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Gaming Icons Get Star On 'Walk Of Game' 28

Posted by simoniker from the outside-stann's-chinese-takeaway dept.
Thanks to Businesswire.com for hosting the press release announcing a 'Walk Of Game' within the Metreon Center in San Francisco, honoring "groundbreaking videogame titles and franchises" in the form of Hollywood Walk Of Fame-style stars. No inductees have yet been announced for the walk, set to "...commemorate some of pop culture's most indelible icons of the digital screen", but it'll be interesting to see if Mario gets a star inside the Sony-owned Metreon, and whether creators will be honored in addition to game characters.
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  • Of course it'll have Mario! (Score:4, Insightful)

    by Piquan ( 49943 ) on Wednesday September 03, 2003 @05:16PM (#6863027)
    The Metreon shows films that have no Sony association.

    If they don't put down Mario, everybody will know that it's nothing but a farce, and Sony will lose face. Of course it'll have Mario!

  • heh (Score:3, Interesting)

    by IIRCAFAIKIANAL ( 572786 ) on Wednesday September 03, 2003 @05:17PM (#6863036) Journal
    but it'll be interesting to see if Mario gets a star inside the Sony-owned Metreon,

    If they don't honor Mario, they automatically lose all credibility. Mario played an undeniable role in shaping modern video games and was at one time the most popular and most recognizable mascot (either in the world or in the USA, can't remember which...)

    • Re:heh (Score:3, Funny)

      by IIRCAFAIKIANAL ( 572786 )
      Besides, if they don't put Mario there, who will they put? Crash Bandicoot? Polygon Man?!?

    • Re:heh (Score:3, Insightful)

      by JAYOYAYOYAYO ( 700885 ) *
      well, according to me, they already lost credibility by using video game characters instead of the people that created them. this is NOT for paying respect to the brilliant people in the industry-- its nothing more than a publicity stunt to shovel more kids into the metreon.

  • Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Score:4, Informative)

    by neglige ( 641101 ) on Wednesday September 03, 2003 @05:31PM (#6863162)
    According to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce [hollywoodcoc.org] a person working in one of the categories (Motion Pictures, Television, Radio, Recording, or Live Theatre) is eligible for a star on the walk of fame. The requirements are:
    1. Professional Achievement in the Field of Entertainment
    2. Longevity of Five Years or More
    3. Contribution to the Community
    Lara Croft springs to mind somehow. As does Mario. Both have a movie (or two) in their credits, have been around for 5+ year and could be considered professionals. "Contribution to the Community" might be a problem... Also, according to the FAQ deceased persons can be nominated, but I strongly assume they had to be alive in the past, so this is a star-stopper, too.

    But, hey, let's start collecting. If we raise the $15.000 maybe they'll grant the star anyway.

  • Must-Have Characters? (Score:3, Interesting)

    by Gothic_Walrus ( 692125 ) on Wednesday September 03, 2003 @05:39PM (#6863236) Journal
    Here's a short list of characters I think would be good for the walkway. I know that everyone has different opinions, but there are definitely a few that should be on their "Walk of Game" regardless.

    -Mario. There's no arguing this one.
    -Pac-Man. One of the most popular arcade games of our time.
    -Donkey Kong. Like Pac-Man, his arcade game was enormously popular.
    -Lara Croft. She's made a huge cultural impact, so she's in.

    There's also the characters that would be nice, but probably wouldn't be accepted...

    -Q-Bert. Seems appropriate to me - he works well with square tiles...
    -Pitfall Harry. Pitfall was one of the Atari's better games, and he would be a great choice.
    -Link. The Legend of Zelda series has been proven to be a hit time and time again, but the character isn't very well known outside of the gaming community.
    -Guybrush Threepwood, just because he's so damn cool.

    Anyone have any more suggestions? I'd love to see what others are thinking...
  • I cut out a star from a piece of paper and wrote "Mario" on it and put it on the floor. It's my own personal Walk of Fame.

    Seriously, my local movie theater created their own "Walk of Fame" and my alma mater sold bricks that you could put your name in to make a walk of fame.

    Oh wait, I just realized! It's a press release! Hype hype hype hype! It's just a gimmick to get you to go to the movies and pay $10 for a ticket and $23.50 for popcorn and a large drink.

  • The Problem With Honoring Characters (Score:3, Interesting)

    by exick ( 513823 ) on Wednesday September 03, 2003 @06:58PM (#6863928)
    I'm totally in favor of paying homage to video game characters that achieve "legend" status, but this type of thing is bound to run into a snag that other similar places don't worry about.

    Video game characters are property. The Hollywood Walk of Fame doesn't have to get permission from Lucille Ball's owner in order to give her an award and honor her, but Mario belongs to Nintendo, Sonic belongs to Sega, etc. There would have to be some serious hoop-jumping in order to get names, images, videos, statues and the like on display in a museum of this kind.

    Mario would be first on my list too, but knowing the tightness with which Nintendo grips its IP and given its current competitive stance with Sony, I find it hard to believe that they would allow Mario's likeness to be used to put money into Sony's pockets.

    However, I'm all in favor of honoring actual people in this way. Creating a place where gamers could wander through the history of video games and read about the careers of legendary innovators like Ralph Baer, Nolan Bushnell, Shigeru Miyamoto, and John Carmack sounds like an awesome idea.
    • . Creating a place where gamers could wander through the history of video games and read about the careers of legendary innovators like Ralph Baer, Nolan Bushnell, Shigeru Miyamoto, and John Carmack sounds like an awesome idea.

      I agree, and I was going to make this point if you hadn't already. Why are the characters getting honored and not the people who made them? I don't think Video Game Designers and Programmers get enough publicity. The video game industry should really promote itself and it's
      • The video game industry should really promote itself and it's workers better. Sure, the big companies like EA get promoted well, but the actual people never do.

        If you read a good book, you might go out and look for more books by that same author, you don't really care about who published it. The same (should) go for video games, if you like a game by a certain design team/programmer you should be able to easly figure out who they are so you can seek out more of the same.

        The primary push for advertising a
    • Video game characters are property. The Hollywood Walk of Fame doesn't have to get permission from Lucille Ball's owner in order to give her an award and honor her, but Mario belongs to Nintendo, Sonic belongs to Sega, etc. There would have to be some serious hoop-jumping in order to get names, images, videos, statues and the like on display in a museum of this kind.

      Yeah... but that's not to say that it can't be done. Some animated characters (like Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and, I believe, The Simpsons) ha

      • This is true. I believe even Kermit has a star in Hollywood.

        In fairness though, the Madden series of games isn't actually a member of the HoF in the strictest sense. It's merely honored and on display there. Also, EA probably wouldn't have agreed to do it if say 989 Sports were the owners of the hall and stood to make money off the Madden franchise name.
  • San Francisco Chronicle - the near future

    This Friday, popular game character Mario was honored with a spot on the Sony Metreon's Walk of Game. The plumber graciously recieved his Star and subsequently killed the 4 Sony presenters when they shook his wildly flashing invincible hand.

  • A good location (Score:2, Informative)

    by ReyTFox ( 676839 )
    I live in San Francisco right now, though I will soon move for college. The Metreon is an excellent location for this sort of thing, because it has a very video-gamey feeling about it. The architecture is very futuristic, and there are big shiny lights in and around the building itself.

    However, I often go to the Metreon and don't spend a thing, because they often put up gimmicky things like this and I'll go regularly to check for a new exhibit. When Minority Report was in theaters they had the cool car des

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