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ph15h
07/15/09

In reply to Thanks, Hollywood, For These "Summer Blockbusters"
=[ What happened to Batman Returns? That movie came out during summer and sold reasonably well (even though the movie itself was corny to me)... and the SNES game is my favorite Batman and one of my favorite beat em ups. I mean really: It was awesome.
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the7k
07/16/09

@ph15h:
I still need to get Batman Returns for the SNES. I always love Beat 'Em Ups, and few did 'em better than Konami.
Konami sure was a powerhouse for awesome licensed beat 'em ups, weren't they? Batman Returns, TMNT series, Simpsons, Asterix, Bucky O'Hare, AND 6-Player X-Men.
That's quite a resume. Why aren't movie licensees trying to sign Konami anymore? Do they want their games to suck?

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svenhoek
07/15/09

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I want to play Jurassic Park OPeration Genesis, but its one of those rare games that is NOT compatible with my computer. Dont ask why, but it always crashes and no amount of patches or calls to customer support reps that dont give a fuck will get it to work on mine.
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(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD
07/15/09

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The Lion King and Spider-Man game was the only ones that were good IMO. Worst one that made me cry was Back to the Future. Ugh! Worst movie tie-in ever.
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
07/15/09

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Jurassic Park only reminds me of the dear departed Jeff Goldblum.

Jess, your passing may be one big troll, but in my heart you will always be passed away prematurely after an accident on New Zeeland.
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mikexmartin
07/15/09

@ShadowOdin isn't american: ... by dear departed you do in fact mean living breathing still in earthly form Jeff Goldblum right?
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svenhoek
07/15/09

@ShadowOdin isn't american: I...just cant wrap my head around what you said. I tried to make sense of it, but...wtf man?

Jeff Goldblum is alive, to anyone who is running to google right now.
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(DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD
07/15/09

@mikexmartin: I know WTF? I was searching like a madman making sure if he was gone or not. Phew thank god it doesn't seem like it.

Damn you ShadowOdin (is he an elephant?)
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singing pigs in elevators
07/15/09

@ShadowOdin isn't american: Ha! That took about three read-throughs to understand that comment. Especially since you called him "Jess".
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Evil J, Prince of Half Truths and Lord of Low-Light Environments
07/15/09

@ShadowOdin isn't american:

All I know is that Jeff Goldblum has the musky sensuality of a pride of baboons.
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Evil J, Prince of Half Truths and Lord of Low-Light Environments
07/15/09

@(Hollow) svenhoek:

His death was reported on Twitter a while ago (falsely, obviously) and he did a bit about it on the Colbert Report that was pretty sweet where he eulogized himself.
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
07/15/09

@Evil J: To everyone: What this guy said.

@singing pigs in elevators: That's my special little nickname for him ^^;;
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superberg
07/15/09

@ShadowOdin isn't american:

Comment of the day, minus the typo. He was on Conan the other day -- must've been a rerun. I'm not afraid to admit I cried a little.
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OmegaArchetype
07/15/09

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I suppose I'm the minority in thinking that both Transformers movies kicked all kinds of ass.

The first was the overall better package, but the action in Revenge made it worth the price of admission alone. Sure the story made no sense (as did some of the characters,) but it was funny and seeing the Transformers is truly the only reason to watch them in the first place.

Maybe it's because I'm a Transformers fan (from since I was a kid in the 80s,) that I'm able to enjoy them, or it's more likely that I don't go into movies expecting novel quality plots or characters. I think it's a bit of both.
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PlayerOne
07/15/09

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I played both the SNES and the Genesis Jurassic Parks back in the day, and I would have to say that I much preferred the genesis SKU. The graphics/animation were rather outstanding for the time (on the Genesis SKU rather than the SNES's cartoony renditions), and you could play as a raptor, which was super cool. Sure, it had some REALLY frustrating platforming parts, but I found it more appealing than the SNES version. I haven't gone back and played them recently, but to a kid, the Genesis version was a much more exciting game. I had way more fun with it than the SNES version.
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Save me
07/15/09

@PlayerOne:

Im glad to see that I wasnt the only one who preferred the Sega version. That part where youre running through the facility and the Trex's head popping out of the wall is still fresh in my mind.

Also, what about the Gameboy version of the game? Wasnt the first boss a triceratops and you had to hide under it in conveniently placed holes when it charged and you chucked 'nades to kill it? I still remember the main tune to the game. In fact I'm humming it to myself right now.

dum dum dum dum,

dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum,

dum dum dum dum,

dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum.
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High Speed Indeed
07/15/09

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There are a half a dozen Back to the Future games? I can only think of 2 games for the NES (Part 1 and Parts 2&3), 1 game (Part 3) for the Genesis, and 1 (the zany JP Part 2) for the Super Famicom.

That's 4 games. What are the other 2?
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iam118
07/15/09

@High Speed Indeed: Gameboy I believe.
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High Speed Indeed
07/15/09

@iam118: I was looking, but I couldn't find any gameboy games. There are some old computer games I didn't know about and also a N64 game about Universal Studios that has a BTTF mini game.
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Boneyard
07/15/09

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You forgot two more movie/game blockbuster combos - Aladdin on the Genesis and Batman Returns on the Snes.
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kagekiri
07/15/09

@Boneyard: They mentioned Aladdin, though it didn't get its own entry. I thought the game was fun (though I distinctly remember sucking at it too).
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JibbyJam
07/15/09

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I didn't own a Genesis, but because my adnoids had been removed with a scalpel, the parents let me rent one and that Jurassic Park game was the only game I had for about a week. I bathed in the glory of that rented fun.

I remember my child brain being unable to fathom how to defeat the final boss (when playing as the raptor) with his damn electric gun. I kamikaze'd myself into it for hours, without ever figuring out I could just move the pillar the bastard was standing on, crushing him, or something. I only learned that much later.

My fully functioning adult brain would never be as contained and inward thinking as that foolish child brain. (This is probably not true)
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OrtizDupri
07/15/09

@JibbyJam: Yeah that was by far one of my top three favorite Genesis games for a long time. I don't even see how you could compare the SNES version to it...
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JibbyJam
07/15/09

@OrtizDupri: The SNES version didn't have playable raptor. Comparison done. Genesis version wins.
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Evil J, Prince of Half Truths and Lord of Low-Light Environments
07/15/09

@JibbyJam:

Second this. I had the Gameboy version (pretty similar to the SNES version in most respects) of Jurassic Park and the Genesis version (both the original and the "Rampage Edition")... playing as grant sucked unless you used a cheat code, but playing as the raptor? C'mon, that's full of win.
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the7k
07/16/09

@OrtizDupri:
Yeah, I don't see how you can compare it to the SNES version, but I'm not knocking the SNES version. I had loads of fun with it's Half-Zelda, Half-Doom design.
It's just - they are two completely different types of games. Some like platforming more the adventures games and FPSs. It's just a fact of life.

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Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
07/15/09

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I would kill for a decent Transformers sandbox game based on G1 models.

Please lord, let me know who I have to take out in order for it to happen.
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Curse lily
07/15/09

@TaggarT6: You can take out either uwe boll or jack thompson and i'm pretty sure the lord would be please ^_^

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LaneWinree
07/15/09

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Ah Back to the Future. You piece of crap, my worst video game memories were caused by you. The damn skateboard only made it harder! The obstacles were everywhere! WHY THE HELL ARE BEES ATTACKING ME!?

I was only a child! Why did you have to crush my gaming innocence at such a tender age!?
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TheNocturnalSun
07/15/09

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all those Disney games for the gensis were just amazing, i played them all when i was 4 and i credit them entirely for me infatuation with video games these days. my personal fav. was Aladdin
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Grahamunculus the Corpse Golem
07/15/09

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Disney games have a terrible track record but I really liked Aladdin. It was honestly a decent platformer and pretty humorous.
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Grahamunculus the Corpse Golem
07/15/09

@Grahamunculus: Lion King was pretty good too. Also the Beast version of Beauty and the Beast on Genesis. Anyone wondering why I've played these games; it's because I have two younger sisters... and Belle was hot.
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InconspicuouslyConspicuous
07/15/09

@Grahamunculus: Yay... someone else who played that game. That was the second favorite for me, from the snes. Only trailing behind TMNT: Back in time ...

Lion king was fun too, I may have been in 4th 5th grade?
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spiderweb1986
07/15/09

@Grahamunculus: "Disney games have a terrible track record..."

Not back then, they didn't.

The 16-bit Aladdin and Lion King games were legitimately good, and so was Mickey Mania. Before that , Capcom's NES games based off Ducktales, Rescue Rangers, and Talespin were some of the best third party games the NES saw. That's without mentioning Darkwing Duck, which was essentially a Mega Man game.
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Grahamunculus the Corpse Golem
07/15/09

@spiderweb1986: I forgot about Rescue Rangers. I must have beaten that game about a dozen times. You're right in that they used to make good games, sadly those times are long gone.
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Piccoroz
07/15/09

@Grahamunculus: Thats because capcom made it, only good disney games came from capcom.
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liquid_kore
07/15/09

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The Lion King was badass but I could never beat the Ostrich riding part. I think that may be the first time I ever used a cheat code.
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The Forgetful Brain
07/15/09

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I had a whoooole lot of fun with that Lion King game when I was a kid.

Now, it's hard to imagine a Disney game turning out to be an entertaining platformer.

Blame it on the move to 3D?
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