January 13, 2005You just TRY collecting on that free gameI've so far only seen the first season of The Sopranos, thanks to Netflix. It's a good show, with a dark, unsettling world view. The juxtaposition between Tony's worlds (regular family, mafia family, and psychotherapy) puts a postmodern spin on the traditional gangster epic. It's a complex and mature show, and thus, the perfect subject matter for a pinball game. Wait, what's that? You think I'm kidding? I'll show you who's kidding.
Yes, this is Stern's next game. Yes, those are pole dancing plastic dolls up in the corner. Yes, that's a talking fish head in the middle (apparently straight from Tony's hallucinations). Some of the game's features: Truck hijacks are achieved by shooting the loops three times to start a hijack hurry-up. Shoot the loop again to collect the award and increase you hijack total towards the number required. Bizarre. This has to be the strangest idea for a game since Future Spa. By the way, here's a Fun Furdell Fact: our ancestors apparently came to America because they were fleeing the mafia. Yep, that sounds like us all right. James - 12:11 PMComments
Wasn't that also true of the Ciprianis, a descendent of whom we knew as Chip? Big Pinz - Jan 13, 2005 - 3:39 PMNo dude. They came to America because they were BEING the mafia, not FLEEING the mafia. Fredo - Jan 13, 2005 - 4:05 PMYes, I believe the talking fish occurs near the end of season 3. Be warned: Sopranos peaked in its first season, which was actually about something (Tony's mom). Subsequent seasons are much less awesome. Andrew F - Jan 13, 2005 - 4:19 PMI agree with Andrew. But, remember: much less awesome Sopranos > most other stuff on tv at its best. Big Pinz - Jan 13, 2005 - 5:31 PMHey. Nobody in the family has killed for...weeks! Dad - Jan 13, 2005 - 8:40 PMblockbuster is cheaper for now and you can get in-store rentals for free every month. Lee - Jan 14, 2005 - 12:03 AMMorally opposed to Blockbuster. Worked there in college. Not renting from there. James F - Jan 14, 2005 - 2:56 AM
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