The most important night of the year for lovers of the seventh art is approaching. The Oscars are those which reward the best of cinema produced in the United States. for English speakers and, as a good source of classics, it has always inspired gamers in one way or another. So, do you remember the movie-based video games that won the occasional award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood?
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Since the beginning of the history of video games, in the late 70s, it was almost mandatory that any film that wanted to be a success had to release its own video game to accompany the theatrical release of the film with a product at the inside the domestic sphere. It was the days of Indiana Jones, Star Wars, ET The Extra-Terrestrial and many other classics. It was the new cinema of Spielberg, Lucas and company, which at the same time that they triumphed at the box office, they won Oscars. And from then until today, the list has continued to grow.
That said, with nothing else to add, let’s start with the list of games based on films that have won one (or more) Oscars:
The Raiders of the Lost Ark
We begin with what is for many the best adventure tape ever made. This film was one of those which received the most statuettes at the 1982 ceremony – including best visual effects, best editing and best sound. That year he arrived for the legendary Atari 2600, a game based on the film that has become a cult classic.
The Lion King
The Walt Disney Animation classic surprised the world in 1994. Its soundtrack, composed by the legendary Hans Zimmer, and the song Can you feel the love tonight
Enter the Matrix
A classic of modern science fiction, Matrix managed to captivate both casual fans and film specialists, winning four Oscars in 2000, including Best Editing and Best Visual Effects. In the field of video games, years after the premiere of the first tape would go on sale Enter the Matrixa development that would expand on the story we saw in the (now) Wachowski sisters’ film.
The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King
The trilogy of The Lord of the Rings It is one of the most successful in the history of the Oscars. Between the three films, they racked up around 30 nominations. Of all, a third would be for The king’s return which would go on to win 11 awards, including Best Picture. In 2003, the same year the film hit theaters, a video game would go on sale to adapt its plot, and to this day it is considered the franchise’s best. Without a doubt.
The Godfather
For the end, we leave the film considered by many to be the best in the history of cinema. The Godfatherwinner among others of the Oscar for best film in 1973, made a strange but interesting foray into the world of video games. In 2006, more than 30 years after the film’s premiere, it went on sale with a development style GTA which was attempting to rekindle interest in the franchise. But unfortunately, it didn’t happen from there.
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