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[Ski Blast]

Not a fan of winter (or pickles). I've always lived in the southern parts of the US, so I've barely experienced snow in my life. I'll wear a jacket in 84°F (29°C) weather and feel fine, but I struggle below 70 (21). Winter stages in video games tend to feel rather dull, as well, and a lot of music relies heavily on sleigh bells even though there's more to winter than sounding like Christmas.

Love the characters here, especially those in the background. I'm shocked Vector made it out as far as he did being a lizard and all. What is the flicky planning to do? Dump water on him and turn the croc into an ice cube?

Oh, I remember SkiFree. It was on our 133mhz computer back in the 90s along with some bland pinball game that I also played far too much of for what little the two games offered. Once we finally had internet, I was almost always on battlenet playing SC and D2 so those freebie games went largely ignored thereafter.

ICam2k responds:

How DaRe Ye!? PiCkLeS aRe GrEaT!!!
I still like winter, but I won't ignore that it can suck sotimes. Especially when a blizzard can kick in and destroy a bunch of cable poles. (that did in fact happen just a year ago and maybe a decade ago)
Some of the snow themed levels are boring, but there are a few diamonds every once in a while. Like that level from Jazz Jackrabbit 2 literally called "Hell freezes over" and it has these grotesque human looking trees and skeletons walking by. Not much, but pretty interesting concept.
Granted, I think I like the spring a little bit. It has the best of both worlds, pretty flowers, plant growth and a balanced temperature.
Chances are he's gonna turn into crocsicles. Or if that was boiling water, then a croc soup. Both of these sound disgusting indeed.
That bland pinball? I think I remember playing that. What was it... SpaceBalls?
The last two games sound pretty fun though.

[Wham!]

Wow! This is so much more expressive than your usual stuff. That art block of yours must have been chiseled from the last remaining piece of Nintendium to break even Wario's near-indestructible skull. Glad he broke through though. Imagine a world where Wario failed and Cami was stuck in 2021. She'd be stuck playing Balan Wonderland and listening to Beiber's "We're In This Together" forever and ever and ever and ever.... Wario's a true hero!

ICam2k responds:

I feel like I don't do enough justice for the garlic muncher. Truly a saviour.

[Harley | 2024]

No, Harley, that is not a pigeon. Please stop looking at old Tumblr memes and finish your dinner.

Bertn1991 responds:

"Pigeon! Pigeon!!"

[Garfodorf]

Ah, yes, the obese ginger tomcat... Heathcliff. The internet loves Heathcliff. Every time one sees a fat orange cat, they think, "That's definitely a Heathcliff!" I hear Heathcliff (who this drawing definitely is!) was so popular that he inspired another obese ginger tomcat to appear years later. The name eludes me at the moment. Gar-something. Gar... Gargamel, probably. It doesn't matter. The point is that while this may be a rather simple piece of Heathcliff fanart, I absolutely love the wide toothy smile on his very Heathcliffian face.

ICam2k responds:

My favourite moment was when Heathcliff met Garfunkle face to face (I'm pretty sure that was his name). While there was no dialogue between them, I sure could feel that Heathcliff once told him "Nice that you're doing the advertisement for me". Very powerful indeed.
Thank you so much, I did my best to capture his charms.

[You know you want it]

"I ain't gonna let it get to me, I'm just gonna creep. Down in Pumpkin Hill I gotz to treat-or-treat.
I know that candy's here, I can sense it in my feet. The Halloween spirit allows me to feel. I can't see a thing cause my mask is on wrong. I'm gonna stop now with this silly Knuckles song."

As to your comment, I do not know why. Please elaborate. Also, Sonic eXe wasn't that bad. I mean, I didn't enjoy Cream's voice or Rouge's censorship but I thought Cosmo was a great addition to the show.

ICam2k responds:

Thanks for reminding me of this wonderful masterpiece.
Really? I thought I made myself clear with this one. Basically, Vector got those black shades with red Xs marked on the lenses for Sonic to wear these on just so he could look like Sonic.exe (or lord X as he's know by now), since hes "scary" for the kids. You know, that infamous creepypasta that almost everyone keeps talking about even now for some reason?
That being said, nah the ShOuw totally suckz!!! Especially Kres Threwdyke! I du naut liek how pussesive he is to Sawnec! (jokes on you, I DO like the show)

[Farrin & Kroll]

Ha! This entire list of traits reads like someone I'd date without a second (and clearly better) thought.

Bertn1991 responds:

Someone might say "you might want to think twice about dating her." Don't tell me how many times to think, pal.

[Pete & Seagal | 2024]

I was wondering what happened to the penguin in those The General insurance ads. Glad to see him moving up in the world. Also, they're wearing the two strongest forms of lawyering attire - a penguin suit and suspenders. I want to believe Seagal's (what a delightful name for a penguin by the way) greatest rival in court is a crane named Denny.

Bertn1991 responds:

Thanks for stopping by, dear friend. Pff, freakin' Denny. That fooligan probably didn't even go to the General to save some time.

[Team Wah!]

Clearly, it is the beautiful, toothy smile of Waluigi (known back then as GioWAHnni) that is the shiny in this image and not the Murkow who didn't exist in the first generation because the daytime in Kanto back then was never-ending which forced all the dark types to move to Johto.

ICam2k responds:

You think a lucky a trainer threw a master ball into his teeth alone?

[And we're live!]

I guess today is kind of sort of like their birthday? That's kind of cute.

Admittedly, I never got into Splatoon (not big into shooters... exceptions do exist). I enjoy the music and have more remixes of it on my playlist than one who dislikes the series probably oughta to (I have a bad habit of buying music from games without playing the games first) but I did love the contrast of pointy design paired with round design and believing that someone blurted out, "We NEED to add a beeg fish to the group!" The one thing about Splatoon's overall design I have never been a fan of is the large heads and hands on comparatively small bodies, but that carries over into most media. It's definitely not just a Splatoon thing.

ICam2k responds:

In a sense, yes.
That I totally get. I think the only first person shooter I'm most familiar with was Counter Strike and it's only because my brother kept playing it in his teenage phase. Not like I've gotten to play it anyways (...ok, maybe besides the ghost city or that fun map that took place in a giant kitchen, yep) since well, it didn 't appeal to me lol. I guess the cartoony aesthetic, the emphasis of sea life and the rural feel is what dragged me in to play that game specifically. There's also the ability to turn into a squid that allows to both submerge and swim in the ink, quite quickly too so that's nice. And those weapons actually being based on pretty standard objects like a pen and brush.
Totally agree about the music. It's nothing like I've seen anywhere else in this decade.

[Green Boogie]

Oh crap. I forgot I bought this game... a physical copy, no less, and still forgot about it. Well, thank you, Cami. I now know at least one of the games I'll be playing for the month of October. Also, seeing 80s music now labeled as "vintage" hurts my aging soul just a little bit.

ICam2k responds:

Luigi's Mansion 3? 2 or 1? Just being curious. Granted I do hope you'll enjoy these, the games are pretty interesting and unique from the standard running and jumping.
Maaan, the last I would ever want to do is to provide the harsh reality by labeling these songs as retro or old to someone, even if it's accidental. I do and still love these songs and I would dive on that hill. It's just that I couldn t think of any better name that would fit these types of songs.