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).

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

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