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Skitching the Elephant

Mark Roebuck

A collection of clever thoughts about stupid games, or possibly vice versa.

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Latest Issues

Interview Archives: Luigi & Crash Bandicoot

Hey, Skitchers! I was recently reflecting on my career in bullshit, and thought about a series of interview pieces I conducted years ago that I remain especially proud of, and thought I’d republish them here.

Below are the first two entri...

a year ago
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My Favorite Steam Next Fest Demos

Steam’s Next Fest is a semiannual event that showcases hundreds of demos for upcoming games. It’s a great way to familiarize yourself with the year’s slate of upcoming titles, as well as a good way to spend a week if you have no gamin’ mone...

a year ago
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George W. Bush's Top 100 Video Games of All Time

Hey, Skitchers! 43 here. I’m sick and tired of Obama getting praised every time he fills out an NCAA bracket or makes a mixtape. I want in on that action, but sadly the only thing I’m very opinionated on is video games. That may surprise yo...

a year ago
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'Jackass: The Game' Kinda Rules

I’m on the record with the not-particularly-bold stance that Jackass has always been incredible, and it took a snobby chunk of our population years to realize it. So while the movies’ Rotten Tomatoes scores grew over time, longtime fans kne...

a year ago
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RANKED: All 324 'Jeopardy!' Video Games

Jeopardy! is probably the most popular game show of my lifetime, and they’ve been making video games based on it ever since they could make video games. Looking around the (inter)net, I could not find any comprehensive rankings of all 324 J...

a year ago
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