Ten 80s Movies that Would Have Made Great NES Games
I happen to be in my 30s so a soft spot will always be in my heart for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was just so awesome. A tiny little controller. Only A and B buttons to worry about. Things were much simpler back then. Now it’s circles and left, right, up top, back, loop de loop, you name it.
Granted the games have sick graphics and the experience is a hell of a lot more real, but I’ll take Rad Racer over any racing game today. But despite the fact that NES covered a ton of ground with games, I think there were some missed opportunities movies.
Here are ten movies I think would have made great NES games (not to mention would make great games today)
Rocky IV
I think the video game character of Drago would be enough to sell me on this game. If done right he would absolutely blow away Soda Popinski. Plus you’ve got so much opportunity for training scenes and that soundtrack is legendary.
American Flyers
There weren’t too many good games with Cycling in them for NES. And I have to say this movie ruled. Would be a great theme. Basically you bike across America until you reach the “Hell of the West” final race.
Caddyshack
How this was never made into an NES game is beyond me.
BMX Bandits
Again, not too many great games with bikes in them for NES. I thought California Games was the best one that involved anything related to BMX. But to have a dedicated game like BMX Bandits would have been cool.
Neverending Story
Somehow I would like to remove Bastian from the entire game and just focus on Atreyu kicking ass with Falcor and Artex. This could be good for role playing too as a user might decide on the fate of Fantasia. All kinds of possibilities.
Bloodsport
Anything Jean Claude Van Damme would make a kick ass game, in any decade.
Side Out
The NES Volleyball games that are out there aren’t too bad. Venice Beach Volleyball isn’t horrible but I’d love for there to have been something dedicated to Side Out. Something where you’d have hot chicks cheering and the ultimate 2 on 2 tourney.
The Color of Money
Pool games on NES sucked, period. Getting something with Paul Newman and Tom Cruise hustling in pool halls would have been badass.
Crocodile Dundee
An alligator hunting game? Awesome. Mick in the city? Awesome. You can’t go wrong with this.
Beverly Hills Cop
The soundtrack would have been enough for me to buy this game. But add in his crappy car, funny laugh, and somehow integrate Bronson Pinchot and you have an instant NES Classic.
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There actually was a Rocky game that included Ivan Drago but it was for the Sega Master System. A friend of mine had it and I remember Drago being all but impossible to defeat. Then I found this video of a speed run which just makes me realize that me and my friends kind of sucked at video games: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKrEla72mKU&feature=related
I’m sorry but Rad was the greatest BMX movie of the 80’s.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091817/
Good list but I’d have to say why not dreamscape? Could be interesting…..
Going into peoples dreams, fighting whatever demon or problem they had then gathering clues to solve a mystery when you get out of the dream, I dont know, just a thought.
Gleaming the Cube.
If you want a Bloodsport game just play as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat. He was based on the Van Damme character from that film and uses alot of the same movie (like the splitts with a nut punch).
Big Trouble in Little China as some kind of sidescroller = win.
Rocky was a game. Also there is a not very well know Ivan Drago game!
Vandamme was in Mortal kombat, Johnny Cage where’s the same outfit that he wears in Bloodsport!
there actually was a Croc Dundee game. Used to play it all the time
Well the Adventures of Bayou Billy was kind of Croc Dundee-ish. What a game great game too. Side scroller Double Dragon style fighting, road racing, and light gun scenes! Major Win!