"Cuphead" Netflix Adaptation in the works

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Hank Salagna said:
Let's take a trip down memory lane and reminiscence about which Cuphead boss(es) made you foam in anger the most.

I still get nightmares about Grim Matchstick and Rumor Honeybottoms.
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The giant robot fight was pretty absurd, my eyes would go dry from having to keep them open long enough to dodge all his projectiles.

And the King Dice boss rush took me a few days to beat.

I know we hate all the pussy Kotaku critics who suck at games, but I don't think it's too extreme to say Cuphead could have maybe been just a tad more forgiving, I beat it and had a good time, but I doubt I'd have the patience to ever give it another full playthrough again, in which case all that hard work on the animation is kind of wasted if it's a game you only play once.

That for me is the Achilles heel of high difficulty level, I'm good enough and patient enough to be able to beat a difficult game once, I've beaten Ninja Gaiden Black, Dark Souls and Sekiro, but it's the thought of ever trying to replay the games that really puts me off, because when you no longer have the motivation of seeing all the game has to offer, why put yourself through it? And for me if a game lacks replay value then that's a shame (it's a similar problem with those massive, bloated open world games)

At the very least maybe you could unlock an easier mode that still shows the full fights when you beat the game.
 
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If you want some more details, read this article. I think it’s in good hands.

https://uk.ign.com/articles/2019/07/09/cuphead-netflix-tv-show-details

Cuphead is coming to Netflix. In a joint announcement from Netflix, King Features, and Cuphead developer Studio MDHR, the smash-hit 2017 bullet-hell, boss-rush side-scrolling shooter starring Cuphead and his blue-accented partner Mugman is getting an animated series on the world’s biggest streaming network. The series will be called The Cuphead Show!

Like the game, the Netflix's The Cuphead Show! will feature 1930’s-style animation. It will also be hand-drawn, though not entirely to paper this time, and not by Studio MDHR themselves but instead by Netflix’s own in-house animation studio. “We are not going to be animating this [ourselves] because it would never be finished,” Cuphead co-creator Chad Moldenhauer told IGN with a laugh during a phone interview. “The current goal is to stay as far away from [computer-assisted] puppeteer animation as possible,” he added. “The idea will still be that every frame is hand-drawn” but probably not on paper. “It’s going to be hand-drawn but digitally. ‘Tradigital’,” he said.

The Cuphead Show! is coming to Netflix.

Though Cuphead co-creator Jared Moldenhauer told IGN that the show is still “in the beginning processes,” and as such has no release date as of yet, we do know that The Cuphead Show! will follow Cuphead and Mugman in comedic adventures across Inkwell Isle. The press release describes it as such: “The character-driven comedy follows the unique misadventures of the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious but easily swayed brother Mugman. Through their many misadventures across their surreal home of the Inkwell Isles, they’ve always got one another’s backs.” We asked the Moldenhauer brothers to elaborate on the style of comedy they’re aiming for, and Chad said, “It’s safe for kids, but written so there are also things that adults find funny and appeals to a wider audience. It’s not a toddler show or a little kids cartoon. It’s safe to say that [the showrunners are] aiming for the same kind of vibe that the game hints at. They’ll be taking that idea and expanding it.”

As for what the plot of the show itself will be, Chad told us, “That is something we don’t quite know just yet. But we do know that we are not going to re-tell the game. This is going to explore other things and not just [Don’t Deal With the Devil].” Jared added, “The game told its story. The cartoon will tell its [own].” Along these lines, don’t expect the show to tie directly into the game or vice versa. “I see it in a Mickey Mouse [cartoon] manner,” Jared explained. “In any given episode, Mickey Mouse could’ve been a pilot, or selling hot dogs, or a musician. There’s not this intention that the two must mesh and fit together.”

Netflix sent along the following showrunner info: “For King Features, CJ Kettler will serve as the Executive Producer and creators Chad and Jared Moldenhauer will serve as Executive Producers for Studio MDHR. The series will be produced with Netflix Animation and is executive produced by Emmy and Annie Award-winning producer, Dave Wasson (Mickey Mouse) and Cosmo Segurson (Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling) serves as co-executive producer. Supervising Directors are Clay Morrow (Mickey Mouse) and Adam Paloian (SpongeBob SquarePants).”
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A promotional image has been unveiled.

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Kari Kamiya said:
I thought the whole point of Cuphead was to be a callback/tribute to the style of the Fleischers and ink-blot look of the '30s, not the modern CalArts "I'M QUIRKY" style.
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Enh. Looks more Ren and Stimpy to me. I bet it will be a callback to Nickelodean 90's Nostalgia with grossout humor and painterly, detailed closeups of scabby buttcheeks.
 
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I loved the look of the game. Never played it, but it looked like my cup of tea (pun fully intended).

I'd rather play the game first before watching the show...I gotta get on that.
 
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If the show is hand-drawn and has plots/humor like the Fleischer cartoons its based on, it will be worth watching.

Otherwise, not.

I'm a little shocked they're making this.
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Agreed, still it does mention king features syndicate will be behind the adaptation too. Aka the people who created Popeye and many iconic newspaper comic strip characters. (though honestly I'm amazed they're still around) so at least people who know what they're doing when it comes to classic cartoon humor are involved.
 
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