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Scott Andrew Hutchins <[log in to unmask]>
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If you wish to consider television as well, there are these...

The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Hour (1982)
Saturday Supercade (1982) [Kangaroo, Q*Bert, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr.,
Space Ace, Frogger, Pitfall]--Donkey Kong played by Soupy Sales
Pole Position (1982)
The Pac-Man/Rubik the Amazing Cube Adventure Hour (1983)
Dragon's Lair (1983)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Legend of Zelda (1989)
Captain N the Game Master (1989)
Video Power (1990)
Captain N and the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1991)
Captain N and the New Super Mario World (1992)
Double Dragon (1992)

Probably others...


Scott Andrew Hutchins

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Shary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: Films based on Computergames


> Dirk,
>
>         Consider...
>         Super Mario Brothers (1993)
>         Street Fighter (1994)
>         Double Dragon (1994)
>         Mortal Kombat (1995)
>         Mortal Kombat 2: Annihilation (1997)
>         Wing Commander (1999)
>         Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
>
>         And contrary to the claim of Dan Keyes, "Tron" was not based on a
> computer game, but merely made to look like one.  The game "Tron" actually
> appeared after the film's release.  However, the film "The Last
Starfighter"
> (1984) was built around a game of the same title that Atari had on the
> market before the film's release.
>
>         Timothy Shary
>         Clark University
>
>
> > ----------
> > From:         [log in to unmask]
> > Reply To:     Film and TV Studies Discussion List
> > Sent:         Thursday, October 24, 2002 11:07 AM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      WG: Films based on Computergames
> >
> > Hi Everybody:
> >
> > I am looking for films based on Computergames (i.e. Lara Croft).
> > Any suggestions welcome. Thanks you for your help.
> >
> > Dirk
> >
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