20 years of the Wii: Boom Blox Bash Party

In 2005, legendary film director Steven Spielberg and EA announced a partnership, in which the two would work together on three original video games. This was nothing new for Spielberg, who had partnered with LucasArts on 1995 adventure game The Dig before this, and with EA itself on the Medal of Honor series: Spielberg was responsible for Medal of Honor’s concept, story, and production, and was inspired to make it after directing Saving Private Ryan and watching his son play Goldeneye 007 on the Nintendo 64. He’s been credited on dozens and dozens of video games in his career, ranging from “Special Thanks” to production, writing, and design. You can find photos of him in the 80s posing with a number of arcade cabinets, too, all of which were from his personal collection — the man knows ball.The LucasArts route made a lot of sense, given it gave Spielberg a chance to write, and the Medal of Honor path is pretty self-explanatory, too, given his noted and professional interest in World…

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