MTV Multiplayer tapped a number of industry folks to judge their latest stop on the road to their naming the Greatest Animal in the History of Video Games.
In January they named the greatest horse of videogamedom, Epona, from the Legend of Zelda series. This month they selected the best dog, PaRappa the Rapper, of course.
The judges this time around were Leigh Alexander, of Gamasutra and Sexy Videogameland, Tofuburger of I Can Has Cheezburger, Evan Wells of Naughty Dog, and myself.... of here.
Hit up the site to read everyone's reasoning and their number two and three spots. I picked the dog in Duck Hunt and the zombie dogs of Resident Evil as my runners-up.
And The Award For Greatest Video Game Canine Goes To... [MTV Multiplayer]






Comments
It should have been the dogs from wolfenstein
No K.K. Slider? How many other dogs can play guitar?... I guess not many can rap either.
Parappa was a dog? I learn something new every day.
Sam from Sam & Max should have been number 1 across the board. :P
What about Amaterasu from Okami? Although I guess she was more of a wolf than a dog...
Galford's DOG? where is HE!??!
*SOB*
I pick Nintendog
if RUSH was disqualified for being reploid/robot then PaRappa should be disqualified for being a rapper
No Interceptor? Not quite good enough to top Parappa but he still should get a mention.
Yeah Rush should've gotten it, no excuses
@fearing: Yea K.K. should of gotten it for sure, he can play a guitar AND sing (kinda).
WHAT? There was a "best horse" award, and Agro from SotC didn't win? Blasphemy!
I'd say Ameretsu or Rush, but I guess Parappa is pretty kewl.
Kick! Kick! Punch! Punch! Kick!
Jesus Christ this brings back memory's
@Nobuyuki: He can cook too...hmm
Worst Dog of all time: That's So Raven.
"You just gotta believe!"
Rush FTW <3
My pick would go to the dog from Shadow Dancer. Best friend favorite weapon.
Max from MDK 2. He had six gun-toting arms and always had a lit cigar in mouth. I defy you to find a better videogame dog.
whats wrong with you guys?
He wasnt just a talking dog , he was a rapping dog
Parappa ftw !
Doesn't everybody has that same horrible aversion of that damn Duck Hunt dog!
Now let's french the fries and cook those burgers!
Not only was he a rapping dog, but he could drive, do karate, and sell a bottle cap (like dissss).
Dogmeat from Fallout, forever!
@njhardcoreguy: I'd agree 1000%, except he's a robot. XD
Well, you see, PaRappa believed. Duck Hunt dog teased, and K.K. Slider sang lead. But PaRappa... he believed :)
Greatest dog in videogames?
Were the Frag Dolls nominated?
Just askin...
Ya know, the Parappa picture spoiled it.....
@devmas: "Kick Punch Chop I got the funky flow, M I X the flour into the bowl!"
For that rhyme alone, he deserves victory.
@ShaggE: I concur!
@Furious_Liver: Oooh. Touche. Well, I'd still pick him over all the others.
Totakeke should have won.
Horse? No. No. Absolutely unacceptable. If Aggro doesn't get the Greatest Horse award, I refuse to accept the award's EXISTENCE.
@Furious_Liver:
The other day I was called a little turkey
But I'm a chicken, got it? Ya beef jerky!
The dog from the dark, early morning dock sequence in Broken Sword II. I mean, it'd be a pity vote, since George "animal hater" Stobbard threw him in the drink. The bastard.
@Haggis: Are you the Haggis from the TT Forums, perchance?
What no love for Dogmeat? D:
Agro not winning best horse told me this was a load of bull, now the Duck Hunt dog gets beat by Parappa; they'll probably hold a Best Plumber in Videogames and have some unknown guy beat Mario and Luigi
The three most glaring omissions from this list are Dogmeat as others have mentioned before, Interceptor, and your loyal dog companion from Secret of Evermore...
What a moronic poll, if nothing else evidenced by the fact that their question resulted in Parapa being considered the "best."
It looks like MTV online is just as asinine and shitty as the channel, itself.
What about Link? Given all the questi- I mean, fetching he does getting this, that, and what not, he's a great dog!
Plus he actually, you know, played a canine in his last game.
Wolves ARE apart of the Canine family after all. Canius Lupis.
Hey, Zombie Dogs were my first real scare, too. I remember solving the puzzle, opening the door, walking down that hallway and suddenly, crash, woof, aaaiiieee!
That's all well and good, but did they check the toilet on the right?
You're all fools, the best dog ever is the helpful little 'd' from NetHack. No contest.
No one picked the kick ass canine from Dead 2 Rights? That dog would maul bad guys AND bring guns back to you! Hello!!!???
the best video game dog shoulda been dog, even though its just a robot...
I'm happy for PaRappa, I believe we have him to thank for the game type of DDR and Guitar Hero.
Crash Bandicoot??? Greatest VG Dog ever.
@j.howlett:
Dude I was just about to mention Shadow Dancer. That dog was awesome.
Crash bandicoot and the RE GC remake zombie dogs.
I love PaRappa!
To everyone complaining about Agro:
Agro was a soleless bore. Epona, on the other hand... she(?) was all class!
Am I the only one wondering what "I Can Has Cheezburger" has to do with videogames? Not that I'm complaining about the judging, because I think PaRappa is a decent choice.
Yay for Rapidash, the unicorn on fire!
@meandering_drivel: Crash BANDICOOT? I mean COME ON. Surely no one is that ignorant?
Well, for Twilight Princess, I renamed my horse "my penis", something far better than Epona, as it led to some of the some of the funniest and most surreal gaming moments ever.
@Josh*: Haha, too true. Bandicoot is a marsupial. Not even CLOSE to a dog. I'd believe rodent first.
@Foggynotion:
Parappa was cool? Not sure I'm buying that one...
@ShaggE:
And after him, I'm sure there was at least one dog in the Monkey Island series that should outrank Parappa.
@TitillatedOcelot:
If Amaterasu is the _real_ Amaterasu, it's more like a sun-goddess in wolf's clothing.
@huginn - No I will not give you a hug!:
And dogs are also part of the canine family. So are foxes (depending on who you ask), dingos, coyotes, and jackals. But try entering a wolf into a dog show on that basis, and you'll probably be having a chat with the local cops. Besides, Link technically qualified more as a werewolf (there wolf, there castle) than a real wolf.
what's with MTV getting into videogames all of a sudden? MTV has been dead since they put all those reality TV crap and Rap. and yes hollywood is dying.
@ShaggE: The same. :)
I GOTTA BELIEVE! >_<
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