We all love video games. Some are good and some are awesome. Some video games have became the part of culture. In this article we will talking about those legends who made our childhood awesome. 

5. Naoto Ohshima - SONIC the hedgehog


One of our favorite game which is first fastest game SONIC the Hedgehog. This popular character SONIC is created by Naoto Ohshima when he was working in SEGA JAPAN. One day when team were discussing to design a game like mario but faster and quick, Naoto Oshima came with the idea of SONIC the hedgehog. He roughly designed a hedgehog character on tissue paper after having a meal and showed to his team. He didn’t even realized that this character would become a big brand one day.

4. Alexey Pajitnov - TETRIS


We all must have played handheld game BRICK GAME in our childhood. For most of the Indian child , Brick game must be the first gaming console. All brick game consoles have a popular game TETRIS. where we create a building blocks and get score. Alexey Pajitnov a Russian software developer who designed the TETRIS game in his small room. He got the inspiration of TETRIS from his mom puzzle toy PENTOMINO. This game holds 1st position in bestselling games till now.   

3. Hideo Kojima - METAL GEAR SOLID


1987 when all gaming audience loved the action adventure shooting game, a fresher in Konami with zero knowledge came with the revolutionary idea of new category called Stealth Game. Hideo Kojima came with the Metal Gear Solid game where gamer plays silently which is actually opposite to what gaming industry wants. Konami took this risk and this game became best selling game that year. After that Metal Gear Solid had became the top franchise for Konami. For us Metal Gear was the game where we experienced game as well as good story line.

2. Takashi Nishiyama - STREET FIGHTER


Takashi Nishiyama, a great game designer, direct and producer who worked for big gaming brands like Irem, Capcom and SNK. He designed many great games for arcade machine. He designed STREET FIGHTER, the base of all fighting game today. We all remembered the STREET FIGHTER 2 where we spend all our pocket money in gaming parlor.

1. Shigeru Miyamoto - MARIO


Mario Game which introduced us with the TV game. This is not only the game but the deep emotion of our childhood. First time when we held the gaming controller in hands, there was Mario on the screen. In 1985, Shigeru Miyamoto designed the Super Mario game in Nintendo and was massive successful game of 90's. Today we play different games, but Mario was the game we never forgot. Thanks to Shigeru Miyamoto to made our childhood awesome.