Great Moments in Gaming Humor_ The Jaxter Factor
By Dr. Evelyn Reed | January 01, 0001 | 7 min read
Humor is a subjective thing, and never has video game humor been more subjective than in the case of Naughty Dog’s contribution to PlayStation platforming sidekicks, the obnoxious ottsel, Daxter.(new rummy star Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: 
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fuzzier half of Jak and Daxter is either a delightful character that added much-needed levity to an increasingly serious video game landscape, or an intensely irritating creation that didn’t deserve to co-star in a major series, rummy wealth much less his own spin-off PSP title.
What always tickled me about Daxter, irritating or not, was 
his voice. Behind that nasally New York accent is one Max Casella, a character actor known for taking on Daxter-style roles. His voice has been featured in several animated films and rummy win he appeared as Benny Fazio in HBO’s award-winning The Sopranos, but for me Casella will always be Vincent “Vinnie” Salvatore Delpino, the annoying sidekick to Neil Patrick Harris’ Doogie Howser, M.D. So when I play a Jak and Daxter game, I’m really playing Jak and Vinnie Delpino. It helps.