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Sublime Idiocy

Anyone remember that semi-decent Jude Law film eXistenZ from a few years back? What you probably didn't know is that Sega sponsored it's cinema release here in the United Kingdom in order to expose the Dreamcast to a wider audience. Want proof? Here you go:
What do you mean you can't see the Dreamcast logo? Look just under the big 'Z.' That is a Blue Dreamcast swirl, my good (wo)man*. Clear as day, that. Nice one Sega.

Also, top marks for sponsoring a film where everyone who plays games turns into a HOMICIDAL MANIAC with MENTAL PROBLEMS.

*Gotta be politically correct these days...but lets be honest, if there's a single female reading this page, I'll eat my own scrotum.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousMonday, March 06, 2006

    Whoa your really treating your readers today!
    I have to admit as much as I love Sega that they made some bizarre business decisions like this and if you check out ebay there's beach bags out there , I seen them when i was looking for rez and it tricked me to it.

    Promoting a games console in a movie about making people crazy with games takes the biscuit though.

    Nice one and your on my space list of must read sites because this place simply rules !

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  2. Tom CharnockMonday, March 06, 2006

    Thanks very much for the complement - it's always good to know people appreciate what I write.

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  3. AnonymousMonday, March 06, 2006

    You're on a roll tonight, mate. Any more of these and I won't be commenting 'til tomorrow. You know I've never had my finger too close to the pulse of the film industry but I don't remember ExistenZ at all. Perhaps I should check the bargain bin in case it was released and flopped on DVD.

    I have to say in the event of any single females visiting this site, eating your own scrotum might not be a smart move... Nevertheless if you could actually do that I would be impressed... kind of... But do you have the balls? HAHAHAHAHA!!! Sorry. Not funny.

    And dammit, Diogo, you beat me this time!

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  4. gnomeTuesday, March 07, 2006

    Just a slight thing though (on an otherwise great post). ExistenZ wasn't sublimely idiotic. It was plain insulting. So was the PC game released (I've heard)

    Great posts, and in a row.
    Thanks

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  5. Tom CharnockTuesday, March 07, 2006

    Cheers Gnome, I didnt realise there was a game. Must've been shite though.

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  6. gnomeWednesday, March 08, 2006

    It was. It really was...

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  7. RossFriday, March 10, 2006

    Nice blog dude. Your posts are very interesting. Lets keep the great posts coming!

    As for the poster, I looked at it for half a minute and thought "What the hell does this have to do with Sega?" (before I read past the picture. Have a good one!

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