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Back when licensed video games first caught on during the '80s and '90s, it wasn't just cartoons, comics and movies that were being adapted to the newest form of entertainment at the time, there were also games based on musicians. The most famous was Michael Jackson's Sega-developed title Moonwalker - requiring the player to execute signature dance moves to take down a variety of enemies while rescuing children at the same time. The king of pop undeniably had the biggest music game and essentially paved the way for more music orientated video game releases later down the line.
During this period when Moonwalker was at the top of the charts, there were many other musicians cashing in on the success of video games. Apparently, American rapper Vanilla Ice even had a game lined up. The
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Back when licensed video games first caught on during the '80s and '90s, it wasn't just cartoons, comics and movies that were being adapted to the newest form of entertainment at the time, there were also games based on musicians. The most famous was Michael Jackson's Sega-developed title Moonwalker - requiring the player to execute signature dance moves to take down a variety of enemies while rescuing children at the same time. The king of pop undeniably had the biggest music game and essentially paved the way for more music orientated video game releases later down the line.
During this period when Moonwalker was at the top of the charts, there were many other musicians cashing in on the success of video games. Apparently, American rapper Vanilla Ice even had a game lined up. The
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- predominantly focused on Game Boy history - has posted a 10-minute clip about Vanilla Ice's unreleased Game Boy title originally known as Rap City.Read the
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