tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post460777378469953305..comments2024-03-29T09:14:53.583+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Michael Jackson's Moonwalker for the Sega MegaDrive/GenesisPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-17866453965572237472015-03-25T22:55:03.996+00:002015-03-25T22:55:03.996+00:00I bow to your superb geekery, Waterloo. We are, of...I bow to your superb geekery, Waterloo. We are, of course, forgetting the two Spitting Image games - can they be so classed as well? I had the face puzzle game, not the beat 'em up version. Perhaps I'll get round to visiting the latter for one of my video game slots ...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-27583474974710155442015-03-25T09:38:04.045+00:002015-03-25T09:38:04.045+00:00Wait, Leisure Suit Larry wasn't based on a rea...Wait, Leisure Suit Larry wasn't based on a real person? You'll be telling me Duke Nukem isn't in Debrett next.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-7639399663240198722015-03-23T11:56:08.903+00:002015-03-23T11:56:08.903+00:00The Biz (written by Chris Sievey, better known as ...<i>The Biz</i> (written by Chris Sievey, better known as Frank Sidebottom, and backed by eight tracks by Chris Sievey and the Freshies) predates <i>Frankie Goes to Hollywood</i> by a year. It also offered the first person to achieve a number one single the chance to perform on stage with The Freshies. There were previous music biz management games (<i>It's Only Rock 'n' Roll</i>), but I'm pretty sure that was the first one to have a direct tie-in with a musician.<br /><br />Paul McCartney's <i>Give My Regards to Broad Street</i> was released in the same year as <i>Frankie</i> (1985) and I think may predate it by a few months.<br /><br />In 1986, we did have the threat of a game based on Sigue Sigue Sputnik (terrifyingly, it was said that it had been programmed by the band themselves), but they asked for too much money and so the apocalypse was averted.<br /><br />The first game based on a celebrity (as opposed to a film, which was probably the godawful <i>Time Bandits</i> in 1982) however has two possible contenders, both released in 1983. You have the parody adventure <i>Denis Through the Drinking Glass</i> (Denis Thatcher) and <i>My Name is Uncle Groucho, You Win a Fat Cigar</i> (Groucho Marx). That's excluding games based on tv characters like Paddington and Postman Pat.<br /><br />I just want to mention that I'm also available for weddings, funerals and academic conferences on the history of video gaming. ;)Waterloo Sunsetnoreply@blogger.com