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Antifar 07/29/25 6:22:41 PM #1:	I am attempting to create a trivia game for my friends, and I want one of the categories to be about video games but I know that my friends are not gamers. My solution is to have the category be "real people in video games" and so I'm looking for examples on this front. Possibilities already considered: Tony Hawk Historical figures in Civilization Historical figures in Assassin's Creed Celebrity voice actors --- Please don't be weird in my topics <cite>Antifar posted [p:985928692] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>I am attempting to create a trivia game for my friends, and I want one of the categories to be about video games but I know that my friends are not gamers. My solution is to have the category be "real people in video games" and so I'm looking for examples on this front.Possibilities already considered:Tony HawkHistorical figures in CivilizationHistorical figures in Assassin's CreedCelebrity voice actors</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueBoy675 07/29/25 6:23:31 PM #2:	Keanu in Cyberpunk --- Hope rides alone <cite>BlueBoy675 posted [p:985928703] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Keanu in Cyberpunk </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlueBoy675 07/29/25 6:24:28 PM #4:	Giancarlo Esposito in Far Cry --- Hope rides alone <cite>BlueBoy675 posted [p:985928720] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Giancarlo Esposito in Far Cry </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 07/29/25 6:24:45 PM #5:	I feel like one Madden entry will keep you busy for, like, a while. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:985928724] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>I feel like one Madden entry will keep you busy for, like, a while.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 07/29/25 6:25:27 PM #6:	DrizztLink posted... I feel like one Madden entry will keep you busy for, like, a while. Also not really a sports crowd; and I don't want to do multiple questions from any one series --- Please don't be weird in my topics <cite>Antifar posted [p:985928732] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>DrizztLink posted... </cite><quote>I feel like one Madden entry will keep you busy for, like, a while.</quote>Also not really a sports crowd; and I don't want to do multiple questions from any one series</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueBoy675 07/29/25 6:25:31 PM #7:	Do movie adaptations count? Like how the Spider-Man movie games model Peter after Tobey Maguire and he does the voice --- Hope rides alone <cite>BlueBoy675 posted [p:985928735] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Do movie adaptations count? Like how the Spider-Man movie games model Peter after Tobey Maguire and he does the voice </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KJ_StErOiDs 07/29/25 6:26:02 PM #8:	Sir Patrick Stewart in TES IV --- "Shhh! Ben, don't ruin the ending!" --Adrian Ripburger, Full Throttle <cite>KJ_StErOiDs posted [p:985928738] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Sir Patrick Stewart in TES IV</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 07/29/25 6:26:21 PM #9:	Antifar posted... Historical figures in Civilization Historical figures in Assassin's Creed I feel like these are more hardcore gamer type questions than regular ol gaming trivia ngl --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:985928741] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite><quote>Historical figures in CivilizationHistorical figures in Assassin's Creed</quote>I feel like these are more hardcore gamer type questions than regular ol gaming trivia ngl</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 07/29/25 6:26:37 PM #10:	BlueBoy675 posted... Do movie adaptations count? Like how the Spider-Man movie games model Peter after Tobey Maguire and he does the voice Anything could count, I'm making the decisions here. But I feel like I already have a good amount of movie questions --- Please don't be weird in my topics <cite>Antifar posted [p:985928748] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>BlueBoy675 posted... </cite><quote>Do movie adaptations count? Like how the Spider-Man movie games model Peter after Tobey Maguire and he does the voice</quote>Anything could count, I'm making the decisions here. But I feel like I already have a good amount of movie questions</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 07/29/25 6:27:26 PM #11:	Smashingpmkns posted... I feel like these are more hardcore gamer type questions than regular ol gaming trivia ngl The trick is you focus on the real person and not on the game. You don't have to know anything about Civilization to know who Gandhi is --- Please don't be weird in my topics <cite>Antifar posted [p:985928757] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite><quote>I feel like these are more hardcore gamer type questions than regular ol gaming trivia ngl</quote>The trick is you focus on the real person and not on the game. You don't have to know anything about Civilization to know who Gandhi is</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dotsdfe 07/29/25 6:27:38 PM #12:	Kind of an offshoot of celebrity VAs, but there's "Celebrities who voice characters and also the characters are modeled to look like them" games like Death Stranding with like Norman Reedus, Margaret Qualley, Conan O'Brien in a goofy cameo, etc. --- https://www.youtube.com/user/dotsdfe I make Fire Emblem videos. Sometimes. <cite>dotsdfe posted [p:985928762] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Kind of an offshoot of celebrity VAs, but there's "Celebrities who voice characters and also the characters are modeled to look like them" games like Death Stranding with like Norman Reedus, Margaret Qualley, Conan O'Brien in a goofy cameo, etc.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
meister_dan 07/29/25 6:27:43 PM #13:	Al Pacino in Scarface the world is yours (model). --- Hope is comforting. It allows us to accept fate, no matter how tragic it might be. <cite>meister_dan posted [p:985928765] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Al Pacino in Scarface the world is yours (model).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 07/29/25 6:28:04 PM #14:	Conan O'Brien in Death Stranding William Shatner in Tek War. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:985928772] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Conan O'Brien in Death StrandingWilliam Shatner in Tek War.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Valigarmanda_ 07/29/25 6:28:41 PM #15:	Phil Collins in GTA Vice City Stories --- aka TritochZERO <cite>_Valigarmanda_ posted [p:985928779] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Phil Collins in GTA Vice City Stories</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Strider102 07/29/25 6:29:11 PM #16:	Leonard Nimoy as Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts BBS and DDD. --- "I dreamt I was a moron." <cite>Strider102 posted [p:985928783] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Leonard Nimoy as Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts BBS and DDD.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
evil_cricket 07/29/25 6:29:26 PM #17:	Phil Collins in GTA Vice City Stories --- "Sweet giant anteater of Santa Anita!" <cite>evil_cricket posted [p:985928786] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Phil Collins in GTA Vice City Stories </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueBoy675 07/29/25 6:29:42 PM #18:	Stan Lee is in the LEGO marvel games and Adam West is in the LEGO Batman/DC games --- Hope rides alone <cite>BlueBoy675 posted [p:985928791] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Stan Lee is in the LEGO marvel games and Adam West is in the LEGO Batman/DC games </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CRON 07/29/25 6:32:31 PM #19:	Burt Reynolds and Keith David portrayed themselves in Saints Row 3 and 4 --- Thanks for reading! <cite>CRON posted [p:985928817] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Burt Reynolds and Keith David portrayed themselves in Saints Row 3 and 4</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArchNemo 07/29/25 6:34:17 PM #20:	Nicholas Cage in Dead by Daylight --- Down with the Signess. <cite>ArchNemo posted [p:985928834] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Nicholas Cage in Dead by Daylight</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlueAnnihilator 07/29/25 6:37:23 PM #22:	Peter Stormare in Until Dawn <cite>BlueAnnihilator posted [p:985928869] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Peter Stormare in Until Dawn</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 07/29/25 6:38:12 PM #23:	Here's a good one: Arthur C. Clarke in the Rama game. Not only is it based on his books, but when you finish the game or otherwise die, he shows up HIMSELF to praise you or point out faults in your gameplay. This is fresh in my memory 'cause I was submitting some trivia blurbs about it last month. Example: https://youtu.be/U72Ye-VrpOM?t=3432 --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:985928879] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Here's a good one: Arthur C. Clarke in the Rama game. Not only is it based on his books, but when you finish the game or otherwise die, he shows up HIMSELF to praise you or point out faults in your gameplay. This is fresh in my memory 'cause I was submitting some trivia blurbs about it last month. Example:https://youtu.be/U72Ye-VrpOM?t=3432</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kuuko 07/29/25 6:40:45 PM #24:	Michael Jackson in Space Channel 5 or Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. Space Channel 5 is funnier though because he's an important character played completely straight. --- https://i.imgur.com/dzGMd.png <cite>Kuuko posted [p:985928900] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Michael Jackson in Space Channel 5 or Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. Space Channel 5 is funnier though because he's an important character played completely straight.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sonic_Cannon 07/29/25 6:41:36 PM #25:	dotsdfe posted... Kind of an offshoot of celebrity VAs, but there's "Celebrities who voice characters and also the characters are modeled to look like them" games like Death Stranding with like Norman Reedus, Margaret Qualley, Conan O'Brien in a goofy cameo, etc. TC are you wanting to include stuff like this or only situations where the character in-universe is actually the real person? Keith David in Saints Row 4 comes to mind --- Keep it green. <cite>Sonic_Cannon posted [p:985928909] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>dotsdfe posted... </cite><quote>Kind of an offshoot of celebrity VAs, but there's "Celebrities who voice characters and also the characters are modeled to look like them" games like Death Stranding with like Norman Reedus, Margaret Qualley, Conan O'Brien in a goofy cameo, etc.</quote>TC are you wanting to include stuff like this or only situations where the character in-universe is actually the real person?Keith David in Saints Row 4 comes to mind</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 07/29/25 6:43:01 PM #26:	I'll also add Shaq from Shaq Fu and Raul Julia from Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:985928923] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>I'll also add Shaq from Shaq Fu and Raul Julia from Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__starsnostars 07/29/25 6:46:44 PM #27:	There was a thriller Michael Jackson zombie in the original Plants vs Zombies before it taken out and replaced with the disco zombie. --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyXIXyAZq0 Please consider adopting a cat from your SPCA or local animal shelter. <cite>__starsnostars posted [p:985928962] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>There was a thriller Michael Jackson zombie in the original Plants vs Zombies before it taken out and replaced with the disco zombie.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 07/29/25 6:47:54 PM #28:	Sonic_Cannon posted... TC are you wanting to include stuff like this or only situations where the character in-universe is actually the real person? Yeah sure anything goes --- Please don't be weird in my topics <cite>Antifar posted [p:985928976] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Sonic_Cannon posted... </cite><quote>TC are you wanting to include stuff like this or only situations where the character in-universe is actually the real person?</quote>Yeah sure anything goes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KCJ5062 07/29/25 6:49:22 PM #29:	Michael Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, Bill & Hillary Clinton in Ready 2 Rumble Round 2 Boxing. --- It's amazing how people hang around message boards of games they don't like <cite>KCJ5062 posted [p:985928984] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Michael Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, Bill & Hillary Clinton in Ready 2 Rumble Round 2 Boxing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings 07/29/25 6:49:28 PM #30:	Mike Tyson as the final boss of the original Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (before it was changed to just Punch-Out and they removed Tyson) John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, and Fidel Castro as playable characters in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies map "Five" --- https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg <cite>Calwings posted [p:985928986] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Mike Tyson as the final boss of the original Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (before it was changed to just Punch-Out and they removed Tyson)John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, and Fidel Castro as playable characters in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies map "Five"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 07/29/25 6:50:52 PM #31:	Some other ones come to mind: Tia Carrere in The Daedalus Encounter Dana Plato in Night Trap Donald Sutherland in KGB (CD version only?) Ned Beatty in Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine Margot Kidder in Under a Killing Moon Michael York in Tex Murphy: Overseer --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:985928999] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Some other ones come to mind:Tia Carrere in The Daedalus EncounterDana Plato in Night TrapDonald Sutherland in KGB (CD version only?)Ned Beatty in Loadstar: The Legend of Tully BodineMargot Kidder in Under a Killing MoonMichael York in Tex Murphy: Overseer</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueBoy675 07/29/25 6:58:45 PM #32:	One of the COD games, I think Ghosts, let you have Snoop as your announcer which was funny as shit. Enemy UAV is up. Stick to the shadows homie! --- Hope rides alone <cite>BlueBoy675 posted [p:985929088] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>One of the COD games, I think Ghosts, let you have Snoop as your announcer which was funny as shit.Enemy UAV is up. Stick to the shadows homie!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeraldDarko 07/29/25 7:02:10 PM #33:	Martin Sheen as The Elusive Man in ME2 And Freddy Prince Jr as James Vega in ME3 --- Carpe petat <cite>GeraldDarko posted [p:985929124] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Martin Sheen as The Elusive Man in ME2And Freddy Prince Jr as James Vega in ME3</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Calwings 07/29/25 7:10:03 PM #34:	BlueBoy675 posted... One of the COD games, I think Ghosts, let you have Snoop as your announcer which was funny as shit. Enemy UAV is up. Stick to the shadows homie! Ghosts also had a voice pack for R. Lee Ermey (AKA Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket) and Infinite Warfare also had similar voice packs for Ken Jeong and Method Man. Infinite Warfare also had a 'Grandma Knows Best' voice pack that turned the announcer into a nice old lady. Not a celebrity, but definitely the most entertaining one of the bunch. "They busted up your jammer drone thingamabob!" --- https://i.imgur.com/PmF1p9q.jpg <cite>Calwings posted [p:985929212] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>BlueBoy675 posted... </cite><quote>One of the COD games, I think Ghosts, let you have Snoop as your announcer which was funny as shit.Enemy UAV is up. Stick to the shadows homie!</quote>Ghosts also had a voice pack for R. Lee Ermey (AKA Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket) and Infinite Warfare also had similar voice packs for Ken Jeong and Method Man. Infinite Warfare also had a 'Grandma Knows Best' voice pack that turned the announcer into a nice old lady. Not a celebrity, but definitely the most entertaining one of the bunch."They busted up your jammer drone thingamabob!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 07/29/25 7:12:22 PM #35:	Lots of people in music games, such as Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Rock Band, etc. <cite>tankboy posted [p:985929237] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Lots of people in music games, such as Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Rock Band, etc.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 07/29/25 7:20:23 PM #36:	Calwings posted... Ghosts also had a voice pack for R. Lee Ermey Honestly, he should have been in, like, every military game. An inch from your nose and screaming like he's trying to insult you from across a stadium. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:985929338] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Calwings posted... </cite><quote>Ghosts also had a voice pack for R. Lee Ermey</quote>Honestly, he should have been in, like, every military game.An inch from your nose and screaming like he's trying to insult you from across a stadium.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kurt_Russel 07/29/25 7:24:03 PM #38:	https://youtu.be/g1Sq1Nr58hM?si=uiluKnfpMcfahRWu --- You gonna do somethin' or just stand there and bleed? <cite>Kurt_Russel posted [p:985929380] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/g1Sq1Nr58hM?si=uiluKnfpMcfahRWu</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JoeDangIt 07/29/25 7:24:53 PM #39:	Has anyone mentioned NBA Jam yet? <cite>JoeDangIt posted [p:985929388] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Has anyone mentioned NBA Jam yet?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JadeBaby 07/29/25 7:25:10 PM #40:	Jean Reno. He is a playable character in Onimusha 3. --- Would've, could've, should've. Would of, should of, and could of ARE INCORRECT!!!! <cite>JadeBaby posted [p:985929392] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Jean Reno. He is a playable character in Onimusha 3.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mullettron 07/29/25 7:25:26 PM #41:	There is a wikipedia article you can look through. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Video_games_based_on_real_people Wait, there's a game on this list called Sex with Stalin? <cite>mullettron posted [p:985929398] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>There is a wikipedia article you can look through.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Video_games_based_on_real_peopleWait, there's a game on this list called Sex with Stalin?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JohnEtrav 07/29/25 7:28:47 PM #42:	Steven Ogg as Trevor in GTAV is pretty real looking https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0a24d7ae.jpg --- Let's get down to brass tacks. How much for the ape? <cite>JohnEtrav posted [p:985929438] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Steven Ogg as Trevor in GTAV is pretty real lookinghttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0a24d7ae.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ReturnOfDevsman 07/29/25 7:31:06 PM #44:	Patrick Stewart as Uriel Septum in Oblivion Like half the cast of The Matrix Reloaded in Enter the Matrix --- Arguing on CE be all like: https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ <cite>ReturnOfDevsman posted [p:985929462] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Patrick Stewart as Uriel Septum in OblivionLike half the cast of The Matrix Reloaded in Enter the Matrix</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 07/29/25 7:33:12 PM #45:	That game Apocalypse for PlayStation that's claim to fame was it stared Bruce Willis and otherwise was unimpressive. --- "So this is how liberty dies, with Thunderous applause." Padme Amidala <cite>creativerealms posted [p:985929483] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>That game Apocalypse for PlayStation that's claim to fame was it stared Bruce Willis and otherwise was unimpressive.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GS4Life 07/29/25 7:33:29 PM #46:	GTA has a ton of big name celebrities but Phil Collins and Kenny Rogers voice themselves in Vice City/VC Stories and GTA V respectively. --- -Grove Street 4 Life- Hey Bayley! Oh! Ah! I wanna know! <cite>GS4Life posted [p:985929491] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>GTA has a ton of big name celebrities but Phil Collins and Kenny Rogers voice themselves in Vice City/VC Stories and GTA V respectively. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Compsognathus 07/29/25 7:37:02 PM #47:	The Saints Row games are full of celebrities playing themselves. --- 1 line break(s), 160 characters allowed <cite>Compsognathus posted [p:985929521] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>The Saints Row games are full of celebrities playing themselves.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JoeDangIt 07/29/25 7:47:22 PM #48:	Gary Coleman being in Postal 2 is one that non-gamers might've heard of. <cite>JoeDangIt posted [p:985929628] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Gary Coleman being in Postal 2 is one that non-gamers might've heard of.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 07/29/25 7:52:46 PM #49:	Members of the original Nethack dev team appear as ghosts. <cite>tankboy posted [p:985929670] in Real peopl... [t:81019992]...</cite> <quote>Members of the original Nethack dev team appear as ghosts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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