FMV (full motion video) games

[OceanBlue]

Does anyone here have any recollections (good or bad) of FMV (full motion video) games? The games I can think of are the two Mad Dog McCree games, along with Who Shot Johnny Rock?

I also remember a short-lived games machine called the Philips CD-i. Only recall one game for it, called Voyeur (actor Robert Culp appeared in the game).

[OceanBlue]

Does anyone remember (what I think was) a FMV game called The 7th Guest?

[car2nst]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Does anyone remember (what I think was) a FMV game called The 7th Guest?

Yes..that & Under a Killing Moon were played many times when I was in HS. �� (and Mad Dog McCree)

[LexInHD]

I had Night Trap, Sewer Shark, a Zombie Island game, Silent Steel, Time Gal, some post-apocalyptic Mad Max type anime FMV game, and the Rebel Assault games.

[TheWildWhelk]

Going to chuck in a couple that i bought from over at gog .com, namely Megarace 1 and 2. Avoid No.3, it genuinely feels like it's unfinished. Fun, dirt cheap on-rails car combat racing games...

[car2nst]

Originally Posted by TheWildWhelk

Going to chuck in a couple that i bought from over at gog .com, namely Megarace 1 and 2. Avoid No.3, it genuinely feels like it's unfinished. Fun, dirt cheap on-rails car combat racing games...

Ah..yes..good ol Lance Boyle....You've won a surprise enforcer...

https://youtu.be/gelexRZMnGo

[Musashi]

I remember and have blu-rays for Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. Great production values, but they're pretty much non-games.

[meremortal]

It's one of those eras that you pretty much just had to be there to appreciate on some level. At the time it was a pretty big novelty to have somewhat of a cinematic quality with live-action sequences in a video game. As a kid I found it pretty mesmerizing and it was kind of like the equivalent of seeing blu ray for the first time as visual eye candy. In retrospect, the vast majority of the games using this technology come off as pretty campy now. But I still enjoy some of them for what they are and an attempt to try something new at the time with improvements in technology and greater storage capacity, etc. They were like interactive movies. Phantasmagoria is still one of my favorite games and they spent a whole lot of money filming and mapping out the game. It was pretty short lived style that represents a point in time.

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by LexInHD

I had Night Trap, Sewer Shark, a Zombie Island game, Silent Steel, Time Gal, some post-apocalyptic Mad Max type anime FMV game, and the Rebel Assault games.

I like Time Gal! I had that on Sega CD but the quality was pretty bad, I have it on iPad now and it is way better...although I would rather use a controller instead of tapping a screen.

Dragon's Lair II was probably the best of the animated "non-games."

Did anyone play Ground Zero Texas on Sega CD? I think that was the last FMV game I bought on disc.

[TheWildWhelk]

I remember playing 'Ripper' which came on 6 cd's, a huge thing at the time. The cast of the game is quite amazing, with Christopher Walken, Paul Giamatti, Karen Allen and Burgess Meredith amongst it.

[LeftHandedGuitarist]

I played and enjoyed a lot of these back when they were a big thing. I was particularly a fan of Wing Commander 3 and 4, Lands of Lore 2, Dark Forces II and the Rebel Assault games. Some of those just used FMV for the cutscenes and had proper games next to that.

More recently I played Myst and The 7th Guest for the first time and I have to say... I loved them. I'd be pretty happy to see more FMV games again, and there have been a few notable ones recently with Her Story and Telling Lies.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by LeftHandedGuitarist

I played and enjoyed a lot of these back when they were a big thing. I was particularly a fan of Wing Commander 3 and 4, Lands of Lore 2, Dark Forces II and the Rebel Assault games. Some of those just used FMV for the cutscenes and had proper games next to that.

More recently I played Myst and The 7th Guest for the first time and I have to say... I loved them. I'd be pretty happy to see more FMV games again, and there have been a few notable ones recently with Her Story and Telling Lies.

Are Her Story and Telling Lies only available as downloads? Just wondering if they've been released on CD. After seeing your post, I did a web search and had a quick look at some of the search results. Good to see some new FMV games. And thanks for posting in the thread.

[LeftHandedGuitarist]

Looks like they're download only, not surprising given their indie nature.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by LeftHandedGuitarist

I played and enjoyed a lot of these back when they were a big thing. I was particularly a fan of Wing Commander 3 and 4, Lands of Lore 2, Dark Forces II and the Rebel Assault games. Some of those just used FMV for the cutscenes and had proper games next to that.

More recently I played Myst and The 7th Guest for the first time and I have to say... I loved them. I'd be pretty happy to see more FMV games again, and there have been a few notable ones recently with Her Story and Telling Lies.

Do you remember another FMV game called Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

[LeftHandedGuitarist]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Do you remember another FMV game called Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

I'm aware of the Carmen Sandiego franchise, given the huge amount of books, games and TV shows, but not that particular FMV game no.