OMGame Boy #67 "8-bit Bowie: 40 Years of Labyrinth"

About this episode

The episode discusses the 40th anniversary of the film 'Labyrinth' and its related video game.

A twisted maze full of deception populated with outrageously gross creatures awaits! Now enough about our podcast, let's talk about the 1986 David Bowie/Jim Henson classic "Labyrinth", just in time for its 40th anniversary. From box office bomb to cult classic, in-between it was also a video game. Yup, there was only one based off the film and we get lost talking about it. Why is there so much text? Is Henson Island worse than Epstein Island? We try to find some answers as well as chat about other maze-like games inspired by Metroid and Castlevania.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan, Nick

Topics covered

• Labyrinth
• David Bowie
• video games
• cult classics
• maze-like games
• Metroid
• Castlevania

Keywords

• Labyrinth
• David Bowie
• Jim Henson
• video game
• cult classic
• maze games
• Metroid
• Castlevania

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Labyrinth

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