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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]


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21 comments | showing # 1 to 21

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

I suggest thinking it's awesome.
Trevsweb's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 17:29
Trevsweb
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 - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 17:35
Chronic Logic
Wait, is this smack talk? Or is this PR? I'm not sure.
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 18:34
Jaren Face
Now all this needs is a *snap snap*
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 18:38
Dexter345
I love the Cooking Mama PR people.
gatorsax2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 22:05
gatorsax2010
Clearly Alton Brown is the bastard son of Cooking Mama and Science Papa.
Pacopaco's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 22:11
Pacopaco
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 - Comment posted on 05/16/2009 22:48
Monodi
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 - Comment posted on 05/17/2009 08:52
Akitoscorpio
There'll be Rule 34 of it by tomorrow night.
Monte's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/17/2009 13:42
Monte
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 - Comment posted on 05/18/2009 22:39
JohnnyGoTime
Dug for the reference to The Incredibles in the headline.
Er...
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