Miyamoto dreamed up Pikmin while watching his own garden, and the sequel scrapped the original's thirty-day limit to let players explore without a clock ticking. The randomized caves hide its best archaeological joke: the treasures are real-world products — Duracell batteries, jar lids, even a baseball glove — each catalogued with delightful notes from Captain Olimar musing on human civilization. Miniature strategy with an old debt finally paid: two captains at once.
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