Anyone who has played enough indie games in the past six years has probably come across Shovel Knight somehow. In Yooka-Laylee, Crypt Of Necrodancer, Rivals of Aether… Or even in the very same Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Shortly after his debut in 2014, this shovel knight became as famous for his plethora of video game cameos as he was for his own beloved adventure. But how and why the pixel art hero has become the equivalent of a Stan Lee cameo?
In an article of FanbyteThey explore the reasons and investigate the process of why this is so, in summary:
Yacht Club regularly receives requests for cameos from developers. This can happen in person at conventions like PAX, as a result of communication between mutual friends… Once you get the green light, the Yacht Club's control over how Shovel Knight is used varies.
In the case of Smash, people received him very well, however other fans wanted him to even be a controllable character, however Velasco, the lead developer, said having Shovel Knight take down Mario and Link "was never on the table ». Although the studio internally imagined hypothetical moves for it, Nintendo only came to them with the idea of being an attendance trophy.
You have here (in English) the full article. What do you think? Which character do you think could also be a great cameo in other video games? Leave us your comments!
