The movie became so popular that the story was used as a foundation for the TV series called Stargate SG-1. The series focused on a group of.
Wormholes allowing humans to travel to other planets? Check. Powerful aliens trying to destroy the human civilization? Check. Conspiracy theories turning out to be true? Check! And finally: likeable characters and a thrilling story keeping you on the edge of your seat? Also check! So what could possibly go wrong with creating video games based on such a strong and entertaining franchise? The example of Stargate shows us that, well, pretty much everything.
A long time ago in a galax… oh, sorry. It actually all started back in the 1920s, in Egypt
Back in 1994 science fiction fans around the world were amazed to experience (yes, this is the right word; not watch, not see – experience) Stargate movie directed by Roland Emmerich. The movie told the story of an ancient artifact discovered in Egypt, which had baffled the scientists for nearly an entire century. This artifact was, in fact, one of the many Stargates scattered all over the galaxy allowing their creators (and others after them) to travel between numerous worlds.
This is how the adventure began. An iconic scene from the movie Stargate (1994).
The movie became so popular that the story was used as a foundation for the TV series called Stargate SG-1. The series focused on a group of soldiers and scientists who used the Stargate on Earth to travel across the galaxy and discover the secrets of long forgotten civilizations. Throughout their adventures, the chief characters had to fight the ultimate menace in the form of the Goa’uld and the Ori, and finally, discover the origins of human race. This, on the other hand, became the foundation for a spin-off series called Stargate: Atlantis. There is also the last series called Stargate: Universe. However, this is where things started to go in a slightly disturbing direction, and after two seasons the show was canceled. Shame.
Let’s make a video game out of this beauty!
One might think that the formula delivered by the movie together with the TV series might be perfect for a video game. Allow me to skip all the pinball and Tetris-like games, which only implemented certain graphics from the TV series. Fans wanted (and still want, I hope) much more! Imagine, for example, a first-person shooter game, in which you can put on the iconic uniform with a distinct “SG-1” patch sewn on its sleeve and go through the Stargate to complete multiple missions in order to save the planet and discover the secrets hidden in the deep space. Developers from Perception Pty had exactly that idea in mind and began working on it. Fans were holding their breaths in anicipation as the studio revealed new conceptual art, gameplay screens, 3D models they were designing, and much more regarding Stargate SG-1: The Alliance. The game was to tell the story of the titular alliance between the Goa’uld System Lord Anubis and Haaken – a representative of an entirely new race created exclusively for the game. Unfortunately, in 2005 the game was canceled, and due to unclear legal circumstances of the video game license, it will not be completed. Shame for the second time.
Stargate SG-1: The Alliance was supposed to allow the players to participate in thrilling missions as a member of the SG-1 team.
Since an FPS game set in the Stargate universe did not work out, maybe it would be a good idea to create an MMORPG, where players could travel between different planets, fight aliens, form alliances, and immerse themselves in the atmosphere even deeper than it could be possible in a more linear game. Stargate Worlds promised exactly that. Let me see… A third-person shooter in which I can jump right in the middle of an interstellar war among such races as Tok’ra, Asgard, and Goa’uld, meet other Stargate fans, and again, wear the aforementioned patch on my arm? Count me in! Nearly every fan of the franchise was waiting for this game to be released. After the cancellation of Stargate SG-1: The Alliance nothing could go wrong, right? Right?!
Yet again, the Stargate franchise was deprived of a decent video game adaptation. This time, however, the reason was much different – the former CEO of Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment (the company responsible for developing the game) had allegedly taken part in some illegal undertakings, resulting in the company filing for bankruptcy in 2010. Double shame. Seriously, guys.
This is what Stargate: Worlds was supposed to look like at launch.
Third time’s the charm
This is the proverb that people use when they fail to accomplish something. And I have to admit that it is somewhat true regarding the third attempt to create a major Stargate game. Stargate Resistance, as it was called, is an online third-person shooter developed by Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment and published by Firesky back in 2010. Have you already made the connection that 2010 was not a very good year for this developer? Because of this, Firesky asked Dark Comet Games to support the game and deliver new content. Fans could step into the shoes of either Stargate Commando soldiers or the System Lords’ Jaffa warriors and, together with a team (up to 16 players), fight in five multiplayer modes. Did I say “fans could enjoy”? Sure. For a year. In 2011 all the servers, together with the extensive game-related forum, were shut down, never to be reopened. Sad, but true.
We’ll do it ourselves, ok?
Some members of the gaming community decided not to wait for an official Stargate game. In 2007, StarCry mod for Crysis was published, and until this day it is available for download for free from multiple sources. This mod implements numerous weapons, dialogue lines, 3D models, textures, and missions (constituting a campaign lasting up to 8 hours) inspired by multiple science fiction movies, TV series, games, and novels. Stargate fans can enjoy the Stargate Command location and the Stargate itself; however, the full immersion can be interrupted by lightsabers (there are no lightsabers in the Stargate universe!) and references to other major sci-fi franchises. Nonetheless, better a bare foot than none, don’t you think?
In StarCry you can even use the iconic Jaffa Staff to kill your foes while shouting: “Die, Shol’va!”. Pretty neat.
A curse?
With all the misery and failures surrounding Stargate video games, there is one game that was meant to appease all the fans. Stargate SG-1: Unleashed is an adventure FPS game developed for mobile devices, which allows players to assume the roles of the original characters known from the SG-1 TV series. The main objective of the game is to thwart Sekhmet's plans to destroy Earth by completing a series of missions. Developed by MGM in cooperation with Arkalis Interactive, the game was released in two episodes back in 2013. Those who were lucky enough to download the game after its release can enjoy it until this day; however, the aforementioned developers have gone out of business and (yes, you’ve got that right) canceled all the episodes that were supposed to follow. Also, the already released episodes were deleted from app stores due to some legal issues. Unbelievable!
A glimpse of hope…
My dear fellow Stargate fans, do not mourn, as there is still a bit of hope left. At least, in my opinion. In an attempt to revive the franchise, Metro Goldwyn Meyer Studios announced a new TV series titled Stargate: Origins, which, after its release in the fall of 2017, is going to comprise 10 episodes telling the story of how the Stargate was found and what threats were already waiting for humans to be discovered. This announcement from 2017’s San Diego Comic Con caused quite a stir in the Stargate fandom around the world. After a series of mishaps, cancellations, bankruptcies, and poor content, the fans are simply concerned about the quality of the new show. Let us hope that the new TV series is good enough to live up to the Stargate legend, and hopefully, it will give us all a good Stargate game. Also, the option to play as Jack O’Neill would be nice… just saying!
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Stargate games are inspired by the Stargate franchise, which started with the 1994 film, Stargate directed by Roland Emmerich.
The games in this article are not related to the 1981 arcade game Stargate by Williams Electronics.
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- 1.4Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Games
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Games[edit]
Stargate ride[edit]
Stargate SG-3000 (abbreviated to SG-3000) is a simulator thrill ride based around the highly successful MGM television series Stargate SG-1 that made its debut at The Space Centre in Bremen, Germany in December, 2003. A reproduction has now been built at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Marine World. As of 2006, Six Flags Great America no longer shows Stargate SG-3000. The contract with the park expired and the movie was pulled about a month before the season started.[1][2]
Stargate pinball[edit]
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Stargate is a 1995 pinball game, designed by Ray Tanzer and Jon Norris and released by Gottlieb. The game is based on the film Stargate, not the television show Stargate SG-1. It has many modes, including several multi-ball modes.
A 'pyramid' is the main feature of this game. It has a top that opens by raising and lowering. A moving 'Glidercraft' ship will be extended from the pyramid when the pyramid is open. The 'Glidercraft' will zigzag left-right, in front of the pyramid, with about 90 degrees of horizontal movement.[3]
This game also features two 'Horus' targets. These are basically the reverse of drop targets: they are targets that, rather than dropping down into the playfield when hit, rise up into the air. Each target is attached to a large 'Horus' structure, which is itself attached to a pivot that can raise and lower. These Horus structures drop to block the player from reaching two key shots. The game occasionally raises them, allowing the player to temporarily make the shots. Part of the development involved having actor James Spader record the voice parts of Daniel Jackson.[3]
Stargate Trading Card Game[edit]
Stargate Trading Card Game (abbreviated as Stargate TCG) is a trading card game based on the long-running Stargate series. It released in both online and physical card formats in April 2007.[4] The three sets released were based on Stargate SG-1. The Stargate TCG is designed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by Comic Images.
The TCG pulls players into the Stargate universe as they put their favorite characters together to form a team and send them through the gate to accomplish missions. New gameplay lets characters 'learn' from their accomplishments and mistakes to increase their capabilities. There are three different ways to possibly win: Earning experience points, collecting glyphs, or scoring Adversaries. By completing missions, players can play glyphs onto their characters which unlock abilities that could help them win the game.
The online version of the game has since been discontinued. It was identical to the standard game and contained the same cards. However, being online it gave players the advantage of a more diverse group of opponents to play against at any time of day or night. Also, it included an online deck builder and collection management system, making it easy to manage physical and virtual collections. There were also online tournaments with rewards of free cards and increased player rankings in worldwide standings. There was at one point a redemption program known as 'Through the Gate'. This allowed players to collect the full set of digital cards, and then redeem them online for physical cards.[5] The online game went live on April 27, 2007.
The first set of cards contains 292 cards. Starter decks feature Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, and Teal'c, and are fully playable, each containing sixty cards including four team character cards that are based on the heroes of the show. Booster packs each contain eleven additional cards, including characters, enemies, missions, weapons and other gear, as well as obstacles that players can use to enhance their deck. The set is made up of 66 Rare cards, 66 Uncommon cards, 100 Common cards, 6 Ultra-Rare cards, and 54 Starter-deck-only cards.
Released on August 16, 2007, the second set contains 292 cards and is based on the Goa'uldSystem Lords. Set two focuses on expanding the villain aspect of Stargate TCG. Starter Decks feature Ba'al, Apophis, Osiris, and Yu. It introduced a new feature called Dominion and expanded upon existing traits from the Stargate SG-1 set such as Russians, Tok'ra, and NID. The set is made up of 66 Rare cards, 66 Uncommon cards, 100 Common cards, 6 Ultra-Rare cards, and 54 Starter-deck-only cards.
Released on May 9, 2008, the third entitled Rise of the Ori, includes 240 cards and it introduces Ships, Promotion Tokens, and the Blockade ability.
A fourth set was announced and was going to be based on the spin-off television show, Stargate Atlantis. However, The game was discontinued before the fourth set was ever released.
Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Games[edit]
Stargate SG-1 Adventure Game (1998)[edit]
The Stargate SG-1 Adventure Game was a role-playing game based on the Canadian-American television seriesStargate SG-1. In 1998, West End Games obtained a license to develop derivative works from the television show. They hired John Scott Tynes to develop the property for them using WEG's D6 System. WEG ran into financial difficulties and the Stargate SG-1 Adventure Game project was cancelled, after Tynes had completed about two-thirds of the game. Tynes was refused payment for his work, and he subsequently made the incomplete game available for download from his website.
Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game (2003)[edit]
The Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game based on the Canadian-American television series Stargate SG-1, released in 2003 by Alderac Entertainment Group.[6] The game, based on AEG's Spycraft, uses the d20 System. It was considered canon by the publishers and the staff of MGM. When Sony purchased MGM, MGM lost the license to produce Stargate game products and the development license is unassigned.
Stargate Roleplaying Game (2020)[edit]
The Stargate Roleplaying Game is an upcoming role-playing game based on the Canadian-American television series Stargate SG-1. It is being developed by Wyvern Gaming through a collaboration with MGM, and is set to release in 2020.[7] The game is based on the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Open Game License.
Video games[edit]
Stargate[edit]
The first Stargate video game film tie-in was a Tetris-like puzzle game released for the Nintendo Game Boy in 1994[8] and the Sega Game Gear in 1995.[9] It was developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment.
Stargate[edit]
Simply titled Stargate, this movie tie-in was an action game where the player controlled Jack O'Neill. This game was developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment for Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Mega Drive in 1995.
Stargate SG-1: The Alliance[edit]
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Developer(s) | Perception Studios |
Publisher(s) | JoWooD Productions Namco |
Release | Cancelled |
Stargate SG-1: The Alliance, (abbreviated as SG-1:TA), is a cancelled game based on Stargate SG-1. Development was cancelled in August 2005.
The game was said to have been based upon the events of the SG-1 seasons; the player was able to select their character for a mission and fulfill the roles of that character as seen in the TV show. It was confirmed that the Alliance part of the name referred to the Alliance between Anubis and the new enemy, Haaken. The Haaken have never appeared in the TV show, they are a new alien race that was created by the developer's concept artists and game designers. The game was an FPS with an option for a third person perspective, consisting of objectives to be reached during various missions and levels. Since the developers have not shown much of the gameplay, it is not clear how exactly the game was meant to play out. However, from the video from the Stargate Atlantis: Rising DVD, it appears to follow the storyline well. In 2012, gaming blog Past to Present Online began to release information about the game, including gameplay videos that revealed the storyline and mechanics.[10]
According to IGN, an 'administrator posting in the game's official forum stating that the game has been cancelled'. However, this has never been officially confirmed by the developer, Perception Studios, despite forcing the majority of its staff into redundancy in January 2006.[11]
After a two-year-long legal battle with JoWood Productions, Perception won their fight in December 2007 with JoWood admitting they had no rights to the Stargate franchise. In fact, Perception has all rights to the Stargate SG-1: The Alliance game, and any further Stargate game releases. It is expected that work will now continue in some way on The Alliance, although existing parts of the already made game may not be used.[12]Peter DeLuise was especially disappointed, having devoted much time to the game's development (albeit primarily the audio portion).[13]
Stargate Worlds[edit]
Stargate Worlds (abbreviated as SGW)[14] was to be a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) video game in-development by Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment (CME) (in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) (MGM) and was to be published by FireSky for Microsoft Windows. The game's setting was mainly borrowed from military science fiction series Stargate SG-1. It was announced that Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment is under evaluation by a receiver and that development of Stargate Worlds has ceased.[15]
Stargate: Resistance[edit]
Stargate: Resistance (abbreviated as SGR) is an online, third-person shooter owned and operated by Dark Comet Games, powered by the Unreal 3 engine, and based on the television series Stargate SG-1. It was announced in December 2009 and originally released in 2010 by Firesky and Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, however Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment has been in receivership since March 2010.[16] Since then, Firesky entered into an agreement with Dark Comet Games for the maintenance, operation and development of Stargate Resistance.[17] The game has sold over 51,000 copies[18] and new downloadable content is being released.[19] No subscription fee was required to play the game. At Midnight (PST), January 17, 2011, all Stargate Resistance servers were shut down, including an extensive user forum.
In December 2014, fans of the game were able to bring up new unofficial game servers, allowing users to play the game as it was just before the January 2011 shut down. [20]
Stargate SG-1: Unleashed[edit]
On February 6, 2013, a trailer for Stargate SG-1: Unleashed was posted on IGN. The game is an adventure game featuring the original SG-1 team for Android and iOS, and was developed by MGM and Arkalis Interactive. The story begins when the Goa'uldSekhmet is inadvertedly released from the canopic jar and starts to plot a revenge against the Earth. After Jack O'Neill from the alternate timeline appears at the SGC, the original team is sent to discover and counter the sinister plot by Sekhmet.The first episode was released on March 14, 2013.[21] The second was released November 7, 2013 on iOS only.[citation needed]
References[edit]
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- ^ ab'Stargate'. Internet Pinball Database. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^'Stargate Online Trading Card Game'. Sony Online Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^'Stargate Online Trading Card Game - Features'. Sonly Online Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^Newquist, Ken. 'Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game (Review)'. SciFi.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^Ellis, Brad (June 11, 2019). 'MGM AND WYVERN GAMING TO LAUNCH STARGATE ROLEPLAYING GAME INSPIRED BY HIT TELEVISION SERIES - Press Release - Stargate Roleplaying Game'. Stargate Roleplaying Game. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
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- ^'Stargate Review'. Electronic Gaming Monthly (69). EGM Media, LLC. April 1995. p. 40.
- ^Borman, Andrew (January 24, 2006). 'Stargate SG-1 : The Alliance Collected Content'. Past to PResent Online. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^Steel, Wade (November 24, 2012). 'Stargate Finally Closed?'. IGN. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^'December 13, 2007'. Perception. December 13, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^Nuytens, Gilles (September 22, 2006). 'Peter DeLuise interview'. Sci-Fi World. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^'Check out the SGW page at Gamespot'. Stargate Worlds. September 9, 2008. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^Sumner, Darren (March 26, 2010). 'Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment on the verge of collapse'. Gateworld. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
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- ^'Link to the SGR Stats page for user 51000'.
- ^'Game FAQ'. Stargate Resistance. December 8, 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^'Stargate Resistance'. stargateresistance.us. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^'Stargate SG1: Unleashed'. Arkalis Interactive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.
External links[edit]
- Stargate SG-1 Adventure Game – John Tynes' unfinished work for West End Games
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