- Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! is an enjoyable Zelda II clone with good writing, fun music, and fairly good graphics. It's very short, though, so one should probably enjoy it while it lasts. Its third game The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom is an actually decent A Link to the Past clone with voice acting from the show, bosses that act like puzzles, and great gameplay.
- The Amazing World of Gumball flash game The Princi-pals is a surprisingly engaging decision making simulator that's more or less a kid-friendly Reigns. The dialogue is accurate to the show's humor, it can be fun to read or attempt the various Sadistic Choices while trying to maintain the school, the minigames are fun breaks, and the endings for dying are less so scary and annoying and more whimsically dark.
- Arthur:
- The series had a series of Living Books PC games in the 90s. While they're obviously geared towards younger players, they have colorful art, full voice acting, a bunch of extras, and every page is loaded with fun Easter Eggs if you click around on items in the scene.
- While obscure, Arthur's Camping Adventure (also called Arthur's Wilderness Rescue) is a Point-and-Click Game with intuitive puzzles, writing and animation that feels out of the show, and a good amount of optional things to do. It even has replay value in that early on, you can choose one of three of Arthur's friends' ideas to go with, each giving you a different experience.
- The first Avatar: The Last Airbender game on DS published by THQ. It has a plot that could fit right into the show, and voice actors from the show as well. It's an RPG with a lvl up system across four main characters. A little tedious at times with unforgiving bosses, but it's still a great addition to the series.
- The makers of Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity were explicitly told that they could rush a crap game out the door since it would sell anyway. Their response: "Uh, no." They proceeded to make one of the finest point and click adventure games ever, complete with the original voice actors, original animation, and even bonus music video segments.
- Most Ben 10 video games have received a mixed-to-good reception from critics.
- The most notable one is probably Ben 10: Protector of Earth, which is a surprisingly good Beat 'em Up game that stays very true to the original show, featuring all the original voice actors and even the soundtrack from the show.
- Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks is another recommendable one, which has an interesting story based on season 3 of the show. It also allows you to play as 10 different aliens, which most previous games based off the series didn't allow.
- The Nintendo DS Ben 10 games are surprisingly solid action-platformers, some even including exclusive aliens not found in their home console versions.
- Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction has been well-received for being a very solid family-friendly action-adventure game with a surprisingly deep combat system and a fun story that stays true to the show.
- Ben 10: Power Trip has been quite well-received by both Ben 10 fans and critics alike for its Super Mario Odyssey style gameplay, good use of the playable aliens, voice acting, and decent graphics, as well as the difficulty being not too hard and not too easy for the game's younger demographic.
- Big Fat Awesome House Party. The game held a depth that most Cartoon Network browser games lacked, which caused it to become hugely popular with fans. The game was only originally going to last until April 2007; however, its popularity caused it to last until July 2009 (the same year the cartoon ended). At the end of its lifespan, it had over 13 million players.
- Blazing Dragons had a Point And Click Adventure game released for the PS1 and Sega Saturn in late 1996. The game was well-received among many adventure gamers and critics for its great voice acting and animation, challenging but fun puzzles, and retaining the show's sense of humor. Some say that the character designs are better compared to the animated series.
- Humongous Entertainment only made licensed games for one franchise during their lifespan, and that's Blue's Clues. First off, they all run on the timeless SCUMM engine like their other games, and they push it to its limits as always. The two games that were based on actual episodes of the show (Blue's Birthday Adventure and Blue's Treasure Hunt) feel like actual episodes from the show, right down to having Live-Action Cutscenes for Steve (yes, the SCUMM engine was actually capable of that). The other four games (ABC Activities, 123 Activities, Art Activities, and Reading Activities) on the other hand, are nice little activity center with somewhat of a goal to work towards. It just goes to show what happens when a company actually treats an already existing franchise with care.
- While the console released Cartoon Network Battle Crashers belongs on the other page the later mobile semi-sequel/spinoff Cartoon Network Party Dash is a decent Downwell clone with fast bite-sized gameplay, a ton of unlockables/power-ups and not needing to spend any real money to play it as everything is unlocked with in-game currency.
- Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL is a good Super Smash Bros.-like game with many different playable CN characters. It is not without its flaws, however.
- Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E. is a very fun Ratchet & Clank-esque game with all of the voice actors from the show, good graphics and decent music, and is rather challenging with good gameplay.
- Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy for Game Boy Advance is an addictive and awesome Beat 'em Up based on the fan-favorite episode of the same name, and is very reminiscent of Streets of Rage. Oh, and there's also the music...
- Dexter's Laboratory: Deesaster Strikes! for the Game Boy Advance has tight controls, good structure, a pretty solid soundtrack, and a plot that captures the quirky essence of the show, making a pretty decent game that does justice to the show.
- DuckTales (1989) is a standout of the NES's library of platformers for its genuinely fun gameplay, responsive and intuitive controls, and awesome soundtrack.
- Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures is a respectable game adaptation of the series, perfectly capturing the look, feel and humor of the show, and throwing it all into an enjoyable, if short, platformer. The Game Boy Advance version of the game ends up being a completely different game in its own right, despite mildly sharing some of the plot with the console versions (it also ended up being much better than the other GBA game released, which is a lot worse).
- Ed, Edd n Eddy: Scam of the Century for the Nintendo DS has a rather split opinion surrounding it. Some think it's a surprisingly good platformer with an interesting plot that stays close to the show, while others have called it out for having uninspired levels and Difficulty Spikes.
- There exists a Felix the Cat video game for the NES and Game Boy, and both happen to be surprisingly enjoyable Mario clones, with fun gameplay and appealing graphics and music.
- All of Taito's Hanna-Barbera games are very good. Especially all of their Flintstones games, which are all very solid platformers. Sadly, many of them are extremely expensive to find nowadays.
- The Franklin games are passable at best, but the PS2 game, Franklin: A Birthday Surprise is pretty decent with Scenery Porn, accurate models of the characters (likely even better than the Franklin and Friends models), great music, and it helps that the mini-games give it a bit of Replay Value.
- Game of Drones, a game based on Futurama, has excellent animation and catchy music. It's also at a good difficulty level - it's not so hard that it's frustrating, but it's not so easy that it's boring.
- Taxan's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero game for NES is a very fun action platformer somewhat reminiscent of Contra where you play as varied members of the Joe team to destroy Cobra bases.
- The video game based on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is a surprisingly fun beat-em-up style fighter with plenty of characters from the show, all voiced by their actual voice actors, with "Weird Al" Yankovic as the announcer!
- Hanna-Barbera's Cartoon Carnival is a Minigame Game revolving around six famous cartoons from the studio. The game isn't necessarily Nintendo Hard, but with "ten levels of difficulty" for each mini-game, it's enough to entertain children for hours.
- Capcom's Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law video game is considered to be pretty good. It's a simple point-and-click adventure game but since the show's writers were heavily involved, it's twistedly hilarious. It helps that Capcom had their own existing series of humorous lawyer sims to base it on.
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi has Kaznapped! for the GBA, which proves to be a fun platformer with an original story, bonus game modes, and a catchy soundtrack.
- The Azeroth-published DOS game Inspector Gadget: Mission 1 – Global Terror! is a Carmen Sandiego-lite point-and-click/edutainment game that's strictly for kiddies. That being said, it almost perfectly captures the tone of the average first-season Gadget episode, and, most uniquely, Penny and Brain are the alternating player characters (Penny gets captured, and Brain has to free her with a Paper-Thin Disguise). The writing is also pretty good, hanging numerous lampshades on the series' formula.
- Jackie Chan has several decently received games of his own that would otherwise belong in other topics, but in the case of Western Animation, Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand for the Game Boy Advance is definitely one of them. The visuals do a fine job of capturing the show and the game plays well enough with its standard beat 'em up mechanics to make the player feel like the stuntmaster himself with his martial arts and interactive improvised weapons (like umbrellas, trash cans, chairs, cables, and several others).
- Looney Tunes
- The Looney Tunes games released by Infogrames are well-made, fun and stay true to the original cartoons:
- The company's first Looney Tunes title: Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time on the PS1 and PC is actually a pretty fun licensed platformer. Its Spiritual Successor, Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters for the same two platforms, wasn't too shabby either.
- Looney Tunes Collector: Martian Alert! and Marvin Strikes Back!/Looney Tunes Collector: Martian Revenge! for the GBC were great Zelda-esque Looney Tunes games faithful to the style of the show with many of the characters from the show in them.
- Duck Dodgers was a really fun Nintendo 64 game.
- Looney Tunes: Space Race is a competent Mascot Racer with a great soundtrack.
- Looney Tunes Racing is another decently-made mascot kart racer.
- Sheep, Dog 'n' Wolf (also known as Sheep Raider in some regions) is a surprisingly creative stealth game with memorable gadgets (including one that allows you to travel through time) and funny expository dialogue from Daffy Duck.
- Infogrames' last Looney Tunes game: Taz: Wanted is arguably one of the best Looney Tunes games out there. While it is incredibly derivative of other collectathons, this is not a bad thing, and the game puts enough of a spin on familiar concepts to keep them fresh. It helps that the game has a very varied sense of humor, and the objectives are usually pretty varied enough to keep the relatively simple gameplay fresh- you won't just be collecting stars, but blowing up beach huts, crashing submarines, and destroying an entire shopping mall.
- As with Infogrames, Sunsoft also produced several excellent licensed Looney Tunes games:
- Their SNES games fulfilled this trope to a heartbeat. Road Runner's Death Valley Rally was an entire game-long reference to nearly every classic Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote short ever. Daffy Duck in The Marvin Missions referenced the Duck Dodgers original cartoons (as well as Marvin's appearances in some Bugs Bunny shorts), and Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage managed to combine references of dozens of Bugs cartoons, from "Bully For Bugs" to "Bunny Hugged", in an overarching plot in which an animator clearly out to get Bugs turns out to be Daffy attempting to get revenge for "Duck Amuck." There was also Looney Tunes B-Ball, a NBA Jam-esque game that even has snippets of old dialogue.
- The simply titled Looney Tunes for Game Boy Color is an oft-forgotten gem. It's a surprisingly fun platformer spanning 7 levels, each taking control of one of the Looney Tunes. Whilst nothing special, it's by no means a bad game and is surprisingly well made.
- Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck (based on the short of the same name) is a very fun game for the Nintendo DS. Although it's very short, it has hilarious dialogue and minigames and several Continuity Nods to classic shorts. The best part? Daffy Duck was the one tormenting himself in the entire game.
- Desert Demolition for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive is a very fun game as well. In addition to being able to play as Road Runner like the other Road Runner games, you also get the option of playing as Wile E. Coyote and using the various Acme gadgets to catch Road Runner.
- Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble for the Sega Genesis and Game Gear is also fairly decent; despite the controls being off, the surprise difficulty in later levels, often-obnoxious music and having an Excuse Plot (it's All Just a Dream), the graphics are actually pretty good (mainly the Genesis version), especially the 3D rendering and animations, and the callbacks to the original Bugs Bunny cartoons are definitely satisfying for long-time Looney Tunes fans.
- The video game based on Looney Tunes: Back in Action has a wonky camera and platforming segments that can get annoying, but overall is a decent and fun game with some rather good minigames and plenty of collectibles.
- Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers is a decent game for the Sega Genesis in which you play as Sylvester and chase after Tweety. The game has good graphics, a large inventory, and all the characters you'd expect (Granny, Hector, Hippety Hopper, and Sylvester Jr.).
- The Looney Tunes games released by Infogrames are well-made, fun and stay true to the original cartoons:
- Nicktoons Racing for the PC and PS1. While it doesn't really stand out from other popular mascot racers of the time like Mario Kart 64 or Crash Tag Team Racing, it generally uses the formula well enough, and has characters from and tracks based on eight of the then-twelve available Nicktoons; SpongeBob SquarePants, CatDog, The Angry Beavers, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, and The Ren & Stimpy Show.
- Its second sequel, Nicktoons Nitro, is even better than Racing, being developed by esteemed arcade manufacturer Raw Thrills, and featuring a darker atmosphere, having faster and more high-flying gameplay, better tracks, and characters including not only the original cast from Nicktoons Unite! (SpongeBob, Timmy Turner, Danny Phantom, and Jimmy Neutron), but also Zim, Aang, and even a new original character called Nitro that was specifically created for this game and serves as the game's Final Boss. Too bad it was never ported to home console. The game that came between these, however (Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing), has been largely forgotten, and probably for the better.
- Nightmare Ned is fondly remembered by some who grew up in the '90s, often without realizing it was based on a one-season show.
- PAW Patrol: On A Roll!, While not that great of a game for older players, the good graphics, faithfulness to the source material, and platformer gameplay manage to make the game great for the Target Audience of young children.
- Phantom 2040 for the Super Nintendo proves to be an interesting Metroid-style game that actually has several different possible paths, choices, and endings, lending a lot of depth that's not even seen in the Metroid series itself. Add some catchy music and a nifty "list of things you should know" at the Phantom's base and it proves to be quite fun.
- The The Pink Panther based games Pink Panther's Passport to Peril and Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink are both well made, entertaining edutainment adventure games.
- While most games based on The Ren & Stimpy Show generally belong on the other page, there are two exceptions:
- Stimpy's Invention for Sega Genesis is an enjoyable little platformer. The graphics do a decent enough job of replicating the show, and the sound - including audio samples of the characters - is right on the money. But what makes it a truly enjoyable experience is the gameplay - Ren and Stimpy must work together to make it through each level, and the game itself is challenging while steering clear of being overly Nintendo Hard. The only bad mark on the game, though, is its short length.
- Quest for the Shaven Yak: Starring Ren Hoëk & Stimpy for Game Gear and Sega Master System (the latter being a Brazil-only release) is a similarly enjoyable platformer, with good graphics and music by the system's standards. The only bad things about the game is that the gameplay is a bit too simplistic, and it's also too easy.
- Rugrats: Search for Reptar is a decent game with good graphics and levels based on different episodes from the show. You controlled each of the Rugrats (and Spike) in different levels. It could be beaten in under an hour by an adult or teenager, but would give the young target audience a decent challenge, and would take them a while.
- Sabrina: The Animated Series received some solid games. WayForward's platformer duology for the Game Boy Color were very well made with great graphics and tight controls. Magical Adventure for the PC was also quite decent with surprisingly fun minigames featuring voices and music from the show.
- Samurai Jack had two disappointments in the early 2000s: Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time and Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku. However, after the much-anticipated but divisive series finale in which the titular Jack finally returns to his own time and destroys Aku, the shapeshifting demon who sent him to the future, but invalidates the existence of Ashi, his love interest and Aku's half-human, half-demon daughter, Genndy Tartakovsky granted the Japanese game group Soleil permission to develop Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, serving as an alternative scenario to the finale with an unlockable alternate ending in which Ashi lives regardless of Aku's destruction. It's more authentic to the show's writing, it has a huge variety of weapons and a sophisticated combat system, the graphics look and feel just like visuals of the show translated seamlessly into 3D,and the original voice actorsnote are back and sound like they haven't aged a day. And best of all, Tartakovsky confirmed it to be canon!
- Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights for the PS2, Xbox and GameCubenote It's a game based off the classic series, and they didn't play around. The cutscenes and dialogue are like something out of the series, it appears to be set in the 70s, it's full of Awesome Music, and it overall keeps very true to the cartoon. The voices are spot on, the new characters fit well into the series, and it even has a Laugh Track like the cartoons. It has few, if any, relations to the newer incarnations of the series; it's just a throwback game, complete with numerous monsters from the classic cartoon. The camera angles may be a bit sloppy at times, and it may be a bit hard to jump around at times, but overall it's a great game; not to forget it has some cute Holiday Mode features.
- Scooby-Doo Mystery Mayhem didn't sell too well but it got a few good reviews that praised the creepy atmosphere (helped by the music), the voice-acting and the fun gameplay.
- Amid the many, many mediocre-to-bad games based on it, The Simpsons has a few games considered to be of good quality:
- The Simpsons early-90s Beat 'em Up by Konami, which was good fun despite its Early-Installment Weirdness. Out of all arcade games made during that time, this game had the most staying power until arcades fell to the strength of consoles due to the staying power of The Simpsons TV show. This particular game took years to have it finally hit home consoles due to Konami not being able to secure rights to The Simpsons home console games. However, it finally saw the light of day on home consoles when it was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on their respective digital stores.
- The Simpsons Hit & Run is generally regarded one of the best Simpsons games, and has a following as a Cult Classic. The game of full of characters, locations, and Easter Eggs from the best years of the show while having lots of funny original dialogue by the actual writers of the show. While the gameplay is a clone of Grand Theft Auto, the driving and racing mechanics are fun, fast-paced, and difficult without feeling cheap. Other highlights are that the game got all the voice actors from the show to record new dialogue, it has a surprisingly awesome original soundtrack, and it's decently long to beat while giving you extra collectibles and bonuses to find.
- The Simpsons Game is a surprisingly intelligent Affectionate Parody of every video game ever.
- Though many of the Simpsons games from Acclaim were terrible, one SNES game, while not great, wasn't terrible, either. Bart's Nightmare fared rather well, with its difficulty (intentional or not) being the only bad mark on the game.
- The Simpsons Virtual Springfield is a simplistic point-and-click game that lets you walk around Springfield. However, despite its simplicity, it is fondly remembered by a lot of fans for allowing fans to explore Springfield, featuring all the voice actors from the show, having deep cut Easter Eggs, and funny writing.
- The Simpsons: Tapped Out, while also trend chasing for city builder mobile games, won players over due to the sheer amount of content from the show it would include over the years, while having new events to keep things fresh. Its shutdown disappointed many fans.
- The pinball machine The Simpsons Pinball Party, which pinball fans commonly regard as one of the 21st century's best.
- South Park:
- The RPG duology of South Park: The Stick of Truth and South Park: The Fractured but Whole are considered some of the best licensed games made, due to their faithfulness to the source material. The story, comedy, and graphics feel exactly like playing through an episode of South Park. The Fractured But Whole is an Even Better Sequel that fixes some flaws with The Stick of Truth.
- Before Stick of Truth, South Park fans were treated to South Park: Let's Go! Tower Defense Play. A game that is widely considered to be the first good video game based on the series.
- Had it come out, South Park for the Game Boy Color could have been the only good Acclaim South Park game. It had fun Lost Vikings-inspired puzzle platforming, a solid soundtrack, and swearing and humor that matched the series itself. According to the ESRB, it would've been the only M-rated game on the Game Boy Color thanks to its risque content.
- SpongeBob SquarePants games are almost always heavily praised for their quality. In fact, they even have a better track record than the show itself, commonly being ranked among the best licensed games ever. Most of the games, once the sixth gen came along, feature their own continuity; several elements are reused from each game and the visuals are almost always the same, which is pretty impressive for licensed games. Even the standalone Plug N Play Games from JAKKS Pacific rank among the most highly regarded of their kind.
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month — while fairly short and featuring 3D animation for cutscenes that can be best described as "trying" — is a solid, charming point-and-click adventure game, featuring funny and clever writing, top-notch environment design that explores and expands upon the setting of the show, and simple, yet intuitive and entertaining puzzles. Of all SpongeBob games, this is among the most faithful in terms of atmosphere, featuring lower stakes and a relaxed tone, yet still jammed with hilarious moments full of personality.
- The PC version of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, not to be confused with the console 3D platformer of the game name, is another game styled like Employee of the Month that manages to have all the same strengths. The jokes are good, the painted backgrounds look great, and the puzzles are fair without feeling too easy. There's even some Adaptation Expansion with bits like a mystery in a spooky hotel, or a chiropractor who's being protested against by invertebrates who don't have bones to be treated, which feel like they could have been straight out of the show with their writing.
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom was a remarkably decent platformer following on the Super Mario 64 formula. A lot of later SpongeBob games still use this game's engine simply because of how timeless it is. It even received a remake in 2020, which isn't something that you can say happens to a lot of licensed games. Plus, the music was absolutely awesome.
- There console version of the Movie Game is Spiritual Successor to BfBB and was just as good, if not better, for most of the same reasons.
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! (the console version at least) is a rather enjoyable Minigame Game with excellent music (one mini-game is a rhythm game centered around it) and the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy cartoon that the players compete to earn roles in clocks in at just over half an hour!
- The Game Boy Advance version isn't bad either. It's a solid little platformer made by WayForward Technologies, and it even has its own minigames. While it doesn't have multiplayer, it's still a fun game in its own right.
- Despite the mixed critical response to the game, Creature from the Krusty Krab is a very enjoyable platformer. It is also easily the most unique video game in the SpongeBob franchise, with many different scenarios taking place across the characters' dreams.
- SpongeBob SquigglePants is a solid WarioWare clone with great art in various styles and charming cutscenes featuring Patchy the Pirate. Go for the 3DS version if you can to avoid having to purchase the uDraw peripheral for the Wii.
- The Invasion of the Lava King Adobe Flash games are by far one of SpongeBob's most popular Web Games, and it's not hard to see why. The difficulty is fair, the exploration and combat system are a lot of fun, and the games are pretty long without needless Padding.
- SpongeBob's Truth or Square, while a bit of a Contested Sequel in the eyes of many when compared to previous 3D platforming games based on the show, is still largely regarded as being a pretty solid experience that was a great celebration of the show's 10th anniversary, and was miles better than the original special it was based on, which was considered a let-down by many fans. Even during the game's worst moments which earned it its Contested Sequel reputation, it still isn't considered outright bad more so just mildly annoying and mediocre.
- The PC game of Truth or Square is a Party Game instead of a 3D platformer, and it has significantly different gameplay compared to your typical Mario Party clone. Also, this game actually shows events that happened in the show, unlike the special. The game was developed by Sarbakan, who developed many SpongeBob Flash games along with the PC game adaptations of SpongeBob SquarePants Monopoly and SpongeBob SquarePants Game of Life. One can guess that the success of those two adaptations inspired them to make their own original party game.
- Purple Lamp Studios truly proved their worth with the new original title The Cosmic Shake. After the horrible tie-in games that Activision put out essentially killed the SpongeBob video game series for several years, this game from THQ Nordic was seen as a return to form.
- After they made The Cosmic Shake, Purple Lamp Studios followed it with Titans of the Tide. The game is regarded as an Even Better Sequel than The Cosmic Shake, with some even considering it one of the best SpongeBob video games of all time.
- The Patrick Star Game is a fun SpongeBob-themed take on Wide-Open Sandbox video games such as Goat Simulator. It is published by Outright Games, who mostly publishes games that belong on the other page. While the game is an Obvious Beta with a whole lot of glitches, said glitches are often hilarious just like its inspiration. Also, fans of the show will likely enjoy seeing Patrick get A Day in the Limelight after so many games where you mainly play as SpongeBob.
- Steven Universe: Attack the Light is a mobile RPG with cute chibi-esque graphics, fun Paper Mario-style gameplay, with voice acting from the show's actors. The story was also written by the show's creator. The music is also great even if it wasn't composed by the show regulars Aivi & Surasshu. Most elements are from the show, and what's new has been generally accepted by fans. Its sequel, Save the Light, could be considered a vast improvement, if you don't mind the bugs (which patches being released have, for the most part, fixed). It has an improved battle system, good dialogue, new characters, and lasts a good while.
- Strawberry Shortcake (Classic) had a pretty good platformer game called Strawberry Shortcake: The Four Seasons Cake on the Nintendo DS, though it's berry hard to find.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
- Konami's licensed 4-player arcade beat-'em-ups based on the 1987 cartoon (the arcade game, Turtles in Time, and the NES-exclusive The Manhattan Project) were highly regarded, as were its Tournament Fighters one-on-one Fighting Games. Unfortunately, the same can't be said of Konami's 6th generation titles, of Ubisoft's 2007 movie tie-in (except for the GBA version, if we go by the gaming press) or of the original NES platformer, which was a primary example of Nintendo Hard and had a DOS port which was Unwinnable without cheating. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up, however, is an extremely odd animal: the gameplay is well regarded but the handling of the TMNT license, to put it bluntly, will stir flame wars in the fandom.
- Another unusual case is Turtles in Time and its Video Game Remake... ReShelled. The original game is widely hailed as a gaming classic and received an even better SNES port. The high-def remake left the gameplay alone, but replaced the soundtrack and adapted the arcade original instead of the SNES game - both decisions caused uproars. This decision might've not been able to be avoided, though, as it was rumored that the makers of the ReShelled port, Ubisoft, had troubles licensing the original soundtrack, so they had to make new music to compensate.
- Shredder's Revenge is a '87-based beat-'em-up that also became highly regarded like the Konami games. It helps that its developer Tribute Games previously did a pretty decent one based on the 2007 TMNT movie when they worked at Ubisoft.
- The arcade game based on the 2012 iteration of the franchise is also a very simple, yet enjoyable beat 'em up. It has also been released on consoles as Wrath of the Mutants.
- Thomas & Friends: Kikansha Thomas To Nakamatachi is a PS1 game released exclusively for Japanese audiences by Bandai in 2000. The graphics, music, and presentation are all well-done and show-accurate, and the game is loaded with educational mini-games such as counting, memory, correct paths, and creativity. When replaying certain mini-games, certain aspects are changed so they're not the same thing twice. The game is also very simple to play, due to the fact that the D-pad is never used, only the face buttons. It can be played with either the standard PS1 controller or the special KidsStation controller it comes bundled with.
- The Super Hero Squad Show got a pair of surprisingly fun brawlers for multiple platforms, both of which featured Spider-Man as a playable character despite him not being in the show. Comic Combat on the other hand....
- Konami and Treasure's games based on the Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs franchises were decent games in their own right — and quite faithful to the source material's visual and musical style, at that. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about the later games of the series made by Warthog Games (with one noted exception below) and Terraglyph.
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Universe was supposed to be a fighting game for the PS2 and Nintendo GameCube which is pretty damn fun. Most of the main cast of Tiny Toons are playable characters (Including Fifi La Fume, Shirley The Loon, Furrball, and even the two antagonists Elmyra Duff and Montana Max), they all have their own unique abilities, the old voice actors all return except for Hampton's (Who is now played by Billy West), and the game plays pretty much like a sequel to Rakugaki Showtime. Sadly, the game was never released despite being just about finished for unknown reasons (Rumors are that it was because of a budget crisis with Conspiracy Entertainment which caused them to lose the license to Tiny Toons before the game was released). However, the game can be played on a PS2 emulator or the ROM can be burned onto a disc and played on a modded PS2 or PS3, and walkthroughs and gameplay videos of some of the characters can still be found on YouTube.
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Bad Dream for the GBA is also decent, if underwhelming and challenging.
- The Animaniacs game for the Sega Genesis is a decent platformer in which you must take advantage of each Warner's ability to solve puzzles and progress through the levels. It helps that the writing is an admirable attempt at capturing the tongue-in-cheek spirit of the cartoon, and is often genuinely funny.
- The SNES Animaniacs was also very good. It did a very good job of capturing the look of the show and while it had less dialogue, managed to capture the slapstick feel of the show and the fact that Animaniacs usually parodies many different genres by having the levels be sets for different types of movies, and while all the characters have the same moves there are subtle differences in their properties. It doesn't have the different abilities of Animaniacs for Genesis, but it was a solid platformer with very clever level design and very fun music.
- A broken clock is correct twice a day, and Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt for the PS2, Xbox and GameCube is definitely a case of this for Warthog Games, who otherwise had a lousy track record. The game is a solid collectathon platformer where all three of the Warners are playable characters, with the main voice cast reprising their roles, and with clever writing that stays very true to the show. The levels take place around many different movie sets basically allowing the theming to be whatever it wants to be with no limits, and the developers pushed that to its fullest potential. It does have some moderate Camera Screw and can be rough around the edges, but the game overall pays a lot of respect to its source material and caters to old and new Animaniacs fans alike. Sadly, only the GameCube version was released in the USA, and in such limited quantities that it is extremely expensive to find nowadays.
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Universe was supposed to be a fighting game for the PS2 and Nintendo GameCube which is pretty damn fun. Most of the main cast of Tiny Toons are playable characters (Including Fifi La Fume, Shirley The Loon, Furrball, and even the two antagonists Elmyra Duff and Montana Max), they all have their own unique abilities, the old voice actors all return except for Hampton's (Who is now played by Billy West), and the game plays pretty much like a sequel to Rakugaki Showtime. Sadly, the game was never released despite being just about finished for unknown reasons (Rumors are that it was because of a budget crisis with Conspiracy Entertainment which caused them to lose the license to Tiny Toons before the game was released). However, the game can be played on a PS2 emulator or the ROM can be burned onto a disc and played on a modded PS2 or PS3, and walkthroughs and gameplay videos of some of the characters can still be found on YouTube.
- The Dreamcast Wacky Races game was a pretty competent Mario Kart clone featuring a ton of tracks and modes, all 11 vehicles, as well as capturing the humor of the original show. Moreover, while most of the characters were voiced by sound alikes, two of them were voiced by the original actorsnote .
- Europe got an Updated Re-release of the game on the PS2, entitled Wacky Races: Starring Dastardly & Muttley. This version added a new city based environment, with its own full set of new unique tracks, which are just as fun as the original tracks. (One of the new tracks even has an appearance of the Vulture Squadron's main planes, a Mythology Gag that should make any fan smile)
- The Wacky Races arcade game, developed by Gamewax and released by Banpresto, is also a fun Mario Kart clone.
- The Nintendo Entertainment System version of Wacky Races, developed and published by Atlus is quite an enjoyable surprise. It's a 2D platformer where you play as Muttley serving as the Villain Protagonist and help win the race for Dastardly. The music is quite catchy and the bosses are the other ten Wacky Racers. The player can choose which area to go to first and clear three to four levels, then they can choose the next area on the World Map.
- Wild West Cowboys Of Moo Mesa (Konami), a 1992 Konami Arcade game based on the animated series of the same name, is a fast paced run-n-gunner in the same vein as Sunset Riders. Stimulating gameplay and colorful graphics, great sound and music, and four players can play at once as you play as the eponymous heroes, battling various villains from the show to save Lily Bovine.
- While the PS2 and Xbox versions of the Xiaolin Showdown game belong on the other page, the DS version is surprisingly decent. Unlike the horrid PS2 and Xbox versions, the DS version has enjoyable gameplay, is somewhat challenging (and you actually can die in this version), and the levels aren't restricted to a rectangular box.
- While not quite as good as other Hanna-Barbera licensed games, Empire Software made two decent Yogi Bear games, one for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the other for the Game Boy. Hanna-Barbera's Turbo Toons for the SNES wasn't too bad either.
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