๐ŸŽž๏ธ ... ๐ŸŽฎ Videogames that continue movie narratives

Not your typical "movie tie-ins" list. Here is a list of videogames that are not strict adaptations of the source material, but rather story continuations often made after the IP was popular (e.g. The Thing). The film IPs tend to have 'cult status', and these continuations are developed for niche fanbases with the intention to continue a story in some meaningful way.

Some of these are great, have become cult classics in their own right and are often considered canonical to the original film (e.g. The Warriors, The Godfather), some have had input from original creators (e.g. Ghostbusters, Stranglehold, Back to the Future), whilst others have been ridiculed upon release for tarnishing the reputation of the film in question (e.g. Reservoir Dogs, Evil Dead: Hail to the King, Colonial Marines).

I've classified these as the following: direct sequels and direct prequels, interquels (stories between film events), sidequels (stories taking place alongside film events) and intraquels (stories that take place within film events).

Sidequel to Blade Runner (1982)
Intraquel to Small Soldiers (the story or game the toys are based on)
Sequel to Army of Darkness (1992)
Adaptation and expansion of The Italian Job (1969)
Sequel to From Dusk till Dawn (1996)
Sequel to The Thing (1982)
Sidequel to The Matrix: Reloaded (2003)
Sequel to Army of Darkness (1992) and Hail to the King (2000)
Alternate timeline Sequel to Evil Dead II
Adaptation and interquel to The Matrix trilogy (1999-2003)
Prequel to The Warriors (1979)
Sidequel to The Godfather (1972)
Alternate timeline Sequel to Scarface (1983)
Expansion of Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Sequel to Hard Boiled (1992)
Sequel to Wanted (2008)
Sequel to Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
Sidequel to Back to the Future series (1985-1990) (featuring Alternate timeline Marty & Doc)
Sidequel to Jurassic Park (1993)
Sequel to Alien 3 (1992)
Sequel to Alien (1979)
Interquel between Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and Fury Road (2015)
Sequel to Groundhog Day (1993)
Interquel between RoboCop 2 (1990) and RoboCop 3 (1993)
Interquel between Dirty Harry (1971) and Magnum Force (1973) (Cancelled).

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