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Games based on movies sorted by release date

In the 80s and the 90s we all saw a lot of good blockbuster movies come out. Some of them were good, some of them were bad. Unfortunately, most of video games based on movies (called 'tie-in') were really bad. Developers tried to put everything they could in those games and divided gameplay in different parts, each of them with a different gameplay: platform, driving sim, puzzle, etc. The best games based on a movie are those that focus on a single genre: Indiana Jones games, Star Wars games etc.
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Back to the Future Part 2

DOS1990 Images Software
1990’s Back to the Future Part 2 for DOS is a game that tries very hard to be as confusing as time travel itself. You’re Marty McFly, zipping between timelines, avoiding paradoxes, and trying to not get arrested for pi...
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Batman: the Movie

DOS1990 Ocean Software
The 1990 adaptation of Tim Burton’s Batman hit DOS screens with a moody mix of driving, platforming, and side-scrolling bat-beatdowns. Batman: The Movie swings between genres like a bat on a bungee cord. One moment you're cr...
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Beverly Hills Cop

DOS1990 Tynesoft Computer Software
Take Eddie Murphy’s swagger, remove the charm, add some DOS chiptunes, and you get Beverly Hills Cop—a game adaptation that asks: “What if being a wisecracking detective meant stiff animations and random driving ...
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Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

DOS1990 Off The Wall Productions
Based on the film that made air guitar cool (briefly), Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is a time-traveling puzzler where history class meets stoner logic. Gather historical figures, survive bizarre puzzles, and pray that your k...
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Days of Thunder

DOS1990 Argonaut Games
Days of Thunder is a 1990 racing video game based on the film of the same name. Developed by Argonaut Software and published by Mindscape, the game was released on several platforms, including the NES, PC (MS-DOS), Amiga, Atari ST...
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Dick Tracy

DOS1990 Titus Interactive
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch

DOS1990 Elite Systems
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Night Breed

DOS1990
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Arachnophobia

DOS1991 Blue Sky Productions
You don’t need to hate spiders to fear Arachnophobia (1991), but it helps. Based on the movie of the same name, it tasks you with exterminating wave after wave of creepy crawlies in a town that’s clearly being punished...
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Home Alone

DOS1991 Manley Associates
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Predator 2

DOS1991 Arc Developments
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

DOS1991 Syntetic Dimensions
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according to critics. Terminator 2 is an action game develo...
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The Blues Brothers

DOS1991 Titus Interactive
The Blues Brothers is a platformer that follows the adventures of Jake and Elwood Blues as they try to put their band back together. The player controls one of the Blues Brothers through various levels, each filled with obstacles,...
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The Godfather

DOS1991 Creative Materials
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The Rocketeer

DOS1991 NovaLogic
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The Taking of Beverly Hills

DOS1991 Off The Wall Productions
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Batman Returns

DOS1992 Spirit of discovery
Just like the movie, Batman Returns (1992) is dark, gritty, and full of dudes in clown makeup getting punched in the face. You play as the Caped Crusader in a beat-‘em-up side-scroller that delivers satisfying combos and a s...
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Beauty and the Beast

DOS1992 Infogrames
This isn’t Disney’s musical fairytale—it’s a DOS game, which means Beauty and the Beast is way more "puzzle platformer" than "tale as old as time." You play as the Beast, leaping around levels, solving very...
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder

DOS1992 Tiertex Design Studios
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

DOS1992 Manley Associates
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Hook

DOS1992 Shadow Software
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Plan 9 From Outer Space

DOS1992 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
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Robocop 3

DOS1992 Digital Image Design
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Beethoven 2

DOS1993 Rozner Labs Software Group
Yes, it’s that Beethoven—the slobbery St. Bernard, not the piano guy. In Beethoven 2, you control a surprisingly agile dog on a quest to rescue your kidnapped puppies. Along the way, you’ll bark at birds, jump on...
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Bram Stoker's Dracula

DOS1993 Psygnosis
Bram Stoker's Dracula (the game) is based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula (the movie) based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula (the book). Confused yet? Good. This 1993 action-platformer has you battling the undead with the grace of a ...
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Jurassic Park

DOS1993 Ocean Software
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Last Action Hero

DOS1993 Psygnosis
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Star Wars Chess

DOSWindows 3.x1993 The Software Toolworks
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Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected LucasArts