# What classic games would make interesting and/or humorously terrible movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386 "2003-03-31T05:13:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/41 "2003-04-02T01:24:29Z")
**Sid Meier’s Civilisation** - A movie about how a fledging city grows to a powerful metropolis and capital of a ruthless empire, with snapshots of its respective rulers. A movie documentary hmm? **Castle I** - Medivial warfare brought to the silver screen! See how the king of a castle has to fortify his fortress and prepare his armies against the invaders! **Motorcross Madness** - Hero in cool leather jacket needs big amount of money to ransom his girlfriend held by the mafia or to achieve his dreams. Got himself into Motorcross Madness competition! Would he be able to surive for 999 races and would the audience die from boredom? **A Mind Forever Voyaging** - Who says the Matrix is scary? This is _scary_! In an ‘altnerative-world’ simulaton, the hero must observe how slight changes could impact entire culture and to deal with the fact that his superiors are hiding something nasty (Actually, it would make a good movie…) \*\*Lords of Midnight (not the PC verison) \*\* - Constantly see the movie from four different points of view! **Space War** - Two star ships. Two captains. Two weapons. Two colours. One star with a powerful gravity field in between. Who will survive, the captains or the audience? **Golden Axe II** - 'nuff said. **The Goonies!** - Hang on…wait… **Columns** - No one knows of the hideous origin of Columns, huh? Roman slaves, after committing offences, are subjected to endless rounds of Columns (made possible by long-lost ancient machine running on simple laws of physics and water-work). Will the hero be able to survive 100 rounds of Columns or will he be fed to the lions? ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/42 "2003-04-02T01:32:23Z")
**Double Dragons** - Your typical “Mafia-captured-girlfriend” storyline repeated times and times again, with the heroes being kungfu-expert! **Legend of Kage** - “Princess-kidnapped-by-bad-guys”, with the bad guys being evil ninjas and the hero is Kage, ninja-warrior with clothing upgrades (at least in the NES). Watch as Kage fights to the Samurai’s Castle to save his beloved, only to have her captured again! **Solomon’s Key** - Would be a good “Indiana-Jones” type of movie, with the hero trying to solve fiendish puzzles. Actually, **Dig-Dug** could make a better movie than the Core… ---
**Author:** ![djxiii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6f9a4e/32.png) [@djxiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djxiii)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/43 "2003-04-02T01:46:39Z")
\*\*[Sinistar!](http://www.angryflower.com/coffee.gif) \*\* I hunger! ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/44 "2003-04-02T01:49:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LostCause \* > **Double Dragons - Your typical “Mafia-captured-girlfriend” storyline repeated times and times again, with the heroes being kungfu-expert!** Maybe I suck too, but this one’s already been done. Honestly, it’s not as bad as it could’ve been (it’s **way** better than Mortal Kombat). ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/45 "2003-04-02T06:06:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nangleator \* > \*\ ***Doom.** > > Arnold Schwarzenegger wanders around futuristic medieval castle blowing away easily-killed sprites. He makes a horrible Arnold-type comment after each death. \*\* Actually, for the longest time, they were planning to make a film of this. Apparently, the rights expired after 10 years of negiations and crap like that, and they never actually cast it. I’d rather see a Wolfenstein movie, particulary since “Return to Castle Wolfenstein” had a decent plot, even if not particulary realistic. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/46 "2003-04-02T06:10:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LostCause \* > \*\* Or perhaps a **Final Fantasy I** animation using the same 8-bit palette and art style from NES. That will be a blast from the past! > > \*\* Never going to happen. The \*\*Final Fantasy \*\* movie bombed. Besides, I’d hate to have to listen to the same 3 musical pieces over and over and have half the dialouge be along the lines of “Light Warriors! You can do it!” _Slaps that stupid peasent for saying annoying things_ Now, an 8-bit theater movie… “TWO FISTED MONKEY STYLE!” ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/47 "2003-04-02T06:37:49Z")
Lemmings. =) ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/48 "2003-04-02T06:45:55Z")
**Contra** - With all the war movies going on, how about adding this one to the mix! Two almost look-alike heroes, in just different coloured-clothing, blast, burn and shoot all the way through to evil villian’s hideout! **Gunstar Heroes** - This would make a good animation as the movie makes a big deal out of combing two guns together for special powers. All the atypical movie scenes are in - fighting on-top of planes, kidnapped scientists, mysterious artifacts, hand-to-hand combat, fiendish trap and chase through space! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/49 "2003-04-02T12:11:46Z")
Chrono Trigger. Animated, NOT live action. Zork: Grand Inquisitor is too recent, but it’s halfway to being a movie already. Fallout and Fallout 2, though again they may be too recent. Joust? ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/50 "2003-04-02T17:49:38Z")
[OT] Hey **Lynn** , You might want to check out the latest remakes of Chrono Trigger for the PS - includes some cool hand-drawn anime at the beginning, throughout the game and at the end. Some fan sites have promotional material which features some of the movies too. [/OT] ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386/51 "2003-04-02T18:04:24Z")
**Berzerk!** is perfect for this. But who’s voice would they dub to say: “Got the Humanoid, Got the Human…”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-games-would-make-interesting-and-or-humorously-terrible-movies/165386.md?page=2)