The gaming world can’t seem to escape its trend of turning old video games into movies. Now it’s their turn. Segawhich will bring back one of his old titles.
The reason for that Eternal heroesa fighting game from the 90s that tried to keep up with giants like Street Fighter 2 and Mortal KombatThis time then he will return. As a live movie.
Eternal Champions was released in 1993 and was Sega’s big attempt at getting into the fighting game genre. Although it was popular at the time, it later fell out of favor as Sega focused on Virtua Fighter.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film’s script includes: Derek Connollyknown as Jurassic World. The production team will also include Toru NakaharaThe man behind the Sonic movies.
Story details are still scarce but the game’s story is expected to follow – a powerful entity, the Eternal Champion, organizes a martial arts tournament to restore balance to the world, with fighters from across history. The game’s roster includes unique characters, such as a sheriff from the Wild West, a pirate, and even a chicken from Vietnam named Crispy.
As video game adaptations continue to be popular, Eternal Champions joins a long list, alongside The Legend of Zelda and Intull Dawn.
It remains to be seen whether Eternal Champions will regain its glory and be able to excel in theaters.
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