To quote one of my favorite Motörhead songs, “It’s time to play the game.”
But when you’re Motörhead’s lead vocal man Lemmy Kilmister, just what game is it time to play? Thanks to Tim Schafer, now we know:
Lemmy was the first one we recorded, and we were all really intimidated and scared of messing it up. He was really quiet at first. We hung out for a while, then he just totally opened up and turned out to be a big enthusiast. He collects swords and knives, and we talked about medieval battles. I got to hang out with him a little bit, and he plays videogames. He really likes StarFox.
Ooh, good choice. I wonder if the voyagers of Fox McCloud and the crew of the Great Fox have ever played inspiration to any songs Lemmy has kept secret. For that matter, I wonder what he thinks of having a Koopaling named after him, too.
You can find the Tim Schafer interview with more about the Brütal Legend crew in its entirety at GamesIndustry.biz.
