Name your DLC

[Lerxst]

My stance on DLC is pretty much that it cheapens the feel of the game and destroys the continuity of the storyline and game play. It serves as nothing more than a marketing scheme for the publishers to release 80% of a game and charge more money for the other 20%.

So, with that in mind. Let's make a game of this. If you were the one to publish a classic game the year it came out but had the technology to add DLC to any game of your choice, what obnoxious detail can you think of to make DLC?

EX: Legend of Zelda - "Master using it and you can have this... for only a $1.99" when finding the White Sword.

 

[Treeinthewoods]

I'd charge to download power pellets in Pac-Man, that would turn a few heads.

Either that or release the final boss of any game as DLC.

Those are some terrible ideas I just had there...

 

[WanderingFool]

I claim victory, Super Mario Brothers, Aftr reaching the final castle, you find out Peach is in the DLC... for $4.99.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

You can get a prince as a new character, but only if you preorder in a few... oh wait that idea's been taken.

 

[theComposer]

Take Metroid: Other M's Theater Mode several horrible steps further: you buy the cutscenes, and then download the gameplay in DLC packs.

 

[Toriver]

Legend of Zelda, OoT: Princess Zelda comes bursting out of the castle on a horse with Impa as you show up. She tosses something into the water. You dive down to find... it's a clear crystal lockbox, with the Ocarina of Time inside, only unlocked by paying $2.99.

Then, when you don't have the money, Ganondorf shows up, kicks your ass, pays the money and takes over Hyrule with the Triforce.

 

[Lerxst]

Some of these are just plain evil!

Jedi Outcast II - Upgrade to use Force powers for only $5.99 now!

 

[Ordinaryundone]

Super Mario Bros: Sorry, our princess is in another castle....that you can purchase for 800 MSP!

But seriously, I can only think of all the games of yor with unlockable characters and costumes. That would all be DLC these days.

 

[MercurySteam]

The only game that I thought was stuffed up by DLC was perhaps the AC2.

Such a bloody waste of time and money.

 

[Easton Dark]

Achievement DLC.

Pay to unlock more achievements.

People would buy it.

 

[AceDefective]

Most kirby games could be evil with this
If you inhale someone you could now take their powers only 2.99 each!

 

[Toriver]

Ooh, I thought of an even more evil one for OoT!

Whenever you learn a new song, you have to sign a contract to pay a $.99 royalty whenever you play that song. THAT's evil.

 

[Omikron009]

I'd add DLC to Halo 1 that added the banshee and fuel rod gun to multiplayer on the xbox. And people would buy the hell out of it.

 

[coldshadow]

make the controls terrible and make a remap controls dlc that cost 10 bucks...

 

[RatRace123]

ET for the Atari, for just 10 bucks you can download a professional crew to come in and take it from you, otherwise it will remain in your house forever!

 

[Neverhoodian]

Goldeneye 64:

Now that you've saved the world from the Goldeneye threat, challenge your friends to some four player splitscreen action in the multiplayer add-on! Only $5.99!*

*purchase is for standard deathmatch with default weapons, all other variants $1.99 apiece.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

I'd name it "LOOK AT THIS FUCKING DLC! YOU KNOW YOU WANT THIS SHIT!"