Real protagonist

Creatures theme

The protagonist, or at least a significant number of characters, really exist or have existed in life. May not apply to sport games as most of them feature real sportsmen.

games

characters

platforms

Characters

Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Jackson, Albert Einstein, George Herbert Walker Bush, 50 Cent, Mata Hari, George Walker Bush, Douglas Adams, Jackie Chan
(view all the 9 "Real protagonist" characters)

Starring Charlie Chaplin

DOS 1988

Shaq Fu

SNES 1994-10

Commander Stalin

LIN ? *

Moonwalker: The Computer Game

CPC 1989

Jackie Chan: Stuntmaster

PS1 2000-03-29

Def Jam: Fight For NY

GC 2004-09-20

Operation Secret Storm

NES 1991

OCS 1995

OCS 1994

Moonwalker: The Computer Game

C64 1989

Bureaucracy

C128 1987

Related groups

Historical
Historic figure

Culture
Real Life Professional Athlete

Games by year

The first Real protagonist video game was released in 1982.

U.S. Gold, Infocom and Electronic Arts published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux		28
Windows		11
Amiga		4
Amstrad CPC		4
NES		3
MS-DOS		3
Atari ST		3
Mac OS Classic		3
GameCube		2
PS		2
Apple II E		2
PS2		2
SNES		2
X360		2
Mega Drive		2
ZX Spectrum		2
C64		2
Mac OS X		2
Apple III		1
MSX		1
Commodore PET		1
TRS-80		1
Arcade		1
Xbox		1
Atari 400/800		1
PS3		1
Master System		1
C128		1
Game Gear		1
Flash		1