Runtime: 58 Minutes
We look back at video games throughout the 1980s and 1990s featuring famous musicians or musical acts. Starting with Journey Escape, released for the Atari 2600 in 1982, our musical journey takes us through acts featuring Journey, the Thompson Twins, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Kris Kross, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Aerosmith, the Wu-Tang clan and more. We also spend time talking about what made arcades special back in the day. Join us for this rhytmically-inclined trip down Memory Card Lane.
References:
Journey Escape Cover Art:
MobyGames - Journey Escape CoversMoonwalker Cover Art:
MobyGames - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker CoversRevolution X Cover Art:
MobyGames - Revolution X CoversWu-Tang: Shaolin Style Cover Art:
MobyGames - Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style CoversWikipedia - Journey Escape:
Journey EscapeWikipedia - Journey (1983 video game):
Journey (1983 video game)Wikipedia - The Thompson Twins Adventure:
The Thompson Twins AdventureWikipedia - Flexi disc:
Flexi discMobyGames - Papa Dance:
Papa Dance (ZX Spectrum)MobyGames - Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street:
Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad StreetWikipedia - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker:
Michael Jackson's MoonwalkerWikipedia - Make My Video:
Make My VideoWikipedia - Revolution X:
Revolution XWikipedia - Frankie Goes to Hollywood (video game):
Frankie Goes to Hollywood (video game)Wikipedia - Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style:
Wu-Tang: Shaolin StyleMobyGames - Blues Brothers:
The Blues BrothersMobyGames - Motorhead:
MotorheadMobyGames - Prince Interactive:
Prince InteractiveMobyGames - RapJam: Volume One (SNES):
RapJam: Volume One (SNES)MobyGames - Queensrÿche's Promised Land:
Queensrÿche's Promised LandMobyGames - Queen: The eYe:
Queen: The eYeAdditional Sources:
Journey Escape Atari 2600 Complete Game Gameplay:r
YouTube - Journey Escape Atari 2600 Complete Game GameplayLet's Play Journey: The Arcade Game!
YouTube - Let's Play Journey: The Arcade Game!The Thompson Twins Adventure Walkthrough:
YouTube - The Thompson Twins Adventure Walkthrough, ZX SpectrumGive My Regards To Broad Street - Playthrough (C64):
YouTube - Give My Regards To Broad Street - Playthrough (C64)Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Playthrough:
[Full GamePlay] Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Hard Mode) [Sega MegaDrive/Genesis]Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Playthrough:
Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (SCD) PlaythroughRevolution X Playthrough:
Revolution X (Arcade) - All Wings PlaythroughFrankie Goes to Hollywood Playthrough:
C64-Longplay - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (720p)Wu Tang: Shaolin Style Playthrough:
PSX Longplay [560] Wu Tang - Shaolin StyleAudio Sources:
Cold Open Music:
Comfortable Mystery by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3531-comfortable-mystery
Podcast Intro Music:
Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes