What do you get when you mash-up one of the most quotable movies with a syncopated beat? A fresh and original remix by Dave Thomas. Truly amazing, very creative!
For all of you who have pre-ordered the Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection DVD set from Time Life, check your email. Many of those who placed pre-orders are receiving notifications that their sets have shipped, while others received a pleasant surprise in their mailbox this afternoon.
I received my advance copy of the DVD set on Friday and it is simply outstanding. I’m working on my extensive review, which will be published here by the end of the week. Until then, please check out the following hands on reports.
Many fans were upset with Activision over their decision not to release Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Lucky for us, Atari swept in and saved the day. The game will be released during Q3 of 2009, just in time for the 25th anniversary of the Ghostbusters franchise.
Given all the drama we’ve had, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the original Ghostbusters video game, which was published by Activision. Originally for Commodore 64 and later published on the Atari 2600 (what irony), Nintendo Entertainment System, and several other platforms, Ghostbusters was a commercial success, despite the questionable game play. In fact, Activision published the majority of the Ghostbusters video games for various systems through the 80’s and 90’s.
In the clip above, Activision co-founder and legendary game designer David Crane (Pitfall, A Boy and His Blob) gives a demonstration of the Ghostbusters video game for the Commodore 64 during the January 21, 1985 episode of Computer Chronicles.
The video game industry has evolved by leaps and bounds since 1985 and Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) is a great example of how licensed properties should be handled and turned into video games. Hats off to Terminal Reality for all they have done.
I was digging through some artifacts this weekend during a visit at my parent’s house. I managed to find the complimentary video to the very special (to me, anyways) Ghostbusters ABC Sunday Night Movie Intro, which was my first interaction with the original film as documented in the first episode of Ghostheads. Judging by the commercials my guess is this was recorded in 1991 - 1992.
Ghostbusters is a supurb and wonderful game which includes all the ghostly capes of the source material. It will have you humming the theme tune all day long, itching for another ghost.
Run, don’t walk, to your local comic shop and pickup Ghostbusters: The Other Side #2. As artist Tom Nguyen stated in an interview last month, the new comic series will include some celebrity ghosts and other past characters from the Ghostbusters franchise. I’m personally very eager to learn what writer Keith Champagne has in store for us in the coming months.
