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Protagonist naming

Video game concept

Player can or must name the protagonist.

37

platforms

Pirates! (Commodore 64)

Final Fantasy II (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Final Fantasy II

NES 1988-12-17

Starship Troopers (Windows)

Starship Troopers

WIN 2000-10-28

Pokémon Crystal Version (Game Boy Color)

Pokémon Crystal Version

GBC 2001-07-31

Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy (Windows)

Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy

WIN 2008-12-06

Petz: Dogz 2 (PlayStation 2)

PS2 2007-11-14

Descent To Undermountain (MS-DOS)

Descent To Undermountain

Pirates! (Apple II E)

Pirates! (Amstrad CPC)

The Sims: Bustin' Out (Xbox)

The Sims: Bustin' Out

XBOX 2003-12-16

My World My Way (Nintendo DS)

My World My Way

The first video game about Protagonist naming was released in 1982.

Beamdog , Microprose and Electronic Arts has published most of these games

The "must" bit comes only to play in games where no default name is given.

Naming the protagonist is common in RPGs, but not always there. Multiplayer games should not be marked as it's unlikely people participate anonymously.

Does NOT count If this is only for the player profile or save slot.

Parent group

Character creation

Platforms

Windows		34
Linux		21
MS-DOS		13
Mac OS X		10
GBC		8
Tandy Coco		5
Mac OS Classic		5
PS2		5
GB		4
Apple II E		3
PS Vita		2
Nintendo DS		2
C64		2
PS3		2
Apple IIGS		2
PSP		2
PS		2
GBA		2
PS4		2
3DS		2
OS/2		1
Amiga		1
Switch		1
NES		1
X360		1
GameCube		1
Atari ST		1
NEC PC9801		1
Amstrad CPC		1
Internet Only		1

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