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Jack Thompson Weighs In On Hot CoffeeGate

Posted by Zonk on from the so-tired-of-it dept.

Gamespot is reporting that Jack Thompson, the anti-gaming crusader, has weighed in on the Rockstar/ESRB situation. His message is, essentially, that the ESA is a criminal organization run by a thug. From the article: "Doug Lowenstein embarrasses each and every one of you when he holds forth about what the 'Founders' intended when they drafted the Bill of Rights [the first 10 amendments to the Constitution]. For Doug, the Founders are GTA's Tommy Vercetti and Carl Johnson. Doug never met a pixilated prostitute he didn't like, and I'm sure James Madison would be impressed."

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  1. ID: 10-T by Safety+Cap · · Score: 4, Informative

    From the article...

    Addressed to an assortment of developers and publishers ranging from Electronic Arts to id Software, the latter of which Thompson partly blames for the Columbine massacre, ~. [emphasis mine]

    Okay, we're through--nothing more to see here. Thompson 'partly' blames id for Columbine. Jee-zus

    Thompson is a friggin idiot and his opinions are worth as much as a pinch of owl-shite. id was not responsible for Columbine in any way: Eric Harris and Klebold Dylan's parents were responsible, if you consider that they were both minors (if you believe that they were adult 'enough', then they alone had the responsibility).

    The fact that Thompson can't even get that right, leads little to his credibility on anything else.

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    Yeah, right.
  2. It's both by scribblej · · Score: 2, Informative

    I have tried the mod "both ways." The original mod did several things: it unlocked the flag, AND it replaced Rockstar's skins for the hot coffee with naked chicks. In Rockstar's code, they are clothed. It also sets you up to be dating all the girls in the game from the get-go, and it changes things so you get invited in for "coffee" after *every* date.

    There is a newer version of the mod (which still was out well before this scandal) which only sets the flag. The girls remain clothed in the hot coffee scenes, you must still meet and woo the girls, and they'll only invite you in if you did well enough on the date.

    So both stories are true.