Gardening Mama to sprout in Spring

by Jason Dobson { Dec 3rd 2008 at 9:30AM }

Tired of wrestling with assorted meats and vegetables, Mama has moved from the confines of Majesco's kitchen and into the fresh outdoors, or at least she will next Spring when Gardening Mama is released for the Nintendo DS. Developed by the folks responsible for Mama's culinary exploits, the game will allow players to "plant, nurture and harvest" flowers, fruits and veggies growing in her backyard.

Perhaps this is the beginning of a trend for Mama as she explores the world outside of her kitchen to discover firsthand just where her ingredients come from. We gleefully await the arrival of Slaughterhouse Mama to deliver some delicious reindeer steaks just in time for next year's holiday rush.

Gallery: Gardening Mama

[Via DS Fanboy]

Tags: cooking-mama, cookingmama, gardening, gardening-mama, gardeningmama, majesco

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

(The Award-Winning) dark_inchworm @ Dec 3rd 2008 9:40AM

I find the Mama series absolutely hysterical, for some reason. Can't get enough of it.

How about Lobotomy Mama?

Shagittarius @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:05PM

How about 'Extermination Camp Mama'?

Courtney @ Dec 3rd 2008 1:37PM

The next big crossover:

Deer Hunter Mama.

Kamizar @ Dec 3rd 2008 9:42AM

Will it teach me to grow, Cannabis?

kaneda26 @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:03AM

Will it teach me to love again?

Kamizar @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:11AM

I don't see a ring on her fingers...

In fact, i don't see fingers at all...

Erluti @ Dec 3rd 2008 9:46AM

While gardening is acceptable, she is leaving the house without releasing a "Clothes Washing Mama" game. Soon she's gonna be a "Voting Mama" and eventually a "First Woman President Mama" without ever being a "Stay-at-Home Mama".
These video games are corrupting the minds of our children!

Szu @ Dec 3rd 2008 10:17AM

I think Nintendo will have a lot of say about what happens to Mama.

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=254

Travis @ Dec 3rd 2008 10:59AM

"One glass of wine a day, Mama"
"Explaining to the neighbors that she fell down and that's how she got the bruises on her arms, Mama"

Mr Khan @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:06AM

Ouch, vgcats failed pretty hard there. Nintendo has no say in where mama goes

Burritoclock @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:37PM

You failed, it's a comic strip made for humor, not a historical document...

The Dark Wayne @ Dec 3rd 2008 10:04AM

so are radical environmentalists going to change this so Mama burns down her entire neighborhood's lawns with terrible glee?

Burritoclock @ Dec 3rd 2008 10:09AM

As a fan of Cooking Mama, I don't see this being that successful. Gardening just doesn't have the appeal of cooking at all.

But I could be wrong, it's happened once or twice.

Evan @ Dec 3rd 2008 10:29AM

My observation is that gardening has a lot of appeal. I've known a couple of woman moving from an apartment to a house, and they talked and dreamed of how they were going to have a garden!

I expect the appeal of gardening is even greater in Japan, where many families live in apartments and cannot have real gardens.

Mr Khan @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:08AM

I find gardening more appealing than cooking myself. A meal you spend three hours making is gone in an hour tops, something you plant will last for months at worst and years at best

Certainly cooking is more thrilling, but its results are ephemeral

Danny F. @ Dec 3rd 2008 10:40AM

Everything Mama does is just awesome!!!! .

YonGibbeynater @ Dec 3rd 2008 10:42AM

If this is Nintendo bowing to the pressure of PETA...

kaneda26 @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:01AM

I can't wait for "Single-Parent Family Mama"

GearSecond!! (Gamertag: xGearSecondx ) @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:08AM

Or "Job-hunting, Mama"

kaneda26 @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:47PM

My fav would be 'Exotic-Dancer,-but-only-to-pay-for-college Mama'

G$ @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:45AM

How will Mama defeat garden pests? You can bet PETA will be against any form of "insect abuse".

Pimliconite @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:10PM

There will be a "chop the mole in half with a shovel" minigame.

kaneda26 @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:47PM

The 'A' stands for animals. PETI might get upset though (hint: Insects starts with an 'I')

The Dark Wayne @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:51PM

insects are part of the animal kingdom, they are not plants

G$ @ Dec 3rd 2008 1:27PM

Thank you, Dark Wayne. Kaneda, please take a bio course.

Deeznuts420 @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:49AM

As a comedian, I always get into situations where "I'm auditioning for movies and sitcoms, you know? As a comedian, they want you to do other things besides comedy. They say "alright you're a comedian, can you write? Write us a script. Act in this sitcom." They want me to do shit that's related to comedy, but it's not comedy, man. It's not fair, you know? It's as though if I was a cook, and I worked my ass off to become a really good cook, and they said "alright you're a cook... can you farm?"

Graham Wellington (formerly tyrone washington, or marsha goldberg) @ Dec 3rd 2008 5:27PM

mitch hedburg reference earns you a plus 1

Biff_McFresh @ Dec 3rd 2008 5:51PM

One time, this guy handed me a picture of him, he said,"Here's a picture of me when I was younger." Every picture of you is when you were younger. "Here's a picture of me when I'm older." "You son-of-a-bitch! How'd you pull that off? Lemme see that camera!"