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Yes the game is still Canon they even brought of the game to new movies so I don't know why they said it not even Dan Aykroyd said is was the third that's why Bill Murray had no problem doing it so it Canon and they had all of the original actors in it pluse I don't want to see Harold ramis work go in the trash they wouldn't of done it if was going be Canon so it is .

I consider it canon for the fact alone that Harold was a active part of it alone and they had Alyssa Milano voicing Shandor heiress😍and after watching the first two movies it makes so much fun playing the game seeing references to the old Movies. And it just supports the new Movies with much more lore to it. Heck perhaps the Rookie The Apprentice maybe could even have been Phoebe´s Father who knows???😂 At least storywise a lot of time has passed since the story of the game so that it could fit. They even where inspired of the Games Ghosts since those new ghosts looking more like the ghosts from the game stylish. The question could be made how could Shandor layed in the coffin casket when he was destroyed in the Game or did I messing with the memories is the Architect that turns into that giant destroyer someone else and not shandor himself haven´t played the game for longer time so not sure but it is sweeter and funnier considering the game being Part 3 since the new ones having just subtitles to it. Hope we will get a lot of more Films coming our ways with hopefully more ghosts that´s the only complain I would have to less ghosts they are hunting and catching. And wasn´t it in talks that they would have global teams hunting for ghosts and what about the lame claim that it would be in the UK what wasn´t true for the latest thought they would be in a haunting house in england???? Hopefully the OG´s will be at least one more time being in a Movie with Rick Moranis finally agree to reappear how cool it would be if he and Janine together again fighting side by side with the Boys and damn it Sigourney Weaver Dannah must be back as well what a joke teasing her in afterlife just for fun dang it bring some funny moments with her and Bill. 🤣😛

The Casper Cameo Must of Happened BEFORE Egon Took all The Materials.

Egon was in the movie Baby Boom. Which explains the afterlife back story

Ghostbusters: The Video Game is the third Ghostbusters film.

Who cares. It was a good game

Ghostbusters The Video Game is still the best sequel to the original 2 films. It’ll ALWAYS be canon to me.

I think they’re leaving the video games canonicity open to interpretation on purpose for all the reasons you mentioned. So they can reference it as a nice call back and avoid having to retcon things if they decide to go with a different story. Also my goodness the game still holds up amazingly!

If Dan Aykroyd says it's canon, then it's canon.

I hope the video game is still canon

In my opinion (as a new fan btw). Looking at Akroyd's' statement, and the connections explained in this (and other) videos. I believe that the timeline is as follows: Ghostbusters 1, 2, The Video game, Afterlife and Frozen Empire. The real Ghostbusters (tv show) and 2016 are not canon, or even connected in 2016's case.

God i hate what they did with afterlife/empire. 😢

I've always liked the idea of the GB Videogame being canon, so I'm inclined to go with your thoughts on this. Sadly as much as I love the IDW books, those can't really be canon to the films as there's too much happening after the videogame to line up with what people were saying in Afterlife. A thought I had when you were talking about Shandor moving operations. Maybe he abandoned NY because something else took control of his slime operation. We don't know when Vigo's portrait came to NY, other than it had been in storage. Maybe it arrived during that time, and Vigo latched onto the slime for his own power, thus weakening it for it's intended purpose. By the time we get to the videogame, Vigo is seemingly weakened and trapped inside his painting with no extraordinary abilities outside of talking and sass.

Yes Ghostbusters The Video Game is Canon they can't just retcon this game because Harold Ramis and the entire original cast is in it

Stunning video. Thanks for much to doing these.

Aside from a couple of points I disliked, I'm generally happy to consider the Video Game canon. Due to the incredibly poor standard of Afterlife and Frozen Empire, however, they are certainly NOT canon, in my mind.

I mean Ivo Shandor was in Afterlife and he played a significant role in the game. If that doesn’t make the game canon, I don’t know what will.

I still believe The Video game is canon. Also I believe Ecto-1 & Ecto-1A (who also became Ecto-1B, since in the video game. There's an easter egg of the Ecto-1A door being there) are separate cars of the same model

There is nothing presented in the newer films that contradict the game’s story in any way. The game is still absolutely part 3 of the overall story.

I imagine that Ghostbusters has something of a split timeline.

I would argue that the game is 'soft' canon while the films are 'hard' canon. Meaning that the events of the game happened in the film's timeline, but not exactly or 100% as the game portrays them.

I like how you managed to thread some things together but I always believe that canon is driven by the creators and it’s clear that GB1, GB2, Afterlife and FE are canon but the game isn’t. I’d love it to be, but there’s too many differences and there no way that the GB’s would wind back improvements in the vehicles, containment unit, packs etc. awesome video though - always love the GB content 👍

Alot of those feel a little too on the nose to not be direct references. Sure shandor's design is coincidental, but the reference to the library differences for example seem like a pretty clear allusion.

Harold Ramos being present will always make this game canon to me. We got so many good extra Egon lines we’d have never gotten without the game.

So the Rookie moved to Chicago, Callie lived in Chicago. What if the Rookie is Trevor and Phoebe's father? Yes, Callie calls him a "dirtbag" but what if that is just because they had a bad breakup.

Maybe the Video Game adventure is classified

Not having the video game as part of canon is kind of disrespectful at this point.

I like to go with the multiverse canon where everything is canon but in their own universe. In the comics, both the video game and 2016 and RGB are canon but in their own dimensions. They are all real in their own sense to me anyway.

The video game is canon. Too many callbacks to say it's not.

Game still canon for me ❤🎉 a lot of great memories especially in multiplayer

It kind of makes sense why the librarian and slimer are out of the containment unit at the end of Ghostbusters, the video game it exploded again

It appears the mini-puffs are a result of Gozer shedding or syphoning it's energy form into lesser bits in order to return to it's original form

I'd rather just ignore Afterlife and Frozen Empire

The timeline has always been this: GB1-GB2-GB:TVG The shitty fan fiction we got in 2021 and 2024 can be safely ignored as it does not apply to the true canon

To me; the game’s Semi-Canon. Which I mean that while the game obviously has a lot of connections to Afterlife & Frozen Empire, as well as correct timeline placements for many aspects, there are also just as many plot & logic holes when it comes to figuring out how the backstories of some characters line up. Like how Gozer popping up bin NYC or Graveyard in Central Park not making headlines, which is just plain stupid to ignore entirely. So I think of it like this; The game’s events did happen, but in an alternate timeline where Egon simply didn’t freak out about Gozer’s return & left the Ghostbusters, which led to the events of Afterlife. Egon stayed with the Ghostbusters & simply worked about on his work as always. That simple act changes everything & makes all of this work. Obviously, with timelines & alternate dimensions involved, there are going to be some parallels between both the game & the new movies. But they are not exact. Simply put; you can look at the game as supplemental material for various aspects of the movies, but it’s optional if you just see the movies & nothing else. To me, playing the game, I felt like I was taken for a ride or held by the hand to be WITH the Ghostbusters, not actually be a Ghostbuster. Even they so themselves to not get attached to the Rookie & the main reason why we get all these upgrades is because we were essentially the test dummy. 😂 I would have actually liked it if the Rookie had a speaking role to play around with the rest of the cast. But it’s clear what he’s intended to be as a player insert to be part of the story as it unfolds around them; which makes all the sense in the world considering both Ramis & Aykroyd was developing a script for 3 long before a game was considered a potential way to present it. All & all, the game’s really good & I consider it to be a fun addition to Ghostbusters canon, just not in the main timeline of events; but very close enough to pull some details.

So is Ghostbusters: The Video Game basically the Schrodinger's Cat of the Ghostbusters franchise where it's both canon and non-canon at the same time?

Love the game. I'll always be part of the lore in my book. However.... what's become of the franchise, and the rookie? lol. And whatever other employees/ ghostbusters that worked at those other locations?

No its not. Great game but Ackroyd no longer has creative control. It was retconned and is no longer canon.

Yes in my book!

all i can say is thank you for this. i say we mix the games and movies. cut the bad stuff that doesn't make sense and add everything that embellishes the solid good canon.

I think Phoebe saying "It happened 20 years before we were born" isn't a point against the video game being canon bcus she was probably talking about the video of the Gozer incident that they were watching which was 25 years before Phoebe and Podcast were born

Why would ghostbusters go out of buisness inbetween GB2 and afterlife if there's ghost all over the world and they never used the ghost from the animated series if they created weapons to prevent judgement day wouldn't the government step in and make them rich put in money to researching the afterlife and the storage also wouldn't that lead to sonys other franchise the men in black crossover since the men in black in the comics and the real cryptozoology don't just monitor alien activity but all things supernatural ?

6:22 amazing bit lmaoo

What about the movie Casper, is that cannon? It has a brief cameo by Ray Stantz.

I believe the best video-game tie-in doesn't make too much of a change that couldn't fit into a possible sequel, in such a way it could plausibly be canon. At least, it should still be a fun experience without sacrificing too much to make it work. I believe the Ghostbusters Video-game fits fairly nicely, if there are a few strands loose, it isn't anything too bad. The first sequel was undetermined if it was still canon till Frozen Empire, so maybe the next film will confirm the Video-game as canon?

Here's an idea. The video game itself might not be cannon. But some of the events are. The video game is something that exists in the GB universe, but it's a fictional telling of events that occurred in 1991. It's possible the 1991 in reality was less destructive. Hence why nobody remembers it. But for a fictional retelling in a video game you'd want the visuals to be interesting.

Obviously the game is canon; the real question is, "Are Afterlife/Frozen Empire canon?" ;P

If the video game is still canon, then Gozer’s actions toward Ivo Shandor in Afterlife suddenly gain a lot more context.

I'd really like it to remain canon because it's the last time Harold ramis portrayed Egon