List of animated series based on video games

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This is a list of cartoons shows based on video games. It does not include Japanese anime series, which are listed separately on the List of anime based on video games, but everything could be listed on the List of television series based on video games.

Animated Series[]

Ended[]

Title Video game of origin Year Production companies Network
Pac-Man Pac-Man by Bandai Namco Entertainment 1982-1983 Hanna-Barbera Productions ABC
Saturday Supercade 1983 Ruby-Spears Productions CBS
Dragon's Lair Dragon's Lair by Rick Dyer and Don Bluth 1984 Ruby-Spears Productions ABC
Pole Position Pole Position Ruby-Spears Productions CBS
The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo 1989 DIC Enterprises, Nintendo of America Syndication
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2 by Nintendo DIC Enterprises and Saban Entertainment
Captain N: The Game Master Kid Icarus by Nintendo, Mega Man by Capcom, Castlevania by Konami 1990 DIC Animation City, Nintendo of America NBC
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario Bros. 3 by Nintendo DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Nintendo of America
Super Mario World Super Mario World by Nintendo 1991 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Telecinco, Nintendo of America and CCTV
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 1993-1996 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Telecinco, Sega of America and Bohbot Entertainment Syndication
Double Dragon Double Dragon by Technōs Japan 1993-1994 DIC Animation City, Retitalia S.P.A., Telecinco and Bohbot Entertainment
Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega DIC Productions, L.P., Retitalia S.P.A. and Telecinco ABC
Mega Man Mega Man by Capcom 1994-1996 Ruby-Spears Productions and Ashi Productions Syndication
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Carmen Sandiego by Broderbund 1994-1999 DIC Productions, L.P. FOX
Darkstalkers: The Animated Series Darkstalkers by Capcom 1995 Graz Entertainment Syndication
Earthworm Jim Earthworm Jim by Shiny Entertainment 1995-1996 AKOM, Flextech, Shiny Entertainment and Universal Cartoon Studios Kids' WB
Street Fighter: The Animated Series Street Fighter by Capcom 1995-1997 Graz Entertainment (Season 1), InVision Entertainment (Season 2) and USA Studios USA Network
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Mortal Kombat by Midway Games 1996 Film Roman, Threshold Entertainment and New Line Television
Wing Commander Academy Wing Commander by Origin Systems Universal Cartoon Studios
Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country by Nintendo and Rare 1997-2000 Nelvana, Medialab Technology (season 1), Hong Guang Animation (season 2), Western International Communications, Ellipsanime, Medianet (season 2) Teletoon (Canada), France 2 and Canal + (France)
Rayman: The Animated Series Rayman by Ubi Soft 1999-2000 Ubi Soft Direct-to-Video
Sonic Underground Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 1999 DIC Productions, L.P. and Les Studios Tex S.A.R.L. TF1 (France)
Syndication (United States)
Pokémon Chronicles Pokémon by The Pokémon Company 2002-2004 OLM, Inc. TXN (Japan)
Viva Piñata Viva Piñata by Xbox Game Studios and Rare 2006-2009 Bardel Entertainment, 4Kids Entertainment and Microsoft 4Kids TV
Tak and the Power of Juju Tak and the Power of Juju by Avalanche Software 2007-2009 THQ and Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nickelodeon
Magi-Nation Magi Nation by Interactive Imagination Corp 2007-2010 Daewon Media, Cookie Jar Entertainment CBC Television
Wakfu Wakfu by Ankama 2008-2017 Ankama Animations and France Télévisions France 3, France 4 and Netflix
Ape Escape Ape Escape by Sony Interactive Entertainment 2009 Frederator Studios, Hawaii Film Partners, Project 51 Productions and Showcase Entertainment Nicktoons Network
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Pac-Man by Bandai Namco Entertainment 2013-2015 41 Entertainment, Arad Animation Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment, OLM, Inc. and Sprite Animation Studios Disney XD
Sonic Boom Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega 2014-2017 Sega of America, Inc., OuiDo! Productions (Season 1), Technicolor Animation Productions (Season 2) and Lagardère Group Cartoon Network and Boomerang (US)
Gulli and Canal J (France)
Skylanders Academy Skylanders and Spyro by Activision 2016-2018 TeamTO and Activision Blizzard Studios Netflix
Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios 2017 Halfbrick Studios, Kickstart Entertainment and Toonz Entertainment YouTube
Minecraft by Mojang Studios 2017-2018 Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios, Atomic Cartoons and Mattel Creations
Mega Man: Fully Charged Mega Man by Capcom 2018-2019 DHX Media, DHX Studios Vancouver, Dentsu Entertainment USA and Capcom Cartoon Network

Current[]

Title Video game of origin Year Production companies Network
Pokémon Pokémon by The Pokémon Company 1997-present OLM, Inc. TXN (Japan)
Rabbids Invasion Raving Rabbids by Ubisoft 2013–present Ubisoft Motion Pictures and TeamTO France 3
Talking Tom and Friends Talking Tom and Friends by Outfit7 2014–present Outfit7 Entertainment, ARX Anima (Seasons 1–3), People Moving Pixels (Seasons 4–present) YouTube
Castlevania Castlevania by Konami 2017–present Frederator Studios and Powerhouse Animation Studios Netflix
Subway Surfers: The Animated Series Subway Surfers by Kiloo 2018–present SYBO YouTube
Carmen Sandiego Carmen Sandiego by Broderbund 2019–present WildBrain and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Netflix
Costume Quest Costume Quest by Double Fine Frederator Studios, Wellsville Productions, Double Fine and Amazon Studios Amazon Prime Video
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang by Moonton 2021-present Moonton WeTV and Iflix (International)
TV9 (Malaysia)
NET (Indonesia)
Kapamilya Channel and A2Z (Philippines)
Dota: Dragon's Blood Dota 2 by Valve Valve Netflix
Arcane League of Legends by Riot Games Riot Games and Fortiche Productions
Angry Birds: Summer Madness Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment 2022–present Rovio Animation, Cake Entertainment, Yowza! Animation and
The Cuphead Show! Cuphead by , King Features Syndicate and Netflix Animation Netflix

Upcoming[]

Title Video game of origin Year Production companies Network
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Vibe[1] Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon by Ubisoft 2022 Ubisoft Motion Pictures Hulu
Hungry Shark Squad[2] Hungry Shark by Ubisoft Ubisoft Motion Pictures YouTube TV
Sonic Prime[3] Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega Sega of America, Inc., WildBrain Studios and Man of Action Entertainment. Netflix
Earthworm Jim: Beyond the Groovy[4] Earthworm Jim by Interplay Entertainment TBA TBA
Hyper Light Drifter[5] Hyper Light Drifter by Heart Machine TBA TBA TBA
Untilted Rayman series[6] Rayman by Ubisoft Ubisoft Motion Pictures TBA
Untitled Watch Dogs series[7] Watch Dogs by Ubisoft Ubisoft Motion Pictures TBA

References[]

  1. ^ Stanley, Patrick (October 10, 2019). "Ubisoft Planning Animated TV Adaptations of Popular Game Franchises (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Stanley, Patrick (October 10, 2019). "Ubisoft Planning Animated TV Adaptations of Popular Game Franchises (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ McWhertor, Michael (2020-12-10). "New Sonic the Hedgehog animated series coming to Netflix". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  4. ^ ‘Earthworm Jim’ TV Series in Development From Interplay Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE). Variety.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. ^ Patches, Matt (March 28, 2019). "Hyper Light Drifter TV series in the works from creator Alx Preston and Castlevania's Adi Shankar". Polygon. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Stanley, Patrick (October 10, 2019). "Ubisoft Planning Animated TV Adaptations of Popular Game Franchises (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  7. ^ Stanley, Patrick (October 10, 2019). "Ubisoft Planning Animated TV Adaptations of Popular Game Franchises (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

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