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'Over 30' Section For Games Stores?

Posted by Zonk on from the early-20s-soldiers-not-old-enough-to-play-violent-games dept.

A New York law introduced by Representative Keith Wright seeks just that, a section for gaming stores that keeps 'violent games' under lock and key, and is accessible only to people over 30. The law is one of two poorly-thought pieces of legislation being considered by New York state's legal system. From the 1up article: "The history of the courts striking down such legislation goes just about as far back as politicians who attempt to bolster their own image by capitalizing on the public fear and hysteria over the bogeyman of video gaming. It's interesting to note that recently, courts have begun penalizing entities who purposely waste their time with attempts at passing frivolous and unconstitutional anti-videogame legislation. You'd think might deter motions like [these] somewhat, wouldn't you?" Update: 01/19 04:10 GMT by Z : As ahecht points out in the comments 1up has things wrong here. There is only one bill, and it restricts violent games from being sold to those under 18 only. Line 5 of the bill's text is the section in question.

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  1. Featuring the new EA Title by darth_MALL · · Score: 5, Funny

    GTHOML2007 (Get The Hell Off My Lawn)

    1. Re:Featuring the new EA Title by IdahoEv · · Score: 4, Funny

      This would be a hysterical MMORPG. You can either play a leathery old grandpa sitting on his porch swing with a shotgun or a 13-year-old street punk with staples in his ears and a spraypaint can.

      Punks gain EXP for tagging houses and retirement centers.

      Gramps characters get EXP for filling punks' asses with high velocity rock salt.

      I like! Who wants to join the development team?

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    2. Re:Featuring the new EA Title by kd5ujz · · Score: 3, Funny

      I was thinking more along the lines of, Mortgage 2.0, or SUVTurismo.

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  2. Small, dirty room behind the beaded curtain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Featuring adult-themed games like:

    Prostate Kong
    Ligament Hunter
    Early Bird Buffet 2142
    Need For Slow: Cataract

  3. Re:Mod parent up, +1 insightful. by WobindWonderdog · · Score: 4, Funny

    In life, there's no reset button or checkpoints. But I can't wait for the expansion pack!
  4. Look at the bright side.. by mad_psych0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    At least the violent online games wouldn't be full of 12-year-old griefers =)

  5. The headline tricked me by snookums · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought some game store was introducing an "over 30" section so that grumpy old men like me could go buy our copies of Brain Age and refurb wood-grain Atari 2600s without having to deal with all those pesky kids. I clicked to find the location this trigenarian utopia but alas it was not to be.

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  6. Oh, now I'll need a fake by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    ID to buy Ultra Porn. -Professor Hubert Farnsworth

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  7. Re:Mod parent up, +1 insightful. by iminplaya · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, there's a reset button. You just gotta hit it really hard. Oh, wait, maybe that was the "off" button.

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  8. Re:I would understand 21, but 30? by iminplaya · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think they should make 'em wait until they're 65. And only sell them by perscription, covered by medicare of course.

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