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'A Modest Video Game Proposal' is the title of an open letter sent by activist/former attorney Jack Thompson to members of the press and to Entertainment Software Association president Doug Lowenstein on October 10, 2005. He proposed that, if someone could 'create, manufacture, distribute, and sell a video game in 2006' that allows players to play the scenario he has written, in which the character kills video game developers, he will donate $10,000 to the charity of former Take-Two Interactive chairman Paul Eibeler's choosing.^[1] The title of the letter alludes to Jonathan Swift's 18th-century satire essay A Modest Proposal.

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Thompson stated that he thought such a game would never be made because developers would be afraid to 'train' people to kill them. He was unaware that Running with Scissors had already released a commercial first-person shooter, Postal 2, in which the player could massacre the employees of Running with Scissors, including its CEO, Vince Desi, and actor Gary Coleman. Before that, some games had the game company buildings as Easter eggs, sometimes destroyable by the player (for example, MechWarrior 2 features the Activision headquarters in some levels), and Doom II even had the player essentially kill id Software co-founder John Romero in the final boss battle of the game.

The 'Modest Proposal'[edit]

Jack Thompson wrote a letter that describes a game whose protagonist is Osaki Kim, the father of a high school boy beaten to death with a baseball bat by a 14-year-old gamer who played a game about beating people to death with a bat. The game intro shows the court session where the killer is sentenced to 'only' life in prison.^[1]

Osaki Kim then swears vengeance, and gets weapons, 'even baseball bats. Especially baseball bats.' Kim goes to Long Island to kill Paula Eibel, the CEO of Take This, the company that made the 'murder simulator on which his son's killer trained', along with her husband and kids, then urinates on their severed brain stems (as in Postal 2). (Take This is a parody of the name Take-Two Interactive, whose developers created the games Grand Theft Auto, Bully, and Manhunt, all of which are games which Jack Thompson lobbied against.) Kim then kills the lawyers of Blank, Stare, the Philadelphia law firm that defended Take This, 'with singer Jackson Browne's 1980's hit Lawyers in Love blaring.' Kim then destroys high-tech video arcades called GameWerks. Lastly, he goes to E3 on its opening at May 10, 2006, destroying all video game industry execs in 'one final, monstrously delicious rampage'.^[1]

Along the way, Kim steals supplies from Best Buy, Circuit City, Target and Walmart stores, and roughs up store managers and clerks, yelling 'You should have checked kids' IDs!'^[1]

Defamation of Character: A Jack Thompson Murder Simulator[edit]

A group of modders known as the Fighting Hellfish (the name is taken from an episode of The Simpsons) had released exactly one week prior a mod for the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, called Defamation of Character: A Jack Thompson Murder Simulator.^[2] The mod features Jack Thompson himself acting out a remarkably similar scenario, at one point even assassinating Doug Lowenstein. Acting under hypnosis, Thompson moonlights as Banman and takes to the streets in his 'Bannedwagon' to destroy the entire shipment of Rockstar's Bully before it reaches distribution. Jack later assassinates Janet Reno after thwarting her coup, which forces him to confront the realization that his time spent researching violent games has turned him into his own 'Manchurian Candidate'. Although the team never asked him to donate the money, Thompson refused to when he discovered that the game existed. Initially he claimed that the game did not meet his criteria but later claimed that his proposal was satire and said that he would not donate the $10,000.^{[citation needed]}

Thompson argued that the game had to be released in 2006, that Paul Eibeler had yet to pick a charity, and that the game had to be released by a company, not thrown together by 'anyone in a garage'. Despite his former claim that his proposal was satire, he claimed the offer was still valid, and that only the description of the scenario was satire, the offer to donate money was real.^[3]

I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator[edit]

In response to the 'Modest Proposal', a team '[c]onsisting of 3 alcoholics and a foreign exchange student' formed a company called Thompsonsoft and created I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator in January 2006.^{[4][better source needed]}

The game is based on the description of the 'Modest Proposal', and features seven weapons.^[5] The story follows a disgruntled father of a killing victim who takes his revenge upon the games industry, which he blames for 'training' the man who killed his son. The father begins a spree of murders in retaliation, attacking the offices of Take This, who made the game, and killing the chairman Paula Eibel and her family. The father then begins a road trip across the states, back to Los Angeles, then assaulting the law firm Blank, Stare who represent Take This and various gaming arcades and games stores before arriving at E3 and completing a 'monstrously delicious rampage' on the participants.^[6] Thompson argued that the game industry would never make such a game, in which the targets are virtual representations of themselves, for fear of turning players into their own killers. Jack Thompson later claimed that the game did not come close to his proposal, although other than the fact that former Take-Two Interactive CEO Paul Eibeler has not officially picked a charity, he has not gone into detail as to what parts of his proposal are yet to be satisfied. He also announced that 'the attorneys for these idiots will be contacted.'^[7]

Penny Arcade[edit]

On October 17, 2005, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins of Penny Arcade donated the promised $10,000 to charity on Jack Thompson's behalf. Krahulik and Holkins donated the money, under Thompson's name, to the Entertainment Software Association Foundation,^[8] the charitable arm of the Entertainment Software Association. Thompson e-mailed both Penny Arcade and Joystiq, who ran a story about the donation, demanding that the articles be taken down 'or else.' The check was presented to the ESA Foundation at an ESAF fundraising dinner in San Francisco; in its memo line was written: 'For Jack Thompson Because Jack Thompson Won't'.^[9]

In retaliation, Jack Thompson faxed a letter to Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, requesting assistance in halting the activities of Krahulik and Holkins. In his letter, he described how personnel within Penny Arcade were harassing him: the sale of an 'I Hate Jack Thompson' shirt and frequent postings on their website where they allegedly admitted to harassment.^[10]

According to GameSpot,^[11] as of 9:55a.m. PDT October 18, 2005, the Seattle Police Department had not received Thompson's fax, which at that point had been sent to GameSpot, Penny Arcade, and other sites. Thompson emailed GameSpot, claiming that he had fixed the URL for Penny Arcade (which was incorrect in the original fax) and faxed the letter, commenting, 'They have it now.' Thompson also told GameSpot that he was not a 'pixelated piñata in a game.' He ended by saying that the 'moral midgets' at Penny Arcade had chosen 'the wrong target' and 'I've been at this longer than he has.' These vague threats have been deemed 'nothing to worry about' by Penny Arcade. The Seattle Police Department confirmed to GameSpot on October 21 that they had received a complaint from Thompson.^[12]

On October 21, 2005, Thompson claimed to have sent a letter to John McKay, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, in an attempt to get the FBI involved. Thompson reiterated his claims of 'extortion' and accuses Penny Arcade of using 'their Internet site and various other means to encourage and solicit criminal harassment'.^[13]Penny Arcade denies the charge of 'extortion', noting that they paid the $10,000 to charity, and are asking nothing in return.^{[citation needed]}

Thompson also contacted the office of Washington State Legislature Representative Mary Lou Dickerson, and her office confirms they asked John McKay to look into the matter. Thompson has not clarified how he is being 'extorted,' but accuses Penny Arcade's Mike Krahulik of soliciting Florida Bar complaints against him through Mike posting the Florida Bar's link on Penny Arcade's website.^{[citation needed]} The link, however, is in a post asking fans to stop sending letters to the Bar because the Bar is fully aware of the current situation.^[12]

On October 27, 2005, the Seattle PD acknowledged receipt of Thompson's complaint, although after the initial reading of the letter they noted that the complaint appeared to be a civil, rather than criminal matter. They passed the letter on to the chief of their criminal investigations bureau for review.^[14]

Joystiq[edit]

On April 4, 2006, Thompson commented on the online gaming blog Joystiq, suggesting a game in which the editors and writers for the blog were murdered. Thompson claimed that being targeted would let the writers know what it felt like to be a police officer or a woman after the release of Grand Theft Auto.

Instead, Joystiq actively challenged its readers to develop such a game over the course of several weeks, running a contest with a prize of merchandise as incentive. Photographs of each staff member were provided.^[15]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdSaunderson, Matt (October 10, 2005). 'Attorney Proposes Violent Game'. GameCube Advanced. Advanced Media Network. Archived from the original on October 30, 2005.
2. ^'News - Defamation of Character: A JTMS'. hellfish.gtajunkies.com. Fighting Hellfish. October 3, 2005. Archived from the original on April 20, 2006.
3. ^Healey, Rick (January 11, 2006). 'Interview with Jack Thompson'. Netjak. Archived from the original on February 12, 2006.
4. ^'Oh no you, di-in't!'. slutbear.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2006. Retrieved February 21, 2006.
5. ^'Thompsonsoft Presents: I'm OK!'. imokgame.com. Thompsonsoft. Archived from the original on February 9, 2006.
6. ^'The Modest Proposal'. imokgame.com. Thompsonsoft. Archived from the original on February 9, 2006.
7. ^McCaulley, Dennis (February 5, 2006). 'New Game Designed Around Jack Thompson's 'Modest Proposal''. GamePolitics.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020 – via LiveJournal.
8. ^'ESA Foundation'. TheESA.com. Entertainment Software Association. Archived from the original on January 19, 2011.
9. ^Krahulik, Mike (October 17, 2005). 'Yack Thompson'. Penny Arcade. Archived from the original on August 28, 2006.
10. ^McCaulley, Dennis (October 18, 2005). 'Will Seattle's Finest Be Raiding Penny Arcade?'. GamePolitics.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006 – via LiveJournal.
11. ^Sinclair, Brendan; Feldman, Curt (October 18, 2005). 'Thompson attacks Penny Arcade; seeks arrests'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006.
12. ^ ^abSinclair, Brendan (October 21, 2005). 'Thompson goes federal with Penny Arcade feud'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 25, 2006.
13. ^McCaulley, Dennis (October 21, 2005). 'No End in Sight to Penny Arcade Saga; Thompson Turns to Feds'. GamePolitics.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2006 – via LiveJournal.
14. ^Sinclair, Brendan (October 27, 2005). 'Seattle police pass on Penny Arcade flap'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 16, 2006.
15. ^Miller, Ross (April 5, 2006). 'Kill Joystiq, win swag [Update 4]'. Joystiq. Archived from the original on April 10, 2006.

Editor's Note: This article has been edited since its original publication to reflect a correction in ambiguous description of the Penny Arcade and Ctrl+Alt+Del webcomics.

Lost in the internet's endless march to the end of the world is an unfortunate artistic genre that permeated online video game culture in the mid-2000s: webcomics. Remember video game webcomics? Perhaps you don't because you're either too young or have undergone years of therapy to block out the memories, so here's a refresher: long before GamerGate erupted into an immense pile of s*** that would stain the internet forever, online gaming culture in the mid-2000s was flooded with incredibly, yet inexplicably popular webcomics that seemed to all touch on the same topics: the 'Are Video Games Art?' debate, Jack Thompson hate, and manic pixie dream girl boobs.

These comics all seemed to feature three main characters: the protagonist, a stand-in for the author who is portrayed in the comic as a wacky genius who spontaneously combusts at the sight of a tit, his straight-man best friend who inexplicably puts up with his nonsense, and the 'Girl,' who, also inexplicably, hangs out with the two and sometimes dates the main character and sometimes has a miscarriage.

The major comics are names you might know; Penny Arcade and Ctrl+Alt+Del live on in internet culture for being the standard of the quintessentially early-aughts tropes, but there was also Girlz 'N' Games, Powerup Comics, Least I Could Do, and so, so many more.

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On Monday, Twitter was gifted with a trip down this horrifying memory lane when @abigbagofkeys, aka 'Dr. Online,' posted an innocent-enough prompt for a thread: post the most mid-2000s video game webcomic you can find.

itt post the most mid-2000s video games webcomic you can find pic.twitter.com/AT7f0jvK8o

— Dr. Online (@abigbagofkeys) June 26, 2017

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His example from the now defunct Girlz 'N' Games is a beautiful mélange of choice cringey video game references and webcomic standards. The way the gamer protagonists smugly distance themselves from a Christmas party; the way the characters are drawn like proto-Bitstrips; The Cake Is A Lie. It was a strong start to the thread, a strip whose embodiment of the worst aspects of mid-2000s webcomics would be difficult to top. Twitter was up to the challenge.

Naturally, there were plenty of great examples from Ctrl+Alt+Del:

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There were also so, so many comics posted about women, their breasts, and how the protagonist was always an awkward but charming nice guy who just didn't have luck with the ladies.

And the other, arguably best entrants were just stabs at LOL So Random humor that failed miserably.

The entire thread is a beautiful ode to one of the darkest corners in the history of the internet and is absolutely worth checking out, just to see what sort of ridiculous s*** gamer culture accepted as humor back in the day. Still, for my money, nothing tops 'Seinfeld Civilization' by Role Playing Gamer.