Inspired by these illustrations, the game developer Cocoalasca created Sesame Street Fighter, a delightful HTML5 game that mashes up, yes, Sesame Street and Street Fighter. You play as one of several character amalgamations, including Bert/Ryu, Ernie/Ken, and my personal favorite, Oscar/Blanca, beating up your opponent by being the first to correctly type a series of difficult words. Learning and violence! Fittingly, the final boss combines the most menacing Street Fighter with the cuddliest Sesame Street-er: M. Bison Elmo. Previously, Cocalasca built the 8-bit Kill Bill game.
“It’s a combination of nostalgia and the contrast of both cultural references” the developer told ANIMAL via email. “The joke just works. You don’t expect it, but when you hear it it’s kind of obvious.
From the guy who brought you superhero post-punks like Superman Morrissey and Batman Ian Curtis comes Smells Like Hadouken!, a series of prints that, for whatever reason, reimagines grunge-era rockers as characters from the classic fighting game Street Fighter. Seeing Billy Corgan as Dahlsim justifies the entire bizarre concept.
The producers of Sesame Street stated this week that they are exploring possibilities of legal action against people wearing costumes that represent their copyrighted characters. The mascots, who pose with tourists and demand tips, have come to police attention multiple times recently, including last week when a man dressed like…
The latest in the seemingly endless barrage of Times Square mascots (and Sesame Street characters) behaving badly came this weekend, as a Cookie Monster named Osvaldo Quiroz-Lopez allegedly punched a two-year-old in the face. The exchange came to blows came after the tot posed for a picture with Quiroz-Lopez and his…
