On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 05:46 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: >> Eric Morrison wrote: >> -- >> "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as >> kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic >> pills >> and listening to repetitive electronic music." - Kristian Wilson, >> Nintendo, Inc, 1989 >> >> Forgive me, but, is this an actual quote? > > While the quote is ubiquitous, I rather doubt it.
indeed, probably not. there wasn't much national attention on the affects of games on kids back in 1989, so having Ms Wilson even comment on this topic is fairly unlikely. Over the years, it's been attributed to several different Nintendo employees. A comedian named Marcus Brigstocke claims ownership to the "gag". <http://www.marcusbrigstocke.com/pacman.asp> -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
