April 26th, 2001



NOTE FROM ERIC:
From “Star Wars Episode 1 Racer” to “Mortal Kombat: The Movie”
and the ever-present Pokemon, the lines between movies, video
games, and commercials for video games have been forever blurred.


The Top 9 Worst
Movie-Themed Video Games


9> “Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot” — Rest Home Rampage

8> Schindler’s DigDug

7> Dude, Where’s My Combat-Ready BattleCopter?

6> Bagger Vance Vance Revolution

5> Weekend at Q*Bert’s

4> “Cider House Rules, The Game”: Womb Raider

3> Indiana Jones and the Low Bandwidth Modem

2> O Mario Brothers, Where Art Thou?

and the Number 1 Worst Movie-Themed Video Game…

1> Death By A Salesman - Willy’s Revenge




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Credits:

Selected from 54 submissions from 12 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Douglas Jones, Santa Cruz, CA — 1
Jude Benlab, Swarthmore, PA — 2, 5
Zachary Brewster-Geisz, Greenbelt, MD — 3, 4, 7 (Hat Trick!)
Brian M. Klesc, Joliet, IL — 4
Aimee Spanier, Oakland, CA — 6
Dave Ferry, Leesburg, VA — 8
Larry G. Hollister, Concord, CA — 9
Freddie Prinze Jr, Los Angeles, CA — Wing Commander
Clifton J. Gray, Tucson, AZ — Runners Up list name
Eric F. Lipton, Washington, DC — Topic, Script Doctor