Name the single BEST movie/show/cartoon/anime based on a video game that you've watched. (suggestion thread)

[Gorse]

This is a great chance that I can’t waste to mention the bomberman anime I grew up with.

If this show ever gets an English sub, I’ll watch it, too — I understand that it’s actually very good, and I love the Bomberman characters too much to ignore it. I’d love to get my hands on one of the original Bomberman B-Daman shooters, too…

“B-Daman” is pretty much the most fun thing to say ever.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

If this show ever gets an English sub, I’ll watch it, too — I understand that it’s actually very good, and I love the Bomberman characters too much to ignore it. I’d love to get my hands on one of the original Bomberman B-Daman shooters, too…

“B-Daman” is pretty much the most fun thing to say ever.

Surprisingly this is the second instance of me finding an anime I watched as a kid that has no English sub. The first virtua fighter season 2. I’m obviously not completely affected but I like Japanese voice acting.

 

[Raud]

I would say Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken, it's really good.

 

[rollout]

Persona 3 the movie is the best in my opinion

 

[SpecialK]

My most recent discovery was Tekken Bloodline, in Netflix. The events take place at the time of tekken 2 and 3. It has some odd details, such as mixing current characters, but it is quite faithful in general.

Another recent one, Halo from Skyshowtime it's cool too (I have only seen the first season)

 

[AncientBehemoth]

Postal and that Final Fantasy 7 cg movie. I also liked FF Spirits Within but it's not game based sadly.

 

[JustLooking123]

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog is just good, plain, cartoon fun. Putting the hilarious YTPs aside, the show has some truly expert voice work and character designs, and, for my money, the only Western-developed Sonic characters that are any good at all. (Scratch and Grounder should have been added to the main game continuity — they’re the perfect bungling henchmen.)

This show doesn’t take anything seriously, and revels in audacious nonsense, making it light and easy to watch anytime. Some episodes were even animated by TMS, and they look truly gorgeous. It’s not a perfect cartoon, and it’s pretty dumb, but it’s very fun to laugh at… or with. I find cartoons like these to be really cute.

I would say Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken, it's really good.

These two are my favorites!

 

[Infasis]

There's a lot of good adaptations and stuff, but Tales of Eternia and Tales of Vesperia's anime both actually feel like good additions to the story, which is pretty rare.

 

[MRX1992]

Pokemon

 

[ConanTheDestroyer]

The Ninja Gaiden OVA was pretty great.

 

[Jeff]

We have been getting lots of Television media based on video games since the early 80s. Some were good, some were bad, But they gave us some silly humor and fun adventures with our favorite characters. So what were some of your favorite Video game TV series?

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[DunkeyKong]

Nice, that's gotta be
-Castlevania
-Arcane
-Cuphead
-Fallout series
-The Witcher

And of course
-Pokemon
-Digimon

I remember there's also like the Dragon Quest show it was quite good

 

[MasterEn]

it's no contest. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

My faves

 

[Comster]

Some of my favorite television shows based on a video game were The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog, and Sonic X.

 

[ciro64]

 

[ouyrtuy]

I avoid shows based on games. But I consider this one solid enough.

 

[Tonberry]

I tend to avoid them since they’re rarely good, but I did thoroughly enjoy the Fallout show, and I unironically think the old Zelda cartoon is pretty charming.

 

[Cu-Neo]

Gungrave and Dot hack Sign, released alongside the first game dot hack game

Also I forgot about the GOAT

 

[ciro64]

The TMNT: Shredder's Revenge cartoon is pretty damn faithful. Very rarely you get to see your videogame waifu animated and represented this well.

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

It's gotta be Pokémon and I want to get back into watching it. I haven't watched it in a looooooooooong time.

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Probably a tie between Fallout and The Last of Us.

 

[Lee__Kanker]

If only the american sonic movies were like this...
Awesome music, great great animation, got Tails perfectly, it was made with CD in mind which is one of best games, PERFECT balance of cartoony and serious, Metal Sonic is a pervert and Sonic hits his balls on a metal pole

Pretty good, I would've loved to see something like it with Klonoa, looks and feels very 80s

The demons look bland but I am glad they gave Dante his DMC1 outfit and set it in between 3 and 4, so it's its own thing; Lady looks great too, now if only they got her actual voice actress from the game
I also Really liked the brief glimpse into Dante's sorrowful side, the one he hides from everyone else, just him thinking to himself quietly. It's also one of the few times you ever see him drinking.


I take this opportunity to say fuck netflix's castlvania

 

[Jeff]

If only the american sonic movies were like this...
Awesome music, great great animation, got Tails perfectly, it was made with CD in mind which is one of best games, PERFECT balance of cartoony and serious, Metal Sonic is a pervert and Sonic hits his balls on a metal pole
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Pretty good, I would've loved to see something like it with Klonoa, looks and feels very 80s

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The demons look bland but I am glad they gave Dante his DMC1 outfit and set it in between 3 and 4, so it's its own thing; Lady looks great too, now if only they got her actual voice actress from the game
I also Really liked the brief glimpse into Dante's sorrowful side, the one he hides from everyone else, just him thinking to himself quietly. It's also one of the few times you ever see him drinking.


I take this opportunity to say fuck netflix's castlvania

I agree that the Sonic movies should be like the OVA, because it's overlooked and the backgrounds follow the designs of the games. I also wish the Animal Crossing Movie had a proper series that follow the slice of life adventures of Ai, Rosie and Margie with new adventures, events and surprises from the games.

 

[Ian Naxieas]

Currently my favorites would be The Last of Us, Castlevania and Arcane. Digimon (especially Tamers) will also always hold a special place in my heart. I was a 90s kid and I'd eat up any video game movie or TV show that I could during that time.