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Remembering Michael Jackson's video game legacy
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Dan Ackerman (cnet) on 25 June, 2009 11:31:00
 
(cnet) Back when Jackson was merely a semi-eccentric star, Sega created a video
game property for him, named Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (actually separate
games for the arcade and Sega Genesis/Master System consoles). Moonwalker was
notable for being an early example of real-life celebrities appearing in video
games, and for using digitized versions of some of Jacko's songs.
The game is also unintentionally hilarious because Jackson is tasked with
rescuing helpless children from a crime boss named Mr. Big (although in
hindsight, perhaps it was Mr. Big who was doing the rescuing). ...Go to source