Great Court Cases in Video Game History
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While most gamers are all too familiar with the Super Mario Bros., few remember the enigmatic Fantastic Steve Cousins. Accompanied by his cousin, Ralph, Fantastic Steve led players on a magical journey through the Sausage Fiefdom. When the Mario Bros. soared to fame a few years later, Fantastic Steve sued the plumber for stealing his act. Unfortunately, Fantastic Steve was found dead before the trial began, leading to further speculation on Mario’s involvement with La Cosa Nostra.

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Architects of “Shadow Complex” Sued by Restoration for $1.2 Billion

Monday, August 24, 2009

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Court documents obtained over the weekend by Hardcasual reveal that the formerly secret military organization “The Restoration” have filed a $1.2 Billion lawsuit against the architects of their recently-destroyed hidden base. “The Restoration,” a paramilitary left-wing force hell-bent on destroying San Francisco and New York in order to plunge the United States into a civil war, were all over the news just last week after their puzzling decision to assassinate the Vice President, then the equally shocking destruction of their base at the hands of one armor-pilfering super-soldier.

Hardcasual’s court reporter, upon examining the documents, was able to elucidate some of the Restoration’s claims against the architect of their multi-million dollar complex. While many were surprised at the very existence of the complex, which appears to have been built under a national park with little to no awareness from the government, parks department, or media, the Restoration’s lack of oversight and failure to adhere to stated building codes seems to have cost them dearly in the long run.

The most serious claim against the architects is their puzzling decision to color-code the possible destructibility of all doors, vents, and hatches with the use of direct illumination. Court documents reveal that this decision caused innumerable setbacks to the project, detailed in one letter from the architects which reads, “We’re scrapping the first batch of luminophilic doors, as the shade of red produced for a missile-destructible door seems to be a little more pink – certainly not the look you’re going for in this modern, masculine building. While this setback will cost you a few additional months, as well as several million dollars in additional labor, we know that this decision will pay off in spades in the execution!”

Equally damning in the reports are the decision to create a series of seemingly useless “challenge rooms,” set askance from the base proper. Dressed in expensive floor-to-ceiling porcelain, the uber-modern rooms were designed apparently as a form of training exercise for the infiltration of the very base they were designing on another site. “We never questioned the ‘challenge rooms’,” said one Restoration member, “But now that we look back on it, the encouragement to develop skills in infiltrating our base quickly and efficiently may just have been a bad idea for us all along.”

While the Restoration is unlikely to be able to rebuild its base, conservative pundits are already latching onto the left-wing organization as a sue-happy group of whiny cheese-eaters. “I can’t think of anything more liberal than going back and crying in court after you dig your own grave this badly,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, “Except perhaps creating a massive military base and planning nonsensical terrorist actions. Those liberals are always looking to do that.” He added, “And now that that liberal Sotomayor is on the court, American taxpayers will probably be forking over the dough for them to rebuild their stupid complex.”