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Post by shinobi on Aug 13, 2010 15:25:15 GMT
Just like animes in 80s, some of the characters or players in video games are based from the iconic people/characters in movies and also real people which is quite a trend especially in 80s and 90s but there are also a few in modern games. Anyway, here's what I found:  Dutch/Arnold from Predator and Bill Riser from Contra series  John Rambo/Sylvester Stallone from Rambo and Lance Bean from Contra series  John Rambo/Sylvester Stallone from Rambo and the two unnamed players from Garuka/Devastator arcade game  Kyle Reeves from Terminator and Solid Snake from first Metal Gear game  Actor Sean Connery and Big Boss from Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake  Conan/Arnold and Simon Belmont from Castlevania series  Deckard/Harrison Ford from Blade Runner and Gillian Seed from Snatcher  Riggs and Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon and Jonathan and Ed from Policenauts  Hattori Hanzo/Sonny Chiba from Kage no Gundan and Joe Musashi from The Revenge of Shinobi  Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street and Jaguar from Gang Wars arcade game  Jason Vorhees from Friday the 13th and Rick Taylor from Splatterhouse arcade game(a remake for PS3 and Xbox360 will released soon)  Frank/Van Damme from Bloodsport and Johnny Cage from Mortal Kombat series Feel free to share yours as well! |
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Post by Smithee on Aug 19, 2010 14:21:48 GMT
I think you about hit 'em all there  |
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Post by loadrunner81 on Aug 20, 2010 19:28:23 GMT
USELESS TRIVIA: The original Mortal Kombat was supposed to be celebrity tie-in starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. I guess it was cheaper to just rip off Van Damme with Johnny Cage.
Also, not only was Solid Snake based off actor Michael Biehn (best known as Kyle Reese from The Terminator and Cpl. Dwayne Hicks from Aliens), but also Mel Gibson (as seen in the original release of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake) and mainly Kurt Russell's anti-hero character, Snake Plissken, from Escape From New York/L.A.
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Post by loadrunner81 on Aug 22, 2010 1:17:40 GMT
Here's another pic for you guys. This is the box art of Bare Knuckle 2, the Japanese version of Streets of Rage 2, from the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive:  -Axel=Jean-Claude Van Damme -Blaze=Kathy Ireland -Skate/Sammy=Martin Lawrence -Max Thunder=Don "The Dragon" Wilson -Electra=Cory Everson I REALLY wish Sega of America used the Japanese box art. In my opinion, it looks WAY more badass. |
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Post by Vendaval Este on Aug 22, 2010 12:45:04 GMT
I get giddy seeing "MD" written on the spine.
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Post by loadrunner81 on Aug 23, 2010 6:03:44 GMT
I get giddy seeing "MD" written on the spine. LOL, Mega Drive Geist. |
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Post by shinobi on Aug 23, 2010 22:42:21 GMT
@loadrunner: I almost forgot, yeah Solid Snake looks like Mel Gibson in the 2nd intro of Metal Gear 2 and also in the same game, Dr. Pettrovich has a very huge resemblance to Albert Einstein. I used to have the Megadrive cartridge of Bare Knuckle 2, never thought that Axel has a resemblance to Van Damme in the box art, I have a feeling that Mr. X(the sinister smiling face in the background)must have a resemblance to a real person but I can't tell who.  @vendavaleste: Actually in my side, when I saw the title M.D. Geist more than a decade ago(but never watched), I thought the initial M.D. has something to do with a doctor ;D |
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Post by loadrunner81 on Aug 24, 2010 12:41:17 GMT
@loadrunner: I almost forgot, yeah Solid Snake looks like Mel Gibson in the 2nd intro of Metal Gear 2 and also in the same game, Dr. Pettrovich has a very huge resemblance to Albert Einstein. I used to have the Megadrive cartridge of Bare Knuckle 2, never thought that Axel has a resemblance to Van Damme in the box art, I have a feeling that Mr. X(the sinister smiling face in the background)must have a resemblance to a real person but I can't tell who. @vendavaleste: Actually in my side, when I saw the title M.D. Geist more than a decade ago(but never watched), I thought the initial M.D. has something to do with a doctor ;D When I squint my eyes, Mr. X kinda looks like a psycho Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's the best I can do. Speaking of M.D. Geist, when my mother, who is a sci-fi and horror movie buff, brought M.D. Geist home from Blockbuster back in fall of 1995, I had no clue that I'd be watching an anime starring the mascot of US Manga Corps. Oddly enough, prior to seeing M.D. Geist, I once had a dream about a man walking through fire and not giving a fuck, just like Geist! |
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Post by zombi1978 on Aug 28, 2010 11:13:04 GMT
 SEE!! Even those giant Death Force horses from M.D. Geist are in Starcraft 2!! |
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Post by Vendaval Este on Aug 29, 2010 9:58:54 GMT
I'm not seeing it, Zombi. :/
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Post by zombi1978 on Aug 29, 2010 11:10:57 GMT
... You can´t see what?
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Post by loadrunner81 on Aug 30, 2010 11:51:58 GMT
SEE!! Even those giant Death Force horses from M.D. Geist are in Starcraft 2!! I kinda see a resemblance. |
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Post by zombi1978 on Aug 30, 2010 14:30:21 GMT
Yeah, I mean the lower front likewise a bit the "head" of the Death Force horse look like this. But VE didn´t see it. :/
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Post by shinobi on Aug 31, 2010 2:30:58 GMT
Not much, just a little I guess, anyway already change the title as "VG characters based on real people/movie/anime" so we can post video game characters based on animes.
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Post by Vendaval Este on Sept 5, 2010 10:45:01 GMT
I still don't see it.
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