Dirty (and/or Explosive) Jobs of the Games Room

But has it ever once occurred to you what it takes to work in the Games Room? To be a Neopet under your controls made to jump over caverns, avoid rampaging bad guys, and get the treasure? It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it!

We’ve all been so caught up with those with the glamorous jobs that these poor hardworking Neopets have become forgotten. They do the jobs nobody notices, yet without them, the Games Room could never function.

So let’s count down the Neopets with the worst jobs in the Games Room, starting with the best of the worst, to the worst of the worst. It is time for the underdogs of Neopia to get a little recognition!

10. The Quiggle from Flycatcher

Imagine if you were hungry, but in order to have lunch you had to run for it? Or catch it with your tongue? All the while annoying lilies block your path and oh yeah, bees hurtle themselves towards you, trying to get you stung?

Don’t you feel just a little sorry for the guy, seeing him with bumps and bruises all over his body when you slip up and let a bee get him? Or even worse, if you are too slow and his own lunch attacks instead? That’s tough!

9. Mika the Chia from Igloo Garage Sale

Only at number nine and things begin to get risky. Here’s the scenario: Catching valuable items on slippery ice, while your counterpart throws bombs which stun you occasionally. Not too bad, right? Yeah, that’s until they throw down a piano!

Yes, we’ve all seen it in cartoons, but we still don’t exactly want to be on the wrong end of a falling piano; those things are heavy! Just keep that in mind next time you are guiding this brave little Chia.

8. The Wocky from Swarm – The Bugs Strike Back

This job is not one for the faint hearted. This Wocky has just a few crumbling walls to separate him and an army of giant, fire spitting bugs. He’s all by himself and those walls don’t last long. To make it even more difficult, some power ups that look like they can help, can actually hinder the poor little guy.

This situation sounds horrible to those who are scared of fire spitting bugs, but if you’re not and are currently scoffing at this, you get in this Wocky’s tank and fight them off yourself!

7. The Meerca from Meerca Chase 2

This Meerca has a simple love for neggs, why is that so wrong? Well, there are many things challenging his chances to grab them: red neggs, which creates a ‘Game Over’ window at the slightest touch. There is also the chance of running smack into a wall (ouch), or the fact if his tail gets too long it can trap and surround him. Both of these things also take him straight to the ‘Game Over’ window with no second chances.

I don’t believe the explosive red neggs and chances of running into walls or tripping over his tail are the cruellest things, however. I think that is the fact it is so hard for him to get a decent lunch without constantly seeing ‘Game Over’ above his head.

6. Samrin the Kacheek from Extreme Herder 2

We’ve all heard of him, and shivered at his name. Balthazar, the Lupe that enjoys catching faeries, prowling around at night, and chomping down on Samrin’s dear petpets!

This Kacheek is just a simple herder, but he faces this scary Lupe every time you click ‘Play’. No one likes to deal with Balthazar, but he has no choice. I’m amazed Samrin isn’t considered a Neopian hero at this rate.

5. Dorak the Krawk from Dubloon Disaster

This game is similar to Meerca Chase 2, but with one tricky twist. The mines don’t stay still, they follow poor Dorak. This is just a Krawk with a love of treasure, but he constantly gets hassled by these mines with minds of their own! One brief scrape and BOOM! It’s Game Over for him, and there is nothing he can do about it. If you don’t feel even just slightly sorry for Dorak, I hope evil Meepits steal all your cookies as you sleep.

4. The Poogle Apprentice from Hubrid’s Hero Heist

Oh no, the zombies have awoken! You must destroy them to save yourself... Phew, they’re gone, before... You get transported into the clutch of more zombies? All the while tasty food snacks appear to throw you off your game? It’s your worst nightmare!

Well, your nightmare is this Poogle’s reality. Unlike the Neopets above, he can stop the madness and actually win the game, but it takes a gruelling marathon of monsters and magic to actually get there. I bet you are pleased you’re not in his place, right?

3. The Petpets from Petpet Cannonball

I know, they are not Neopets, but I figured they deserve to be here.

They say: ‘NO PETPETS WERE HURT IN THE MAKING OF THIS GAME’, but imagine how traumatic this must be for them. How much worse do you think their job is compared to that of their fellow petpets? They get bellies full of doughnutfruit, these guys get shot out of a cannon. Fun.

2. Samuel the Scorchio from Petpet Rescue

Number two, you cannot get it much worse. This Scorchio has it bad, really bad. If he makes it out of the lava, then he has to face tumbling boulders and pointy rocks flying at him... and then he has to turn around and go back. There are so many possible perils in this one you become amazed he makes it to the second level. I think no one would take Samuel’s place even if they were given a million neopoints. Nothing is easy for this Scorchio, and I feel so bad for him I’m willing to fund him a trip to the Neolodge AstroVilla suite for a month. He deserves every bit of it!

1. The Kiko from Darigan Dodgeball

Now this Kiko is the perfect example of getting the short end of the stick. You guys all know dodgeball, right; how traumatic it is? Well, this game bumps that up to the next level. The balls he must dodge are heavy, metallic, and, well, pointy.

For the average Neopian, this game probably lasts less than thirty seconds before Game Over. You think nothing of it. But have you ever thought to look at that Kiko’s face? He looks absolutely terrified! And I don’t blame him, no one can. As other Neopets count potatoes and find words in a bunch of random tiles, this guy has to avoid spiky flying balls. I think he out of any Neopet deserves a medal.

Well, there you go, the bravest Neopets in Neopia. They may not have saved Neopia, they may not have places in the Hall of Heroes, but they are there and tough out the jobs no one would want to do!

And next time you go to the Games Room, remember these Neopets and their contribution towards Neopia, and just be happy that they are doing these jobs, not you.