In 1982, Journey Escape hit the Atari 2600 and kicked off a wave of video games built around famous musicians. We look back at how Journey dodged groupies in a scarab-shaped escape vehicle, how Bally Midway followed up with an arcade game complete with digitized band heads, and how bands like the Thompson Twins, Papa Dance, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood experimented with flexi discs and cassette tie-ins. The episode highlights oddities like Paul McCartney’s Give My Regards to Broad Street, Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker, Sega CD’s Make My Video series, Aerosmith’s Revolution X, and Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style. Our conversation explores these quirky attempts to merge pop culture and gaming. Join us as we play, dance, and rock through music history on today’s trip down Memory Card Lane.
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A Trip Down Memory Card Lane