Pretty interesting to have a list, but I was kind of hoping there'd be more information. The FAQ is a good start, and there's the link to wikipedia, but I was hoping for more insight than "Moai are cool. And video games are cool." More information that moves the site from a plain dataset to a more complex discussion. Just as an example, I was wondering what present day Rapa Nui people think of depictions of moai. Are there kinds of depictions that they feel represent/misrepresent their culture?
Moai in Video Games
11–20 of 23 posts
Re: Moai in Video Games
#12I don't think I even knew what those "Easter Island" statues were called until I started playing Gradius games.
Those Moai were the worst.. luckily there was up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A
Re: Moai in Video Games
#13The Moai are cool.
The history of Easter Island ... really depressing.
Re: Moai in Video Games
#14Not sure if that counts, there is also the lua game engine Moai [1].
Re: Moai in Video Games
#15Had to search for Space Harrier and was glad to find it in there. Well done!
Re: Moai in Video Games
#16Pretty interesting to have a list, but I was kind of hoping there'd be more information. The FAQ is a good start, and there's the link to wikipedia, but I was hoping for more insight than "Moai are cool. And video games are cool." More information that moves the site from a plain dataset to a more complex discussion. Just as an example, I was wondering what present day Rapa Nui people think of depictions of moai. Are…
> but I was hoping for more insight than "Moai are cool. And video games are cool."
The project is likely "just" a meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moai-emoji
Re: Moai in Video Games
#17Nostalgic!
This triggers some strong haptic feedback in my heart about one of the best games I've played in my childhood (in addition to Super Mario, Double Dragon, and Metal Slug). It was a NES game called Moai Kun, and it is being featured on the site under: https://moai.games/moai-kun/
I never made it to the end, so when I grew up, I looked in YT to check if anybody does, and of course, if the Tetris was beaten by a teenager (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38841080), why not Moai Kun?! A full gameplay can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJiIfSniWIU
Anyone here had the chance to play this game?
Re: Moai in Video Games
#18For a discussion of the Moai and what happened to them and their creators, I recommend the book "Humankind" by Rutger Bregman
In shorter form, I recommend the 6th episode of the Fall of Civilizations podcast[0]. I've found the topic super interesting.
Both the podcast and the book shared by parent argue against the previous Mulloy/Jared Diamond theory of ecological suicide by building more and more statues.
[0] Easter Island - Where Giants Walked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j08gxUcBgc
Re: Moai in Video Games
#19I don't think I even knew what those "Easter Island" statues were called until I started playing Gradius games.
Thank you: this is exactly the game I was looking for in the list, but forgot the name. It, too, was my first introduction to Moai as a kid.
Re: Moai in Video Games
#20They left out Civ.