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ResignedGamer's back at it again with a series of odes to Leisure Suit Larry and San Andreas' Carl Johnson, bravely touting them "the last true romantics." Rejection again is the theme, at least for Larry — which was a game more about getting shot down than it ever was getting hooked up. An example:
infinite fetch quests
chocolate, roses, and rings
won't make her love you
So true.
Haiku for the Last of the True Romantics [Resigned Gamer]
Sir Cucumber at The Resigned Gamer has penned four haiku (haikus? Is this like "deer" or something ...) on the essence of video game love, prefaced with a rather creepy comparison to ... uh, butter. Nnnhkay. The chuckles include Disaster Report, Bully (the obligatory dude-on-dude kissing) Mappy-Land (at left) and Wall Street Kid. Enjoy.
Naturally, I want to take a shot at this. The results ... eh. Using Super Mario Bros., I tried to capture the creeping dread of being stood up, and the loser's instinct to cling to any good news in the aftermath. The major literary magazines only pay, like, $5 a line for the best poetry. Tell me if you get your $15 worth here:
Passive aggression!
She's in ANOTHER castle?!
Still, her friend thanked me.
Meditation on Games Past: Haiku for life's little lubricants [The Resigned Gamer]
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