Clue VCR Mystery Game

We got this game as well as the first clue movie game. They were more fun to watch than play. The acting while maybe not first rate was pretty good. We watched the movie so often that my youngest daughter could almost recite every scene. Especially the "Gypsies gypsies came in the middle of the night and stole our baby" bit. As stated earlier by someone it is a difficult game if your not observant but for us the fun was in the watching not the playing

Yes, there are moments of this video / game that are awful for today's standards, but who cares. This giant FAD that was a hit in the 80s' could have been found in many households in America. The new wave / FAD of having a video type board game where the mystery of the murder enters your living room and it up to your family to solve was a giant success. Almost as interesting is that many if not all the actors involved in the movie did not go on to make any more films. A sequel game was produced years later but did not have the same success as the original. At times funny and sometimes off the wall, the Clue video / game was far from terrible. It was a one hit wonder that is worthy of the respect that it deserves.

I kind of liked playing this game, although none of my friends could either understand it or like it. The great thing about this video, though, is the video itself. It is, in one word, hilarious! The producers, director, and actor knew that they were making a two-bit story for a silly game and totally ran with it.

I first got this game when it first came out (on Beta!) and I watched it constantly, and even have the whole thing memorized. The story is unrealistic and twisted and the characters are very stereotypical, but it's jolly good fun!

Watch it with your friends and you'll be quoting lines from it for months!

For those who want more, try watching "Clue II: Murder in Disguise," which is a little less funny because they're trying too hard but still a great time.

Ok ... the game itself was hot garbage. Not a bad idea, just horrible execution. But the video ... oh man ... So good! Not GOOD good, BAD good ... But SO bad good!! It's been 33 years or so since I've seen it, but I can still remember some great lines from it ... Mrs. White: "GYPSIES! GYPSIES CAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND STOLE MY BAAAAABY!" ... (Green and Plum handing out blackmail letters): "No checks ... no credit cards!" Miss Scarlet: "I was never IN Sumatra ..." If you haven;t seen it, search it out on Youtube, it's worth a view!

I loved this game when I was invited to play it at a friend's house years ago. Actually, more than a game, I really enjoyed the video story itself and after watching the three story chapters it left me wanting more. Luckily, my wish was granted when two years later the same cast was back for the video sequel, "Clue II: Murder in Disguise."

My favorite of the suspects is Miss Scarlet, played by the beautiful Janet Wong as the epitome of mysterious Dragon Ladies. The character of Ling on Ally McBeal, played by Lucy Liu, could be Miss Scarlet's cousin. My favorites after Janet Wong are Walter Covell's monocled Colonel Mustard and Barry Doe's Mr. Lyman Green, although I enjoyed the work of the whole cast.

This VCR game came out the same time as the Hollywood Clue movie which is no where near as true to the Clue characters as in this video. People who like Neil Simon's "Murder By Death" might get a kick