In 2009, Batman: Arkham Asylum captured the attention of the gaming public. Nostalgic fans of the 1990s Batman animated series were overjoyed to hear the voice actors from the series finally make their way into such a well-developed console game. Now, gamers are buzzing about the upcoming Transformers: War for Cybertron game. Why, you ask? Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime in the original Transformers G1 series, is reprising his role in this new console game. Also, the character models in the game bear a striking resemblance to their G1 counterparts. What do these two gaming buzzes have in common?

Cartoons.

When we were children, cartoons painted a world of imagination that would have made Willy Wonka proud. As time went by and we grew up, we slowly forgot about the cartoons of days past. Then in an instant we were adults. Like Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy we were banished from the world of Narnia and left to toil in the doldrums of reality. However, when games like Batman: Arkham Asylum and Transformers: War for Cybertron reach our hands we immediately remember our innermost Harry Potter and dare to be a child once again. Who has the time to commit to console gaming, though? That's why we became adults in the first place. Luckily, there is a nifty little item called the iPhone that can provide us with the magical doorway into casual gaming and back into Narnia.

In honor of the innermost child lurking inside every adult, I've compiled a list of cartoons from the 80s that would be excellent on iPhone.

DuckTales

DuckTales was the first Disney cartoon produced for network syndication. It was one of Disney's most audacious undertakings. The show was filled with comedy, action and brilliant storytelling. You may think that DuckTales ended with the Disney Afternoon, but that's not the case. The characters were renewed in Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas. Given the nature of Scrooge and his nephews, DuckTales would be a game ideal for iPhone. The game can range anywhere from a touch-based action adventure, featuring the Beagle Boys, to a puzzle game, featuring the Junior Woodchuck's Guidebook. If Disney incorporated Scrooge McDuck voicing, it would be an instant hit.

Thundercats

We've seen iPhone applications that mimic Lightsabers. So, why not make an application that mimics the Sword of Omens? I'm sure there would be a great number of Thundercats fans would ante up $.99 to hear Larry Kenney say, "Thunder, thunder, Thundercats... HOOOOOO!" Since there were so many vehicles in Thundercats, it would also be cool to adapt this game into a Twisted Metal-style application for iPhone.

Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers

Honestly, I would pay just to have the Rescue Rangers theme song readily accessible as well as sound bites from Chip, Dale, Monterey Jack, or Gadget. The style of this show would be well suited for a casual action-adventure game. Since we're on the subject of Disney cartoons, we might as well add Gummi Bears and Tale Spin to the list.

Voltron

Voltron is one of those games I dreamed about playing on a console, but I would rather not play on a console. I just couldn't take Prince Lotor seriously enough to consider him a threat. However, I'd definitely pay $4.99 for a well-made iPhone game where I could use my index finger to slice down Robeasts. By the way, Peter Cullen was the narrator on Voltron. Can you say instant winner?

Dungeons & Dragons

Now that RPGs are becoming more iPhone friendly, I can't help but wonder what happened to the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. I remember gaming heavily on the PC releases, but D&D never made it big on console systems. Now that afterschool gaming clubs focus more on card-based games, like Magic the Gathering, maybe the iPhone could be the perfect place for D&D to experience a rebirth?

Scooby Doo

Although Scooby Doo was made long before the 1980s, several new Scooby cartoons were made during the 80s, including A Pup Named Scooby Doo. Scooby Doo is an ideal candidate for a picture-search mystery game.

Q*Bert

Guess what? Q*Bert is actually already on iPhone. Q*Bert was adapted from video game to animated series and now it falls under the category of casual game. The iPhone app does an excellent job of capturing the original game's classic appeal with a few mobile updates.

Super Mario Bros Super Show

Mario has had his time to shine on Nintendo consoles. It's time he made his way into the hands of all gamers on the iPhone. The Super Mario Bros Super Show also featured The Legend of Zelda. I'm sure gamers would love to see what Nintendo could come up with in an iPhone app. Alas, Nintendo probably won't let Mario or Zelda get more mobile than the DS. Most of Mario's iPhone releases are digitized Guidebooks or Soundboards.

Any other 80s cartoons missing from the dream list?