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Posted on Thursday, September 6 @ 20:41:16 Eastern by Duke_Ferris
It's not just the violence you have to watch for, apparently now video games will make you do drugs. Or at least that's the idea behind this public service commercial from Parents: The Anti-Drug.

The fictional game is clearly styled to look like Grand Theft Auto, and the handcuffed protagonist warns "moms" that kids think he's cool. Well, except for that mom from Weeds.

"Pretty much all I do is smoke weed," the video game felon declares. That describes my college roommate pretty well too. Damn those toking molecular biologists - they're ruining society.

If the game were really a weed smoking simulator, our virtual friend probably wouldn't be arrested. He'd be at home eating a whole bag of Cheetos and watching cartoons... or playing video games.


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  • TheNesMan
    TheNesMan

    Joined: Nov 2003
    Posted: Sep 6th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
    Rofl, what a great public service announcement. By the way, i love the weeds reference. Not only is the show great, but the mom is very attractive. Wait....that's probably why the show is great.
  • Burn
    Burn

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 6th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
    I'd watch out for the mustache cop in the the background. By the way, turning off the TV with the remote isn't going to stop the game (o_O)
  • jakethesnake313
    jakethesnake313

    Joined: Dec 2006
    Posted: Sep 6th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
    how lame come on i've never been inticed into action from a video game! seriously the most i've ever copied a game was when i tried skateing after the first tony hawk trust me that didn't go over well so i stick to vidoe games... screw those moms
  • malakian
    malakian

    Joined: Nov 2002
    Posted: Sep 7th, 2007 at 2:28 am
    What a polite and helpful criminal. I'd restart the game for him. He's just done all her parenting for her!
  • Tykk
    Tykk

    Joined: May 2007
    Posted: Sep 7th, 2007 at 5:15 am
    So, what's next on the list to be blamed on video games? Mental disorder? Cancer? AIDS? Pregnancy? Maybe the Flu... Christ... the worst part it to know that a bunch of ppl take that crap seriously... can u imagine beeing deprived, as a kid, of the glorious sexy joy that is gaming because your parents take parenting advice from those incredibly wise ( now that's the most sarcastic description ever ) ppl like the gaming guru ( Nevermind, THIS is the most sarcastic one ever ) Jack Thompson? KID - Mom, i have AIDS =( MOTHER - What !?! Damn GTA !!!!
  • zornlove
    zornlove

    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: Sep 7th, 2007 at 5:15 am
    Lets not be too quick to judge. This is obviously substantiated with thorough evidence. TV would never make something up to further an agenda.
  • Mammoth
    Mammoth

    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: Sep 7th, 2007 at 9:42 am
    Oh wow. A weed smoking simulator. Sounds incredibly exciting.
  • Predatorian234
    Predatorian234

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Sep 7th, 2007 at 10:26 am
    High School: My Weed Smoking Influence.
  • UglykitteN
    UglykitteN

    Joined: Mar 2006
    Posted: Sep 7th, 2007 at 11:16 am
    The PSAs that make me laugh out loud the most are the ones that flat out say "spend time with your kids." Lazy Parents: My pro-game.
  • Battlemage
    Battlemage

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Sep 7th, 2007 at 11:34 am
    What's next? Videogames make people fat? Oops I think that one has been "proven" already.
  • Odbarc
    Odbarc

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Sep 7th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
    First; If something on TV started talking to me, I wouldn't be talking back unless it was a hot chick. Second, classic mother thinking turning the TV off thinks it turns the game off. Third, which game actually has you smoking drugs in the game? GTA had that 'pill' but it was annoying as hell to get and it was better off avoiding it anyway. -- However, spending so much time on WoW with vent, it seemed like 80% of the players smoked, drank alcohol or did marijuana at some point while on vent.
  • kazam92
    kazam92

    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: Sep 7th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
    I'mma cry when I see this on TV on another note where is the metroid prime 3 reviiew????? You'll review tiger woods first?
  • DKR1138
    DKR1138

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 8th, 2007 at 9:39 am
    Thats the stupidest fraking commerical i've seen in a while. Its like saying Bioshock wants me to inject myself with hypodermic needles for teh special powerz.
  • Yoshi
    Yoshi

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 8th, 2007 at 11:42 am
    I dunno Duke, usually i agree with you, and i know how much you hate anti-games propaganda, but i don't think this is anti-games propaganda. this is an anti-drugs ad, and it's merely using games as a mean from which kids may think drugs are cool. Now, i'm not saying the ad is right, but i'm not saying it's not true, you know?
  • Yoshi
    Yoshi

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 8th, 2007 at 11:42 am
    I was a copywriter (satan's penis tastes real good, and pays well too), and i'm thinking this anti-games thing, in this case, may have not been on purpose. Violence in games is clearly different, since violence is a crime against other human beings, but drugs only harm the user. I think there's a small difference here, because i'd never kill a guy for his money, but i can definately smoke weed whenever i want to (in accordance with shipments from Lebanon. and people say the middle east is at war). Violence is pretty bad off screen, everyone agrees, but weed, a lot of people think actually ain't that bad. Games in this ad are just a side story, not the main
  • TokenMinority
    TokenMinority

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 8th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
    "Mom, are you talking to the TV again? Are you on drugs again?"
  • zornlove
    zornlove

    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: Sep 9th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
    I was gonna go out and kill people... but then I got high...
  • Voxen
    Voxen

    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: Sep 9th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
    if that mom was paying attentiont o what her kids were doing, she'd know that she has to turn off the console and not just the tv to end the game. Anyway, there isn't anything in this commercial that isn't true. 'Whuh?' I hear you asking through a mouthful of Cheetos. The commercial is indicating that 1. there are games that have adult themes, 2. children often play these games, and 3. parents should pay attention to the games their children are playing. The 'game' is cheesy, granted, but what exactly is unreasonable about that message?
  • Mammoth
    Mammoth

    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: Sep 10th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
    There's nothing unreasonable about that message. The problem is that it's not the message most people will get. The message they'll get is that games will make you do drugs.
  • Nefro
    Nefro

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 10th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
    The mom's talking to the television! Clearly, she's on all kinds of drugs. It's like those anti-drug commercials where the dog starts talking to the owner about her smoking weed. Fuck! I want some weed that lets me talk to my dog.

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