Humor in Games?

commiesubverter writes "Slate.com has an article up about humor in games. It's a decent summary of where the gaming industry has been and is going with its humor. From the article: 'Comedy is typically marginalized into background sight gags and interstitial cut scenes. Even games that generally strive to be funny incorporate humor into window dressing: In Grand Theft Auto, you can sow mayhem while listening to a mock-NPR that's broadcasting a roundtable discussion on violence.'"

Comments

This would be fun..

[Anonymous Coward]

A game where you wantonly kill towelheads. Those animals aren't worthy of breathing American air anyway. And what about them fucking eurotrash? A game where you run over eurotrash would be funny.

America... fuck yeah!

Re:This would be fun..

[Le Marteau]

A game where you wantonly kill towelheads. Already been done. It's called "Operation Iraqi Freedom" by Bush! It's the best! And it has the best force-feedback hardware in the industry! They can shoot back, and you actuall feel it! Yee ha!

Re:Lucasarts Adventures

[Anonymous Coward]

What about a funny game where the aim is to kill Iraqi children? That would be both fun and educational.

If you're an anti-social nerd living in your parents basement, despair not. There will be a draft, and you will be able to rape iranian poontang. Yeah, pussy for your sorry Libertarian nerdy ass.

Burn USA, burn.

Mario

[Zorilla]

For some reason, I find the original NES Super Mario Brothers jump sound to be hilarious. "Bleeeeeeeeee!" Hopefully that doesn't make me retarded or anything.

Similarly, the sound the 1-wood makes when you miss the ball while swinging in Lee Trevino's Fighting Gold is extremely funny to me.