What dead game would you resurrect?

[Willie the Duck]

I don't deviate too far from the norm with regards to the iconic examples. I would love to see revival for FASERIP, WEG Star Wars, Top Secret, Over the Edge, Buck Rogers XXVc, Alternity, Ghostbusters, a new chance for BX and D&D 4e and the Birthright campaign setting, etc.

From a simple curiosity perspective, there are a few games that I would like to see re-attempted from the ground up (same elevator pitch, no allegiance to the previous attempt), if only to see what would happen. I think Wraith: the Oblivion is a great concept that just slightly missed the mark for the audience in a number of different places; another go* at that same base concept would be nice. Likewise, Immortal: the Invisible War was interesting at the idea level, but both the mechanics and the actual fleshed out world (and vocabulary) did not do the pitch justice. *Geist is an interesting spiritual successor, but not really a second attempt at the same thing.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Jayson Elliott's TSR(2) (now Solarian) got Merle Rasmussen to design a whole new version of Top Secret a few years ago, right?

I totally whiffed on that one. I have to admit, I'm a little surprised that WoTC didn't try and keep the trademark active.

Gangbusters? Sure, let that one lapse. But Top Secret?

 

[nevin]

it would be TMNT which I think they are redoing or Gamma World. Problem is finding players that want to do anything that the internet hasn't crowned latest coolest thing.

 

[Reynard]

it would be TMNT which I think they are redoing or Gamma World. Problem is finding players that want to do anything that the internet hasn't crowned latest coolest thing.

As I understand it, TMNT is a one off reprint with new color art. Everything else is the same and there is no continuation of the line.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Marvel FASERIP is my first choice, but I'd also like to see Hackmaster 5e, Classic Deadlands, 7th Sea 1e was pretty cool.

 

[Umbran]

I mean, the ruleBOOKS were probably under copyright still, but the rules themselves could not be (based on my extensive education in IP law during the OGL fiasco of last January). There should not be anything stopping folks from creating a system that works the same way if they write it anew.

It is easy to say that, but as a practical matter whatever implementation someone makes might need to stand up to legal scrutiny. Whoever tries it without WotC's permission may be staring down the barrel of Hasbro/WotC lawyers, with their money ready to back it up.

The folks who had the trademark were not willing to take that risk. I can't really blame them.

 

[cranberry]

Star Frontiers. Including the Yazirians...

 

[Staffan]

I don't deviate too far from the norm with regards to the iconic examples. I would love to see revival for FASERIP, WEG Star Wars, Top Secret, Over the Edge, Buck Rogers XXVc, Alternity, Ghostbusters, a new chance for BX and D&D 4e and the Birthright campaign setting, etc.

Over the Edge got a new edition just a few years back... 2019?

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I just want a new Birthright setting of D&D.

I was joking with my brother that the Bastion system is a stealth Birthright playtest.

The original Ghostbusters by WEG.

This, 100%. Those $200 listings on eBay are starting to look tempting.

Skyrealms of Jorune

Such a unique, idiosyncratic RPG. It's wild to think how young the creator was.

Stormbringer

Oh yeah, I could go for that. Though I'm still holding out for DCC Elric.

 

[MGibster]

Boot Hill was fine. But to me, the holy trinity of non-licensed TSR games* (other than D&D) was always Star Frontiers (with Knight Hawk Expansion), Gamma World, and Top Secret.

Oh, man. Reading this made my sciatica flare up and it reminded me of a time when candy bar only cost ¢.25.