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Alex Brian–Diary of a Minecraft Creeper (2015)

Posted in C., Minecraft, Unfinished series, Unfunny on January 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

creeperSOUNDTRACK: TOP 20 MINECRAFT SONGS [Youtube link] (2014).

tntI genuinely didn’t know what to pair with this terrible book.

So, why not pair it with 20 Minecraft parodies.  In keeping with the terrible quality of this book, this link on YouTube counts down from 10 to 1 and then repeats songs and labels only some of them.  It’s a mess.  But it’s obviously made by a fan who wanted to string stuff together and isn’t trying to sell anything.

I will say that in general I really like the quality of the music that the parodists produce for these parodies.  They actually do try to recreate the sounds.  And they do a good job.

And C.  and T. love the TNT parody.  They have listened to it so much that when I heard the real song (Taio Cruz’ “Dynamite”) recently I thought I can’t believe they are playing that Minecraft song in this store.

And no I didn’t listen to the entire hour of this video.

[READ: January 3, 2016] Diary of a Minecraft Creeper

I saw this book in the library catalog and decided to get it for C.  since he loves Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Minecraft.  And as you can see from the cover this book is clearly appealing to fans of both (by ripping off both, obviously).

I picked up the book and was shocked to see the that the font was I would say 22 pt double spaced on every page.  There are basically 11 lines of text per page with some blank pages between chapters. You could, literally, read this in 3 minutes.  Which C. did.  And then he said. It is terrible.  Well, but I guess it is funny.

So he asked that I read it.  And it is terrible.  And maybe funny if you are 10.

I can only hope that it was written by a ten year old and that his parents vanity published it for him.  (more…)

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Tony Abbott–The Secrets of Droon: Special Edition 8: The Final Quest (2010)

Posted in Adventure, Children's Books, Demons, End of the World, Fantasy, Funny (ha ha), Ghosts, Magic, Minecraft, Mystery, Supernatural, Taio Cruz, Threats, Time Travel, Tony Abbott, Violence on August 10, 2012| 1 Comment »

SOUNDTRACK: “TNT” – A Minecraft Parody of Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite” (2011).

How do you top Clark’s favorite song?  By making a parody of it in the style of his favorite game!  This song and video are based on the game Minecraft, Clark’s most recent obsession.  The song is funny, mostly.  It’s got to be hard to think up a full songs worth of parody material–one verse is easy, Sarah and I do that all the time.  But the chorus is a good one: “I shoot my arrows in the air sometimes/saying ay-oh, creeper’s KO’d.”

The music is pretty good (although the vocals aren’t quite as strong as the original).  But the video is really quite funny, and well crafted.

So, enjoy the video:

By the way, Clark hasn’t seen this yet…I’m kind of afraid he’ll never leave the computer if he does.

[READ: mid-June 2012] The Secrets of Droon: SE8

After 44 books the saga has ended.

Will the kids rescue Eric?  Will the kids stop Gethwing?  Will the kids stop Ko?  And what will happen to the kids if they do save Droon?  Does this mean their quest, and their adventures in Droon, are at an end?

As this book opens we are reminded of the ancient prophecy that Gethwing is immortal.  Gethwing has even told of the prophecy himself:

Five shall pass away, four shall wear the crown, three shall fall, two shall rise together and one…

What about the one?

What can this prophecy mean?  Gethwing knows: The five are the cycles of Droon’s millennial calendar.  The four are  the Crown of Wizards–Sparr, Neffu, Ungast and Gethwing; The three include Ko (who has fallen to his death) and Zara (long dead).  And the two are Eric (as Ungast) and Gethwing, rising together.  But the funny thing about prophecies is that they can be read different ways (and there’s a wonderful payoff to the prophecy at the end of the book). (more…)

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