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Destructoid's Features Editor. Chad loves the Super Nintendo, pinball, Pixar, and dolphins. His dream is to one day be taken to the undersea kingdom of the dolphins and made their new king. Since that may not happen right away, he bides his time writing features for Destructoid and managing all of the original content that is posted to the site.

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My Top Ten Favorite (updated as I play) ...

... Role-Playing Games:
1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Mother 3
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
5. Final Fantasy IV
6. EarthBound
7. Lost Odyssey
8. Kingdom Hearts
9. Paper Mario
10. Final Fantasy IX

... Adventure Games:
1. Day of the Tentacle
2. Full Throttle
3. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
4. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
5. Sam & Max Hit the Road
6. King�s Quest III: To Heir is Human
7. Grim Fandango
8. King�s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
9. The Secret of Monkey Island
10. Professor Layton and the Curious Village

... 2D Action/Adventure Games:
1. Super Metroid
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Cave Story
4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5. The Legend of Zelda: Link�s Awakening
6. Fez
7. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
8. StarTropics
9. Shadow Complex
10. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

... 3D Action/Adventure Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Shadow of the Colossus
3. Beyond Good & Evil
4. God of War II
5. God of War
6. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
7. Metroid Prime
8. Okami
9. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
10. Ico

... Survival Horror Games:
1. Resident Evil 4
2. Dead Space
3. Resident Evil 2
4. Dead Space 2
5. Resident Evil
6. Dino Crisis 2
7. Resident Evil 5
8. Alan Wake
9. Silent Hill
10. Dino Crisis

... Open World Games:
1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
3. Bully
4. Grand Theft Auto IV
5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
6. inFamous 2
7. inFamous
8. L.A. Noire
9. Prototype
10. Crackdown

... 2D Action Games:
1. Contra III: The Alien Wars
2. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
3. Gunstar Heroes
4. ActRaiser
5. Contra 4
6. Ninja Gaiden
7. Gunstar Super Heroes
8. Viewtiful Joe 2
9. Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
10. Viewtiful Joe

... 3D Action Games:
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2. Uncharted 3: Drake�s Deception
3. Gears of War 2
4. Bayonetta
5. Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
6. Ninja Gaiden II
7. Gears of War 3
8. Vanquish
9. Gears of War
10. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

... Strategy Games:
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. StarCraft
3. Fire Emblem
4. Pikmin 2
5. Advance Wars
6. StarCraft II
7. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
8. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
9. Pikmin
10. Plants vs. Zombies

... Sports Games:
1. Punch-Out!!
2. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
3. Wii Sports Resort
4. Wii Sports
5. Super Punch-Out!!
6. Mario Golf
7. Mario Tennis
8. Pilotwings 64
9. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
10. International Superstar Soccer 64

... First-Person Shooters:
1. Half-Life 2
2. Portal 2
3. Portal
4. BioShock
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
6. Singularity
7. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
9. Resistance 2
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops

... Racing Games:
1. Uniracers
2. Mario Kart DS
3. Diddy Kong Racing
4. F-Zero
5. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
6. Mario Kart 64
7. Wave Race 64
8. F-Zero GX
9. Excitebike 64
10. Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

... 2D Platformers:
1. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Super Mario World
4. Super Meat Boy
5. Rayman Origins
6. Donkey Kong Country Returns
7. Mega Man 2
8. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
9. Mega Man 9
10. LittleBigPlanet 2

... 3D Platformers:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Banjo Kazooie
4. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
5. Super Mario 3D Land
6. Super Mario 64
7. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
8. Jak 3
9. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
10. Jak II

... Fighting Games:
1. Super Smash Bros. Melee
2. Mortal Kombat
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
4. Street Fighter IV
5. Super Smash Bros.

... Puzzle Games:
1. Tetris Attack
2. Planet Puzzle League
3. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
4. Meteos
5. Puzzle Quest 2
6. Tetrisphere
7. Tetris DS

... Variety Games:
1. Journey
2. World of Goo
3. Shatter
4. Wario Ware: Twisted!
5. Katamari Damacy
6. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
7. Devil�s Crush
8. Flower
9. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
10. Boom Blox

... Rhythm Games:
1. Elite Beat Agents
2. Parappa the Rapper
3. Rock Band 2
4. Rock Band
5. Guitar Hero
6. Um Jammer Lammy
7. Guitar Hero II
8. Karaoke Revolution - Volume 2
9. Karaoke Revolution Party
10. Karaoke Revolution

... Shooters:
1. Ikaruga
2. Star Fox 64
3. PixelJunk Shooter
4. Gradius III
5. Air Zonk
6. PixelJunk Shooter
7. Galaga Legions
8. Space Invaders Extreme
9. R-Type III: The Third Lightning
10. Omega Five

... Party/Multiplayer Games:
1. Mario Party
2. Mario Party 2
3. Scene It?
4. Mario Party 6
5. Mario Party 7
6. UNO
7. Mario Party 3
8. Pac-Man Vs.
9. Mario Party 5
10. Mario Party 4

... Simulations:
1. Roller Coaster Tycoon
2. Animal Crossing
3. Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
4. Nintendogs
5. Animal Crossing: Wild World

... Light Gun Games:
1. Link's Crossbow Training

... Collections:
1. God of War Collection
2. Metroid Prime Trilogy
3. God of War: Origins Collection
4. The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
5. Final Fantasy Anthology
6. Final Fantasy Origins
7. Final Fantasy Collection
8. Sonic Mega Collection

... Beat 'em Ups:
1. Castle Crashers
2. River City Ransom
3. MadWorld

... LEGO:
1. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
2. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
3. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
4. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
5. LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
6. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
7. LEGO Batman
8. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
9. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

... NES Games:
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Mega Man 2
3. Mike Tyson�s Punch-Out!!
4. StarTropics
5. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
6. Castlevania III: Dracula�s Curse
7. The Legend of Zelda
8. River City Ransom
9. Ninja Gaiden
10. Snake Rattle �n� Roll

... Super NES Games:
1. Super Metroid
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Final Fantasy VI
4. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
5. Contra III: The Alien Wars
6. Chrono Trigger
7. Final Fantasy IV
8. EarthBound
9. Super Mario World
10. Uniracers

... Genesis Games:
1. Gunstar Heroes
2. Earthworm Jim
3. Sonic the Hedgehog
4. Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
5. Shining Force
6. Beyond Oasis

... TurboGrafx-16 Games:
1. Air Zonk
2. Devil's Crush
3. Neutopia II
4. Neutopia
5. Bomberman '93
6. Bonk's Adventure
7. Alien Crush
8. R-Type
9. Cho Aniki
10. Bonk's Revenge

... Nintendo 64 Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Paper Mario
3. Banjo-Kazooie
4. Super Mario 64
5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
6. Goldeneye 007
7. Star Fox 64
8. Conker's Bad Fur Day
9. Banjo-Tooie
10. Diddy Kong Racing

... PlayStation Games:
1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Metal Gear Solid
3. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
4. Final Fantasy VII
5. Resident Evil 2
6. Final Fantasy VIII
7. Spyro the Dragon
8. Parappa the Rapper
9. Dino Crisis 2
10. Ape Escape

... GameCube Games:
1. Resident Evil 4
2. Beyond Good & Evil
3. Pikmin 2
4. Metroid Prime
5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
6. Pikmin
7. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
8. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
9. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
10. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

... PlayStation 2 Games:
1. Shadow of the Colossus
2. God of War II
3. God of War
4. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
5. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
6. Kingdom Hearts
7. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
8. Ico
9. Final Fantasy XII
10. Okami

... Xbox Games:
1. Halo
2. Ninja Gaiden

... Wii Games:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
4. Donkey Kong Country Returns
5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
6. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
7. Kirby's Epic Yarn
8. Punch-Out!!
9. Wii Sports Resort
10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl

... PlayStation 3 Games:
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
3. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
5. LittleBigPlanet 2
6. Demon's Souls
7. LittleBigPlanet
8. God of War III
9. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
10. Final Fantasy XIII

... Xbox 360 Games:
1. Half-Life 2
2. Portal 2
3. Portal
4. Lost Odyssey
5. BioShock
6. Red Dead Redemption
7. Rayman Origins
8. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
10. Batman: Arkham City

... PC Games:
1. Day of the Tentacle
2. Full Throttle
3. StarCraft
4. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
5. StarCraft II
6. Sam & Max Hit the Road
7. King�s Quest III: To Heir is Human
8. Grim Fandango
9. King�s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
10. The Secret of Monkey Island

... Game Boy/Game Boy Color Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
2. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
3. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
4. Metroid II: Return of Samus
5. Final Fantasy Adventure
6. Final Fantasy Legend
7. Golf
8. Tennis

... Game Boy Advance Games:
1. Mother 3
2. Fire Emblem
3. Wario Ware: Twisted!
4. Advance Wars
5. Drill Dozer
6. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
7. Metroid Fusion
8. Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising
9. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
10. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

... Nintendo DS Games:
1. Mario & Luigi: Bowser�s Inside Story
2. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
3. Elite Beat Agents
4. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
5. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
6. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
7. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
8. Contra 4
9. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
10. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

... PSP Games:
1. God of War: Ghost of Sparta
2. God of War: Chains of Olympus

... Nintendo 3DS Games:
1. Super Mario 3D Land
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Resident Evil Revelations
4. Mario Kart 7
5. Pilotwings Resort

... WiiWare Games:
1. Cave Story
2. World of Goo
3. Mega Man 9
4. Fluidity
5. Mega Man 10
6. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

... PSN Games:
1. Journey
2. Shatter
3. PixelJunk Shooter 2
4. PixelJunk Monsters
5. Flower
6. PixelJunk Shooter
7. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
8. PixelJunk SideScroller
9. Noby Noby Boy

... Xbox Live Arcade Games:
1. Super Meat Boy
2. Limbo
3. Fez
4. Shadow Complex
5. Spelunky
6. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
7. Braid
8. Plants vs. Zombies
9. Costume Quest
10. Castle Crashers
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F*** the Super Bowl.

As most of you probably already know, I am obsessed with the Puppy Bowl. So obsessed, in fact, that starting next week I am going to start a letter-writing campaign to try to be the referee for next year’s show. Sure, I will probably be the only one writing letters, but, hey, if I write enough, maybe it will happen!

For anyone that doesn’t know (gasp!), the Puppy Bowl is Animal Planet’s counter-programming to the annual Super Bowl. Basically it is a bunch of adorable puppies playing in a stadium-themed pen for two hours.

Not only is it far superior to the stupid Super Bowl (sorry, Samit!), it is one of the most ingenious pieces of television programming ever. I have never missed a year!

To celebrate this amazing, once-a-year event, all this week I will be counting down the days to the Puppy Bowl (2/7 on Animal Planet) by offering three compelling reasons to watch! One new reason today, Wednesday, and Friday!

Obviously, watching puppies play is reason enough to watch, but let’s get into some of the specifics that will make this year’s Puppy Bowl one of the best ever!

Reason #1 – The starting line-up

This year’s crop of puppies is one of the best ever!

Take a look of these, my early picks for potential MVPs (most valuable puppy):

Bandit


Bear


Chamomile


Dixon


Eenu


Kiva


Mason


You can check out the whole line-up by clicking here.

So, what do you think? Cutest line-up ever? Who is your favorite (I have dibs on Kiva and Mason!)? Are you going to tune in? It’s my personal life goal to see the Puppy Bowl get higher ratings than the Super Bowl, so every new viewer helps!

Check back Wednesday for Reason #2!

6 more days ...

[UPDATE: In order to not spam the cblogs and make people annoyed with the Puppy Bowl before it even begins, I am only going to post three of these this week (today, Wednesday, and Friday). I blame my over-eagerness on how excited I get about this every year. Haha. PUPPY BOWL!]



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I'm still waiting for the kitten halftime show. Maybe they could work in baby chickens and ducks at some point...
OMG Bear is the cutest thing I've ever seen.
Bear wins! SO CUTE.
Kiva 4 Lyfe
Chamomile looks so forlorn because its owners picked such a dumb name.

I'll go with Kiva.
Bear is soooo cute! Dixon reminds me of my Pound Puppy. Awww memories :{
BEAR

:3


I am looking forward to the kung fu kitten blood-travaganza
Bear is almost as cute as Chad Concelmo.
Oh Bear is adorable.

Dear Chad, if you don't get too busy writing letters to become a puppy bowl ref, could you bring back Retroforce Go?
OMG BEAR IS CUTE :D
Chaaaaaaad put a cam and livestream it so I can see it!!
I will be watching this instead of the Super Bowl.
FUCK YEAH KIVA WOO GOO KIVA! KIVA WOO!
Kiva FTW!
I am so rooting for Bandit. He's hiding something.

Sadly, I can't watch the puppy bowl because I only have an antenna, but you can bet I'm not watching the Super Bowl.
My money is on Senor Perrito del Burrito to run in at the end
@Isay

Please let it be so.
No husky puppies? :-(
Why does Mason's expression make me laugh so much? Also, Bear. :D
@Jack Maverick,
Yeah, that's why I love Mason. His expression cracks me up! :)
My vote is for this little guy:
I actually watched this (either last year or the year before) with an ex-girlfriend. I mean, everybody loves puppies right? My pick, Bandit; for the name. How can you go wrong with Johnny Quest's dog?
Bear. :3

So what are the chances of a Chad Concelmo live-blog commentary? Or would that just basically consist of "D'AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW" and the like?
PUPPY BOWL

There's something about Bear's face that I love.
I'm going to agree with naia and go with jersey boy
The Puppy Bowl does nothing for me, but Chad being excited about it is the greatest thing ever.
Eenu is where it's at.
Chamomile is so smug.
I absolutely love how excited Chad gets over this every year. God you're so amazing, man. <3
I never miss a Puppy Bowl either.. Also, it feels good to know that I'm not the only one obsessed with the uber cuteness.

My vote is for Kiva :3
I'm voting for Chamomile. He's got "I don't give a fuck" eyes, like he's seen the worse life can throw at you and he's prepared for anything.
Chamomile is gonna eff the other puppies up.
Count another vote in for Kiva!

So, uh...what's the over/under for the score?? Tails chased?? Naps taken?? Begs for treats?? Gotta make some money here!
BEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR <3
DAWWWWWW Kiva
Mason is hilarious. He gets my vote.
Team Bear
As usual, I will totally be streaming this, so keep an eye out in the C-blogs!
They had an awesome kitty HT show last year!

I love the Puppy Bowl. Even fouls are adorable.

Jersey Boy. Cutest. Thing. Evar.
Amazingly cute, Chad. But, I'll be watching the Super Bowl. Go Saints. I guess.
For all those torn between Super and Puppy... thats why God invented Picture in Picture.
Man...

It's a dead tie between Bandit and Bear for me.

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