List of films based on video games
A video game adaptation is based on a video game movie.
History
Originally, video games were produced as part of the merchandising of films that were thematically more or less closely tied to the namesake of the games. Since the mid- 90s of the 20th century there was, due to the growing popularity and cultural influence of video games, also to co-operation in the reverse direction: a rising share of video games are behind either implemented directly as a film or adapted in of them inspired films.
The first live-action adaptation, however, was already in 1993 published by the Nintendo game Super Mario Bros. Although known actors like Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo and Dennis Hopper were committed, this first experiment was not successful, however. In the course of the potential of technical development, graphical improvements and the associated possibilities of " immersion " into the world of the computer game and also due to the technical development of massive proliferation of computers, was played with whom, more and more movie studios saw the potential of to take advantage of the popularity of the games.
Target audience
The existing fan base in particular, which was virtually "bought " with the license can be considered as a target group. In this there is a disproportionately high probability that they will watch the film, which minimizes the economic risk of the film. However, there is the danger of deterring this target group by strong deviation from the model.