The dude seems stoked that Super Joe is missing.

Shock the Monkey – Jeff Brown "A monkey fighting food with balls is exactly why I love video games and a perfect example of the creativity that can be found in these little cartridges." @jeffbrown82.bsky.social @nolentabner.bsky.social yokoikids.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/s...

The 1-up icon from the manual is pretty great. www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM...

Bionic Commando gets points just for having a cool logo on the title screen.

“Heh Heh… Spanky…” – Josh Nickerson @joshnickerson83.bsky.social Josh did the research to find out how Spanky's Quest got it's name. yokoikids.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/h...

It's March! And here's @ianferguson.bsky.social to tell you about a new dang game you should play. yokoikids.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/m...

@yokoikids.bsky.social this level was wearing my patience. I almost turned the game off for good. I eventually figured it out and killed that kooky old witch.

"Kinda looks like kid Dracula" - Pete Plev Has anybody completed Spanky's Quest yet?

A Mario Land by Any Other Name – D’arcy Briggs @darcyska.bsky.social "Graphically it’s got a different vision than 2, but feels like it’s from the same language… just more Wario-ish." yokoikids.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/a... (illo by @supercoolnstuff.bsky.social )

C'mon, was this sad pineapple even hurting anybody?

I know we are covering the Game Boy version of Spanky's Quest, but the Japanese cover of the SFC game is too good. Look how Spanky is taking a moment on the bottom right.

Doing fill in art for hopefully a future @yokoikids.bsky.social 'zine continues. I suspect this is the first time I have ever drawn a Pokemon.

SPANKY'S QUEST NATSUME 1992 (Captured on Gameboy Pocket) Shout-out to @yokoikids.bsky.social game of the month

A Spankin’ Good Quest on Game Boy? – Lord Reptile "Much like how Pyramid Head once punished strange creatures in front of James for avoiding his guilt, Spanky the Monkey has arrived to punish the odd enemies in Spanky’s Quest." doodle by @itsmerickv.com yokoikids.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/a...

Nolen has added a Picro... Nanogram puzzle for every game we did in 2025. Check it out! @nolentabner.bsky.social www.picross.net/yokoi/

I mean if ARCHIE recommends it, it has to be a great game!

I think we finally figured out how to make the discord link permanent. discord.gg/5GJZKSvR

Some blessed souls out there made a colorized hack of Spanky's Quest. Get on it! www.romhacking.net/hacks/8297/

Marios Picross: Frame by Frame - Jeff Brown "Trying to explain the game is probably why it’s only reached cult status in the US." New write up by @jeffbrown82.bsky.social with art by @robinhoodie.bsky.social yokoikids.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/m...

Like most other games, the Japanese manual for Spanky's Quest is superior to the US version. Here's an old post from the Gay Gamer blog. www.thegaygamer.com/2018_08_26_a...

Spanky, the monkey in Spanky's Quest doesn't really look like a monkey at all. More like a hamster with a long tail.

New month! hundredth game! Let ol' Ricky, Iany, and Noley tell you about it. yokoikids.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/f...

I actually just beat this game a couple months ago but it took me a while.

Still working on it in my free time. Star Course is nearing completion as well!

I completed both Mario Picross for the Game Boy, the Super Famicom one, Pokémon Picross (unreleased but complete) and the Club Nintendo Picross for the 3DS. They are perfect in every way.

Any thoughts on Mario's Picross? How far did you get? On Sunday we announce game 100 for Yokoi Kids! Can you guess what it is? Spoilers: It's not Pokemon or Speedy Gonzales.

Just some oranges and a vacuum in Mario's Picross.

I'm sure you folks can tell when we're out of content when we start referencing things from The Cutting Room Floor. But check out the Picross page to see the puzzles they changed from the Japanese release. Bummed we missed out on the umbrella Yokai. tcrf.net/Mario%27s_Pi...

MARIO'S PICROSS APE INC/JUPITER 1995 (Captured on Gameboy Pocket) Shout-out @yokoikids.bsky.social game of the month

If you put Mario's Picross in a Super Game Boy it does this funny thing where Mario's features are embedded on the Game Boy frame. Clever? picross.miraheze.org/wiki/File:Ma...

There is a Japanese-only sequel for Mario's Picross that has more detailed picture where you can actually make out what the image is. For example, this one is a bunny.

Who wore it better? Mario or the little guy from Tetris Plus?

What is Mario's Picross trying to tell us?

New little Wario Land piece by Rick V. up on the website. “Parsley woods is not filled with ghosts, goblins, zombies, and cries of lost souls. It just has the same enemies on every other map and some trains.” @itsmerickv.com yokoikids.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/i...

Wario Land (GB) I don't think I have beat it since I was a kid. Masterpiece. In the voice of an Irish SF podcaster, "It's a game about a fat lad who can't run very fast or jump very high, and you'll never believe this, he's greedy." I joke, but the game is so much defined by being NOT Mario.

The US Mario's Picross ad team really loved the idea of a big bulging brain.

@yokoikids.bsky.social I absolutely do not understand this game.

after you're done with all the puzzles in Mario Picross, there are a million different options on the switch also from Jupiter. Even this namco one I would definitely not recommend over the main numbered ones.

New YEAR new game. Here’s your crusty old uncle Ian and Rick to tell you about it. @itsmerickv.com @ianferguson.bsky.social yokoikids.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/j...

There is a debug mode in Wario Land where you can change Wario's size and hats. And you can jump to higher spots. The info is on The Cutting Room Floor page. tcrf.net/Wario_Land:_...

Wild series of French commercials for Wario Land. Thanks @joshnickerson83.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/Uv9ry...

A write-up abour Wario Land and umm...wrestling by Jeff Brown! "It’s usually done when a very charismatic rule breaker bursts onto the scene; think back to the NWO or DX..." yokoikids.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/w...

@yokoikids.bsky.social I beat Wario Land this morning but jumped back in at night to get proper housing.

playing that friday morning wario land because @yokoikids.bsky.social said so www.twitch.tv/momark_me

Anybody else bring their staunchy lil pal to the family Christmas gathering?

WARIO LAND: SUPER MARIO LAND 3 NINTENDO R&D1 1994 (Captured on Gameboy Pocket) Shout out @yokoikids.bsky.social game of the month

In 2026 I am changing things up! Yokoi Kids will be FOR PROFIT! We want coin! All the coin! Want to contribute something? It will cost you!

One thing Wario Land does not have going for it is music. It's all so farty. Are there any specific bangers that stand out in this game? www.zophar.net/music/gamebo...

@yokoikids.bsky.social i like this guy.

Anybody else finding Wario Land more difficult than they imagined?