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Nintendo World - IoA
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cheezbat
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Greek mythology...never heard of the Illiad and the Odyssey?
Matt7187
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Nope, not until now
Bairstow
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I'm not sold on the whole "based on literature" bit.
Incidental, if you ask me, seeing as how Jurassic Park is clearly based on the Spielberg film, The Popeye area is based more on the Fleischer cartoon version than the Segar original, and Potter takes all its art direction from the movies, specifically Mike Newell's. Also, with respect to the Lost Continent, having read the Oresteia, the Iliad, and the Odyssey (and the Aeneid, for that matter), I'd love to know which work of classical mythology "Darkanon" appears in.
What we are left with is referring to The Cat in the Hat and The Amazing Spider-Man as "literature".
And that's pitiful.
Incidental, if you ask me, seeing as how Jurassic Park is clearly based on the Spielberg film, The Popeye area is based more on the Fleischer cartoon version than the Segar original, and Potter takes all its art direction from the movies, specifically Mike Newell's. Also, with respect to the Lost Continent, having read the Oresteia, the Iliad, and the Odyssey (and the Aeneid, for that matter), I'd love to know which work of classical mythology "Darkanon" appears in.
What we are left with is referring to The Cat in the Hat and The Amazing Spider-Man as "literature".
And that's pitiful.
bubbles1812
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I see you are 13 correct? It would appear you have some fun times to look forward to in High school. The Iliad and Odyssey are two ancient epic poems written by the Greek poet Homer in the 500 B.C. range. The odyssey is in part a sequel to the Iliad. You will most likely have to read at least an abbreviated version of one or the other in your ninth grade English class. Have you seen the movie Troy with Brad Pitt? That is an adaption of the Illiad. There have been many many others. It is a staple along with something by Shakespeare for basic english. But if you want to be really cool, I'd advise you to read them just for fun. They really are two great stories.
cheezbat
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You don't have to be sold on it. That was a big part of the concept for Islands. Of course, they decided to go the more cartoon and movie route with the versions of the characters they used because that's what the majority of people know and recognize.
Darkenon is a joke...they should've kept it with Zeus and Poseidon battling. Way more epic.
Bairstow
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It's not that Nintendo is dated, it's that video games as an artform is constantly updating and re-inventing itself to the extent that very little, other than certain character designs and a couple theme songs, is truly "iconic."
Nintendo will probably be plenty popular in 10 years, but its games, characters, and general aesthetic will almost certainly be completely different than anything we're seeing today.
WED99
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I agree with the fact that its too fast paced, but I still think it will get dated. Video games are now a billion dollar buisness and if your product doesn't have violence, explosions and millions of dollars behind it you will struggle.
BryceM
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But no video game characters are more iconic than Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Yoshi, Link, Zelda, etc. This is isn't even counting other things from these games (Koopas, Goombas, bomb-ombs, shells, floating boxes, pipes, flowers, etc.) that are easily recognizable by anyone, at any age.
As far as video game characters and objects go, Nintendo holds the most "iconic". I'm not saying the land should be transformed at all, because I love Toon Lagoon, but if it were replaced by a video game franchise, Nintendo would be the best bet.
bubbles1812
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That way way way too much of a generalization. Yes there are popular titles that have those things, but again, your generalize. There are plenty of titles that aren't. Case in point, the new Mario game.
WED99
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Yes, there are plenty of titles that aren't. Heck, I'm playing Epic Mickey 2 right now! But I'm stating that Mario will never pass the popularity of Call of Duty or Battlefield. Nintendo has a very weak fanbase with Generation Y (compared to other franchises) and if you think about it, as soon as the gamers who grew up with Nintendo 64 cease to exist Nintendo will be forever know as that kiddie company. So I don't think a theme park known for being the park for teens in orlando would go for something like this.
WED99
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Do they still make the cartoons anymore?
lazyboy97o
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Since when is Islands of Adventure knowns as "the park for teens"? And even if it was, its a lousy demographic to court.
Bairstow
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Never watched it, but Wikipedia says yes.
Matt7187
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I think Mario holds his own ground pretty well. As long as Mario games are made, he will probably be very popular. All of those n64 kids passed Mario and Nintendo in general on to their kids, and so on. Mario is almost like a right of passage for gamers. For most gamers, they get started on games like Mario, Pokemon, Zelda, etc. as long as kids who play video games grow up and have kids of their own, I don't think Mario is going anywhere.
WED99
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I'm pretty sure most teens in Orlando choose IOA over Disney.
lazyboy97o
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Being a preference amongst Orlando teens does not make Islands of Adventure "the park for teens" or indicate that the demographic is being heavily courted by Universal Orlando Resort.
WED99
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You obviously didn't understand what I meant. By saying "the park for teens" I meant exactly what you just said, the preference for youth in Orlando. I was not using it in reference to how Uni ran their park. I was saying that in my opinion, it wouldn't be a wise choice.