Reception
According to the president of G4, the first season was a huge success for the network. During its first season the show was watched by more than 20 million people. Since its inception, Code Monkeys has received mixed reviews. Virginia Heffernan of The New York Times called the show a "promising idea gags has a fast free-for-all quality, as if they were produced by a zealous Galaga player with his palm down flat on the “fire” button." Scott Jon Siegel of Joystiq agreed, saying that "Code Monkeys has potential, squanders it." He went on to say that "there was hope that G4 could deliver something actually watchable. isn't." Jake Swearingen of Wired magazine stated that the show would appeal to "anyone who spent their youth blowing dust out of Nintendo cartridges and developing Contra-induced carpal tunnel syndrome." Furthermore, he compared Code Monkeys to arcade games of the 1980s, stating "uch like the classics it riffs on, Code quickly veers into the wildly surreal." Andy Grieser of Zap2it called the show "the funniest ... animation this side of South Park." He called the graphics "nstant nostalgia for thirtysomethings." Will Harris of Bullz-Eye.com gave the show a 3.5/5 and commented that "Code Monkeys is a twisted little show, it’s not for all tastes."
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