Cooking Mama games have taken a strange turn. Our beloved Mama has taken to the outdoors and is now teaching children how to camp. The game, Camping Mama: Outdoor Adventures, came out on September 13th. And so far as the internet is aware, nobody seems to have played it. Even Metacritic has only  one review (from Nintendo Power) which could be best paraphrased as: "Meh".

And, even though the press release itself messes up the name of the game ("No, Majesco, your game is now called Camping Mama: Outdoor Adventures, NOT Cooking Mama: Outdoor Adventures"), the game is running a contest to alter the old-timey song "Camptown Races", originally written by Stephen Foster.  Ignoring the fact that this song has its roots in an incredibly racist old tradition and that the original song is about transients hoping to make a quick buck, the song is pretty recognizable and entrants only have to stir up one verse.

Yet, my love for Mama can only go so far. After she taught me how to cook cereal, what more could I ever learn? According the already written verses of the song, we learn how to fish using other large fish as bait, jump over rocks, swim in shark infested waters, play with incredibly dangerous hippos...? I feel like Mama might be trying to get rid of us.

However, winning the contest will feature your lyrics in that very song and also earn you a full-on bag of camping supplies. What's in that bag? Who knows! But they say that it's super-fun.

All I could think of while staring blankly at their contest entry page though was the horrifically scary Hey Ash Whatcha Playin': Cooking Mama episode (not for children).

In fact, I believe I have my entry:

It's okay Mama will help you, help you

It's okay Mama will help you, help you camp outside.

Nobody steal it, okay?