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Game character - The most iconic?

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leapinlew:
Definitely Pacman for the most popular well known among even non-arcade types


But one of my favorites is attached.



shmokes:
If you're talking about mere mind share or recognizability alone, I think it's definitely Mario.  I remember seeing a study once that showed that among five or seven-year-olds or something, more kids recognize Mario from pictures than Jesus Christ or Santa Clause.  Maybe in terms of endurability, too.  Mario has been in countless games, from Donkey Kong to Super Mario Galaxy, and everything from Mike Tyson's punch out to golf, tennis, soccer, fighting-game, etc.  He's as popular now as he's ever been (which can't be said of other icons like Pac-Man or the Space Invaders monster or even Sonic the Hedgehog.

On the other hand, the fact that the Space Invaders franchise has not endured maybe makes its monster more iconographic.  After all, the Mario we see today bears little resemblance to the Mario we started with.

Malenko:
arcades? pac-man
video games in general? Mario

leapinlew:
Funny... I didn't even think of Mario.

Hoopz:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on September 13, 2008, 01:44:42 pm ---Funny... I didn't even think of Mario.

--- End quote ---
Me too, but I agree with Malenkos' idea.  If you say arcade, I think Pac-Man. But if you save video games, I think Mario.

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