ðə mˈuːvi ˌædæptˈeɪʃən pɹəmˈɪɹd ɔnðə nˈɛtwɜːk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ænd stˈɑːɹd twˈɛnti sˈɪksjˈɪɹˈoʊld tˈɑːm hˈæŋks æz ɐ ɡˈeɪmɚ hˌuːz əbsˈɛʃən pɹɪvˈɛnts hˌɪm fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə tˈɛl wʌt ɪz ɹˈiːəl ænd wʌt ɪz fˈæntəsi.
The movie adaptation premiered on the network in 1982, and starred 26-year-old Tom Hanks as a gamer whose obsession prevents him from being able to tell what is real and what is fantasy.