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Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Emerald Software, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
July 23, 1990
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Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em upDevelopers
Emerald Software, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.Release Date
July 23, 1990 (34 years and 12 months ago)Publishers
U.S. Gold, Tec Toy, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.Franchises
Michael Jackson
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Several video games based on the 1988 Michael Jackson film Moonwalker. U.S. Gold published various games for home computers, released in 1989, whilst Sega developed two similarly themed beat 'em up video games in 1990; one released for arcades and another released for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System.
Genres
Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em upPlatforms
Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSXDevelopers
Emerald Software, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.Release Date
July 23, 1990 (34 years and 12 months ago)Publishers
U.S. Gold, Tec Toy, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.Franchises
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