Jack Thompson's "Modest Video Game Proposal"

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-10-17 03:41pm

A quotation of the above post:

You Lose

It was only a matter of time until a mod team took Jack Thompson's disgusting revenge fantasy and made it flesh - and, just as I suggested, it was deemed insufficient.

Thompson now claims that his repellent suggestion was "satire," and we must conclude that his financial offer was also satire, some new breed of satire apparently that I'm sure is just hilarious to people in need.

You know what, Jack? We're going to be the men you're not. You said that your insulting, illusory ten thousand dollars would go to the charity of Paul Eibler's choice. We've got a good guess that he'd direct your nonexistant largesse toward The Entertainment Software Association Foundation, a body that has raised over six point seven million dollars over the last eight years. We've just made the donation you never would, and never meant to. Ten thousand dollars' worth. And we made it in your name.

I can't wait to see Jack's reply.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2005-10-17 04:08pm

That's hilarious.

I think Jack Thompson has been pretending to be a professional and a human being far too long; I can't wait to see him deteriorate into some kind of jibbering, defeated mollusk and dissappear.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2005-10-17 04:29pm

Hopefully after loosing any real support, and after refusing to give $10k to charity, this will be the last we really hear from him in a long time.

Manus Celer Dei · Post by **Manus Celer Dei** » 2005-10-17 04:45pm

Wait, he actually came up with that idea? When I saw it I thought it was an Onion-style parody!

Also: Columbine simulator game? WTF?

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-10-17 04:52pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:A quotation of the above post:

You Lose

It was only a matter of time until a mod team took Jack Thompson's disgusting revenge fantasy and made it flesh - and, just as I suggested, it was deemed insufficient.

Thompson now claims that his repellent suggestion was "satire," and we must conclude that his financial offer was also satire, some new breed of satire apparently that I'm sure is just hilarious to people in need.

You know what, Jack? We're going to be the men you're not. You said that your insulting, illusory ten thousand dollars would go to the charity of Paul Eibler's choice. We've got a good guess that he'd direct your nonexistant largesse toward The Entertainment Software Association Foundation, a body that has raised over six point seven million dollars over the last eight years. We've just made the donation you never would, and never meant to. Ten thousand dollars' worth. And we made it in your name.
I can't wait to see Jack's reply.

Ow. That's a burn. Tycho is the man.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2005-10-17 05:05pm

Can't he be sued for the 10 grand? It would take a lawyer to do it, since it wouldn't be worth it for anyone else after the lawyers' fees.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2005-10-17 05:05pm

So much for that little shit. I suspect he'll have a hell of a time recovering from this emasculating display.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2005-10-17 05:15pm

Is the game any good, does it follow the plotline he outlined? If it doesn't maybe it's not eligible for the 10k "reward". I read a blog entry that says the game doesn't exactly follow the plotline, and when I try and download it the link is broken.

I don't see the difficulty in making the game though, there's tons of game modders out there who do it for free.

<edit>It turns out the link wasn't broken, the connection was refused because there were too many people downloading it! I imagine every gamer in the world is taking a peek at it.</edit>

Brian

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2005-10-17 05:21pm

brianeyci wrote:Is the game any good, does it follow the plotline he outlined? If it doesn't maybe it's not eligible for the 10k "reward". I read a blog entry that says the game doesn't exactly follow the plotline, and when I try and download it the link is broken.

I don't see the difficulty in making the game though, there's tons of game modders out there who do it for free.

<edit>It turns out the link wasn't broken, the connection was refused because there were too many people downloading it! I imagine every gamer in the world is taking a peek at it.</edit>

Brian

It's not even a matter if the game meets the plotline exactly or if it doesn't. Thompson flat-out admitted to lying about donating the money in the first place, regardless of whether his demands were met or not. This alone makes him a worthless pile of dog shit stamped into a suit.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2005-10-17 05:22pm

Goddamn, this has gone beyond SUPER SLAM into some crazy image macro I need to dig up.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-10-17 05:23pm

Uraniun235 wrote:Goddamn, this has gone beyond SUPER SLAM into some crazy image macro I need to dig up.

Here you go:

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-10-17 05:26pm

Hotfoot wrote:So much for that little shit. I suspect he'll have a hell of a time recovering from this emasculating display.

I'll bet that this hasn't even phased him. He'll just ignore it while he moves onto his next point of attack at the industry.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2005-10-17 05:30pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
Hotfoot wrote:So much for that little shit. I suspect he'll have a hell of a time recovering from this emasculating display.
I'll bet that this hasn't even phased him. He'll just ignore it while he moves onto his next point of attack at the industry.

Believe it or not, public image means a lot in this sort of campaign. He's just been shown to be the kind of person who withholds charity money after pledging it. Gamers have been shown as the sort who will not only do what is asked of them to make money go to charity, but will PICK UP THE SLACK when he fails to come through.

This is not the sort of man people are going to rally around as much anymore. Organizations with similar goals have distanced themselves from him, the average person sees him as a liar, and a good public image (fighting against the evils of the gaming industry) was his strongest point. That's gone now, pretty much entirely. His legal cases, as far as I can tell, are pretty much full of shit. Without popular public support, he's dead in the water.

He can keep thrashing, but he'll never make it to shore.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2005-10-17 05:33pm

Okay, here we go:

This seems fitting.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-10-17 05:40pm

Uraniun235 wrote:Goddamn, this has gone beyond SUPER SLAM into some crazy image macro I need to dig up.

I think the video game OWNED theme is sufficient for this.

But yeah, that was quality right there.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2005-10-17 05:55pm

Darth Wong wrote:Can't he be sued for the 10 grand? It would take a lawyer to do it, since it wouldn't be worth it for anyone else after the lawyers' fees.

Can they actually sue him for not doing what he promised in an email? It's not exactly a signed contract.

felineki · Post by **felineki** » 2005-10-17 06:17pm

Uraniun235 wrote:Goddamn, this has gone beyond SUPER SLAM into some crazy image macro I need to dig up.

How 'bout this?

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-10-17 06:20pm

I only wish that the mainstream media would pick up on this - if they ran with all of his other bullshit, why not run with people CALLING HIS BLUFF on bullshit.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-10-17 06:24pm

Uraniun235 wrote:Okay, here we go:

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/4148/youlose4ac.gif

This seems fitting.

Perfect.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2005-10-17 08:04pm

Just when you thought it couldn't get any funnier...

Gabe wrote: From Jack

Mon, October 17 2005 - 4:39 PM
by: Gabe

I thought you might like to see the mail I got from Jack this afternoon:

This story is completely false and defamatory. Take it down or else.

And my reply to him:

****This is an automated response****

Thank you for contacting Penny Arcade. I’m sorry but I am simply not able to respond to all my fan mail. I want you to know that I’m glad you enjoy the comic strip and I appreciate you taking the time to mail me.

-Gabe out

Ypoknons · Post by **Ypoknons** » 2005-10-17 08:54pm

Holy cow that is inspiring. I hope CNN runs a big article about "computer gamers make $10,000 donation promised by Thompson". They probably won't, but what happened, is incredible.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-10-17 09:03pm

CNN, like most media, would likely side with Old Jacky.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-10-18 12:19am

When did Jack issue that statement about the $10k wager, and to whom?

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-10-18 12:50am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:When did Jack issue that statement about the $10k wager, and to whom?

Right there in the OP. It was an open challenge.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-10-18 01:24am

Although the $10K donation was specified as going towards the charity of Take Two Interactive's CEO's choice, IIRC, for some reason.