Minority Report: Everybody Runs A Masterpiece of Ludo-Narrative Dissonance

Several months ago while at a used game store, my older brother found and bought a copy of Minority Report: Everybody Runs for the GameCube, the licensed tie-in game for the 2002 film, Minority Report. His rationale was that he thought it’d be good for a laugh. Then we more or less forgot about it until a few weeks ago. My two brothers and I were hanging out one evening when Kyle, the aforementioned eldest, suggested we play the game and pass around the controller. Not having anything better to do, we shruggingly agreed. I have to admit, my brother was right: the game is absolutely hilarious in all the wrong ways. Read more Minority Report: Everybody Runs A Masterpiece of Ludo-Narrative Dissonance

Pole’s Big Adventure (Japan Only)


This mysterious WiiWare game was annouced by SEGA and seemed to go mysteriously quiet. What really happened was they released it in Japan only and never localized it! Pole’s Big Adventure looked like a super fun and quirky spoof of beloved 8-bit platforming games. We’ll let you know what we missed out on stateside!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Honest Nintendo Direct: E3 2018


Here’s what really happened during the E3 2018 Nintendo Direct.

If you laugh, please share with a friend!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Calling GameStop: A Simulation


We’ve all done it. We’ve called GameStop with a question, listened to the employee’s big speel at the beginning, then been disappointed by their answer. Yet we keep calling. It’s the definition of insanity! In order to point out the absurdity of this cycle, Simeon and Scott have created a simulation of calling GameStop which will be demonstrated for you in this video.

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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