Game and Pun-ishment

[Jess Ragan]

So! I was playing the Atari Lynx version of Xenophobe last night, and noticed an overabundance of corny puns in the game's cast. The dashing blond leader is named Dr. Zordirz (ugh), and his comrades include Colonel Schicken (ack!), Dr. Kwak (eeg!), and Mr. Eeez (oh lord please stop!). That reminded me of some of the other tongue-in-cheek references in other classic video games, like Super Pro Wrestling's muscle-bound magistrate Judge Injury, and the "wars on Zevon" mentioned in the storyline of some Imagic release. (Also, I have it on good authority that Bentley from Crystal Castles tastes great with "bear-naise" sauce.)

 

What's your favorite video game wordplay? Were there any puns that you just picked up on after years of playing a cherished classic?