Nancy Drew: The Most Iconic Woman In Gaming (Samantha Dupler)

She may not wield badass dueling pistols like Lara, or rule over the Mushroom Kingdom like Peach, but this detective has made the transition from pages to pixels, and gathered a formidable online fandom in the process.​ We should all be a little more like Nancy Drew. It’s a slogan that I believe in. So much so that it takes up 47 of the precious 160 characters allotted for my Twitter bio. And really, why shouldn’t we all strive to be more like Nancy Drew? The titian-haired girl detective has been something of an icon for generations of girls and women: she’s confident, cunning, and drives around River Heights in that snazzy blue roadster (during the Great Depression, no less). (digg.com)