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Justin and Micah review the history of video game film adaptations, and reveal their wish lists for games transitioning to the big screen
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The new Mortal Kombat trailer was released, and Justin Charity and Micah Peters discuss what to expect from a video game adaptation. They talk through what components make an adaptation successful (0:40), before going through the history of video games that have made an appearance on the big screen (19:30) and discussing their wishes for these movies (39:00).
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