Author Topic: Amercian Gladiators, The Movie (Read 6545 times)

clemon79 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 28, 2009, 03:14:56 AM »

[quote name=\'Bill Neuweiler\' post=\'224312\' date=\'Aug 27 2009, 09:38 PM\']anyone out there remember "Cannonball?"[/quote]
No! Tell us about it.

Bill Neuweiler · « **Reply #16 on:** August 28, 2009, 03:42:47 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'224317\' date=\'Aug 28 2009, 03:14 AM\'][quote name=\'Bill Neuweiler\' post=\'224312\' date=\'Aug 27 2009, 09:38 PM\']anyone out there remember "Cannonball?"[/quote]
No! Tell us about it.
[/quote]

Unless I've got my wires crossed, this competition put gladiators up on platforms ala the joust. The contestants climbed on a rope and swung their bodies at the gladiators in an attempt to knock them off the platform. The rules changed midway thru the season before the event was eventually scrapped. The rule change had something to do with the contestants having to lock their legs underneath themselves to more resemble a ball, than extending their legs and kicking at the gladiators.

clemon79 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 28, 2009, 04:46:13 PM »

[quote name=\'Bill Neuweiler\' post=\'224351\' date=\'Aug 28 2009, 12:42 PM\']Unless I've got my wires crossed, this competition put gladiators up on platforms ala the joust. The contestants climbed on a rope and swung their bodies at the gladiators in an attempt to knock them off the platform. The rules changed midway thru the season before the event was eventually scrapped. The rule change had something to do with the contestants having to lock their legs underneath themselves to more resemble a ball, than extending their legs and kicking at the gladiators.[/quote]
Wow, that sounds visually interesting and capable of producing dramatic moments.

Loogaroo · « **Reply #18 on:** August 28, 2009, 08:32:13 PM »

You forgot confrontational and action-oriented.

clemon79 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 28, 2009, 08:41:11 PM »

[quote name=\'Loogaroo\' post=\'224368\' date=\'Aug 28 2009, 05:32 PM\']You forgot confrontational and action-oriented.[/quote]
I'm all about the subtlety.

knagl · « **Reply #20 on:** August 31, 2009, 10:38:54 PM »

[quote name=\'Bill Neuweiler\' post=\'224351\' date=\'Aug 28 2009, 02:42 PM\']Unless I've got my wires crossed, this competition put gladiators up on platforms ala the joust. The contestants climbed on a rope and swung their bodies at the gladiators in an attempt to knock them off the platform. The rules changed midway thru the season before the event was eventually scrapped.[/quote]

Aah, yes, I remember that. They still show old AG episodes on ESPN Classic and I remember seeing that event in the not too distant past.

/along with the cardboard cutouts of audience members

clemon79 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 31, 2009, 10:48:46 PM »

[quote name=\'knagl\' post=\'224621\' date=\'Aug 31 2009, 07:38 PM\']/along with the cardboard cutouts of audience members[/quote]
..not to be confused with the cardboard cutout of Joe Theismann that presided over the whole thing...

Mr. Armadillo · « **Reply #22 on:** September 01, 2009, 09:49:25 AM »

[quote name=\'knagl\' post=\'224621\' date=\'Aug 31 2009, 09:38 PM\']Aah, yes, I remember that. They still show old AG episodes on ESPN Classic and I remember seeing that event in the not too distant past.[/quote]
It was around a lot longer than it deserved to be. The event originally lasted until the midway point of season two and was gone for a year and a half before being inexplicably brought back for season four. By the start of season five, they came to their senses and retired the thing for good.

Loogaroo · « **Reply #23 on:** September 03, 2009, 07:04:09 AM »

It was better than Swingshot, though.

parliboy · « **Reply #24 on:** September 03, 2009, 05:47:59 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'224305\' date=\'Aug 27 2009, 07:54 PM\']No, no, a thousand times no. How would Atlasphere, Powerball, the Gauntlet, and the Elminator work for the Wii?[/quote]

Devil's Advocate:

Atlasphere would be quite a bit of fun with the Balance Board, I suspect. Control direction with your feet, and pump your arms while holding a wiimote to control speed.

clemon79 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 03, 2009, 07:40:11 PM »

[quote name=\'parliboy\' post=\'224831\' date=\'Sep 3 2009, 02:47 PM\']Atlasphere would be quite a bit of fun with the Balance Board, I suspect. Control direction with your feet, and pump your arms while holding a wiimote to control speed.[/quote]
Agreed. And with no Balance Board, just use the stick on the nunchuk.

Really, Atlasphere and The Eliminator are the two events I can see working really well with the Wiimote interface.

CarbonCpy · « **Reply #26 on:** September 04, 2009, 05:29:52 PM »

[quote name=\'Bill Neuweiler\' post=\'224312\' date=\'Aug 28 2009, 12:38 AM\']anyone out there remember "Cannonball?"[/quote]

Malibu doesn't.

/That's right, a head injury joke. There have been worse.