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Scott McCrae

Suda51 still isn't 100% sure he knows who's behind famed Twitter account Wario64, which made him the face of gaming deals: 'I probably met him... and he literally ran away'

Suda51 poses with No More Heroes merch.

If you’ve been in or around gaming Twitter or message boards for the past 15 years or so, you’ll have no doubt come across Wario64. Tirelessly compiling deals and news on games for years now, Wario64 has touched many of our lives, but it’s always been strange just how much they look like legendary Japanese game designer Goichi "Suda51" Suda.

Despite having nothing to do with the million-follower account, Suda51 has been the face of gaming deals for over a decade thanks to the mysterious info broker using his image as an avatar. This obviously hasn't gone unnoticed—in 2013 Suda issued a challenge to Wario64 to prove to the world that they weren't a bot. (My theory is they're actually 64 Warios in an office, but the world isn’t ready for that).

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