Forgotten RPGs

Omega · March 02, 2025, 01:41:20 PM

Quote from: brettmb on March 02, 2025, 09:39:03 AMI meant how popular the RPG was. I know that Dallas the tv show was incredibly popular.

It got talked about in various gaming magazines. Past that not sure.

Keep in mind that SPI used to be absolutely huge in the wargaming circles and had a fair presence in board games too. I am betting they promoted it in their gaming magazine The General. But how much overlap was there between wargamers and those who followed a prime time soap opera?

Of all the game publishers out there, at the time and even now SPI was well known for how well they had an idea of what their customer base liked or wanted. TSR used to try and emulate that, but fell by the wayside.

I'd love to know what the actual sales figures were. It must have worked out to some degree as they went on to try another IP based RPG.

Omega · March 02, 2025, 01:50:43 PM

Quote from: moonsweeper on March 02, 2025, 10:24:46 AMCadillac & Dinosaurs was done by GDW back in the heyday of T2000.

NOW it shows up on a search!!!

Thank you. 1990. 3 years before the animated series.

Also I missed in the list the Star Wars RPG and the Star Trek RPG. Added to the list for my own recording as I've done IP based work and know what a nuisance it can be.

D-ko · March 02, 2025, 04:09:55 PM

Quote from: Omega on March 02, 2025, 05:30:30 AMAnd this is not even getting to any RPGs or modules based on cartoons and anime. Rocky & Bullwinkle

Well that's new to me; thanks! Adding to the list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullwinkle_and_Rocky_Role-Playing_Party_Game

And I appreciate the history on Dallas. I had no idea it was that popular of a show.

Brad · March 02, 2025, 04:59:33 PM

Quote from: D-ko on March 02, 2025, 04:09:55 PMWell that's new to me; thanks! Adding to the list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullwinkle_and_Rocky_Role-Playing_Party_Game

I really can't figure out why I ever bought this thing, but it's still on the bookshelf to this day. I think I read through the rules once and played with the hand puppets a couple times, but I just cannot bring myself to get rid of it.

D-ko · March 02, 2025, 05:05:42 PM

Quote from: Brad on March 02, 2025, 04:59:33 PM
Quote from: D-ko on March 02, 2025, 04:09:55 PMWell that's new to me; thanks! Adding to the list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullwinkle_and_Rocky_Role-Playing_Party_Game

I really can't figure out why I ever bought this thing, but it's still on the bookshelf to this day. I think I read through the rules once and played with the hand puppets a couple times, but I just cannot bring myself to get rid of it.

Used, it retails for $50 USD to $100 USD. Find a fan of the show and gift it to them if you don't like reselling.

Omega · March 02, 2025, 07:39:23 PM

Quote from: D-ko on March 02, 2025, 04:09:55 PM
Quote from: Omega on March 02, 2025, 05:30:30 AMAnd this is not even getting to any RPGs or modules based on cartoons and anime. Rocky & Bullwinkle

Well that's new to me; thanks! Adding to the list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullwinkle_and_Rocky_Role-Playing_Party_Game

And I appreciate the history on Dallas. I had no idea it was that popular of a show.

For a time there were a bunch of prime time soap operas and a few late night ones too. Some were more Barney Miller or Soap style near stage performances. Others were huge sprawls like Dallas which were not limited at all to a stage as it were.