Maximum Surge
Encyclopedia
Maximum Surge is a cancelled game by Digital Pictures
. Planned for release in 1996 for the 3DO
, Mac
, PC and Sega Saturn
. It features full-motion video in the same way that many of Digital Pictures' releases of the time did. The game featured Walter Koenig
, Yasmine Bleeth
, and Michael Champion
. The game was directed by William Mesa, and written by J. Garrett Glover and Charlie Ogden.
According to Flash Film Works, the studio responsible for the special effects used in the game, Maximum Surge was never releasedhttp://www.flashfilmworks.com/d-maximum.htm. However, the ESRB's website lists a rating for the game on multiple platforms, suggesting that the project made it at least to the late stages of development.
A short playable demo of Maximum Surge was released as part of a Digital Pictures Windows 95
demo disk.
) against Drexel (Walter Koenig
), who is trying to replace humanity with evil cyborg beings which transfer information by means of umbilical data cords. It is up to you to destroy his bases and ultimately face him in the final battle.
games was used by Insight Film and Video Production, Shavick Entertainment, and Avrio Filmworks to create a movie originally titled Maximum Surge Movie, which was later rereleased on DVD by York Entertainment under the name Game Over.
Yasmine Bleeth
was asked by a fan: "How did it feel to be in the video game Maximum Surge?" Bleeth responded: "Maximum Surge was a completely new experience for me. It was great to get tough and gritty. The whole concept of CD-ROM is still mind-blowing to me." http://www.eonline.com/Celebs/Star/Yasmine/ask3.html
Digital Pictures
Digital Pictures was a worldwide American video game developer, founded in 1991 by Ken Melville and Tom Zito.On the Sega CD versions of certain games, if they are played on the systems "audio CD" mode, there is a short track of a phone ringing with a male voice answering "Good afternoon, Digital...
. Planned for release in 1996 for the 3DO
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer is a video game console originally produced by Panasonic in 1993. Further renditions of the hardware were released in 1994 by Sanyo and Goldstar. The consoles were manufactured according to specifications created by The 3DO Company, and were originally designed by...
, Mac
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
, PC and Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
. It features full-motion video in the same way that many of Digital Pictures' releases of the time did. The game featured Walter Koenig
Walter Koenig
Walter Marvin Koenig is an American actor, writer, teacher and director, known for his roles as Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and Alfred Bester in Babylon 5. He wrote the script for the 2008 science fiction legal thriller InAlienable.-Early life:...
, Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Amanda Bleeth is an American actress. Her television roles include Caroline Holden in the long-running series Baywatch.-Early life and career:...
, and Michael Champion
Michael Campbell (musician and actor)
The American Michael Campbell started his public career as a singer, songwriter and musician in Detroit. In 1967 with an ephemeral band called 'The Abstract Reality', a 45 rpm single Love Burns Like A Fire Inside was released. With Bob 'Babbitt' Kreinar, Ray Monette and Andrew Smith he formed...
. The game was directed by William Mesa, and written by J. Garrett Glover and Charlie Ogden.
According to Flash Film Works, the studio responsible for the special effects used in the game, Maximum Surge was never releasedhttp://www.flashfilmworks.com/d-maximum.htm. However, the ESRB's website lists a rating for the game on multiple platforms, suggesting that the project made it at least to the late stages of development.
A short playable demo of Maximum Surge was released as part of a Digital Pictures Windows 95
Windows 95
Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products...
demo disk.
Cast
- Yasmine BleethYasmine BleethYasmine Amanda Bleeth is an American actress. Her television roles include Caroline Holden in the long-running series Baywatch.-Early life and career:...
- Jo - Walter KoenigWalter KoenigWalter Marvin Koenig is an American actor, writer, teacher and director, known for his roles as Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and Alfred Bester in Babylon 5. He wrote the script for the 2008 science fiction legal thriller InAlienable.-Early life:...
- Drexel - Michael ChampionMichael Campbell (musician and actor)The American Michael Campbell started his public career as a singer, songwriter and musician in Detroit. In 1967 with an ephemeral band called 'The Abstract Reality', a 45 rpm single Love Burns Like A Fire Inside was released. With Bob 'Babbitt' Kreinar, Ray Monette and Andrew Smith he formed...
- Wolf - Christopher DoyleChristopher DoyleChristopher Doyle is a cinematographer. He has won the AFI Award for cinematography, the Cannes Technical Grand Prize, Golden Osella, the Golden Horse awards , and Hong Kong Film Award . Doyle is an affiliate of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers.-Biography:Doyle was born in Sydney,...
- Ugly - John Escobar - Vendor
- Andy Hirsch - Codec
- Michael JaceMichael JaceMichael Jace is an American actor. He starred in State of Play with Russell Crowe. He is best known for his role as the bisexual Los Angeles Police Officer Julien Lowe in the FX drama The Shield...
- Stark - Timothy Scott Ralston - Ugly #1
- Scotty Rogers - Ugly #2
- Spice WilliamsSpice Williams-CrosbySpice Williams-Crosby is an American actress and stunt performer, with a career in film and television which spans over twenty years...
- Amazonian
Plot
The game stars the player as an unnamed soldier, as you join forces with Jo (Yasmine BleethYasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Amanda Bleeth is an American actress. Her television roles include Caroline Holden in the long-running series Baywatch.-Early life and career:...
) against Drexel (Walter Koenig
Walter Koenig
Walter Marvin Koenig is an American actor, writer, teacher and director, known for his roles as Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and Alfred Bester in Babylon 5. He wrote the script for the 2008 science fiction legal thriller InAlienable.-Early life:...
), who is trying to replace humanity with evil cyborg beings which transfer information by means of umbilical data cords. It is up to you to destroy his bases and ultimately face him in the final battle.
Production
Footage from this and other Digital PicturesDigital Pictures
Digital Pictures was a worldwide American video game developer, founded in 1991 by Ken Melville and Tom Zito.On the Sega CD versions of certain games, if they are played on the systems "audio CD" mode, there is a short track of a phone ringing with a male voice answering "Good afternoon, Digital...
games was used by Insight Film and Video Production, Shavick Entertainment, and Avrio Filmworks to create a movie originally titled Maximum Surge Movie, which was later rereleased on DVD by York Entertainment under the name Game Over.
Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Amanda Bleeth is an American actress. Her television roles include Caroline Holden in the long-running series Baywatch.-Early life and career:...
was asked by a fan: "How did it feel to be in the video game Maximum Surge?" Bleeth responded: "Maximum Surge was a completely new experience for me. It was great to get tough and gritty. The whole concept of CD-ROM is still mind-blowing to me." http://www.eonline.com/Celebs/Star/Yasmine/ask3.html