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Old 11-29-06 | 04:43 AM
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What computer game was Josh playing in Big?

Josh was trying to kill a wizard in the beginning of the movie on his computer. I need to know what that game was I assume it is something off the shelf and not a made for the movie type game.

If anyone knows, I'd be so excited. I'm writing a thesis about adventure games and maybe how they relate to film.

Any other movies with adventure games in them (or perhaps based on them) might be helpful too!

thanks!
Old 11-29-06 | 07:04 AM
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If it was off-the-shelf, you might want to check the movie credits to see if it's mentioned.
Old 11-29-06 | 07:24 AM
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Pretty sure it was something worked up for the movie, not a real game available to consumers in the real world.
Old 11-29-06 | 07:33 AM
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The game looked pretty shitty to me.
Old 11-29-06 | 08:07 AM
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How about Cloak and Dagger or The Last Starfighter?
Old 11-29-06 | 08:25 AM
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The game looked pretty shitty to me.
One step above the square in Atari's Adventure.
Old 11-29-06 | 08:37 AM
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A screenshot would help.
Old 11-29-06 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by pdinosaur

Any other movies with adventure games in them (or perhaps based on them) might be helpful too!

thanks!
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Old 11-29-06 | 09:22 AM
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I don't think it's a real game - I haven't been able to find anything about it being real online. Nor can I find a screenshot.

It looks kind of like a King's Quest. But other than that, I've got nothing.
Old 11-29-06 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Lara Means
The game looked pretty shitty to me.
Big was an 80's movie, so the graphics looked pretty good to me for the day.
Old 11-29-06 | 04:55 PM
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It's been a while since I've seen the film, but from what I recall they were trying to ape King's Quest with a dummied up game (presumably to avoid paying for the rights, or because Sierra wouldn't pony up the bucks for product placement).

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