By
Evan Hoovler and Nathan Birch |
Jun 30, 2011
Why does every video game hero juice?
We tend to regard video game protagonists as heroes. Sure, we don't worship them like we do pro athletes, but most characters in classic games are universally regarded as "good." However, despite serving as role models for our children when we're out drinking, many video game heroes do something that we as society regard as despicable: They use performance-enhancing substances. The problem has become so out-of-hand, a series of anti-power-up posters has been made for teachers in Hyrule, the Mushroom Kingdom, and other video game worlds to hang on their walls...
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