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Mario
The most popular video game character in the world, and the most recognized of all time.
I’ve been playing with Mario since Donkey Kong. Yeah he debuted in Donkey Kong. It was pretty much the second video game I played, right after Pac Man. He’s been in more video games and skits than anyone can count.

Link
This guy sure doesn’t talk much, but he’s probably the most popular elf on the planet. Who else is going to save the princess but a tiny elf with magical powers? While Nintendo was thought to already have enough big characters, Donkey Kong, Mario and Link were created and they practically monopolized the game industry.

Samus
The nerd-dom that is video gamers. After gamers beat Metroid in early 80s, figured out she was a hot girl, they literally wet their pants. Today she still remains a fantasy for Nintendo gamer fetishes everywhere. Oh and it helped that the game was quite addicting. That’s 3 for Nintendo out of the Top 5, amazing company.

Ryu
Who would of thought a guy just as about exciting as a celibate monk would be one of the most famous characters of all time? What he lacks in personality, he makes up with his muscles and Hadoken fireballs that eliminate your opponent. Great fighter, not much of a conversationalist.

Cloud Strife
Last but certainly not least! The coolest, most powerful, yet brooding young warrior bio-enhanced with Mako cells and once inflicted with the Geostigma disease. He remains a template for character creation for just about any game. After the debut of Cloud, every game had to have a character with a giant sword, or a spiky hairdo. My personal all time favorite.

Honorable, swappable positions:
Pac-Man, Zelda, Chun-Li, Ken, Simon Belmont, Lara Croft, Solid Snake, Mega Man, Yoshi, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Sonic, Scorpion…

Conclusion
What’s something in common with all of these characters? They all kick major ass when it comes to close, ranged or magical combat. All of them shoot fireballs. (Note to game makers, all cool characters shoot fireballs??) 3 of them are goody two-shoe heroes, but Ryu and Cloud have their dark sides.Their games have all defined the genre.


In honor of Wirebot’s official launch, this blog posting is part 1 of a 6-part Ningin Gaming Special.

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Not much of a LAN player, more of an online player


yeah i wanna save up for a ps3 :D


Wii or Xbox 360? The Wii is a family console; you don’t need any gaming experience to be able to pick up the controller and start playing. On the other hand, there’s the the Xbox 360, which is great for the non-casual gamer; it’s got Halo too!

If in doubt, just pick up the PS3. You won’t regret it. :D


It would be so sad if Final Fantasy I was not successful. I don’t even want to think about it..


^ wow thats almost zombielike lol


I play games because it’s one of the few things I’m good at besides piano and procrastinating. Anyway, a satisfying gaming session for me would be 8 hours. Yeah, you forget to eat, sleep, go to the toilet, once you’re playing..


well i really like both cause im not really a picky person


wow i have never tried any of these games


MARIO BROS doesn’t surprise me neither dose street fighter


i would be so bord without games the would would be so different


3 hours go by in 30 minutes. No joke!

^ i totally agree with that, my whole day goes by like it was nothing by playing videogames lol


^ u forgot the start at the end of the code XD


What about Pokemon on Game Boy? Gran Turismo? Resident Evil? Metal Gear? Pro Evolution Soccer/Winning Eleven? Castlevania?

*up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A*


of course mario bros. will always be my #1 game franchise :D


Ya know, I don’t play games and I totally agree with this list. That’s how big all of the names are!


^ lol i can love everything the same XD


^ lol, but but, u should love kpop more!


both the xbox and wii’s are awesome, not sure which one i would pick out of the 2 though


AlexaNguyen - 11/04/09 4:56 pm

Never knew that Mario debuted in DK. Sweet~ And I found out quite late that Samus was a girl..

lol same here, i didnt know it was a female till my bro mentioned it


AlexaNguyen - 11/04/09 4:50 pm

^ Oh, I missed out the last line of your post. raspberry Cloud is the best~

Haha yep smile. So I wonder if anyone wants to be pikachu? BoA is pikachu in many fans minds lol ^^


^ How late, like now? (About Samus)

Also I knew about Mario being introduced through the Mario vs DK game.


Never knew that Mario debuted in DK. Sweet~ And I found out quite late that Samus was a girl..


^ Oh, I missed out the last line of your post. raspberry Cloud is the best~


AlexaNguyen - 11/04/09 12:38 pm

I’m surprised nobody has chosen Cloud Strife yet! If I was a guy, I’d like to be him. :D

LOl thats why I said to GUESS. I thought everyone knew I wanted to be Cloud, lol.


I’m surprised nobody has chosen Cloud Strife yet! If I was a guy, I’d like to be him. :D


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