Interesting NY Times Gaming article

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I'm too lazy to read all of that, so why don't you summarize it for us?

I did read this part though:

John Hurlbut of Atari tells the story of his teenage daughter playing RollerCoaster Tycoon, one of the least violent games imaginable. In the course of the game it's possible to zoom in on any one amusement-park patron. ''There was this one guy,'' he says, ''who just had this scowl on his face. It really bothered her. She built new rides, she opened up concession stands, she lowered all her prices and she kept checking in with this one guy, but he just kept frowning. So finally, she clicked on him, picked him up, dragged him over to the river and dropped him in. 'Daddy, I tried everything,' she said. 'But I just couldn't make him happy.' ''

Haha, that's hilarious. Was it supposed to be funny? Because it is.