Famicom Vandals Hit Scottish Church

Thanks to the Gaming Age messageboard for pointing to a local Scottish news story describing a church in Aberdeen bizarrely daubed with a Nintendo-related slogan. According to the story, "Paint was splashed all over the church's front door and the phrase 'The Famicom' was scrawled in foot-high writing on the wall." Although the story says that "Police have confirmed they are searching for the culprits - but are unable to shed any light on the meaning of 'The Famicom'", readers may have some idea of the word's origin, although perhaps not the motive for the attack.

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Unable to Shed Any Light?

[Gleng]

"Police have confirmed they are searching for the culprits - but are unable to shed any light on the meaning of 'The Famicom'"

Surely they can manage to type something into a search engine?

This Google search pulls up over 200,000 results!

Re:Unable to Shed Any Light?

[Inda]

The UK police are stupid. I've had much first hand dealing with them and this is my conclusion.

Not only is their sense of humour removed on the first day of police training school, but their manners and common sense are removed too. They are turned into power tools with one objective: Be difficult.

There was a burglary a few weeks ago in a house that backs onto my garden. Exactly one week later the police, in their helpful and efficient way, asked me if I'd seen anything. A week later! I ask you...

UK police? Don't make me laugh.

Re:Unable to Shed Any Light?

[laughing_badger]

There was a burglary a few weeks ago in a house that backs onto my garden. Exactly one week later the police, in their helpful and efficient way, asked me if I'd seen anything. A week later! I ask you...

... and I answer. That would be because most peoples routines are the same from week to week and hence this is one of the best times to ask for information. The same is done with reconstructions.

Y'know, from my experience, if you approach the police as if they are just regular guys then you get treated really well by them. Ever considered that you might have a chip on your shoulder?

prints

[joFFeman]

if they can't lift any good fingerprints from the crime scene, they should be on the lookout for a guy sporting a powerglove. it's so bad.

Next Time:

[Gothic_Walrus]

It always sucks when people do this. Still, if they're going to do it again, I've got a better slogan for them...

Now You're Painting With Power!

Famicom wasnt a UK brand anyway

[carndearg]

I dont think the early Nintendo consoles were ever sold in the UK under the "Famicom" brand. As I remember the 8 bit Famicom was sold as the "Nintendo control deck" and the Super Famicom was just sold as the "Super Nintendo Entertainment System", or SNES. So it seems our Scottish vandals are collectors of exotic retro imports.

If I were the police...

[sebi]

...I'd pay a visit to Acclaim Headquarters as soon as possible. Vandalism would be the logical next step in their marketing strategy.

famicon

[bigbigbison]

If only the police had access to some kind of engine designed for searching. A sort of searching engine, if you will. Then they could type this mysterious word "famicon" in the searching engine and find what the word meant...

Re:famicon

[IM6100]

Why would it matter 'what the word means'?

It could have the word 'Porterhouse Steak' on it and the reason for the vandalism would be just as senseless.

It could have the word 'Reckless' on it, and a dictionary opened to the page where 'reckless' appears and the word 'reckless' underlined lying on the ground near the vandalism, and it would be just as senseless.

This is just juvenile vandalism. Boring, etc.

They painted it on a church??

[Chester K]

They were probably upset that, indeed, sorry Mario, the savior was in another castle.