The Peter Molineux Joke
You know this better as “the Bill Gates joke”, but I find with a little tweaking it works fine like this.
It’s E3 & Peter Molineux, Hideo Kojima & Tomonobu Itigaki are meeting privately. Suddenly there’s a blinding flash of light & God is standing before them.
“Hear me, mortals - certain events are developing that will, in a matter of months, completely destroy the videogame industry. As the three most influential developers I’ve chosen to reveal this to you; please go back to your companies & tell them to prepare themselves.”
And just as suddenly He is gone. After E3 the trio call meetings & address their people.
Hideo Kojima addresses Konami: “I’ve got some bad news & some good news - the bad news is that production of all our wonderful videogames will end in a few months. The good news is that we can use all the data we’ve collected over the years to design real mechs for the government”.
Tomonobu Itigaki addresses Tecmo: “I’ve got some bad news & some terrible news - the bad news is that videogames are finished & we all have to get jobs designing virtual idols for TV Tokyo. The terrible news is that God is real, which undoubtedly means that I will burn in eternal torment for my naughty private part, wandering hands ( sorry secretaries! ) & perverted thoughts.”
Peter Molineux addresses Lionhead: “Hey guys, I’ve got some great news & some even greater news - the great news is that God appeared to me & said I’m one of the three most influential developers in the world. The even greater news - we never have to finish Fable 2!”
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