sometimes you set your controller down to go to the bathroom or answer a phone
to go to the bathroom or answer a phone
to go to the bathroom or answer a phone call and you get back only to discover
call and you get back only to discover
call and you get back only to discover that your character has a mind their own
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top
be counting down our picks for the top
be counting down our picks for the top 10 video game idle animations for this
10 video game idle animations for this
10 video game idle animations for this list we’ve selected the 10 most
list we’ve selected the 10 most
list we’ve selected the 10 most memorable video game animations that
memorable video game animations that
memorable video game animations that occur when the user doesn’t touch the
occur when the user doesn’t touch the
occur when the user doesn’t touch the controls and makes the character just
controls and makes the character just
controls and makes the character just stand around
nobody’s ever claimed that niko bellic
nobody’s ever claimed that niko bellic the protagonist of grand theft auto 4
the protagonist of grand theft auto 4
the protagonist of grand theft auto 4 was very cultured or an example of
was very cultured or an example of
was very cultured or an example of perfect manners he’s definitely rough
perfect manners he’s definitely rough
perfect manners he’s definitely rough around the edges as these animations
around the edges as these animations
around the edges as these animations certainly proved I guess he can’t just
certainly proved I guess he can’t just
certainly proved I guess he can’t just stand around and have a smoke or have a
stand around and have a smoke or have a
stand around and have a smoke or have a seat and wait patiently have a dentist
seat and wait patiently have a dentist
seat and wait patiently have a dentist no excuse
no excuse
no excuse but I need money but that’s way too much
but I need money but that’s way too much
but I need money but that’s way too much to ask from a grand theft auto
to ask from a grand theft auto
to ask from a grand theft auto protagonists number nine the umpire ken
protagonists number nine the umpire ken
protagonists number nine the umpire ken griffey jr. ‘he’s winning run bright boy
griffey jr. ‘he’s winning run bright boy
griffey jr. ‘he’s winning run bright boy can you imagine if in a World Series
can you imagine if in a World Series
can you imagine if in a World Series game the Red Sox best hitter steps up to
game the Red Sox best hitter steps up to
game the Red Sox best hitter steps up to the plate getting ready to try to hit a
the plate getting ready to try to hit a
the plate getting ready to try to hit a homer the pitcher is also ready to throw
homer the pitcher is also ready to throw
homer the pitcher is also ready to throw his best pitch and then nothing happens
his best pitch and then nothing happens
his best pitch and then nothing happens everyone just stands still waiting if
everyone just stands still waiting if
everyone just stands still waiting if that happens in ken griffey jr. is
that happens in ken griffey jr. is
that happens in ken griffey jr. is winning run then the umpire does this by
winning run then the umpire does this by
winning run then the umpire does this by again kick this idle animation actually
again kick this idle animation actually
again kick this idle animation actually makes sense
makes sense
makes sense because in real life the umpire probably
because in real life the umpire probably
because in real life the umpire probably would be the one to intervene and get
would be the one to intervene and get
would be the one to intervene and get the game going again bla bla number
the game going again bla bla number
the game going again bla bla number eight gordon freeman halflife as one of
eight gordon freeman halflife as one of
eight gordon freeman halflife as one of the greatest PC games ever half life is
the greatest PC games ever half life is
the greatest PC games ever half life is filled with imaginative settings cool
filled with imaginative settings cool
filled with imaginative settings cool weapons and interesting characters
snarks are a great example they double
snarks are a great example they double as a quick hard to hit explosive enemy
as a quick hard to hit explosive enemy
as a quick hard to hit explosive enemy and as a grenade type weapon if you pick
and as a grenade type weapon if you pick
and as a grenade type weapon if you pick up their egg sacs while gordon is
up their egg sacs while gordon is
up their egg sacs while gordon is holding a snark lining up a throw some
holding a snark lining up a throw some
holding a snark lining up a throw some funny idle animations occur such as
funny idle animations occur such as
funny idle animations occur such as Gordon teasing the snark with his finger
Gordon teasing the snark with his finger
Gordon teasing the snark with his finger and the Stark trying to escape from
and the Stark trying to escape from
and the Stark trying to escape from Gordon’s clutches ujq the lucky number
Gordon’s clutches ujq the lucky number
Gordon’s clutches ujq the lucky number seven Mario Super Mario 64 as the most
seven Mario Super Mario 64 as the most
seven Mario Super Mario 64 as the most recognizable video game character of all
recognizable video game character of all
recognizable video game character of all time it makes sense that Mario has some
time it makes sense that Mario has some
time it makes sense that Mario has some pretty adorable animations in one of his
pretty adorable animations in one of his
pretty adorable animations in one of his most iconic titles Mario 64 if you leave
most iconic titles Mario 64 if you leave
most iconic titles Mario 64 if you leave him still he slowly falls asleep I’m a
him still he slowly falls asleep I’m a
him still he slowly falls asleep I’m a tired hmm of course ever the Italian
tired hmm of course ever the Italian
tired hmm of course ever the Italian stereotype mario only has one thing on
stereotype mario only has one thing on
stereotype mario only has one thing on his mind when he’s dreaming
his mind when he’s dreaming
his mind when he’s dreaming nope not Princess Peach Mario will talk
nope not Princess Peach Mario will talk
nope not Princess Peach Mario will talk in his sleep happily dreaming about
in his sleep happily dreaming about
in his sleep happily dreaming about various Italian cuisines like ravioli
huh
huh okay stereotypes aside Mario’s voice
okay stereotypes aside Mario’s voice
okay stereotypes aside Mario’s voice actor apparently had lived all these
actor apparently had lived all these
actor apparently had lived all these lines because he wasn’t given any script
lines because he wasn’t given any script
lines because he wasn’t given any script to read for these bits number six jazz
to read for these bits number six jazz
to read for these bits number six jazz jackrabbit jazz jackrabbit – an old
jackrabbit jazz jackrabbit – an old
jackrabbit jazz jackrabbit – an old school platforming series for the home
school platforming series for the home
school platforming series for the home computer jazz jackrabbit featured the
computer jazz jackrabbit featured the
computer jazz jackrabbit featured the title protagonist as he made his way
title protagonist as he made his way
title protagonist as he made his way across strange universes in an attempt
across strange universes in an attempt
across strange universes in an attempt to save the princess of his world her
to save the princess of his world her
to save the princess of his world her Otis jazz is your typical 90s gaming
Otis jazz is your typical 90s gaming
Otis jazz is your typical 90s gaming mascot with lots of sass and a real
mascot with lots of sass and a real
mascot with lots of sass and a real wisecracking attitude though the games
wisecracking attitude though the games
wisecracking attitude though the games are somewhat obscure jazz and his
are somewhat obscure jazz and his
are somewhat obscure jazz and his partner spazzes idle animations are
partner spazzes idle animations are
partner spazzes idle animations are certainly memorable they’ll yell at the
certainly memorable they’ll yell at the
certainly memorable they’ll yell at the player eat carrots and in the case of
player eat carrots and in the case of
player eat carrots and in the case of spaz eat a bird that landed peacefully
spaz eat a bird that landed peacefully
spaz eat a bird that landed peacefully on his arm
on his arm
on his arm weird number 5 Artyom metro 2033 for
weird number 5 Artyom metro 2033 for
weird number 5 Artyom metro 2033 for such a bleak game Metro 2033 has a
such a bleak game Metro 2033 has a
such a bleak game Metro 2033 has a surprisingly funny and tongue-in-cheek
surprisingly funny and tongue-in-cheek
surprisingly funny and tongue-in-cheek set of idle animations
carrying around that huge arsenal of
carrying around that huge arsenal of experimental weaponry must be absolute
experimental weaponry must be absolute
experimental weaponry must be absolute murder for your back
murder for your back
murder for your back most FPS games take for granted that
most FPS games take for granted that
most FPS games take for granted that your character must have superhuman
your character must have superhuman
your character must have superhuman strength or at least giant pockets to do
strength or at least giant pockets to do
strength or at least giant pockets to do stupid sometimes moving in this shooting
stupid sometimes moving in this shooting
stupid sometimes moving in this shooting metro 2033 gets extra points for having
metro 2033 gets extra points for having
metro 2033 gets extra points for having a wide variety of different idle
a wide variety of different idle
a wide variety of different idle animations different ones for each gun
animations different ones for each gun
animations different ones for each gun and for poking fun at the ridiculous
and for poking fun at the ridiculous
and for poking fun at the ridiculous physics involved in most FPS games
number 4
number 4 Banjo and Kazooie banjo kazooie though
Banjo and Kazooie banjo kazooie though
Banjo and Kazooie banjo kazooie though they’re technically a team
they’re technically a team
they’re technically a team Banjo and Kazooie have a pretty
Banjo and Kazooie have a pretty
Banjo and Kazooie have a pretty contentious relationship well it’s more
contentious relationship well it’s more
contentious relationship well it’s more like kazooie the bird is kind of a jerk
like kazooie the bird is kind of a jerk
like kazooie the bird is kind of a jerk sometimes
this is especially apparent in the games
this is especially apparent in the games idle animations if you take too long to
idle animations if you take too long to
idle animations if you take too long to get banjo going cuz it pops out of his
get banjo going cuz it pops out of his
get banjo going cuz it pops out of his mac pack and starts pecking banjos head
mac pack and starts pecking banjos head
mac pack and starts pecking banjos head off forcing him to retaliate by wringing
off forcing him to retaliate by wringing
off forcing him to retaliate by wringing her neck simpson style still despite
her neck simpson style still despite
her neck simpson style still despite their antagonistic relationship
their antagonistic relationship
their antagonistic relationship Banjo and Kazooie always manage to get
Banjo and Kazooie always manage to get
Banjo and Kazooie always manage to get the job done
number three conquer Conker’s Bad Fur
number three conquer Conker’s Bad Fur Day
she’s Ralph’s conquer is a squirrel with
she’s Ralph’s conquer is a squirrel with attitude originally pitched as a kids
attitude originally pitched as a kids
attitude originally pitched as a kids game rare switched gears with conker
game rare switched gears with conker
game rare switched gears with conker halfway through development and decided
halfway through development and decided
halfway through development and decided to focus on him mature humour in
to focus on him mature humour in
to focus on him mature humour in contrast to the game’s brash style
contrast to the game’s brash style
contrast to the game’s brash style though conquers idle animations are
though conquers idle animations are
though conquers idle animations are fairly tame he plays the yo-yo juggles
fairly tame he plays the yo-yo juggles
fairly tame he plays the yo-yo juggles and whistles along to the game
and whistles along to the game
and whistles along to the game soundtrack the coolest one by far though
soundtrack the coolest one by far though
soundtrack the coolest one by far though is when he whips out a gameboy and if
is when he whips out a gameboy and if
is when he whips out a gameboy and if you listen carefully you’ll notice the
you listen carefully you’ll notice the
you listen carefully you’ll notice the game he’s playing is killer instinct to
game he’s playing is killer instinct to
game he’s playing is killer instinct to another of rares hit games
there were plenty of gross immature
there were plenty of gross immature platformers in the 16-bit era but
platformers in the 16-bit era but
platformers in the 16-bit era but earthworm jim was one of the most
earthworm jim was one of the most
earthworm jim was one of the most memorable jim was a regular earthworm
memorable jim was a regular earthworm
memorable jim was a regular earthworm whose fate was forever changed when a
whose fate was forever changed when a
whose fate was forever changed when a futuristic space who plummeted from the
futuristic space who plummeted from the
futuristic space who plummeted from the sky and landed on him turning him into a
sky and landed on him turning him into a
sky and landed on him turning him into a man worm cyborg thing Ruby the game
man worm cyborg thing Ruby the game
man worm cyborg thing Ruby the game itself is a fun side scroller but leave
itself is a fun side scroller but leave
itself is a fun side scroller but leave Jim still for too long and he does some
Jim still for too long and he does some
Jim still for too long and he does some funny stuff like using his worm head as
funny stuff like using his worm head as
funny stuff like using his worm head as a skipping rope singing the Opera quite
a skipping rope singing the Opera quite
a skipping rope singing the Opera quite badly and accidentally shooting himself
badly and accidentally shooting himself
badly and accidentally shooting himself in the face with his own blaster before
in the face with his own blaster before
in the face with his own blaster before we unveil our top pick here are a few
we unveil our top pick here are a few
we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions
number one Sonic Sonic the Hedgehog
number one Sonic Sonic the Hedgehog series
Sonic the Hedgehog is known for his
Sonic the Hedgehog is known for his ability to reach insane top speeds once
ability to reach insane top speeds once
ability to reach insane top speeds once he gets going so what’s the opposite of
he gets going so what’s the opposite of
he gets going so what’s the opposite of running insanely fast standing totally
running insanely fast standing totally
running insanely fast standing totally still of course Sonic gets really
still of course Sonic gets really
still of course Sonic gets really frustrated if you leave him hanging out
frustrated if you leave him hanging out
frustrated if you leave him hanging out he’ll start tapping his foot impatiently
he’ll start tapping his foot impatiently
he’ll start tapping his foot impatiently looking directly into the screen and
looking directly into the screen and
looking directly into the screen and making pointing motions towards the end
making pointing motions towards the end
making pointing motions towards the end of the level
in fact Sonic is so impatient that in
in fact Sonic is so impatient that in the Sega CD version will actually jump
the Sega CD version will actually jump
the Sega CD version will actually jump off the screen and kill himself if you
off the screen and kill himself if you
off the screen and kill himself if you wait too long you love speed can you
wait too long you love speed can you
wait too long you love speed can you blame I’m not here do you agree with our
blame I’m not here do you agree with our
blame I’m not here do you agree with our list
list
list did we forget any memorable video game
did we forget any memorable video game
did we forget any memorable video game idle animations for more toe-tapping top
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