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View Full Version : Why did Midway never make Mutant League Football for next gen systems?

Anybody Thrilla
03-11-2009, 03:11 AM
You realize that game could make forty billion dollars, right? Such a fun concept back in the day, and they could really spice it up and make it a good football game with slick graphics and sick injuries/kills. I'm not even sure why I'm making this thread, but I'm disappointed that this will never happen now.

BTW, NFL Blitz is not the same, damn it.
#BROKEN Hasney
03-11-2009, 03:20 AM
My guess would be because it's owned by EA, as they created the Mutant League games.
Kane Knight
03-11-2009, 08:25 AM
Good Answer.
ClockShot
03-11-2009, 08:48 AM
My guess would be because it's owned by EA, as they created the Mutant League games.

Either that or whoever got the rights to the cartoon.
#BROKEN Hasney
03-11-2009, 09:05 AM
The cartoon was based on the games so EA still have the rights.

I think any sport would make a good mutant league game, especially as an XBLA/PSN title. If 3v3 NHL Arcade sold well, we may well see a return of the series IMO.
Anybody Thrilla
03-11-2009, 12:36 PM
Really? I thought it was Midway for some reason. Probably because there was a team called the Midway Monsters.

Regardless of who made it, they should make a new one.

Also, the cartoon was amazing.
Funky Fly
03-11-2009, 02:49 PM
I dunno, Mutant Football League totally sounds like something I'd see on the SNES/Genesis, not PS3/360.
Anybody Thrilla
03-12-2009, 12:54 PM
That's because you're not looking at the big picture, Funky. It was based on the Madden engine, and that was a pretty easy transition from SNES/Genesis to PS3/360. I just thought it was a very unique idea and if it looked as fantastic as it could today, it would be amazing. I thought the same thing about the original GTA, and look what happened there.
Kane86
03-12-2009, 01:29 PM
WHo remebers the cartoon.
Funky Fly
03-12-2009, 05:13 PM
Wait, this actually was on the 16 bit consoles? I was just referring to how the title sounded like a game I would have seen way black in the day.
#BROKEN Hasney
03-12-2009, 07:00 PM
Yeah, go emulate Mutant League Football on Genesis now. It's still pretty damn fun.
Savio
03-12-2009, 07:12 PM
is it on VC yet?
Funky Fly
03-12-2009, 07:25 PM
I am done diggin up roms for now. Just spent all day yesterday loading up my Cyclo.
Anybody Thrilla
03-13-2009, 01:41 AM
WHo remebers the cartoon.

It was my favorite cartoon at the time. Great storylines.
Anybody Thrilla
03-13-2009, 01:42 AM
And if you do get around to digging it up Funky, it's Mutant League Football, not Mutant Football League. There was also Mutant League Hockey and they started on a Mutant League Basketball that was never released.
Anybody Thrilla
03-13-2009, 01:43 AM
You could bribe the ref for shit sake. Brilliant. Ten yards for nose picking? Excellent.
Vastardikai
03-14-2009, 03:54 AM
Best play ever?

KILL THE REF!
Skippord
03-14-2009, 04:00 AM
Mutant League Hockey was amazing
Shadow
03-14-2009, 04:09 AM
I've been singing the praises of this awsome awsome game for years now.

Come on now EA....bring it back for me to enjoy.
Anybody Thrilla
03-16-2009, 12:53 PM
I will play you online when it comes out, Shadow.
thedamndest
03-16-2009, 01:14 PM
I wonder what a game like that would be rated today. Didn't you behead other players when you clotheslined them? So fun, so pre-Mortal Kombat. How young we were.
#BROKEN Hasney
03-16-2009, 01:27 PM
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YESSSSSSSS
#BROKEN Hasney
03-16-2009, 01:33 PM
Oh, and here's something that some testers at EA put together and showed them to try and get people at the company to make it:

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Anybody Thrilla
03-16-2009, 11:53 PM
That video says it was a fan creation.

Honestly, I think it'll still happen one day. You've heard it here first.
#BROKEN Hasney
03-17-2009, 03:18 AM
If you go to the videos page on YouTube and click more info, it tells you about the tester thing.
The Mackem
03-17-2009, 08:40 AM
Sounds awsome, man. This is really a cool Warhammer Gold (http://www.warhamer4gold.com/) story. I am sure people like me will get impressed by this.

WTF? These things are developing their conversation skills.