Comments on: David Cronenberg’s The Geek: September 30 – October 5, 2002

By: Daniel Barkalow (iabervon)

Daniel Barkalow (iabervon) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:32 +0000

I’m pretty sure they’re playing Worms Armageddon. That’s the only 2002-era game I can think of that you can play on a single screen with multiple people with controllers consisting of a joystick and a single easy-to-reach button. Obviously, the video card upgrade for Helen’s computer went away when she stopped being Dave, so they couldn’t play Quake against each other on the computers in the lab.

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:31 +0000

Panel 4 is cute.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:30 +0000

@Warren: I *did* use those lines. My lyrics "I don't think that she can play now / 'Cause she lost my DNA now" correspond to "I don't think that I can take it / 'Cause it took so long to bake it".

Neener, neener.

By: Warren Terra (warren_terra)

Warren Terra (warren_terra) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:29 +0000

@Ed Gedeon

I'm not an experienced filker, but it seems to me you've missed the most obvious lines from MacArthur Park to adapt. I know that resorting to the obvious could be seen as beneath some people, but the lines do adapt quite easily; working from four lines I read at a site I googled, and following its stanze breaks:

I somehow left my Quake Skills in the Dave

I don't think that I can play it<br>Though It hurts so much to say it<br>And I know I'll just be Pwn'd again, oh no

By: Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity)

Shaenon Garrity (shaenongarrity) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:28 +0000

I can basically only draw two types of controllers: Atari and NES.

Leon, I'm pretty sure the staff's reluctance to make casual use of the teleporter has something to do with all the genetic accidents. It happens the next time they use it, too.

By: Daniel Ross (nentuaby)

Daniel Ross (nentuaby) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:27 +0000

I noticed that myself, but then I figured yes, they were indeed playing Quake with Atari 2600 controllers. Because, y’know. Dave.

By: Mike Kozar (mikekozar)

Mike Kozar (mikekozar) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:26 +0000

My fanboy retcon reflex automatically inserted a panel where they compromised on a console game instead of Quake, which had to be cut for time. Dave agrees quickly, of course, because Quake is a Man's game. By that I mean, if you've got a handfull of smelly gamer dudes, you want them in their own cubicals, whereas if your adorable boss-slash-love interest wants to play a game, you suggest the couch!

I am curious as to what console game Helen would have suggested as a compromise. Any ideas? Keep in mind that Dave could easily get a 2600-style joystick to work on a Nintendo, Genesis, Dreamcast, etc.

By: fluffy <3 (fluffy)

fluffy <3 (fluffy) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:25 +0000

What system are they playing Quake on with what looks like an Atari 2600 joystick?

...

Did Dave port Quake to the Atari 2600?

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:24 +0000

(TUNE: "MacArthur Park", by Jimmy Webb)

My game of Quake is sweet, just like a cake!
All my high scores rising, flowing up!
Helen used to like it more than most ...
I don't think that she can play now,
'Cause she lost my DNA now
And you know that she'll most likely stink on toast! (oh yeah!)

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:09:23 +0000

Ahaha!