3. The Dog - Duck Hunt
Perhaps an easy target, considering how many times the Dog appears on lists like this, but his inclusion is a necessary part of any comprehensive list of annoying characters, and most importantly of all - the smug little pooch was almost enough to make players switch off in rage. Presenting himself as a helpful side-kick, the Dog would merrily retrieve your shot-down quarry right up until the game got way too hard, and you started to let targets slip away. While a few stray ducks is to be expected, each subsequently missed target would grind on you with increasing impact, and it wasn't just the fact that you were failing to best a relatively incomplex game - it was more to do with the turn-coat actions of man's so-called best friend. Rather than commiserating with his master, and praising you for the ducks you did hit, the infuriating canine would pop up laughing at your misfortune - prompting millions of gamers to shoot blindly at the screen in the hope that one shot would take him out. Are you a glutton for punishment? Try this... http://youtu.be/DoacaodENm8