Weekly Games Thread Wants Your Heart – Literally
Video games: home to giant exposed brains, eyes, hearts, veins, and – when you’re very good – lungs. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Wants Your Heart – Literally
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Failure only Made this Weekly Games Thread Stronger
I tried to find a Super Smash Bros. “FAILURE” image that was large enough for the header. I failed. How fitting! Continue reading Failure only Made this Weekly Games Thread Stronger
Weekly Games Thread is All the Same Jacket
Terry’s jacket! Aerith’s jacket! Wario’s jacket! It’s 47’s jacket! Continue reading Weekly Games Thread is All the Same Jacket
Weekly Games Thread Swings Each Hit to Peter Gabriel
Hammers, mallets, and gavels, oh my! Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Swings Each Hit to Peter Gabriel
Announcing the Winners of the The 2020 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture
After two weeks of voting, here are the winners you – the members of the Avocado – have voted for in this contest of the worst pop cultural product of 2020. But first, permit me to talk a moment about … Continue reading Announcing the Winners of the The 2020 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture
The 2020 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round II
Categories have been named. Lines have been drawn. And a deluge of derision awaits. Continue reading The 2020 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round II
Weekly Games Thread Rides the Crab
It’s Monday, Monday, Monday, and that means it’s time for the Weekly Games Thread! This week’s prompt: crustaceans! The gaming world is filled with wild and wacky crabs – and their friends the lobster, shrimp, crayfish, and barnacles. These shelled … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Rides the Crab
The 2020 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round I
We enjoyed the presents, and now it’s time to mock the coal. Continue reading The 2020 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round I
Weekly Games Thread Wants to Give It Up to the Niche
Happy Monday, Avocado players! We’re just about in December, i.e. Awards Season. We’ll soon be starting our own awards shows for the best – and the worst – of 2020’s pop culture. But thinking about them, I had a thought: … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Wants to Give It Up to the Niche
Weekly Games Thread Feels Tired, Relieved, and Accomplished
Happy Monday, Avocados! It’s time to peel back and dive into the games we’ve been enjoying lately. You know, for some reason I just cannot explain, I feel an unbelievable sense of relief – as though a cruel weight has … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Feels Tired, Relieved, and Accomplished
Weekly Games Thread Needs to SAVE OUR STUDENTS!
Happy Monday, October 19, 2020, people! This is my first Weekly Video Games Thread; I’ll be sharing the future Monday slots with dw and Lovely Bones for the future. Clearly I need a crash course for the new WordPress format! … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Needs to SAVE OUR STUDENTS!
Late to the Party: Doom (1993)
Oh, DOOM. The game that codified most of what we know about the first-person shooter, the infamous “violent game” that had players blasting demons from Hell into giblets. It’s a legendary part of gaming history that’s always felt that way, … Continue reading Late to the Party: Doom (1993)
Announcing the Winners of the The 2019 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture
And here they are, chosen by you, the viewers…of very bad things. Continue reading Announcing the Winners of the The 2019 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture
The 2019 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round II
Peely’s Round 2, now featuring bad special effects! Continue reading The 2019 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round II
The 2019 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round I
It’s Peely Time again! Continue reading The 2019 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round I
From the Original Site: The 2016 Peely Awards
Back in the final days of 2016, the Avocado – then just a loose Disqus page – had an awards event for the worst films of the year. Since then, the Peely Awards have expanded beyond just film to celebrate … Continue reading From the Original Site: The 2016 Peely Awards
Announcing the Winners of the The 2018 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture
As we ring in 2019, it’s time to move forward and look to new things. But we must also remember the year that was, and in this case its worst detritus. After two weeks of nominations, votes, reminders, and terrible … Continue reading Announcing the Winners of the The 2018 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture
The 2018 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round II
Friends, welcome to Round II of the Avocado 2018 Peely Awards, where we honor the worst in film, television, literature, music, games, and all other media of pop culture. Thanks to you, the readers and viewers, we have a whopping … Continue reading The 2018 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round II
The 2018 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round I
Hello, all, and welcome back to our third dive into the Peely Awards, our annual, three part award ceremony in “honor” of the worst of, from, and by the year’s pop culture. This counts for media of every sort: movies, television, … Continue reading The 2018 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round I
Franchise Festival #40: Super Smash Bros.
Note. A large number of linked documents used in the making of this article come from Source Gaming, a Nintendo and Super Smash Bros. fansite that translates Japanese articles and interviews about the series. I am a Source Gaming writer; … Continue reading Franchise Festival #40: Super Smash Bros.
Assassination Classroom 1.09 / 1.10 “Transfer Student Time” / “L and R Time”
Welcome to The Avocado’s classic reviews of Assassination Classroom. Note I have minimal familiarity with the manga on which it is based; I can only speak for the show itself, specifically its dubbed version. At the end of each episode … Continue reading Assassination Classroom 1.09 / 1.10 “Transfer Student Time” / “L and R Time”
