Marriage Proposal via Atari 2600?

TheAlchemist writes "Ever think about using a video game to propose to your (hopefully) wife-to-be? One of the forum members on AtariAge has, and he's planning on using an Atari 2600 to display a proposal message on-screen in the middle of a game! Paul Slocum (author of the upcoming Homestar Runner RPG game) has offered his services to modify Donkey Kong so that when the first level is completed, a proposal message will be displayed on-screen. AtariAge will build the cartridge free of charge, and the only remaining missing piece is the custom label! Tim is holding a label design contest for his marriage proposal cart, the winner of which will receive a $25 gift certificate in the AtariAge Store. The contest runs until April 17th, and you can learn all the details and how you can participate by stopping by the AtariAge Contests Forum." There's already at least one creatively-designed illustration entered into the competition.

Comments

I bet you can cut the tension with a knife...

[bergeron76]

The anticipation of having to propose is bad enough, just imagine the anticipation of knowing that you HAVE TO BEAT LEVEL 1 in order to even get TO THE PROPOSAL.

Of course, if he couldn't beat level 1, she probably wouldn't want to be with him anyway.

Aside from the anticipation factor, this is going to be a GREAT event. I hope they post the outcome here on /....

What's with the player hating?

[mystereys]

Why are there so many comments about women not being able to play games? There are a lot of women who are really good. For me, it would be a very sad day if I couldn't get past level 1 of any game. (And yes, I am of the female persuasion.)
For those of you with girlfriends/spouses/significant others: maybe if you hand the controller to your ladies once in a while, they'll be able to play better.