06 GMT -5
Despite it being a WWF game, I must also express my fondness for the old Royal Rumble game also. When you'd get four people playing together in Rumble mode, there was nothing more satisfying than back-bodydropping an opponent over the top rope. In college, the RR game in the Student Union was always the most popular game. I had the same routine every time. Throw the guy to the ropes, and when he comes back, hiptoss him over the top. It worked like a charm. |
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) The promos can be prepared ahead of time or have the interviewer ask questions that require the "wrestler" to ad-lib his promo. Perhaps you can get a few of the featured guests to act as judges. If there are a lot of entries, put a time limit on the promos so it doesn't take forever.