etschuetz Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Okay, in the "depressing" thread, I made a couple posts, and my second one is inspiring this one. Inadvertent themes within a game. Pac Man series. Okay, you are a pill popping junkie. All you can think about is getting the next pill. However, while doing so, you are haunted by the ghost monsters, or your drug induced hallucinogenic demons. If you don't get that really good fix, they f**k you up. the Ghost Monsters possibly representing specific characteristics of yourself that you are constantly popping pills to forget, yet constantly sneak up to remind you of yourself, sending you spiraling out and into depression...or an overdose. This trend transcends sexuality and age as it effects us all. Starting with Pac Man, then moving into Ms. Pac Man. After that we have Pac Man Jr. Here we have the by-product of our addictions, still addicted to what we so crave. The food and toys within each game represent our cravings and onset of "munchies" while falling prey to the addiction. However, you don't have to get it if you don't want to, as the pills are more important. Super Pac Man represents a different theme. The keys represent salvation from the drug addiction, unlocking the healthier things in our life, but we still have the "power pills" that help us cope with the same demons we constantly battle. Now, I know people have jokingly looked at this the same way I just described, but I went a little deeper with it. It is depressing, and an interesting inadvertent theme on the lives of those addicted to various things in ones life, while hiding from the evils within. What do you have for an interesting "Inadvertent Theme" within a game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etschuetz Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Not a video game, but just for fun on this thread... We all remember Scooby Doo. I know this comparison was made before, but here it is again. Fred - In the closet and hid it by always "teaming up" with Daphne. However, no matter how many times they go off to "find clues", they never do anything interesting. Come on! Daphne was HOT, and Fred never made a move? Daphne - The average stereotype of the "pretty girl". However, she really wanted to prove that she was more than just looks. She also had a thing for Fred, but never made a move herself. Why else would she happily go off with Fred? Also, possibly freaked out by Shaggy. Velma - She is this geeky girl. She so wants to jump Fred, but knows it won't happen because Fred is to busy trying to cover up his homosexuality by hanging out with Daphne. However, Velma may also be interested in jumping Daphne too. Shaggy - Stoner. Nuff said. He was shaggy looking, and didn't really care about his appearance. He was paranoid and always had the munchies. Scooby Doo - A lesson in that it is not a good idea to get your dog stoned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 (edited) Not to uh.. toot my own horn, but I put out an atari themed album some time ago with songs explaining such things. See if you can match the song to the game and win a rare picture of me giving a thumbs up treetops waving, so high in the air, there's delicious fruit waiting for you up there all you gotta do is climb a little vine, so come on monkey don't waste your precious time no, don't be afraid higher and higher, there's so much to see climbing up a tree in 1983, descended from monkeys, it's easy to believe but I won't be ashamed eat or be eaten in the deep blue sea if i don't eat you you're gonna eat me no place to hide no sanctuary bleak survival every goddamn day takin bets dodgin nets heave away don't wanna be no fresh filet those old dead eyes you know the look XX XXXX! some got slit & some got shook the end of the tunnel is the tip of the hook this is the life is the life we choose this is the life is the life we lose hear them bluegill sing the blues to the left, to the right, now shoot, and hide i'm not gonna brook no XXXXX XXXXXXXX cap em in the grill cause they all haters plug my wico into my vader bam motherfuckers i'll see y'all later to the left, to the right, now shoot, and hide i'm not gonna brook no XXXXX XXXXXXXX or the endless legions of imitators mc poser or dj faker bam motherfuckers i'll see y'all later I'll never let go of the days we hung around and played games me and the enchanted bugs at the enchanted bug social club until the day that the wizard arrived burned our village and he took their minds so now it's goodbye my friends goodbye fleas and scorpions goodbye to the lovely trees goodbye to the XXXXXXXXX so now it's goodbye my friends spiders, fleas and scorpions goodbye to the lovely trees goodbye to the XXXXXXXXX I wanna go on the XXXXX XXXXXXX I don't wanna go on the XXXXX XXXXXXX it's quite stimulating to play this simulation similar to takinga a nice space vacation if flipping switches scratches itches & you think decimals are neat, pop this one in you're in for a treat now nobody says i'm a loser riding a beam of light into the future laser lariat arcing on a vector so far from inhabited sectors go ride! my girlfriend, she's a XXXXXXXXX riding my beam of light, an all-nighter she ride so hard and tight, she a fighter and i will ride, by your side, foreverrr..rr.r. r. I'm gonna get to the other side i'm gonna cross that road if I die (you better bet i'm gonna try) and I don't care what I find there snakes and alligators, why won't you leave me alone? i don't come and bother you in your own home i'm so tired of hopping i'm weary to the bone what's inside the XXX XXXX? kennedy motorcade? could it be the ace of spades? I don't know psycho with a heat gun wouldn't wanna meet one slicin up the poor thing oh god nooo what's inside the XXX XXXX? I don't know do you feel the turning of the gears the weight of all the years pursued by ghostly fears (shadows fall, all around the walls summoning the host, the assembly of your ghosts) feel so ill that you gotta take a pill then turn around and kill the ones who did this to you (do you feel like you're running in a maze consuming all your days and living in a haze) intercontinental ballistic missile unleash waves of red hell innocent people a holy crusader and commie dictator the grain their silos possess will feed only death no that reagan guy and his SDI can't stop the ICBM no a missile base way out in space won't do me a goddamn thing no our cities will fall one and all as the bombs keep falling down five million aliens lost under the desert sands such a friendly face, buried in a lonely place roswell, new mexico, you don't even know now i'm in some deep shit get me out of this damn pit i want reese pieces bits i want my telephone kit somebody is gonna get hurt the robots are going XXXXXXX lasers flying everywhere clawed hands waving in the air and there's no way out of this maze hang around too long you get killed by a happy face somebody is gonna get shot by a big ugly evil robot somebody is gonna get maimed by a big ugly walking mainframe and there's no way out of this maze last six matches. phosphorus sparks show what you fear - in the dark when you're alone - in the dark you can't see what you need to stop up the hole in your heart before you bleed all over the carpet in a XXXXXXXX XXXXX oh my darling dear, i will always save you whether far or near, i will always brave the dangers in my way i'll see you some old day the sky and your skin are blue and that's what i am without you since old gargamel locked you in his castle hell, i am on my way. i'll see you some old day see you in my dreams till my feet can bring me i will jump the streams and if they grow wide i'll swim and breathe through reeds in the mud and weeds i'll see you in my dreams through the caves and the graves of old centurions through the fields and bogs and three headed dogs i will dig you out of any kind of hell don't worry it's just as well and i won't look back with the eyes of a jeweller, the hands of a thief ignoring dark warnings i find carved in bas-relief the natives are my porters grab some diamonds for my daughter i'll even steal their water pump the oil out to the fleet bring in the british rifles steal their trinkets and their trifles i'm feeling pretty stifled in this unedurable heat a real tomb raider, a sacred space invader dodging alligators with one final mighty leap EDIT: forgot to bleep out a game name Edited April 3, 2010 by DickNixonArisen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 The the themes, then, are Evolution Vs. Personal Growth The Struggle to Survive Braggadocio and Violent Jingoism The pain of losing a loved one Being absorbed in technical minutiae Sex and Self-Esteem Persistence against Pain Paranoia and Hype Despair and Fear Nuclear War Social Alienation and its effects The fear of technology run rampant Superstition and Horror Courtly Love and real commitment Imperialism and the white man's burden and the games are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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