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Nerds everywhere riot as YouTube yanks possible new ‘Ghostbusters’ video game footage

January

OK, Suburbarazzi fans, I have a confession to make: “Ghostbusters” might be my favorite movie of all time. (“The Godfather,” eat your heart out.)

So when I viewed some leaked footage of what might or might not be a brand-spankin’ new video game based on Walter Peck’s sworn enemies, I was more excited than Slimer in a banquet hall. Only Dr. Peter Venkman (played by Sneden’s Landing resident Bill Murray) would have been able to reel me in with a proton beam, while shouting “Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh! Nice shootin’, Tex!” to Dr. Ray Stantz.

Sadly, in true Gozerian fashion, the video game footage has since been yanked off YouTube, so I can’t even link to it here anymore. In its place, however, I’ll refer you to a relatively disappointing but mildly amusing ending of the “Ghostbusters” game produced two decades ago for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. You gotta love the weak attempts at translation and humility:

CONGLATURATION (sic) !!! YOU HAVE COMPLETED A GREAT GAME. AND PROOVED (sic) THE JUSTICE OF OUR CULTURE. NOW GO AND REST OUR HEROES !

(Associated Press file photo by Lionel Cironneau)

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 25th, 2007 at 3:10 pm by Chris Serico.
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2 Responses to “Nerds everywhere riot as YouTube yanks possible new ‘Ghostbusters’ video game footage”

Dr. Peter Venkman January 26th, 2007 at 12:44 am
Ghostbusting is no game, Chris. I can call you Chris, right? Thanks. So, as I was saying Chris, It’s no game and I believe that the YouTube video footage was what a superfan thought a Ghostbusters game might look like. I might be wrong though. Gotta go. Got a date with a ghost! Your friend, Dr. Pete.

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