The Pop-Culture E-Zine
If HBO could make a TV series out of The Last Of Us, then why not make one from another massive franchise, Mario Kart?
Well, the Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedy show, in conjunction with HBO and Nintendo, did exactly that, with Pedro Pascal playing Mario in a dystopian Mario Kart sketch – it’s funny and brilliant!
Check it out!
HBO’s adapting another iconic game pic.twitter.com/YtsIswwSBb
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 5, 2023
It has been a dream of ours to visit Japan since we can remember – one day we will visit this great land!
For now, we will just look at these funny and weird images that showcase the beautiful uniqueness of Japan. For those that want more, check out the Facebook page, Japanese Stuff Without Context
Here are some of our faves, but you can see more here!
image source: boredpanda
Don’t you just love April Fool’s day? Well, it depends, if you are at the end of an elaborate April Fool’s joke, then the answer is probably no. We have fallen for a few April Fool’s jokes over the years, so we know how that feels.
But, today is a day to reflect on some pretty cool and very clever April Fool’s jokes from some well known brands from around the world.
We wonder if anyone fell for any of these…………
First cab off the rank, it’s EB Games’ The Drip Limited Edition Apparel! Actually, they plan to release this apparel to raise money for charity, so it’s all in good fun!
The next few are food based, so don’t get your taste buds too excited peeps!
Oh gosh, we would love this Tim Tam Spread! Sorry Nutella.
source: Imgur
Introducing the Domino’s Bread – so yummy! Well at least you won’t have garlic breath 😉
source: Imgur
Um, would anyone like a Coriander Biscuit from Subway?
source: Imgur
Saving the best food based April Fool’s joke for last! Would you DARE to drink this?
source: Imgur
Ok, enough of the food based April Fool’s! Let’s see what else we found today!
Oh look, SBS is releasing 3 exciting features on their On-Demand service!
source: SBS
Introducing Jeep Chameleon, a new colourway with revolutionary nano-guanine molecular technology to blend seamlessly into the wilderness.
*If you find it, you can keep it.
One for gamers, match your PC RGB aesthetic with Razer’s Rapunzel Chroma Hair Dye—the world’s first RGB haircare product for a look that’s always lit!
source: Razer
And last but not least, our friends at Ikea Australia got creative with their new range, IKEA HUND COUTURE – Haute Couture Outfits for Dogs!
source: IKEA Australia
Now this is so funny and so clever, so we had to share it with you all! The sound effects are hilariously spot on!!
Well done to the Japanese comdey duo, Nomotion – NO79369371 and @nomo_info, this is awesome!
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…when it got out of hand in 2020 pic.twitter.com/UyNgIT2mHM— Adrien (@Adrien92100) August 17, 2020
Here is an awesome shot-for-shot remake of the opening to the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon apparently made for a high school talent show. I’ve no doubt this entry was the winner – these guys are my heroes in a half-shell!
source: Ploobers & Geekologie
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I reckon Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld should get together with Nintendo and thrash out some rights to get this show syndicated! If this is a taste of a typical episode, then I know I would watch. What do you reckon?
source: Esquire Bob Animations
Let me start off by saying, this is damn funny! It just had to be shared. Watch what happens when you superimpose your favourite Street Fighter characters to real life videos – absolutely hilarious! I promise you, there will be no dry eyes after viewing this video.
source: Street Troller
Did you ever have an inkling there was something NQR (Not Quite Right) about your favourite video game character? How about that rippling Russian behemoth, Zangief, or that speedy gold-ring eating blue hedgehog, Sonic? I always suspected something about these two. Thank you to the team at Cracked.com, they have finally released the dossier on 12 video game characters that may require medical intervention.
source: Cracked.com