Michael Jackson Takes On Video Gaming!! The Story Behind SEGA's 'Moonwalker' | the detail.

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Michael Jackson's 'Moonwalker' video game was produced by SEGA at the height of the video game wars of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The Japanese video game company took a risk on the King Of Pop in order to compete with their major competitor, Nintendo. But how did the video game come about? And what was the public's reaction to Michael Jackson entering the world of video games?

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All Comments (21)
  • @LaFlamesPs5
    They should make another game of Michael !!
  • @TheBCNetork1
    I remember this game. I loved when he hit the Beat it Dance!!!😊
  • @pogue972
    You should do a video covering MJ's other collaboration with Sega, which was the Sonic 3 soundtrack. It was rumored for years he had a hand in it, but it wasn't confirmed until recently when Sega re-released Sonic 3 & stripped out the original soundtrack. There's a video by "Pop Fiction" covering the Sonic 3/Michael Jackson music & it's similarities to his music.
  • @JordanCann
    This game was groundbreaking during its time. It was a pretty difficult game though. I could never get passed the Thriller level
  • @AvoidTIMtation
    I played the hell out of this game and I still have my original genesis cartridge. Small correction: Bubbles didnt turn him into the robot, you had to catch a shooting star that would fly across the level.
  • @waypastcoolkid
    Please make sure you talk about his involvement with Sonic 3!
  • @TrookieNL
    I love this video game and i still have the game.❤
  • I never had the game, but I heard plenty about it. MJ revolutionized the gaming world with Moonwalker. I'm glad the gamble paid off. Great video from the detail. Long live the king of pop. 💖🎉
  • @johnlucas1543
    As both a Nintendo fan & a Michael Jackson fan, I have to say that this video is well researched. You captured the truth of the videogame industry & how Nintendo saved the business from the 1983 Crash. Nintendo redesigned the entire business in their image since 1985 & this status is still in effect today. The industry is having a new crash right now & Nintendo's model is immune to all of it. At that time Sega was the biggest alternative to Nintendo in the videogame console realm. And if Nintendo passed on making a game with him (fools!), Sega surely wouldn't make that mistake. Michael being a gamer himself was quick to understand the potential of videogames with his art & message. It seemed like he was thinking in multimedia concepts where he would use his media to change hearts & minds. Music, movies, videogames all with his imprint on it & having great influence with the youth. I think the conspirators saw where he was going with this & that's why they created the scandal on him. The 1990s would be the decade Michael BROADENED his impact & those crooks robbed us of this potential. Humanitarian works mixed with his artistic vision through multiple forms of media. What would have happened if he completed the Dangerous Tour as he intended? How would he have moved in the rest of the 1990s if they didn't derail him? We would have gotten A LOT more than Space Channel 5 & Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 if they didn't screw him.
  • @Kai-hk7tl
    I wonder if Michael beat his own game
  • @NPGLAMB
    So nice to hear the detail narrate his own video
  • I remeber being like 5 years old playing this on my old Nintendo back in the 90s
  • @jayfriday9485
    this video was my suggestion awhile ago 🤩thanks for making it 💜 it’s also great to hear you narrating 👍🏽
  • @HarmonicJinx
    Video felt unfinished. Surprised you didn't mention his work with Sonic. Looking forward to a part 2!
  • @eLkO187
    I grew up playing this game so it’ll always have a special place in my heart. I had no idea it was released in 1990 (always assumed it was ‘88). Major thank you to The Detail for putting this together. I learnt quite a bit from this video!
  • @nesdomstarlight
    I have the genesis game and it one my favorite sega games I own