Is It Game Over For The Video Game Movie Curse?: A Look At 30 Years of Video Game Movies

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Video games are packed with vast quantities of stories and lore to be further explored in other mediums. With the release of The Super Mario Bros Movie in theaters and The Last of Us on HBO, video game adaptations are on the verge of having a serious boom in prominence. Specifically, video game movies could become the next generation of…