Heman, either the animated series or the movie. I don't care. Legend would have been a good one too. Also the Conan movies. I know we got that one Conan game that really isn't a Conan game, but it doesn't count.
Yes, a He-Man game would have been magical. Couldn't have been any worse than the movie was, that's for sure.
Totally. The fact that we went through the entire decade of the 1980's without a He-Man "metroidvania" style game is an injustice that can never be undone.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure would have been PERFECT. Large Marge would have been right up there with the Abobos and Piston Hondas of the NES catalog. Ah, if only.
And major props to the dude who mentioned Little Monsters. That would have been pretty big in 1989/1990. Howie Mandel and Fred Savage were on fire at the time, especially Fred Savage with the popularity of The Wonder Years.
Even though it came out in 1982, I'd say The Dark Crystal.
Ooh, how about a Tremors game where you control Kevin Bacon in all his 8-bit sprite glory?
To whoever said the Breakfast Club, the closest thing to that might be ADVENTURES OF HOURAI HIGH, a Japanese SNES game that was fan translated. It's very EarthBound-esque. I liked it a lot, although it isn't without its share of flaws. Worth checking out though as it follows either a high school boy or girl scenario in RPG fashion (you get to pick). I've played through the boy scenario and had a blast. Plan to try the girl scenario at some point in the future...
There are just so many movies/franchises that deserved BETTER games than to get hung up on what movies didn't get one.
Goonies, Ghostbusters, Transformers...
I wasn't crazy about the Goonies game either, but I have to disagree with you about Ghostbusters. There was a great action platformer on the Genesis back in 90 or 91. And the game they made for the ps2/3/360 basically amounted to an actual Part 3. Ramis and Akroyd wrote the script and all of the main actors came back to do the voice work including Murray. It was a hoot, and if you haven't played it, you should definitely check it out.
Transformers never had any great games back in the day, but I remember having fun with one of them on the C64. There was also a Rocky Horror Picture Show game for the C64 that was pretty fun. It was similar to Maniac Mansion if I recall.
There are just so many movies/franchises that deserved BETTER games than to get hung up on what movies didn't get one.
Goonies, Ghostbusters, Transformers...
I wasn't crazy about the Goonies game either, but I have to disagree with you about Ghostbusters. There was a great action platformer on the Genesis back in 90 or 91. And the game they made for the ps2/3/360 basically amounted to an actual Part 3. Ramis and Akroyd wrote the script and all of the main actors came back to do the voice work including Murray. It was a hoot, and if you haven't played it, you should definitely check it out.
Transformers never had any great games back in the day, but I remember having fun with one of them on the C64. There was also a Rocky Horror Picture Show game for the C64 that was pretty fun. It was similar to Maniac Mansion if I recall.
I've never played the Genesis version of Ghostbusters. I will need to check it out. (I was referring to the NES/Famicom releases on the titles I mentioned)
But I thought the Goonies NES games were insultingly bad.
Startropics manages to hit the right notes for me to sort of tickle the nostalgia I have for Goonies (especially with the pirate ship level and the giant piano).
Yeah, I misread the thread title. I was thinking about 80s consoles in general, not strictly the nes. Along those lines, He-Man had a decent Atari 2600 game. I would have loved an nes game back then though, but at least I got a couple decent GI Joe games for it to scratch that cartoon/action figure itch.
And Arch, I never thought of Star Tropics in Goonies terms before, but you're definitely onto something there. It seems so obvious now that you mentioned it.
And Arch, I never thought of Star Tropics in Goonies terms before, but you're definitely onto something there. It seems so obvious now that you mentioned it.
Yeah, it's by no means a perfect analogy, but the overall feel and style of the cave exploring, coupled with the quirkiness of using a toy yo-yo as a your primary weapon, go a long way toward making the connection.
And yes, thank goodness for the GI Joe games. Those are surprisingly good for NES games, let alone tv/movie-licensed games.
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Heman, either the animated series or the movie. I don't care. Legend would have been a good one too. Also the Conan movies. I know we got that one Conan game that really isn't a Conan game, but it doesn't count.
Yes, a He-Man game would have been magical. Couldn't have been any worse than the movie was, that's for sure.
Totally. The fact that we went through the entire decade of the 1980's without a He-Man "metroidvania" style game is an injustice that can never be undone.
And major props to the dude who mentioned Little Monsters. That would have been pretty big in 1989/1990. Howie Mandel and Fred Savage were on fire at the time, especially Fred Savage with the popularity of The Wonder Years.
Even though it came out in 1982, I'd say The Dark Crystal.
Ooh, how about a Tremors game where you control Kevin Bacon in all his 8-bit sprite glory?
To whoever said the Breakfast Club, the closest thing to that might be ADVENTURES OF HOURAI HIGH, a Japanese SNES game that was fan translated. It's very EarthBound-esque. I liked it a lot, although it isn't without its share of flaws. Worth checking out though as it follows either a high school boy or girl scenario in RPG fashion (you get to pick). I've played through the boy scenario and had a blast. Plan to try the girl scenario at some point in the future...
Ooh, how about a Tremors game where you control Kevin Bacon in all his 8-bit sprite glory?
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/531965
There are just so many movies/franchises that deserved BETTER games than to get hung up on what movies didn't get one.
Goonies, Ghostbusters, Transformers...
I wasn't crazy about the Goonies game either, but I have to disagree with you about Ghostbusters. There was a great action platformer on the Genesis back in 90 or 91. And the game they made for the ps2/3/360 basically amounted to an actual Part 3. Ramis and Akroyd wrote the script and all of the main actors came back to do the voice work including Murray. It was a hoot, and if you haven't played it, you should definitely check it out.
Transformers never had any great games back in the day, but I remember having fun with one of them on the C64. There was also a Rocky Horror Picture Show game for the C64 that was pretty fun. It was similar to Maniac Mansion if I recall.
There are just so many movies/franchises that deserved BETTER games than to get hung up on what movies didn't get one.
Goonies, Ghostbusters, Transformers...
I wasn't crazy about the Goonies game either, but I have to disagree with you about Ghostbusters. There was a great action platformer on the Genesis back in 90 or 91. And the game they made for the ps2/3/360 basically amounted to an actual Part 3. Ramis and Akroyd wrote the script and all of the main actors came back to do the voice work including Murray. It was a hoot, and if you haven't played it, you should definitely check it out.
Transformers never had any great games back in the day, but I remember having fun with one of them on the C64. There was also a Rocky Horror Picture Show game for the C64 that was pretty fun. It was similar to Maniac Mansion if I recall.
I've never played the Genesis version of Ghostbusters. I will need to check it out. (I was referring to the NES/Famicom releases on the titles I mentioned)
But I thought the Goonies NES games were insultingly bad.
Startropics manages to hit the right notes for me to sort of tickle the nostalgia I have for Goonies (especially with the pirate ship level and the giant piano).
And Arch, I never thought of Star Tropics in Goonies terms before, but you're definitely onto something there. It seems so obvious now that you mentioned it.
Also I agree that Neverending Story would have made a great game. Lots of unique stuff in that movie.
And Arch, I never thought of Star Tropics in Goonies terms before, but you're definitely onto something there. It seems so obvious now that you mentioned it.
Yeah, it's by no means a perfect analogy, but the overall feel and style of the cave exploring, coupled with the quirkiness of using a toy yo-yo as a your primary weapon, go a long way toward making the connection.
And yes, thank goodness for the GI Joe games. Those are surprisingly good for NES games, let alone tv/movie-licensed games.