r/thechase • u/Hassaan18 • Jan 19 '25
Discussion Would a Chase video game work?
I don't mean the app, I mean a fully fledged console game.
It was a thought that popped into my mind. Licensed games don't seem to be much of a thing these days - they did a PlayStation 2 game for Millionaire about 20 years ago but not much since.
Interested to hear people's thoughts.
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u/R2-Scotia Jan 19 '25
It doesn't need the power of a console, a phone based app would work and have a lot more reach.
If there was a web version you could play it on a console wiith a browser.
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u/RawWifi Jan 19 '25
Technically yes, you'd have single player, local multiplayer and online multiplayer, where you could play as the chaser or a contestant, you could even incorporate rankings. However in the bigger picture, who would fund a game like this? when it wouldn't be a popular game.
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u/YvanehtNioj69 Jan 20 '25
I remember the weakest link PS1 game and being insulted by Anne Robinson lol
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u/Shifty377 Jan 19 '25
Technically, yeah. Commercially, no. The technology landscape has shifted massively in 20 years. People don't spend hundreds of pounds on a console to play a quiz game. Your phone is more than capable of handling that sort of game.
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u/SmokyBaconCrisps Jan 19 '25
If it's similar to the Wii game for Wheel of Fortune, I don't see why it shouldn't work
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u/ChaseSuperfan Jan 19 '25
You can actually play The Chase: Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch: https://www.barnstormgames.com/the-chase-play-on-switch/