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Persona 4's Teddie "Un-bear-able" Game Title Puns

by monkeyking1969

Teddie from Persona 4 is cute, simple in the head, but cute. . Nevertheless, he does like a good pun and plays on words. In honor of Teddie and Teddies everywhere, I have tried to create a list of pun titled games that is less exhaustive - as to be less exhausting - but is short and sweet.

So, without further adieu, I present the best game title puns I could make on short notice.

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James Pond: Underwater Agent

1. James Pond: Underwater Agent

See he's a under cover...ah underwater agent. With me so far? And, his name is [snort] James Pond. Get it?! He is a frog secret agent named, James Pond!

Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball

2. Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball

Baseball and softball are played on a diamond shaped field. And, there is dirt around the bases, that when you slide... Right! Its a dusty diamond. It is the sort of clever punnery only high-class people would get.

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

3. Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

The origins of idiom of 'like a bat out of hell' are probably to complex to trace. Its older than the 70s album by Meat Loaf...probably. Anywho, a guy in the series is named Gat and the game play has to go with the devil or getting out of hell literally. So like a "Gat out of Hell" is therefore, if not funny, at least appropriate for the game title.

Army Men: Major Malfunction

4. Army Men: Major Malfunction

In the army, a Major is ranked between Captain and Lt Colonel. Like Maj Burns whom we all love from M.A.S.H. In the English launague "major" is an adjective meaning 'important, serious, or significant'. And, like all Army Men games, this one probably was literally majorly malfunctioning. See, it just works on SO MANY levels aside from being a figurative turn of speech.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

5. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

'Trials and tribulations' is used to say someone or something is being tested, as in "She went through all the trials and tribulations of being sneaking backstage only to find-out Justin Bieber was a twat." Now, very related to that use of 'trail' is the legal definition that is 'a formal examination of evidence before a judge'. Judgement by a judge is a 'trial and tribulation' as well - even if you aren't guilty. So, this title is a clever, if mild milk-toast, pun. However, with all these other crap games, I figured a good game like Phoenix Wright should be on this list to balance things out in favor of the good.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

6. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Link is the main character of these games called Zelds, and he goes to the past and he... Well you get it, it not that hard. All you need know is it is a good game with a solid pun in the title.

Lionel Trains on Track

7. Lionel Trains on Track

Wait. Maybe, this is not even a pun! This could just be a dull and very boring description of the game, literally the trains on tracks. Well, lets give it the benefit of the doubt that they meant "on track" as in 'on schedule; progressing as planned'. Also, let give a golf clap to a DS game that doesn't use the stupid word play of using a words with a "D" and "S".

Rush'n Attack

8. Rush'n Attack

You fight Russians in this game. You rush and attack enemy units in this game. However, I have put it on this list because this is probably the title you thought of first when I said, "game title puns". It is a classic.

Invisible, Inc.

9. Invisible, Inc.

This one is on her for our friend Austin who went to bat for this game at for GOTY 2015. Invisible, Inc. (invisible ink) in now in our vocabulary because of Austin's passion. (I should make the time to play this game.)

Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness

10. Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness

An oldie but a goody. If you didn't recall Rush'n Attack you probably were thinking about these 'egg games' with their very p(h)unny names.

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