The most obscure Nintendo character
by Rob Beschizza from on (#4F6VA)
Pappy van Poodle, a character in Nintendo's Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, was so obscure no-one ever uttered its name on the Internet record despite his having an extensive in-game backstory and hand-painted media. That's zero Google or Twitter results-at least as of the publication date of Nick Robsinson's video about Pappy and the game's inventive play mechanics.
Particularly interesting (and tres Nintendo) are the game's use of "light patterns" -- user interface and narrative prompts that encourage the player to haggle with in-game merchants instead of just give Nintendo money:
