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Iconic Gaming Characters of All Times
PC and Console games are one of the most favorite pastimes for people of almost all ages today. People pay thousands of dollars to get the best gear and the latest games to get the best gaming entertainment. Apart from that, there are gaming characters that are not only gaming characters but they are part of the American culture.
For many gamers, these gaming characters and games mean a matter of prestige and many people keep a major collection of figurines and other gaming merchandise that are associated with these games and gaming characters.
You can have a look at the different gaming characters like Duke Nukem from the Duke Nukem games, Bowser, Super Mario and Luigi, Princess Daisy, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Toad and many other famous gaming characters that you can recall from your childhood memories.
You can refresh your memories about these games and have a look at some new PC and console gameplays and game walkthroughs on YouTube and on programs dedicated to gamers. The best way to watch your favorite gamers in action on YouTube is to use YouTube and other game streaming using internet services by Xfinity. Xfinity has the best speeds and the Xfinity internet deals that make using the internet very affordable and more convenient.
Let’s have a look at the most iconic gaming characters of all times and let’s see how many of these characters do you remember:
Rayman
Game: Rayman
Game Designers: Michel Ancel, Michael Janod, Serge Hascoet, Vincent Gréco, and Alexandra Steible
Game Release: 1 September 1995
The character is the main protagonist in the famous game series called Rayman and used to have no legs, arms or neck and only had his head, hands and feet that could move around. The character used to throw his fists as a long-range punch at enemies and in many games had the ability to project energy balls using his hands. The character could glide as in many games using his hair as helicopter blades. The character was voiced by David Gasman, Douglas Rand and Steve Perkinson in the games. He used to wear yellow trainers that were modified in other games and used to wear a red neckerchief and had a white ring on the chest.
Pit
Game: Kid Icarus
Release Date: December 19, 1986
Game Designers: Masahiro Sakurai, Gunpei Yokoi, Yoshio Sakamoto, Tōru Ōsawa, Satoru Okada
Pit was one of the young angels who gets trapped in the Underworld and gets contacted by Palutena in the game Kid Icarus. Palutena contacts Pit and sends him on a quest to defeat Medusa and escape the Underworld. One his quest, Pit carries a magical bow and embarks on a journey to reclaim the Three Sacred Treasures. These treasures were the only way to restore peace to the Overworld.
Earthworm Jim
Game: Earthworm Jim
Release Date: October 1994
Game Designers: David Perry and Doug TenNapel
This is one of the most popular video game characters of all time and belonged to one of the most popular video game and animated series of all time. In the game, Earthworm Jim started off as an ordinary worm doing what worms do best. His life changes when one of the most feared bounty hunters called Psy-Crow was on a mission to deliver the most iconic "ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit" to the character named Queen Slug-for-a-Butt. The suit gets missing as it gets out of an airlock and falls on the earth on a farm where Jim was having his life and makes him evolve and grow into Earthworm Jim. He becomes super strong and becomes capable of many incredible things a normal worm couldn’t do. He carries a Plasma Blaster as his main weapon and uses a whip attack on its enemies.
Princess Zelda
Game: The Legend Of Zelda
Release Date: February 21, 1986
Designed By: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka and Koji Kondo
Princess Zelda is one of the characters in the game series called The Legend of Zelda who is known for being portrayed as the Princess of Hyrule and gets kidnapped by Ganondorf. She is known to hold the Triforce of Wisdom that makes the perfect target for villains like Ganondorf, Zant and Vaat that threaten her. In many instances, she is seen having some other holy objects and weapons like the Light Force, a holy body, the sacred Light Arrows and other objects
In the end, one can say that these are some of the most iconic characters that you might have seen or played within these amazing games. Hope it gets you a pleasant ride down the memory lane where in the 80s and the 90s these games were the most played games and gaming characters. There are so many people who even play these games today and have generations of fan-following and love for them.
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About Caroline Eastman:
Caroline is doing her graduation in IT from the University of South California but keens to work as a freelance blogger. She loves to write on the latest information about IoT, technology, and business. She has innovative ideas and shares her experience with her readers.
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