DeanOVision Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I just saw Ready Player One at my local theater and noticed that a character in the movie was spotted playing GORF on his ColecoVision when the character was a kid in the '80s. In case you are unaware of the movie (or the book it's based on), it has many 1980s video game references in it. The movie is a lot of fun and is directed by Steven Spielberg. Anyway, I stayed through the credits to see if they give a credit or "special thanks" to Coleco Holdings, Inc., but I didn't see anything. Uh oh! I guess Spielberg can expect to get sued by Chris Cardillo...It's too bad that Spielberg's career is going to come to end. He was such a good director. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoJoe Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 How come he's playing the game with Player 2's controller? He likes playing in two-player mode alone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trabera Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) There was a Ready Player One event in Hollywood a few weeks back with props and art from the film. There was a recreation of the bedroom. Check this out. Edited May 25, 2018 by Trabera 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 . I love how there's a Big Trak in there too. That and the ColecoVision were two big highlights of my childhood. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I realized that the 5th time I watched the movie(DVD)... Why does he have stacks of 2600 games when he has a colecovision w/o an expansion module? Speaking of atari carts, in the scene where the sixers dump a bunch of atari cartridges onto a table, discussing what game they should try next in the third challenge, I saw two same Joust carts in the pile. P.S.Hey, that's not the boot screen of the colecovision! P.P.S.Why does that pic have intellivision carts on the table? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) There is an intellivison under the right end table/desk. The expansion module may be beside the driving module, too cluttered and dark to tell but could be there edit: took A look at the source picture and does not look like an expansion module there but what the heck are those weird colecovision controllers? Are they the flashback variety? Ugh Edited July 11, 2019 by Loafer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightytodd Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 5 hours ago, bluejay said: I realized that the 5th time I watched the movie(DVD)... Why does he have stacks of 2600 games when he has a colecovision w/o an expansion module? Speaking of atari carts, in the scene where the sixers dump a bunch of atari cartridges onto a table, discussing what game they should try next in the third challenge, I saw two same Joust carts in the pile. Since Spielberg directed, he should have insisted on there being an E.T. cart in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 7 hours ago, almightytodd said: Since Spielberg directed, he should have insisted on there being an E.T. cart in there... Maybe there is. *turns DVD player on* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Nup. No ET... most of the carts are upside down. But I can see laser blast, 2x joust, mario bros, 2x defender, and that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 There's also a Robbie the Robot (from Forbidden Planet) in the background. This is a boomer's idea/memory of what an 80s kid room looked like. I'm not watching the movie (it kicks off with Van Halen's "Jump" which made me quit right there) but this shot reminds me of the boy's room in E.T., filled with Kenner Star Wars product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 21 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: I'm not watching the movie (it kicks off with Van Halen's "Jump" which made me quit right there) but this shot reminds me of the boy's room in E.T., filled with Kenner Star Wars product. lol I'm SUPER not-a-movie-watcher but as a dad I've heard this one dozens of times while driving the car as it's playing in the backseat. It's actually worth a single watch through. Heck, 2600 Adventure plays a big part in the film. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, NE146 said: Heck, 2600 Adventure plays a big part in the film. ? They should have used the ColecoVision version called "Quest for the Golden Chalice" by Mystery Man/Team Pixelboy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 3 hours ago, NE146 said: lol I'm SUPER not-a-movie-watcher but as a dad I've heard this one dozens of times while driving the car as it's playing in the backseat. It's actually worth a single watch through. Heck, 2600 Adventure plays a big part in the film. ? I'd love to watch that (and only that) Hey look, a short clip of that scene is on YouTube, and it's done with such over-the-top religious reverence (and presented by a breathless uncanny valley avatar), I hate it even more. Yeah, I'm old and cranky, so what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harris Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) Seriously, what are the odds Steven Spielberg actually played video games in the 80's. In every one of the movies that they rely on ticket sales to go to some middle aged dude reliving his teenage or childhood years. They throw a ton of crap together, obviously from a thrift store, with no theme to it then put a kid from today that would spit on a console from back then after growing up around an XBox 360. Add Tom Sayer as background music and there you go. Both Pixels and Ready Player One were lame and I have a love hate relationship with the 80's. The best time growing up, would not mind visiting with a time machine but I would not want to settle there. Bally's Alladin Castle at the mall was it but that also came with a lot of broken hearts dating. And that's my rant. Edited July 25, 2019 by Mike Harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 6 hours ago, Mike Harris said: Seriously, what are the odds Steven Spielberg actually played video games in the 80's. From "Invasion of the Space Invaders" - by Martin Amis, published in 1982 ...I'd say the odds are relatively good. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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