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Incepted by creator Masahiro Sakurai, Kirby would go from an idea to a reality when it would be developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo, releasing first in Japan on April 27th, 1992, joining such titans as Mario and Metroid on the handheld system Gameboy. The small pink ball of unidentifiable (yet somehow you know he's squishy lol) material who ingests enemies to inherit their skills and using his ability to inflate, floating away from imminent danger made his mark immediately. Kirby's Dreamland would sell 1 million copies by 1993. Though many felt the simplistic gameplay and style didn't offer much for advanced gamers, the title would prove itself another monumental success tucked into Nintendo's trophy case. The little pink hero now holds fandom equal to some of the company's most beloved titles like Mario, Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda- raking in millions of dollars per year in t-shirts, knick-knacks, a various other forms of fan memorabilia sales. The character has been featured in 16 mainline titles and several smaller spin-off variations, most notably the Smash Bros. franchise, also created by Masahiro Sakurai.

Skulls, cheese, potatoes, potions, troll fat?! You may be asking yourself what do any of these things have in common, and the answer is simple. They are just a few of the things you may find sitting around in what I like to call "The gamer hoard." In a world that gave us such games as The Sims and Animal Crossing, where decorating is key to your character's success, it's no wonder that many have expanded their skills to include games that, in factual sense, are not meant for such things. Skyrim and Fallout specifically have seemed to develop a sub-culture of home decorators or collectors of random, seemingly useless objects that, as we do in real life, they have developed an unexplainable attachment for.

Trolling, it's nothing new to a world that has become so dependent on technology that some don't even venture into the grocery store anymore. Those inflammatory comments made throughout social media, forums, and various blogs are intended for one purpose only, to incite an aggressive reaction from the poster or other commenters. It is a practice that seems like it is here to stay regardless of how hard we try to keep them out of our groups, lobbies, etc. Yet, some games prove to bring this quality out in people more than others. Call of Duty and Halo are a couple, and now we have Elden Ring which released February 25th, 2022, by FromSoftware Inc. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.