I already featured Parappa the Rapper in a previous episode of Old Game That Doesn’t Suck Thursday. But someone asked me the question the other day, “who is your favourite video game character?”
What a tough question, I responded.
A favourite video game character could mean a lot of different things. One character might be more fun to play over another, but one may have some defining characteristic such as persona or demeanor. One might just look cool while one might be super powerful and stylish doing so. There’s so much to take into consideration.
But as you may have guessed, I instantly bring up one character: Parappa the Rapper.
Parappa embodies everything I strive for in life: Honesty and integrity, hard work and positive attitude. During the game he spends his time preparing to impress a girl by training at a gym, learning to drive, and getting a job to fund all that. He never faltered even when others shadowed his efforts and when things seemed impossibly hard to overcome. And in the end it all paid off.
He has incredibly positive attitude and good demeanor; something rarely seen in modern gaming. The FPS culture of today seems to forget about genuinely good characters and at most resolve to a karma system that relies on a much harder path of being good. Parappa exerts this quality from start to finish. He’s awesome.
So Parappa the Rapper is my favourite video game character. A bit of a diversion from the usual OGTDST but it’s the way I look at my own life. It’s good to find something in common with a complete stranger, especially a rapping dog.
May 1st, 2009 at 4:23 am
I wish I could be him….
I have a crush and everything else
but I ain’t any of his characteristics
so sad.
May 1st, 2009 at 8:41 am
Oh, that’s really cool video game character. I like him very much too.
BTW: And about that sentence about FPSes… True thing. Personally, I don’t like FPSes very much.
May 1st, 2009 at 9:35 am
Mario ftw
May 1st, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Oh, come on. Everyone likes Mario.
Y’know what mine is? Link (from Zelda).
Favorite game: Tie between Super Mario 64 and Zelda: A Link to the Past GBA.
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Funny, I was just playing this yesterday. In terms of post date, it would be tommorow.
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:24 am
Didn’t you make an OGTDST about Parappa already?