Top 20 Amazing Shows Based on Video Games

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We love a good video game adaptation! Welcome to WatchMojo and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 20 best shows based on video games. Beware of minor spoilers ahead. Our countdown includes shows “Castlevania”, “Kirby: Right Back at Ya!”, “Dragon's Dogma” and more! What’s your favorite video game adaptation on tv? Shout it out in the comments!
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@WatchMojo Ай бұрын

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@cameronmcewen7192 Ай бұрын

We need Blizzard to give in to peer pressure.

@adamhoward1408 Ай бұрын

Top 10 video games that deserves its own tv series (if it's going to be any good that is) for example Perfect Dark

@devingiles6597 Ай бұрын

Sonic X, Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM), Pokemon, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and Mega Man (Ruby-Spears).

@seanpatrickcain2 Ай бұрын

Arcane

@SuperBoy-ps9dz Ай бұрын

Sonic Prime

@gabrielacrismareanu4753 Ай бұрын

The fact that both Arcane and Fallout have Ella Purnell it's insane

@joeygibson6867 Ай бұрын

They should add her in Season 3 of the last of us. That way she’ll be in all 3 of the greatest video game shows of all time

@v.dickson Ай бұрын

Ella Purnell really played Arcane's Jinx so well and seeing her in Fallout hit different too. Sis is busy getting those checks.

@devingiles6597 Ай бұрын

Honorable mentions: Sonic Prime BlazBlue: Alter Memory Danganronpa: The Animation Sonic X Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? Dinosaur King Mega Man (Ruby-Spears) - Aired in first-run syndication from 1994 to 1996.

@JuanGomez-ke5py Ай бұрын

If I did put dangarnopa v3 anime tired will probably put the sequel

@soramembrino82 Ай бұрын

PAC man and the ghostly adventures

@jamalvargas6146 Ай бұрын

Shenmue The Animation (2022) Tekken Bloodline (2022) Street Fighter 2 V (1995-1996) Darkstalkers OVA (1997) King Of Fighters Destiny (2020) Sonic X (2003-2006) Viva Pinata (2006-2009) Mortal Kombat Legends Movies (2020-) Tomb Raider Revisioned (2018) Mega Man NT Warrior (2003-2005) Dragon Age Redemption (2011-2012) Digimon Digital Monsters (1999-) Castlevania (2017-2022)

@Animeguy300 Ай бұрын

The Last of Us and Arcane are awesome

@spider-harbinger5985 Ай бұрын

Honorable Mentions I really enjoyed: - Sonic X - Carmen Sandiego (The Netflix Series) - Wakfu - Tekken Bloodline - Sonic Prime - Dinosaur King - Persona 5: The Animation

@jsnap1 Ай бұрын

I'm so glad they announced a second season of Arcane that show hit so hard

@cameronmcewen7192 Ай бұрын

Blizzard needs to be like Riot.

@AJ-xc4qe Ай бұрын

I wasn’t expecting the show to be as good as it was. I’ve been told that I don’t have to play the game to understand the show and it’s why I never watched either of these shows since I grew up a movie and tv guy more than a gamer

@jsnap1 Ай бұрын

@@AJ-xc4qe Yeah I've never touched the game myself. I was house sitting and was like "Ah heck I'll give this show a go" and the next thing I know I've watched half the series

@trexadvent4726 Ай бұрын

Can you do top 10 moments from the Sonic Prime Series?

@anniebanzon1471 Ай бұрын

i want to see that too!🤩

@youngdae22 Ай бұрын

Fallout games and show are banger

@Reaperguy67 Ай бұрын

@@youngdae22 the fallout series had like 65 million views in 16 Days. Also I hope to see nuka world in a episode

@mariazioga6103 Ай бұрын

Sonic boom has the best jokes i have seen in a kids show

@TwojaStaraIFrytki Ай бұрын

good enough for kids and adults, but without eye-rolling cringe

@lucsanaraujo Ай бұрын

It also has a very good sense of self-awareness, even frequently nodding to Sonic's fan base overreacting.

@pauliepizzo8633 Ай бұрын

Agreed

@FanaticMitchell1 Ай бұрын

No, it was genuinely bad

@silentclaw6439 Ай бұрын

⁠@@FanaticMitchell1nah it’s peak

@georgeeastwood6930 Ай бұрын

I’m so glad “Sonic SATAM” made it on this list, as it has the best take on Robotnik in general. In this take, he rules the planet Mobius as a “technocratic” dictatorship with an army of robots & Sonic & friends are freedom fighters looking to fight his industrial invasion to bring the green back to the forest (as pointed out by the Nostalgia Critic when he reviewed it). Considering how far technology has come since 1994, I think it would be a good blueprint for another rebooted “Sonic the Hedgehog” show or game!

@robynwolph3836 Ай бұрын

SATAM Robotnik is EXTREMELY intimidating and this is done beautifully by Jim Cummings

@georgeeastwood6930 Ай бұрын

@@robynwolph3836 it’s strange to imagine the voice of Winnie the Pooh as a monster.

@SPAnComCat Ай бұрын

SONIC BOOM WAS UNDERRATED!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ...it was unfortunately cancelled due to poor sales on the video game...😔

@ZeldaSam1 Ай бұрын

I think it's OVERrated!!!

@goujon3071 25 күн бұрын

Yes its so good it's so funny

@orlandogarcia7084 22 күн бұрын

@@ZeldaSam1no. That would be Pokemon, smart guy

@ve1309hd Ай бұрын

Honorable mentoins Sonic X,Virtual Fighter Cuphead show,Wakfu

@The_Legend47 Ай бұрын

I WAS about 2 say the following: Sonic X: "What am I, chopped chilidogs!?" But I think u beat me 2 it....

@legionaireb Ай бұрын

Cuphead was #20.

@pauliepizzo8633 Ай бұрын

Agreed

@Vampiricspektor2 Ай бұрын

okay Wakfu....omg...that show was NOT for kids....i dun give a shit who you are...that show was NOT for kids....or the game XD

@adantelee5017 Ай бұрын

There's also Sonic X

@laraduff4949 Ай бұрын

No mention of Sonic X?

@Rocketlux Ай бұрын

That was a anime

@olaniyiare101 Ай бұрын

@@RocketluxThere were literally anime shows mentioned in this list.

@dominiquepowell3158 Ай бұрын

Loved Castlevania 🔥

@crossxfuse Ай бұрын

Mega Man NT Warrior was such an amazing show. It just sucks it never got fully dubbed.

@penteractgaming Ай бұрын

Castlevania was amazing

@TreyMcDonaldAnimator Ай бұрын

Dude Carmen Sandiego is such a good time. I loved this series as a kid. That and Legends of the Hidden Temple always stick with me.

@chrisbellon3739 Ай бұрын

Sonic x was very good anime show based on video game

@BlenderStudy Ай бұрын

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! I can never watch some of the new TV shows, because I have no subscriptions. :p I miss the old TV.

@Gor85 Ай бұрын

I like many. Twisted Metal,Earthworm Jim,Sonic,Adventures of Sonic,Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego,Castlevania,Fallout,Arcane,The Last of Us,looks pretty good. I watched Pokemon a lot 😀I believe how popular it is😊Really nice. I watched synchronized version here.Deserving number one. Great video😊

@BlazerK1914 Ай бұрын

Arcane and Tekken Bloodline are my Favorites.

@CaptainCretaceous91 Ай бұрын

Dinosaur King deserves a mention. It started as an arcade game, after all.

@robertbouley7697 Ай бұрын

Arcane and Castlevania are next level.

@zzz43344 Ай бұрын

Agreed

@Sandlot1992 Ай бұрын

Earthworm Jim is quite underatted!

@missmanxee Ай бұрын

Great choices for this top 20 show based on video games my favorite’s are Sonic Boom and Pokémon 👍❤️💙🦔

@m1ntykassitea7936 Ай бұрын

I love Sonic Boom as well and my bff loves Pokémon 😊

@missmanxee Ай бұрын

Nice 👍😊

@louisnemzer6801 Ай бұрын

Where in the world is Carmen sandiego is an amazing TV show based on a pretty okay video game

@Steven-pn8kd Ай бұрын

You can never go wrong with the DiC video game cartoons.

@pauliepizzo8633 Ай бұрын

I'm so happy the megaman battle network anime was here is one of my first introductions to the extended megaman multieverse

@Ballistic-vn6em Ай бұрын

Castlevania is the best videogame adaptation to date.

@GamerFunOriginallyAarush Ай бұрын

These are great shows based on video games!

@Duelinator Ай бұрын

17:31 Damn Right! And we have to thank UFOTABLE’s Animation for that

@PinkNinjanerd Ай бұрын

I didn't see the Carmen Sandiego game show, I saw both animated series, I have all the seasons of the first one on dvd and the Netflix show obviously

@tgafan25 Ай бұрын

Pokemon being Top 1 makes me wanna finish the previous console eras. 💀

@majindomttv3903 Ай бұрын

Awesome video!! Now do a top worst ones so I can see my two favorite games halo and resident evil make the list 😂😂😅

@gfear24 Ай бұрын

I grew up watching the "Super Mario Bros Super Show". That was where my crush with Nicole Eggert started before she started on Baywatch. And "Captain" Lou Albano as Mario was a stroke of genius casting.

@amberank2000 Ай бұрын

Sonic Prime, Cuphead, Sonic Boom, Last of Us, and Arcane were truly the best. Also yes I do love the Persona 4 Animation, Persona 4 Golden Animation, and Persona 5 Animation

@MrDash03 Ай бұрын

I’m glad Twisted Metal was listed. It really captured the craziness of the games. And Samoa Joe/Will Arnett were perfect as Sweet Tooth.

@pokestar2508 Ай бұрын

Pokemon and Kirby: Right Back at Ya are my two favorite animes. They are too funny!

@enzbroGD Ай бұрын

SONIC BOOM SWEEP 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@anjeru1996 Ай бұрын

I was expecting dota dragon blood gonna appear

@elwincarstens192 Ай бұрын

I absolutely loved the Arcane series. The music, art style and story were all great!

@user-hz4bk3ii2w Ай бұрын

I like my favorite video game adaptation on TV on the PS3 or on the PS4 or on the phone or on Hulu like The Cuphead Show and Twisted Metal and The Super Mario Bros Super Show and Sonic The Hedgehog and Sonic Boom and Fallout and The Last of Us and Pokemon

@anniebanzon1471 Ай бұрын

my honorable mention... is "Captain Laserhawk; a Blood-Dragon Remix", that show has a lot of characters & easter-eggs coming from every Ubisoft-game(which includes Rayman)!!

@SuperDatsyuk13 Ай бұрын

I loved Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego, Sonic the Hedgehog, Fate/Stay Nights: Unlimited Blade Works, Persona 4: The Animation but my favourite was Ace Attorney but here are some honourable mentions that should have been on this list Sonic X & Persona 5: The Animation

@Rae0814 14 күн бұрын

I think the Yokai Watch Anime is fun. It’s definitely not perfect, but it’s a fun watch with some dark elements at times -(Jibanyan’s death, especially when we see that his owner never said he was lame and actually did care for him)-

@trigunlover11 Ай бұрын

Between Kirby, Persona 4, Ace Attorney, The Last of Us, Pokémon of a few Anime series I grew up watching, Fallout, the game show of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego; & some from the 1990s are the best to me. 😊

@yorumasharu1296 Ай бұрын

to answer your question from the end of the video, I wanna say Cuphead, Twisted Metal, Arcane, and Pokemon. but I can't say Twisted Metal and Arcane are one of them because I haven't watched the whole season yet but I really adore the stories within and their own personalities especially John Doe and Jinx. for Cuphead, I played the game. even though it's frustrating and it gives irritation every time I die xD, but I still find the game enjoyable. and watching the series adaptation, I love the flow, the easter eggs, the improvement form the game and everything, even their own personalities are very accurate too and I love it so much xD. Pokemon, it does make sense to be in that spot because it's everyone's childhood memory. I love their games especially Diamond and Pearl. I watched all the show, it's an emotional rollercoaster for me. sometimes it's frustrating, sometimes it's hilarious, sometimes it's depressing, overall, it's a very fun franchise to grow up with.

@lukasvokurka9224 Ай бұрын

Yey. Ace attorney mentioned. It's really sad, that they didn't mentioned how great the outtakes are though.

@caetmoniza8907 Ай бұрын

One of Netflix’s original Carmen Sandiego (2019~2021) is also one of the best shows based on Video Games

@CloneScavengerVulpin8389 Ай бұрын

Maximus: "Everybody wants to save the world, they just disagree on how."

@dreamguardian8320 Ай бұрын

I remember watching the Super Mario Bros. Super Show lots of times as a kid, good times and memories. Too bad the Legend of Zelda was not so lucky at making as many episodes as Mario has.

@soysaucetilapia2893 Ай бұрын

was the slash pronounced also?

@may-rl4ot Ай бұрын

Am Glad Pokémon Was #1 Not Only Is Classic.The First Episode Was Emotional Journey.& Don’t You Get Me Started Pokémon The 1Movie When Ash Sacrifice For Pikachu . ;) Good Job 👏🏻 Mojo !

@suzannedetty1617 Ай бұрын

Really like Fallout. Never played the games but herd so much bout it from my brother. Oddly enough, I did enjoy Halo. I love the Halo games so I tried watching it and enjoyed it eventho it can b better. Knowing at the end of season 2 that they're going to bring in the flood for next season, I had a oh snap moment. Watching the show reminded me of what good times I had playing the games. Idc what ppl say bout it cuz I enjoy it

@AustoLaVista Ай бұрын

Sonic X should be on here just for the theme song alone 😅

@autumbreeze1129 Ай бұрын

I still have the first 3 volumes of Megaman NT Warrior.

@lulukomadori9651 Ай бұрын

The ace attorney games anime adaptation should of 100% been on here, made the case more impactful/emotional, especially making phoenix character so much more likable - where he went to all those places to help maya qas amazing, how he drenched as he want to save her -

@jeremywilliams5141 Ай бұрын

Honorable mentions: 1. Pac-Man (1982) 2. Saturday Supercade (1983). This show had Frogger, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Pitfall, Q*Bert, Kangaroo, and Space Ace 3. Captain N: The Game Master 4. Street Fighter (1995)

@jackraider1039 Ай бұрын

TLOU and Fallout are both a masterpiece!

@harryeasterbrook4593 Ай бұрын

I’m not sure what people will think of this, but one video game I wouldn’t mind seeing turned into a show is ‘Emergency Heroes’. I know the game itself wasn’t much cop (pun intended), but I’m sure if they fleshed out the characters a bit more, they could create something good.

@mablem487 Ай бұрын

Japan had a show based off PaRappa the Rapper on the PlayStation, and it's better than you'd think.

@zimloki9801 21 күн бұрын

I'm glad to see that "Sonic X" is not on this list. But what about Ruby-Spears' "Mega Man"?

@rodolfovargas7952 Ай бұрын

Mario, Sonic, Persona, Castlevania, and Pokémon.

@anthony92399 Ай бұрын

Mega Man (1994) is one of my all time favorites video game based shows. It's full of cheesey puns but has great animation (for the most part, there were a couple od bad ones) and voice acting while also telling some interesting stories. At one point during its airing it even topped the Neilsen ratings for syndicated kids shows.

@mysonicprime_2024 Ай бұрын

Okay, so I was quickly looking for Sonic Prime and Knuckles, and NONE OF THEM ARE HERE?!

@RedX101 Ай бұрын

At least Halo wasn’t on here

@dominiquepowell3158 Ай бұрын

Oh thank God 😌

@bursegsardaukar Ай бұрын

That bad, huh...

@Jo65747 Ай бұрын

LOL 😂

@LukeTopSecret Ай бұрын

I was worried... glad it wasn't

@lulukomadori9651 Ай бұрын

It insane how much the writing team really don't like halo YET are the one in Control of the halo shows

@botortamas Ай бұрын

Twisted Metal was a blast and deserves top 5 status easy. The fact that these unheard animes all finish ahead just shows what a wokists world we live in.

@subwaymanYT Ай бұрын

There's also Megaman the Super Fighting Robot

@Thelodis Ай бұрын

True story: I first watched Castlevania when the second season released, there are four episodes of the first season and eight in the second. When I was done with the fourth and final episode of the first season then I clicked on "Next episode" on Netflix, and somehow it glitched and continued on episode 5 of the second season. And I didn't notice a thing. There were a few new characters that had not been properly introduced yet but I thought that we would get to know them as the series moved along. But when I thought I was halfway through the season, Dracula was already dead. "How are they going to keep it going for four more episodes" I thought, but there were no more episodes. It was then that I realized that I had watched the second half of the season and not the first. I watched the first half after that but it says a lot of the story writing when you can skip the first half of a season and not notice it.

@nick_plays22 Ай бұрын

Did anyone else notice how they are using audio from old videos

@Doom_Sayer Ай бұрын

cuphead reminds me of snowbros from the old NES game

@KillaD69 Ай бұрын

Hold up, how are you going to exclude The Witcher for being a book, but you include Pokemon when it started out as a card game???

@Phanthief95 Ай бұрын

Pokemon started out as a video game, not a card game.

@KillaD69 Ай бұрын

@@Phanthief95 Wrong haha what an idiot 🤣 do your research bruh

@vegetasaiyan1875 Ай бұрын

Pokemon was a game at first

@charlesschofield4018 Ай бұрын

While The Last of Us, Arcane, Castlevania and Fallout should've been in the Top 4, Pokemon the Movie 2000, Pokemon 4-Ever and Pokemon Heroes are better than the TV series. Because they got the best villains who would give Team Rocket a run for their money.

@paisoruketsuthitsarfirelig6307 Ай бұрын

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@cameronjr8 Ай бұрын

Now let’s do the opposite. Top 20 WORST shows based on Video Games.

@RedX101 Ай бұрын

Number 1: Halo

@monsterjamfan100xtreme4 Ай бұрын

Bubsy would possibly be on the list duh (even though it was 1 episode)

@penteractgaming Ай бұрын

Thatd have A LOT of competition

@zzz43344 Ай бұрын

@@penteractgaming No kidding

@brandongill2577 Ай бұрын

I will admit that Street Fighter II V would be a Top 30 entry.

@gerardorodriguez7500 Ай бұрын

I wish Sonic Boom wasn’t cancelled

@dnmz1885 Ай бұрын

What about Dota Dragon's Blood?

@trexadvent4726 Ай бұрын

Can you do a versus video on which TV show based on Video Games is better between the Sonic Boom TV Show and Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures?

@RyZeRxWolfChannel Ай бұрын

Sonic Boom is to Sonic shows what Jared Leto is to Joker adaptations

@Underhownd Ай бұрын

Say what you will about streaming services, but they have provided a boom period for good-to-great vg adaptation series. We've come a long way from that 1982 Pac-Man series.

@rsaravia115 Ай бұрын

Sonic X should’ve definitely make it in the list.

@ZeldaSam1 Ай бұрын

13:42 Honestly, Night City is where good thing go to die...

@MrEmperorCJ Ай бұрын

Pokémon is my most favorite

@jonbstudios7257 Ай бұрын

I wish you mentioned Sonic Prime.

@edwardgrimes7535 Ай бұрын

Nothing against Pokémon but how the hell did it beat The Last of Us!?

@jimmymurphy898 Ай бұрын

I can't wait for season 2 of Last of Us as someone who prefers Part II. The audience that doesn't know the games buckle up...

@jacobhutchinson332 Ай бұрын

Super Mario bros (2023), Sonic The hedgehog 1 and 2, Pokemon (for sure), Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (2019) and Mega Man: Fully Charged (still waiting for season 2)

@aiyanahmed6967 Ай бұрын

What about Sonic Prime? I mean the action felt like it never stopped in that show

@maddestmike5791 Ай бұрын

Are you kidding? Sonic Boom was a trainwreck. -_-

@orlandogarcia7084 22 күн бұрын

Cope

@donovan802 Ай бұрын

I’m proud to be someone who doesn’t play League of Legends and thoroughly enjoys Arcane. I admire the stories and artstyle League goes for, so there’s something there for me.