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Lord of the Flies?

• postexitus 2y ago
  Definitely relevant and maybe inspirational, though I find "fight to death game show" format quite distinctive, so much so that it created its game genre 15 years later even with the same name as the movie.
  • kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
    Smash TV arcade game is from 1990. Not that distinctive in gaming.
    • MrFoof 2y ago
      Big money! Big prizes! … IIIII LOVE IT!
  • sitkack 2y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game
    • postexitus 2y ago
      interesting, had no idea!
    • JKCalhoun 2y ago
      Yeah, that was the oldest reference to humans hunting humans I could muster.
  • dllthomas 2y ago
    The term predated the movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_royal_(professional_wrestling) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_royal_(professional_wre...
  • rubatuga 2y ago
    Manhunt?
• dr-detroit 2y ago
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