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Long before Rock Band's plastic drums were piled in the corner of your living room, OG developers like Midway and Ocean were trying to shoehorn popular musical artists into their games to gain an edge in the arcade.
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You're ripped your way through Guitar Hero: Metallica and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and Guitar Hero: Van Halen and you're holding out for the previously announced but still unreleased Guitar Hero: Red Hot Chili Peppers. But if you're truly dedicated to artist license-abusing, you own all of those Micheal Jackson games. Both 50 Cent games. And Journey's Escape.
Long before Ringo Starr's plastic drums were piled in the corner of your living room, OG developers like Midway and Ocean were trying to shoehorn popular musical artists into their games to gain an edge in the arcade. But it was Data Age, creators of the Atari mega-bomb Sssnake who claimed first console blood with this other non-classic.
Released in 1982 for the Atari 2600, Journey's Escape finds you dodging, quote, "Love-Crazed groupies" as you make your way to the Journey tour bus, which is a giant Scarab beetle ( • Atari 2600 - Journey E...
4:16 -- 4:18). Along the way you gain invincibility by touching either roadies or your manager, who is the Kool Aid Man.
Midway released another Journey game only one year later, this time with the band searching for their instruments in outer space.
Ocean developed a game based around Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1985. You know -
That band. The game, creatively titled "Frankie Goes to Hollywood," tasks you with reaching the mythical Pleasuredome by fully attaining four attributes -- sex, love, war, and faith -- and bringing an atheist murderer to justice.
Who knows.
With the growth of PC gaming and, eventually, CD-Roms, these games started to... basically all be exactly like Myst. You know -- mysterious and full of puzzles and very atmospheric. Myst.
Written by Devo, Devo Presents: Adventures of the Smart Patrol drops players into the troubled world of Spudland, at risk of destruction from Turkey Monkey. Pretty Devo. Not a very good game.
Prince's Interactive is another Myst-style weirdness trove. You walk around Paisley Park and solve puzzles to collect pieces of Prince's symbol.
But the best of this era is Bad Day on the Midway, a legitimately groundbreaking piece of multimedia art-gaming from avant-garde Eyeball-wearing weirdos, the Residents.

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@TollingBells 10 лет назад

If you've never seen anything of 50 Cent's 'Blood on the Sand' game, I highly encourage watching or playing it, as it's just...The worse yet best thing to come out of this kind of a production. Your entire goal is to get back a diamond encrusted human skull, there's a entire turret section from a plane, and you do take downs by teleporting people to 'The 50 Zone' and slaughtering them with horribly named kill moves. It's just...incredible.

@thisexists 10 лет назад

TollingBells Amazing.

@apoggi226 10 лет назад

My dad would service arcade machines back when I was younger. We actually had one cabinet for the original Micheal Jackson moonwalker game. It was used as a cover up for an illegal poker game that the bartender could toggle between behind the counter if the cops ever showed up. I think I have that board is somewhere in the garage.

@buffypython 10 лет назад

Queen had a PC game called Queen: The eYe (the 'y' is actually capitalized). It's relatively rare, costs about $100 on eBay, and is allegedly bad & difficult. I still want it though.

@jordanowen42 9 лет назад

Awesome call on The Residents, although you forgot their other games- Freak Show and Gingerbread Man. Only one I can think of you leaving out altogether tho was Queensryche's Promised Land.

@kkushalbeatzz 8 лет назад

I thought Brütal Legend with Jack Black was fun, but that's more metal themed.

@Retromancers 10 лет назад

Nice; I used to love Moonwalker on the Genesis.

@Frahamen 8 лет назад

You know what would be awful? A movie based on a video game based on an arcade game based on a musician. Directed by Uwe Boll of course.

@TheBarrelsBottom 8 лет назад

That might be too horrifically great to handle

@avocado6623 10 лет назад

Turning in to the robot was so rewarding in Moonwalker.

@ariellalocalwaves 5 лет назад

The shoe horn bit in the intro is nothing short of talent

@mcFreaki 8 лет назад

there was also a japan-only game where you play an alternate version of Randy Rhoads (a version of randy rhoads who happens to be Ronnie James Dio's son, and also Zakk Wylde's brother). the game was called holy diver.

@malamindulo 9 лет назад

The killer is an atheist? QUICK! Look through every Sam Harris book aisle, Richard Dawkins presentation, and fedora store!

@CryptidProductions 5 лет назад

The Residents also made another PC Game in the same vein called Freakshow. I have an original boxed copy because a pawnshop took it with some music CDs thinking it was just an album in weird longbox packaging and sold it off for $3,

@JuvenileStacks 9 лет назад

Hey Sam, love your stuff. Found you a long time before the theorists, and I'm happy to say we have the Aerosmith rail shooter at a local bowling alley still, but I'm pretty sure to doesn't work. My favorite part about it is the fact that there's a way to get a shirt from a menu in the game that would come up after you died your three times.

@emptyspotlight 10 лет назад

One game that is rarely talked about is former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney's Give My Regards To Broad Street for the Commodore 64, that is based on the 1984 movie of the same name

@verylostdoommarauder 2 года назад

"Hey friend, that's my hat" Died laughing.

@frankcegs 3 года назад

Still holds up 6 years later, I’m so glad he brought this energy back with entirely online

@wabobisabby 8 лет назад

hey, hey, hey! don't just toss aside Def Jam fight for new york! that's hot shit right there.

@thejoker-wu1sp 8 лет назад

+Marlon Brando one of the best fighting engines ever!

@magnum567134 8 лет назад

I remember the first one being pretty good too. Used to play it at my friend's house all the time

@thejoker-wu1sp 8 лет назад

but the second games speed,combos, reversals,environmental attacks,finishers...it was perfect. i would gladly pay 59.99 for an hd remake of that. 40 for the ps2 version to live on my ps4.gladly.

@TheCarribeanCat 8 лет назад

Don't forget the Wu-Tang fighting game either!

@Sentenalis 8 лет назад

My favorite musician themed game is TF2, when every player reaches the point where they name their force-a-nature "Kurt Cobaine's Microphone'

@ilikebananassometimes3608 8 лет назад

Frankie Goes To Hollywood. You know, one of the biggest selling bands of the mid-1980's. Except in America where you were to busy listening to Journey.

@mnormanwilliams 10 лет назад

The moonwalker game was so unbelievably awesome! I need to find this again.

@GeorgiaLunch 8 лет назад

I totally grew up playing the KISS PC Psycho Circus game.

@michaelsenior1599 8 лет назад

I love how Michael actually says "I'm bad" to the kid and at the time nobody realised it was a Freudian slip.

@PrincessSpookyBooky 10 лет назад

Waiting for the Space Channel 5 episode!

@thisexists 10 лет назад

Expira Satoshi Missed this one! May have to revisit...

@memorydatas 4 года назад

@@thisexists hi i know its been five years and you haven't uploaded for two but i am still waiting for the space channel 5 episode.

@yungchopsticks 9 лет назад

Waiting for Planet Michael

@egpmh2891 9 лет назад

Also MJ was in Ready 2 to Rumble for PS2 and Gamecube; Gene Simmons was in one of the first Tony Hawk games on PS1 and Britney Spears' dance beat for the PS2

@Redhotsmasher 8 лет назад

All four members of Kiss were in Tony Hawk's Underground, I believe.

@tampabaybuccaneer10 9 лет назад

I actually have all of the Michael Jackson games lol. Except Moonwalker Arcade. Although, if I had the space or money, I would definitely own it.

@neilwykes7990 9 лет назад

The Residents game and The Devo game only look good because I'm a fan, I hope The Residents one is

@spiderjerusalem100 9 лет назад

I love this channel.

@SableSeraph17 8 лет назад

I watched a Bad Day on the Midway playthrough and it was probably the darkest thing I've ever experienced.

@michaelsenior1599 8 лет назад

"Def Jam: Fight for NY" was pretty fun. It was basically Street Fighter featuring rappers like Busta Rhymes, Ice T and Flavor Flav. They each had special moves, catchphrases and own fighting style, you could throw your opponent whatever was around you and occasionally the crowd would hand you a weapon. Good times.

@hela2000 9 лет назад

Bad day is in my 'mythical' game list. I already own the other 3 games.

@9Lugh 8 лет назад

I used to play the Aero Smith arcade game Total Anarchy all the time at my local arcade when I was a kid. It was actually pretty badass and ground breaking for its time

@Gormelious 10 лет назад

The Residents game looks fucking amazing.

@tootalltabz9442 10 лет назад

Oh man!! Space Channel 5!! I have not heard that name in a VERY LONG time. Oh, wow! >.< Thanks for the awesome videos, man!

@crimzonchyld5282 10 лет назад

When my bf used to buy game lots online to sell, we came across Moonwalker a couple of times. Still sells for a decent amount. But when we tested the games and "saved" the kids, they would come out and thank Micheal and hug him. A more innocent time indeed.

@ChaosWolf1982 10 лет назад

Well, the whole controversy and pedophilia accusations wouldn't even occur until years after that film and the game had been produced.

@crimzonchyld5282 10 лет назад

Um, yeah, I know, I remember when that happened, I was in high school.

@VlogUntilDawn 10 лет назад

I remember playing the Aerosmith rail-shooter game! I only ever saw it in this hole in the wall pizza place in my hometown. The place since closed. I wonder what they did with the game...

@vhr 9 лет назад

There is an entire Tony Hawk Underground level where you shred around a KISS concert.

@bogdanmihalescu6907 6 лет назад

Brütal Legend man!

@phurry6773 6 лет назад

0:14 EY YO FIDDY

@aldxbaran 9 лет назад

The one where you looked on the obscure Mario ROM hacks (Ku Klux Klan Mario, etc) made me watch more of your videos, lol.

@VixenFirefluster35754 10 лет назад

You videos are very interesting keep up the good work

@thisexists 10 лет назад

Red Flash Thanks!

@VixenFirefluster35754 8 лет назад

This Exists no problem

@habbogigi 8 лет назад

Can't believe I used to play these and be entertained, oh how far we've come

@TheObserver37 8 лет назад

that areosmith shooter arcade game was dope mad quarters yo!

@shrimpbisque2057 7 лет назад

I literally only clicked on this video to see if he would mention Prince: Interactive. Was 1000% not disappointed. I've always loved that game; in fact, I still have a copy. I don't even usually give a crap about Prince's stuff (rest his weird, flamboyant soul) and I love his PC game.

@McCreepyKinkleButt 10 лет назад

I came from game theorist and the intro scared me...

@thisexists 10 лет назад

Raymond Hoang Spooky times.

@Bestofbest7 10 лет назад

Me too, but it didn't scare me.

@77jwsmith 8 лет назад

Hey friend, that's my hat. (DUN DUN DUN DUN)

@beelthazus 9 лет назад

There is one avenue I felt was untouched, but it deserves an honorable mention at least; That would be that avenue of web based flash games we wish our friends never showed us... And that we secretly love..

@michealf6675 6 лет назад

Omikron: The Nomad Soul with David Bowie

@sean.jenkins 5 лет назад

The KISS first person shooter(nightmare child) was actually pretty fun from what I remember. It's been years since I've played it though

@nathanforester5993 4 года назад

David Bowie had at least two different video games, one of them being a Cd ROM tie-in to his Black Tie White Noise album and the other being Omikron. Although i'm not entirely sure if there has been a Rolling Stones game yet.

@conkeronine 10 лет назад

I Love The Moonwalker Games on Sega Genesis & Arcade

@aidenburge9334 6 лет назад

Brutal legend

@michaelmartin9022 9 лет назад

I think I remember my brother playing a demo of the KISS game, it was like Quake 2 in a freaky fairground. I vaguely remember the Aerosmith game, too. It was in some sort of dystopian future where music is banned.

@TheDestroyerComics 9 лет назад

Ed Hunter has always been one of my favorites.

@Journeyman107 8 лет назад

Prince Interactive was a huge part of my childhood for some reason, RIP

@kevinashberry2939 8 лет назад

Sorry RIP prince purple rain😭🌶🌶😭😭😭😭 do you know why put this Emoji?👑. Because his name is prince and it's it it's a crown so why not?

@BlueSoulJim 4 года назад

There’s also Earth, Wind, & Fire game, a Queensyrtch game, and Rolling Stones’ Voodoo Lounge game!

@BenJabituya 8 лет назад

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker for the SEGA Genesis/Megadrive.

@stephenchurch1784 8 лет назад

You missed Queen: The eYe. It bombed but I still loved it.

@InnerSilence123 6 лет назад

...brutal legend

@PaulBogen 9 лет назад

I loved Revolution X (the Aerosmith one) it was a weird combination of 90s Aerosmith and the Terminator 2 rail shooter. I'm also pretty sure it was a not too subtly attack on industrial bands like Nine Inch Nails.

@imbackdoorman 8 лет назад

the KISS fps was totally awesome!!

@NaihanchinKempo 10 лет назад

Super villain Named The didler lol

@animatedawesome5550 9 лет назад

Moonwalker is my favorite it makes me miss my old Sega genesis

@ChristalDawnn 10 лет назад

I had prince interactive as a child (not knowing who prince was at the time) and I was confused. I don't think I unlocked a full song or video lol

@roycemiller4388 10 лет назад

Best music game? Brutal Legend

@Zephyrian1st 8 лет назад

Whatever that game with ozzy and jack black was ,brutal metal or something.

@steffanrubin3694 8 лет назад

Brütal Legends

@Eufeion 10 лет назад

Moonwalker was an amazing game

@Whats_The_Point23 10 лет назад

Oh wow! I played Journey Escape when I was a little kid. I never realized until this video that it had anything to do with the band.

@meiajesty 10 лет назад

For a second i thought this was gonna be about video games with pop stars ie 'Venus' from Earthbound, not video games based off actual pop stars from irl.

@SamChaneyProductions 8 лет назад

Don't forget that Michael Jackson contributed to the music composition on Sonic 3!! He's even in the credits.

@mvnkycheez 8 лет назад

+Sam Chaney he's NOT in the credits thats why it was never confirmed until MJ hit the bucket. but yes its true

@CryptidProductions 5 лет назад

He did work on it and you can hear is influence in some songs but he was never credited due to some weird legal stuff with the contracts. It wasn't confirmed until one of the dev team admitted years later he worked with them early on and some of his work made into the final songs even though he left and wasn't officially credited.

@supernovagamer929 7 лет назад

now my favorite song is stuck in my head, here it is. HIGHWAY TO THE DENGER ZONE

@SpiralPegasus 9 лет назад

Although I can't speak about the quality of the game itself I'm greatly dissapointed you didn't mention Queen's "The eYe".

@joshdieckmann595 9 лет назад

You forgot to mention the Queensryche Myst-like game: Queensryche's Promised Land, a tie-in with the 1994 album of the same name. Interesting stuff. Glad to see you mentioned Revolution X and Ed Hunter :)

@TheHornet79 10 лет назад

This made vocaloid games look sane.

@mario101395 10 лет назад

Ed Hunter is actually pretty good, also I saw the Aerosmith rail shooter in an arcade once. Weird stuff.

@Phobero 7 лет назад

As interactive CD ROMs are included, you missed the two pioneering efforts by Peter Gabriel, Xplora and Eve

@shlokda 8 лет назад

I have Prince Interactive, and I would love to do a Let's play of it, but I'm pretty sure it would get taken down for copyright infringement.

@ForGlory 8 лет назад

WAIT A SECOND, get the title of the video right! It's "Video games with pop stars WHO ARE insane!" Sheesh, you people!

@zrectnat 10 лет назад

well I have only one musician themed game and that is kiss pinball it doesn't have any kiss music in it but it gives the option to put a kiss cd in and play it while you play

@ZXBecky 8 лет назад

Aww, what about 'The Thompson Twins' game... that was given away on a flexi-disk XD

@mromegajohn 9 лет назад

the arcade version of moonwalker was even better

@TKnightcrawler 9 лет назад

The arcade Moonwalker game is my favorite.

@BadWebDiver 8 лет назад

The Prince cdrom eas one of the earliest computer discs I had! :-D

@newjacksonswing 9 лет назад

The Michael Jackson one is amazing

@hdofu 2 года назад

Space Raft for the NES is pretty rad

@TheTruePacmanMG 10 лет назад

I played the Aerosmith rail shooter on the Playstation with a controller. I actually liked it. I was stupid when I was younger.

@Intertayne 8 лет назад

No mention of Kanye Quest? It's a classic. It might actually deserve its own video.

@fakename9262 8 лет назад

I forget what it was called but I LOVED that aerosmith rail shooter when I was a kid. IT was actually pretty good. Weird as fuck but still good.

@iLOVEpalestineFOREVER 7 лет назад

I love the Moonwalker game ❤️❤️❤️🎶

@mcgibs 9 лет назад

Too bad Painkiller didn't have some music from Painkiller.

@jimtreebob2096 9 лет назад

I agree, every video game needs at least a little Judas Priest.

@RaccoonRevolution 10 лет назад

Revolution X starring Aerosmith is insane. It deserves more than a 2 second mention.

@rehmsmeyer 9 лет назад

I used to know a guy who both invented the Piano Key Necktie, AND promoted child labor.

@skyrim2121 10 лет назад

He forgot the Project Diva series as a whole.

@Varstahl 10 лет назад

That's an easy one. The Blues Brothers videogame. Loved every single part of it, except that co-op mode wasn't really working.

@thisexists 10 лет назад

***** Such a fun game.

@ChaosTherum 9 лет назад

I played that aerosmith rail shooter and that game was the shit. Played that shit for years.

@SmarkAngel 6 лет назад

Def Jam: Fight for NY is perfection. How dare you sir.

@danmack3173 10 лет назад

Will this exists FOREVER be about music or will we even ever see something else?

@toadmedicine1184 8 лет назад

I still have the T-shirt you got from sending $20 to the address that comes up at the end of Aerosmith's Revolution X

@stuchoob4062 10 лет назад

Missed Omikron:Nomad soul Demons and Cyberpunk with David Bowie. With music from bowie they missed a trick not finding this for the episode

@theronheideman5004 9 лет назад

I heard there was a hidden NeverLand Ranch Sleepover level in "The Michael Jackson Experience" but if you earn it and then tell anybody about it your game stops working and eventually dies. ;)