GameSpy Article: The 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming

This is really funny. Particularly because I remember almost all of these travesties.

GameSpy.com has posted the first of a multi-part article called "The 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming". Here's a snippet:

You'll note that id Software is absent from the list of companies that endorsed PowerPlay. id Lead Programmer John Carmack explained his reasoning for not jumping on the PowerPlay bandwagon shortly after PowerPlay's official announcement went live:

"I had a long talk with a couple people from Valve about the PowerPlay initiative, but they couldn't give me enough specific technical details for me to endorse it. I'm all for improvements in networking infrastructure, but at this point, there isn't anything actually there, just an intention to improve gaming. They need to tell me SPECIFICALLY what I am supposed to be endorsing. At some point, bits have to go into packets and routers need to make decisions on them. Changes at that level is what I want to hear about, not strategic company relationships."

Mr. Carmack was ultimately right: PowerPlay's "revolution" turned out to be little more than some dubious technology backed by a heaping helping of outrageous hype.

This is only a part of one of the five faux-pas listed in today's entry, and believe me, the fine folks at id Software are not left out, as you'll soon see.

Read Part One of GameSpy's 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming