I've heard some pretty ridiculousness nonsense from people attempting to paint videogames in a bad light, but this is definitely in the top ten. Award-winning author Tom Keenan has decided to use Custer's Revenge, a 26-year old videogame, to talk about modern day gaming issues.
Both British MP Keith Vaz and a Mayor of Boston aide have attempted to convince people that videogames allow players to virtually rape women (Vaz saying these games were on the PSP "or whatever it's called"), and it seems that someone has finally found a title to support these wild claims -- by digging back two decades and then some:
You won’t see strippers suddenly appear [in America’s Army], or be encouraged to rape a virtual character, as happens in the hideous Custer’s Revenge game…
Cortisol is a naturally occurring hormone that’s related to stress, so the researchers claim their technique can “cut stress off at the pass,” at least for some people.
Unless of course, you’re busy playing America’s Army or, even worse, Custer’s Revenge. In that case, you’re on your own to manage your stress.
Yup, I'm sure that all of us still regularly play Custer's Revenge, right? I know I can't get enough of a game I've never seen on a system I'll never own because it's older than time itself. I just love the way it's presented -- as if any one of us have an easy chance of accidentally being entangled in Custer's rape trap and becoming mentally damaged before it's too late. Think of the children, please! They're all playing Custer's Revenge! Don't get me wrong, the game's as asinine as it is vulgar, but come on -- it's hardly relevant when talking about modern videogame issues.
Next up, we use the Macintosh 128K to talk about today's personal computing needs.
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5:17 AM on 03.22.2008
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Even the box of this game had a warning proclaiming it as an adult game and said "DO NOT SELL TO MINORS", and it was made 12 years before the ESRB came into existence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CustersRevenge.jpg
It's happen with radio, TV, movies, music, the internet, and now video games. The only difference is that now, we live in a connected world. Everyone has a voice, and the most dedicated zealots will stop at no end to make sure they are heard. The irony of course is that they now use the same persecuted medias that were once (and often still are) thought to be villainous and evil.
it was $1 in a used discount bin around 1999.with the other atari porn games. Every kid will want to own a copy at those prices!
some of them have nice leather cases and there all $1 you get the case free that is the ebst thing about it you can put a good atari 2600 game in it like bezark.
@ Boolean:
In 20 years it's gonna be awesome. That generation just has to die off.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!111!!! -Keith Vaz
I remember Sam Fox Strip Poker on my Amstrad. I was so crap at that game, she never took any clothes off :(
O rly? What about this..
It's a little bit old but you can get the picture...
Both Virtual and actual reality are against you, ignorant dummies. At least think before you talk.
Also, This game is sooooooooooooooo old.
Disclaimer: If you even had to read this to detect the sarcasm, fuck off.
Hilarious, he wants to be taken seriously, using a game created when there was no properly established U.K games industry or ratings policing of games, to judge todays industry?
Yeah, good luck with that Mr Vaz, you bald idiot. Just shows what lengths these oafs will go to, to get their way.
Also, Mekanikles your Kryten avatar is fucking win.
I <3 Red Dwarf.
That...[i]is[/is] a woman...right?
Just hope that they never find out about those Japanese hentai games.
Not that I would know anything about those...
Thor help us all, you want to talk about opening an entirely new can of worms, send Jack Thompson a copy of Battle Raper and Battle Raper 2 and watch the magic happen.
Also, when did we get an Evil Chad?
ugh
(My Great Grandpa)
KILL THE PALE FACES WHO DARE TO DESECRATE MY HERITAGE!!!!!!
and while we're at it anyone wanna help me find my Tribe?
I Belive Im Owed some Casino Revenue
oh right. nobody gives a shit about custer's revenge anymore cuz IT'S FUCKING 30 YEARS OLD.
That, or pretty bloody stupid.