MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 1 year ago31 March 2024sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1397
arrow-up1397image31 March 2024sh.itjust.worksMrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up61·1 year ago1990: “Our comic readers have only heard of one video game ever, but we need to stretch this to look like an entire newspaper page.”
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up39·1 year agoI think it’s a nested joke, where that one game totally dominates the kid’s free time, with the clueless parents thinking that’s the only relevant game in existence.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe right page is looking for a “dragon slayer”. Definitely not Mario Bros.
1990: “Our comic readers have only heard of one video game ever, but we need to stretch this to look like an entire newspaper page.”
I think it’s a nested joke, where that one game totally dominates the kid’s free time, with the clueless parents thinking that’s the only relevant game in existence.
The right page is looking for a “dragon slayer”. Definitely not Mario Bros.