What do video game characters do when they are washed up? They criticize other video games of course. And who better to do this than one time arcade stars: Donkey Kong Jr and Jr. Pac-Man. Watch as they poke fun at home and arcade games. They give a point of view that can only be seen by - Jr Critics!
1st Issue -
Ghosts n Goblins -
They start off with poking fun at Ghosts n Goblins. (3 pages long)
2nd Issue - Space Harrier
- They set their sights on Space Harrier. (4 pages long)
3rd Issue Caveman Ninja - Look out stone age, as
they mock Caveman Ninja. (3 pages long)
4th Issue - Atari 2600 - First of a two parter where the Jrs are forced to visit
Atari 2600 games. (3 pages long)
5th Issue - Atari 2600 #2 - The second part of the Atari 2600 with
Texas Chainsaw and Sneak n Peek. (3 pages long)
6th Issue Cabbage Patch
Kids - This time they take on the Cabbage Patch
Kids game on the Colecovision. (3 pages long)
7th Issue - Journey - They are now going
after the rock group Journey in their video game debut. (3 pages long)
8th
Issue - Splatterhouse - The Jr Critics invade the Splatterhouse with special
guest, Ozzy's Head! (3 pages long)
9th Issue - Punisher - This time the Jr Critics
set their sights on the Punisher arcade game. (3 pages long)
10th Issue - Jungle King - The Jr Critics Overthrow
the Jungle King. Lots of hair jokes. (3 pages long)
11th Issue - Where's Waldo - Time to get geeky with Where's Waldo. (3 pages
long)
12th Issue - Ninja Clown - Side scrolling beat-em
ups ran out of ideas when Ninja Clown was made. (4 pages long)
13th Issue - Super Burgertime - Instead of grilling Super
Burgertime, the Jr Critics grill each other. (3
pages long)
14th Issue - Poke-Critics - With the Jr Critics
gone, Tom has to find replacements. Welcome the Poke-Critics! (3 pages
long)
15th Issue - Crazy Climber 2 - Get crazy with the
return of the Jr. Critics as they mock Crazy Climber 2. (4 pages long)
16th Issue - Jurassic Park - This time they head
to Jurassic Park, a shooter from Sega. (6 pages long)
17th Issue - Alpiner - The Jr Critics
tackle the TI 99/4A computer game, Alpiner. (3 pages long)
18th Issue - Smurfs - Back to the Colecovision to mock Smurfs. (3 pages
long)
19th Issue - Monsters in my Pocket - To the NES to mess
with the toy based game, Monsters in my Pocket. (3 pages long)
20th Issue - Burglar X - We look hard for
bad games and this time we found one! Burglar X is a true stinker.
(3 pages long)
21st Issue - Black Heart - The Jr Critics
attack the forgotten arcade game, Black Heart. (4 pages long)
22nd Issue - Altered Beast - The arcade
classic from Sega, Altered Beasts is their target this time. (3 pages
long)
23rd Issue - Moonwalker - Michael Jackson's
Moonwalker is the target of this issue of Jr Critics. (4 pages long)
24th Issue - Spider-Man
- With Spider-Man 3 at theatres, the Jr Critics go after the Spider-Man
arcade game. (5 pages long)
25th Issue
- NES Boxes - Special anniversary issue feature the Jr Critics making
fun of NES Boxes. (4 pages long)
26th Issue - American Gladiators - Turn back the clocks as the Jr Critics tackle
the American Gladiators! (4 pages long)
27th Issue - Hard Head 2
- The critics knock on the arcade travesty, Hard Head 2. (4 pages long)
28th Issue - Pacland - Jr Pac-Man
comes home to the side scrolling Pac-man game. (3 pages long)
29th
Issue - Kato and Ken - This forgotten Turbo Grafx import is kicked to
the curb. (3 pages long)
30th
Issue - McDonald's Tresureland - The Jr Critics grill the Sega
Genesis classic. Tons of guest stars. (4 pages long)
31st Issue - Oriental Legends - Make way
for the Cute Critics! These cute guys try to replace the Jr. Critics.
(3 pages long)
32nd Issue - Super Troll Islands - Watch
as the Jr Critics mock these cute and hairy toys. (3 pages long)
33rd Issue - Space Bomber - This
time a shooter is mocked. And what a strange one it is. (4 pages long)
Jr Critics © Tom Zjaba
Donkey Kong Jr © Nintendo
Jr. Pac-Man © Namco
Arcade Games and console games are © of their respective companies.