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A video game mascot is usually a specific video game character that is a trademark of a video game company brand and is actively used to promote the company or its products, a symbol of the company, as a "face" or representative in promotional materials. Usually, mascots are from platform games, but there are exceptions. They may not necessarily appear in any games.
[edit] List of mascots
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Mascot for: |
First appearance |
Creator |
Appearance date |
| Alex Kidd (Former) |
Sega |
Alex Kidd in Miracle World |
Kotaro Hayashida as "Ossale Kohta" |
Nov 1, 1986 |
| Opa-opa (Former) |
Sega |
Fantasy Zone |
n/a |
1986 |
| Pentarou (Former) |
Konami |
Antarctic Adventure |
n/a |
1983 |
| Bomberman |
Hudson Soft |
Bomberman |
n/a |
1983 |
| Scorpion |
Midway Games |
Mortal Kombat |
John Tobias |
1992 |
| Aero the Acro-Bat |
Sunsoft |
Aero the Acro-Bat |
n/a |
1993 |
| Chuck the Plant (Former) |
LucasArts |
Maniac Mansion |
Steve Arnold, Ron Gilbert, and Gary Winnick |
1987 |
| Max (Former) |
LucasArts |
Sam & Max Hit the Road |
Steve Purcell |
1987, 1993 |
| Bonk (Former) |
Turbo Grafx 16 |
Bonk's Adventure |
Hudson Soft |
1989, 1990 |
| Bub and Bob |
Taito |
Bubble Bobble |
Fukio Mitsuji |
1986 |
| Captain Commando (Former) |
Capcom |
Captain Commando |
n/a |
1991 |
| Ryu |
Capcom |
Street Fighter |
|
Aug 1987 |
| Ty the Tasmanian Tiger |
Krome Studios |
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger |
n/a |
Oct 8, 2002 |
| Blinx (Former) |
Microsoft |
Blinx: The Time Sweeper |
Artoon |
Oct 7, 2002 |
| Dizzy (Former) |
Codemasters |
Dizzy - The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure |
The Oliver Twins |
June 1986 |
| Gex (Former) |
Crystal Dynamics |
Gex |
Mira F. Ross, Lyle Hall, and Justin Norr |
1995 |
| Goemon |
Konami |
Mr. Goemon |
n/a |
1986 |
| Gunstars Red and Blue |
Treasure |
Gunstar Heroes |
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto and Hideyuki Suganami |
Sep 9, 1993 |
| Jazz Jackrabbit (Former) |
Epic Games |
Jazz Jackrabbit |
Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee |
May 3, 1994 |
| Bubsy (Former) |
Accolade |
Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind |
n/a |
1992 |
| Jack Frost |
Atlus |
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei |
n/a |
Sep 11, 1987 |
| Karnov |
Data East |
Karnov |
n/a |
1987 |
| Kirby |
HAL Laboratory, Inc. |
Kirby's Dream Land |
Masahiro Sakurai |
April 27, 1992 |
| Lara Croft |
Eidos Interactive |
Tomb Raider |
Toby Gard |
Nov 15, 1996 |
| Cryptosporidium 137 |
THQ |
Destroy All Humans! |
Pandemic Studios |
June 21, 2005 |
| Mario |
Nintendo |
Donkey Kong |
Shigeru Miyamoto |
1981 |
| Miner Willy (Former) |
Software Projects |
Manic Miner |
Matthew Smith |
1983 |
| Link |
Nintendo |
The Legend of Zelda |
Shigeru Miyamoto |
Feb 21, 1986 |
| Mega Man[1] |
Capcom |
Mega Man |
Keiji Inafune |
Dec 17, 1987 |
| Moogle |
Square |
Final Fantasy III |
Yoshitaka Amano |
Apr 27, 1990 |
| Banjo |
Rare |
Banjo-Kazooie |
Leigh Loveday |
June 29, 1998 |
| Pac-Man |
Namco |
Pac-Man |
Toru Iwatani |
May 22, 1980 |
| Klonoa |
Namco |
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile |
Yoshihiko Arai |
Dec 11, 1997 |
| Crash Bandicoot |
Sony PlayStation |
Crash Bandicoot |
Charles Zembillas and Joe Pearson |
Aug 31, 1996 |
| Spyro the Dragon |
Sony PlayStation |
Spyro the Dragon |
Insomniac Games |
Sep 10, 1998 |
| Sly Cooper |
Sony PlayStation 2 |
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus |
Sucker Punch Productions |
Sep 23, 2002 |
| Jak and Daxter |
Sony PlayStation 2 |
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy |
Naughty Dog |
Dec 4, 2001 |
| Ratchet & Clank |
Sony PlayStation 2 |
Ratchet & Clank |
Insomniac Games |
Nov 4, 2002 |
| Rayman |
Ubisoft |
Rayman |
Michel Ancel |
1992 |
| Slime |
Enix |
Dragon Quest |
Akira Toriyama |
May 27, 1986 |
| Pikachu |
Game Freak |
Pokémon Red and Blue |
Ken Sugimori |
Feb 27, 1996 |
| Segata Sanshiro (Former) |
Sega Saturn |
Segata Sanshirou Shinken Yuugi |
n/a |
1997, 1998 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog[2] |
Sega |
Sonic The Hedgehog |
Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima |
June 23, 1991 |
| Sparkster (Former) |
Konami |
Rocket Knight Adventures |
Nobuya Nakazato |
Aug 5, 1993 |
| Tak (Former) |
THQ |
Tak and the Power of Juju |
Nick Games |
Oct 15, 2003 |
| Master Chief[3] |
Microsoft |
Halo: Combat Evolved |
Bungie Studios |
Nov 15, 2001 |
| Duke Nukem (Former) |
3D Realms |
Duke Nukem |
George Broussard |
1991 |
| Willosaurus |
EA |
Spore (video game) |
Maxis Software |
2005, 2008 |
| Terry Bogard |
SNK |
Fatal Fury |
n/a |
Nov 19, 1991 |
| Vault Boy[4] |
Fallout (series) |
Fallout |
Leonard Boyarsky |
Sep 30, 1997 |
| Wally Week (Former) |
Mikro-Gen |
Automania |
n/a |
1984 |
| Zool (Former) |
Commodore Amiga |
Zool |
Gremlin Graphics |
Oct 1992 |
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