tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post6927528286322953136..comments2019-11-07T14:13:07.172-08:00Comments on Bloody 20s: GangBusters NewsRick Krebshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455824039524230156noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-70004049355716314042015-11-09T12:39:52.761-08:002015-11-09T12:39:52.761-08:00Never played it, but i'm very interested in th...Never played it, but i'm very interested in the period. Have you decided what to do yet?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616429774917838833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-74487590649404146582013-07-22T13:22:21.237-07:002013-07-22T13:22:21.237-07:00Too late to comment?
How about republishing it, ...Too late to comment? <br /><br />How about republishing it, and re-imagining it as a miniatures wargame. Less of an RPG, and more into story driven wargame. <br /><br />That's my wish! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-56398189005807865942012-05-06T21:50:15.210-07:002012-05-06T21:50:15.210-07:00Back when GB was first published, I though it woul...Back when GB was first published, I though it would be so cool if there were a couple of additions to the game—one covering Hollywood and the other Local Politics. Since TSR hadn't come up with anything, I though I would do it myself. Over the years, I have been slowly working on these two supplements. They are far from finished. However, would you be interested in taking a look at them? Perhaps they might be of help with rebooting your great classic GangBusters.banksydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109362597596980770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-78360523980656310382012-05-02T11:23:35.505-07:002012-05-02T11:23:35.505-07:00I loved the original Gangbusters, and I still have...I loved the original Gangbusters, and I still have just about everything printed for it. I'd pick this up in whatever form you decided to reprint it. I'd also join the Kickstarter, so if you go that route please advise. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-27706808318427195292012-05-01T23:13:30.728-07:002012-05-01T23:13:30.728-07:00I would purchase as a Kickstarter or PoD.I would purchase as a Kickstarter or PoD.R Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411907126909551409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-45033824227533194752012-05-01T21:18:48.948-07:002012-05-01T21:18:48.948-07:00Top Secret, Boothill and Gangbusters where the fir...Top Secret, Boothill and Gangbusters where the first games I played other than D&D. I loved all three but I am a huge fan of the 1920's era (Prohibition and all that, me loves Boardwalk Empire tv show.) I'd fully support a kickstarter project and would like to see a boxed set with a freshening up of the original rules but not dramatically so. One of the reasons I loved Gangbusters was the rules. I don't want a 2000 rpg type revision.Adam Warlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474161478238824588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-42845697463291269792012-05-01T18:51:51.088-07:002012-05-01T18:51:51.088-07:00I'd love to see this done as either a PDF or P...I'd love to see this done as either a PDF or POD. I might back it on Kickstarter, depending on the levels and what was offered. I'd especially like to see more adventure support and a pulp expansion.Robert Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345468894311108269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-39943680622833526522012-05-01T15:11:43.414-07:002012-05-01T15:11:43.414-07:00I never actually played GangBusters, but I'd c...I never actually played GangBusters, but I'd certainly pitch in a little if you started a crowdfunding campaign for it. If the rules are simple enough so that I could easily run a one-off game at a party, then I'd shell out enough to at least get the PDF. For me it's more about seeing old RPGs back in print than anything else.Peter Fröhlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688076015831464616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-72600028038794814412012-04-30T20:10:59.235-07:002012-04-30T20:10:59.235-07:00I really liked the original game but I haven't...I really liked the original game but I haven't played in about 25 years so I am not sure how it would be received now. I didn't like the setting either, so there is another vote for a change to a more historical setting. Without being able to see the game again, I would say a major refresh is in order. On the huge plus side, I think that the brand would get people to look at whatever you came up with as a redesign and that gives you a leg up on any other person trying to do that genre. Personally, I own some Savage Worlds stuff and don't think you'd have any problem doing a better job than they did. Combat is Savage Worlds is horrible and predictable, and the game is so generic that it takes all the fun out of role playing to me. Best of luck whatever you decide. I would buy it to play with my kids!Scheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583635395481079327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-3535106014420924522012-04-30T20:06:27.410-07:002012-04-30T20:06:27.410-07:00I have my copy of Gangbusters in my game room. I p...I have my copy of Gangbusters in my game room. I player it all through the 80's. I would back a kickstarter for Gangbusters in seconds.DNAphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322161635936030497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-19496291841997244032012-04-30T04:01:59.654-07:002012-04-30T04:01:59.654-07:00Hi!
I own a copy of the original, and adapted at ...Hi!<br /><br />I own a copy of the original, and adapted at least one adventure to use with a different system ( http://www.pa-mar.net/rpg/pulp/library/deathondocks.html ).<br /><br />I'd be interested in a "new" version - replacing the old mechanics which in my opinion didn't age gracefully, and adventures (either completely new, or ported to a new rule system).PaMarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904008809249375913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-75709617981596395412012-04-29T16:29:43.567-07:002012-04-29T16:29:43.567-07:00I would love a print on demand version. Gangbuste...I would love a print on demand version. Gangbusters was one of my early purchases. I remember heading down to the toy store (back when toy stores sold rpgs) and picking up the boxed set.Nedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148355883012293080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-3286680885402898222012-04-29T14:53:17.734-07:002012-04-29T14:53:17.734-07:00I would definitely purchase this game in any forma...I would definitely purchase this game in any format. I would like to see a kickstarter, and recommend that you contact Autarch who did James' materials. The idea of having Gangbusters with Dry Erase combat maps is very appealing to me.<br /><br />I would also recommend that you stay strictly historical in the base game. As much as I am a fan of Pulp, I think that would be a wonderful expansion product. I'd like the base set to stick to an "Untouchables" and "Made Men" feel. Besides, it's better to have the option for more products.Christian Lindkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-23943607754299571212012-04-29T10:23:07.719-07:002012-04-29T10:23:07.719-07:00I would buy either POD or Kickstarter, but prefer ...I would buy either POD or Kickstarter, but prefer Kickstarter, possibly offering a box set type of set up. Gangbusters was one of my "big 3" purchases back in the early 80's that was not AD&D; Boot Hill, Top Secret, and Gangbusters. Count me in as someone who would like a revised rulebook. I always wanted to see more robust rules for newspaper characters, with rules on stories or contacts and putting together a big scoop.Michael Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638045067062714496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-69547628016891310122012-04-29T10:01:46.209-07:002012-04-29T10:01:46.209-07:00Michael, difficult, but not impossible to convert ...Michael, difficult, but not impossible to convert to PoD. I'd like to have a way to figure out using Google Maps, which would make a local game very local 8-)<br /><br />I've used foam board geomorphs.Rick Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455824039524230156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-43526654483114911872012-04-29T09:49:20.612-07:002012-04-29T09:49:20.612-07:00>> It is the maps and the movement system de...>> It is the maps and the movement system described in the rules. Therein is a big problem, I think, for doing a simple re-release of the PDF.<br /><br />Why is that? Is the issue that the maps/movement system aren't owned by you, or that you think they would be difficult to covert to a PDF?Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-11366917572017315252012-04-29T09:33:30.259-07:002012-04-29T09:33:30.259-07:00Reprint the original rules, please (prefereably Po...Reprint the original rules, please (prefereably PoD rather than pdf, or at least offer both). I'd love to see a few new modules, too, perhaps one campaign length module that can take players through several related scenarios.Gray Mouserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773123591236231444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-87815674559827925482012-04-29T08:32:27.760-07:002012-04-29T08:32:27.760-07:00I'd like to see you do a new version rather th...I'd like to see you do a new version rather than just reprint the original rules, after all, I already have the original rules and they are available fairly cheaply on ebay when they do show up. What I would like to see is a version of the game that represents what you would have created had the TSR censors not been involved in your creation. Let's see the Bloody '20s as it was meant to be seen, blood and whores and all. Let's see the Raymond Chandler Philip Marlowe as opposed to the Humphrey Bogart Philip Marlowe. I would totally support a Kickstarter on this.goeticgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806200047269447375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-45271853315618396392012-04-29T06:45:08.562-07:002012-04-29T06:45:08.562-07:00As for the original maps, post them up as free sup...As for the original maps, post them up as free support files, or provide an order link to a PoD poster printer like VistaPrint. You could Kickstarter them and get them done professionally as well, it depends on how much work you want to put into the project, of course. I don't see the maps as a huge roadblock to distribution (it may be for some), but let's hear everyone's thoughts and see what the community thinks is the best way to go.Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597777050200216937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-36697635340656231262012-04-28T23:03:16.183-07:002012-04-28T23:03:16.183-07:00Yes Please. I would invest in a Kickstarter proje...Yes Please. I would invest in a Kickstarter project or buy the reprints. Even though I have my old brown box still, I would love to see POD hardcaovers of one of my favorite games. Great to see you still have the rights. Thanks so much for the hours of fun you gave me as a child!Doomsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00235585177028383618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-30869232217352312052012-04-28T18:51:17.302-07:002012-04-28T18:51:17.302-07:00I never played your game but I'd love to try. ...I never played your game but I'd love to try. I wouldn't contribute to a kickstarter but if you made the original or somewhat modified [by you or someone who's played it with you] version available as a download I'd buy it. <br /><br />Hope it comes back in some version! Thanks.Invincible Overlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499224778426220577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-24251811795227731102012-04-28T17:40:20.624-07:002012-04-28T17:40:20.624-07:00I'd like to see the original rules (if not ori...I'd like to see the original rules (if not original format) preserved, absolutely.Erik Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232284705834559450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-40061745783283964442012-04-28T13:19:10.637-07:002012-04-28T13:19:10.637-07:00For my purposes a PoD + PDF of the original rules ...For my purposes a PoD + PDF of the original rules would serve my purposes. On the other hand, I think a Kickstarter would be the way to really build excitement about a re-release, and get the word out. For a Kickstarter, it would nice to see a refresh of the original rulebook. Not to change the rules, but simply to flesh them out a little more, and include some of the interesting material that must have accumulated in the last 20 years or so. Are rights to any of the old modules available? Or perhaps a new module could be created as part of a Kickstarter.Rafialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077298546098373938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-49891034459815887572012-04-28T13:18:45.847-07:002012-04-28T13:18:45.847-07:00One of the most memorable characters I ever had, f...One of the most memorable characters I ever had, from any game/genre, was my wanna-be gangster, Duke Steele. I had a blast with Gangbusters back in the day and would love to see it again. Especially considering how close we are to the centennial of the Bloody 20's anyway.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820010482226879079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668929633442649444.post-68800140153260603062012-04-28T13:08:46.177-07:002012-04-28T13:08:46.177-07:00Thanks everyone for your comments, so far. They ar...Thanks everyone for your comments, so far. They are greatly appreciated. Let me throw something out to the gang.<br /><br />It is the maps and the movement system described in the rules. Therein is a big problem, I think, for doing a simple re-release of the PDF.<br /><br />Thoughts & comments ?Rick Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455824039524230156noreply@blogger.com