Video Game Power-Up Mix-Ups

We try to offer a bevy of types of short programming in Afternoon Delights to break up your day. Sometimes that involves engaging tutorials about how practical f/x work. Other times, it may be a brief but harrowing horror short that has tons of style and a surprising amount of depth. Or perhaps it’s a well-made video essay that highlights how fight choreography, and the artists who practice it, tell their own stories and turn good movies into great experiences. But sometimes it’s just nice to watch something silly as video game characters bludgeon each other to death in outrageous ways.

Dorkly has multiple videos wherein your favorite arcadians find themselves presented with power-ups from other games. Samus gets Holy Water, Sonic gets a gun, and Battletoads get a horrible existential crisis. The various entries have been compiled into the one below. Combined, Dorkly has expertly crafted a hilarious video that covers tons of classic titles and familiar characters with unexpected results and some nice running gags.