This Is Why You Spay or Neuter Your Pets, Even Turtles
So the Super Smash Bros.-esque Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game Smash-Up was released yesterday, but I thought the opening cinematic was worth showing you, because 1) it’s actually kind of cool, and 2) the music is fucking horrible. I don’t know where it came from or why, but man, it makes me want to beat the hell out of everyone I see, too. Now, the game is only for Wii, and given the Turtles’ perennial popularity with kids, I expect it to do pretty well. Now, my hope is that this guarantees a sequel, and, in order to expand the roster, Ubisoft does some crazy shit like bringing in the old-school ’80s Turtles, a la that new 25th anniversary special, or maybe some of the guys from the classic toyline… maybe… I don’t know…. Usagi Yojimbo? It could happen…
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.