I disagree, I think it's patently obvious that it's just a mirrored GaTech image.

Looking at it further, I agree.

But the beauty of this game is that while it may currently be the GA Tech logo, it doesn't have to be.

Its customizable, baby.

I need this game. I really do.

Yeah, baby, you can flip it around to look back to the left, instead. w00t!

I feel a bit like I did some years ago when I had a curiosity about $cientology writings. I was really interested (intellectually) in what it was all about, and wanted to read Dianetic$, but the thought of my money going to them revulsed me. Eventually a used bookstore resolved the issue. Maybe I'd need to do something along similar lines here.

I'm sure I'll have a copy for sale a couple days after I get my hands on this thing.

Those aren't left hands... see!

Fighting university lawyers over trademark violations is not how I would want to spend my time and money. But Matrix Games' milage must vary on that score.

Maybe they are banking on the fact that nobody will care. :)

They're just American colleges, and therefore insignificant. Now, if they stole the logo of the University of Calgary, that would be another story entirely.

What do you want to bet that Matrix Games drops DW from their roster of programmers once this debacle's over? :D

Thread. Must. Not. Die.

Oh, don't you worry about that.
This thread will pick up again next year, just before the game is released...

What do you mean? It's coming out today!

I'm interested in seeing some independent reviews for this game. I'm sure the 7 guys that post on the Maximus Football boards will love the game, but I'm curious to see how it goes over with others who pick it up expecting a modern day FPS Football type game.

Do you really think that there will be more than 7 guys that buy this game?

I'm sure there will be idiots who have the biggest itch to play a 'football' game again that will buy it..other than that, four people.

You people are clearly underestimating the vast untapped market for the ability to use canadian rules.

I've seen a couple guys on other forums saying they'd pick up the game. I didn't warn them because I want to see reactions...:D

Long live the rouge!

:D

yeah!!! And don't forget: OUR BALLS ARE BIGGER!!!!

:D

FM

not once you take the exchange rate into account...

:p

you've not exchanged much money lately haven't you?

:p you too

FM

Of course we're all making the huge assumption that this game will be released at some point, and we all know what happens when you assume.

I have a CFL t-shirt that says "Radically Canadian" on the front and "It's called The Rouge. Get the point?" on the back.

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Next

like seriously!

I've never been in huge favor of Jim's 'silent til it's ready' way of releasing games but boy if DW isn't the posterboy for reasons staying quiet til a game is ready then nobody is.

Wait - was that a new Pumpy pic?

um uh no thats my cousin

that's on a similar t-shirt that I saw the "we have bigger balls" line :D

FM

Yeah, I almost bought that shirt when I ordered the rouge shirt, but I think I might have gotten yelled at for wearing the "bigger balls" shirt to work. I decided not to buy. :)

wise decision :)

FM

This can't slip off the first page on release day. Or supposed release day.

I don't think I've ever been this excited about a release that I have no interest in buying. :D

that's part of what makes this game so great. Every new day is the supposed release day so you got reasons to be excited every morning when you wake up. WEEHEE!!!

FM

It's almost as exciting as the days of waiting for indoorsoccersim's workout plan.

since I don't work out, it's even more exciting!!!

FM

The game's not out yet?????

lol :D

Alrighty Boyz! Here We Go! It's the Maximum Football...oh forget it.

Just waiting on pins and needles for jbmagic's "Maximum Football is Out" thread.

I preordered this thing in 1999. It better be good.

How could you not preorder it back then? When all we heard about growing up was this great game of the future, Maximum Football. Why I remember when I was a kid and my Dad said, "One day son, not too far off now we will get Maximum Football for our new Intelivision system. I think you will like it more then Pitfall."

No way buddy, you can't fool me. Free the Pumpy pics!

Yeah, I put it on my Diner's Club card. Hope that's still good.

Does anyone know if this will be available on 5-1/4" or will I need to upgrade?

I'm having them send it to me on tape.

I just got mine!

It's a cartridge though?!?!!??!?!

I was also wondering if it was going to be EGA compatible, or just Tandy 16 color compatible.

Nice!

Mine too. It's bundled with River Raid.

C'mon now. You can hook it up with your television, but you have to load it off a cassette tape.

Ohh man, I remember that crap... It was speedtastic...

Yep it was such a joy when the tape would wear out and you spent the last 20 minutes loading a game only to discover there was an error at the very end of the whole process.

Maybe we should start a Maximum Football FOFC league. Seemed to work well for the progress of BBCF...

Todd, you've gotta get a GOSUB in there somewhere. GOSUBs rock!

Ummm....

Did this thread jump the shark?

Dola -

And yes, I know that the phrase "Jump the Shark" jumped the shark, so you don't need to point it out to me.

We need QOTM for reasons like this. Nice job!

I can't seem to remember if I used my MasterCharge or BankAmericard to pre-order. I'll have to look at my thermal transfer printout of the order.

Good call.

Dibs on a team of 300-foot robots with lightning bolts for feet and orange uniforms with tiger stripes.

I heart customization!

What is 'chinese' football? Is it like chinese checkers, where you can have five teams playing at once?

I call giant yaks that shoot penguins out of their mouth!

oh wow. so the game has been released?

Six. And the guys all have to wear jerseys with 2,400 characters on them to describe not only their names but their complete family histories. It's awesome.

My team will consist of 11 tiny Ditkas.

I win!!!

:D

Good News

You can play this game on the Commodore 64 :)

It's Tuesday night and everyone has different ways of coping with such an anticipated release. Some can't even bare to open their eyes.

The natives are getting restless over there. One dude claims he took a vacation day to play the game.

Nice work, boys.

My team will consist of 11.3 tiny Ditkas. You are PAWNED.

I *am* anticipating this game.

He took tomorrow off?

No. Apparently he took tonight off. Or rather, HE TOOK TONIGHT OFF!!1!

Ah, of course... was giving him way too much credit there.

He has a floating vacation day that is automatically triggered when the game is released. Been waiting for that day since 1999.

by the way, someone over there in the Suggestion/Wishlist forum has already asked if they're working on Maximum Football 2.

Now that is fucking ridiculous. That should've been posted in the general discussion forum.

That posting style seems very familiar.

The developer has already started talking about how certain features are going to have to be put off for M-F2. That's rich.

Yeah, it's kind of all over the internet.

There's only so much you can put into a game with such a short development cycle...

1999:
Sucker: "Um, boss? My, er, grandma is coming into town to visit me and I need to pick her up at the airport, so can I have next Monday off?"
Boss: "Sure."

2006:
Boss: "So, when's that Granny of yours gonna show up?"
Sucker "Um, any day now I think. Her colitis is still acting up..."

RE: Maximum football 2 AND another CFL game - 2/22/2006 12:16:55 AM
CFL_FAN_7 Matrix Trooper Posts: 33 Joined: 1/13/2006 Status: online	quote: ORIGINAL: Shaggyra Maximum Lacrosse also OMG, dats jus dumb, there wil be no sales, but if he makes that may be there will be maximum football 2 (in reply to Shaggyra)
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RE: Maximum football 2 AND another CFL game - 2/22/2006 12:17:32 AM CFL_FAN_7 Matrix Trooper Posts: 33 Joined: 1/13/2006 Status: online quote: ORIGINAL: frunky He's gonna do Maximum Hockey next DATS A WASTE OF TIME, I wpuld just make a CFL game again (in reply to frunky) Report | Post #: 5

RE: Maximum football 2 AND another CFL game - 2/22/2006 12:32:09 AM Shaggyra Matrix Recruit Posts: 16 Joined: 2/10/2006 Status: online CFL_fan: relax, go for a walk, learn how to type, etc.

:)

I almost can't see how this thread gets any better if/when there's an actual product.

I'm imaging a game called Maximum Field Hockey. My team would be 18 Anna Kournikovas. GIANT Anna Kournikovas.

By the way, buried deep in a thread over there I read that the same PDF manual will come with both the download and boxed version. So the boxed version is simply the CD in a box I'm guessing, with no additional documentation. The box must be worth the extra $10, right? I mean if it was worth delaying the release over...

RE: Release Question - 2/19/2006 10:27:42 PM
JonnieR Matrix Trooper Posts: 56 Joined: 8/19/2005 Status: online	Just to clarify, if I pick the download version, I will also want the full manual, which I assume will be available as a pdf file in the download. I wouldn't mind ordering the box + download for the extra $10.00 but I don't want to wait for it. (in reply to zowee77)
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RE: Release Question - 2/19/2006 10:32:30 PM
Erik Rutins Administrator Posts: 6641 Joined: 3/28/2000 From: Vermont, USA Status: offline	Jonnie, The download and the boxed version both have a PDF manual and they are identical "full manuals" in both versions. Regards, - Erik _____________________________ Erik Rutins Director of Product Development and Business Relations (in reply to JonnieR)

Most optimistic guy ever.

So...there's about 30 people in the Maximus Football Forum on release night (counting myself). One is Jennifer Winters (whom I'm assuming is the developers wife). I'm guessing based on the numbers reading this thread about 5-6 are people watching the train wreck. That leaves about 24 people who are looking to download the game. That's at least 3 times the number I was expecting. This may be a runaway success...

Wow check out the latest screenshot:





drool!

I can't imagine this game having any issues the day of the release...:D

And it keeps getting better:


That would explain the extra 10 people in the forum...they're EA guys checking out the competition! :D

Does anybody else picture the sweaty Star Wars Kid typing that?

RE: NO RELEASE YET ? - 2/22/2006 2:23:10 AM
Tbird Matrix Trooper Posts: 84 Joined: 12/15/2004 Status: offline	Matrix didn't tell you to take a vacation there is no guarantees in the gaming industry There's alot of people here I think if this game turns out to be a good it might actually give Madden a little shove (in reply to Frank Brickowski)
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That Madden comment is great.

Edit: Doh! Bee beat me to it.

:)