Sometimes I wonder if I’m a hypocrite. And then I remember that I am, so I go about
my business. But then I remember that I
brought up that point for the sake of a blog post, so I guess I’d better go
into detail.
Like a lot of people, I’m a fan of the Game
Grumps. Whether it’s the original Jon
era or the current one with Arin and Dan, it’s still a series I tune into
routinely. Sure, not every second of
every video is a laugh riot, and their regular stumbling blocks are problematic (I’m surprised I lived
through their Wind Waker playthrough,
given how long it took them to leave the first damn island), but on
average? Team Grump is pretty good.
Still, I have to make a confession. Whenever the two of them decide to play
through an old-school NES/SNES game -- platformers, typically -- my heart ends
up sinking. I mean, Team Grump has
access to a monstrous library of games, both from fan contributions and a
museum-sized collection. Out of all the
choices available, why opt for something like Super Adventure Island? And
why do that as a months-later follow-up to a game like Shovel Knight, the premiere love letter to old-school games?
Crap, did I just give away my opinion on Shovel
Knight? Great. Now why would anyone want to read this
post? I might as well just post pictures
of cats or something.