The best video game movies of all time

Best Video Game of all time

Visuals in video games have improved drastically over the last few decades, with characters and environments inching ever closer to realism, and it can make the graphics in older NES or even PlayStation games look downright putrid. Music, however, is a different beast entirely. While game soundtracks have certainly evolved over the years, there are absolute classics from the ’80s that are just as entertaining and catchy today as they were three decades ago.

Attempting to pare down the greatest video games of all time is a task and a half. What are you supposed to judge? There’s the way certain titles influenced future games, and how incredible some of the graphics are. But ultimately, it comes down to good taste. We took a step back and looked at the general landscape, considering all the games that have inked their way into pixelated infamy, and came up with a list of probably 100 titles.

List of Best Video Game of all time

Divinity: Original Sin 2

Borderlands 2

Dishonored

King’s Quest III: To Heir Is Human

Dota 2

Angry Birds

Guitar Hero

Resident Evil 4

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

Super Smash Bros.

Call of Duty 2

BioShock

ESPN NFL 2K5

Pong

Castlevania

Portal 2

Braid

Red Dead Redemption

Fallout 3

Super Mario Kart

Wolfenstein 3D

The Sims

Pokemon Red & Blue

Myst

Donkey Kong

Mortal Kombat

Tetris

Super Mario 64

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Doom

Ms. Pac-Man

Minecraft

The Legend of Zelda

Super Mario Bros.

The Oregon Trail

World of Warcraft

Sid Meier’s Civilization IV

Final Fantasy VI

SimCity 2000

Quake

Counter-Strike

Grand Theft Auto III

Half-Life 2

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Space Invaders

Zork

Diablo II

GoldenEye 007

Microsoft Flight Simulator X

Galaga

Best Video Games of 2019-20

2019 was an important year for the gaming industry. Not only did 2019 usher in some fantastic new experiences on consoles and PC but it also marked the last full year of the current generation of platforms. Our favorite games of the year suggest that it did. From fast-paced online shooters and amazing role-playing games to zombie-filled terrors and surreal action-adventures, By the end of 2020, we’ll have both the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 in our hands, as well as the fully launched Google Stadia, meaning that the next generation of video games will be finally upon us.

List –

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled

Resident Evil 2

Mortal Kombat 11

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Metro: Exodus

The Outer Worlds

Devil May Cry 5

Astral Chain

Kingdom Hearts III

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Luigi’s Mansion 3

Death Stranding

Luigi’s Mansion 3

Need for Speed Heat

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Days Gone

Super Mario Maker 2

Grid

Gears 5

Samurai Shodown

Borderlands 3

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order

Far Cry New Dawn

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey

Pokemon Sword and Shield

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Best Video Game Movies

For as long as video games have existed, film producers have adapted them for the big screen. The rationale behind these decisions is clear, as big-name video game properties have the potential to bring a lot of fans into the theater. But they have seen limited success over the years.

Two newer films, Sonic the Hedgehog and Detective Pikachu earned top spots on our list, and there is even an animated Super Mario film in the works by the masters at Illumination. It has never been a better time to be a video game movie fan. These are the best video game movies.

Though the gaming community is known for being hard to please, it’s not as if there’s a shortage of good stories in video games to tell onscreen. The medium of gaming, itself inspired very much by the traditional “hero’s journey” of cinematic storytelling, is rich with gripping tales both sensational and intimate. We’ve seen blatant whitewashing in terrible movies like Prince of Persia, absurdly hollow cash-grabs such as the Street Fighter movie or the Angelina Jolie-helmed Tomb Raider, and, of course, the Super Mario Bros. movie, which still stands as one of cinema’s greatest disasters. For whatever reason, the secret recipe has eluded filmmakers for decades.

Some video game movie adaptations have managed to capture the spirit of their source material and deliver an exciting take on the franchise. Others, however, have treated the video games as a vague reference point, resulting in underwhelming films that disappointed the average moviegoer, as well as longtime players.

List –

THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 2 (2019)

POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU (2019

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2020)

TOMB RAIDER (2018)

RAMPAGE (2018

MORTAL KOMBAT (1995)

FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN (2001)

THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE (2016)

PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (2010)

RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER (2017)

RESIDENT EVIL (2002)

LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER – THE CRADLE OF LIFE (2003)

DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE (2007)

SILENT HILL (2006)

RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (2012)

WARCRAFT (2016)

RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION (2007)

NEED FOR SPEED (2014)

SUPER MARIO BROS. (1993)