Michael & Richard: Downfall

I was curious to the origins of the game on the Mike & Rich: Expert Knob Twiddlers release (which was recently re-released with extra tracks), and I found out the original game the cover is based on is the old Milton Bradley game, Downfall:

I've put the UK box here since the US version isn't as similar to the album cover.

No clue as to where the numbered tiles rotating around the text in the parody cover comes from; none of the Downfall variants I could find have that in their title:

Maybe @Bambi knows?

Just a fun trip down memory lane!

EDIT: I'm also willing to bet that isn't Mike Paradinas' hand on the Downfall dial!

Those are the numbered red and yellow disks you play the game with.

It's not Mike P's hand unless Mike P was the hand model on the original box ;)

It really is a nice thumb though.

Favorite cover art of all time.

new board game imminent 

Nice find Joyrex - I reckon everyone in UK and Ireland growing up in the 80's (like Mike n Rich) made that connection  - twas a very popular game this side of the pond

  On 12/1/2017 at 7:02 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

did anyone else get confused and think this was about michael richards and his 'downfall' that happened about 10 years ago?

 

also i'm pretty sure the wiki article for EKT mentions the similarity to the board game does it not?

lol yeah

lol

kinda unrelated but I think Marron 5 ripped off Mike & Rich on a recent track? It's around 0:40, cant remember the track name atm but the melody is too similar

  On 12/1/2017 at 9:22 AM, phudoshin said:

I reckon everyone in UK and Ireland growing up in the 80's (like Mike n Rich) made that connection  - twas a very popular game this side of the pond

flol @span

Can this thread be about Michael Richards' downfall now

wow never seen that game in my life. here is the board game geek page : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1099/down-fall

  On 12/1/2017 at 1:37 PM, mcbpete said:

 

  On 12/1/2017 at 9:22 AM, phudoshin said:

I reckon everyone in UK and Ireland growing up in the 80's (like Mike n Rich) made that connection  - twas a very popular game this side of the pond

Yep ! Reminds me of the last days of term at primary school when we were all allowed to play it...

 

Same here. Mouse Trap was another pearler.

Funnily enough, I also recently found that Aphex Twin Cheetah EP artwork was based on an old ZX Spectrum accessory called "Sweet Talker" which was distributed by a company named...Cheetah !

look familiar? this is the cover of the richard d james album by Aphex Twin... but not many people know Richard D James is Aphex Twin's actual name!! and furthermore...

this is how Aphex (richard) looks like!! it's  actually his pic in the cover!!!

There was also a Richard D. James who worked on the Star Trek TV shows in the 90s 

I just recently found this wicked cover version of Flim.

  On 12/3/2017 at 9:49 PM, span said:

 

look familiar? this is the cover of the richard d james album by Aphex Twin... but not many people know Richard D James is Aphex Twin's actual name!! and furthermore...

 

 

this is how Aphex (richard) looks like!! it's actually his pic in the cover!!!

My

God

  On 12/3/2017 at 9:49 PM, span said:

this is the cover of the richard d james album by Aphex Twin... but not many people know Richard D James is Aphex Twin's actual name!!

Yes... I know M&R was based on an actual board game - just thought it would make an interesting topic for discussion for those not aware (especially those of us born around the time this release came out, let alone us old farts who actually remember the board game itself before the album parody).

Yes, I know the discs with the numbers are what you play the game with - my point is none of the Downfall logos feature them, so I assume it came from other artwork assets on the box, and whoever did the parody cover (my guess GWC or Manuel Sepulveda) decided it would dress up the title.

  On 12/3/2017 at 9:49 PM, span said:

 

look familiar? this is the cover of the richard d james album by Aphex Twin... but not many people know Richard D James is Aphex Twin's actual name!! and furthermore...

 

 

this is how Aphex (richard) looks like!! it's  actually his pic in the cover!!!

big if true

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