Retro Revival Mania?

Tanukitsune · 03-22-2004, 12:25 PM

Lately there has been a tendency to "revive" old toons from the 80's...

We already have a new Ninja Turtles show, new HE-Man, Transformers, and now.... My Little Pony is back?

What will be next the "New Get-a-long Gang"? "Voltron 2004"? "The Return Of Duckula"?

I wouldn't mind if they brought back GI JOE or The Garbabe Pail Kids though...

There is also been a tendency in retro gaming revival, thanks to Digital Eclipse, we have so many retro collections you won't need your old Atari no more...

Has anybody noticed anymore retro revivals stuff lately?

Intrepid Homoludens · 03-22-2004, 12:32 PM

Frightening. I grew up with all that stuff.

Tanukitsune · 03-22-2004, 12:37 PM

I still like to listen to the opening themes of those toons....

Kolzig · 03-22-2004, 01:09 PM

I think the new series are not as good as the old ones...

But this is just something that these days people just don't seem to have new fresh ideas, so they have to dig up old series and make them "new" series again.

BTW, GI Joe is coming back eventually, I heard that a GI Joe movie is in production.

scabb · 03-23-2004, 08:18 AM

The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is pretty good, and X-Men Evolution was totally better than X-Men. Or, so I'm told, anyway.

The good thing about remakes is that they try to appeal to the people who watched the originals, which means the writing is maybe a little better and each episode isn't a clone of the last with a different bad guy.

Erwin_Br · 03-23-2004, 03:35 PM

They brought back another Ghostbusters cartoon last year. (or the year before).

--Erwin

*Jake* · 03-23-2004, 03:38 PM

Voltron already made a CG-animated return a year or so ago, so that's been done sorry.

Thundercats 2010 is where its at.

Tanukitsune · 03-24-2004, 12:16 PM

OMG! Strawberry Shortcake is back too?
(Why do I notice this kind of stuff?)

Woah, it seems there are reviving everything except the kitchen sink...

Expect Flip The Frog VS Betty Boop any day... Or Batfink Vs. Tomfoolery...

Or Super Chicken Vs. Roger Ramjet.....

(Stop me when I mention one you don't know, or I'll never stop!)

Swordmaster · 03-25-2004, 02:39 AM

I still have my My Little Pony bed linen from the 80's.

(Intrepid, not a word.)

03-22-2004, 12:25 PM	#1
Tanukitsune ACK! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 2,448	Retro Revival Mania? Lately there has been a tendency to "revive" old toons from the 80's... We already have a new Ninja Turtles show, new HE-Man, Transformers, and now.... My Little Pony is back? What will be next the "New Get-a-long Gang"? "Voltron 2004"? "The Return Of Duckula"? I wouldn't mind if they brought back GI JOE or The Garbabe Pail Kids though... There is also been a tendency in retro gaming revival, thanks to Digital Eclipse, we have so many retro collections you won't need your old Atari no more... Has anybody noticed anymore retro revivals stuff lately? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Apparently I have a Devianrt Art account... And people actually like it!

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Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I think the new series are not as good as the old ones... But this is just something that these days people just don't seem to have new fresh ideas, so they have to dig up old series and make them "new" series again. BTW, GI Joe is coming back eventually, I heard that a GI Joe movie is in production. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

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scabb Kiss My Face Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wakefield, UK Posts: 143	The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is pretty good, and X-Men Evolution was totally better than X-Men. Or, so I'm told, anyway. The good thing about remakes is that they try to appeal to the people who watched the originals, which means the writing is maybe a little better and each episode isn't a clone of the last with a different bad guy. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by scabb; 03-23-2004 at 08:26 AM.

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Tanukitsune ACK! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 2,448	OMG! Strawberry Shortcake is back too? (Why do I notice this kind of stuff?) Woah, it seems there are reviving everything except the kitchen sink... Expect Flip The Frog VS Betty Boop any day... Or Batfink Vs. Tomfoolery... Or Super Chicken Vs. Roger Ramjet..... (Stop me when I mention one you don't know, or I'll never stop!) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Apparently I have a Devianrt Art account... And people actually like it!

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