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Top 10 Animated Series Based On Video Games


the game may be over but the show has
just begun
actually it’s been canceled welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
animated series based on video games
let’s check the instruction booklet for
some quick rules or focusing on series
that came out after the release of the
game not before so we won’t be including
animated movies no matter how pretty
Sephiroth’s hair was in Advent Children
that’s too bad and as always one per
franchise oh I like the hang but I got a
juice number 10
Donkey Kong Country
Nintendo’s number one gorilla probably
never expected to become as popular as
he is starting his career as a barrel
thrower and let’s get real here kidnaper
decays true potential lay dormant until
the infamous Donkey Kong Country series
on the SNES and you gotta get over there
why me
cuz you’re the future blue number
tobacco equipped with his stylish red
tie and a baseball cap wearing sidekick
TK became so popular that a cartoon
series was inevitable
DJ’s back and adding in fittingly the
show uses computer animation so it looks
like the pre-rendered 3d animations
found in the game
while DK is more likely to be remembered
for his rap than animation this show
will always have a special place in our
childhoods what a farce what a sorry
excuse for a ruler number 9 captain n
The Game Master welcome to video land
no one did product placement as
masterfully or blatantly as Nintendo did
back in the late 80s and early 90s as
this cartoon perfectly demonstrates one
Nintendo branded episode at a time I
thank you all for your efforts I only
wish it didn’t have to end this way
instead of using one game this series
used characters from several the mega
raspy-voiced Mega Man a rather vain
Simon Belmont and an entourage of
villains welcome to video land why do
what alone can never beat me number
eight persona 4 the animation television
and murderers and bears oh my
the shin megami tensei games always have
a unique Flair and this particular title
is no exception
oh my my thank you for your undivided
attention
in 2008 we let through televisions
discover dead bodies on antennas faced
our true selves and found clever uses
for the word bear despite being released
on the aging ps2 instead of the newer
ps3 the game was such a hit that it
became an anime series twice once in
2011 and again in 2014
pursue your true self indeed truth is
you only came because you were looking
for some fun weren’t you what else is
there for you to do in this backwoods
shithole town number 7 Kirby
right back atcha
his debut got maximum bang
expect to see a lot of Nintendo on this
list with that said here’s the cutest
pinkest and hungriest mascot of them all
possible falala Warriors are being
strong not pagan happy it’s not really
surprising to see an animated series
based on Kirby
he’s the walking definition of adorable
and is perfect for 20-minute benchers a
hundred of them to be exact
there’s a dark sinister evil out to take
over the galaxy and the only thing
capable of protecting us all is a plump
pink marshmallow that can inhale
everything around him sounds feasible
number six Mega Man NT warrior
I’m land Akari welcome to dentex city
where the whole city is linked together
through a cyber matrix that connects
everything remember the glory days of
Capcom’s baby blue robot not only did he
have several video games he had a 90s
cartoon and a long-running anime series
Mega Man NT warrior the anime series
aired in both Japan and the US and
including its numerous sequels has an
astonishing 209 episodes there was so
much Mega Man back then that it’s no
wonder the franchise for itself out ah
Mega Man beware of the ball ball even so
we still reminisce about the glorious
reign of the super fighting robot yeah
you may have won this battle but I’ll be
back
number five Super Mario Brothers Super
Show
hey Paesanos it’s the Super Mario
Brothers Super Show before the Macarena
but after the hokey-pokey
there was another dance craze the Mario
yo your truth so hang on to you see get
ready for mission and remarkable hang
with the polish of hooks on the bus
nothing can ever top seeing world-famous
reser Lou albano singing and dancing as
the poster boy of Nintendo
well maybe Dennis Hopper portraying the
king of Koopas they never forget the
first time they kissed by maybe not
along with the cooky live-action
segments of the super show there were
animated episodes based on Super Mario
Brothers and Super Mario Brothers – and
to top it all off on Fridays we were
treated to this hey for you seldom
anything
number four earthworm jim crawl
dirt-eating chillin the four implants
but all that came to a crashing the 90s
was a magical time when fast running
hedgehogs took on dinosaur riding
plumbers to gain our affection meanwhile
earthworms saved the day in big robotic
suits curses foiled again why are you
still laughing oh when this little title
became an instant success a cartoon
series was as inevitable as a killer
goldfish having a terrible life the
series ran for two seasons and during
that time it helped implement new
elements into the franchise such as new
characters comic books action figures
and one sharply dressed work Peter
there’s something about this sofa
something even number three Digimon
most impressive thing about these shows
is how they’re based on games that at
the time had little to no plot take this
series for instance that was based on
the Tamagotchi like pets huh I wonder if
the virtual pets we swore we’d take care
of her still alive anyway no time for
that we have an insanely catchy theme
song to sing along with
world there’s actually six anime series
in the Digimon world but we know which
one still lives on advanced hearts you
know you were the man and you’re the
wolf man
number two Sonic the Hedgehog the
animated series
SatAM as fans have called it is still
considered to be the best animated
depiction of the blue blur
this series took a simple game concept
like blue hedgehog runs fast and saves
animals and turned it into something
rather gritty as Sonic and a band of
freedom fighters try to rescue their
dying world from the clutches of the
shockingly sinister dr. Robotnik take it
perhaps his crannies will flesh out the
Hedgehog sadly the show ended on a
cliffhanger
before we reach the final level with our
number one pick let’s have a look at
some honorable mentions
those two noisy
number one Pokemon
what did we say about seeing lots of
Nintendo on this list we’re pretty sure
no one is surprised at our number one
pick since ash Ketcham has tried to be
the very best since 1997 Pikachu and I
are real pals right but it’s a little
weird
usually the life expectancy of the
animated series isn’t that long unless
you live on Evergreen Terrace there are
plenty of tunes that are older than the
teenagers who watch them but still 1997
really we’re never gonna catch them all
all right I’ve pledged to get all the
Pokemon in the world now I’m ready to
take the next step to be the number one
Pokemon master you’ll be with our list
you may have helped me win the battle
but the war is far from over what was
your favorite animated series based on a
video game where are you for more great
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I guess Kirby got his treehouse
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