10 Forgotten Video Game Mascots Who Couldn't Rival Mario or Sonic

Mascots are so important in the video game industry. From the very early days, the likes of Pac-Man really helped to push the brand of the video game itself, and help Atari spin the character off into cartoons, magazines, toys and so much more. However, for every successful video game mascot, there are many that simply don't cut the mustard and as the years roll by, a layer of hypothetical dust coats their would be merchandise and leaves only a lingering memory of what might have been.
So we took a look at ten forgotten video game mascots, and while they probably aren’t the most forgottenist (that is a word, don’t look it up) video game mascots, they certainly are rather neglected by those who created them.
00:00 Intro
02:11 Blinx the Time Sweeper
03:14 Roland
05:00 Opa-Opa
05:54 Aero the Acro-Bat
07:17 Pitfall Harry
08:46 Ristar
09:50 James Pond
11:32 Kid Klown
12:56 Dizzy
14:13 Polygon Man
16:23 Outro
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[@iansims2984]

Brilliant to see Jack Black's first step into the limelight on this video 😃

[@F1ghtGam3r]

I heard Ristar was based on Feel the Rabbit, a character that was scrapped for Sonic. Feel was supposed to grab things & fly (or glide), using its ears

[@paulsilva5886]

FYI, there was another James Pond themed game, The Aquatic Games Starring James Pond and the Aquabats (for Amiga, Genesis and SNES, though the name of the game varies a little between platforms)
Never tried it myself, but it existed
Love the channel 😊

[@CulturedVultures]

damn how could we forget such a banger 😂 thanks for the heads up, and hope to see you on the next one!

[@racheljones777]

Great vid 😁

[@unit0122]

I love your channel ❤

[@pharmcat8484]

I actually knew 6 of these. Yay me.

[@PierFlies]

Godhand background music, great forgotten beat em up game. Maybe if it came out sooner it could have picked up like dmc or god of war did, or even viewtiful joe was more popular.

[@dumbstruckempire]

Ah, Ristar. Good ol' Ristar.

[@CulturedVultures]

Rizzstar

[@dumbstruckempire]

@@CulturedVultures Too beautiful for this world.

[@double_u_bee]

Where's Twinky Goes Hiking?!

[@katarnkyle56]

Where is Titus the Fox?

[@CulturedVultures]

in a better place

[@catsaregovernmentspies]

What about Bubsy?

[@CulturedVultures]

Everybody knows and loves/tolerates Bubsy!