Four Video Game Characters that Were Milked to Death

We all know that at some point, we've had enough of these video games. Ranging from Nintendo's Mario Party 761 to Megaman 39, game characters that are just so darn popular that companies are begged, or just want to make more money out of video game product, we can call those 'milking' a video game character. What exactly does this slang term `milking` mean? The meaning of this term is to overuse, or extensively abuse something to get as much out of it as possible, that is what it is to 'milk' a videogame series or character..

1. Mario Games

We all know the spectacular plumber with the mustache! This fictional character, in love with the always kidnapped princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom will never give up, even if it means taking away his 3 lives! Mario is often seen in many 'platformers', where he sets on a battle, stomping all enemies in his path to get back his kidnapped princess from the evil Bowser.

We often see Mario in such games as 'Super Mario Bros.' where we've seen about 4 entries in the series throughout his lifetime, followed by Mario Party, Mario Golf, Mario Hoops, Mario Strikers, Super Mario World, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros., Mario sunshine, Mario Galaxy, and... and...

You can see what this points towards, right? It shows just how much Nintendo loves it's mascot but not only that, just how much Nintendo is milking the franchise and character, bringing him into so many ridiculous games (i.e. Mario and Sonic at the Olympics), where he participates in sports while still being able to save a princess in his spare time. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could hire such a wonderful plumber to clean our clogged toilets?

2. Megaman

Megaman is the blue bomber. A man or robot, nobody knows, for at least his story is different in each of his games. He saves humanity from robots or saves the world somehow. He first appeared on the Nintendo Entertainement system, in all his pixel glory, just like mario, in 'platformers'.

We`ve seen him in games series like: Megaman, Megaman X, Megaman Battle Network, Megaman Zero, Megaman ZX and Megaman Starforce. He came in two forms of game play: Role Playing Game (RPG) and Platformer. Each series held between 1 and 9 games and still today Megaman games are still being produced much like Mario games although not as successful.

Megaman is considered to be a character who's been milking like a fat cow, for the Battle Network and Starforce series which seem to have gained an identity as the most repetitive game series ever. Note that these two series are possibly the only Megaman RPG series.

3. Sonic

Sonic, the blue hedgehog, with the big red shoes. He's letting go, though, as you can tell by the latest games that have shown just how bad he's gotten. In sonic games, it all starts out with the same evil do-er, Eggman. You beat his bosses, and without further ado, go to the following stage to beat his next boss, in hopes of rescuing and capturing the chaos emeralds.

Sonic has been with us for almost as long as Mario. He's had many, many games on different consoles, and will soon have another game, which will hopefully revive his fame and greatness to a new level. Sonic is considered to be one of the most milked characters because many of his games aren't exactly the best, and the developers always seem to make the same mistakes over, and over, and over again with the games. Nearly all Sonic games are the same, having to simply jam your analog stick towards the right in order to pass levels.

4. The Legend of Zelda main characters

The legend of Zelda has many characters, such as Link; the hero, Zelda; the princess, and Ganondorf; the evil one. In ALL of the Zelda games, these characters re appear in some way or form, but of course, the legend of Zelda is SUPPOSED to be about Zelda, and some blond, point eared boy who has to rescue her for some 'save the world' reason.

The legend of Zelda is just that, it's legend of Zelda, always, but each and every time, it's Link to the rescue. They've been known for their great storylines and graphics at the time of their creation, though, and it's hard to say whether or not Nintendo is really just 'milking' this one, or doing it for the fans.

There are several other characters that could have possibly made this list, but they just didn't seem to fit like these guys did...