Most Iconic Video Game Character...
09-21-05, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
But who would a 10 year old kid recognize? I'm not so sure many young kids today would be able to identify Pac-Man over Mario these days.
09-21-05, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
[Dr. Cox]Not so fast there newbie.[/Dr. Cox]
The question comes down to recognizability. Who would be more recognizable to an 80 year old grandmother? Mario or Pac-Man? I think that would determine the most iconic character in history. I think it would be Pac-Man. Mario has been in 100 games, but who do you recognize below:
Can you recognize your little plumber in any kind of food? Pac-Man isn't going down without a fight!
The question comes down to recognizability. Who would be more recognizable to an 80 year old grandmother? Mario or Pac-Man? I think that would determine the most iconic character in history. I think it would be Pac-Man. Mario has been in 100 games, but who do you recognize below:
Can you recognize your little plumber in any kind of food? Pac-Man isn't going down without a fight!
09-21-05, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by scott1598
i think samus aran is pretty iconic. not as big as mario, but pretty big.
09-22-05, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Decker
You're joking. If you asked 100 non-gamers who Samus Aran is, I doubt even three would answer correctly. Ask them who Mario and Luigi or Pac-Man is, and I bet they'd tell you.
09-22-05, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by msdmoney
Some of those 100 would probably call her metroid if they saw a picture.
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Michael: Personally, I've never seen a pizza in that shape cause I eat it too fast to notice. ^_^ I do believe that I mentioned the popsicles and didn't he also have a cereal for a while? Sure, they are obscure and don't have the life of pizza. Also I now hate you because I haven't at in the past 17 hours and I'm sitting here typing this post about food products. I think Pac-man will put up a fight, but if you chew thirty times he should go down pretty easy.
Chris: The tabloid part throws the entire poll into a question of validation. Most polls are not done correctly and the only way to get a true answer is to have everyone take the poll. Maybe we could do it American Idol style.
Outer-edge: I disagree about the split between arcades and consoles. The first three Mario games were phenomenal and performed well in the arcades. I remember playing Mario 3 in the bowling alley every chance I got. I think I've played Pac-man once or twice off a console and that was outside a Wal-mart.
Deadpool: Yes, Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong as Jump-man. Later he was renamed by... I can't remember his name. His company was hired by Nintendo to distribute their arcade games.
Chris: The tabloid part throws the entire poll into a question of validation. Most polls are not done correctly and the only way to get a true answer is to have everyone take the poll. Maybe we could do it American Idol style.
Outer-edge: I disagree about the split between arcades and consoles. The first three Mario games were phenomenal and performed well in the arcades. I remember playing Mario 3 in the bowling alley every chance I got. I think I've played Pac-man once or twice off a console and that was outside a Wal-mart.
Deadpool: Yes, Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong as Jump-man. Later he was renamed by... I can't remember his name. His company was hired by Nintendo to distribute their arcade games.
