There was a time when a great video game just needed to be fun. In the days before 4K screens and season passes, it was all that mattered. It didn’t matter if the design was janky, if you could finish the whole thing in one sitting, and frankly, if it was way too hard.

From 'NBA 2K11' to 'FIFA 13,' here are the best games in all of sports history, covering basketball, soccer, wrestling, football, skateboarding, and more.

For anyone who plays games and watches TV shows, it’s like Christmas came early when one of their favorite games gets adapted into a series. History has been cruel to gaming adaptations, and many TV shows and movies that were based on video games used to tank the box-office when they were released.