Friday, 24 February 2023

Film Posters in Video Games - Anything Goes

Welcome to a different postergasm.

Actuals

Silent Hill 2
The Shining
After the War
Rumble Fish
Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 1: It's About Time
L-R: Weird Science and Frankenstein (1931)
Double Dragon Advance
Game of Death
Double Dragon - Game Gear only
The Terminator
Jurassic Park Arcade
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Street Fighter Alpha
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Thimbleweed Park
Revenge of the Jedi (before it was changed to Return of the Jedi).
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith alludes to original title.
Tomb Raider Chronicles
Casablanca (top) and Rebecca (1940)
Final Vendetta

The King of the Kickboxers (left) and Fist of Fury (right)
Out for Justice (left), Bloodsport (middle) and Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (right)
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster

Police Story 2
Project A
Until Dawn

The following were all produced by game's co-writer Larry Fessenden, who also has a minor role as Flamethrower Guy.

Stake Land
The House of the Devil
The Innkeepers
Hypothermia (left) and Bitter Feast (right)
Silent Hill

Carrie
Pet Semetary
Die Hard 2 as Crusher Dan
Raiders of the Lost Ark as Shoot
Fake

Developers got creative.

No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way
Kung Fu Spy of Fury
Rainbow Six Vegas
The Redwood Horror
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Scears
Detroit: Become Human
The Target, Raken, etc 
Batman: Arkham Knight

The Terror
Prosecutor
The Ghost in Gray
Grand Theft Auto V

Die Already 4
Meltdown
Capolavoro
L-R: I Married My Dad and Sequel II
Last one is interesting.

Vinewood Zombie
Zombie Flesh Eaters or Land of the Dead?


Maybe.

The House of the Dead: Overkill

Isaac motherfuckin' Washington for President.

Papa's Palace of Pain
Naked Terror¹
Ballistic Trauma
Carny
Creeping Flesh²
Scream Train
The Fetid Waters
Jailhouse Judgment
Overkill
¹ and ² exclusive to enhanced PS3 version Extended Cut.

War of the Monsters

Very much in the mold of Rampage and SNK's King of the Monsters, PS2 3D fighting gem should've got a sequel.

Anyway, the influence of 50's creature features are there for all to see.

Terror n Space
Terror in Paradise!
Battle of the Titans
Cerebulon: Destroyer of Worlds
Day of the Colossus
Revenge of Togera
Outpost X
It Came From the Skies
Battle for Atomic Island
The Creeping Chaos
Left 4 Dead

No Mercy
Death Toll
Dead Air
Blood Harvest
Left 4 Dead 2

Reloading.

Dead Center
The Passing
Dark Carnival
Swamp Fever
Hard Rain³
The Parish
The Sacrifice
Crash Course
³Unrelated heist film starred Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater.

Parodies

Beginning with James Bond.

Gex: Enter the Gecko vs For Your Eyes Only


Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard vs GoldenEye


You Only Live 1317 Times is a play on You Only Live Twice.

Lethal Weapon - SNES only vs Lethal Weapon 3


Amiga version is largely the same, but ending favoured digitised screens.

Instead of action platformers, NES and Game Boy were scrolling brawlers.

Guess what?

They all fucking sucked.

Duke Nukem 3D vs Army of Darkness


Orcs Must Die! also rings a bell.
Chex Quest 2

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective


Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade


Jaws


Slayaway Camp 

Given title, I'm sure creators of voxel puzzler had Sleepaway Camp in mind.

Space Camp vs Jason X


Slayaway Camp Five: Bloodbath Beach vs Jaws


My Gory Valentine vs My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)


Santa's Slay⁴ vs Silent Night, Deadly Night


⁴Final coincidence gave wrestler Bill Goldberg licence to have a bloody good time.

Viewtiful Joe

Joe & Silva vs Star Wars


The Viewtiful Escape vs The Hunt for Red October


Some Like It Red Hot⁵ vs King Kong (1976)


⁵Play on Some Like It Hot.

2,000,000 Leagues Under the Sea⁶ vs Jaws 2


⁶Play on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

The Magnificent 5⁷ vs Gladiator (2000)


⁷Play on The Magnificent Seven.

His Master's Dance⁸ vs The Sting


⁸Play on His Master's Voice

Joe the Hero vs Dracula il Vampiro⁹


⁹Italian for Horror of Dracula (Dracula in the UK), ntbcw Dracula (1931).

Stay tuned for blockbusting finale.

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