The Movie Monster Game
Play the monster in Epyx's follow up to Crush, Crumble and Chomp! Smash London, Paris, New York, Moscow or San Francisco with your choice of one of 6 giant monsters, including the officially licensed Godzilla…
The Movie Monster Game is an arcade developed by Epyx, released 31 December 1986 on Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What The Movie Monster Game is
The Movie Monster Game is an arcade game developed by Epyx and released in 1986. It is available on Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The gameplay is depicted on a movie screen in front of a movie theater crowd simulating an actual monster movie. Each scenario even starts off with an advertisement, (for popcorn and "Gummi Glogs"; in the Apple II version "Godzilla Mouthwash" is also featured), and other attractions, (such as promotions for Epyx's own Summer Games) before the "Feature Presentation" of the game begins.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Godzilla series
The Movie Monster Game is the seventh of 63 entries we hold in the Godzilla series. It arrived 12 months after Fierce Dragon Godzilla: Metropolis Destruction!!. The next entry was Monster's Fair in 1986.
What it launched against
The Movie Monster Game launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Leaderboard.
Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Leaderboard.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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