uDraw - New Wii Game With Drawing Tablet

Wii is coming out with its own drawing tablet to accompany the game uDraw in which you...draw. That seems to be all you can do. Here's my question: why not use a real tablet on a real computer instead?

The tablet could be put to better use on the Wii for a new Mario Paint game. Back in the day, I was a big Mario Paint fan with big plans. Big movie plans. Unfortunately, I was preoccupied with the second grade... Now that I'm an adult, I've got all the time in the world to play.

With each new Nintendo console, I've been filled with the hope of a new Mario Paint. In the original SNES video game, you were able to do far more than just draw. You could animate your drawings and even create a soundtrack. There was also that addictive and oftentimes frustrating fly-swatting mini game.

To further attest to how powerful a new Mario Paint would be, I found the theme song of Charles in Charge composed entirely on Mario Paint (while I was on YouTube "researching" for my post about the Family Matters cover):

Imagine how much more can be done now that it's almost 20 years later. In related news, everything reminds me that I'm old.

[Kotaku]

The Morning Benders - Virgins

A long time ago, when having a MySpace account was acceptable, this band The Morning Benders sent me a friend request and messaged me saying they thought I would like their music because I liked some other band (as many bands on MySpace used to do). I wrote them back and they wrote me back and this exchange went on for another round or two. I wish I remembered what was said. This story would be less incomplete if I did...

[Vulture]

Family Matters Theme Song Cover

Sick Animation covers the Family Matters theme song.



Here's another slow-paced cover of a beloved 80s/90s sitcom's theme song (Saved By the Bell by Randy Haddock) from last year:



Who's going to cover Charles in Charge in 2011?

Pokemon Fan-Made Live-Action Trailer [video]

 I love this sort of stuff. There were all of those Street Fighter fan-made videos and now Pokemon. Why hasn't anyone made a Jem and the Holograms live-action video? Wait, I have an idea...

[Best Week Ever]