I don't need to tell anyone how disasterous this has been, Mario Bros. paved the way for what has undoubtedly been the most shameful disgrace in entertainment. There have been some gems too, Mortal Kombat, House of the dead, Street fighter, etc.

As if Street fighter wasnt blemished enough from the sad excuse of a movie....They made a game for it ! That's right kids, A game about a movie about a game, Oh and it was worse than both. Shame on you Capcom, you took a beloved series and wrang it out like a sponge, 24 iterations of sf2? really? I'm glad this series finally recovered from the mistreatment.

I just caught word of a new Tekken movie in the works, I ask why? The story between the characters is so ridiculous and watered down to begin with, How far can they really run with it? This is a suit sitting in an office somewhere like, "Hey this game sells units, let's turn this into film revenue"

This is my point, games are so feeling invoked by players because you actually experience what your character is going through. You put emotion with the character because you've been with them for 20 + hours sometimes. You travel with them every part of the journey. It's not like trying to cram and edit everything into 1 1/2 hrs. You actually hold the characters life in your hands. In a movie you have no choice, no sense of accomplishment, no risk of losing it all.

In a movie you know there's no way the "Dragon" is going to kill "Sylvester Stallone". In a game you can die countless times, trying over and over till you get it right. In fact from the start of the game your entire mission is honing the skills you'll need to take on said boss. Metroid wouldn't be a smash hit if you started with 100% of your equipment and could run right to the last guy and win. It's the build up that makes victory the sweet thing it is.

I guess what I'm getting at is, leave the two medias where they belong. Games in the hands of those who play em, and movies for those who watch em. I've heard my favorite franchise in gaming has picked up a movie deal. God of war, and having spent 10-15 hours on each of the 3 major games, Cramming everything into a 2 hour movie already sounds like a horrible idea. You're already putting a bad taste in the mouths of millions of gamers Hollywood. Stop dipping in our media because you're running out of ideas.