For years, video game adaptations had a reputation, and not a good one.

In Episode 86 of Co-op Chronicles, Blacklabel, Geisha, and Azzilee take a deeper look at why video game movies and shows struggled for so long… and why some adaptations are finally starting to work.

Using Iron Lung as a timely case study, we explore how expectations, tone, restraint, and audience trust shape whether an adaptation succeeds or falls apart. We also break down what worked in modern successes like The Last of Us, Arcane, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and Prince of Persia and why other adaptations stumbled by over-explaining, chasing accuracy, or failing to understand what made the original game matter.

This isn’t a ranking episode... it’s a conversation about why translating feeling matters more than copying plot, and why some games may never be meant for the screen at all.

If you’ve ever wondered why some adaptations “feel right” while others feel hollow, this episode explains why.

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