Puzzler: Find the Hidden Video-Game Characters

Jayhenningsen
Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Hidden TigerI've taken the names of popular video-game characters and embedded them in the sentences below. Each name will appear in consecutive letters, although those letters may span two or more words. The names also may ignore interceding punctuation.

For example, take this sentence: "Omar, ionizing radiation is probably the cause of your mutation."

The hidden character here is Mario: "Omar, ionizing radiation is probably the cause of your mutation."

Can you find the other hidden characters? If not, the answers appear on page two.


1) James really enjoys okra tossed in cornmeal and deep-fried.

2) NASA must employ a lot of rocket scientists.
 
 
3) Cool people give games as gifts for the holidays.
 
4) Sally, please tell the doctor what ails you.
 
5) Benjamin Franklin kicked the bucket on April 17, 1790.
 
 
6) You simply won't find a better rat trap than the Verminator 3000.
 
7) You better go round up some friends if you hope to defeat me.
 
8) At Comicon, Kermit is not generally considered a popular costume.
 
9) Followers of Enlil (a Sumerian deity) exalt air above all other natural elements.
 
10) Aside from yo-yos, his favorite toys are Transformers.
 
 
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Comments (5)
New_hair_029
December 07, 2010

I really like this one!

I got two of these (2 and 9) in the 15 mintues before my lunchbreak ended.

Default_picture
December 07, 2010

I got all but 8 and 10.

8 also has "ico" in it.  Comicon

Jamespic4
December 07, 2010

Wooo! I got them all very easily! These types of puzzles are really tough...unless you've done similar puzzles, and you know the two tricks necessary to solve them.

Me_and_luke
December 07, 2010

@James: Peculiar punctuation and diction?  I'm curious.

Jamespic4
December 07, 2010

I don't want to make Jay's puzzle too easy. Sorry!

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