Retrouprising's Top 20 Nintendo Characters

[samejamesbond]

Since we were young, Nintendo was an icon that forever influenced our childhood
with iconic characters such as Mario, Link and Samus that are still labeled as some
of the greatest characters in all of gaming. But who are the best?

Rules:
1. Minimum 5.
2. Maximum 20.
3. 2nd party characters are fine (Kirby, Pikachu) 3rd party characters aren't (Sonic, Snake).
4. No repeats.


20. Pikachu
19. Fawful
18. Pit
17. Yoshi
16. Falco
15. Ness
14. Kirby
13. Ganondorf
12. Samurai Goroh
11. Donkey Kong
10. Alexandra Roivas (Eternal Darkness)
9. Zelda
8. Wario
7. Samus
6. Little Mac
5. Mr. Game and Watch
4. Ike
3. Peppy Hare
2. Link
1. Captain Falcon Don't tell me you were actually suprised.

[Dudebro]

20. R.O. B.
5. Mr. Game and Watch
If it wasn't for Smash Bros these two would still be almost unheard of today. Why do you like them and rate them above so many others?

[samejamesbond]

R.O.B. is because of Super Smash Bros, but I grew up on the Game and Watches.
So I'm a little biased.

[Dudebro]

So you put ROB on your top twenty because of Smash Bros? I'm sorry but that's kind of dumb even if you think he's a good character in that game. Besides Smash Bros he's lame. Do you really think there's no other more deserving Nintendo characters?

Also is Game and Watch an actual character in those old hand helds or is he just a representation of all of them? I seem to remember different looking characters.

[StarfoxFan2009]

10.Ganon
9. Link
8. Lyndis
7. Mario
6. Samus
5. Wolf
4. Bowser
3. Falco
2. Fox
1. Ike

[samejamesbond]

So you put ROB on your top twenty because of Smash Bros? I'm sorry but that's kind of dumb even if you think he's a good character in that game. Besides Smash Bros he's lame. Do you really think there's no other more deserving Nintendo characters?

Also is Game and Watch an actual character in those old hand helds or is he just a representation of all of them? I seem to remember different looking characters.

I thought about it and I changed it to Alexandra from Eternal Darkness.

And Mr. Game and Watch was the main character in the Game and Watch Gallery games.

[Dudebro]

And Mr. Game and Watch was the main character in the Game and Watch Gallery games.
I used to play those as a kid, I guess he didn't make an impression on me. I think he's a terrible character but it's your list not mine.

[StarfoxFan2009]

My list didn't include those two because i never use them anymore

[Slime Slayer]

1. Mario
2. Link
3. Little Mac
4. Samus
5. Donkey Kong

[Demon-Mask]

I have a question:
If the game a character is from, was only released on Nintendo, and the characters never appeared in any other games, but the game was developed by a third party developer, would the characters still count?
Here's some information about the game:
IGN: The World Ends with You (http://ds.ign.com/objects/856/856776.html)
Pass your judgment not on whether the game is good or not, but whether or not the game counts.

[samejamesbond]

Sorry, it doesn't work.

[Demon-Mask]

Damn it... I'll just pick different characters for the slots left open.
Wait... Eternal Darkness was developed by Silicon Knights, a third party developer. Why is Eternal Darkness special?
WELCOME TO SK (http://www.siliconknights.com/)
They could be a "second party" developer, had they not done all of this:

Amiga
Cyber Empires

Atari ST
Cyber Empires

PC
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Cyber Empires
Dark Legions
Dungeons & Dragons: Fantasy Empires

PlayStation
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Too Human

PlayStation 3
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

PlayStation Portable
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

Saturn
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

Xbox 360
Too Human

[samejamesbond]

They were ex-second party developers, like Rare.

[Demon-Mask]

Whatever...
5. Samus
4. Link
3. Banjo
2. Little Mac
1. Luigi

[Dudebro]

4. Link
3. Banjo
Why Banjo above link? I can't think of anything worthwhile about that character.

[samejamesbond]

I should have said the character is owned by Nintendo.
Sorry I'm not being clear, Banjo is owned by Rare, by Diddy is owned by Nintendo.

[Demon-Mask]

Why Banjo above link? I can't think of anything worthwhile about that character.
Because I can't use my actual character for that spot (apparently Silicon Knights and Rare are allowed as third party developers, but nothing else)
And Link is just a silent protagonist type, and Banjo is a bear, and is (so lame he's) cool.

---------- Post added at 05:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:48 PM ----------

And the Eternal Darkness person is probably owned by Silicon Knights.

[Dudebro]

Just list w/e you want and if SJB wants to ignore it so be it.

[Demon-Mask]

Okay, I like that. It's a list of Nintendo characters.
One character just needed to be added.
6. Samus
5. Link
4. Banjo
3. Sho Minamimoto
2. Little Mac
1. Luigi