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Posted: Nov 06 2007 11:19 pm

Yahoo should fire all their writers, because they're fucking retards. I've posted some of Yahoo's lists before, but this has got to be the dumbest one ever.

Here's Yahoo's list of the Top Ten Video Game VIPs by one Ben Silverman:

10. Mario
09. Solid Snake
08. Sonic
07. Master Chief
06. Lara Croft
05. Link
04. Ms. Pac-Man
03. Kratos
02. Gordon Freeman
01. Ken & Ryu

Source: http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/video-game-vips/535953

Mario at #10? Kratos at #3? When the fuck was this fucking loser born? 1992?

Posted: Nov 07 2007 12:07 am

Street Fighter is my favorite game series, but Ken and Ryu do not belong at the top of that list. And why are two guys at the top of the list instead of just Ryu (because you know that Ken's blond ass would barely make 10). Mario at 10 my ass. Mario should be at the top of every best game character list just based on the fact that he's Mario, the messiah of video games. If SMB's protagonist had been some sort of gay pedophile dolphin who went around jizzing in the drinks Root Beer Tapper was handing out, he would still be at the top because SMB was the game that saved gaming. This guy needs some shotgun mouthwash. And secondly, Kratos doesn't belong on this list at all. The guy has been in 2 games. I think Master Chief barely qualifies, seeing that he's basically just a dude in a mask who never says a fucking thing. Master Chief should be renamed "Arm holding gun", because he's about as deep as Flynn Taggart. Hell, at least Taggart was named in Doom 2. Master Chief is a fucking MILITARY RANK! And I know that if I did my homework and read the books (which are admittedly quite good), the character would have more depth. But I've said it before and I'll say it again: I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO HOMEWORK FOR A GAME!

Damn, didn't really mean for that to become a rant. Cool

Posted: Nov 07 2007 12:20 am

That list fails so bad....

Any list like this that includes Master Chief ahead of Mario is automatically invalid.

Posted: Nov 07 2007 12:26 am

Who's Gordon Freeman?

Posted: Nov 07 2007 01:03 am

Valdronius wrote:

Who's Gordon Freeman?

The guy that banged your mom last night.

Posted: Nov 07 2007 01:35 am

Valdronius wrote:

Who's Gordon Freeman?

lol... isnt he that guy from Half Life?

Anyhow, Sonic should never be over Mario. Lara Croft should never be in any of those lists. If they want to make it gender equal then they need Samus Aran over Lara Croft any day of the week.

Master Chief shouldnt be there. If his rationale is that Halo 'revolutionized FPS' then they should include Bond from Goldeneye, because imho I believe that Goldeneye brought FPS to a different for both single + multi player gaming.

Kratos is iffy for me, more because I love his games and I am a greek mythology geek, so im kind of biased on that, but he shouldnt be ranked so high.

Mario @ #1.

Ken & Ryu @ #1 should be disqualified only because its two people and they dont deserve to be that high. If they are trying to have more than one dood on there then they should make it Mario & Luigi and not just Mario.

But yeah, this guy needs to get kicked in the nuts badly. Over and over. And then R. Kelly should come by and pee on him. While getting choke slammed by the undertaker. And maybe a rear naked choke just for good measure.

oh yeah, Ben Silverman likes dick.

Posted: Nov 07 2007 04:24 pm

10. Master Chief
9. Kratos
8. Lora Croft
7. Gordan Freeman
6. Solid Snake
5. Sonic
4. Ry-actually, wasn't Guile more popular?
3. Link
2. [Mr.] Pack Man
1. Mario

FIXED! (assuming we are stuck using the same games)

I think this list is more reflective of preceedence, innovation and the impact these games had for their time. Kratos and Master Chief shouldn't even be on this list. God of War and Halo are awesome games, but their impact cannot be compaired to that of Pac Man or Streetfighter, or even Tomb Raider, IMHO. Lora Croft made platforming stylish, sexy, and a bit more sophisticated, but so did Samas Aran (once we knew she was a girl.) I agree that Metroid should have been put on here instead. Gordan Freeman and Halflife redefined the FPS, and his character and story are much more engaging than the marines from DOOM and Quake. But where does Duke Nukem fit in all of this?

Snake introduced us to stealth FPS, and anyone born before 1987 already knows the sheer awesomeness and orgionality that Sonic the Hedgehog once was. He would be higher on the list if his latest games didn't suck so bad. I've never cared for fighting games, but I respect the genre and Streetfighter II's role in defining it. However, I have far greater respect for open ended adventure games, whcih cannot be metioned without Zelda. Pac Man gets number two because of his univeral prescence and appeal; before Mario he was probably the unofficial mascot for video games. Mr. Silverman's decision to use Mrs. Pacman is like saying Mini is the most famous cartoon mouse ever.

And Mario gets number one because he's freakin' Mario. Wait, I need to explain this to you? Really? Ok, he established the platformer, which is probably one of the most basic and universally appealing forms of videogaming. He also introduced Nintindo to the United States, saved the domestic console market, and shaped gaming into what it is today. Name another game that did all that. Seriously, what's wrong with you?

I think the most comprehensive list of "most important games" is 1up's Greatest 200 Games for Their Time, released in February 2006.

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3147448

Yes my list is Nintendo heavy, but that's what Nintendo did, it defined video gaming. Remember when we used to say "I'm gonna go play Nintendo" instead of "I'm gonna go play video games?" Nowadays we may say "I'm gonna go play Xbox" or "Playstation," but no one ever says "I'm gonna go play Microsoft" or "Sony."
Think about it.*

Thus ends what will hopefully be my longest post ever. Smile

*Well maybe because it was called the Nintindo Entertainment System, and we just didn't want to say the whole thing. But I choose to believe that it was because it was the best thing evah!

Posted: Nov 07 2007 07:36 pm

Well said Grimriffer, well said indeed.

Title: Wise Ass Joined: Jul 23 2007 Posts: 553

http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/video-game-nasties-hottest-banned-games/535678

Aside from adding the most predictable choices, they put Pokemon on the list because of encouraging Zionism. Look, it's bad enough that it has been controversial for many things, such as the "seizure episode" and the Pokemon "Jynx", which some bitch said was a bad depiction of African-Americans, but now it is being panned by religiously-retarded people. It also says it has terrible TV show spinoffs. I thought that prior to the Orange Island season, Pokemon was a good cartoon. Now, the movies, those suck.

Other games are C&C Generals and Football Manager 2005. Both of those games, they say that there is a negative depiction of China. Well I think China needs to quit being a little bitch and accept criticism.

Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

Grim's list makes more sense, thumbs up. Yahoo's list was made to piss people off, i can tell you that now. Mario at 10, the guy was in the first ground breaking game of the consoles and is like the godfather of gaming characters. Gordon is cool, but he's not #2 cool.