Uploaded August 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Mario, Link, and Sonic have been popular forever. Why do they have such staying power, when modern game characters rarely last longer then two or three titles? Are they just that captivating, or are there other factors in play? Some say that they endure because they were there at the beginning, and have etched themselves onto our hearts and minds. Others think it has something to do with their in-game stories and character development. Either way, it seems that classic characters are more powerful than modern characters. Will Master Chief and Commander Shepard always live in the shadow of Mario, Link, and
Sonic?
Music:
"Passionate Video Game Hero" by Leokuon - soundcloud.com/leokuon/03-passionate-video-game-hero
"Copycat (Sunrise Mix)" by Ic2m4n - ccmixter.org/files/Ic3m4n/15730
"Recommencer" by DoKashiteru - ccmixter.org/files/DoKashiteru/20513
"Rainbow Road Reborn (Super Mario Kart Remix) by DJ Bouche - soundcloud.com/dj-bouche/super-mario-kart-rainbow-road
"Castles in an 8-bit sky" by dan2600 - soundcloud.com/dan2600/castles-in-an-8-bit-sky
"CJVSO - oh damn!" by downpitched - soundcloud.com/downpitched/cjvso-oh-damn
Special thanks to Iain Andrews for the awesome background images: enwandrews.tumblr.com
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Hosted by Jamin Warren (@jaminwar)
See more on games and culture on his site: killscreendaily.com
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Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: to.pbs.org/DonateGAME
Mario, Link, and Sonic have been popular forever. Why do they have such staying power, when modern game characters rarely last longer then two or three titles? Are they just that captivating, or are there other factors in play? Some say that they endure because they were there at the beginning, and have etched themselves onto our hearts and minds. Others think it has something to do with their in-game stories and character development. Either way, it seems that classic characters are more powerful than modern characters. Will Master Chief and Commander Shepard always live in the shadow of Mario, Link, and
Sonic?
Music:
"Passionate Video Game Hero" by Leokuon - soundcloud.com/leokuon/03-passionate-video-game-hero
"Copycat (Sunrise Mix)" by Ic2m4n - ccmixter.org/files/Ic3m4n/15730
"Recommencer" by DoKashiteru - ccmixter.org/files/DoKashiteru/20513
"Rainbow Road Reborn (Super Mario Kart Remix) by DJ Bouche - soundcloud.com/dj-bouche/super-mario-kart-rainbow-road
"Castles in an 8-bit sky" by dan2600 - soundcloud.com/dan2600/castles-in-an-8-bit-sky
"CJVSO - oh damn!" by downpitched - soundcloud.com/downpitched/cjvso-oh-damn
Special thanks to Iain Andrews for the awesome background images: enwandrews.tumblr.com
What do you think about the show? We're dying for feedback.
Tweet at us! @pbsgameshow
Follow us on Facebook facebook.com/gameshowpbs
Email us! pbsgameshow [at] gmail [dot] com
Hosted by Jamin Warren (@jaminwar)
See more on games and culture on his site: killscreendaily.com
Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)
