F-word on Disney computer game

[Dean[AU]]

By TONY WHITFIELD
A GIRL of seven found the words "F*** off and die" on her Disney computer game.

Beki Stewart pointed out the "naughty word" to dad Mark on the opening credits of Monsters, Inc - based on the hit kids' film.

Mark, 32, had splashed out £200 on the game and two GameBoy machines to play it on for Beki and her brother Jayms, four.

The Disney/Pixar game is aimed at children aged three and over.

Mark said: "I am disgusted. This was their big Christmas present. Beki was playing and said, 'Daddy, there is a swear word.' I said there couldn't be because it was a Monsters, Inc game.

"But she said, 'Daddy, it is the F-word'. She was upset because she did not expect to see it.

"This game is for kids. If it was for adults you might expect such language. But I don't say this word in front of my daughter - and I don't expect Disney games to contain it either."

The phrase was included in the introductory text that runs as the computer game boots up.

Civil servant Mark, of North Shields, North Tyneside, added: "Surely Disney test their games or see what goes out in their name."

Disney was unavailable for comment last night.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005001262,00.html

 

[General Grizz]

Whoa...

 

[FigmentJedi]

This is the Lion King video all over again...

 

[Dean[AU]]

Images of the offending here and here
(contains profanity obversely.)

 

[FigmentJedi]

Geez, it's right there in the open.Whichever studio programmed the game is in deep trouble now.

 

[JMishy]

I don't know...isn't TheSun news known to be a little less than reliable?

 

[AndyP]

Seems like a bad joke gone wrong on behalf of one of the programmers.

 

[Lauriebar]

Awful.

 

[Captain Hank]

Wait a sec, if it's in the opening credits, why hasn't anyone else seen it? I've never played the game, but how could someone hide this in something like the credits?

 

[ogryn]

The screenshots Dean[Au] provided looks like the original Mario Bros game? (a poor clone at that!)

 

[CubbieMan]

I think people should consider the news source...I'm thinking Maybe it's like the British version of the onion...which is fake news for entertainment purposes only. The Picture alone suggests that...the picture looks like the type that would compliment the fake story in the onion news.

 

[ogryn]

Take The Sun with the same amount of respect you (should) give Fox News. Both Murdoch propaganda machines, churned out to the lowest denominator

 

[Dean[AU]]

I think people should consider the news source...I'm thinking Maybe it's like the British version of the onion...which is fake news for entertainment purposes only. The Picture alone suggests that...the picture looks like the type that would compliment the fake story in the onion news.

Nope, that story was clear in print.

And for the record - I didnt take those screens

 

[Atta83]

Wait a sec, if it's in the opening credits, why hasn't anyone else seen it? I've never played the game, but how could someone hide this in something like the credits?

Thats a good point.....

 

[monorail_man]

Sorry. I have to call BS on this one....

Sounds like someone mad at Disney for something.

So thet create this big story.

 

[Testtrack321]

I'd love to see more corroborating proof, I mean, that is EXACTLY like Mario Bros game.

 

[Testtrack321]

Look at that carterege, look odd? That's because the cart is off the black market....

http://ngc.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=7037

 

[Dean[AU]]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20517
http://www.cubed3.com/viewnews.php?storyid=3183
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000987025907/


Yes.. they all mention the sun

 

[speck76]

Disney could potential present a lawsuit (esp if the Sun is owned by Murdoch....some bad blood there)....but I am sure they would rather the story just go away.

 

[Horizons1]

That has gotta be fake. It surely would have been noticed by now. Those screens are proably edited to look like that. The Super Mario Bros. type thing is from a start up screen on one game. I have it on an emulator or had, ill have to check.