10 Forgotten Video Game Icons Due A Comeback

We all need a hero in gaming - an icon that we can embrace, identify and champion accordingly. From Mario's moustached face helping drive sales for Nintendo to the slender snout of Crash Bandicoot making PlayStation a Sega Saturn-beater, these guys were and remain gaming's A-list, characters that will skip from generation to generation, constantly appearing in new adventures.

But you won't find anyone like that in this list. Nope, not even a character in Lara Croft's little black book, one of Donkey Kong's offspring or a buddy of Solid Snake's - this countdown is reserved for gaming's true underdogs - those high flying heroes that had a blistering sole adventure, or run of unforgettable games, only to be put out to pasture like a Harvest Moon cow.

It's time to bring this lot out of retirement. You'll remember some of the forthcoming, as chances are you had many great times growing up alongside them. As new consoles hitting shelves (hello, Switch) and a myriad of crowd-funding sites cropping up online, it's never been a better time for gaming resurrections to happen. Bring on the comebacks.

Then:

In 1990 Bullfrog introduced us to Quiffy, I cutesy piece of sewer crud with a mission to get overground. One hitch though: his filthy home is filling up with water, there are teddies with teeth in their bellies and the ghost of your old aunt Matilda is tickling at your tail. Offbeat? You bet this game was.

But there really was nothing quite like Flood and there aren't many games out there including bonus levels that can only be unlocked by doing a little jig or boast a message that is plain and ethical: pick up your litter, son.

Now:

These days you'll only be able to play Flood on an old Atari or via an emulator. While Bullfrog have never really teased a sequel - the game was a commercial belly flop - and Quiffy met his demise in the game's cruel closing reel, there remains a legion of fans that want this one to be revived.