Space Giraffedeveloper and notorious industry whingebag Jeff Minter has been hard at work on a new game that he is hoping to pitch to Activision. Not really, but his idea forVideo Game Herocould be a pretty good prospect nonetheless. Surely anything would be better thanSpace Giraffe.
“Someone should doVideo Game Hero: You pretend to play games with no real skill in using a rubbish plastic joystick and set to cheesy music,” states theJames Seth Lynchlookalike.
Brilliant idea, and oh-so witty satire, Mr. Minter. Let me also pitch aHerogame of my own that I’ve been working on with the boys in the lab. We call itJeff Minter Hero: You pretend to develop games by throwing psychedelic colors and Internet memes at players and thenthrow a temper tantrumwhen nobody wants to buy your weird, stupid bullsh*t.
