Guinness World Records - The VideoGame

Uma edição especial para o Guinness, o Guinness Gamer Edition, tem uma lista muito boa sobre os personagens mais marcantes na história dos games. 13 mil pessoas foram ouvidas, e o vencedor foi Mário, da Nintendo, que surgiu no jogo Donkey Kong. Dos 10 mais marcantes, 8 são antigos, enquanto apenas 2 (Master Chief, Halo, e Kratos, God of War) são mais novos. Abaixo, segue a lista dos 50 mais:

1. Mario (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981) 2. Link (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986) 3. Master Chief (Halo: Combat Evolved, Microsoft, 2001) 4. Solid Snake (Metal Gear, Konami, 1987) 5. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997) 6. PAC-Man (PAC-Man, Namco, 1980) 7. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, Eidos 1996) 8. Gordon Freeman (Half-Life, Valve, 1998) 9. Kratos (God of War, Sony, 2005) 10. Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega, 1990) 11. Crash (Crash Bandicoot, Sony, 1996) 12. “Soap” MacTavish (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007) 13. Nico Bellic (Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar, 2008) 14. Samus Aran (Metroid, Nintendo 1986) 15. Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank, Sony, 2002) 16. Nathan Drake (Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Sony, 2007) 17. Captain Price (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007) 18. Kirby (Kirby’s Dream Land, Nintendo, 1992) 19. Marcus Fenix (Gears of War, Microsoft, 2006) 20. Pikachu (Pokemon Red/Green, Nintendo 1996) 21. Yoshi (Super Mario World, Nintendo, 1990) 22. “CJ” Johnson (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rockstar, 2004) 23. Mega Man (Mega Man, Capcom, 1987) 24. Sam Fisher (Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, Ubisoft, 2002) 25. Shadow (Sonic Adventure 2, Sega, 2001) 26. Jak (Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Sony, 2001) 27. Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem, Apogee, 1991) 28. Dante (Devil May Cry, Bandai, 2003) 29. Naruto (Naruto: Konoha Ninpoch, Bandai, 2003) 30. Altair (Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft, 2007) 31. Zelda (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986) 32. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997) 33. Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981) 34. The Prince (Prince of Persia, Broderbund, 1989) 35. Ezio (Assassin’s Creed II, Ubisoft, 2009) 36. Leon S (Biohazard/ Resident Evil, Capcom, 1996) 37. Ash Ketchum (Pokemon Red/Green, Nintendo, 1996) 38. Guybrush Threepwood (The Secret of Monkey Island, LucasArts, 1990) 39. Spyro (Spyro the Dragon, Universal, 1998) 40. “Ghost” Riley (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Activision, 2009) 41. Goku (Dragon Daihikyoe, Epoch, 1987) 42. Max Payne (Max Payne, Rockstar, 2001) 43. Jill Valentine (Biohazard/ Resident Evil, Capcom, 1996) 44. Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros., Nintendo, 1985) 45. Larry Laffer (Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, Sierra, 1987) 46. Augustus Cole (Gears of War, Microsoft, 2006) 47. Bowser (Super Mario Bros., Nintendo, 1985) 48. Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend, EA, 2009) 49. Ryu (Street Fighter, Capcom, 1987) 50. Sackboy (LIttleBigPlanet, Sony, 2008)