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Movies/TV Shows with actual gameplay scenes (arcade/console/handheld)

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    johnodon
    last edited by johnodon 19 Aug 2018, 13:05

    Another just came to mind..."look Mikey...his head's bleeding." LOL

    Swingers (1996) - NHL '94 (EA)

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      Clyde
      last edited by Clyde 19 Aug 2018, 13:38

      Cloak & Dagger (1984) – Cloak & Dagger (Atari)

      (The embedded video seems to ignore the timestamp, jump to 1:46.)

      Although the actor seems to play on an Atari 5200, Wikipedia says that most of the game screens from the film actually show the arcade version.

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        johnodon
        last edited by 19 Aug 2018, 13:43

        Couples Retreat (2009) - Guitar Hero (Activision)

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          Clyde
          last edited by 19 Aug 2018, 13:47

          Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) – Doom 2 (id Software)

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            Clyde
            last edited by Clyde 19 Aug 2018, 13:54

            Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – Missile Command (Atari) and Afterburner (Sega)

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              mitu Global Moderator
              last edited by 19 Aug 2018, 14:27

              Goofy combination of Rush, Missile Command (Atari) and a real time countdown of a missile strike in Chuck (Season 2, ep5)

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                mediamogul Global Moderator
                last edited by mediamogul 19 Aug 2018, 15:04

                I have an ES collection featuring these games. Some that haven't been mentioned already are:

                'Ready Player One' (2018) - 'Adventure'

                'TRON Legacy' (2010) - 'TRON'

                'War Games' (1983) - 'Galaga'

                'The Wizard' (1989) - Super Mario Brothers 3'

                'Joysticks' (1983) - 'Super Pac-Man' (...and just about every other arcade game from the era)

                'Midnight Madness' (1980) - 'Star Fire'

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                  johnodon @mitu
                  last edited by 19 Aug 2018, 17:19

                  @mitu said in Movies/TV Shows with actual gameplay scenes (arcade/console/handheld):

                  Goofy combination of Rush, Missile Command (Atari) and a real time countdown of a missile strike in Chuck (Season 2, ep5)

                  I'm a total Rush head!!! :) Thanks for this!

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                    johnodon
                    last edited by johnodon 19 Aug 2018, 17:32

                    Stranger Things (S02E01) - Dragon's Lair (Cinematronics)

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                      johnodon
                      last edited by 19 Aug 2018, 17:42

                      Black Mirror (S03E04) - Bubble Bobble (Taito)

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                        johnodon
                        last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 00:56

                        The Goldbergs (S01E21) - Zaxxon, Dragon's Lair, Punch-Out and others

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                          BGallagherLA
                          last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 02:06

                          Bloodsport, JCVD and Donald Gibb play, I believe it's Karate Champ?

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                            mediamogul Global Moderator @BGallagherLA
                            last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 02:36

                            @bgallagherla said in Movies/TV Shows with actual gameplay scenes (arcade/console/handheld):

                            Bloodsport, JCVD and Donald Gibb play, I believe it's Karate Champ?

                            Ahh... Good one! I just watched that again last month. I should've thought of it.

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                              BGallagherLA
                              last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 02:41

                              Also, don't think there's a full clip of either of the scenes but they use Point Blank in The Spy Who Dumped Me, you see it a bit in the trailer

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                                BobHarris @johnodon
                                last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 06:37

                                @johnodon What a great movie (Swingers).

                                Here is my contribution:

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                                  ballboff
                                  last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 07:32

                                  One of my favourite horror movies, maximum overdrive. The only film ever directed by Stephen King himself!

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                                    ballboff
                                    last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 07:34

                                    and while we're on it. Let's mention the legend himself Mr Hulk Hogan! Suburban Commando....

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                                      muffin
                                      last edited by muffin 20 Aug 2018, 08:47

                                      Ninja 3: The Domination (1984) - Bouncer
                                      (at 1:55)

                                      There's an interesting story behind this game: the cabinet used in the movie was actually a prototype but the actual game was never released due to financial difficulties. Thus, Ninja 3 ended up being the only proof of its existence, together with another video

                                      So yeah, like a real Polybius, minus the subliminal messages

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                                        Clyde @muffin
                                        last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 11:20

                                        The Big Bang Theory S8E7 (2014) – Asteroids (Atari) and Donkey Kong (Nintendo)

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                                          circo
                                          last edited by circo 20 Aug 2018, 12:52

                                          Not as old as some of the others, but in Friends - The One with Monica's Thunder (2000) Chandler plays Crash Team Racing.

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