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1UP: Michael Jackson's Influence on Gaming

When people sit back and reminisce about the late Michael Jackson (he passed away today at age 50), they will more than likely recall his musical career as the King of Pop, and rightly so. But he also had a presence in the gaming world. His songs transcended the music scene to influence videogames in a form not many artists can claim.

In the early '90s, Jackson was close with Sega, appearing at several charity events with the publisher and making a visit to their Japan headquarters (some believe that he even inspired Sonic the Hedgehog's character design). Jackson's love for gaming culture became public knowledge when a significant portion of his collection was auctioned off earlier this year. Join 1UP as they take a quick look at his influences.

qface646178d ago

huh
wasn't aware he had an influence om gaming

TheDeadMetalhead6178d ago

He did the soundtrack for Sonic 3.

qface646178d ago

what seriously get out

wow now that i never knew

Maddens Raiders6178d ago (Edited 6178d ago )

The King (Kong) of Popular Music. You will be missed dearly Michael....the most popular person on the planet, whose only analog was Mozart.

"Don't stop 'til you get enough"...keeps playing in my brain. Weird.

TheDeadMetalhead6178d ago (Edited 6178d ago )

He DID do the soundtrack for Sonic 3. Google it, geniuses (hell, just click on the damn article and you'll see it). >_>

saint_john_paul_ii6178d ago

The fact that he help push the Sega Genesis to people via Marketing says it all, not to mention the ridiculous amounts of arcade machines he had at his Ranch. Speaking of which, wasn't there a magazine that was allowing people to bid on his arcade games recently this year, but he force the mag to pull it out?

ryuyasho6177d ago

will clear everything up...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

couple of Michael's songs were used in Sonic 3

theKiller6177d ago

MJ: was the king of kings in pop/rock music

MJ: was against zionist and refused to sing for their evil deeds(cheap and dirty songs like 99% of today's singers)

MJ: the zionist got angry of him and carried their threats to him and sent children to destroy his image

MJ: was badly hurt by all those zionist lie attacks on him

MJ: learned about islam and he discovered why the zionist hate islam

MJ: accepted islam as his faith in God/Allah

MJ: he pissed off even more zionist and others anti islam

MJ: wanted to come back to stage again but this time as a muslim singer

MJ: the zionist wouldnt allow that at any cost

MJ: the zionist carried the murder of him like they did to many artists before!!!!!

MJ: if u died as a muslim then i will definitely see u in paradise and we will talk a lot!!!! see u in paradise Micheal Jackson!

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morganfell6177d ago

And that matters in gaming why? Seriously the guy is dead and suddenly everyone is gushing like he was Mother Theresa.

theKiller6177d ago

God gave us the chance to live, he gave us our sight, our physical feelings and pleasures, our taste, our smell, our hearing and above all our consciousness that makes us above other creations he created on earth.

now all what God asked he to worship him as a thanks to what he gave us, and not to do the things he told us not to do because of reasons maybe we know and maybe we dont know yet or maybe we will never know until we meet god (pagans/atheist wont even have the chance to see god in judgment day, he wont show him self to them).

for example god forbids somethings like:

1: alcohol: because its bad for our body, it makes us not see what is right or wrong, it makes us do bad things, generally it have more negatives than positives.

2: illegal sex: because women will be used like toilets in many cases, they can get pregnant and have children without fathers to take care of the family, we can get many diseases, we can insult others feelings like the woman who was just used for sex or her parents brothers etc, and it can have bad effects in the society and more.

3: stealing: because hmmmm..... i think u know the bad effects of stealing.

4: interests: by taking interests when borrowing money then u r using the person who needed money and in the end the society will be very unjust and in the end an economical crisis like today will happened and thats all because of interests from money!

5: pig meat: god forbid the pig means because it is not healthy meat, and the pig's genetics is very similar to human so we can transmit or receive diseases from pigs very easily, also pigs meat have some warms that they never die unless u cook them very very well, pigs meat have so much fat and fat is not healthy

6: i could go on but i made my point, god doesnt forbid things if it is good for us, he only forbid things which is harmful for us even though we might not know it.

and what does god asks from us after giving us all the things we have?? only pray to him and to follow his rules which will save us in this life and the after life!!! god gave us the freedom of choice, this life is a test just like a school test, u either pass or fail, paradise have many levels and depending on how good u r and if u were a believer of the last messenger of God u will be giving a specific place in a specific level, the last person who will enter paradise he will have the treasures of 10 earths!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so thats the minimum what a person is paradise will have, of course we can have on top of what is giving to us what ever we wish for!!! u just think of it and it is right in front of u!

this topic can be very big to discuss it here!! PM me if u want it to continue!

RememberThe3576177d ago

The man was as weird as they come. But no one on Gods green Earth could write, produce, and sing as well as him. The man was made of pure musical talent that we have not seen since and will not see for a long time.

The fact is that I never had contact with him or was ever involved in his personal life so I don't really care about that. What I was in contact with was his music, and it was as good as it comes.

We all now you had people who hated you Micheal, but there are still many who will mourn you. You were one of the best musicians of our time and that is how we will remember you. Rest now with God and we will see you at the crossroads.

jammy_706177d ago

yr 3890... ppl will still know who he is

Thugbot1876177d ago

He was a person with a big heart, an incredible talent, and touch the lives of millions. He was truly one of the greatest and will be missed. He has touched my life, by his music, and his game. I still remember walking 40 blocks to pick it up. I still play Sonic3 and it has a sound track that I will always remember.

PiTCHBLaCK6177d ago

I'm all for freedom of religion and all, but
some of us see it Different.

My take on religion, follow me closely.

1. Religion is the biggest thing world wide that
is responsable for war and human suffering, next
to control, power and money(oil to).

2. You can believe in God without following a Religion!,
people act as if you don't follow a religion then you
don't believe in God or that Your a devil worshipper.

3. You don't need to go to church, sacrifice animals(or
humans) or do any ritual because God is God and should
already know how you feel.

4. The only Rules is Natures rule, nothing more and
nothing less, other then our own Societies rules(control).

5. I Believe Nature is God until God tells me otherwise.

6. MJ Will go where everbody else goes, but who knows he
might be playing music there to. :) R.I.P MJ.

I Wont go on here, this is not the place, PM me if
you want to continue.

Tito Jackson6177d ago (Edited 6177d ago )

Still one of my favorite games.
It didn't matter if I was playing, or if my brothers were---if you weren't playing, you were dancing.

I'll miss you Mike.

morganfell6177d ago

Yeah yeah yeah. He touched a lot of people. Unfortunately, most were underage...

jcgamer6177d ago

a TRUE artist and humanitarian...you had the biggest heart..

"if you wanna make the world a better place
take a look at yourself, then make a change..."

MJ Forever :)

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VenomCarnage896177d ago

im not a very religious person (im agnostic) but i do think that if god is there, this is why he gave us conciousness and rules to follow. we were given the power to choose for ourselves, but that in itself is the test we face. i dont know for sure if he is real, but if he is i believe this is why we have free thought.

HoofHearted6177d ago

You guys do realize what he has done is start a conspiracy theory about the Jews murdering Michael Jackson, right?

"Zionist" is a racist term for Jewish people.

Do we really have that many filthy racists on this message board?

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TruthbeTold6177d ago

isn't a racist term for Jews. It's a classification word used for describing those who work for a world cultural and law policy deemed ideal by writings such as those found in the Old Testament and the Torah. Those are of course Jewish documents and many Jews are Zionists, but not all Jews are Zionists. If you believe in all of that stuff, or that somehow "Jesus wants you to agree with everything the Jews do, and support them without fail" then yeah you might see it as a racist term. Many an Islamic hot head has used the term in a derogatory way, but it speaks of culture building and unacceptable religious forcefulness, not racism.

WonderboyIII6177d ago (Edited 6177d ago )

of Judiasm. And The Killer is getting agrees because he is right. So start doing some real research about Zionism. When Allah, the God of this universe sent Abraham to remind humanity and guide them with laws that majorly protect them and guide them to be better humans, Monothesim was spread again untill humans as they always do, deviate from the teachings. You guys need to understand, that humans have always been F#CKING UP with these revelations. Why do you think the Torah and the Bible are man touched? Why do you think that even thought Abraham and after him Moses and after Jesus and then Muhammad peace be up them all relayed the teachings that Allah, we have people today who claim they follow the monethestic teachngs and yet perform deeds that totally go against them? Pork is consumed, alcohol is drunk, woman are toilet seats, ecnomies are broken with interest and financial experts are looking at Islamic finances as a way out as they have not been hit by the crysis that is leaving people on the streets! See Allah is merciful, he guided us, and kept guiding us thought out stay on Eearth and since the days of Adam. It is not Allahs fault that we are so F%CKED, that we have alcohol abuse, pig awine and that our ecnomies are collapsing.
Michael Jackson turned Muslim because Islam is the final revelation to man. Why you say? Why is Islam so fast spreading even though there is nothing more negative in the Media than it? Why are women turning Muslim in huge numbers when women are known in the media that they get abused by men? You know why this is surprising to you? Because Islam is yet to be understood by many. Eventhough it is so simple, a child can comprehend it, yet so Grand, it will explian the start and the end of this human existence in unparalled methods. Isn't it time we followed Michael and his brother and researched Islam?

N4Flamers6177d ago

wtf are you people talking about. Did you read the article? This is about his influence on gaming not his religious views. Morganfell needs to STFU as usual, the guy is dead and acquitted of any wrong doing but immature jerks like you cant leave that alone.

@ Tito you're about the only one that got it right. I remember playing the moonwalker game in the arcade. Good times.

antoinetm6177d ago

its not the concept of religion that is bad, after all its just "morality for dummies".

What is dangerous is the people who use it to enslave the mind of the people.

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Cajun Chicken6178d ago

Genuinely shocked. Not a hardcore follow of Micheal Jackson, I know he may of done wrong (no proof) and was quite weird and alarmingly eccentric, but I appreciate his contributions to music and influence on popular culture. He certainly won't be forgotten.

PiTCHBLaCK6177d ago

I was never a fan either, but must give credit
where credit is due, R.I.P MJ.

YogiBear6177d ago

He made Thriller. End of story. I'm sorry that he is gone but I am a little more concerned about this Iran/N.Korea situation right now.

RIP: MJ

jeseth6177d ago

He was an amazing person. There will never be another person who will change music like Michael did. The world lost one of the most incredible and inspirational artist to ever live.

Now he can finally rest in peace. The last few years of his life were hard to watch, now he can rest.

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KarateExplosion6178d ago (Edited 6178d ago )

I shall beat moonwalker for you.

I didn't cry but I could have. His death certainly effected my day though. Been watching CNN since 4:00 watching all the flashbacks.

P.s. That LBP video in the link is hilarious when the guy starts shaking lol.

Epic6177d ago

that LBP video was hilarious.

brought a big smile to my face... but then i remember the man just died. *shakes head*.

RIP.

RememberThe3576177d ago

that he wanted people to smile. That is why he did what he did. So go ahead and smile, I'm sure he wouldn't mind.

006178d ago

supposed to make a next gen game?

PiTCHBLaCK6177d ago

That would have been awesome!, to bad he didn't
do it in time, It would have sold millions on
all platforms.

Bob Dole6177d ago

They should still do it... Moonwalker 2 or something. Use old sound clips god knows there's a lot of them. It would sell millions.

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