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

Clyde

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.

johnodon

Couples Retreat (2009) - Guitar Hero (Activision)

Clyde

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

Clyde

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

mitu

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

mediamogul

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'

johnodon

@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!

johnodon

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

johnodon

Black Mirror (S03E04) - Bubble Bobble (Taito)

johnodon

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

BGallagherLA

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

mediamogul

@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.

BGallagherLA

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

BobHarris

@johnodon What a great movie (Swingers).

Here is my contribution:

ballboff

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

ballboff

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

muffin

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