Great Court Cases in Video Game History
Thursday, 04/29/10

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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“Holy Shit, This Beatles Rock Band Game Just Made Me Realize What a Total Yoko Ono My Girlfriend Is” by Rich Redwood, Your Roommate
Wednesday, Sep 9, 2009 – 8:01
“Holy Shit, This Beatles Rock Band Game Just Made Me Realize What a Total Yoko Ono My Girlfriend Is” by Rich Redwood, Your Roommate

I can’t believe I didn’t see the signs until we bought this game, man. She’s totally breaking you and me up just like she broke up Lennon and McCartney. In fact, this is even worse, because we’re more than just creative partners… we’re roommates.

“Dear Disney Shareholders, Why the Heck is Donald Duck Stabbing All These Negros With A Giant Wand?” by The Recently Thawed Head of Walt Disney
Friday, Sep 4, 2009 – 0:12
“Dear Disney Shareholders, Why the Heck is Donald Duck Stabbing All These Negros With A Giant Wand?” by The Recently Thawed Head of Walt Disney

Help me understand this: you sons-of-bitches have been throwing away all my hard-earned profits on an interactive movie where a Donald Duck beats up Negros with a giant key, but you still haven’t cured cancer? That’s it, put me back in the freeze.

“Let Me Tell You Grandkids About the Time I Ate Thirty-two Psilocybin Mushrooms and Killed an Entire Castle Full of Wizard Cyborg Monster Nazis” By Special Agent B.J. Blazkowicz (Retired)
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009 – 0:58
“Let Me Tell You Grandkids About the Time I Ate Thirty-two Psilocybin Mushrooms and Killed an Entire Castle Full of Wizard Cyborg Monster Nazis” By Special Agent B.J. Blazkowicz (Retired)

No, no. This has nothing to do with the time I smoked opium and killed Mecha-Hitler. I’m not allowed to tell that story anymore. Your mother’s rule, not mine. Besides, aren’t you proud that Grandpa Blazkowicz mowed down the most evil man of the twentieth-century with a rail gun?

“My Favorite Part of World War II is the Zombies,” an Essay by Jason Weber, 5th Grade
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009 – 8:00
“My Favorite Part of World War II is the Zombies,” an Essay by Jason Weber, 5th Grade

If Nazis were like Charmanders, Nazi Zombies were like Charizards. They were bigger, and meaner and they breathed fire! ROOOOOOOARRRRRR!

“Every Life is Precious, Ms. Kerrigan” by Theodore Hadley, Zergling
Friday, Jul 31, 2009 – 0:17
“Every Life is Precious, Ms. Kerrigan” by Theodore Hadley, Zergling

I wish I didn’t have to rely on such a public forum to express my concerns with the way you run the Brood, but my repeated attempts to meet with you in your royal chrysalis at the top of Mount Carkrax were nixed by an Overlord with a zealot up his creep-sack.

“I Will Define ‘In-Game Footage’ However the Hell I Want” by Greg Greenblat, Developer
Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 – 9:00
“I Will Define ‘In-Game Footage’ However the Hell I Want” by Greg Greenblat, Developer

I don’t get you people. So what if we showed play mechanics that we have no hope of possibly implementing? So what if we shot a car chase for an RTS? So what if we hired Samuel L. Jackson to play a gay vampire-hunter? That video is IN THE GAME, people.

“Don’t Tell Grandpa About Battlefield 1943 Ever Again” by George Mayberry, Parent
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 – 9:26
“Don’t Tell Grandpa About Battlefield 1943 Ever Again” by George Mayberry, Parent

I don’t know quite what you were thinking when you thought you’d show him how cool it was to be a Japanese dogfighter. Or when you told him, “Oh, don’t worry, we’re leading, so we’ll respawn quicker. As long as we control more of the points on the map, we’re basically invincible.”

“Project Natal Must Never Be Completed” by John Connor, Leader of the Human Resistance
Wednesday, Jun 17, 2009 – 3:00
“Project Natal Must Never Be Completed” by John Connor, Leader of the Human Resistance

This machine, with its RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone, and custom processor running proprietary software, as well as its ability to track up to four human users for motion analysis, is clearly the precursor to the killing machines of the near-future that haunt my dreams every night.