Top Gaming Turkeys

They’re not as prevalent as, say, zombies, robots, or space marines, but turkeys have held an important place in gaming history nonetheless.

South Park
Most of the time, turkeys appear in a game for one glorious instant and disappear far too soon. In the South Park game for N64 and PlayStation (pictured above), they’re the primary enemy for four straight levels!


(Sorry for this dude's annoying commentary, but at least you get to see what the turkeys look like in motion)

Almost like the zombies in Left 4 Dead, these manic birds will rush you endlessly with startling speed and a terrifying gobble. Players later encountered big Tank turkeys (wearing kilts) that would shoot out additional turkeys. But these were nothing compared to the massive mecha turkeys that would kick up snow at you and shoot energy blasts from their beaks. Of course, after you defeat them all, the South Park kids all have the best Thanksgiving meal of all time.


Final Fight
After getting stabbed, kicked, and pile-driven, there was only one logical way for Mike Haggar and company to recover – eating food left in the street. But none was more delicious than the turkey. Those things filled up all of your health and were basted in delicious crude oil from the inside of the metal drums they were stored inside.


Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures
This is quite possibly the most realistic turkey ever rendered in a video game… and you get to blow it away with a shotgun!


Wii Sports
Hopefully, some of you are seeing the above image as you play Wii Sports bowling with the family today. For those of you not familiar with the term, a turkey in bowling means you’ve scored three strikes in a row. Impressive, but not as impressive as the guy in the video below. Watch as he plays a perfect game!




Image courtesy of MKNexusOnline

Mortal Kombat
Yes, this is a movie based on a game, but it’s still a great game/turkey crossover. We learn that Kano’s favorite food is indeed turkey. Unfortunately for him, it turns out to be his Achilles heel. He’s just too darn sluggish in his fight against Sonya Blade and totally gets wasted. At least he died in a turkey-induced pleasure-haze.