{"id":2100100,"date":"2025-10-18T14:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2100100"},"modified":"2025-10-18T14:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:44:19","slug":"stargates-biggest-mistake-still-has-fans-reeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stargates-biggest-mistake-still-has-fans-reeling\/","title":{"rendered":"Stargate\u2019s Biggest Mistake Still Has Fans Reeling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stargate has always been a distant third behind Star Wars and Star Trek. What the franchise lacks in mainstream name recognition it makes up for with a dedicated ride-or-die fanbase going strong today over a decade after the cancelation of <em>Stargate Universe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Stargate Worlds, <\/em>an ambitious massively multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG), was the franchise\u2019s best opportunity to go beyond the shows and capture a new audience. Hot on the heels of World of Warcraft, the game was announced in 2006, and left for dead in 2010, leaving long-suffering fans to wonder how cool it could have been to explore the galaxy as a member of SG-1.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>A World Put Together With Stargate Fans In Mind<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No one could have imagined that the 1994 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/category\/ent\/scifi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sci-fi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">sci-fi<\/a> action film <em>Stargate <\/em>would end up launching a franchise that has lasted for nearly 30 years. <em>Stargate SG-1<\/em> brought the film to television with smart recasting (Col. O\u2019Neil played by Richard Dean Anderson instead of Kurt Russell and Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson instead of James Spader), multi-faceted characters, and world-building that created an entire universe of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/aliens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:aliens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">aliens<\/a>, mysteries, and intergalactic politics. It\u2019s the perfect series to base a long-running MMORPG on, and it\u2019s clear that the video game was being put together with fans in mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead of the usual fantasy classes, <em>Stargate Worlds<\/em> had archetypes based on the major characters: Archaeologist (Jackson), Scientist (Sam Carter), Soldier (O\u2019Neil), Commando (<em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/stargate-atlantis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stargate Atlantis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Stargate Atlantis<\/a><\/em> team leader, Sheppard), and even the possibility of playing as an Asgardian, Goa\u2019uld, or Jaffa (Teal\u2019c). That sounds amazing, and the basic gameplay loop of going through a Stargate to a different world, completing missions, and battling against the Goa\u2019uld would give plenty of opportunity to expand the world of the show in new directions. All that and for a late 2000s computer game, it didn\u2019t look half bad either.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Giving Fans What They Want<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4Hzi22mls17VEB1XoFBRlg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/b46fce1b2c16388a4aae6ed619124acc\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Stargate Worlds <\/em>was being developed by Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, a new studio that had never released a game before, but to fans, the studio was saying and doing all the right things, including making the Asgard skills utilize <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/tech\/drones-for-beginners.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:drones;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">drones<\/a> and clones, while the Goa\u2019uld would have Jaffa minions under their control. A Friends and Family closed beta went live, and the game was getting high praise from testers, particularly citing the feel of the combat, something the series has always done surprisingly well, given its perennially low budgets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Faced with mounting development costs, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment put together a different game using the assets of <em>Stargate Worlds<\/em>: <em>Stargate Resistance<\/em>, a team-based competitive shooter pitting Stargate Command against the Gao\u2019uld System Lords. Behind the scenes, it was a last-ditch attempt to bring in money to keep the lights on at the studio until the MMORPG was finished. <span>Released in 2009,\u00a0<em>Stargate Resistance\u00a0<\/em>was shut down in 2010, and with it, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment filed for bankruptcy<\/span>.\u00a0<em>Stargate Worlds<\/em>\u00a0would never go on to see the light of day.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Stargate Worlds Found Its Way Into Official Canon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YDJCrJPiEJTTvWE35VO0tQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/f4b7fcaeaf3101d6617b71901a6d9533\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though fans never got a chance to play it, <em>Stargate Worlds<\/em> became an official part of the franchise thanks to the pilot episode of <em>Stargate Universe<\/em>. Genius Eli Wallace is an avid video game player who solves a real Stargate puzzle hidden inside one of his games by Stargate Command. That game in the universe is<em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/prometheus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prometheus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Prometheus<\/a><\/em>, but in reality, it was footage of <em>Stargate Worlds<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The franchise did have other video game tie-ins, from the SNES movie tie-in to more recently, the real-time tactics game <em>Stargate: Timekeepers<\/em> available on Steam. None of them caught on with either gamers or fans of the shows, and that\u2019s where <em>Stargate Worlds <\/em>would have helped act as a gateway to bring in new fans who had never given the series a chance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Eli plays &lt;em&gt;Stargate Worlds&lt;\/em&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Stargate Universe&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"503\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/V4Ou2h4kvaU5Eyctak78mg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzNztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/9641baf04b3cc15cb85ea93f231a19f2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Eli plays <em>Stargate Worlds<\/em> on <em>Stargate Universe<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Stargate Worlds <\/em>will remain one of the franchise\u2019s biggest \u201cWhat if\u201d opportunities, right up there with <em>Stargate Universe<\/em> Season 3. <span>Stargate is a dormant franchise today, which is disappointing for fans, but then again, they can look at the current state of both\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/star-trek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star Trek;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Star Trek<\/a>\u00a0and Star Wars and wonder if maybe it\u2019s better to hold on to the great memories of three shows and a movie.<\/span> Then again, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/ent\/best-battlestar-galactica-episodes.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Battlestar Galactica;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Battlestar Galactica<\/a><\/em> came back after over 20 years, so maybe, just maybe, by 2032, we\u2019ll get that new series. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stargate has always been a distant third behind Star Wars and Star Trek. What the franchise lacks in mainstream name recognition it makes up for with a dedicated ride-or-die fanbase going strong today over a decade after the cancelation of Stargate Universe. 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