European publisher Alten8 has announced one of the weirdest WiiWare titles yet — which is saying a lot on the platform that features Major League Eating: The Game, Target Toss Pro: Bagsand Pong Toss: Frat Party Games. Squibs Arcade isn’t just a collection of Game & Watch/Tiger LCD-style games, it’s a collection of fake LCD games, designed as boiled-down parodies of modern favorites.
In the five released screenshots, we can see Gun Cogs, based on Gears Of War, as well as Crowd Wader, Jack a Motor, We’re Fat, and Cardboard Axel Mush (Assassin’s Creed, Grand Theft Auto, Wii Fit, and Metal Gear Solid, respectively). The collection will also include games called Clown, Button Basher, Fantasy Turn Base, Call of Honour, Lots of Levelling, and Regret the Fist. Alten8 will release Squibs Arcade in Europe in Q2, and will show the title at this week’s WiiWare Media Summit in Frankfurt, Germany.
In related news, there’s a WiiWare Media Summit this week in Frankfurt, Germany!
The press release also mentions that Luc Bernard’s Eternity’s Child is still on the way, within “the next few months.”
The creators of the sometimes NSFW (and also amusing) webcomic The Least I Could Do (and also, Looking for Group) have ventured into new territory: parody Mario Bros. games. Or rather, game, singular … or, if you want to be very specific, Super Rayne’s World.
The first level is currently available, and it’s a good and silly mix of traditional Mario-esque gameplay, with all the staples replaced by cameos of characters and themes from the comic. For fans of the comic, the choices make hilarious sense; no one else could parody a Piranha Plant the way they do. Forget fireballs, too; here, you’re hurling bottles of tequila. Guess that’s a little more tasteful than some other things they could have chosen, considering Rayne’s proclivities. Not a fan of the comic? Let’s just say the main character’s favorite anecdote involves that time he bought a horse a prostitute.
While it’s still in the early stages, the game serves as a nice diversion, and could actually develop into something fun, particularly for Rayne’s devotees. Check out a couple of screens from the level after the break.
In this Street Fighter game parody titled “Street Fighter: The Later Years” you see Zangief and Dhalsim reminisce about the past and make plans for the future.
Watch day 2, of the 10 years later series. (more…)
Some would argue that Far Cry Vengeance was beyond help, though we maintain to this day that the Ubiport would have been vastly improved with added Rabbids. Clearly, some swashbuckling young designer at Ubisoft shares our thoughts on this crucial issue.
The image above is one of nine spoofs to appear recently on the game's official site, all of which feature Rabbids invading a variety of Ubi's more well-known games. Sadly, none of them come in wallpaper size, which is precisely what these would be ideal for. Oh well.
Hop past the break for images of "Bunny Steel," "Bunnies' Creed," and "Rainbow Six Bunnies."
We're all anticipating Mario Kart's release on the Wii. It may still be a while before we can fulfill all our Go-Karting (or should we say motorcycling) needs, but at least we can have a good laugh in the meantime. That's why we recommend that you watch this parody of the franchise's SNES original, titled "Super Manrio Kart." The folks behind this stop-motion film made if for an animation class, and all we have to say is, they better have gotten an A. It doesn't have a guy in a Princess Peach costume, but it's still fun, nonetheless.
We love a good parody around here, and when one surfaces, we just can't resist shining our weekly spotlight in its direction. We think you'll agree that this week's selection is totally deserving of a little extra attention, considering it a) spoofs the already-hilarious "Wii would like to play" commercials and, b) involves The Goonies.
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