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Skrillex Quest mixes Zelda, Sworcery, Isaac in a dubstep world
Skrillex is a tough sell in the Joystiq staff chat room. We have one ardent, passionate fan, and any suggestion from him that contains "Skrillex" in the URL and is introduced with, "OK, this is pretty great," is treated with extreme skepticism. This time, however, he might be on to something.Skrillex Quest is a free, browser-based amalgamation of Zelda, Superbrothers and The Binding of Isaac, set to a strangely not-annoying soundtrack of Skrillex songs. If that doesn't sell you, it's from Jason Oda, the guy who made Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now, that Perfect Strangers game you loved back in May. Skrillex Quest is just as charming, and even more seizure-inducing (seriously, be careful).The moral of the story: Even people who like Skrillex demonstrate good taste every now and then. [Ed. Note: Still, it's very rare.]
Let the Perfect Strangers gang help you achieve your dreams
You could either work hard and make sacrifices as you try to achieve your dreams ... or you could let Balki Bartokomous guide you on a brilliant, literal translation of the Perfect Strangers theme song. Do that right now because it's the best thing.Now, for those of you too young to remember what Perfect Strangers is, let us sum it up for you: Balki, cousin to Larry, moves to Chicago from his native land of Mypos, a real place that exists so don't bother looking it up on a map. Hijinks ensue, laughs are had and the two achieve personal growth as they search for love in the big city and try their best not to be ridiculous all the time. Maybe it doesn't help that this game is absolutely ridiculous.
