PLAY RETRO 217: Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
From Play Retro Show by Scott Johnson
May 7, 2026 · 1h 19m
About this episode
This episode discusses the different adaptations of Michael Jackson's Moonwalker across various gaming platforms.
Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (1990) brought the King of Pop to arcades and home consoles with two completely different takes on the same concepts - an isometric co-op arcade experience and a side-scrolling Genesis version built around exploration and music-driven combat. We also take a look at the earlier European computer adaptation, showing how differently the Moonwalker license was interpreted across platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Scott Johnson
Topics covered
- Michael Jackson
- Moonwalker
- video games
- arcade games
- Genesis
- music-driven combat
- European computer adaptation
Keywords
- Michael Jackson
- Moonwalker
- arcade
- Genesis
- video games
- music
- combat
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Organizations: Acast
Books & works: Moonwalker
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