Brunching at E3

I don't know what's worse: the fact that this spoof is so dead-on, or the fact that I have actually played and enjoyed a game very much like the first satirical example.

HELP ME

SOMEBODY MAKE ME STOP CLICKING

Royal Rainbow Flag

Bay to Breakers, according to Google, is a 12K race through the streets of San Francisco, CA. According to the King of all Cosmos, it's a perfect opportunity for rolling.

Super Technical Difficulties Bros.

"Hmm, the school talent show is coming up... what talents do I have? Well... I guess I've played Super Mario Bros. a lot." Man, he really has to work for that star. (Google video)

Some kind of... man.

Now, this is funny and all, but even as a joke, you shouldn't include Uwe Ball's name in your credits. We don't want to be giving him any ideas. (YouTube video)

VideoCrafts VII

This isn't so much a "crafts project" as a "product for sale," but I still say it counts. I wonder why nobody pointed out that the colors weren't quite right but all the same, I MUST HAVE ONE.

LocoRoco Funsplosion!

I can't think of a game that I'm more excited about than LocoRoco for the PSP. (Maybe Mother 3, but that hasn't been confirmed for the US yet.) I've got the demo on my memory stick and I can't remember the last game that made me smile immediately when it began, and actually kept me literally smiling as I played it. I believe I may have actually laughed with glee. Basically, you play as a... planet, tilting yourself and causing earthquakes to spur on a rolling, singing blob, helping the blob to eat fruit and grow. You can split your big fat blob up into little blobs, and when you have a lot of them, they harmonize with the music and sing different parts. It's simple, it's 2D, it's happy, and it's pretty much the exact opposite of all the new games that are coming out that I can't make myself care about. (Here's an enlightening interview with the game's creator. More games should start life as subway doodles.)

I played the LocoRoco demo so many times, I got the song stuck in my head; MP3 searches turned up nothing, so I went ahead and made my own. Then I transcribed the "lyrics," so I could sing along. Then I put it all up here on my website. The music loses something without the visuals-- they SING! THE CUTE LITTLE BLOBS SING!-- but it is guaranteed to make you happy anyway.

Hot Mario Kart DS

Nintendo does a series of commercials in Japan featuring the "Hot Mario Bros." I really like this one for Mario Kart DS. I especially like the "American guy."