http://joystiq.com/entry/1234000103062744/
I can't believe this guy....
Jack's in the news again.
Created 18 years ago2005-10-12 17:02:49 UTC by
dustbunny
Created 18 years ago2005-10-12 17:02:49 UTC by
dustbunny
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-12 17:02:49 UTC
Post #141144
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-12 17:05:38 UTC
Post #141145
O. M. G
10,000. Wtf is this guy on? ...wait, oh yeah...
(btw he is a fucking bastard)
[offtopic] OMG! h4X! I swore! Whoops... err... I mean... EVERYBODY HAS AIDS! [/offtopic]
10,000. Wtf is this guy on? ...wait, oh yeah...
(btw he is a fucking bastard)
[offtopic] OMG! h4X! I swore! Whoops... err... I mean... EVERYBODY HAS AIDS! [/offtopic]
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-12 17:10:03 UTC
Post #141146
Soooo its a game about how games are bad for you?
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-12 18:47:21 UTC
Post #141155
10,000 is not that much btw....
anyway... ... ...
Obviously, this man is either traumatised by past experiences, sick in the head, addicted to bawlderization, or just plain stupid...
anyway... ... ...
Obviously, this man is either traumatised by past experiences, sick in the head, addicted to bawlderization, or just plain stupid...
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-12 19:16:20 UTC
Post #141157
FYI Jonathan Swifts original 'A modest proposal' was a proposal for the rich English to eat the poor Irish. [/useless info]
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-12 19:49:01 UTC
Post #141158
GOD. plese silence Jack in a way that will totally contridict his view that all video games are bad
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-12 21:10:40 UTC
Post #141159
Lol.... Why would you want to play this?
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 00:50:10 UTC
Post #141175
I don't know. I prefer doom... 
And I'm perfectly sane exept from that uncontrollable arge to kill babies. 
And I'm perfectly sane exept from that uncontrollable arge to kill babies. 
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 01:00:49 UTC
Post #141176
Why doesn't that lovely Y.A.A.F.M team do a piece on Mr. Thompson? It would be very much appreciated.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 02:15:12 UTC
Post #141182
This sums this up perfectly.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 07:42:33 UTC
Post #141229
I find the currect CAD comic along with the other Thompson mockeries (spelling?) on CAD and for example VGCats rather pathetic.
They're too "OMG Thompson is a fag lol!"-ish.
They're too "OMG Thompson is a fag lol!"-ish.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 07:45:50 UTC
Post #141230
Ten-thousand dollars is a lot of money, and would really benefit some charities. But why would a video game company spend the millions of dollars it takes to design, develop, produce and market a video game, when they could just donate the ten grand themselves and be done with it? Why don't you offer something that would actually motivate these companies, such as offering to throw yourself off a cliff.Yay.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 08:03:00 UTC
Post #141231
True jaardsi, but he is an idiot, literally. Think "Mothers Against Video Games" but about 100 times worse.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 08:04:12 UTC
Post #141232
Heard of him before. Personally, I think violent games have influence, just as music, tv and all other media have. But banning violent games isn't going to solve those problems - it's humans themselves that choose to kill, and choose to be influenced by these games, music and other media. The problem goes much deeper than just games or no games.
As for his proposal... he had better done with a proposal for a non-violent game, rather than confirming that 'violence is fun'. I agree with him to some extend, but definitely not with the way he brings things.
/rant
As for his proposal... he had better done with a proposal for a non-violent game, rather than confirming that 'violence is fun'. I agree with him to some extend, but definitely not with the way he brings things.
/rant
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 08:28:49 UTC
Post #141235
Videogames have existed for more than 40 years, and violence has existed since the dawn of humanity.
Any theories that consider games the cause of irrational behaviour are wrong. There's also some confusion regarding the nature of videogames. There are violent games out there, sure. But a lot of others are not. Just like what happens with movies, songs, comics etc.
From what I know, violent games always have some sort of +18 or M rating. If kids can buy and play those games, it's not the game company's fault.
Any theories that consider games the cause of irrational behaviour are wrong. There's also some confusion regarding the nature of videogames. There are violent games out there, sure. But a lot of others are not. Just like what happens with movies, songs, comics etc.
From what I know, violent games always have some sort of +18 or M rating. If kids can buy and play those games, it's not the game company's fault.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 08:31:44 UTC
Post #141236
Videogames have existed for more than 40 years, and violence has existed since the dawn of humanity.Well said, and Amen!
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 08:37:25 UTC
Post #141237
I didn't get what this article was all about.
It was so messy.
I don't even know who this "Jonathan Swift" is..
Some guy got killed by a 14 year old gamer..
"Jonathan Swift" offers 10,000 $ to make some kind of a game..
Could some one explain, please? :S
It was so messy.
I don't even know who this "Jonathan Swift" is..
Some guy got killed by a 14 year old gamer..
"Jonathan Swift" offers 10,000 $ to make some kind of a game..
Could some one explain, please? :S
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 08:55:05 UTC
Post #141239
I don't even know who this "Jonathan Swift" is..YOU IDIOT!
You never heard of the book, "Gulliver's Travels".
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 08:58:12 UTC
Post #141240
what about Gustav Swift, the USA's #1 meat producer in the early 1920's... how come no one talks about him huh? HUH? well i can see that none of you care about the nations meat packing history!
*Dorian27 Storms Away
^pretend its purple
*Dorian27 Storms Away
^pretend its purple
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 09:40:36 UTC
Post #141246
Madcow: Jack Thompson is an attorney who has pretty much made it his life quest to prove that video games are evil.
Now he offers $10.000 to the one who makes that video game, named "A modest proposal".
Jonathan Swift was, as Mephs proclaimed, was some guy who wrote 'A modest proposal' which was a proposal for the rich English to eat the poor Irish.
Elon Yariv: Sssch. Elitist.
Now he offers $10.000 to the one who makes that video game, named "A modest proposal".
Jonathan Swift was, as Mephs proclaimed, was some guy who wrote 'A modest proposal' which was a proposal for the rich English to eat the poor Irish.
Elon Yariv: Sssch. Elitist.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 09:58:29 UTC
Post #141248
Elon Yariv: Sssch. Elitist.Man,you guys are dumb! Everybody knows how's Gulliver even the stupidest kids in my class...you guys only know how to do stuff with the computer(C++...ect) and spell!
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:04:57 UTC
Post #141250
Gulliver's TravelsNo, But I have heard of Gullivers resor.
ZL: Thx for explaining.
I also think video/PC games is a bit evil..
But, I enjoy them my self, but some people can't handle them and turns out to persons like that 14 years old killer.
But, I hope every one here on TWHL is smart enough, never to do that?
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:17:29 UTC
Post #141252
Hmm interesting topic...keep talking guy's...Im just re-loading shot gun... 
LeFtY post's while twitching and erratic shaking of the head (hearing voices)
LeFtY post's while twitching and erratic shaking of the head (hearing voices)
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:17:48 UTC
Post #141253
Elon yariv: Maybe cause the educational system in your petty country is shit and we learn useful stuff, not kids stories.
Video games affect people, obviosuly. But it does not make them rampant murderers. Mentally unstable people might become quite blood lusty by playing them, but not sane people. Also, age limits on video games are shite.
I don't believe a seven year old takes more damage from playing red alert than a twenty five year old.
It's up to the parents of said child to determine if the video game should be played by him/her.
...
</rant>
Video games affect people, obviosuly. But it does not make them rampant murderers. Mentally unstable people might become quite blood lusty by playing them, but not sane people. Also, age limits on video games are shite.
I don't believe a seven year old takes more damage from playing red alert than a twenty five year old.
It's up to the parents of said child to determine if the video game should be played by him/her.
...
</rant>
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:19:31 UTC
Post #141254
well said ZL
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:24:26 UTC
Post #141256
Video game are more helpfull then dangerous! I learnd english from video games.(and my english is good for if it wasn't I wouldn't be here)
And ZL books are more helpfull then C++ although that I never learnd who's Gulliver from school, it's just a thing you got to know. Also "Guliver's Travels" isn't a kids book, it was edited!!
And ZL books are more helpfull then C++ although that I never learnd who's Gulliver from school, it's just a thing you got to know. Also "Guliver's Travels" isn't a kids book, it was edited!!
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:29:05 UTC
Post #141260
Sad but true...the guys that flew the jets into the world trade center twin towers used Microsoft flight simulator to hone skills :
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:30:54 UTC
Post #141261
I don't believe a seven year old takes more damage from playing red alert than a twenty five year old.False, jounger kids are still learning, and they take in the info they see.
Some of them would think "Is this how it really is?"
And there it goes, they run around mad on the street!
Or, they just act strange cuz they have played that game.
Jounger kids could also get scared for life.
BUT, a NORMAL 25 year old person wouldn't.
He would know that, it's just a game.
That's why they put age limits.
Some of the limits is to high, some to low, but, the person/his parants should know if he is mature enough to play it.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:33:10 UTC
Post #141262
lefty, thats an example of using a talent for the wrong means. what you are saying is that these people used video games to help improve their flying skills. the objective of a flight sim is not to crash into building, it is the opposite.. lol, not everyone who uses a flight sim is going to crash into a building. otherwise the entire airforce would have destroyed the US by now.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:36:45 UTC
Post #141263
False, jounger kids are still learning, and they take in the info they see.Wrong! My brother and I watched everything we wanted to from the day we were born. We watched Transformers,G.I Joe,Conan,He-Man...ect Now my brother and I know how to draw(quite well)and we have lots of imagination and even more stuff that I don't remember.
Some of them would think "Is this how it really is?"
And there it goes, they run around mad on the street!
Or, they just act strange cuz they have played that game.
Jounger kids could also get scared for life.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:45:44 UTC
Post #141265
ok Dorian27..point taken...lol
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:52:16 UTC
Post #141267
ok Dorian27..point taken...lolsorry..off topic here lol, wanted to see if the quote thingy worked
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 10:55:27 UTC
Post #141268
There is an edit button! 
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 11:10:07 UTC
Post #141272
And you never made any use of it..
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 12:09:20 UTC
Post #141284
Wrong! My brother and I watched everything we wanted to from the day we were born. We watched Transformers,G.I Joe,Conan,He-Man...ect Now my brother and I know how to draw(quite well)and we have lots of imagination and even more stuff that I don't remember.That's because you're smarter than normal kids!
I bet we all are!
We're a bunsh of smartasses!
That's why we can make maps and speak english!
But there is a normal kid out there, that thinks that gaming is the reality.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 16:30:11 UTC
Post #141345
Man,you guys are dumb! Everybody knows how's Gulliver even the stupidest kids in my class...you guys only know how to do stuff with the computer(C++...ect) and spell!Lies! I can make coffee! And babymaking, I know how to do that. And...yeah.
I made a reply to that joystiq article. JT is quite the hypocrite. His "I'll donate to charity if you make this game" is a stupid way to frame developers. Noone'll make it, so he won't give the money away, then he can go "omg! bad people dont want money to go to charity! let's ban videogames!" =/
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-13 21:06:26 UTC
Post #141389
madcow
now, check out the latest news post at CAD, and laugh. I really want to find that game
Some guy got killed by a 14 year old gamer..no, no one has yet been killed by a 14 year old gamer, thats just the plot that Jack Tompson proposed to be made into a videogame.
now, check out the latest news post at CAD, and laugh. I really want to find that game
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-14 09:46:44 UTC
Post #141468
I played quake with my brother when I was small.
And I know more people how did.
And I know more people how did.
But there is a normal kid out there, that thinks that gaming is the reality.Then he's not normal, and has never been.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-14 10:42:20 UTC
Post #141485
The weird thing is all the kids I met(in my life) aren't normal! 
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-14 11:28:13 UTC
Post #141499
@Chickenfist: umm, sorry, I didn't mean Normal I meaned not normal.
A kid could, as I said, take what he sees in very strange ways.
But not every one.
A kid could, as I said, take what he sees in very strange ways.
But not every one.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-17 15:12:44 UTC
Post #142048
http://joystiq.com/entry/123400010306274wow, that was a waste of space. Its like asking santa's address. Your not going to stop video gaming, simple.
4/
I don't really have much opinion on this topic. And how is the meager gesture of $10,000 going to temp companys when 1)Way more money is donated than that as it is 2)why spend millions and millions on development when they can just donate the 10 grand themselves and 3)no company is going to take that offer because no one will buy it.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-19 18:05:47 UTC
Post #142447
UPDATE!:
After several companies and mod teams offered to make the game, he backed down saying it was a joke. Even better, two comic artist(Penny arcade) have donated the money, under Jack's name.
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000743063662/ Jack's lie
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000627063759 Penny Arcade
After several companies and mod teams offered to make the game, he backed down saying it was a joke. Even better, two comic artist(Penny arcade) have donated the money, under Jack's name.
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000743063662/ Jack's lie
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000627063759 Penny Arcade
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-19 18:10:12 UTC
Post #142448
What an idiot! Never make offers you can't forfill! 
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-20 01:30:18 UTC
Post #142462
Guess what. Thompson's attempting to shut down Penny Arcade. Clicky.
This guy is a moron. He's not helping his cause by resulting to immature name calling, and wild, false claims.
This guy is a moron. He's not helping his cause by resulting to immature name calling, and wild, false claims.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-20 02:44:58 UTC
Post #142467
Haha, just read a couple of linked articles. This guy's a lunatic. His letters look like hoaxes to me.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-20 06:07:58 UTC
Post #142491
um pic isent working
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-20 07:54:36 UTC
Post #142510
I want that Jack Thompson shirt.. t'would be neat.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-20 08:18:24 UTC
Post #142512
I'd say we make a mod in wich, how surprisingly, you are jack thompson and you have to fight the evil game industrie . Il be happy to model a couple of models and weapons.
. Il be happy to model a couple of models and weapons.
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-20 10:35:59 UTC
Post #142531
Modeling...I want to know how to model,skin,code so much! My dream is to remake all of doom1's monsters but in models and give them AI!
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-20 14:24:51 UTC
Post #142573
How about a game where all the bad guys are Jack Thompson and you have to kill them all
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