Nintendo dominates list of most annoying game characters

by Chris Greenhough { Feb 19th 2008 at 7:00PM }

Nintendo might well have created some of the most enduring characters of all time, but it's more than capable of concocting annoying ones. At least, that's the message we drew from Cracked.com's list of video game characters that inspire rage -- of the fifteen personalities listed, around half appear in Nintendo games.

While we wouldn't normally post about such lists, there's very little room for complaining about many of these choices. Time and again, Slippy's utter ineptitude has seen us launching spittle-flecked rants at our screens, Waluigi possesses a voice akin to nails on a blackboard (though this blogger will admit to finding him useful in Mario Kart DS), and Tingle is annoying for reasons that should need no explaining whatsoever.

The only unfair inclusions we can see? The Dog from Duck Hunt, and Animal Crossing: Wild World's Mr. Resetti, whose bluster we actually find entertaining. Not that we're cheats.

[Via Digg]

Tags: animal-crossing, baby-mario, duck-hunt, goldeneye, lylat-wars, resident-evil, slippy, star-fox, star-fox-64, tingle, waluigi, yoshis-island, zelda

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

gevenstaines @ Feb 19th 2008 7:17PM

my top three is navi, slippy, and midna.

natalya didn't deserve such harsh treatment.

Rowdehaj @ Feb 20th 2008 1:27AM

I dunno, I kind of liked Midna. Navi, on the other hand ..

...

Navi, meet insecticide.

xeleion @ Feb 19th 2008 7:19PM

Haha, Waluigi's useful in more than MKDS, he's great in Brawl too.

Speaking of which, did ANYONE on the Wii Fanboy staff import it? -looking for online matches-

ramuji @ Feb 19th 2008 7:41PM

I'm not on the Wii Fanboy staff, and didn't import SSBB .... because I bought it locally in Japan. ;)

Super Smash Brothers Brawl: 1322 6941 7585

xeleion @ Feb 19th 2008 8:42PM

Oh yes. Mine's 4210 3361 2977. Add me!

NvM @ Feb 19th 2008 9:31PM

you both get downgraded cause I want NOW!!!!!!!

:(

Mr Khan @ Feb 19th 2008 7:21PM

Eh, you can thwart Comeback AI in Mario Kart 64, especially since only the guys who are always in 2nd and 3rd place are always enhanced by it

Like in Wario Stadium, if you drop them at the bottom of that jump. They fall into 8th and never come back

Lilinka @ Feb 19th 2008 9:12PM

Yes, but the comeback AI in MKDS needs to fall down a hole and die.

Hame @ Feb 19th 2008 7:32PM

I don't know why people always hate on Slippy. Falco is surely far more annoying, the ungrateful bastard!

Tom @ Feb 19th 2008 7:49PM

At least Falco cries out in anguish when you die. And doesn't sound like a 5 year old girl. And is a falcon. And doesn't get caught with enemies behind him every 5 seconds. And I don't intentionally let him get shot down, while laughing maniacally, like I do with Slippy.
Slippy is annoying. Deal with it.
Waluigi is kind of a pointless character, but I like him, considering that like him, I'm freakishly tall and thin. And he owns in MKDS.

Gerwurztraminer @ Feb 19th 2008 8:29PM

Ressetti crossed the line when you could no longer pound away on the cancel button to end the conversation.

And kudos to the Dog. Duck Hunt was my first game.

As for Waluigi, I got nothin' against him. I'm proficient at getting Bob-Ombs on Mario Kart DD.

idiot @ Feb 19th 2008 8:30PM

How dare you blaspheme dear Tingle...

...*tear*

Ranus Studios @ Feb 19th 2008 8:37PM

Are you kidding? That dog was a JERK.

Lilinka @ Feb 19th 2008 9:09PM

Yeah, that dog made me want to kill stuff. I even made a simplistic PC flash game wherein the whole goal was to shoot the dog just because of that game... if only I could find it.

Donald @ Feb 19th 2008 9:15PM

Navi is not #1?

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE

vidGuy @ Feb 19th 2008 9:36PM

Navi and Slippy, tied for number one most annoying of all time.

nintendo1889 @ Feb 19th 2008 9:45PM

Let's see...Slippy? Yep. Navi. You'd better believe it. And maybe, oh, I dunno...the stupid rabbits from Mario 64..? Oh, how I wanted to obliterate them...!

Perverted @ Feb 19th 2008 9:49PM

xeleion & ramuji show me the love: 2750 0367 0210

Lets be Honest Slippy & Navi annoyed the hell out me....I still have nightmares of "Hey, listen" Grrrr.....

Dalrint @ Feb 19th 2008 9:55PM

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I still say Princess Daisy should be at the top of Every annoying character list.

Haohmaru @ Feb 19th 2008 11:54PM

Hi, I'm Haoh!

And I totally agree with you.

saylorsgang @ Feb 19th 2008 10:16PM

Right now my vote is that goddamn pig thing on Furu Furu Park

Antonio @ Feb 20th 2008 12:11AM

Yeah I strongly agree with Waluigi. His very existence is the epitome of lazy character design. It was forgivable for Wario, but that only works once Nintendo.

I think the makers of the list haven't played enough games not from Nintendo though. I'm sure there are a few characters they missed. Everyone added to Sonic games after Sonic 2 springs to mind (except Knuckles).

Metayoshi @ Feb 20th 2008 6:11AM

Waluigi was actually created by Camelot, and not Nintendo, as a doubles partner for Wario in Mario Tennis, same with how they revived Daisy to be Luigi's doubles partner (though Daisy makes A LOT more sense). It was only after this game that those two started appearing in Mario's later get together games (kart racing, sports, parties...).

So technically... It was Camelot who was lazy, and is the one responsible for giving Nintendo such a useless character.

Oh... And comeback AI in racing games is one of the main reasons for my early childhood tantrums. Ahhh, the good ol' days. In addition to the characters getting a speed boost if they are behind, the more recent Mario Kart AI seems to gang up on you (why is the second place guy throwing his very useful red shell BACKWARDS at ME when he could get first place by throwing it forwards?). It never was an 8 kart race... It's 1 vs 7 to them. All they care about is that you lose, no matter which computer wins...

Mr Khan @ Feb 20th 2008 9:22AM

I liked Waluigi. You can call it lazy character design indeed, but Wario needed a Waluigi, just like Luigi needed a Daisy

I think Daisy was lazy character design, too, but that doesn't make her a bad character per se

colourblinded @ Feb 20th 2008 12:14AM

pink squares, little pink squares, gravity wells, and snakes.

Chase @ Feb 20th 2008 4:32AM

Baby Mario began my hate of babies. Natalya fulfills every 'women are inferior' stereotype, and invents a few of her own. But no one character has annoyed me as much as Navi. If I were Lawnmower Man, I'd reach into the screen, defile her, and light her on fire. Blasted fairies!

(No offense, Clay Aiken)