Monday, 20 March 2023

Film Posters in Video Games - Everything Goes

Action packed finale is certain to blow minds.

Resident Evil 3

Tyrant of the Deep vs The Meg


Sudden Death Bowling vs The Brain


The Skull Stalker franchise ref Alien and The Terminator.
Wolf of the Battlefield¹ vs Aliens


¹Commando is known in Japan as Senjō no Ōkami.

Mars Carlisle's² Off Duty vs Doc Hollywood


²Captain Commando's real name.

Air Combat 1942³ vs Top Gun


³Title refs arcade 1942 and Tommy Clooney is an amalgam of Tom Cruise and George Clooney.

While pose of Carrie Gish obviously mirrors Kelly McGillis, name could be taken from Carrie Fisher and Lillian Gish.

The Last of Us

Dawn of the Wolf vs Twilight


Dawn of the Wolf Part 2 vs Twilight (alternative)


I don't care for the rest, but two ring a bell.
Vindictive vs The Gunman
Hair Trigger vs The Transporter
For shits and DLC gigs.

Left Behind
Raja's arcade plays the recycling game.
High on Life

These can be unlocked and watched in all their obscure, uncut glory.

Blood Harvest
Demon Wind
Vampire Hookers
Tammy and the T-Rex
Meet the Fartbags and Meet the Krakens spoof Meet the Fockers.


Superfat McDoomed takes a bite of Supersize Me.
Long Neck Finger Lady vs A Star is Born (2018)


Mind Nerd vs The 6th Day


The Darkness

Boys in Backlight and The Woman Behind the Mask
Lonely and Bon Apetit
Skin and The Gold Treasures of the Incas
Inferno from Hell and Jerk II
The Untrustable Man vs Warlock


Can't make out title, but this appears to be based on Titanic (1997).


Layers of Fear 2

Double Shadows vs The Maltese Falcon


Remember Her vs Casablanca


Mechanopolis vs Metropolis  


A Wondrous Voyage vs The Wizard of Oz


Time for a bit William Shakespeare.

King Lear and Hamlet


Twelfth Night and The Tempest


Flexing fake muscles.

Shizo
The Trial of a Martyr
The Night Fiend
The Pirate Prince and the Cyclops King
The Evil Within

Black Hair Curse is modelled on Laura.
Chainsaw 3D
I guess recurring enemy the Sadist lent his weapon.
But what of font?

Saw 3D
Amazing stuff.

Here comes a loading screen.

White Fog and Serbian Psycho
Wait a few seconds...


Hmmm, looks like Ring and The Grudge to me.


Illbleed

Haunted house survival horror revels in dark B movie humour.

Mutant Worms
Goblin Moon
Clash Heat
Godlla
Attack of the Monster Bee
House of the Lightning
Killer Department Store
The Homerun of Death
The Revenge of Queen Worm
Woodpuppets
Killer Man⁴
Killerman is a real film starring Liam Hemsworth.

Dummyman
Dummyman: The Over Drive
Dummyman 3: The Returner
A few more.

Eyes Wide Open⁵
⁵Presumably a play on Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut.

Toyhunter: Cork Goes to Hell⁶
⁶Ignoring the obvious Toy Story parody, subtitle may be a nod to Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.

Massacre in Nature⁷
⁷Tomy Hopper surely pays tribute to Tobe Hooper and psychopathic hillbilly was probably inspired by Leatherface.

Duke Nukem: Zero Hour

GoldenGuy vs GoldenEye


Duke Nukem 3D (original)

Beverly Hills Pig VIII vs Beverly Hills Cop II


Reservoir Pigs vs Reservoir Dogs


Pig Fiction vs Pulp Fiction


Ports were released under a different name.

Game.com version is the exception to the rule.

Anonymous piece bears a striking resemblance to Goblin, which came out a few years later.


HA HA HA!

Total Meltdown (Duke Nukem in Europe) - PS1

Men in Black


The Duke Brothers is probably a reference to The Blues Brothers.

The following are unique to Duke Nukem 64.

Twelve Monkeys


Godzilla, King of the Monsters!


2001: A Space Odyssey


A Clockwork Orange


Apocalypse Now

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