In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: The Pokémon Bug Catcher Who Waited

There are Pokémon players that take great pains to make sure they fight every NPC trailer that they cross paths with, but sometimes even the most dedicated fan can overlook the lowly Bug Catcher.


April 24, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: Pokémon Hypno-Therapy

There are Pokémon that breathe fire, Pokémon that shoot electricity and Pokémon that warp the very fabric of reality. And then there’s the Pokémon that opens for comedy acts at Cerulean City’s Chuckle Hut.


April 17, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: Toad Is A Lying, Cheating Bastard

Toad was supposed to be Mario’s friend, right? Then why doesn’t he just give Mario what he needs instead of making him play his twisted games?


April 10, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: Mario The Axe Murderer

Sometimes Mario’s just gotta vent a little. And sometimes just stomping on turtles isn’t enough.


March 27, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: It’s Pronounced ‘Fee-null Fon-tisy’

Do you have problems pronouncing the people, places and things of Final Fantasy VII? Just follow this simple rule and you can’t go wrong: the way I say it is always correct.


March 20, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: Wait, Dazzler Is One Of The X-Men?

Konami’s 1992 arcade game X-Men featured five of the most popular mutants to ever wear the X: Cyclops, Colossus, Wolverine, Storm and Nightcrawler. Oh yeah, and that roller-skating disco singer.


March 13, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: Yeah, Zelda II Was Kinda Dirty (NSFW)

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link briefly exchanged the series’ fairy-based healing mechanics with an going into a house with a strange woman and coming out healed feature. I’ve always assumed the worst. Dorkly does too, only they make it awkward for everyone.


March 6, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: An Ode To Mortal Kombat’s Crappiest Character

Let’s see who we’ve got representing Earthrealm in the Mortal Kombat tournament, in which the fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance. We’ve got a god, that’s always good. A cybernetic special forces commado; sure, I’ll take that. A mall cop? Pass.


February 28, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: Shedding Light On Limbo

Being chased through a black-and-white forest filled with blowgun-wielding natives, dangling corpses and the gigantic silhouette of a spider sure is creepy. If only the hero of Limbo had remembered to pack a torch.


February 21, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: The Horrible Fate Of The Leftover Pokémon

The folks at Dorkly pride themselves on the ability to solve gaming’s great unsolved mysteries. For example, if Ash choose Charmander and Gary chooses Squirtle, what happens to Bulbasaur?