Once Upon a Pixel is my favorite gaming related video series on the internet. Unlike most shows about games and gamers, Once Upon a Pixel never goes for the cheap laugh or the unwarranted misappropriation of the source material. You wont see Sonic as a potty-mouthed lout or Mario as a blood thirsty maniac here. Although that kind of "kid friendly characters get mean and gross" comedy almost always gets a laugh, it rarely has much to say. With Once Upon a Pixel, Ashley and Anthony clearly wanted more than that. Sure the show is funny, but it's also a smart, heartfelt, and most importantly, genuine love letter to gaming.
That's why I'll be picking up their series now that it's on DVD. The bonus features alone make it worth the purchase -- commentary from Anthony and Ashley, lessons on drawing your favorite videogame characters from Ashley, and all the art every used from the series ever created.
If that's not worth a few of your hard earned bucks, I don't know what is.
Jonathan Holmes is the most lovable Associate Editor on Destructoid. Catch him on videos, original editorials, and on back episodes of the Destructoid Show and MTV's Road Rules. Jonathan is a retro gamer's gamer.
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5:00 PM on 03.27.2011 | 
Brilliant.
Cooooorrreeeccttiiooooonnsss!
I had to find it out through a youtube clip, which only hurts the credibility of your seemingly sincere recommendation.
I'm glad you asked though. Gave me the opportunity to clear up any confusion there might be on the matter.
But it makes me sad that I probably won't be able to play this. Being in the UK 'n all, me DVD player throws a hissy fit when I got the HAWP season 1 DVD. Sigh.