8 Times Beetlejuice Appeared In Video Games

8 Times Beetlejuice Infiltrated Video Games

Welcome to MojoPlays, and today, we’re taking a look at 8 times Beetlejuice invaded the realm of video games.

“Adventures of Beetlejuice: Skeletons in the Closet” (1990)

Beetlejuice’s very first outing in the world of gaming was not as warm of a welcome as it could have been. Based on the often forgotten animated series, “Adventures of Beetlejuice” tasked players with hacking loogies at monsters while protecting Lydia, who had a habit of wandering around the map aimlessly until it was time to clean up corpses. And that’s really all you do. Yeah, it isn’t the most engaging game to have released on MS-DOS, and honestly, Beetlejuice could have been better if it was just a regular platformer instead of…whatever this is.

“Beetlejuice” (1991)

Odd how the TV show got a game before the movie did, but better late than never, right? Oh, if only. If you have ever heard the name LJN, then you may already have an idea as to how “Beetlejuice” turned out. Well, we got that platformer, but in the laziest way possible. “Beetlejuice” has almost nothing to do with the movie in any way. Sure, there are bugs to squash and houses to run into, but it’s just your run-of-the-mill platformer with an arbitrary license slapped onto it. Something tells us this was just a cash grab bit of contract work because we know Rare (yes, that Rare) would have never put out something this haphazardly cobbled together.

“Beetlejuice: Horrific Hijinx From the Neitherworld!” (1992)

We aren’t out of the shovelware just yet. “Horrific Hijinx” was the very last video game centered entirely around “Beetlejuice”, and unfortunately, it wasn’t any better than the previous games. Like “Adventures of Beetlejuice”, the game based itself around the animated series. Like the LJN-published game, it was the most subpar game you could imagine. Yep, another platformer that did next to nothing in taking advantage of the IP to make something unique. Just more jumping around houses and squashing bugs. Look, we understand that you could only do so much with the Game Boy, but even so, you could do something a little more interesting than this, Rare?

“Lego Dimensions” (2015)

Beetlejuice didn’t make an appearance in video games for over twenty years. Granted, the IP hadn’t been relevant during that time, but “Lego Dimensions” would get the ball [slowly] rolling for a possible renewed interest. In Year Two of its post-launch support, TT Games launched Beetlejuice as a new playable character along with a mountable Saturn sandworm and spider. Buying this Fun Pack not only got you Beetlejuice and the mounts, it also granted you access into the Neitherworld so you could acquire even more Gold Bricks. We only wish the bio-exorcist had gotten some role in the main story or, at the very least, a whole level of his own besides the free roam.

“Fortnite” (2017)

We’ve often joked about who hasn’t been in “Fortnite” yet, and Beetlejuice himself has yet to make an appearance. However, “Fortnite’s” Save the World mode did have a whole character inspired by him. Meet Beetlejess, a Legendary Outlander who was only obtainable during the 2017 Fortnitemares via Loot Llamas. Sadly, there isn’t much else to love about this character outside of the overall design. Of course, we won’t be surprised if the next Fortnitemares event finally puts in the man of the hour.

“Fallout 76” (2018)

The “Fallout” games are no stranger to movie references, and of them all, we wouldn’t have expected a “Beetlejuice” reference to pop up in “Fallout 76”. In fact, there are two references to the movie. The first one can be found right outside of Wayward where a car has collapsed through a bridge and sent two bodies out of the driver and passenger seats. This accident was exactly how Adam and Barbara died as they tried to swerve from hitting a dog while crossing a bridge. The second reference can be found in Pleasant Park. Find the cemetery next to the church and look for a chalk outline of a door. This door is exactly how Adam and Barbara traveled to the Neitherworld, and that burned book on the ground could probably be a copy of The Handbook for the Recently Deceased.

“Roblox” (2006)

As a means to celebrate the release of 2024’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, “Roblox” hosted an event where players got to explore and experience a campaign within the franchise. Players could run around both the miniature model of Winter River and the Neitherworld as they searched for keys in an effort to free Astrid. The campaign ran for roughly a month up until the movie’s release. So, if you missed out on calling the bio-exorcist yourself, you may have to wait until the third movie…if there will be one.

“MultiVersus” (2024)

“Roblox” was not the only game to capitalize on the release of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”. As the movie ramped up for release, “MultiVersus” was in the midst of its second season, debuting with Samurai Jack with the main man in tow. As an Assassin-class fighter, Beetlejuice is able to utilize his arm mallets and horrifically sharp spikes to send rivals flying. Christopher Swindle, who voiced Beetlejuice in “Lego Dimensions”, even returned to voice the character again for this outing. We just wish he wasn’t so freakin’ expensive at launch.

So, tell us, from all the times we’ve said “Beetlejuice” in this video, have we accidentally summoned him or did we say his name enough times to keep him in the Neitherworld? Let us know down in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to MojoPlays for more great videos everyday!