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I was going to guess Duke Nukem but that's sci-fi, broadly speaking.

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:50 pm

So it's a character from a pre-1995 that didn't sell dramatically well, but who is nonetheless famous. Probably this means he went on to appear in a series of games which were more successful than the first one.

...hopefully well known enough for our little game here.

At lunch today I asked my coworkers, "Does the name [REDACTED] mean anything to you?" and 3 out of 4 said yes.

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:50 pm

So it's a character from a pre-1995 that didn't sell dramatically well, but who is nonetheless famous. Probably this means he went on to appear in a series of games which were more successful than the first one.

Don't forget they wouldn't be considered a mascot. So probably either not the main character of the game or part of a one-off game rather than a series.

sweetandcool wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:53 am

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:50 pm

So it's a character from a pre-1995 that didn't sell dramatically well, but who is nonetheless famous. Probably this means he went on to appear in a series of games which were more successful than the first one.

Don't forget they wouldn't be considered a mascot. So probably either not the main character of the game or part of a one-off game rather than a series.

That's some fuzzy logic there, be careful.

Johnny Cage?

han-shahanshah wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:42 am

Johnny Cage?

Nope, not Johnny Cage.

Leisure Suit Larry?

I was thinking Larry, too...

But... waiting on that answer:

Was this game a 1st person POV game?

I disqualified Leisure Suit Larry for being a mascot, but I agree it fits a lot of the other criteria.

Hamish wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:03 pm

Leisure Suit Larry?

Nope, not LSL, although that would have been another good one.

dargorygel wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:07 pm

I was thinking Larry, too...

But... waiting on that answer:

Was this game a 1st person POV game?

Nope, this was not a 1st person POV game.

Foxcastle wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:36 pm

I disqualified Leisure Suit Larry for being a mascot, but I agree it fits a lot of the other criteria.

I'm not sure I'd consider Larry as a "mascot", personally. When I think of mascots, I think of Mario, Sonic, Megaman, Ryu - the "primary marketing character" of those respective companies. This character isn't really that (just like Larry isn't/wasn't necessarily Sierra's primary character (I'm not sure who was, they made a lot of different games). If sweetandcool (or anyone else) wants to give a little more detailed criteria about what they consider a "mascot", that would probably help and I would re-answer that question at no cost.

Don't forget, too, that I answered one of Jamie's questions with the fact that the character is the protagonist of the game he originated in. That probably answers the "mascot" question just as much as anything, really.

Also, a previous question asked about the character being in fantasy... I would not call the setting "fantasy" like, say, Tolkien or D&D (swords and sorcery) or like _The Neverending Story_ or the _Xanth_ books... but there are elements to the overall mundane setting that are not mundane.

Also, you're up to 18 questions.
16. Good guy? Mostly/sort of, but... (Sleazy Larry was great for this one, now that I think about it).
17. Initial appearance in game created by American company.
18. Initial appearance in game that is not 1st person perspective.

Two questions left!

DougJoe wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 2:21 pm

Hamish wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:03 pm

Leisure Suit Larry?

Nope, not LSL, although that would have been another good one.

dargorygel wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:07 pm

I was thinking Larry, too...

But... waiting on that answer:

Was this game a 1st person POV game?

Nope, this was not a 1st person POV game.

Foxcastle wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:36 pm

I disqualified Leisure Suit Larry for being a mascot, but I agree it fits a lot of the other criteria.

I'm not sure I'd consider Larry as a "mascot", personally. When I think of mascots, I think of Mario, Sonic, Megaman, Ryu - the "primary marketing character" of those respective companies. This character isn't really that (just like Larry isn't/wasn't necessarily Sierra's primary character (I'm not sure who was, they made a lot of different games). If sweetandcool (or anyone else) wants to give a little more detailed criteria about what they consider a "mascot", that would probably help and I would re-answer that question at no cost.

I think that's about what I meant by mascot. Pretty much, if the character appears in several ads and merchandise for a company, then they would be a mascot. A company can have multiple mascots, but generally there is only one or two.

Despite being the protagonist of a successful franchise, Larry probably doesn't count as a mascot.

sweetandcool wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:01 pm

DougJoe wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 2:21 pm

I'm not sure I'd consider Larry as a "mascot", personally. When I think of mascots, I think of Mario, Sonic, Megaman, Ryu - the "primary marketing character" of those respective companies. This character isn't really that (just like Larry isn't/wasn't necessarily Sierra's primary character (I'm not sure who was, they made a lot of different games). If sweetandcool (or anyone else) wants to give a little more detailed criteria about what they consider a "mascot", that would probably help and I would re-answer that question at no cost.

I think that's about what I meant by mascot. Pretty much, if the character appears in several ads and merchandise for a company, then they would be a mascot. A company can have multiple mascots, but generally there is only one or two.

Despite being the protagonist of a successful franchise, Larry probably doesn't count as a mascot.

I think that the character I chose is similar in a lot of ways, so I will still say that the answer to the "mascot" question is no.

1. Fictional
2. English speaking
3. Did not first appear in a printed medium
4. Male
5. Created in 20th or 21st century.
6. Not originally from a tv show.
7. Not from the spheres of sci-fi, fantasy, or super-heroism.
8. Human
9. Did not first appear in a movie
10. First appeared in a computer game
11. First appeared before the year 2000
12. Not from a Japanese video game
13. Not a video game mascot
14. Not associated with food
15. First appeared before 1995
16. Character is a protagonist ("sort of" a good guy)
17. Appears in a game produced by an American company
18. Not a first person POV game

NOT: John Wick (Foxcastle), Mario (Damo 666), BJ Blazkowicz (Jamiett99uk), Johnny Cage (han-shahanshah), Leisure Suit Larry (Hamish)

Was the game in the edutainment and/or action genre?

sweetandcool wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 7:12 pm

Was the game in the edutainment and/or action genre?

19. No.

Did the character appear in multiple games?

Foxcastle wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:07 pm

Did the character appear in multiple games?

20. Yes

The only final guess I've got is Guybrush Threepwood.

Foxcastle wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:19 am

The only final guess I've got is Guybrush Threepwood.

"My sword is famous all over the Caribbean!"
"...too bad nobody's heard of YOU at all."

Guybrush Threepwood is correct! Well done, Foxcastle, I raise my half-melted mug of grog to you!