The title says it all.
A Secret In Time- The 100th book in the Nancy Drew series, this would be an awsome game.
The Bluebeard Room- I said on another topic why I would like this book to be turned into a game.
Scent Of Danger- Going around the River Heights Zoo would be awsome, and trying to get into the zoo once you get kicked out would be a good puzzle.
New Year's Evil or This Side Of Evil- I would love a game taking place in Canada, and these I think are the only two books that take place there, both in the same place.
The Case Of The Artfull Crime- A perfect undercover Nancy game, however, I hope if they do this, they cut down on the chores.
A Nancy Drew notebook- A perfect game for little kids!
Heart Of Danger- A wild west game would be good.
How about:
The Missing Money Mystery (from the Be A Detective Mystery series)
Don't Look Twice
The Last Dance
Or how about the two Trilogies in the Files?
A Crime for Christmas
Shock Waves
New Lives, New Loves
How about some of the stories from the River Heights series?
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on April 03, 2009, 07:54:40 AM
The title says it all.
The Bluebeard Room- I said on another topic why I would like this book to be turned into a game.
Heart Of Danger- A wild west game would be good.
The Bluebeard Room was already made into a game, The Curse of Blackmoor Manor.I really don't think it's all that similar, but that's the book they based it off of.
I wish they'd make Heart of Danger into a game, too.That was one of my favorites.I loved the whole plot and mystery to that one.
Nobody's Bussiness - I just loved the plot, and the ending.
Against the Rules - It would be cool to be on a Military Base.
Final Notes - just one of my favs. I would love to see it in a game.
Buried Secrets - getting away from the criminal in this would be exciting if they did the same as in the book.
(HB Crossover) Dead on Arrival- Organ theft and dead bodies, nice. 8)
Quote from: 003Robin457 on April 03, 2009, 05:47:01 PM
(HB Crossover) Dead on Arrival- Organ theft and dead bodies, nice. 8)
As long as they don't throw ATAC into the mix, I argee.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on April 04, 2009, 06:36:27 AM
As long as they don't throw ATAC into the mix, I argee.
Same here. But hopefully with any future Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew computer games, if they adapt any books, they'll leave the games in the same universe that they were in, and don't cross them over into the
Girl Detective/Undercover Brothers universe.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on April 03, 2009, 07:54:40 AM
The title says it all.
New Year's Evil or This Side Of Evil- I would love a game taking place in Canada, and these I think are the only two books that take place there, both in the same place.
The Case Of The Artfull Crime- A perfect undercover Nancy game, however, I hope if they do this, they cut down on the chores.
Heart Of Danger- A wild west game would be good.
Good question. I particularly like these (even though I haven?t read any except for
New Year's Evil) because I like the descriptions.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on April 04, 2009, 02:00:57 PM
Same here. But hopefully with any future Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew computer games, if they adapt any books, they'll leave the games in the same universe that they were in, and don't cross them over into the Girl Detective/Undercover Brothers universe.
I actually wouldn?t mind it based on Girl Detective. I like the town and the characters in the series now. But like you said, they would have to be consistent with the Hardy Boys too, so that's a dilemma.
Quote from: Blondie on April 05, 2009, 12:51:34 AM
I actually wouldn?t mind it based on Girl Detective. I like the town and the characters in the series now. But like you said, they would have to be consistent with the Hardy Boys too, so that's a dilemma.
One of the advantages that the Nancy Drew computer game line has is that it was started in the late-1990's, years before the
Girl Detective era began, unlike the Hardy Boys where the games started during the
Undercover Brothers era. Plus, we could see in
Last Train To Blue Moon Canyon that Simon & Schuster was pushing for the Hardy's to be identified with ATAC. So that's why I think the Nancy Drew games have a bit more flexibility as to how the books are converted to video games.
Good observations.
And for the HBs: cross-promotion for sure. I can't think of another reason for ATAC unless they just wanted to keep up-to-date.
Here's some more:
The Stolen Bones: Perfect for a puzzle game, and I always thought that there were too few games with dinosaur digging in it.
Dance Till You Die: An exciting game, that's if they keep with the plot of original book, and don't mess up like they did with their remake of the Bluebeard room. :-\
The Triple Hoax: Lots of puzzles, and there is no way they could put chores in it. Unless they go as far too....
Maybe we should send this topic to Her Interactive
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on April 12, 2009, 05:07:13 PM
Dance Till You Die: An exciting game, that's if they keep with the plot of original book, and don't mess up like they did with their remake of the Bluebeard room. :-\
That gets me thinking. What if they had a Dance Dance Revolution Nancy Drew Mix?
It might also be interesting to see one of the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88 books made into a game and expanded to include Tom Swift.
Also the new Nancy Drew UB crossovers would be cool.
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on April 15, 2009, 09:20:11 PM
Also the new Nancy Drew UB crossovers would be cool.
Uh----I don't think so. What would you do in a game based on
Terror On Tour besides just walking around a huge concert venue area?
Or do you think they might try to incorporate some Guitar hero stuff into it?
Quote from: tomswift2002 on April 16, 2009, 12:55:43 PM
Uh----I don't think so. What would you do in a game based on Terror On Tour besides just walking around a huge concert venue area?
Well that's just your opinion.
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on April 16, 2009, 06:26:16 PM
Well that's just your opinion.
No, that's also my opinion. Hits and Misses would be a way better choice.
Sorry for double post, but here's some more Nancy Drew in Canda books, most of which in in my collection! How could I miss these?
The Message in Hollow Oak
The Mystery at the Ski Jump
The Eskimo's Secret
The Puzzle at Pineview School
The Case of the Vanishing Veil and Hotline to Danger would also be good, kind of creepy ones.
Smile And Say Murder would be a good undercover Nancy one.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on April 26, 2009, 07:55:44 PM
Smile And Say Murder would be a good undercover Nancy one.
I don't know if the companys ready to make a murder game yet. They got a kid audience to look out for.
Wasn't Secrets Can Kill, the first game from back in 1998 a murder mystery? Since I'm pretty sure that in that game Nancy was brought into the investigation because someone at a high school was murdered, plus in the Nancy Drew Files book of the same name (Nancy Drew Files #1 to be exact) someone was killed.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on April 12, 2009, 05:07:13 PM
Here's some more:
The Stolen Bones: Perfect for a puzzle game, and I always thought that there were too few games with dinosaur digging in it.
Dance Till You Die: An exciting game, that's if they keep with the plot of original book, and don't mess up like they did with their remake of the Bluebeard room. :-\
The Triple Hoax: Lots of puzzles, and there is no way they could put chores in it. Unless they go as far too....
Maybe we should send this topic to Her Interactive
Dance ?Til You Die would be a cool one ? especially with the club. You can go at night like in the book, and also during the day while no one?s there (except the people that work there) and ask questions and investigate.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on April 18, 2009, 08:52:48 AM
No, that's also my opinion. Hits and Misses would be a way better choice.
I think JHR meant that it?s only a viewpoint as opposed to fact.
Quote from: 003Robin457 on April 26, 2009, 08:00:27 PM
I don't know if the companys ready to make a murder game yet. They got a kid audience to look out for.
There was no murder, just death threats. Hold on, wasn't that the same with Danger By Design? I think the game borrowed some things from the Files...
Quite a few Nancy Drew games would scare kids, including my favorite, Secret Of The Cyristal Skull, and by the way, the game seems to have a murder. So, adding some games with Murder in them would be ok.
I was thinking we could make a poll out of this, so try to put more detail into the reason why you want the book to made into a game three sentance minimum.
For example:
The Stolen Bones: Perfect puzzle game, as digging for bones would be a good puzzle. No seret passsiges, but plenty of clue finding. The end would be cool. They could also make find the combination for locks puzzles.
Dance Till You Die: You could go to the club during night and day. Puzzle solving could be put in, maybe even a secret room. The end would be really fun, and really tough.
Clue In The Crossword Cypher: A game taking place in SA would be cool. Puzzles would be fun and challenging. You would be able to play as Bess and George.
Quote from: 003Robin457 on April 03, 2009, 05:47:01 PM
(HB Crossover) Dead on Arrival- Organ theft and dead bodies, nice. 8)
lol you say something like that robin not that i dont agree
the two super myseries of the crossover
terror on tour
danger overseas
and before you start yelling at me guys yes i know that these are atac books but i think it would be interesting to play
Terror on tour would be boring. All you would do is walk and walk. There would be no puzzles, and since they would need to animate a huge crowd, the game would be real slow. The only fun thing I could think of is the part where Nancy first meets the Hardy's.
I don't think it would be boring, you just have no imagination. And didn't you already say that?
I don't see much game potential in Terror On Tour. What would you do, just walk around a crowded concert venue talking to people?
Now then Double Crossing would offer more, considering that it is on a cruise ship, so you could incorporate portions of Terror On Tour into the story.
That's what the Nancy Drew games do, but we don't say " What do you do? Walk around in Venice talking to people? Sounds boring." ::)
In most Nancy Drew games there is PUZZLES! Terror On Tour made an interesting story but not a game, because there would be nothing to do!
Uses imagenation:
Walks around talking, looking for something to do. Switchs to the Hardys. Walks around looking for something to do. Looks at task list and sees that I have to talk to another person. Falls alseep.
Maybe they could mix it with Hits and Misses, or Vanishing Act. At least then you would have something to do. Or maybe even Deadly Intent, or Rock N' Revenge, Or Mystery With A Dangerous Beat or even Top Ten Ways to die. Mixed with one of these storylines, Terror on Tour would be a good game, but not on it's own.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on May 14, 2009, 01:28:23 PM
Terror on tour would be boring. All you would do is walk and walk. There would be no puzzles, and since they would need to animate a huge crowd, the game would be real slow. The only fun thing I could think of is the part where Nancy first meets the Hardy's.
they would get to climb scafolding trying to hide from the guard
.
Yes, but the that's the only exciting thing that would happen. we don't need a game that the only fun part is climbing for a few minutes.
You are just so unimaginative and determined to hate the UB's, that you're missing all the game potential!
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on May 15, 2009, 06:21:05 PM
You are just so unimaginative and determined to hate the UB's, that you're missing all the game potential!
What game potential? There is none! Your so determed to love the UBs that you fact missing these facts:
a) the book would make a horrible game, as there's no puzzles to solve. And last time I checked, Nancy Drew games are puzzle games.
b) Deadly Intent and Vanishing Act are to better Nancy Drew books to be made into games. Hits And Misses would be a better crossover.
c) Catching the bad guys would be boring, and would not work as well as in the book.
d) Older Nancy Drew books (Files and Digests) are way better for games, because a game may be the only way we will get to enjoy the story.
e) Finding people would be diffrcult in a big crowd, specking of that, it would take a while to animate. By the time they do that, 2 better Nancy Drew games could have been made.
f) You are avoiding my arguments, and making very dumb ones instead, that show you have no idea what you are talking about.
g)The only reason you want the game made is because you love the UBs, and you seem to not care about fun or plot, or puzzles.
h) It would be too easy to get lost, even more lost then in the graveyard in Legend Of The Cristal Skull.
i) Climbing the scafolding would be fun at first, until you relise there is no puzzle involed.
j) The only way the game would even work is if it was mixed with another book, and knowing what happened when they messed with "The Bluebeard Room", I doubt that's a good idea.
k) They would have to record a long sound track, because it's a consert. There were several diffrent bands playing a lot of songs. Add in song writing, finding singers, recording, puting the soundtrack togather, you got yourself a game that takes even longer to make.
l) How much would this game cost? Knowing how long this game would take to make, and the soundtrack, would you be willing to pay extra? I know I would not.
m) There's a risk that because of the huge crowd animation we may need disk changes. Remember Secrets Can Kill?
n) The game could freeze up on not so fast computers. Again, would this game be worth it?
o) Reading through the Hidden Theft reviews on Amazon, (got a bad rating) I notaced that not a lot of buyers were happy with the fact it had ATAC in it. I've heard that people outside this form are getting sick of the Nancy Drew games (PC gamer), I have a feeling that for a lot of them, this game would be the last straw.
p) Terror On Tour is not on my worst UB list, but as I said before, take another read and you will see that it is just not fit to make a Nancy Drew game.
Maybe I'll add to the list later.
Danger Overseas sounds like a good book to make into a game (haven't read it yet), but not Terror On Tour.
OMG, I am just laughing at all your "reasons". They are just stupid...
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on May 16, 2009, 07:44:42 AM
What game potential? There is none! Your so determed to love the UBs that you fact missing these facts:
a) the book would make a horrible game, as there's no puzzles to solve. And last time I checked, Nancy Drew games are puzzle games. Have you played Secret of the old clock? In the book, were there only puzzles, every page? Were there any puzzles in the book? No! But HerInteractive was creative, unlike you, and made it into something great! And they are not "puzzle games" They are mystery games. :P ::)
b) Deadly Intent and Vanishing Act are to better Nancy Drew books to be made into games. Hits And Misses would be a better crossover. I don't care what you think.
c) Catching the bad guys would be boring, and would not work as well as in the book.
who says it has to be boring? Were any of the other ND games boring at the end? No! they will make it like the book, so it will be entertaining
d) Older Nancy Drew books (Files and Digests) are way better for games, because a game may be the only way we will get to enjoy the story. Opinion... How many times must I say it?
e) Finding people would be diffrcult in a big crowd, specking of that, it would take a while to animate. By the time they do that, 2 better Nancy Drew games could have been made. Um, Duh! It wouldn't be that hard! It's not like you'll have to push past a huge crowd of people and even if you did, that would be sooo hard, wouldn't it? ::) And they wouldn't animate everyone, they would just draw them in or something. It's not like you can talk to everyone in the crowd
f) You are avoiding my arguments, and making very dumb ones instead, that show you have no idea what you are talking about.I don't know what i'm talking about?
g)The only reason you want the game made is because you love the UBs, and you seem to not care about fun or plot, or puzzles.Oh my gosh, this is not about the UB's, it's about making a good game. And it would be fun, there is a plot (Unless you don't know what that is.) And there would be puzzles, how many time must I say that before my point gets across?
h) It would be too easy to get lost, even more lost then in the graveyard in Legend Of The Cristal Skull.You're worried about getting lost?!? That is just dumb. Maybe you just don't think this is a good idea because it would be too hard for you.. ::)
i) Climbing the scafolding would be fun at first, until you relise there is no puzzle involed. Does everything have to be a puzzle? ND games are not just about puzzles.
j) The only way the game would even work is if it was mixed with another book, and knowing what happened when they messed with "The Bluebeard Room", I doubt that's a good idea. It would work the way it is.
k) They would have to record a long sound track, because it's a consert. There were several diffrent bands playing a lot of songs. Add in song writing, finding singers, recording, puting the soundtrack togather, you got yourself a game that takes even longer to make.Big deal how long it takes to make! How long do you think all the other games took to make? They didn't just make them in like 2 months, it takes a while!
l) How much would this game cost? Knowing how long this game would take to make, and the soundtrack, would you be willing to pay extra? I know I would not. Who cares you "would not"? The world doesn't revolve around you, ya know. And it's not like it would cost thousands and thousands of dollars just to add some music.
m) There's a risk that because of the huge crowd animation we may need disk changes. Remember Secrets Can Kill? Secrets can Kill was the first game, so they were just like testing stuff out. I highly doubt what with all the new types of ND game, they would make another game like that.
n) The game could freeze up on not so fast computers. Again, would this game be worth it?So can all of the other Nancy Drew games! It's not like this one would be the biggest one yet or anything! It would just be another great game!
o) Reading through the Hidden Theft reviews on Amazon, (got a bad rating) I notaced that not a lot of buyers were happy with the fact it had ATAC in it. I've heard that people outside this form are getting sick of the Nancy Drew games (PC gamer), I have a feeling that for a lot of them, this game would be the last straw.Well I personally know a few people who love the Nancy Drew CD's and ATAC, and just because a few people don't like it, big deal! Every game has people who don't like it.
p) Terror On Tour is not on my worst UB list, but as I said before, take another read and you will see that it is just not fit to make a Nancy Drew game.I recently read it like an hour ago, and I still say it would make an awesome game, no matter what excuses you say, such as " I might get lost!"
I'm impressed. I didn't think you would spend that much time writing rebuttals. However, your Secret Of The Old Clock comment was the dumbest rebuttal ever.
If you did research (you seem to be spending your time worshiping the UBs to do that), you would know that Secret Of The Old Clock was not based based of of just that book. It's based off the first four books. That's how they made it work! DUH!
From Wikipedia:
"Secret of the Old Clock is based on a mixture of the first four books in the classic series and commemorates Nancy Drew's 75th anniversary" Seems you missed that "Nancy Drew games expert" :D
That's the whole reason I suggested mixing Terror On Tour with another book! They mixed the first four Nancy Drew books togather, and that's why the game worked.
Here are 2 mixes that could work well:
Terror On Tour/ Deadly Intent: The kidnapping would would make things a lot more intesting. Plus, maybe they could make Frank or Joe go undercover as the replacment gutarest (sp). That way they could snoop around some more. And they maybe even put some guitar hero stuff.
Terror On Tour/Top Ten Ways To Die or Rock N' Revenge: This would make a good game, as there be plently of undercover work. If they do Rock N' Revenge, there would even Car Bomb defusing.
Meanwhile, we are spending our time agruing over one book, while we should be talking about other possiblitys for good games.
Anymore ideas for Nancy Drew games?
Don't you brush me off boy, I'm not done! ::)
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on May 17, 2009, 06:50:08 AM
I'm impressed. I didn't think you would spend that much time writing rebuttals. However, your Secret Of The Old Clock comment was the dumbest rebuttal ever. Actually it's true, if you didn't waste you're time trying to prove me wrong, you'd see that. And it doesn't take that long to find counter arguments for your excuses why it wouldn't work. :)
If you did research (you seem to be spending your time worshiping the UBs to do that), you would know that Secret Of The Old Clock was not based based of of just that book. It's based off the first four books. That's how they made it work! DUH! Who says I "worship the UBs"? Still- first four books- were there any puzzles in them? No! DUH!
From Wikipedia:
"Secret of the Old Clock is based on a mixture of the first four books in the classic series and commemorates Nancy Drew's 75th anniversary" Seems you missed that "Nancy Drew games expert" :D Cute, and I never said that.
That's the whole reason I suggested mixing Terror On Tour with another book! They mixed the first four Nancy Drew books togather, and that's why the game worked. You're spelling is getting really annoying, and It still would work as it is! ::)
Here are 2 mixes that could work well:
Terror On Tour/ Deadly Intent: The kidnapping would would make things a lot more intesting. Plus, maybe they could make Frank or Joe go undercover as the replacment gutarest (sp). That way they could snoop around some more.I still don't care what you think, all your stupid "great ideas" wouldn't work."Don't you even care about it being fun?" :)
Meanwhile, we are spending our time agruing over one book, while we should be talking about other possiblitys for good games. Which is what i'm doing, duh. It is a possibility for a good game.
Anymore ideas for Nancy Drew games?
BTW nice try, stop trying to change the subject- or are you running out of arguments?
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on May 17, 2009, 12:04:39 PM
Don't you brush me off boy, I'm not done! ::)
"You're spelling is getting really annoying, and It still would work as it is!"
Meanwhile, you make a major grammer mistake. Ok, maybe it will work, explain to me how. How on the earth would it work? Explain to me and maybe I will change my mind. You seem to be brushing that off, girl!
"I still don't care what you think, all your stupid "great ideas" wouldn't work."Don't you even care about it being fun?"
Meanwhile, you don't explain why it does not work. That's because you don't have an answer. Your ideas are "stupid" you won't even explain why they will work. You just say, "Use your imagination,".
"Which is what i'm doing, duh. It is a possibility for a good game."
Then explain why, maybe I'm missing something, but I'm not missing the fact that you don't explain. Oh, and I'm starts with a capital, duh!
"BTW nice try, stop trying to change the subject- or are you running out of arguments?"
No, you keep on using that "It still would work as it is!" argument that is pointless, and you neaver explain anything, your arguments seem to be made using the copy and paste button. Nice try, but to win an argument it takes a lot more then the copy and paste button and saying random stuff without explaining. ::) You don't even seem to be trying. Give me a ten sentence explanation that
explains why on earth Terror On Tour will make a good game on it's own without these so called arguments:
"It still would work as it is!"
Ok, this is just dumb without supporting arguments, which seem to be missing whenever you use this.
"Use your imagination,"
OMG! That's the argument
three to six year olds use when they have ran out of ideas. Why is that being used in your posts? If that is a good argument, then using that, you could make a case for a math text book being a video game.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on May 17, 2009, 01:38:11 PM
"You're spelling is getting really annoying, and It still would work as it is!"
Meanwhile, you make a major grammer mistake. "Still would work" Is not considered a "major grammer mistake" DUH! ::)Ok, maybe it will work, explain to me how. How on the earth would it work? Explain to me and maybe I will change my mind. You seem to be brushing that off, girl! Why wouldn't it? It could totally work! It would be just like the book! You just hate it because "You would get lost" And you hate the UBs! And I highly doubt you will change your mind, because you are just being stubborn.
"I still don't care what you think, all your stupid "great ideas" wouldn't work."Don't you even care about it being fun?"
Meanwhile, you don't explain why it does not work. That's because you don't have an answer. Your ideas are "stupid" you won't even explain why they will work. You just say, "Use your imagination," You just think that whatever you think is the best possible decision anyone could make! I repeat: The world does not revolve around you!!!
"Which is what i'm doing, duh. It is a possibility for a good game."
Then explain why, maybe I'm missing something, but I'm not missing the fact that you don't explain. Oh, and I'm starts with a capital, duh! What is there to explain? What don't you get? What is it that you can't seem to comprehend?!?
"BTW nice try, stop trying to change the subject- or are you running out of arguments?"
No, you keep on using that "It still would work as it is!" argument that is pointless, and you neaver explain anything, your arguments seem to be made using the copy and paste button. Nice try, but to win an argument it takes a lot more then the copy and paste button and saying random stuff without explaining. ::) You don't even seem to be trying. Give me a ten sentence explanation that explains why on earth Terror On Tour will make a good game on it's own without these so called arguments:
"It still would work as it is!"
Ok, this is just dumb without supporting arguments, which seem to be missing whenever you use this.
"Use your imagination,"
OMG! That's the argument three to six year olds use when they have ran out of ideas. Why is that being used in your posts? If that is a good argument, then using that, you could make a case for a math text book being a video game.
Who's the one copying and pasting? I don't see you coming up with any new arguments! And BTW, this doesn't sound like a "three to six year old"? "I might get lost!"
Terror on Tour would work because:
It would be fun to play as Frank, Joe, and Nancy like they played Nancy and Bess in Crystal Skull- it would be like the books, and what's better than playing the Hardy Boys?
You would be able to actually play a game like the books.
You would probably be able to see Bess and George, Deirdre, and Ned in person.
You could sneak around backstage as Frank or Joe and run into the performers.
You would rescue Deirdre at the end by figuring out how to do the sound systems or something, which they could turn into a puzzle.
You still would be able to chase the bad guys.
There. Now you can''t use your "You neaver explain" argument. You're going to have to try harder. :)
And there are more reasons even! What would not work? "Give me ten sentences!" And stop being ignorant!
Okay, settle down guys.
"You're spelling is getting really annoying, and It still would work as it is!"
I bolded your grammer error.
ALOL at everything on this page ? even starting from the very first post.
It?s another one of those UBs ?wars? but disguised through Nancy Drew games. (Okay, actually it?s just a game plot argument but whatever).
I have to admit, I really didn?t like the idea of Terror on Tour as a game. But they can add something and/or make some changes (you don?t necessarily have to combine it with something else). Never say never. And I wouldn?t mind seeing Deirdre too ? that?d be interesting.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on May 18, 2009, 06:59:25 AM
"You're spelling is getting really annoying, and It still would work as it is!"
I bolded your grammer error.
Thank you. Shall I do yours too? :)
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on May 16, 2009, 07:44:42 AM
What game potential? There is none! Your so determed to love the UBs that you fact missing these facts:a) the book would make a horrible game, as there's no puzzles to solve. And last time I checked, Nancy Drew games are puzzle games.
b) Deadly Intent and Vanishing Act are to better Nancy Drew books to be made into games. Hits And Misses would be a better crossover.
c) Catching the bad guys would be boring, and would not work as well as in the book.
d) Older Nancy Drew books (Files and Digests) are way better for games, because a game may be the only way we will get to enjoy the story.
e) Finding people would be diffrcult in a big crowd, specking of that, it would take a while to animate. By the time they do that, 2 better Nancy Drew games could have been made.
f) You are avoiding my arguments, and making very dumb ones instead, that show you have no idea what you are talking about.
g)The only reason you want the game made is because you love the UBs, and you seem to not care about fun or plot, or puzzles.
h) It would be too easy to get lost, even more lost then in the graveyard in Legend Of The Cristal Skull.
i) Climbing the scafolding would be fun at first, until you relise there is no puzzle involed.
j) The only way the game would even work is if it was mixed with another book, and knowing what happened when they messed with "The Bluebeard Room", I doubt that's a good idea.
k) They would have to record a long sound track, because it's a consert. There were several diffrent bands playing a lot of songs. Add in song writing, finding singers, recording, puting the soundtrack togather, you got yourself a game that takes even longer to make.
l) How much would this game cost? Knowing how long this game would take to make, and the soundtrack, would you be willing to pay extra? I know I would not.
m) There's a risk that because of the huge crowd animation we may need disk changes. Remember Secrets Can Kill?
n) The game could freeze up on not so fast computers. Again, would this game be worth it?
o) Reading through the Hidden Theft reviews on Amazon, (got a bad rating) I notaced that not a lot of buyers were happy with the fact it had ATAC in it. I've heard that people outside this form are getting sick of the Nancy Drew games (PC gamer), I have a feeling that for a lot of them, this game would be the last straw.
p) Terror On Tour is not on my worst UB list, but as I said before, take another read and you will see that it is just not fit to make a Nancy Drew game.
Maybe I'll add to the list later.
Danger Overseas sounds like a good book to make into a game (haven't read it yet), but not Terror On Tour.
there are a lot of long posts on here its really making my head hurt
Does this short post make up for it?
....... Not really.
Quote from: 003Robin457 on May 21, 2009, 05:27:30 PM
Does this short post make up for it?
yes thanks robin
Boy, this topic went off the rails fast. ::) It went from; Game ideas, to Post War, to spot the error, to short post time. Post wars were not what I had in mind when I started this topic!
That was over half a year ago...?
Oh I'm so late! But, I would love Hidden Staircase. :) That's all I can think of right now. :P
"The Hidden Staircase" would be great! Of the Nancy Drew books I've read, that's one of my top favorites. I also think "The Invisible Intruder" would be a great choice.
Quote from: NancyDrew on April 17, 2010, 07:34:08 PM
Oh I'm so late! But, I would love Hidden Staircase. :) That's all I can think of right now. :P
The Secret of The Old Clock (Nancy Drew Games #9) took bits and pieces from
The Secret of The Old Clock, The Hidden Staircase, The Bungalow Mystery & The Mystery At Lilac Inn. I'm not too sure if the game creators were using the 1930's versions of these books or the later 1950's-1970's rewrites.
Quote from: NancyDrew on April 17, 2010, 07:34:08 PM
Oh I'm so late! But, I would love Hidden Staircase. :) That's all I can think of right now. :P
The book was made into a DS game that had only 30 minutes of gameplay and according to reviews was very boring.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on May 02, 2010, 08:45:25 AM
The book was made into a DS game that had only 30 minutes of gameplay and according to reviews was very boring.
Sounds like it was based more on the 1930's movie than the actual book.
Are you saying you found the 1930s movie boring? (And that's fine if that's your opinion- just curious.)
Personally, I really enjoyed all 4 of them. But I also like most everything when it comes to The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. ;D
The only 1930's Nancy Drew that I've seen is Nancy Drew, Reporter, since that one is in the public domain. But from what I've read of the movie called The Hidden Staircase, the movie only uses the title of the book and then goes in a different direction from the book.
I've got all 4 of those Nancy Drew movies on the DVD released with the 2007 movie release. (Actually, I've got the 2002 TV-movie and 2007 movie too- as well as the 1990s Nancy Drew series on DVD and of course her appearances from the first two seasons of The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries. If only I could get the rest of the Hardy Boys' appearances on DVD!)
I don't remember "The Hidden Staircase" enough to really compare the movie with the book- but yeah, from what I understand the titles are the same, but the movie definitely veers off from the book.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on April 21, 2010, 12:25:04 PM
The Secret of The Old Clock (Nancy Drew Games #9) took bits and pieces from The Secret of The Old Clock, The Hidden Staircase, The Bungalow Mystery & The Mystery At Lilac Inn. I'm not too sure if the game creators were using the 1930's versions of these books or the later 1950's-1970's rewrites.
I know and that kinda enjoyed me. I think though, that despite that reference as well as the other game which is not connected to HER at all, it would still be a possibility in the future. Simply because on the HER forums there was a rather large petition for the game so I believe it would be a fan favorite -- if designed well of course. I have not played any other ND games outside of HER simply because I don't own those game consoles.