The memorability of both Star Wars and Raiders is a factor of time and how much both have penetrated Western culture. The themes from both have been played, parodied, and imitated a thousand times over the last two decades.
That may be part of the reason why those themes are so memorable, but in twenty years I will still not be able to hum the opening to The Two Towers.
Anyone remember ROB, the robotic operating buddy for the original Nintendo? There was a whopping two games that supported the little pile of plastic, but he's unique enough to mention.
Damages estimated at $500,000, for stealing the "equivalent" of 10,000 roms (some of the ROMS were MUCH bigger than the standard 3k.) FUNET will need to provide full payment directly to the RIAA, who will use the money to make sure this doesn't happen in the future.
The game uses actual Australian detention center layouts, and simulates things like the exact time that meals occur and "episodic violence".
So games where you mow down armies of monsters with imaginary weapons will poison our childrens minds, but a game that teaches you to escape from real prisons gets government funding? What a wacky world we live in.
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That may be part of the reason why those themes are so memorable, but in twenty years I will still not be able to hum the opening to The Two Towers.
Anyone remember ROB, the robotic operating buddy for the original Nintendo? There was a whopping two games that supported the little pile of plastic, but he's unique enough to mention.
Damages estimated at $500,000, for stealing the "equivalent" of 10,000 roms (some of the ROMS were MUCH bigger than the standard 3k.) FUNET will need to provide full payment directly to the RIAA, who will use the money to make sure this doesn't happen in the future.
So games where you mow down armies of monsters with imaginary weapons will poison our childrens minds, but a game that teaches you to escape from real prisons gets government funding? What a wacky world we live in.