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[prog]

Quick stupid video game quiz:

Who is this a modern video game interpretation of?
http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/namcoxcapcom/art-020.jpg
http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/namcoxcapcom/ss-087.jpg

If you can't guess, here's the giveaway screenshot:
http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/namcoxcapcom/ss-062.jpg

It's Dig Dug, a.k.a. "Taizo Hori" (shrug) from the game "Namco X Capcom", a strategy RPG featuring a bunch of old characters from both publishers. Not something I tend to care about, but I got a kick out of that particular bit.

Comments

Re: SINISTAR!!!!!!!!!

[prog.livejournal.com]

He had those red chevrons on his outfit in the original cabinet art, I recall, but he otherwise didn't look much like this guy.

I learned through Wikipedia there's a new series of puzzle games by Namco called "Mr. Driller" which feature his son, and apparently he has supporting roles in those, complete with that soul patch. So there you go.

Re: SINISTAR!!!!!!!!!

[mrmorse.livejournal.com]

My first thought when I saw the picture was actually Mr. Driller, but I decided that wasn't sufficiently old-school. I didn't know that Dig-Dug and Mr. Driller were related, though.