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No, I’m not talking about online D & D style RPGs where you are constantly beaten by a nerdy 13-year-old named Colin or Real Time Strategy games enjoyed by social misfits. I’m talking about political correctness.
We live in an over P.C age now, with various crazy people nitpicking at everything we say. Words or phrases such as “blackboard” or “black sheep of the family” are being frowned upon in modern society as they are meant to have racist connotations. Even in a recent news article “nitty gritty” and “good egg” were presumed to be derogatory to black people in this overly P.C world.
Do you ever get the feeling that certain social groups or other demographic are being underrepresented in the video games industry?
We certainly lack more black, women, gay, or OAP heroes in our games, so will it only be a matter of time before the P.C mob start to criticise gaming for not appealing to a broad enough audience.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Max Payne, Silent Hill, Duke Nukem, Mario, Zelda, GTA3 etc all have white male heroes, so I suppose that any P.C conformists may have a point.
There is Shadowman with its black protagonist and Tomb Raiders Lara Croft and the Dead or Alive women, but they’re not really adequate at showing all forms of people.
So here’s my list of possible titles for “P.C” games we may see in the future:
KUNG FU BROTHERS: As I have already stated, there aren’t really enough black heroes in gaming, so this great beat ‘em up includes black characters only.
You can choose from dozens of cool cats, including Shaft (can you dig it?), Action Jackson, Apollo Creed, Mace Windu, Afro wearing kung-Fu funky dude Williams from Enter the Dragon, Jules from Pulp Fiction, tough sucka Mr. T, loveable midget Gary Coleman and many more.
In the training mode you can also beat up a training dummy in the image of a racist redneck sheriff from Hick County Mississippi.
GRANSFORMERS: OAPS IN DISGUISE: The OAPs have got a new kind of mobility scooter – giant Japanese anime style mechs!!
Tired of living in cold flats and being disrespected by today’s pugnacious youths, the golden oldies set out on a mission to clean up the streets, in the hope that they can one day leave their houses unlocked without the associated fear of burglary.
You can select from 10 different OAPs, each coming with their own giant mech, ranging from big, slow and powerful, to small, weak but quick.
Make the streets a much safer place by eradicating the violent youths who plague our society like a bad smell.
JULIAN CLARYS GREASY POLE: Similar in style to Monkey Ball on the Gamecube, you control Julian, who’s trapped inside a giant pink and hairy ball. You must traverse many tricky maze like puzzles to successfully gain points.
Be careful though, as Dale Winton spilt his motor lubricant all over the maze floor, making it exceptionally greasy, so Julian must negotiate the tricky greasy puzzles, without slipping over the edge and into oblivion.
After successfully gaining enough points, bonus costumes or differently decorated balls become yours. There are even secret characters to unlock, including the Chuckle Brothers, Jeremy Spake, Elton John and gay icon Adam Prince of Eternia/ He-Man.
The final tricky maze in an extremely thin pole in the shape of a…*cough*…banana.
RIK WALLERS GIANT SINGALONG: Join heavyweight pop sensation Rik ‘Pop Idol failure’ Waller as he croons along to a selection of his best cover versions including ‘Food Glorious Food’, ‘Vindaloo’, ‘Who ate all the pies?’ and more food themed songs.
The man with a hot air balloon for a body is a great role model to big-boned people
Similar in style to Space Channel 5 or Parappa the Rappa, you must press the correct button at just the right time to make Rik sing and sway. Good timing is essential, as too many wrong notes and Rik will be sold to a Japanese whaling company and made into Sushi.
PMT WOMANS MUNDANE ADVENTURE: Women have always wanted a game to represent them instead of Tomb Raider, well here it is. Join PMT Woman, the hero for the male bashing women’s lib brigade as she journeys around the local community doing not very much at all (similar to Shenmue!), you can shop in the supermarket, moan about men or do various other women’s business.
PTA3: As we all know, teachers aren’t actually human beings, so we must appeal to them in a different way, so instead of GTA3, we have PTA3 which stands for Parent Teacher Association. A blatant rip off of the hugely successful but highly controversial crime sim, PTA3 is a moral ethical game produced by the PTA that teaches good values instead of bad ones, as you travel around the local community doing good deeds such as rescuing kittens from trees, escorting old people across the road and returning lost property to it rightful owners. It’s a PC game for your PC.
(Will be given away free in every school).
That should keep the PC brigade happy, so developers take note, and instead of using white heroes or Lara Croft, use heroes that appeal to other social groups :-)
We live in an over P.C age now, with various crazy people nitpicking at everything we say. Words or phrases such as “blackboard” or “black sheep of the family” are being frowned upon in modern society as they are meant to have racist connotations. Even in a recent news article “nitty gritty” and “good egg” were presumed to be derogatory to black people in this overly P.C world.
Do you ever get the feeling that certain social groups or other demographic are being underrepresented in the video games industry?
We certainly lack more black, women, gay, or OAP heroes in our games, so will it only be a matter of time before the P.C mob start to criticise gaming for not appealing to a broad enough audience.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Max Payne, Silent Hill, Duke Nukem, Mario, Zelda, GTA3 etc all have white male heroes, so I suppose that any P.C conformists may have a point.
There is Shadowman with its black protagonist and Tomb Raiders Lara Croft and the Dead or Alive women, but they’re not really adequate at showing all forms of people.
So here’s my list of possible titles for “P.C” games we may see in the future:
KUNG FU BROTHERS: As I have already stated, there aren’t really enough black heroes in gaming, so this great beat ‘em up includes black characters only.
You can choose from dozens of cool cats, including Shaft (can you dig it?), Action Jackson, Apollo Creed, Mace Windu, Afro wearing kung-Fu funky dude Williams from Enter the Dragon, Jules from Pulp Fiction, tough sucka Mr. T, loveable midget Gary Coleman and many more.
In the training mode you can also beat up a training dummy in the image of a racist redneck sheriff from Hick County Mississippi.
GRANSFORMERS: OAPS IN DISGUISE: The OAPs have got a new kind of mobility scooter – giant Japanese anime style mechs!!
Tired of living in cold flats and being disrespected by today’s pugnacious youths, the golden oldies set out on a mission to clean up the streets, in the hope that they can one day leave their houses unlocked without the associated fear of burglary.
You can select from 10 different OAPs, each coming with their own giant mech, ranging from big, slow and powerful, to small, weak but quick.
Make the streets a much safer place by eradicating the violent youths who plague our society like a bad smell.
JULIAN CLARYS GREASY POLE: Similar in style to Monkey Ball on the Gamecube, you control Julian, who’s trapped inside a giant pink and hairy ball. You must traverse many tricky maze like puzzles to successfully gain points.
Be careful though, as Dale Winton spilt his motor lubricant all over the maze floor, making it exceptionally greasy, so Julian must negotiate the tricky greasy puzzles, without slipping over the edge and into oblivion.
After successfully gaining enough points, bonus costumes or differently decorated balls become yours. There are even secret characters to unlock, including the Chuckle Brothers, Jeremy Spake, Elton John and gay icon Adam Prince of Eternia/ He-Man.
The final tricky maze in an extremely thin pole in the shape of a…*cough*…banana.
RIK WALLERS GIANT SINGALONG: Join heavyweight pop sensation Rik ‘Pop Idol failure’ Waller as he croons along to a selection of his best cover versions including ‘Food Glorious Food’, ‘Vindaloo’, ‘Who ate all the pies?’ and more food themed songs.
The man with a hot air balloon for a body is a great role model to big-boned people
Similar in style to Space Channel 5 or Parappa the Rappa, you must press the correct button at just the right time to make Rik sing and sway. Good timing is essential, as too many wrong notes and Rik will be sold to a Japanese whaling company and made into Sushi.
PMT WOMANS MUNDANE ADVENTURE: Women have always wanted a game to represent them instead of Tomb Raider, well here it is. Join PMT Woman, the hero for the male bashing women’s lib brigade as she journeys around the local community doing not very much at all (similar to Shenmue!), you can shop in the supermarket, moan about men or do various other women’s business.
PTA3: As we all know, teachers aren’t actually human beings, so we must appeal to them in a different way, so instead of GTA3, we have PTA3 which stands for Parent Teacher Association. A blatant rip off of the hugely successful but highly controversial crime sim, PTA3 is a moral ethical game produced by the PTA that teaches good values instead of bad ones, as you travel around the local community doing good deeds such as rescuing kittens from trees, escorting old people across the road and returning lost property to it rightful owners. It’s a PC game for your PC.
(Will be given away free in every school).
That should keep the PC brigade happy, so developers take note, and instead of using white heroes or Lara Croft, use heroes that appeal to other social groups :-)
Don't worry, people never comment on my posts that are bound to win a prize either...
Wait, they never give prizes to my good posts anyway...
Oh well, I'll win one day...
*Hands tenner to SR staff*
Wait, they never give prizes to my good posts anyway...
Oh well, I'll win one day...
*Hands tenner to SR staff*
*cough*
No, I’m not talking about online D & D style RPGs where you are constantly beaten by a nerdy 13-year-old named Colin or Real Time Strategy games enjoyed by social misfits. I’m talking about political correctness.
We live in an over P.C age now, with various crazy people nitpicking at everything we say. Words or phrases such as “blackboard” or “black sheep of the family” are being frowned upon in modern society as they are meant to have racist connotations. Even in a recent news article “nitty gritty” and “good egg” were presumed to be derogatory to black people in this overly P.C world.
Do you ever get the feeling that certain social groups or other demographic are being underrepresented in the video games industry?
We certainly lack more black, women, gay, or OAP heroes in our games, so will it only be a matter of time before the P.C mob start to criticise gaming for not appealing to a broad enough audience.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Max Payne, Silent Hill, Duke Nukem, Mario, Zelda, GTA3 etc all have white male heroes, so I suppose that any P.C conformists may have a point.
There is Shadowman with its black protagonist and Tomb Raiders Lara Croft and the Dead or Alive women, but they’re not really adequate at showing all forms of people.
So here’s my list of possible titles for “P.C” games we may see in the future:
KUNG FU BROTHERS: As I have already stated, there aren’t really enough black heroes in gaming, so this great beat ‘em up includes black characters only.
You can choose from dozens of cool cats, including Shaft (can you dig it?), Action Jackson, Apollo Creed, Mace Windu, Afro wearing kung-Fu funky dude Williams from Enter the Dragon, Jules from Pulp Fiction, tough sucka Mr. T, loveable midget Gary Coleman and many more.
In the training mode you can also beat up a training dummy in the image of a racist redneck sheriff from Hick County Mississippi.
GRANSFORMERS: OAPS IN DISGUISE: The OAPs have got a new kind of mobility scooter – giant Japanese anime style mechs!!
Tired of living in cold flats and being disrespected by today’s pugnacious youths, the golden oldies set out on a mission to clean up the streets, in the hope that they can one day leave their houses unlocked without the associated fear of burglary.
You can select from 10 different OAPs, each coming with their own giant mech, ranging from big, slow and powerful, to small, weak but quick.
Make the streets a much safer place by eradicating the violent youths who plague our society like a bad smell.
JULIAN CLARYS GREASY POLE: Similar in style to Monkey Ball on the Gamecube, you control Julian, who’s trapped inside a giant pink and hairy ball. You must traverse many tricky maze like puzzles to successfully gain points.
Be careful though, as Dale Winton spilt his motor lubricant all over the maze floor, making it exceptionally greasy, so Julian must negotiate the tricky greasy puzzles, without slipping over the edge and into oblivion.
After successfully gaining enough points, bonus costumes or differently decorated balls become yours. There are even secret characters to unlock, including the Chuckle Brothers, Jeremy Spake, Elton John and gay icon Adam Prince of Eternia/ He-Man.
The final tricky maze in an extremely thin pole in the shape of a…*cough*…banana.
RIK WALLERS GIANT SINGALONG: Join heavyweight pop sensation Rik ‘Pop Idol failure’ Waller as he croons along to a selection of his best cover versions including ‘Food Glorious Food’, ‘Vindaloo’, ‘Who ate all the pies?’ and more food themed songs.
The man with a hot air balloon for a body is a great role model to big-boned people
Similar in style to Space Channel 5 or Parappa the Rappa, you must press the correct button at just the right time to make Rik sing and sway. Good timing is essential, as too many wrong notes and Rik will be sold to a Japanese whaling company and made into Sushi.
PMT WOMANS MUNDANE ADVENTURE: Women have always wanted a game to represent them instead of Tomb Raider, well here it is. Join PMT Woman, the hero for the male bashing women’s lib brigade as she journeys around the local community doing not very much at all (similar to Shenmue!), you can shop in the supermarket, moan about men or do various other women’s business.
PTA3: As we all know, teachers aren’t actually human beings, so we must appeal to them in a different way, so instead of GTA3, we have PTA3 which stands for Parent Teacher Association. A blatant rip off of the hugely successful but highly controversial crime sim, PTA3 is a moral ethical game produced by the PTA that teaches good values instead of bad ones, as you travel around the local community doing good deeds such as rescuing kittens from trees, escorting old people across the road and returning lost property to it rightful owners. It’s a PC game for your PC.
(Will be given away free in every school).
That should keep the PC brigade happy, so developers take note, and instead of using white heroes or Lara Croft, use heroes that appeal to other social groups :-)
We live in an over P.C age now, with various crazy people nitpicking at everything we say. Words or phrases such as “blackboard” or “black sheep of the family” are being frowned upon in modern society as they are meant to have racist connotations. Even in a recent news article “nitty gritty” and “good egg” were presumed to be derogatory to black people in this overly P.C world.
Do you ever get the feeling that certain social groups or other demographic are being underrepresented in the video games industry?
We certainly lack more black, women, gay, or OAP heroes in our games, so will it only be a matter of time before the P.C mob start to criticise gaming for not appealing to a broad enough audience.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Max Payne, Silent Hill, Duke Nukem, Mario, Zelda, GTA3 etc all have white male heroes, so I suppose that any P.C conformists may have a point.
There is Shadowman with its black protagonist and Tomb Raiders Lara Croft and the Dead or Alive women, but they’re not really adequate at showing all forms of people.
So here’s my list of possible titles for “P.C” games we may see in the future:
KUNG FU BROTHERS: As I have already stated, there aren’t really enough black heroes in gaming, so this great beat ‘em up includes black characters only.
You can choose from dozens of cool cats, including Shaft (can you dig it?), Action Jackson, Apollo Creed, Mace Windu, Afro wearing kung-Fu funky dude Williams from Enter the Dragon, Jules from Pulp Fiction, tough sucka Mr. T, loveable midget Gary Coleman and many more.
In the training mode you can also beat up a training dummy in the image of a racist redneck sheriff from Hick County Mississippi.
GRANSFORMERS: OAPS IN DISGUISE: The OAPs have got a new kind of mobility scooter – giant Japanese anime style mechs!!
Tired of living in cold flats and being disrespected by today’s pugnacious youths, the golden oldies set out on a mission to clean up the streets, in the hope that they can one day leave their houses unlocked without the associated fear of burglary.
You can select from 10 different OAPs, each coming with their own giant mech, ranging from big, slow and powerful, to small, weak but quick.
Make the streets a much safer place by eradicating the violent youths who plague our society like a bad smell.
JULIAN CLARYS GREASY POLE: Similar in style to Monkey Ball on the Gamecube, you control Julian, who’s trapped inside a giant pink and hairy ball. You must traverse many tricky maze like puzzles to successfully gain points.
Be careful though, as Dale Winton spilt his motor lubricant all over the maze floor, making it exceptionally greasy, so Julian must negotiate the tricky greasy puzzles, without slipping over the edge and into oblivion.
After successfully gaining enough points, bonus costumes or differently decorated balls become yours. There are even secret characters to unlock, including the Chuckle Brothers, Jeremy Spake, Elton John and gay icon Adam Prince of Eternia/ He-Man.
The final tricky maze in an extremely thin pole in the shape of a…*cough*…banana.
RIK WALLERS GIANT SINGALONG: Join heavyweight pop sensation Rik ‘Pop Idol failure’ Waller as he croons along to a selection of his best cover versions including ‘Food Glorious Food’, ‘Vindaloo’, ‘Who ate all the pies?’ and more food themed songs.
The man with a hot air balloon for a body is a great role model to big-boned people
Similar in style to Space Channel 5 or Parappa the Rappa, you must press the correct button at just the right time to make Rik sing and sway. Good timing is essential, as too many wrong notes and Rik will be sold to a Japanese whaling company and made into Sushi.
PMT WOMANS MUNDANE ADVENTURE: Women have always wanted a game to represent them instead of Tomb Raider, well here it is. Join PMT Woman, the hero for the male bashing women’s lib brigade as she journeys around the local community doing not very much at all (similar to Shenmue!), you can shop in the supermarket, moan about men or do various other women’s business.
PTA3: As we all know, teachers aren’t actually human beings, so we must appeal to them in a different way, so instead of GTA3, we have PTA3 which stands for Parent Teacher Association. A blatant rip off of the hugely successful but highly controversial crime sim, PTA3 is a moral ethical game produced by the PTA that teaches good values instead of bad ones, as you travel around the local community doing good deeds such as rescuing kittens from trees, escorting old people across the road and returning lost property to it rightful owners. It’s a PC game for your PC.
(Will be given away free in every school).
That should keep the PC brigade happy, so developers take note, and instead of using white heroes or Lara Croft, use heroes that appeal to other social groups :-)