Animation
The first animated show based on a video game, it became the highest-rated Saturday morning cartoon in the U.S., with more than 20 million viewers upon its debut.
What is Pac-Man?
Jean-Claude Van Damme turned down the role of this Mortal Kombat character who's based on him to instead play Guile in Street Fighter.
Who is Johnny Cage?
This actor's bulge in the crotch area of his Tron cyberspace suit was so large that he had to wear a dance belt to conceal it.
Who is Jeff Bridges?
2020: "Every hero has a genesis."
What is Sonic the Hedgehog?
"If your sink is in trouble
You can call us on the double
We're faster than the others
You'll be hooked on the brothers"
What is The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!?
The plan to turn the character of Aki Ross into the world's first digital actress was scrapped after this sci-fi film became one of the five biggest box office bombs of all time.
What is Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within?
This children's quiz show was created partially in response to a National Geographic survey in which one in four Americans could not locate the Soviet Union or Pacific Ocean on a map.
What is Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Participating theaters distributed a miniature special issue of Nintendo Power called Pocket Power to people who went to see this movie.
What is The Wizard?
2018: "Big meets bigger."
What is Rampage?
"Heyo
Look out down below
Here he comes, banana slamma
Kongo Bongo's hero"
What is Donkey Kong Country?
The first two episodes of this anime series featuring the theme song "Gotta Go Fast" were released on Game Boy Advance Video.
What is Sonic X?
This comedy film based on a shooter series recouped less than 1% of its $15 million budget due to a theater boycott and won Uwe Boll a Razzie Award for Worst Director.
What is Postal?
To promote the home video release of this gaming-themed movie, Disney produced a half-hour YouTube mockumentary that parodies The King of Kong.
What is Wreck-It Ralph?
1999: "At the edge of our universe, all hell is about to break loose."
What is Wing Commander?
"It's [blank], gather 'round
We'll get your video friends together
Yeah, [blank], it's time for fun
And no one else can do it better"
What is Saturday Supercade?
A Pokémon Season 1 episode about this artificial pocket monster was pulled after its first and only airing due to visual effects that sent 685 children in Japan to the hospital.
What is Porygon?
When Mario and Luigi go to jail in the Super Mario Bros. live-action movie, they state that their last name is this, which Shigeru Miyamoto officially confirmed in 2015.
What is "Mario"?
Considered the original Let's Play, this popular Japanese TV series has been documenting comedian Shinya Arino's attempts to beat retro video games since 2003.
What is GameCenter CX?
2010: "Defy the future."
What is Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time?
"[Blank], what's behind this stunt show
[Blank], only their uncle knows
[Blank], just sit back and watch them go
Heyo, heyo, heyo, heyo, heyo"
What is Pole Position?
To meet Canadian content requirements, the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z recycled Canadian-composed music from this mid-'90s cartoon based on an action platformer.
What is Mega Man?
Among the characters in this 2014 video game movie is a pilot codenamed Maverick—a reference to a 1986 movie character who says the franchise's name in a famous line.
What is Need for Speed?
Edgar Wright obtained permission to use this game's theme in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World after writing Nintendo a letter that said it's "the nursery rhyme of this generation."
What is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past?
2006: "Killer looks are nothing without the right moves..."
What is DOA: Dead or Alive?
"[Blank], the Edison family dream
[Blank], that's our theme"
What is Maniac Mansion?