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

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    • johnodonJ
      johnodon
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      Couples Retreat (2009) - Guitar Hero (Activision)

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      • ClydeC
        Clyde
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        Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) – Doom 2 (id Software)

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

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator
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            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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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator
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              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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              • johnodonJ
                johnodon @mitu
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                @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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                • johnodonJ
                  johnodon
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                  Stranger Things (S02E01) - Dragon's Lair (Cinematronics)

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                  • johnodonJ
                    johnodon
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                    Black Mirror (S03E04) - Bubble Bobble (Taito)

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

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

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                        • mediamogulM
                          mediamogul Global Moderator @BGallagherLA
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                          @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
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                            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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                            • BobHarrisB
                              BobHarris @johnodon
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                              @johnodon What a great movie (Swingers).

                              Here is my contribution:

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

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

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                                    muffin
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                                    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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                                    • ClydeC
                                      Clyde @muffin
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                                      The Big Bang Theory S8E7 (2014) – Asteroids (Atari) and Donkey Kong (Nintendo)

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                                      • circoC
                                        circo
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                                        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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                                        • dankcushionsD
                                          dankcushions Global Moderator
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                                          hackers (1995) has wipeout, but it's really some sort of prototype/pre-render thing:

                                          reign over me (2007) features shadow of the colossus throughout:

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                                          • cellyC
                                            celly
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                                            Rumble in the Bronx (1996), a Sega Game Gear, with no game.

                                            Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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