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gamesradar.com - 6/16/2009

Ghostbusters: the Harold Ramis interview (Ghostbusters The Video Game)

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It’s been 25 years since Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson saved New York City from the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters. After a theatrical sequel that didn’t live up to the original in many fans’ eyes, the quartet have reunited for an original ...

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playstationlifestyle.net - 6/15/2009

PS3 Review - Ghostbusters: The Video Game

— playstationlifestyle.net — Having grown up in the late 80’s, early 90’s Ghostbusters comes to mind as one of the... most famous franchises of that era. With two blockbuster movies, a cartoon show, a line of toys and more. Ghostbusters was impossible to ignore. 25 years later, to coincide with the theatrical ... (more) PS3 Review - Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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news.bigdownload.com - 6/17/2009

Atari and Threewave comment on lack of multiplayer in PC Ghostbusters

— news.bigdownload.com — Gamers were upset when it was learned a few days ago that the PC version of Ghostbusters... would lack the multiplayer features that its Xbox 360 and PS2 counterparts have. We asked the game's publisher Atari for comment on this issue and they sent ... (more) Atari and Threewave comment on lack of multiplayer in PC ...

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google.com - 6/17/2009

The Associated Press: Ramis glad he passed on `Super Mario Bros.' film

— google.com — 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) Harold Ramis has directed some of the most popular comedies of the... past 30 years, including "Caddyshack," "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This." But his smartest career decision may have been rejecting one high-profile job. ... (more) The Associated Press: Ramis glad he passed on `Super ...

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Harold Ramis discusses the Ghostbusters video game experience
GoNintendo — ... could not do because we weren’t doing the game design. It’s an interesting process. It would be like if you were writing a film and one person was assigned the physical action and you had to write dialogue to it. As a screenwriter, they’re linked together – the action and dialogue. In a way, it’s like writing a scenario without dialogue. Watching the process was interesting to me. I learned something, although I don’t know if it’s something I can actually apply. Full interview here

Harold Ramis On Why It's Hard To Make Funny Video Games [Ghostbusters]
Kotaku — ... many comic alternatives, that would be like writing three hit movies. The scripts are impossibly long. That would be a considerable investment. And I was thinking if you wrote that much comedy, chances are you would put it in a feature film. Yes, of course, there are funny video games. Really funny games that put smiles on our faces. Tim Schafer keeps churning out hilarious games, and Erik Wolpaw always makes us chuckle — among others. Ghostbusters: the Harold Ramis interview [GamesRadar via GoNintendo] ...

Harold "Egon" Ramis Talks About Working on Games and Making Them Funny
Kombo.com — ... of lose interest. Repetition in a game, you're not only dealing with the repetition of the comedy, but you're dealing with the repetition of the gamers mastering the game, itself. To make a game so funny with so many comic alternatives, that would be like writing three hit movies. The scripts are impossibly long. That would be a considerable investment. And I was thinking if you wrote that much comedy, chances are you would put it in a feature film. There's plenty more to see in the full GamesRadar interview , and you'll be able to catch more of Ramis' work in the movie Year ...