Ryan Lambie Jan 26, 2017
With its lurid marketing and violent action, Barbarian was controversial in its day. But it was also a lot of fun, Ryan writes...
Where would the 80s have been without the writings of Robert E Howard? In cinemas, John Milius’ 1982 adaptation of Howard’s macho pulp tales, Conan The Barbarian, prompted a wave of sword-swinging imitators, including The Beastmaster, Deathstalker and Hawk The Slayer.
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The sword-and-sorcery zeitgeist also crept into the videogame realm, from the decidedly Conan-esque playable characters in the hits Gauntlet and Golden Axe to the muscle-bound adventurer in Taito’s fantasy-themed coin-op, Rastan. But for computer owners in the 1980s, one Howard-inspired game stood out from the pack: Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior, released by...
With its lurid marketing and violent action, Barbarian was controversial in its day. But it was also a lot of fun, Ryan writes...
Where would the 80s have been without the writings of Robert E Howard? In cinemas, John Milius’ 1982 adaptation of Howard’s macho pulp tales, Conan The Barbarian, prompted a wave of sword-swinging imitators, including The Beastmaster, Deathstalker and Hawk The Slayer.
See related Doctor Strange: what to expect from the movie Black Panther: first pictures from movie shoot Captain Marvel to be origin story, Black Panther won’t be
The sword-and-sorcery zeitgeist also crept into the videogame realm, from the decidedly Conan-esque playable characters in the hits Gauntlet and Golden Axe to the muscle-bound adventurer in Taito’s fantasy-themed coin-op, Rastan. But for computer owners in the 1980s, one Howard-inspired game stood out from the pack: Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior, released by...
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