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The Pikmin Suicides [ClassicRadar]

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By Justin Towell published 28 December 2013

Revisiting another classic GamesRadar feature from yesteryear

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Cute little Pikmin who (still) just don't want to live any more

Cute little Pikmin who (still) just don't want to live any more

You may be familiar with Andy Riley's superb book The Bunny Suicides. We liked it so much, we thought we'd create a homage to it, using everyone's favourite flower-headed creatures: The Pikmin.

These Pikmin burned too bright for this world. Rest in pieces.

This GamesRadar feature originally ran on July 14, 2009

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Dead Rising

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Link's Crossbow Training

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The Bigs 2

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Boom Boom Rocket

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Resident Evil 5

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The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

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Zack & Wiki

Zack & Wiki

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Tetris

Tetris

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Carmageddon

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Animal Crossing

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Cooking Mama

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Mario vs Donkey Kong

Mario vs Donkey Kong

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Shadow of the Colossus

Shadow of the Colossus

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GTA IV

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"Close Tray"

"Close Tray"

Rest assured, no Pikmin were harmed in the making of this feature. Well... not by external influences anyway.

And if you're looking for more ClassicRadar fun, check out Games invade Google Streetview and Let's just put bikes in everything.

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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.

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