Company Launches JFK Assassination Game

[Khephra]

GLASGOW, Scotland -- A British company said Sunday it was releasing a video game recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy.

A spokesman for the president's brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., called the game "despicable."

The Glasgow-based firm Traffic said "JFK Reloaded" was an educational "docu-game" that would help disprove conspiracy theories about Kennedy's death. The game is due to be released Monday, the 41st anniversary of the shooting in Dallas.

Traffic said the game challenged players to recreate the three shots fired at the president's car by assassin Lee Harvey Oswald from the Texas School Book Depository.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-britain-jfk-game,0,7049630.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

I LOVE violent video games and movies. I'll defend games like Grand Theft Auto till the cows come home. But they're only fiction. This is too close to reality (like that one Army recruitment FPS) that this pushes even my buttons.

Truly disgusting!

[Fenris]

1. Charming.

[54anickel]

2. That's just really sick. Then to tout it as an "educational docu-game"

to help disprove conspiracy theories? :wtf:

[99Pancakes]

24. My husband showed me the site

I had your same revolted reaction but he said it was created to help disprove the Warren Commission. The idea is, try and shot him as this one lone gunman from the 6th floor. Can't be done. That was the thrust of the site.

I think this follows on the heels of a Coast to Coast George Noory show about possible theories of how JFK was shot, who did it and so on. It was on Thursday night.

[54anickel]

25. So it supposedly backs up the conspiracy theories? Either way, it's

still pretty damned sick.

[nonconformist]

42. No, it's meant to DISPROVE the conspiracies

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/21/kennedy.game.reut/index.html

The release of "JFK Reloaded" is timed to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's murder in Dallas and was designed to demonstrate a lone gunman was able to kill the president.
<snip>
Ewing said the game was designed to undermine the theory there was some shadowy plot behind the assassination. "We believe passionately there was no conspiracy," he said.
<snip>
Points are awarded or subtracted based on how accurately the shots match the official version of events as documented by the Warren Commission, which investigated Kennedy's assassination.

[54anickel]

46. Thanks, thought I had it correct the first time around.. Still holds,

though - It's sick.

[nonconformist]

43. Nope, it was created to back up the Warren Commission.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/21/kennedy.game.reut/index.html

[jdj]

38. his other goal in life is to create a 3-D porno. I kid you not.

"Kirk Ewing
Top funny bloke Kirk already did an interview for me, but when he got whift that I was on the prowl for interviewees again, he wouldn't leave me alone until he forced me to ask him the following

GM: Kirk, you must be extremely pleased with the heeyuge success of State of Emergency. Have you been working on creating concepts for other games since then?
KIRK: I'm delighted with the success of SOE and of course I have been working on other game ideas, although my overwhelming desire is to make a 3D porno flick, provisionally titled, "CUMMINATCHA!"

http://www.gamesmastertv.co.uk/magazine-interview6.htm

[Walt Starr]

3. Personally, I LOVE the Army RPGS.

:shrug:

[Khephra]

4. I should have been specific

And I made a mistake. I meant "FPS" and typed "RPG" instead.

I'm talking about the FPS that was put out by the army as a recruitment tool. It was called "America's Army" or something like that.

[Walt Starr]

6. Yeah, that's the one. LOVE IT!!!!

But then again, I'm a former dogface.

[mark414]

5. i'm with you

now that i'm unemployed i spend hours playing grand theft auto because i'm a dirty loser

but this game goes too far

for the record, i also love war games, like medal of honor or other various historical fiction type games...

[DrWeird]

7. Doesn't really sound like a game.

Just a demonstration.

[mcscajun]

17. Oh, it's a 'game', alright...

...when the morons who want to play this switch on the 'blood option' they get to see the impact in full color.

You get points for hitting the targets in ways that support the Warren Commission Report...and lose points for hitting Jackie Kennedy and others nearby.

Bastards.

[genieroze]

8. Maybe they should come up with a rig the election game.

That's based in reality too.

[joanski01]

9. Gosh, are you right!

That would educate a few people.

[Bark Bark Bark]

10. How's THIS For Educational?

You know how you can select characters for your game? If we made a similar game with a menu of targets that included certain, um, characters who are, er, still "active"...how long do you think we'd get in Gitmo?

[Carl Brennan]

11. They should have consulted the Kennedy family for (*&^) SAKE!!

:grr:

We should boycott this company until they pull it!!

[American Tragedy]

37. Supposedly the designer sent a letter to Teddy

I'm sure Senator Kennedy was very amused.

[cubsfan forever]

12. And they released this memo on

the day before the anniversary of November 22, 1963. Fucking Assholes!
And what would those assholes think if some other
company made a game of the execution of Mary Queen of Scots?
Sounds like the market for this is HOME SCHOOLED FASCISTS!!
Apologies to any DUers who are home schooled.

As one who has devoted my entire life to furthering education,
I must say this is one of the most despicable things I have ever read.

My Scottish ancestors must be rolling over in their graves. :puke: :nuke:
ASSHOLES!!

[nonconformist]

44. The date is no coincidence

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/21/kennedy.game.reut/index.html

The release of "JFK Reloaded" is timed to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's murder in Dallas and was designed to demonstrate a lone gunman was able to kill the president.
<snip>

Sick, isn't it?

[cubsfan forever]

47. Yes. Very , very sick eom

Professor 2

[Artemis Bunyon]

13. "that Army recruitment FPS" ...by FPS, did you mean First Person Shooter?

...or Fucking Piece of Shit?

(rhetorical question, don't bother answering)

[The Zanti Regent]

14. SICK!

This is sick!

[yardwork]

15. Is Rupert Murdoch involved in this? Sounds just like him.

[VOX]

16. This shows how "highly respected" the U.S. is in the world today...

We are more than fair game for any abuse.

Not only is this incredibly sick, but it's right-wing enabling -- the purpose of this game is to reinforce the dubious findings of the Warren Commission.

Let the game's developers know that their idea of "fun" isn't appreciated: http://www.jfkreloaded.com/feedback/
:grr:

[Pooka Fey]

18. Done. Thanks for the link.

[JohnnyCougar]

20. Here's what I left (warning, vulgar):

You fucking pieces of shit, don't you have any respect for anyone but yourselves? I didn't used to believe in hell, but now I know there has to be one. Piles of dung like yourself must know no other place than eternal suffering for the selfishness and gross lack of respect for anyone including yourselves that you ooze into this world. Have fun in eternal suffering, you soulless bastards.

[makhno]

19. Hmm

I wonder how truthful their statement on "disproving" the conspiracy theories is. I downloaded the demo, and even though it only works in passive mode - no shots allowed - watching the motorcade approach the repository at a slow pace for a good seven or eight seconds as if begging for a clear frontal shot gave me a weird feeling. As I remember, that was one of the questions - why would Oswald have waited until the motorcade turned the corner?

[Raiden]

21. Absolutely disgusting!!!

GTA I can tolerate, but this shit... No motherfuckin' way!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

22. Freeper militia porn!

I get to SHOOT KENNEDY? Oooo, I think I have soiled my pants! Now when will they release the one in which I get to assassinate FDR in 1932 and stop the New Deal from happening? </freeper>

[Doc_Technical]

23. In "Kentucky Fried Movie" they had a game called.....

"Scot Free". It was a board game a family was playing where
the object was to get away with killing the President.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076257/

[AndyTiedye]

26. If It Accurately Simulated the Mannlicher-Carcano With a Bent Sight...

...that was supposedly used in the assassination, that would be quite
educational. The government's top sharpshooters couldn't replicate it
with the actual gun in the condition it was in, and even after they fixed the
sight I don't know if they could do it.

But he was using MAGIC bullets. :wtf:

The game might also allow the assassin to choose a Mauser rifle,
which is what was originally reported as the murder weapon.
When question were raised as to how a marginally-employed person
like Oswald could afford such an expensive rifle, the story changed,
and a Mannlicher-Carcano, with a bent sight, was presented as the gun
that killed JFK.

Would it also allow him to choose the grassy knoll?

[Tweed]

27. There use to be an arcade game called "Shoot the President"

It was terrible and pretty much the same thing this game plans on being. Haven't seen it in a LONG time. Thank goodness.

[0rganism]

28. Depending on how versatile the simulation is, it could be a useful tool

For instance, if it allowed one to put a shooter at any of several points proposed by the various theoretical explanations, and had an accurate ballistics and kinetics model for the resulting wounds, it could be used to test the alternatives. One wouldn't really need to have a "FPS" view, of course, all that could be automated, and one could run Monty Carlo simulations against minor variations in timing, position, bullet behavior, etcetera. Then, maybe one could try out multiple-shooter theories, with these "assasin bots". Of course, one would need a way to automatically compare modeled outcomes to the real event. The production company could host a challenge to achieve the set of initial parameters that most closely reproduce the result, and we might end up with something worth discussing in the end.

Hell, someone's probably already done this much. Sounds a little bit like constructive work, tho, and without the fancy ultra-violent graphics very few people would be interested in the results.

[Sterling]

29. They should make one for 9-11 too

One aspect could be trying to get the air force, intel services, and civilian leadership to stand down during the event and the months leading up to it. Should be challenging if you are on OBL's team.

[DerekG]

31. Beautiful, Sterling!

Ya hit it out of the ballpark!

[regnaD kciN]

33. They have...

...it's called Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000. Later versions of MSFS obviously lack the towers, and have the game coded so you can't replace the scenery at that location with third-party scenery restoring the WTC.

By the way, if anyone has an old copy of FS95 (the first one for Windows instead of DOS), get a look at the screenshot on the back. I can only imagine the reaction on 9/11, if someone from Microsoft actually looked over the old boxes...

[Cooley Hurd]

30. If this were about the Lincoln or McKinley assassination...

...it probably wouldn't sting as much as this particular event. Probably because we're still under the thumb of those who pulled the trigger in Dallas...:(

[regnaD kciN]

34. True, but...

...I would assume a "John Wilkes Booth Simulator" game might provoke some strong feelings, especially if it came from, say, certain organizations south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

[Cooley Hurd]

35. True... there's a faction of people in the red states...

...who revere JWB as a folk hero.

Crazy, isn't it?:crazy:

[regnaD kciN]

32. This may get the Secret Service after me...

...but, many years ago, I was leading a programmer's forum at my local Amiga (remember them?) user group. In order to get SDKs, discounts on software, etc., we registered as an official Amiga developer with Commodore.

Every year, we had to re-certify our membership. As part of the application, Commodore required us to send descriptions of the products we were going to bring to market. Needless to say, we weren't going to bring any products to market, but we obligingly sent off a description of the group learning project we were working on at the time for the first couple of years.

By the time the third year came around, it was becoming clear to us that no one at Commodore was actually reading the descriptions of these works-in-progress. As a way of testing that theory, our application that year included two new "products." The most notable was Term Limits, a totally non-existent game in which the goal was to eliminate the President, Vice President, all members of Congress, and the entire Supreme Court. (I will grant that the plot-line placed this sometime in the indefinite future, when the sitting government had just outlawed civil liberties and installed itself as ruler for life...in other words, a scenario that we knew could never happen in real life.) In case you're wondering, the other "product" was a Centipede-clone shooter named Law Firm...I'll leave that one to your imagination.

Yes, we got our certification renewed. And, no, Commodore never contacted us about the specifics of our application... ;-)

[noonwitch]

36. Can Caroline sue to stop this from being released?

I don't know if it's illegal or not, but it sure is in bad taste.

[American Tragedy]

39. I'm as horrified as anybody, but I don't agree with that idea

I would rather err on the side of free speech. I don't think that there should be precedents set for using the law to block controversial media or graphic depictions of historical events, even something in astoundingly bad taste as this is. America is already too litigious. Widespread consumer rejection would be more effective.

[Walt Starr]

40. Somebody must be close to proving the Bush connection to the assassination

Because too many people are trying to convince those who believe the assassination was a conspiracy (an overwhelming majority of the American public I might add), that the magic bullet was real.

[terip64]

41. Grand theft auto

my son is dying for this game and I refuse. He is 13 almost 14. Am I overreacting in your opinion? Thanks!

[AFSCME girl]

45. Gee, what will they think of next.....

ARGHHHH!!! :grr:

[angrydemocrat]

48. DISGRACEFUL!!!

This is totally sick and should not be allowed! There ought to be a way to put a stop to this immediately. There isn't nothing about this sick $hit fun and games! :mad:

[NervousRex]

49. Hopefully

someone will come out with Bush or Reagan skins to replace JFK's face...then it will quietly disappear.

[LongTomH]

50. Any bets

that this will be a hit with College Young Rethuglican types? It fits their mentality.:grr:

[RedCloud]

51. What about Schwarzenneger-Kennedy kids?

Any chance of a video trying to show how hard it will be to assassinate those Terminator kids from the future?

Or how about trying to land a plane when conditions favor it, yet you must convince the public it was an accident?

Or how about showing how to topple WT-7 without plane impact?

[barb162]

52. when I hear something like this, I think why not have a "game"

about Reagan's assassination attempt. You know what would happen?The whole pug establishment would be up in arms. Beyond up in arms. They would close the company down on some excuse or another.

[SillyGoose]

53. Unbelieveable...there are no words for this.

I'm glad the link to their feedback section was posted earlier. I also wrote and told them what I think of them. Exploiting this tragedy to line their own filthy, greedy pockets has me seeing red.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[JohnLocke]

54. These people aren't even human. Despicible.