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Remember Jack Thompson? Here's his PS2.

mattigus5mattigus5 Registered User new member
edited June 2009 in Games and Technology
My drunk friends convinced me to create a forum profile on this site in order to show you this.

I bought Jack Thompson's book around 6 months ago, or whenever it was that he got disbarred. As a way to celebrate the moment, I was going to turn his book into a Playstation 2. I started the project, but let it languish on the shelf for months. Today I finally sucked it up and put the thing together. It's still a little rough, but its all there and it works. Here is the Jack Thompson Playstation 2.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6060/jackoclosed.jpg
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2173/jackoopened.jpg
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9246/jackoplugged.jpg
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1701/jackorunning.jpg

There are still some gaping holes on the thing, and the front cover doesn't close correctly (as you can see in picture 4, with the cell phone over Jack's face). Still, I'm proud of my work. I don't know if anybody else has done this before, but I got a kick out of it.

So there it is. I know Jack Thompson hasn't been relevant for a long time, but I figured the Penny Arcade community would love to see it. Enjoy.

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Man, that is absolutely amazing. I hope the first game you played was GTA3.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    :^: Thanks for showing us.

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  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    More like Prayerstation 2

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  • mattigus5mattigus5 Registered User new member
    edited June 2009
    I actually forgot to say that the first game I played on it was GTA3. Marvel vs Capcom 2 is there because afterwards me and my friends wanted to have some old-school fun.

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  • SaigaSaiga Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    This is amazing. :lol:

    I remember in my Junior year of highschool I took Speech and one of the assignments was to give a speech about current news topics, so I chose Jack Thompson, one of the more interesting things I got to discuss in that class.

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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Fatty McBeardo wrote: »
    More like Prayerstation 2
    I think you mean Praystation 2.

    It' is funny because it is a clever parody of Thompson's shenanigans and also because it is Engrish.

    Get it?

    Do you get it?

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    :^: Very nice.

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  • Fatty McBeardoFatty McBeardo Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Monger wrote: »
    Fatty McBeardo wrote: »
    More like Prayerstation 2
    I think you mean Praystation 2.

    It' is funny because it is a clever parody of Thompson's shenanigans and also because it is Engrish.

    Get it?

    Do you get it?

    no D:
    The PS2 in a book is awesome, btw. Nice work OP and thanks for posting it.

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  • ZackSchillingZackSchilling Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Awesome job.

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  • JerikTelorianJerikTelorian Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    That is the best thing I have ever seen.

    Incidentally, also a better use of the material wasted to make that book.

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    EtherealWalrus wrote: »
    Anyone notice how some things (mattresses and the copy machines in Highrise) are totally impenetrable? A steel wall, yeah that makes sense, but bullets should obliterate copy machines.

    I don't know about you, but I always buy a bullet proof printer. Its a lot more expensive, but I think the advantages are apparent.
  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Great Jorb! Send the pictures in an email to ole Jack.

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    That's a killer mod, you should be proud. Glad I got to see it.

    Be sure to get a pic of it with GTA running in the background to send to ol' JT.

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  • VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I hope you bought that book second-hand.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Maybe you could get the cover to secure with some Velcro?

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  • HyperneticHypernetic Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I just hate the fact that you bought the book, which gives him money and in a round about way legitimizes his "crusade". Anyway, I think what you did is pretty cool.


    Also, does anyone else think he looks a little like Jon Stewart on the cover? He has that same look on his face that Jon makes on the daily show when trying not to laugh.

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  • Black IceBlack Ice Charlotte, NCRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    :^: How does it not overheat, though?

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  • HyperneticHypernetic Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Black Ice wrote: »
    :^: How does it not overheat, though?

    Heat sinks? And you can open the cover? Just a guess.

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  • SpindriftSpindrift Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Way to stick it to Jacky T by giving him your money.

    Wait what.

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  • JerikTelorianJerikTelorian Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Hypernetic wrote: »
    I just hate the fact that you bought the book, which gives him money and in a round about way legitimizes his "crusade". Anyway, I think what you did is pretty cool.


    Also, does anyone else think he looks a little like Jon Stewart on the cover? He has that same look on his face that Jon makes on the daily show when trying not to laugh.

    That's because even JT thinks his "videogame crusade gimmick" is funny.

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    Shade wrote: »
    EtherealWalrus wrote: »
    Anyone notice how some things (mattresses and the copy machines in Highrise) are totally impenetrable? A steel wall, yeah that makes sense, but bullets should obliterate copy machines.

    I don't know about you, but I always buy a bullet proof printer. Its a lot more expensive, but I think the advantages are apparent.
  • XtarathXtarath Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Spindrift wrote: »
    Way to stick it to Jacky T by giving him your money.

    Wait what.

    Lol, right $20 will sure make him feel justified in his causes amirite?

    Anyway, great job, I couldn't help myself from smiling.

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  • zimfanzimfan Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    It's awesome whether you bought the book or not

    be proud

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  • BlackDoveBlackDove Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Cool mod, bro.

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  • mattigus5mattigus5 Registered User new member
    edited June 2009
    For those of you who are complaining that I gave money to Jack, trust me, I didn't. I bought the book used on Amazon. Including shipping, the book cost me 7 bucks. When I got it, I could tell it was a library book, since it had one of those card things on it. I could also tell that the book was checked out a grand total of ZERO times.

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  • ImpersonatorImpersonator Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Hahaha.

    Anyway, you should e-mail him the pictures and then post his reply. :lol:

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  • MalechaiMalechai Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    This just made top post on kotaku. Damn nice mod man.

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  • OmeksOmeks Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    This is like a revolution for the 'hiding stuff in books' movement.

    Oh man, he should find Jack Thompson, pretend to read it in front of him, then plug it in and start playing GTA San Andrea 'Hot Coffee Mode' on it.

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  • stavesacrestavesacre Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Well done Sir, I salute you.

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  • blaklawblaklaw Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Haha, that rocks!

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  • BorysBorys Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Well done good sir!

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  • The Muffin ManThe Muffin Man Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Even if it wasn't Jack Thompson that's actually really cool.

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