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Michael Jackson's Moonwalker heading to Virtual Console photo

Moonwalker, the game everybody found an excuse to keep talking about after Michael Jackson died, finally has some relevant news attached to it. The game is scheduled for release on the Wii's Virtual Console, with European rating system PEGI spilling the beans.

Grabbing both children and your crotch, sometimes at the same time, Moonwalker puts you in the shoes of Michael "everybody who made fun of him suddenly pretended it wasn't funny anymore" Jackson. The world's very first real-life Splicer, Michael Jackson's mangled face was everywhere back in the good old days, be it film, television, and this here Genesis videogame. To be honest, the game's pretty crap, but nostalgia fans will likely love it. 

Anyway, there you go. Moonwalker will be coming to VC soon, and if you don't buy it, you are disrespecting the dead and will go to Hell.


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Modern Robot's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 08:44
Modern Robot
Yeah, without the context of the film Moonwalker, the game just comes off as bizarre.
Mark Oleski's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 08:52
Mark Oleski
i like most of his music, and he's not to bad himself... but yeah. My mother is a huge fan so i've kinda always been exposed to his music.
On a side note i listen to heavy metal...
Super Drybones's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 08:56
Super Drybones
This game doesn't stand a ghost of a chance.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 09:01
DaedHead8
I wanna see the superior arcade version re-released.
Steel Brotha's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 09:29
Steel Brotha
Michael Jackson: White, plays with little boys, and grabs his "unit" when doing his job.
The Wii: White, played with by little boys, and your required to waggle the "unit" to do the job.

Nintendo you diddling bastards.
TheLegendaryMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 09:31
TheLegendaryMan
''To be honest, the game's pretty crap''

YOu are wrong Jim DEAD WRONG.
Steel Brotha's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 09:31
Steel Brotha
What's the thing that's most said to Michael Jackson at the beach? HEY, get out of my son!
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 09:57
Im OK
megatomm's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 10:01
megatomm
As soon as I read this the old sega taglin came to mind, "sega has what ninten-don't", oh sega, what went wrong?
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 10:24
fetusmilk
ha i just heard michael jackson was really into pissing in front of people, he thought it was funny.

i think its funny.
Steel Brotha's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 11:00
Steel Brotha
MJ didn't die of cardiac arrest, he fell off a boat and drowned. The lifeguards wouldn't throw him a boy.
CormactheMac87's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 11:34
CormactheMac87
Why did MJ call the boy band Boyz2Men? He thought they were a delivery service.
Lipscomba's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 11:37
Lipscomba
@imOK that screenshot is just WRONG!!!!Ha!
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 11:49
Qraze
i love what he for entertainment but he died a junkie.
Steel Brotha's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 11:55
Steel Brotha
Did you guys hear what they're doing with MJ's body? They're making him into Lego pieces so little kids can still play with him. It's also so he can still be a hazard to kids under the age of 3.
PhilWal's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 12:23
PhilWal
A little funny video of Moonwalker by the Consolevania people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPlyPR0V1lw
colt4by5's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 12:41
colt4by5
I liked that game as a kid. Sure, it would suck if I played it now, but most old games do. Remember trying to catch the shooting star that would turn you into a robot? Good stuff.
Artemus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/09/2009 14:49
Artemus
I'll never, ever forget this weird and wacky Jacko game... How could you not?! I mean, you could make MJ moonwalk, spin him to activate his sparkle attack and even toss his fedora at enemies! Not to mention the Thriller inspired stage where you could make the zombies dance!
Video games don't get much stranger than that!
Who's bad?!
Also, Bubbles the chimp.

pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2009 00:28
pedrovay2003
This is honestly the most accurate movie-to-game adaptation I've played in my life.
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