If game characters used Twitter

The secret lives of gaming's greats, in 140 characters or less

Words: David Houghton on July 21, 2009

You can tell a lot about a person from their Twitter feed. The briefness of the updates means that only the most important points and thoughts are distilled onto the page. And given the frequency of tweets, it's often possible to decipher the internal ebb and flow of a person's entire day with a bit of between-line reading.

Game characters? They're no different to anyone else. They might have a reputation for being two-dimensional, but the following Twitter feeds open the minutiae of their lives right up.

Max Payne

Nico Bellic

Next: Plumbers, chainsaw fetishists and eternally-delayed meatheads.

Platforms:

Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, Wii, PS1, GameCube, Xbox

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AHolyMonk - July 27, 2009 10:50 p.m.

Haha. Great article! The Pac_Man one made me wakka-wakka a bit. XD
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doomdude - July 27, 2009 1:33 a.m.

WTF!!!!!! dude this is funny dude guys u rule
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JakkedGamer - July 26, 2009 3:49 a.m.

GUYS. GUYS!!!!> God i miss duke games. Wish Forever would have come out berore 3d realms went bankrupt.
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CH3BURASHKA - July 24, 2009 6:17 a.m.

Awesome! You perfectly captured all of the characters. Effing hilarious.
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Brutel - July 23, 2009 9:24 p.m.

Oh if only, if only, they could.
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Spybreak8 - July 23, 2009 6:42 p.m.

How'd I know Niko's was going to be like that lol.
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gmilf71 - July 23, 2009 6:25 a.m.

lolololololol
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alexlcna - July 23, 2009 5:56 a.m.

lol pacman twitters are great
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Cyberninja - July 22, 2009 10:49 p.m.

pac mans dirty he said thinks that cant be said if you dont know the pac man language
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wrapdump - July 22, 2009 9:07 p.m.

This is excellent writing, incredibly funny and so true, respect.
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Fizzmonkey - July 22, 2009 6:53 p.m.

poor mario
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Thegamingkid - July 22, 2009 5:49 p.m.

wait a sec, wouldnet Pac man be too busy eating ghosts?
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oscarpiggy - July 22, 2009 12:03 p.m.

i followed the link that max payne gave me but all i got was stupid cat pictures :sniff: i wanted something cool
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may.be.vital - July 22, 2009 6:27 a.m.

Haha Laughed too hard at Marcus and his jam plight :) keep up the good work and do more of these!
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smallberry - July 22, 2009 5:57 a.m.

Great features this week. Thanks GR.
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Icehearted - July 22, 2009 5:55 a.m.

The Max Payne Twitter was effin brilliant!
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ACGUY - July 22, 2009 3:28 a.m.

LMAO Mario da princess is a cheating on you'll I'll tweet u some pics. And now SOnic is the worse game character ever since he's not on here and pac man is.
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yojo117 - July 22, 2009 3:17 a.m.

that was great i loved solid snake and princess is def a ho fo sho
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Makk_Mizzy - July 22, 2009 3:15 a.m.

I have to admit, that this is the best article by far and the funniest! I shot the silly f_ck in the throat and he was kicking sh_t repeatedly while holding both of his hands over his throat trying to force me to help him or call 911, I HATE VIOLENCE!!!! LOL!
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aerovette92 - July 22, 2009 2:41 a.m.

gee i didnt know pacman had so much shit goin on in his life
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