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    Rather than have a thread about a question for a specific movie, I thought that these could be nicely gathered under one roof (thread).

    My question is: does anyone know whether the computer game played by Tom Hanks in Big (the game that the character also plays at the beginning of the film as a 12-year-old) existed or if it were a mock-up?

    If it really did exist, what was its name?

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    Got screenies?

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    Here's something I noticed the last time I watched 2010: The Year We Make Contact - Roy Scheider's character apparently goes portable with a state-of-the-art Apple IIc. Man, no wonder HAL's gone all wonky...

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    -So far this semester alone, he's been absent nine times. Including today.

    -Nine times?

    -I have it right here in front of me. He's missed...

    -I wanted a car. I got a computer. How's that for being born under a bad sign?
    You are startled by a grim snarl. Before you, you see 1 Red dragon. Will your stalwart band choose to (F)ight or (R)un?

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    Default Re: Computers in older movies

    Quote Originally Posted by Lady Jaye
    Rather than have a thread about a question for a specific movie, I thought that these could be nicely gathered under one roof (thread).

    My question is: does anyone know whether the computer game played by Tom Hanks in Big (the game that the character also plays at the beginning of the film as a 12-year-old) existed or if it were a mock-up?

    If it really did exist, what was its name?
    I found a website that said it was called "Wizard and the Princess" ... I haven't seen it in years so I can't confirm that.

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    According to a website (maybe it's the same as the one you found?), it is Sierra's The Wizard and the Princess.

    And here's the dialogs from the movie regarding that game (monologue-style):

    Computer game script:
    Scene 1
    You are standing in the cavern of the evil wizard. All around you are
    the carcasses of slain ice dwarfs...Melt the wizard. What do you want
    to melt him with? What do you think I want to melt him with...(Josh,
    don't forget to take out the garbage) Just a second! Throw
    the...(Josh, did you hear what your mother said?) One minute! (Josh
    Baskin!) Your hesitancy has cost you dearly. The wizard, sensing your
    apprehension, unleashes a fatal blow from the ice scepter. With luck,
    you will thaw in several million years. Great.

    Scene 69
    You are standing in the cavern of the evil wizard. All around you are
    the carcasses of slain ice dwarfs....Melt wizard....What do you want to
    melt him with? ...Throw thermal pod.

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    The nerds from the original Revenge of the Nerds movie knew computing power: they used a TRS-80 CoCo 2 (sans the decal) during their performance. YEEAAAAH! Baby!

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