Sabertooth Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) Welcome to Vs. Cartoon Intros, the thread where your favorite cartoons of yesteryear battle it out for the title of MOST WIZARD INTRO EVER! I am your self-appointed host, LBC. Up first, we have two epic and eerily similar intros from those masters of animation Rankin & Bass: Thundercats vs. Silverhawks. Its up to you atari.io forum members to determine which of these amazing intros makes it to the next round! Register your vote in the comments below by Saturday, January 14 by 11:59pm PST. The score will be tabulated on Sunday, with the next round to be announced the following Monday night. And now, without further adieu, ROUND ONE: FIGHT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGNqrAtsgg Vs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLS6W-4GfMQ Edited January 10, 2017 by atarilbc RickR, Justin, RadioPoultry and 2 others 5 Quote
RadioPoultry Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 I've not watched episodes of either, but I'll vote Silverhawks! RickR and Sabertooth 2 Quote
Ballblaɀer Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Silverhawks has that sweet guitar/synth solo, but... even after docking it points for including Snarf, the Thundercats intro is my choice! Great thread idea. Looking forward to more! Lost Dragon, Atari Creep, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Quote
RickR Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Great idea! Thundercats gets my vote. The guitar player in the other is an automatic DQ Rowsdower70, Sabertooth, Lost Dragon and 1 other 4 Quote
jmjustin6 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) Gotta go with Thundercats Edited January 10, 2017 by jmjustin6 Atari Creep, Rowsdower70, Sabertooth and 2 others 5 Quote
Rowsdower70 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Thundercats Sabertooth, Atari Creep and Lost Dragon 3 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square
Rowsdower70 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 I can still sing that dang theme song from start to finish, and I haven't watched it in years. RickR, Atari Creep, jmjustin6 and 3 others 6 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square
Atari Creep Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 Thundercats % Lost Dragon, Sabertooth and Rowsdower70 3 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT!
RadioPoultry Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 I honestly have no memory of either franchise as a child. Maybe none of my local stations picked it from syndication. Lost Dragon, Sabertooth and Rowsdower70 3 Quote
Rowsdower70 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Posted January 10, 2017 I honestly have no memory of either franchise as a child. Maybe none of my local stations picked it from syndication. I loved the original Thundercats, didn't really care for the reboot. I don't know if I could recommend going out of your way to watch it. I don't know how well it stands up today, to be honest. I have a few favorites I hope make it on the list, but I may be a bit older than your average Atari.IO user! Lost Dragon and Sabertooth 2 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square
Sabertooth Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Great responses so far. Keep 'em coming. I'm surprised that Silverhawks isn't getting a little more love. I guess that Thundercats is just so iconic. It's a bit like pitting the Go Bots against Transformers. Originally, I was going to use a forced ranking system for the match-ups, where the winner of the previous week gets a new challenger. Now I'm thinking that a pyramidal tournament scheme might work better and keep things fresh with new match-ups the first ten weeks, a fight between winners in weeks 11-15, and so forth. What do you guys & gals think? Edited January 11, 2017 by atarilbc Lost Dragon 1 Quote
RickR Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 I think the pyramid will be a lot of fun! Lost Dragon and Sabertooth 2 Quote
nosweargamer Posted January 11, 2017 Report Posted January 11, 2017 Thundercats But Silverhawks I will give credit for using more lyrics and a rocking guitar solo in the middle played by one of characters. BTW - I watched the entire series a few years ago and, imho, the original Thundercats has not held up well. There are some good episodes, especially the first set of eps and the one where Lion-O had to earn the right to be leader by facing the others. However, most of them just follow the same formula over and over (a lot of 80's cartoons are guilty of that) I actually really enjoyed the new series and was sad to see it go. However, you basically have to watch them in order as they build off one another. Sabertooth and Lost Dragon 2 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube
greenween Posted January 12, 2017 Report Posted January 12, 2017 Thundercats all the way! I'm already remembering better ones though! Rowsdower70, Lost Dragon and Sabertooth 3 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime."
Sabertooth Posted January 15, 2017 Author Report Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) The winner of Match One by a vote of 8 to 1 is Thundercats! Tune in tomorrow to find out which two toons will compete in Match Two! Edited January 15, 2017 by atarilbc RickR, jmjustin6, Lost Dragon and 1 other 4 Quote
Sabertooth Posted January 16, 2017 Author Report Posted January 16, 2017 Good morning, atari.io and welcome to another episode of Vs. Cartoon Intros. I am your self-appointed host, LBC. Match 2 is upon us and what a match it is! In this corner, hailing from planet Arus and weighing in at a heck of a lot is Voltron: Defender of the Universe. And in this corner, hailing from our own planet Earth and weighing considerably less, ROBOTECH: The Macross Saga. This is truly a robotic battle of galactic proportions! The winner of the match up will go on to battle Thundercats in the second round of matches on a quest to become the MOST WIZARD INTRO EVER. Once again, it's up to you atari.io forum members to determine which of these amazing intros makes it to the next round! Register your vote in the comments below by Saturday, January 21 by 11:59pm PST. The score will be tabulated on Sunday, with the next round to be announced the following Monday.And now, without further adieu, ROUND TWO: FIGHT! ROBOTECH vs. VOLTRON RickR 1 Quote
RickR Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 You should totally make it a poll. Both of these have some pretty choppy animation. Aren't they supposed to spend more on the intro? Since you see it before every single episode? I vote "Robotech". Voltron loses by default for that ridiculous part where they show a still of the team members, yet it still swipes in a picture of each -- one at a time. Lost Dragon, Sabertooth and Atari Creep 3 Quote
Sabertooth Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Posted January 17, 2017 @rickr: Can we do polls? It would definitely make things easier. Lost Dragon 1 Quote
RickR Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 There should be a "manage poll" section, top right of post for you. Or you may need to start a new topic. nosweargamer, Sabertooth and Lost Dragon 3 Quote
nosweargamer Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 I really like the Voltron theme and hearing Peter "Optimus Prime" Cullen's voice in the intro, but I have to vote Robotech. It's the earliest example I know of of a cartoon having a more epic and something that seemed to target adults as well as kids. FYI- I think separate threads with polls and videos within the thread would work well. Lost Dragon, Sabertooth and RickR 3 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube
RadioPoultry Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 Once again, I'm not really familiar with either franchise, but I find Robotech the clear winner here. Lost Dragon and Sabertooth 2 Quote
Sabertooth Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Posted January 18, 2017 There should be a "manage poll" section, top right of post for you. Or you may need to start a new topic. I can see it from my laptop. I will have to use it for round 3. Thanks, Rick! Quote
Sabertooth Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Posted January 18, 2017 I really like the Voltron theme and hearing Peter "Optimus Prime" Cullen's voice in the intro, but I have to vote Robotech. It's the earliest example I know of of a cartoon having a more epic and something that seemed to target adults as well as kids. FYI- I think separate threads with polls and videos within the thread would work well. That's really the appeal of ROBOTECH. Rewatching it on Netflix has been a lot of fun. There is so much stuff that was completely over my head in 1985. Still, you gotta love the Peter Cullen voice over in the Voltron intro. nosweargamer and Lost Dragon 2 Quote
Dan Iacovelli Posted January 19, 2017 Report Posted January 19, 2017 Been a fan of Voltron including the netflix reboot (season 2 jan 20th) so Voltron get my vote. Sabertooth and Rowsdower70 2 Quote AVC Online:atari-video.club VGS website: http://videogamesummit.net
Atari Creep Posted January 21, 2017 Report Posted January 21, 2017 I vote "Robotech". Voltron loses by default for that ridiculous part where they show a still of the team members, yet it still swipes in a picture of each -- one at a time. I agree 100% Robotech this round! Lost Dragon and Sabertooth 2 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT!
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