Surprise found in "Ten Pin Alley" game disc......

[stevejs@att.net (Steven J. Sheridan)]

Those who are no doubt wondering why I am posting this to both Sega
video game newsgroups and to a computer newsgroup, hang on for a minute
and it will become crystal clear to you....

Nathan Mates has been active on comp.sys.apple2 for a number of years
now.  He's also a programmer either by trade or by hobby.  I don't know
him personally so I don't know which it is, but that fact really doesn't
matter.  He's been nothing but a major pain in the butt to just about
everyone in the Apple 2 newsgroup.  Many people have left that newsgroup
permanently because of him and his cronies.  He acts as the
self-proclaimed leader of that group (although that group is not
moderated), and he even went to great lengths to put his Apple 2 FAQ
where those whom he doesn't personally like can not enter to download
it.  His name also appears in the credits of the Saturn game "Ten Pin
Alley", a bowling game.  

Imagine my surprise and total shock today, when putting that game disc
into my computer to see if there were any playable redbook audio files
on it--a readme folder appears at the end of the list of game files.
Upon opening it, I soon saw that it contains NOTHING BUT Bible verses in
plain text format (also viewable in Quicktime).  What a goddamm
hypocrite you are, Nathan Mates.  I don't make this accusation lightly.
I'm *quite* sure you are the one responsble for this as I know all about
your religious background and general Bible thumping from
comp.sys.apple2.  Why am I so sure YOU did this?  Because I seriously
doubt a game company like ASC Games would voluntarily put Bible verses
(ones that stress Christiantity above all else, no less) into *any* of
their game discs.  Whether or not these verses show up during the
gameplay is totally beside the point.  The point is, I bought a video
game, not a license for you to preach at me or at anyone else.  If I
were ASC Games, I would have fired you from the project for doing such a
thoughtless act.  If I feel so motivated, I might just write them a nice
letter myself telling them exactly what you did.

Being that I happen to have this game on both Saturn and PlayStation
discs, the Saturn one will be immediately sold because of what you did.
Did you honestly think that no one was going to find out about this
little secret?!

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