1991

The Blues Brothers

FROM: Titus

BEHIND THE MUSIC: Back at the dawn of the '90s, Americans had Super Nintendo systems with smooth scrolling, vibrant graphics and sprawling adventures starring dynamic duo Mario and Luigi. French gamers? They were packing pre-Windows IBM PCs with limited visual capabilities, clunky keyboard control schemes, blocky visuals and (sacrebleu!) clumsy approximations starring Jake and Elwood. The goal: Get the bros (running from the cops, of course) to a concert by hurling objects at enemies.

WHY IT ROCKS: Once upon a time, for desktop systems, its performance was actually state-of-the-art, and — in a biz milestone — gave a fictional musical act its premier virtual chance to shine. Now, about that Spinal Tap treatment ...

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