PixlBit

Here's a review I wrote of the most recent one:

http://www.gamerdad.com/blog/2015/08/14/art-academy-home-studio-wii-u/

I remember them being huge games back then.  One year at E3 I think Activision even set up a half-pipe at their booth!

2002 was stil a rough time for me (things got better in 2003 though).  But one of my top five favorite games of all time was released in 2002: Animal Crossing for the GameCube!

Did yours have really crappy, choppy polygonal graphics?

They should make a Kirby RPG!  There's enough characters and settings to support one.

I remember an arcade game called Hard Drivin'.  Was it like that?

If I had RPGMaker, I'd make a 8 or 16 bit RPG!  Maybe a Kirby or Pac-Man RPG!

If you have a DS, 3DS, or Wii U, you should try Nintendo's Art Academy games.

I reviewed one of the DS KORG games a few years ago.  That thing was COMPLICATED!  The music program in WarioWare D.I.Y. reminded me of a simplified version fo the KORG cart.

I didn't know you could make your own levels in Tony Hawk.  My brothers loved those games when they were little.  I never understood the draw, but then I reviewed Disney Skate Adventure for GameCube.  It was made by the same Tony Hawk people, but it was a skateboard game that starred Disney characters and locations to skate around, and it was really fun.  So while Tony Hawk games aren't my cup of tea, I can understand now why they are cool.

When you get famous, don't forget about how you started out. :)