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This post was inspired by a post by StoneColdSpider in the (at the time of writing) current Weekend Play List thread.
These are the ones that I've spotted so far throughout my gaming in 2022;
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Blazing Beaks (PC) features a penguin as one of its playable characters.
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Bomberman '93 (PC Engine/Turbo-Grafx-16) has green penguin enemies in its ice levels.
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The snow area in Bomberman '94 (PC Engine/Turbo-Grafx-16)/Mega Bomberman (Mega Drive/Genesis) features penguins in the background. The large penguins wear rocket-launchers which occasionally fire onto the stage as a hazard.
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Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (PlayStation) features penguins in some of its ice stages - they leap out of pools of water and slide across the ground, getting in the way.
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An enemy called a "Lemguin" is found in a few of the snow levels in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES). They leap out of burrows and then hurl themselves along the ground and off of cliffs in an attempt to collide with the player.
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Kirby's usually-friendly-rival King Dedede, the final boss of Kirby's Dream Land (Game Boy), is a penguin.
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Robot penguin enemies appear in Mega Man 8 (Saturn).
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Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Mega Drive/Genesis) also has robot penguin enemies.
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Super Bomberman 2 (SNES) has penguin enemies with an exaggerated waddle in its toy-themed stages.
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Super Bomberman 3 (SNES) features goofy bow-tie wearing penguin enemies in its chilly levels.
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Super Bomberman 5 sees a reappearance from the penguin enemies from Super Bomberman 2, in the same toyland habitat as before.
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SuperTux (PC) is a very obvious game to mention on a Linux-gaming website, since Tux the Linux Penguin is its protagonist, so here it is!
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The Supervisor - the stereotypical police-chief-style character from The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game (PC) - is a penguin.
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Armoured penguin foes appear in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Game Boy) - they throw a spiked ball weapon at Wario.
What are your video game penguin sightings on Linux?
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Yes there is a Penguin team to unlock in this game and by law you must unlock this team first if you are playing on Linux…..
Screenshot from NFL Blitz Pro (2003 Midway) - Sony PlayStation 2
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Here are the Linux Penguins in formation ready for a play………
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Looking for an open receiver…….
Screenshot from NFL Blitz Pro (2003 Midway) - Sony PlayStation 2
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Running (woddling) for a Touchdown!!!
Screenshot from NFL Blitz Pro (2003 Midway) - Sony PlayStation 2
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Screenshot from ESPN NHL 2K5 (2004 Sega) - Sony PlayStation 2
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Screenshot from NHL 2005 (2004 EA Sports) - Sony PlayStation 2
I could do this for every NHL game ever made....... But I wont
From Planet Zoo (works well under proton by the way!):
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Of course they count - and they're adorable, too!
I've got a couple more screenshots to add, myself;
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Bomberman '94 (PC Engine)/Mega Bomberman (Mega Drive) features a penguin chilling out next to a snowman on the snow-area segment of the map-screen.
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The protagonist of Yume Pengin Monogatari (also available fan-translated into English as "Dream Penguin Adventure") (NES), Penta, is a very fat penguin who has to get fit over the course of the game.
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Screenshot from Santa Claus Junior (2001 JoWooD) - Nintendo Game Boy Color
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Or in the newest game:
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If you shoot it, it bleeds
I know one on steam, trust me they are.
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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (PlayStation) features penguins as enemies in its handful of snow levels.
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Fire and Ice - The Daring Adventures of Cool Coyote (Amiga) also features penguins as enemy characters.
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As a result of being sponsored by British biscuit brand, Penguin (a sponsorship which resulted in Penguin outselling Kit Kat for the first time ever, back in the day), James Pond 2 - Codename: RoboCod (Amiga) features penguin characters who need to be rescued, as well as small toy penguins that appear as collectible items.
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A red, white, and green penguin appears as the protagonist in Pengo (Game Gear; Originally an arcade title).
I must confess, I've actually never played Tux Racer or Extreme Tux Racer!
I love this!
Aw, that's mean.
Say, it wouldn't happen to be that crazy-lady who keeps sending a robot to go and hurl bombs at you, would it? Heheh.
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That was going to be my next one!
I don't know