Print-N-Pixel

Is the pixelated and physic defying world of video games a perfect playground for the over-the-top characters found in comic books?  There is only one way to find out:


Print-N-Pixel – An in depth Group look at Comic Books In Video Games.

What is Print-N-Pixel

Boot up your game consoles, dig through your long boxes of comics and prepare to reread classic comics and replay comic based games complete with “SpaceBooger Achievements!” Each installment of Print-N-Pixel will be broken down into four installments with each one focusing on a specific topic related to both the game and the comics it is based on. The four different installments are created to start discussions and give specific goals, or “SpaceBogoer Achievements.”

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X-Men the Arcade Game

Whether you were a hardcore or casual gamer in the 1990’s you probably have fond memories of mashing buttons and fighting off the Foot Clan in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game. For comic book fans and button mashing beat ‘em up video game fans, you probably have even fonder memories of the X-Men arcade game.

Print-N-Pixel Batman NESBatman NES

Based on Tim Burton’s 1989 masterpiece Batman the movie, Sunsoft released Batman the Video Game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the fall of 1989. The game itself was a phenomenal action platformer that would have been just as awesome featuring any character.

Spider-Man (2000)

Prior to 2000, most of Spider-Man’s video game appearances were in 2D platform games where web swinging and wall climbing seemed like a novelty and not natural. When Neversoft’s self titled Spider-Man game was released I was immediately wowed by the graphics, controls, and most importantly the natural feel of of Spidey’s web swinging and wall crawling.

Marvel Super-Heroes
- The Infinity Saga

In the early 1990′s Marvel Comics and Capcom took advantage of the epic cosmic power held within the Infinity Gems. The battle of the Marvel Super Heroes against Thanos and others who harnessed the power of the six Infinity Gems was well documented by Marvel in the comic series: Thanos Quest, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War, and Infinity Crusade and by Capcom with two video games: Marvel Super Heroes (Arcade) and War of the Gems (SNES.)

Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis)

I picked up Castlevania Bloodlines back in 1994 and have held onto it ever since. I used to trade away most of my games for new ones after I beat them unless I considered them one of my favorites, the reason I held onto Bloodlines was for both of those reasons. “Castlevania: Rebirth.” Castlevania Bloodlines is my favorite game in the Castlevania series AND one of my most prized cartridges in my SEGA Genesis collection because of the beautiful graphics, the challenging levels, and the awesome music.

Batman Returns (SNES)

Based off of the Tim Burton sequel to the 1993 box office hit Batman, Batman returns (pun intended) to thwart the plans of the evil business man Max Shreck and save Gotham from the Penguin and Catwoman. The movie starts out with a Christmas celebration gone wrong and ends with a cool (yup I did it again) battle involving an army of penguins with rockets strapped to their back. The movie is dark, and even conveys a dark take on the commercialism of the holidays, and the contrast between this darkness and the snowy setting makes for a great movie, and the look works just as well in this video game.

The Red Star (PS2)

The Red Star tells the story of a war between the ‘United Republics of the Red Star’ or a “Mythic [Soviet] Russia” who is at war with Al’Istaan, or a mythic Afghanistan. The people of Al’lstaan were no match for the U.R.R.S. Red Fleet that consisted of giant magic powered machines known as Skyfurnaces. The Skyfurnaces scorched the land and the people of Al’lstaan. The death of so many summoned the protector of Al’lstaan to fight against the Red Fleet. The soccerer Kar Dathar easily destroyed most of the Red Fleet to avenge the fallen Al’staan people.

  • Part 1: Print-N-Pixel: The Red Star Intro
    Featuring: A brief history of the game, how to play the game at home, and the recommended comic(s) to read.
  • Part 2: Review of “Run Makita Run”
    Featuring: A review of The Red Star Annual “Run Makita Run”
  • Part 3: The Red Star – Game Review
    Featuring: A in-depth look and review of the game.
  • Part 4: The Red Star Around The Internet
    Featuring: A conclusion to the Print-N-Pixel with quotes and other’s opinions of the game and featured comics.

About the Author

Fred is a father, husband, comic book geek, classic video game player/collector, pure awesome, and the founder of SpaceBooger.com