If you’ve spent any time on Twitter then you’ve no doubt laughed at a meme or two from spam accounts like LADBible, which target such a wide range of people, their content can often feel soulless, so today let’s look at something a bit more niche: gimmick accounts! These are accounts which specifically target one joke or topic and relentlessly catalogue or create content about that thing. Let’s dive right in to my favourites.
Mouse from Luigi's Mansion pic.twitter.com/GU4tnCUekd
— low poly animals (@lowpolyanimals) October 30, 2021
@lowpolyanimals // Unfortunately in video games, not all animals are created equal, with some suffering a blockier fate than others. This catalogue of pointy creatures can sometimes yield quite cute critters, and other times a lack of detail pushes a model over the edge from hilarious to horrifying.
— Shitty Gamer Takes (@GamerTakes) May 30, 2021
@GamerTakes // Ah, gamers. Well known for being some of the most woke and accepting people in the world. The two best places to find such socially aware people are of course Twitter and CoD lobbies, where cultured and outspoken youths use their creative vocabulary to offer forward-thinking takes on many social issues which desperately warrant their attention… A warning: following this account may result in a severe loss of faith in gamer-kind.
There is a crab in Omori (2020, PC/Mac) pic.twitter.com/ZjBrMbk5xH
— 🦀 Does This Game Have a Crab in It? 🦀 (@isthereacrab) October 31, 2021
@isthereacrab // There is not a crab in this article…
IGN thinks Mario Party Superstars (#MarioPartySuperstars) is worse than Fortnite pic.twitter.com/6qqrqoB3OO
— What IGN thinks is worse than Fortnite (@IGNWorseThan) October 28, 2021
@IGNWorseThan // We’ve all seen an IGN score and thought, “Where did you pull that wad of tripe you call an opinion from?” Well, someone out there is compiling every game that’s worse than Fortnite which, in IGN’s 2018 review, scored a generous 9.6 out of 10! Apparently, Fortnite is better than Bloodborne (9.1/10), Minecraft (9/10), and the second coming of Christ (5/10).
Happy Halloween from all the dogs you cannot pet pic.twitter.com/YTxZuCrAhR
— Can You Pet the Dog? (@CanYouPetTheDog) October 31, 2021
@CanYouPetTheDog // Everyone needs a fluffy companion at some point in their life, and as a student it can be harder to get your hands on those squishy little balls of love. This account seeks to teach you about all the good bois in video games towards whom you can show your affection.
There is a Sobble and a Leafeon behind the waterfall in New Pokemon Snap pic.twitter.com/XtnYgfAHjA
— Is Something Behind the Waterfall? (@VGWaterfalls) June 23, 2021
@VGWaterfalls // Secrets! I love them, you love them, your partner hates them; every video game waterfall holds a secret. In fact, I’m certain that waterfalls have no purpose other than to house secrets in the most predictable way possible.
https://t.co/aZ7zh3jmed pic.twitter.com/TFTyJjKQBn
— no context xbox live messages (@nocontextmsgs) May 5, 2021
@nocontextmsgs // Welcome to the past, it’s 2006 and you just got an XBOX 360 for your 5th birthday. Your mum also got you an XBOX Live membership because all your friends wanted to play CoD (it’s just a video game, it can’t be that bad). The next day she pokes her head into your room to see you desperately typing the most hideous, racially insensitive, Geneva convention breaking message imaginable from the comfort of your unmade bed. This is a collection of those messages.
Borderlands 4 Writer Hopes People Lose It Over Mario Casting Reference in 2027https://t.co/8DNl49cvUx
— Hard Drive (@HardDriveMag) November 3, 2021
@HardDriveMag // Sometimes low effort shitposts and funny catalogues just don’t scratch that itch, sometimes what you really need is pretentious, witty humour that makes you feel like a smart-arse for understanding it. If that’s you, then look no further than the most ethical video game news for gamers by gamers about gamers who hate gaming.