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The Watchmen? by Horace Cox	Feb 12th, 2009 01:59:47 AM
Never heard of it.
needs more blood and violence by Horace Cox	Feb 12th, 2009 02:06:50 AM
You should be able to fuck cats up with a lead pipe or broken bottles or something.
God that's fuckin cool by phaedrus007	Feb 12th, 2009 02:06:52 AM
I can't wait for this damn movie.
Brilliant! A little advanced for 77 though! by Mr Nicholas	Feb 12th, 2009 02:07:41 AM

Pretty neat but got bored by BurgerKing	Feb 12th, 2009 02:10:31 AM
Reminded me of the old TMNT games. Good job.
I'd rather play this by initiativeDW	Feb 12th, 2009 02:10:46 AM
Than the crappy prequel game they are coming out with...
FUCK MICHAEL BAY by Mr.Twist	Feb 12th, 2009 02:12:39 AM
fuck michael bay
Capcom gonna sue somebody! by TheMcflyFarm	Feb 12th, 2009 02:15:35 AM
yea that was Final Fight except shittier.
Uhm,,yeaaaa by Cagliostro	Feb 12th, 2009 02:15:41 AM
Fun for a second.
"I have all the books" by CorpseRide	Feb 12th, 2009 02:15:46 AM
Oh, I'm sure.
This city is afraid of me. I've seen it's true face. by Lashlarue	Feb 12th, 2009 02:15:55 AM
I have never been so excited for a movie in my life.
OMG! I'm a fucking NES NERD! by Rodo	Feb 12th, 2009 02:20:32 AM
This took me back to BAD DUDES and Double Dragon, and the later 16-bit FINAL FIGHT. The shit!
reminds me of STREETS OF RAGE by foreverguardian	Feb 12th, 2009 02:24:49 AM
That's awesome :) Brought back all kinds of memories from a better age of video games ;)
Complete with objects you can break for no reason. by caerlas	Feb 12th, 2009 02:27:49 AM
Very cool marketing idea. It was missing a comic book stand and a kid reading though.
You do get a score by xevoid	Feb 12th, 2009 02:34:11 AM
its at the upper left above the health bar. You can't see very well, which is why you died quickly and your score was 010 or something.
Best Game since SNES by Power_Girl	Feb 12th, 2009 02:40:03 AM
I would still play games if they were all 2D. There is a market for new 2D games. 2D a is not out dated it's its own genera.
BEST VIRAL EVER!!! by alucardvsdracula	Feb 12th, 2009 02:50:24 AM
Just like going back to 1985, or actually 1988 when the sideway scrolling beat em ups were at their peak. Although, technically, Kung Fu Master paved the way back in 1984 for games like Renegade (1986), Double Dragon (1987), Vigilante (1988), Bad Dudes (1988), Final Fight (1989) and finally Streets of Rage (which this it pretty much lifted from) in (1991). And by the way Streets of Rage was a 16-Bit game. So there. Oh shit I feel reeeeel olllld.
Mr Nicholas it's NOT 1977, but 1985. by alucardvsdracula	Feb 12th, 2009 02:53:26 AM

OOps, you were right it IS 1977, however... by alucardvsdracula	Feb 12th, 2009 02:58:15 AM
Although at first glance that does seem silly - we are in fact talking about an alternate universe were technology is way advanced than the real 1977 (or 85)then this makes sense, if you know the Watchmen universe that is. Either that or whoever put this together is just plain stupid - or fucking clever.
Silk Spectre sure loves to break rubbish bins. by Dingbatty	Feb 12th, 2009 03:11:05 AM

Fuck you Harry by Massawyrm 1	Feb 12th, 2009 03:46:23 AM
There goes any productivity for tonight. God damnit. I'm gonna be playing this shit till dawn trying to get a high score...
The Squid Boss at the end is teh AWESOME!!! by Det. John Kimble	Feb 12th, 2009 03:48:50 AM

God, I love this ... by MorpheusTheSandman	Feb 12th, 2009 04:03:33 AM
No matter how the movie turns out, the stuff around it is brilliant.
Oh and ... by MorpheusTheSandman	Feb 12th, 2009 04:06:40 AM
I am feeling old ... Morph
I don't know if this has turned up online yet, but... by RighteousBrother	Feb 12th, 2009 04:21:56 AM
There's a movie tie-in book out called Watchmen Portraits or something like that. And it features loads of portraits of all the cast and extras and the like, and there's a full page picture of Rorschach aka Walter Kovacs without his mask on - I haven't seen the picture anywhere online yet. He looks good, very similar to the comic character.
Yes, CorpseRide, all the books by Frisco	Feb 12th, 2009 04:23:56 AM
I have them too. You do know that Watchmen was published as a twelve-issue series, right? The DC Heroes pencil-and-paper RPG had a released a couple of Watchmen-themed supplements back around that time too, and of course they contained material that wasn't in the original comics--and written by Alan Moore too, iirc. So yeah: books. Plural.
Nice game by photoboy	Feb 12th, 2009 04:27:04 AM
Although I'd say graphically and sonically it's 16-bit rather than 8-bit, in terms of gameplay it's clearly 8-bit (especially they way there's a jump button with no real use except to jump over Moloch's knives).
Just want to correct you... by stonejackit	Feb 12th, 2009 04:33:25 AM
It's rather a 16 Bit Game. Yeah, I'm a nitpicking prick. Sue me.
damn, Photboy you beat me. by stonejackit	Feb 12th, 2009 04:35:01 AM
so close....
Hot damn, I'm #5 now with 37,446 by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	Feb 12th, 2009 04:46:22 AM
Gotta find ways to get more points!!
Bale does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	Feb 12th, 2009 05:02:55 AM
The first BOOK OF BALE... And lo on the 5000th post the Old Testament Of Bale did end. Upon that cold February day the professional disciples of Bale did rip their calendars from the walls and did proceed to burn them in a great pyre. For that time, that blessed time, would forever be known as BB (Before Bale) and that time which followed would thereafter be known as AB (After Bale). When the professional disciples of Bale did inform the non-believers, communicating through the holy medium of talkback, there were some who would not listen. They would not post at 1000. They would not post at 2000, and still they would not post at 5000. They denied Bale thrice over. They were blind to Bale and worshipped the false idol of Yoko's Cool Cuts. It was then that Bale sent his rage upon them so that all fuckin amateurs might see his power. He tore from the non-believers a new asshole so that all would be marked, and his professional brethren did delight in the shit storm that followed. Here ends the first BOOK OF BALE. (get thee to the TERMINATOR talkback and post three times if ye would repent).
In the words of the AVGN... by Mr. P. Lant	Feb 12th, 2009 05:21:53 AM
WHAT A FUCKLOAD OF SHIT! THIS GAME IS LIKE DRINKING PUKE FRESH OUTTA A SHITTY ASSHOLE! I'D RATHER HAVE A DOG STICK ITS BALLS IN MY MOUTH THEN PLAY THIS SHITTY GAME EVER AGAIN!
This reminds me of the..... by Randall_Flagg	Feb 12th, 2009 05:44:50 AM
Of the old Robocop game from the late '80's. This has to be the best marketing campaign ever devised. I only got 218th... I am now going to have small boys coming up to me in the street and calling me gay. Have to find a way to get more points.....
No Stinkoman? Damn. by Kevin Holsinger	Feb 12th, 2009 05:56:23 AM
Anyway, I love how Sally's kicks are about crotch-high. Now I know where her daughter's fighting style came from.
Not terribly well done. by eggart	Feb 12th, 2009 06:30:28 AM
Every fucking trashcan and mailbox is an obstacle you have to walk around, no running, and you can't move or kick while jumping. Boo.
Frisco, you dolt. by CorpseRide	Feb 12th, 2009 06:50:09 AM
You kinda missed the point there. Actually I assumed he was talking about the Art Of The Film books and so forth. The point is, of course he has all them. The studios know to send him all that stuff by now.
how can anyone not think this was cool... by RockLobster800	Feb 12th, 2009 06:55:59 AM
I mean its part of a viral marketing campaign, not an actual game your supposed to be judging people!and for one thing its a game thats supposed to have originated in 1977, so Im not surprised its not the "best game in the world"-its not supposed to be awe-inspiringly awesome, its just a cool fun idea for marketing...and its got me hyped. Nice job.
It's not cool by eggart	Feb 12th, 2009 07:07:57 AM
because it's not fun.
I want to eat that hamburger. by rev_skarekroe	Feb 12th, 2009 07:09:06 AM
Mmm...
that was about as fun by funnyhat	Feb 12th, 2009 07:27:20 AM
as eating glass. totally ties in to the movie, but if this was supposed to be a 1985 video game, there was much better stuff in arcades than this. it played like a crappy port to a home console from arcade.
The movie takes place in 1985! by Orionsangels	Feb 12th, 2009 07:36:02 AM
Final Fight came out that year, which this game is paying tribute too.
Okay I was a little off by Orionsangels	Feb 12th, 2009 07:41:41 AM
Final Fight is from 89. Double Dragon, the video game was released in 1987. It is an alternate universe though, like some of you mentioned.
Adam West as Hollis Mason by Fuck The Napkin	Feb 12th, 2009 07:48:12 AM
The graphics aren't quite detailed enough for me to tell for sure, but that looked like Adam West as Hollis Mason in the game. Glad they found a role for him somewhere.
Man, I hate games that only let you jump vertically... by FlickaPoo	Feb 12th, 2009 08:20:54 AM
...moving forward while you jump is ABSOLUTELY necessary for any fighting game. I won't play it.
bacci40 by knowthyself	Feb 12th, 2009 08:23:43 AM
How'd you get to see it so soon?
Fucking Genius by Mr Slippy Fist	Feb 12th, 2009 08:26:03 AM
The arcade game is a fantastic idea to go along with the movie. The idea is cool as hell. However, it won’t be fucking our eyes in 2009 like the Fallen’s giant moosecock!!!
knowthyself... by argonaught	Feb 12th, 2009 08:32:11 AM
Click the link that bacci provided. It will explain everything.
by argonaught	Feb 12th, 2009 08:35:35 AM
Could be a plant though.
that's not 8-bit boss by Stormshadow4life	Feb 12th, 2009 08:43:16 AM
....
worst game ever by Stugart	Feb 12th, 2009 08:54:23 AM
honestly
Nice by Stile	Feb 12th, 2009 10:11:35 AM
Loved the intentional misspelling of Moloch as Molloch. Nice nod to 80s videogame Engrish.
Der ner neeer ner ner ner by proper	Feb 12th, 2009 10:14:32 AM
ner,ner,ner,nerrrrr..I liked the music on that game,very nice.Saying that when I died at the knife boss I continued and I couldn't move,Viedt owes me 10peeeeeee,ah a simple diversion,the only people who take this seriously are the ones who are self-conscious because they wern't there in the first place ;>......I was a bit thrown by the 1977 but I put it down to the advances that Viedt and Manhatten had made in their dimension,it's all true you know.alucardvsdracula = You know it,golden age for that kind of game,I like the fact that the youth are pillaging the Computer tunes of that era for their music now,We Were right lol...Power_Girl=Get A DS,2-D is represented there,I love some Castlevania to this day....
That shits not 8bit! by connor187	Feb 12th, 2009 10:48:45 AM
My Sega Megadrive (Genisis for you yanks) had better graphics....It fuckin did! I know it did! And I will have words with any nerd that thinks otherwise!..........God I really hope it did.
Fuck in hell! by connor187	Feb 12th, 2009 10:52:18 AM
I just realized that the Megadrive/Genisis was a 16-bit machine, not 8-bit.....What a stupid twat I turned out to be!
Cool! Streets of Rage ! by FILMFUNK	Feb 12th, 2009 10:55:16 AM

Nite Owl uses his "left hook" in the game. by Lashlarue	Feb 12th, 2009 11:10:27 AM
SWEET!
RighteousBrother by TheBlackKnight	Feb 12th, 2009 11:19:27 AM
There was an AICN article about those books and links to pictures of the pages themselves.
Massawyrm's "productivity" by ArcadianDS	Feb 12th, 2009 11:26:16 AM
I envision lots of half painted lead soldiers and untrimmed pot in plastic bags.
The President has been kidnapped... by SpawnofAchilles	Feb 12th, 2009 12:51:49 PM
by ninjas... Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president?
Before the "Watchmen"... by Rupee88	Feb 12th, 2009 12:54:56 PM
They are still saying this is the name of the superhero team...well I guess the stupid people need to have their hands held and everything overexplained to them (even wrong) to get their asses in the seats. Cool game though...brings back some good memories from years ago.
THIS IS THE GREATEST THING I'VE EVER MADE by AdrianVeidt	Feb 12th, 2009 02:14:08 PM
You are all welcome for this.
I can only get them to HOP and kick. by eggart	Feb 12th, 2009 03:23:59 PM
What a half-hearted piece of dung.
Made With A Veidt Coffee Maker... by ericinwisconsin	Feb 12th, 2009 03:25:30 PM
...and a giant squid. I remember this game on the NES system that came out in 1976 here on good ol' Alternate Earth. BTW, we have time travel here now. What about you biyatches??
Holy Shit by The Eskimo	Feb 12th, 2009 03:49:21 PM
It's not working :{
Dammit! Help please... by The Eskimo	Feb 12th, 2009 03:55:14 PM
...Silk Spectre says "Let's go!" and then they just stand there blinking at me. Nothing happens. I don't have speakers on this CPU...does it give some sort of instructions? It's not frozen up...I want to play, please advise!
Eskimo... by ericinwisconsin	Feb 12th, 2009 03:55:58 PM
...Click where it says "Play Game".
Or maybe this is some fucked up joke... by The Eskimo	Feb 12th, 2009 03:56:36 PM
...that all of you are in on and I'm the only douche to fall for it and you're all sitting in the AICN office laughing at me. STOP LAUGHING AT ME!
Play Game, right. Thanks. by The Eskimo	Feb 12th, 2009 04:00:27 PM
Obviously it is just my peice of shit computer that is the problem.
It's Your Computer, Eskimo... by ericinwisconsin	Feb 12th, 2009 04:03:41 PM
...Try a good operating system, like Veidt-nix...
I've really got to upgrade this Commodore 64 by The Eskimo	Feb 12th, 2009 04:09:02 PM

It's Advanced ('77) because its VEIDT! by Oknight	Feb 12th, 2009 05:29:24 PM
The smartest man in the world didn't just get the patent to the spark hydrants-- he knows what's going to happen in advance
Not working for me by Toonol	Feb 12th, 2009 08:58:19 PM
on either of my machines. I'll assume it's just the load, and try later.
no jump kick = fail by firehawk_thexder	Feb 12th, 2009 11:14:25 PM

Harryyyyy!!! You Ingloriously Lucky Basterd by onezeroone	Feb 13th, 2009 12:40:43 AM

Kicking fire hydrant= Health boost? What? by George Newman	Feb 13th, 2009 12:40:43 AM
you break the obstacles and get health boosts. Yeah, I wish I could jump kick forward.
Power_Girl!! a great current gen 2D game... by onezeroone	Feb 13th, 2009 12:45:05 AM
Street Fighter IV comes out next week. Though may look like 3D at first glance, it's still the same old 2D street fighter. The character models are no longer 2D sprites, but all the action is 2D. Check it out.
and it is a 16bit game because... by onezeroone	Feb 13th, 2009 01:04:34 AM
I don't remember being able to move up or down in most of the 8-bit sidescrollers. Am I missing something? any classic gamerfan care to refresh my memory cells?
The Intellivision console was 16-bit by Dingbatty	Feb 13th, 2009 01:21:04 AM

high scores? by wcme	Feb 13th, 2009 09:51:21 AM
So, how are you getting 40,000+ points?! I am around 23,000ish and have kicked and punched everything. Secret areas or what?
tied for 250th w/ ASS and CAM by Eats_sandwich_gets_laid.	Feb 13th, 2009 10:28:47 AM
just like the good ol' days.
pretty fucking cool but.... by The Amazing G	Feb 14th, 2009 02:04:07 AM
video game game graphics weren't quite that advanced in 1985 (but of course this is supposed to be an ALTERNATE history)
How the hell did they score so high? by Immortal_Fish	Feb 14th, 2009 10:45:53 AM
Played through twice. Took down every enemy and smashed every obstacle without losing life. For some reason, I can't get anywhere as near a high score as others clearly did. There must be a multiplier somewhere that I keep missing. Anyone know what's up?
onezeroone, Superman on Atari 2600 by Immortal_Fish	Feb 14th, 2009 10:48:03 AM
It was a sidescroller and you could "walk" upward and down on the streets as well as move left and right. What a great, great game that was. Really pushed the engine. The sprites blinked like a bitch, though.
High scores - SPOILER by Immortal_Fish	Feb 14th, 2009 11:08:04 AM
Just played thru again. I think I may have figured it out. Man, I feel like a dunce. When you reach Moloch, stay as far "down" on the screen as you can (in the foreground). Moloch continues to throw knives, but he can't get to the same plane as your character. Then it's just a matter of defeating the enemies that spawn from left-of-screen.

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