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

[ebrownXYZ@pacifier.com (Ed Brown)]

>Nathan Mates

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>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?!

The above post surprised me quite a bit. It does seem extremely odd in today's 
society for such an addition to a game...even if it is a hidden one. My 2 
cents on the subject is as follows. Like the above writer, I get pissed off 
when someone else tells me how to live/think/beleive. I don't want some robed 
old guy, a 2000 year old book, or anything else, full of BS stories intended 
to teach morality thrust upon me. That said...if the data is NOT part of the 
game, and does not appear while playing (apprently it only pops up when 
digging around on it with a 'puter), who cares!?!?!?!?! Not I. For all I care, 
if it has -no- effect on the gameplay, they can have the Satanic Verses, 
Koran, Torah, yada yada on the disc. I know if there was a -GREAT- game, let's 
say...Radiant Silvergun. -ANY- kind of weird data (once again, assuming it is 
hidden, and not apparent in the game), no matter -HOW- offensive, would NOT 
stop me from buying the game. I may write the company a nasty letter, or some 
similar action, but in the end, it's still a great game, that I enjoy. Why 
deny myself the pleasure of playing it, just because some wacko puts hidden 
files on the disc? 

At any rate, everyone's opinion is their own, and that's fine. If it is for 
sale, I may be interested. LMK if it is complete, original, and in good 
condition,

Jason