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Waiting For Hasselhoff

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sexy-beach-man-meets-unknowable-horror dept.

Gamasutra has another in its series of articles about games from Schadenfreude Interactive. The highly unusual developer has gained acclaim for its Cthulu Karts title, and the Gamasutra site looks at what it was like getting mega-star David Hasselhoff to do voice work for their game. From the article: "When we heard Mr. Hasselhoff would be in nearby Frankfurt for an appearance, we jumped at the chance to have him record a few lines. Crispin was somehow able to get Mr. Hasselhoff's agent to agree. How he was able to explain what Cthulhu were, and why they were racing karts, I do not know (I will tell you, though --Cthulhu are a race of hideous godlike trans-dimensional monsters created by author H.P. Lovecraft. They are racing karts because, well, karting games were popular at the time)."

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  1. Idea for next /. Poll: by Trogre · · Score: 4, Funny
    How do you pronounce Cthulhu?

    1. Cuh-thoo-loo
    2. Cloo-thoo
    3. Cuh-loo-loo
    4. Cuh-thu-luh
    5. Cuk-koo
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    1. Re:Idea for next /. Poll: by Qzukk · · Score: 4, Funny

      How do you pronounce Cthulhu?

      No-one knows the true pronunciation of this elder god's name, for those unfortunate enough to stumble upon it, invariably utter it aloud, resulting in the summoning of this dread being to the mortal realm, whereupon it devours the souls of anyone nearby.

      That said, I prefer 1) Cuh-thoo-loo

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    2. Re:Idea for next /. Poll: by Megane · · Score: 5, Funny
      8. Cuh-boi-neel

      (You insensitive clods)

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  2. Can't resist by dtfinch · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hooked on a Feeling - David Hasselhoff

  3. still laughing by shaitand · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seriously, how massive a fit of laughter did hearing of Hasselhoff called a 'mega-star' send you into?

  4. Re:Cthulhu Is... by Lendrick · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Cthulhu are a race..."

    No no. Cthulu Karts is a race.