Retronauts Episode 240: The Running Man (Patreon)
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Just as video game boss fights were becoming more sophisticated, Hollywood gave us 1987's The Running Man, a movie thatâwhether its writer knew it or notâexists as a 100-minute-long boss rush. Though other big, beefy action movies of the '80s inspired video games more directly, this lower-profile entry in the Schwarzenegger canon might have had an even bigger effect on the way we look at boss fights in general. On this episode of Retronauts, join Bob Mackey, Jeremy Parish, and Henry Gilbert as the crew examines this cheesy chunk of social commentary, and the many games it would influence in its wake. It's showtime!