If there's something I appreciate is a youtube channel where someone who has worked in the gaming industry speaks about their experience. You earned a sub.
Thanks for saying that! I try to make it more about the games than me, but it's fun to bring my own personal experience into things when appropriate. And thanks for the sub!
That trailer sucks purely because it got me so excited for something I know we’ll never get. Even if the game did come out and ended up being bad or something that’s still one of the most entertaining pitch trailers I’ve ever seen 😂. So glad and thankful we all got to witness this piece of forgotten X-History be brought into the spotlight again.
Isn’t it great?! Even most AAA games of the time that actually did come out didn’t have trailers that involved (largely because broadband and RUclips weren’t things yet).
Absolutely mindblowing stuff, Chris! I remember the strange article for this, I think there were even theories that it just became the Ravages of Apocalypse official Quake mod, but the true story is much more fascinating!
Thanks, Nick! Ravages was "the one true X-Men 97 game," I think you could say, as it was the only one released that year. It was made by one guy in three months! Been wanting to cover that one for a looooong time.
This looked really cool . Right now it seems anything 90’s X-Men is huge due to how amazing the 97 show is I mean there was only one episode that was a little slow but still a cool episode . But yeah anything 90’s X-Men comics is hard to find at my 2 comic shops so yeah I’m really happy to see the show is massive and people loved it
I think it would be really cool to hear some stories from your time in Marvel Games and the gaming industry as a whole. I find videos like this really fascinating.
There is some stuff -- check out this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLaOoQTCrGMjEQZ0E51uSNDIAzMstwkVVp I also throw in random comments here and there to other videos, like this one. Thanks for the comment! Maybe I'll do more dev-related videos in the future. (Actually, I do kind of have one planned for Deadpool 3...)
Although it was a mockup it seems like X-Men Ashes of Apocalypse would have played like Space Hulk Vengeance of the Blood Angels which was for computers, PS1, Saturn, and 3DO.
Wow. So many memories. I remember being around 14-15 and getting super hyped for the release of this game. Mind you that I had a crappy homemade built PC but I was determined to get this game and figure out how to actually play it later. Since I’m a huge Jean Grey fan and being excited to finally being able to actually play as her…I feverishly looked all over the internet throughout the years trying to figure out whatever happened to this game. I could be wrong but I distinctly remember some sites having downloadable links for the game and I went as far as to downloading the links but again since my PC was super low budget I was never able to access the download. It always haunted me til this day. 😅
For some reason, RUclips objected to this, so I'm just now seeing it. If you're talking about Ashes of the Apocalypse, it was never released, so you definitely didn't download it. Glad I could clarify its fate for you, though!
Cool! That was the first “big” thing I did in the industry. I don’t know if you remember the Stan Lee interview in that feature, but after he died, I took the audio and made a video of it elsewhere on this channel as a tribute. Check it out if you’re interested.
Im pretty tapped in to canceled super hero games. I feel like Ive heard this title in passing, but certainly never had those details. Really cool find Chris, appreciate the video. And to answer your question, of course I'd play it. I'll hunt down and play any dang X-game I can get my hands on!
I met him once he even took a picture with me cause I told him me and my dad use to play Mutant Football Leauge, I asked so many questions about that game and it seems some of the questions I asked about Mutant League Football are in 2. I wonder if I ever see him at a con again, I'll probably ask if he and his team were to metaphorically have Marvel make a game for them if he wouldn't mind making sort of a successor of this game. I dont really have a hand in the gaming industry so I have to get lucky at conventions
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If there's something I appreciate is a youtube channel where someone who has worked in the gaming industry speaks about their experience. You earned a sub.
Thanks for saying that! I try to make it more about the games than me, but it's fun to bring my own personal experience into things when appropriate. And thanks for the sub!
That trailer sucks purely because it got me so excited for something I know we’ll never get. Even if the game did come out and ended up being bad or something that’s still one of the most entertaining pitch trailers I’ve ever seen 😂. So glad and thankful we all got to witness this piece of forgotten X-History be brought into the spotlight again.
Isn’t it great?! Even most AAA games of the time that actually did come out didn’t have trailers that involved (largely because broadband and RUclips weren’t things yet).
Absolutely mindblowing stuff, Chris! I remember the strange article for this, I think there were even theories that it just became the Ravages of Apocalypse official Quake mod, but the true story is much more fascinating!
Thanks, Nick! Ravages was "the one true X-Men 97 game," I think you could say, as it was the only one released that year. It was made by one guy in three months! Been wanting to cover that one for a looooong time.
I love the X-Men legends games
This looked really cool . Right now it seems anything 90’s X-Men is huge due to how amazing the 97 show is I mean there was only one episode that was a little slow but still a cool episode . But yeah anything 90’s X-Men comics is hard to find at my 2 comic shops so yeah I’m really happy to see the show is massive and people loved it
Isn’t it great?
I think it would be really cool to hear some stories from your time in Marvel Games and the gaming industry as a whole. I find videos like this really fascinating.
There is some stuff -- check out this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLaOoQTCrGMjEQZ0E51uSNDIAzMstwkVVp I also throw in random comments here and there to other videos, like this one. Thanks for the comment! Maybe I'll do more dev-related videos in the future. (Actually, I do kind of have one planned for Deadpool 3...)
Although it was a mockup it seems like X-Men Ashes of Apocalypse would have played like Space Hulk Vengeance of the Blood Angels which was for computers, PS1, Saturn, and 3DO.
I haven't played those, but I'll take your word for it. It's entirely possible those were influences.
Love your channel! The best kind of niche content.
Always love hearing from you. Thanks so much for watching again!
So "Ashes of Apocalyps" was supposed to be an "RTS and FPS" game 😮 ? Reminds me of the game *Savage: The Battle for Newerth*
Seems that way. Definitely ambitious!
Wow. So many memories. I remember being around 14-15 and getting super hyped for the release of this game. Mind you that I had a crappy homemade built PC but I was determined to get this game and figure out how to actually play it later. Since I’m a huge Jean Grey fan and being excited to finally being able to actually play as her…I feverishly looked all over the internet throughout the years trying to figure out whatever happened to this game. I could be wrong but I distinctly remember some sites having downloadable links for the game and I went as far as to downloading the links but again since my PC was super low budget I was never able to access the download. It always haunted me til this day. 😅
For some reason, RUclips objected to this, so I'm just now seeing it. If you're talking about Ashes of the Apocalypse, it was never released, so you definitely didn't download it. Glad I could clarify its fate for you, though!
Dude I still have that magazine even though it's beat up 😂. It's the reason I was excited for all the games
Cool! That was the first “big” thing I did in the industry. I don’t know if you remember the Stan Lee interview in that feature, but after he died, I took the audio and made a video of it elsewhere on this channel as a tribute. Check it out if you’re interested.
This could have been really cool as an X-Com game featuring the X-Men.
Im pretty tapped in to canceled super hero games. I feel like Ive heard this title in passing, but certainly never had those details. Really cool find Chris, appreciate the video.
And to answer your question, of course I'd play it. I'll hunt down and play any dang X-game I can get my hands on!
Vague recollections are more than most people can say, I'm sure. Thanks for tuning in!
Never heard of X-Men ashes of apocalypse before watching this video thanks for making this video
You bet! Thanks for watching.
oh man, that Mad art from back then was blowing our minds : D
So good.
Great video, Chris! But you really need a volume warning at 5:51
Ha... Wouldn't want to insult them. 😀 Thanks for watching!
I hate seeing things like this because it will never happen. I really would love an age of apocalypse game
I hear you! I still have all my AoA comics-which I’m pretty sure was ALL of them.
They was going to release X-Men mutant academy for Nintendo 64 but it got canceled
Yep, I mentioned that near the end of the footage.
Very well done sir!
Thanks so much!
We need other X-Men RPG.
I met him once he even took a picture with me cause I told him me and my dad use to play Mutant Football Leauge, I asked so many questions about that game and it seems some of the questions I asked about Mutant League Football are in 2. I wonder if I ever see him at a con again, I'll probably ask if he and his team were to metaphorically have Marvel make a game for them if he wouldn't mind making sort of a successor of this game. I dont really have a hand in the gaming industry so I have to get lucky at conventions
I met him at PAX in Seattle, I think a few months before MFL1 came out. Such a great guy! I hope you run into him again.
Is there anymore canceled xmen games
As I said in the video, those are all the ones…that have been reported…
I wonder if the Marvel game publishing rights being bought by Activision in 1998 affected the development of this at all?
Could be! Or it could also be that they just went to Activision next, once things didn't work out.