Did you know that this month, February of 2012 is the 20th anniversary of a very historic film? A film that captured the imaginations of an entire generation with it’s wit and charm. I am, of course talking about Wayne’s World; still considered by most to be the only Saturday Night Live spin-off worth watching. It rose above it’s source material to bring the world an evergreen classic that will delight viewers for generations to come. Schey, right. And monkeys might fly out of my butt.

It also spawned a few video game tie-ins.

Capstone Software was the king of lackluster movie adaptations from 1980 until it closed its doors in 1996 (Note: a business software company now owns the Capstone Software name & their former website). Of the company’s 35 releases, at least 17 were based on previously existing works. Remember L.A. Law: The Game? Surf Ninjas? Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Chess Wars? No? How about our first game this month – Wayne’s World?

Wayne’s World (PC)

In 1993, the same year Wayne’s World 2 was in theaters, Capstone produced a point-and-click adventure featuring Wayne & Garth. In it, the dynamic duo embarks on a quest to raise money for their show by having a pizza-thon, which is a telethon involving pizza. Outside of some of the pizza toppings, there are no meaty plot points (Note: I’m sorry for that joke, Jonah & Jesse).

If you managed to miss this jewel of a game and wish to play along before the show, never fear! It is officially considered abandonwear and may be downloaded from this site.

Wayne’s World (NES, Game Boy, SNES, Genesis)

In lieu of doing two separate games of a similar theme this month, we’ll be looking at Radical Entertainment’s platformer, Wayne’s World (C’mon guys, get creative with these titles. How about Wayne’s World: Heavy Wayne?) for the NES, SNES, Game Boy, and/or Genesis. Regardless of whether you play Wayne’s World on a stationary or handheld console, you’ll basically be playing through the same story – after being sucked into an arcade game, Wayne must rescue Garth from the evil Zantar. According to my research, the main difference between the NES & SNES version, apart from the quality of the graphics, is that Garth is a playable character in the NES version. I guess we’ll find out if that’s the case on our play-through.

We will also be talking about the films that inspired the games, as all of us here at WingDamage grew up watching them and want an excuse to say our favorite quotes on the show.

So friends, you have your assignment. Here’s the drill for new readers: play the games along with us (and in this case watch the movies), email us with your thoughts (podcast@wingdamage.com) and then download our discussion episode when it is posted in a few weeks.

Tags: Capstone Software, Game Boy, Genesis, NES, PC, Point and Click, Radical Entertainment, SNES, Wayne's World

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