Grand Theft Auto - The cream of British Humour
The Starglider
Well, I think the header says it all. I think that Grand Theft Auto
shows exactly how the british are the masters of humour, as well as
programming (over a third of programmers in the world are british).
I can nly think of a couple of games that impressed me that didn't come
from Britain. Quake I and II, Terminator:Future Shock, Fade to Black
(french game), and... er... well that's all I can think of right now.
In britain: Most 8 bit games of the Eighties, I-War, both Tomb Raider
Games, Destruction Derby I and II, Actua Soccer, Both Wipeout games...
the list goes on.
Just my 4 pence worth.
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David Mackintosh
In article <jHfWTFAo...@thespian.demon.co.uk>, The Starglider
<starg...@thespian.d.c.u> writes
>Well, I think the header says it all. I think that Grand Theft Auto
>shows exactly how the british are the masters of humour, as well as
>programming (over a third of programmers in the world are british).
>
>I can nly think of a couple of games that impressed me that didn't come
>from Britain. Quake I and II, Terminator:Future Shock, Fade to Black
>(french game), and... er... well that's all I can think of right now.
>
>In britain: Most 8 bit games of the Eighties, I-War, both Tomb Raider
>Games, Destruction Derby I and II, Actua Soccer, Both Wipeout games...
>the list goes on.
>
>Just my 4 pence worth.
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David Mackintosh
Flintshire, Wales
Brant Rusch
> Well, I think the header says it all. I think that Grand Theft Auto
> shows exactly how the british are the masters of humour, as well as
> programming (over a third of programmers in the world are british).
Hmmm.....I don't know how Grand Theft Auto is humorous in any direct
sense...
Sure, you gotta be a little sick to enjoy it....and its a novel idea, but I
wouldn't call it
funny in any one sense...
> In britain: Most 8 bit games of the Eighties, I-War, both Tomb Raider
> Games, Destruction Derby I and II, Actua Soccer, Both Wipeout games...
> the list goes on.
Yay. Go Britain.
your point?
Brant
Marc Levin
In article <01bd1f80$cecda320$34a0b8cd@default>, Brant Rusch
<Ru...@ix.netcom.com> writes
>Hmmm.....I don't know how Grand Theft Auto is humorous in any direct
>sense...
>Sure, you gotta be a little sick to enjoy it....and its a novel idea, but I
>wouldn't call it
>funny in any one sense...
Eh? It's hilarious!
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Marco Verhoeven
On 12 Jan 1998 17:40:39 GMT, "Brant Rusch" <Ru...@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:
>> Well, I think the header says it all. I think that Grand Theft Auto
>> shows exactly how the british are the masters of humour, as well as
>> programming (over a third of programmers in the world are british).
>
>Hmmm.....I don't know how Grand Theft Auto is humorous in any direct
>sense...
>Sure, you gotta be a little sick to enjoy it....and its a novel idea, but I
>wouldn't call it
>funny in any one sense...
I agree, i didn't laugh at all when I ran down the complete Hare
Krisna gang and those big red letters 'BONUS' flashed on the screen.
GTA funny? It's hysterical!
Marco
--
"It's always funny until someone gets hurt...
and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!"
ch...@murrayandsons.com
Marco Verhoeven wrote:
>
> I agree, i didn't laugh at all when I ran down the complete Hare
> Krisna gang and those big red letters 'BONUS' flashed on the screen.
>
> GTA funny? It's hysterical!
>
> Marco
>
> --
> "It's always funny until someone gets hurt...
> and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!"
I wonder about british driving... first carmageddon then this...
In the US we are too busy actually acting out road rage
to take the time to slow down and program it...
The Starglider
In article <34BEFA...@murrayandsons.com>, ch...@murrayandsons.com
writes
David Richards
Can anybody suggest a US Mailorder vendor who carries GTA?
I've tried most of the local (Chicago) retail stores, and they don't stock
it, though they have plenty of copies of Carmaggedon and Redneck Rampage,
so it's not like they have a problem with ACS's products or violence...
In article <XzQbuGAR...@thespian.demon.co.uk>,
ch...@murrayandsons.com
David Richards wrote:
>
> Can anybody suggest a US Mailorder vendor who carries GTA?
>
> I've tried most of the local (Chicago) retail stores, and they don't stock
> it, though they have plenty of copies of Carmaggedon and Redneck Rampage,
> so it's not like they have a problem with ACS's products or violence...
>
I am only posting this because someone asked. We will not post
unsolicited prices and advertisements in non-business newsgroups.
We have...
http://www.murrayandsons.com/software
right now its $36.50 plus $5.00 shipping.
We have some in stock as of this evening.
You can order it securely online.
The reason they do not yet carry it is... its a British game that has
yet to be released in the USA.
Thanks.
Sorry if this bothers anyone, but it seemed appropriate...