30 Things You Didn’t Know About Saving Private Ryan

21. ‘Medal of Honor’

Any gamers out there? *puts her hand up* Well then. Do you remember ‘Medal of Honour’?

The original

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It was a game created by DreamWorks’ video game division, and originally released on the PS1.

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But did you know that Spielberg actually helped found Dreamworks? He was even brought in to help.

Spielberg was consulted as the game was made

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The game developers wanted him as a consultant and producer. They also asked Captain Dale Dye – the military consultant for the film – to be a consultant for the game.

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Following the huge success of Saving Private Ryan, ‘Medal of Honor’ also did very well!

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

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It actually had many sequel games, including one that featured a D-Day opening -exceptionally similar to the opening of the film.

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