One Drop Terrarian: A High Speed YoYo Review

We have seen the yo-yo make crossovers into many different parts of the pop culture world. There have been TV commercials, sponsored skate boarding events, and comic book references. Back in the day Tommy Smothers developed the persona of The Yo-Yo Man and eventually had a Tom Kuhn No-Jive named for him. The newest medium to pick up the yo-yo mantle is of course the world of videogames. Probably the most well known pixelated player is Ness from the Mother/Earthbound series and most recently the megahit Super Smash Bros. series, both from Nintendo. While the yo-yo is no stranger to mass media, I have never heard of a yo-yo company teaming up with videogame company, let alone bringing their line up into the digital realm as items to be used in the game… until now. One Drop has done just that by teaming up with developer Re-Logic to bring the popular One Drop line to their megahit 2D world building game, Terraria. Yes, they are being used as weapons in the game. I know it is a myth that has been debunked numerous times, but this is a videogame so who needs realism. In order to take this partnership to the next level One Drop designed a new model, the Terrarian, which Re-Logic has seen fit to make the most powerful yo-yo in the game.

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