games  anime  |  toys
Destructoid is gaming news, community, videos, and sometimes love. Take the tour or jump in with Facebook:

 


Mama and Papa got... it... ooooon! photo

When Activision announced Science Papa it was easy to assume that it had something to with Cooking Mama. After all, it sounds like basically the same game just with different interests and different sexes. However, Majesco publishes the insanely popular Cooking Mama series and thus Science Papa is just a blatant rip-off of Mama's games. How exactly does Mama feel about this? Pretty calm.

Kotaku got in touch with Majesco for a comment on the whole "clearly stolen idea" thing and none other than the cookingest of mamas replied back with some dirt on this so called "science" papa. "So you want some dirt on Science Papa to splash on your site? I'll shovel it," she stated in response. "We dated briefly (when he had much better hair). And now he clearly wants a piece of the best-selling pie by associating himself with an incredibly successful, and I'll emphasize, happily married, woman. Frankly, he never appreciated my cooking and I grew weary of his tedious "experiments." You want real mind-bending science, go figure out how to make Toulouse Cassoulet for your next dinner party of 20 and let me know how it goes, Papa."

Doesn't sound like that ended too well. The real question is are all of Mama's children from her current marriage or do Mama and Papa have a dark secret?

[Image via TVGB]


Continue: More Majesco stories





prev next

21 comments | showing # 1 to 21

Kvb's Avatar
Kvb at 05/16/2009 16:06
I still don't know what to think of video game companies "roleplaying" their characters...
Xhumation's Avatar
Xhumation at 05/16/2009 16:08
Cooking mama is the queen of PR. that's all I'm saying.
Jack Maverick's Avatar
Jack Maverick at 05/16/2009 16:10
I know that there's a dark secret hiding somewhere behind those smiles.
Magesx's Avatar
Magesx at 05/16/2009 16:35
I'm still amazed that a large company would just so blatantly copy another company's idea. It's shameful.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar
Mr Wrighty 987 at 05/16/2009 16:44
What type of experiments do you think they did together?
Naim Master's Avatar
Naim Master at 05/16/2009 16:49
In Cooking Mama 2 , Papa was another guy , that one is NOT Papa ... There's somenthing very wrong in there ...
mrplow8's Avatar
mrplow8 at 05/16/2009 16:58
It took them this long to think of this?
dip's Avatar
dip at 05/16/2009 17:06
Wow, I just assumed this was coming from the same people.
Tanukitsune's Avatar
Tanukitsune at 05/16/2009 17:13
@Magesx If one company copies the idea it's plagiarism, but when everybody does it becomes a new genre! XP
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 05/16/2009 17:16
Best response ever? I think so
Johnny Justice's Avatar
Johnny Justice at 05/16/2009 17:21
"I still don't know what to think of video game companies "roleplaying" their characters..."

I suggest thinking it's awesome.
Trevsweb's Avatar
Trevsweb at 05/16/2009 17:29
science papa is like double the age of cooking mama... must be like michael douglas and catherine zeta jones... wrinkley sex! cooking mama is such a slag.
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 05/16/2009 17:35
Wait, is this smack talk? Or is this PR? I'm not sure.
Jaren Face's Avatar
Jaren Face at 05/16/2009 18:34
Now all this needs is a *snap snap*
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 05/16/2009 18:38
I love the Cooking Mama PR people.
gatorsax2010's Avatar
gatorsax2010 at 05/16/2009 22:05
Clearly Alton Brown is the bastard son of Cooking Mama and Science Papa.
Pacopaco's Avatar
Pacopaco at 05/16/2009 22:11
I can remember the awesome response the Cooking Mama PR folks gave to some moronic group complaining about the game (probably PETA). As long as they can make the in-character replies funny and believable and not like something a middle-aged committee threw together to sound "hip and funky," I'm all for it.
Monodi's Avatar
Monodi at 05/16/2009 22:48
Just wondering, is Science Papa being developed by Activision in america? because if that's so, i's fucking disgusting to make a fake japanesy game not by the japanese.
Akitoscorpio's Avatar
Akitoscorpio at 05/17/2009 08:52
There'll be Rule 34 of it by tomorrow night.
Monte's Avatar
Monte at 05/17/2009 13:42
Y'know, when i read "Science Papa" which sounded to be based off of "cooking Mama" the first thing i thought of was
JohnnyGoTime's Avatar
JohnnyGoTime at 05/18/2009 22:39
Dug for the reference to The Incredibles in the headline.
Er...
prev next

Comment with Facebook





Click connect and comment instantly!

Comment with Dtoid





New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds

Comments policy

Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?

Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!

 
New on Destructoid.TV play all videos

Loading
Loading Destructoid Videos




    Win this!
    Reminder: We're giving away six copies of Magnacarta 2!



    Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com

    Reviews & Previews
    Mahjongg Artifacts 2 review
    Dragon Age: Origins review
    Lost Winds: The Winter of the Melodias review
    Osmos review
    Space Invaders Extreme 2 review
    Half-Minute Hero review
    JU-ON: The Grudge review
    Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble review
    Thexder Neo review
    Domino Rally review
    more reviews
    PS3's 256-player MAG
    Rooms The Main Building
    Skate 3
    Hudson's bringing back the Bonk
    James Cameron's Avatar
    Bomberman Battlefest
    Calling
    Bad Company 2's multiplayer
    Partying like it's 1959 in BioShock 2's multiplayer
    BioShock 2 through the eyes of Big Daddy
    more previews


    - The Dtoid Army is 49546 strong -

    Showing Cblogs with 3+ faps   show all

    Call for entries: do the wrong thing

    New to Dtoid? Read the survival guide




     Originals
    Jim Sterling: Ten 'classic' games that did not age well





















    More Destructoid Originals




     Popular now more
























    Destructoid's editorial lovefest is:
    Nick Chester
    Editor-in-Chief
    Jim Sterling
    Reviews Editor
    Dale North
    News Editor
    Hamza Aziz
    Community Manager
    Anthony Burch
    Features Editor
    Rey Gutierrez
    Video editor & director
    Niero
    Founder, publisher
    Letters to the editors
    tips@destructoid.com
    Associate Editors
    Ashley Davis Jonathan Holmes
    Brad Nicholson Jonathan Ross
    Brad Rice Jordan Devore
    Chad Concelmo Matthew Razak
    Colette Bennett Tom Fronczak
    Conrad Zimmerman Topher Cantler
    Dyson Samit Sarkar
    Contributors
    Adam Dork
    Ben Perlee
    Daniel Lingen
    Joseph Leray
    Joe Burling
    Mikey
    Will Maddock
    Stella Wong





     

     
      get involved

    register or login
    post a blog
    post a forum
    enter a contest
    contribute a news tip
    suggest a feature
    be a guest editor
    support

    new member's guide
    login assistance
    tech support
    report abuse
    email our editors
    read our dev blog
    nuclear crisis?
    keep in touch

    RSS feed
    Twitter
    Facebook
    Myspace
    Flickr
    Game nights
    Meetup+play online
    seriously

    about Destructoid
    advertising
    terms of use
    privacy policy
    jobs at MM
    buy our crap
    our network

    Tomopop
    Japanator
    Despingation?




    Destructoid is an independently-run publication forged by our love of video games and the gaming community's need of accountable enthusiast press
    living the dream since March 16, 2006