DUDE, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?
YOU CAN'T RHYME "PRESENT" WITH "PRESENTS."
YEAH. THAT'S JUST CARELESS RAPPING.
PSSH! WHATEVER, MAN.
YOUR BIRTHDAY PRESENT IS SO GREAT!
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW!
YEAH.
I'M SURE, MAN. THANKS.
DON'T THANK ME YET.
THANK ME LATER TONIGHT WHEN YOU OPEN IT AND LOVE IT,
WHICH I KNOW YOU WILL.
I GOT TO USE IT.
OH, YEAH!
PERFECT HIDING PLACE FOR A PERFECT GIFT!
MORDECAI'S GONNA LOVE IT.
I GIVE THE BEST BIRTHDAY GIFTS.
MAN, I HATE TO SAY IT,
BUT RIGBY GIVES THE WORST BIRTHDAY GIFTS.
HUH?
REALLY? IT SOUNDED LIKE HE GOT YOU SOMETHING
REALLY GOOD THIS TIME.
NAH. HE NEVER PUTS ANY THOUGHT INTO THEM.
AND IF HE DOES, THEY'RE USUALLY JUST GIFTS HE GETS FOR HIMSELF.
IT'S COOL, THOUGH. I'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT.
MY PRESENTS AREN'T THAT BAD, ARE THEY?
OH, NO. I GOT TO GET HIM SOMETHING BETTER.
WHAT TO GET MORDECAI?
MORDECAI.
MOR... DE... CAI...
GIFT FOR MORDECAI.
MORDECAI FOR GIFT.
HMM.
HMMMMM.
UGH.
UGGGGHHH!
THAT'S IT! MORDECAI LIKES THINGS I LIKE.
I LIKE VIDEO GAMES.
AND MORDECAI LIKES VIDEO GAMES.
I'LL GET MORDECAI A VIDEO GAME.
WHOA! "VIOLENT FIST 2: FIST FIRST!"
THE NEW GAME FROM TENDINDO! SOLD!
WHAT? 60 BUCKS?
HEY, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING CHEAPER?
I GUESS YOU'RE NOT INTO QUALITY.
FEEL FREE TO RIFLE THROUGH THE DISCOUNT BIN LIKE A PEASANT.
UGH!
THESE GAMES ARE LAME!
DOG-CART RACING FOR $49?
I CAN'T AFFORD ANY OF THESE.
WELL, I GUESS OUR INTERACTION IS DONE THEN.
HEY, RIGBY. WHAT'S GOT YOU DOWN?
I WAS TRYING TO FIND MORDECAI A NEW BIRTHDAY GIFT,
BUT I THINK I MIGHT HAVE TO GIVE HIM THIS ONE.
YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T GIVE HIM THAT, RIGHT?
UGH!
I REALLY WANT TO GET HIM A VIDEO GAME,
BUT THEY'RE JUST TOO EXPENSIVE!
THEN WHY DON'T YOU JUST MAKE A VIDEO GAME?
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I AM ZAX— OOP.
UH, I AM ZAXON!
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU CAN MAKE YOUR VERY OWN
INTERACTIVE WORLD WITH YOUR MIND?
OBSERVE!
ZAXO-O-O-O-N!
OH, HELLO.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE.
But I felt your presence.
I'M HERE TO SHOW YOU AN EXCITING NEW PROGRAM
THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED.
IT'S CALLED ZIPGIDZ!
ZIPGIDZ —
ZAXON'S INTELLIGENT PLAYER TO GAME
INTERFACE DESIGN BY ZAXON.
I FIRST DEVELOPED THE PROGRAM WHILE WORKING AT TENDINDO GAMES,
THE TOP COMPANY LEADING THE WAY IN A VIDEO-GAME RENAISSANCE.
YOU GUYS, I GOT A GREAT IDEA!
WHAT IF THERE WAS A PROGRAM
WHERE YOU COULD MAKE YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME?
WHAT? YOU'RE JUST A JANITOR.
YOU CAN'T MAKE VIDEO GAMES.
ANYBODY CAN MAKE A VIDEO GAME!
I'LL SHOW YOU! I'LL SHOW ALL OF YOU!
AND I DID SHOW THEM.
SURE, ANY HOTSHOT "PROGRAMMER" CAN MAKE A VIDEO GAME,
BUT WITH MY EASY-TO-USE SOFTWARE,
ANY SO-AND-SO WITH A FREE AFTERNOON
CAN MAKE ONE OF THEIR OWN, EVEN YOU!
EVEN ME?
YES, YOU! YES, YOU!
WITH MY HIGH-TECH, FUTURISTIC EQUIPMENT,
THE ELECTRODES IN YOUR CEREBRAL IMAGINATION CORTEX
CAN FORMULATE YOUR OWN VIRTUAL WORLD.
SO, SIT BACK AND LET YOUR MIND DO THE WORK.
THAT VIDEO WAS UNINFORMATIVE AND POORLY PRODUCED.
THERE'S NO WAY ANYONE WOULD FALL FOR THAT.
EXCEPT MY BOYFRIEND.
WHOA!
YOU MADE ALL OF THESE?
ARE YOU A WIZARD?
OF SORTS.
BUT I KNOW NO TRICKS, ONLY TRUTH.
AND THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS YOU PROMISED
YOU'D GIVE YOUR FRIEND
AN AMAZING BIRTHDAY GIFT TONIGHT,
SO LET'S GET TO IT!
ALL RIGHT. SO, I JUST THINK UP A GAME AND THAT'S IT?
YES, BUT FIRST WE MUST RUN
VERY INTENSE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TESTS.
AW, WHAT?
LET THE INTENSE TRAINING MONTAGE BEGIN!
THE RESULTS ARE IN.
THE PHYSICAL PORTION OF YOUR TEST WAS MOST IMPRESSIVE.
IN FACT, IT WAS OFF THE CHARTS.
YES!
THE I.Q. PORTION IS OFF THE CHARTS AS WELL,
BUT IN A BAD WAY.
LIKE, LITERALLY IT'S SO LOW
THAT IT'S NOT EVEN ON THE CHARTS.
I THINK I'VE EATEN WALNUTS
WITH A HIGHER INTELLECT THAN YOURS.
WHAT? DOES THAT MEAN I CAN'T MAKE A VIDEO GAME?
NO. DON'T YOU REMEMBER MY PROMOTIONAL VHS?
ANYBODY CAN MAKE A VIDEO GAME.
TIME TO PUT ON A REALLY COOL HELMET THAT I INVENTED MYSELF!
THESE HELMETS WILL VIRTUALLY TRANSPORT US INTO YOUR HEAD.
ONCE WE'RE IN, YOU CAN MAKE THE GAME WITH YOUR MIND.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF YOUR LOW I.Q.,
THERE WILL BE BUGS IN THE SYSTEM.
- BUGS? - BUT FEAR NOT.
WHEN THE TIME COMES, I WILL HELP YOU FACE THEM.
BY THE WAY, THESE HELMETS COULD KILL US.
WAIT, WHAT?
UGH, UH, AAAAH!
WHOA!
SO THIS IS WHAT MY MIND LOOKS LIKE.
YES, BUT THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT THE GAME TO BE.
UH... I WANT IT TO BE AT THE PARK, I GUESS.
WHOA!
NOW I WANT MORDECAI AND SKIPS TO BE IN IT.
AND THEY'VE GOT A BIRTHDAY CAKE!
HEY, DUDE!
COME UP AND EAT SOME BIRTHDAY CAAAAKE!
NOW ADD SOME OBSTACLES.
OH, YOU MEAN LIKE JUMPS AND HOLES AND STUFF?
AAH!
NO, NO, NO! THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!
AW, MAN!
"AW, MAN" IS RIGHT!
NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET TO THE CAKE AT THE END
AND THE VIDEO GAME WILL BE MADE.
JUST REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS.
AAAH! THE BUGS! RUN!
AAAH!
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY?
ACTUALLY, BASED ON YOUR LOW I.Q., I WAS EXPECTING MORE.
QUICK! UP HERE!
WE'RE ALMOST THERE!
GO. I'LL HOLD THEM OFF.
NO! I CAN'T JUST LEAVE YOU.
YOUR FRIEND ONLY HAS A BIRTHDAY ONCE A YEAR.
FINISH THE GAME SO YOU CAN GIVE HIM THE BEST GIFT EVER!
HAH! AAH!
OH, AND RIGBY, PROVE TO THEM
THAT ANYONE CAN MAKE A VIDEO GAME, EVEN YOU!
ZAXON!
AAH!
RIGBY IS MY FRIEND!
I AM SKIPS, AND I HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS!
AAH!
NO!
REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING.
NOT THIS YEAR.
YOU WIN!
HAVE SOME CAKE, BEST FRIEND!
OH, YEAH! PIECE OF CAKE!
AW, MAN.
ZAXON!
YOU FOUGHT WELL, OLD FRIEND.
I'M NOT REALLY DEAD, JUST "VIDEO GAME" DEAD.
GAME COMPLETE.
MAN, I GIVE THE BEST GIFTS.
MORDECAI!
DUDE, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
YOU WENT TO THE BATHROOM YESTERDAY AND NEVER CAME BACK.
YOU MISSED MY BIRTHDAY!
LOOK, MORDECAI, I KNOW MY GIFTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LAME,
BUT I REALLY TRIED THIS TIME.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAN
A VIDEO GAME?
MADE BY YOURS TRULY!
WHAT?
NO WAY. YOU DIDN'T MAKE THIS.
NO, BUT MY MIND DID.
CAKE QUEST!
WHOA!
THAT WAS AWFUL!
YOU REALLY DID MAKE THIS, HUH?
YEP.
THIS IS THE BEST GIFT YOU'VE EVER GIVEN ME.