Video game related movies

DRW · 04-30-2009, 09:43 AM

Do you know any movies that are about classic video games in one way or another? Genre or content doesn't really matter.
Only one exception: I don't mean movies that are concrete conversions of games, like "Super Mario Bros." or "Street Fighter" etc.
Oh, and of course the videogame topic must be prominently featured. Movies about any random topic where you can see someone playing NES in one scene of course don't count either.

I will start the list with three movies:

"The Wizard", Nintendo's longest commercial ever.

"Joysticks" (Joysticks (1983)) from 1983 about an arcade and a bunch of people who spend their time there.

"Press Start" (Press Start: Now Available on DVD). I haven't seen it, but the trailer looks promising.

Dr. Furball · 05-01-2009, 10:26 AM

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters-Apparently a documentary about beating the high score of Donkey Kong

DRW · 05-01-2009, 05:48 PM

Well, o.k., I actually meant fiction movies, not documentaries because if we include them, there will be probably a bunch of them.

***Marilink*** · 05-01-2009, 06:34 PM

King of Kong is still an amazing movie.

Would Tron count? I mean, I've never really seen it, but I thought it was.

Maybe War Games?

**Valigarmander** · 05-01-2009, 06:35 PM

I thought I saw a B-horror movie about a video game console that kills people once.

Rainbow Dash · 05-01-2009, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valigarmander

I thought I saw a B-horror movie about a video game console that kills people once.

Stay Alive?

**Valigarmander** · 05-01-2009, 07:00 PM

^ Nah, it looked even campier than that.

DRW · 05-01-2009, 07:02 PM

Sorry for being picky, sometimes the conditions only come to my mind when people name things that are not what I imagined.
So:
I thought about either really existing videogames (like in "The Wizard") or parodies of existing games (like in "Press Start"). "Tron" is more a science fiction thing as far as I know it. But it is not based on a real game at all. Same with "War Games" which is about some kind of computer hacker who accidentally believes a simulation from the government to be a game.
Instead I'm looking for movies that have a connection to the games that I like, movies that have a videogame retro touch.

The following doesn't match the conditions because it's not a movie and just 1/3 of an TV episode of a series, but content-wise it's quite a match:
"Futurama", episode 50, "Anthology of Interest_II", segment 2, "Raiders of the Lost Arcade": What if the world was a videogame?

Metal Man · 05-03-2009, 02:07 PM

The video game movies I hear about are mostly bad.

Awesomely bad, but still bad.

04-30-2009, 09:43 AM	#1
DRW Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Gender: Posts: 106 Thanks: 16 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Video game related movies Do you know any movies that are about classic video games in one way or another? Genre or content doesn't really matter. Only one exception: I don't mean movies that are concrete conversions of games, like "Super Mario Bros." or "Street Fighter" etc. Oh, and of course the videogame topic must be prominently featured. Movies about any random topic where you can see someone playing NES in one scene of course don't count either. I will start the list with three movies: "The Wizard", Nintendo's longest commercial ever. "Joysticks" (Joysticks (1983)) from 1983 about an arcade and a bunch of people who spend their time there. "Press Start" (Press Start: Now Available on DVD). I haven't seen it, but the trailer looks promising.

05-01-2009, 10:26 AM	#2
Dr. Furball Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mad Science Academy, 12th Floor Gender: Posts: 1,125 Thanks: 185 Thanked 97 Times in 60 Posts	The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters-Apparently a documentary about beating the high score of Donkey Kong

05-01-2009, 05:48 PM	#3
DRW Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Gender: Posts: 106 Thanks: 16 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Well, o.k., I actually meant fiction movies, not documentaries because if we include them, there will be probably a bunch of them.

05-01-2009, 06:34 PM	#4
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	King of Kong is still an amazing movie. Would Tron count? I mean, I've never really seen it, but I thought it was. Maybe War Games?

05-01-2009, 06:35 PM	#5
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	I thought I saw a B-horror movie about a video game console that kills people once.

05-01-2009, 07:00 PM	#7
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^ Nah, it looked even campier than that.

05-01-2009, 07:02 PM	#8
DRW Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Gender: Posts: 106 Thanks: 16 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Sorry for being picky, sometimes the conditions only come to my mind when people name things that are not what I imagined. So: I thought about either really existing videogames (like in "The Wizard") or parodies of existing games (like in "Press Start"). "Tron" is more a science fiction thing as far as I know it. But it is not based on a real game at all. Same with "War Games" which is about some kind of computer hacker who accidentally believes a simulation from the government to be a game. Instead I'm looking for movies that have a connection to the games that I like, movies that have a videogame retro touch. The following doesn't match the conditions because it's not a movie and just 1/3 of an TV episode of a series, but content-wise it's quite a match: "Futurama", episode 50, "Anthology of Interest_II", segment 2, "Raiders of the Lost Arcade": What if the world was a videogame?

05-03-2009, 02:07 PM	#9
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	The video game movies I hear about are mostly bad. Awesomely bad, but still bad.