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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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                                dankcushions Global Moderator
                                last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 14:16

                                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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                                  celly
                                  last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 14:47

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

                                  Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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                                    BobHarris @celly
                                    last edited by BobHarris 20 Aug 2018, 14:58

                                    @celly That could be a whole new thread: Movies/tvshows where they act like they are playing a game, but it's clearly impossible. I saw a Dutch movie (bro's before ho's) where they were pointing the Nes zapper at an lcd tv, acting like it actually worked.

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                                      celly @BobHarris
                                      last edited by 20 Aug 2018, 19:49

                                      @bobharris i remember watching an episode of the original show Roseanne (on purpose) and they had got a video game system. It was horrible watching bad actors, pretend to be playing what was probably a SNES.

                                      Currently Playing: Tetris (Gameboy)

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                                        Clyde
                                        last edited by Clyde 21 Aug 2018, 11:56

                                        City Hunter (1993) – Street Fighter II (Capcom)

                                        There's no gameplay shown apart from the character selection menu, but the whole scene is one great homage to the game.

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                                          Lyle_JP @johnodon
                                          last edited by 22 Aug 2018, 03:59

                                          @johnodon They are not playing NHL 94. They're complaining about NHL 94 while playing NHLPA 93. The key giveaway is "the blood coming out of Gretzky's head". NHL 94 removed all fighting from the game.

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