Video games which feature real life occupations.

I know this is a silly thread, but I’m bored.

Let’s see how many games we can list which feature you playing as some sort of real life, or gross exaggeration of an actual job. I think we can forego “professional athlete“, and other real general things like "military officer".

I’ll get the ball rolling:

Taxi Driver: Crazy Taxi series, Smashing Drive, GTA2 and 3
Pizza Man: Radikal Bikers, GTA Vice
Paramedic: GTA3, (What was the name of the Sega Ambulance game?)
Zoologist : Jambo Safari
Pilot: Airline Pilot
Fireman: Brave Fire Fighters

Okay, your turn.

Forklift Driver - Shenmue

This thread makes me wish Space Taxi would either get a sequel or become a real occupation.

Those Tokyo Bus Driver games on the DC.

Boomangah - Professional ass poker
Segagaga - sega employee.

paper boy: Paperboy
bartender: Tapper
lumberjack: Timber
cook: Burgertime, Cooking Fighter
cop: All Points Bulletin, all the Police Quest games
exterminator: Cheeky Mouse
military grunt: Combat School
zoo keeper: Zoo Keeper
biologist/zoologist/whatever: Tranquilizer Gun

extremely obscure game entries made possible thanks to MAME :)

Stock Trader - Wall Street Kid
Airline CEO - Aerobiz, et al.
Prophet - Exodus
Pizza Delivery Service Mascot - Yo! Noid

Hollywood Stuntman: Stuntman

Wasn't that ass poking game called Boompaboompa? Not that it matters though. I'd poke someone in the eye with a stick to see that game in real life though. Who comes up with an idea like that, and who gives the green light to make it?

Demolition worker: Blast Corps.
Serving community service by cleaning graphitti: Mario Sunshine
Theme park owner: Roller Coaster Tycoon
Technician for a power hungry, corrupt corporation: Half life (a stretch, I know)

Arc Builder- Bible Adventures (Noah Levels)
Soldier- Contra
Construction Worker- Wrecking Crew
Truck Driver- American 18 Wheeler
Chef- Out to Lunch
Orchestra Conductor- Mad Maestro
Farmer- Harvest Moon
Steel Worker- Eggs of Steel

I wish some company would dare releasing Boonga-boonga outside of Japan. That would be too funny.

Rapper - Parappa
Guitarist/Singer - Um Jammer Lammy

plumber: Mario Bros
musician: just about all bemani

Roommania 203: Student. Not really a job, but still...

Nascar Racing - professional driver
Crazy Taxi - the name say it all well without the crazy

And any sport game

Demolition Worker-"Bomber hehhe!", Building Baku

Rent-A-Hero - Rent-A-Hero :D

Train Conductor- Densha de GO! 1, 2, 3,
Airline Pilot (more)- Jet de GO! 1/2, Landing High Japan
Construction Worker/Wrecker- Power Shovel ni Norou
Martial Artist- Karate Champ (this game sticks to more realistic moves)
Warehouse Worker- Souko-Ban (released on Genesis as "Shove It")
Street Car- "Ganbare Untenshi!! : Nonbiri Hashirou Denshano Tabi"
G-Man- Dead Connection
Anti-Terrorist Task Force- Crisis Zone
Jet Fighter Pilot- Sega Strike Fighter
Police officer- Under Fire, N.Y. Captor, & Police 911
Boxer- MoCap Boxing
Professional Driver- Ferrari F355, Gran Turismo
Detective- Murder on the Zinderneuf

Regus, that Sega game is "Emergency Call Ambulance".

President Rescuer: Bad Dudes.

Fast-food employee: Space Quest IV
Chef: Burgertime, Ore no Ryori

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Originally posted by MechDeus
Roommania 203: Student. Not really a job, but still...

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Actually, you play a spirit trying to influence the behavior of a college student in R203. Not really a real world occupation. I doubt it even comes with a dental plan. :p

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Originally posted by Regus
I know this is a silly thread, but I’m bored.

Let’s see how many games we can list which feature you playing as some sort of real life, or gross exaggeration of an actual job. I think we can forego “professional athlete“, and other real general things like "military officer".

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Detective: Snatcher (Sega CD)

Air Show Pilot: Aerowings (DC)

Television Reporter: Space Channel 5 (DC)

Profesional Skateboarder: Tony Hawk - Pro Skater

Tournament Fishing: Get Bass/ Sega Bass Fishing (DC)

Destruction Derby Racer: Destruction Derby (PSX-Saturn)

Pro Boxer: Knockout Kings

Martial Artist: The Ultimate Fighting Championships(DC, PS2, X-Box, Gamecube)

Mountain Climber: Ice Climber (C-64)

Pro BMX: Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX ( DC, PS2, GC, X-Box)

Sniper: Silent Scope (Arcade, PS2, DC)

Military General: Iron Storm (Saturn)

Computer Hacker: Hacker (C-64, Atari Computers)

Graffiti Artist: Jet Grind Radio, and Radio Future(DC, X-Box)

Archaeologist: Tomb Raider, Raiders of the Lost Ark(Atari VCS)


I'll stop with those.