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To: xun who wrote (91122)	2/2/2000 5:32:00 PM
From: xun	Respond to of 1574212

OT: One more reason MSFT should do X-Box, which will save America and AMD:~) gamecenter.com "--- The battle for America: Quake III vs. Pok‚mon By William Harms (1/26/00) If there's one lesson to be learned from the 20th century, it's that the American consumer is as dumb as the proverbial post. Got a bunch of junk you need to unload? Well, slap it in a box, give it an annoying trait--such as the ability to speak or urinate on itself--and voil…: sit back and watch the money trucks line up outside your door. Unfortunately, other nations have noticed America's insatiable appetite for all things useless and are flooding our valiant shores with all manner of garbage. And the biggest purveyor of this never-ending stream of useless crap? None other than the Japanese. First came the Tamagotchi, which swept across America like some out-of-control disease, warping and destroying the minds of America's youth with its lies and deceptions. All across America, real pets dropped like flies, starved and neglected, as the starry-eyed youths of this fine country spent every waking moment primping and feeding their new "virtual pets." It was truly a horrific and trying time for this great nation. But now a new threat imperils our shores: the dreaded Pok‚mon. What began as a simple game for the Game Boy has turned into a tidal wave of merchandising. Even the most revered of American institutions, Burger King, has given in to this madness, offering an unending deluge of Pok‚mon promotions. The madness is everywhere! Will no one stand up for our right to buy garbage created right here in the good old U. S. of A.? Will no one step forward and shoulder the mantle of freedom--freedom from cheap imported pop-culture icons? Will no one save America? Mercifully, one game has answered the call and is willing to look directly into the eye of the coming maelstrom. That game is Quake III Arena. Will Pok‚mon destroy America? "---