Posted Feb 03, 2008 at 07:30PM by Max F. Listed in: Off Topic, Videos Tags: David Jaffe
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OK. Basic info first, reactions later. A news article recently came up in which God of War developer David Jaffe seemed to make fun of Miyamoto by saying "I've been trying to figure out why the f_ing go-karts shoot banana peels."

Some people were affected by his statement. So Jaffe explains in a recent video diary. Here's a rundown of that video:

  1. No, he doesn't think he is a better developer than Miyamoto.
  2. He expresses nothing but respect for Miyamoto.
  3. He says that he swears a lot because that's the environment he's been brought up in.
  4. He doesn't intend anything by his swearing (they're just words) and he acknowledges it's a fault but it's not enough to get worked up about. He throws in a lot of swear words to make his point, but it's swearing with a point (does that make sense?).
  5. He holds up his Wiimote and Xbox 360 controller. Get the point?
  6. He expects everybody to be just friends, and maybe that's naive, but that's that.
  7. He's not angry about this. But he was busy and may seem worked up because he's busy, so he needed to "vent," but the smile on his face and his tone of voice shows that he's not angry.
To all you little kids out there, stay away from this one if you're not supposed to be watching videos with swearing, OK?

In recent news, David Jaffe announced that a Twisted Metal blog is now online.




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   by platon - 2008-02-03
 » LOL

his usual self.

He sounds like the pirate girl in FFV, lol.

Anyway, I loved god of war, and I hope he'll do other big titles like that, and ps: I don't care if he likes/hate wii/x360, lol.

   by youalreadyknow - 2008-02-03
 » he

its funny because he has a point, these fanboys always get mad over something stupid.

he has all 3 systems people


and to for him to get on the internet and make a video its just a way to calm oneself , right.

Some people do drugs,some drink, some swear, some cut themselves(don't know why). its just a way for him to calm himself.

who here agrees

   by dspidey7 - 2008-02-03
 » LMAO!!!! Gotta love the guy.

This is the funniest ***** I've seen in a while. You know what he's right though. What the hell is up with the bannana peels, lol. There comes a time where everyone needs to retire from what they do and pass along the torch. Yeah Miyamoto was a pioneer, he set the standards for those who came after him, so let the new blood do their thing. People really need to get past Mario and all it's childishness.

   by Boots_Megamix - 2008-02-03
 » BAWWWWW

Cry moar.

I respect Shigeru Miyamoto because without him the gaming industry would be totally different if not nonexistent without him, however people need to learn to take a damn joke.

If this is what you're getting upset over then you need to take a good look in the mirror.


   Re: Naroon Kasui - 2008-02-04
 » .

All he did was Nintendo and mario, etc. He didn't even invent gaming... He's not the grandfather of gaming, and if he and his characters didn't exist, things wouldnt be drastically different at all from what they are now. People really need to get off of Mario and Miyamoto's balls.

   Re: raggedjimmi - 2008-02-04
 » Exactly

Look at all these modern games and how the vast majority of them can be traced back to Nintendo titles from a gameplay and design perspective. They pioneered most genres and bring a level of design genius that a lot of games skip out on - but then Nintendo can do that since they're under no publisher pressure.

Shigsy inspired me so much as a game designer. Guys been a genius and non-stop inspiration from 1986.

   Re: J2Jack - 2008-02-04
 » gb

2 4chan
   by lavino - 2008-02-03
 » he doesn't swear alot?

Are you kidding me? I saw one of the God of War interview clip or something he was in a party of some sort.. it is like beep , beep , ... beep .. beep beep beep beep?beep beep beep...! Not sure that was 100% him but I think so.

On the other hand, the banana peel line is funny ;) I love it!
Btw, that's how I talk like too so big ****ing deal?! I also commented on God Of War with "You don't ****ing c*m if you press the Triangle or Square a ns too slow? Damn, I wish it is the case for my 2 kids!"

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   by Dodo - 2008-02-03
 » Jaffe > Nintend**0**

Jaffe is entitled to expressing himself, he meant no disrespect to Miyamoto. It's the Nintendo fan*****s that jump on anything remotely negative about a Nintendo game. Miyamoto is a genius and he is partly responsible for revival of the gaming industry, for which I'm thankful. But the guy is not some diving being like the Nintendorks worship him to be. Not long ago he said he had no idea what Ratchet & Clank when some comparison to SMG came up. Even before that he criticised Haze for use of drugs.. Yeaaaah. So you see people express themselves differently, and Miyamoto is no better.

Edited by Mabie A. (Q.J. NET Staff) , because:
inappropriate title

   by Fakk2 - 2008-02-04
 » what a scumbag

I had respect for this guy because his games are cool, but after watching this, he can go ***** himself. Im not buying another one of his worthless pieces of *****. He's another dumbass, sisterbanging worthless american redneck and apparently his mom is also (only she bangs her brother). What a worthless little *****.

lol, yeah it works both ways. Fuuuuck him.


   Re: Itaintrite - 2008-02-04
 » :)

you're just jealous cause even when he talks crap, everybody listens (even the retarded fanboys who take ***** way too seriously). But when you speak... well... how do I put this gently... nobody gives a ***** :)
   by Silver-Tiger - 2008-02-04
 » ...

"I've been trying to figure out why the f_ing go-karts shoot banana peels."

What's so bad about this? It's just funny, no reason to put on a fight. You should really think about your life if you can't laugh about something like this.

@Fakk2: hmm.... i smell fanboyism.... right from your direction!

   by Lazyboy256 - 2008-02-04
 » Simple joke

I guess no one can go around saying a simple joke without being harrassed by 'tards on the interwebz. As much as I love Nintendo itself, I can't believe the fanboism.
@Naroon_Kasui
I'm surprised you even have 5 stars for your post, as if you haven't watched any video game history video or have knowledge of the past, you should get past your shortsightedness and see that the gaming world would be very different if Nintendo didn't exist. (Think about the people who shun the GCube and Wii but absolutely loved the SNES and N64? They know Nintendo had some kind of influence)

   by ShadeyProphet - 2008-02-04
 » hmm

I think what it is, is that jaffe wants to be himself.
And "himself" is a spotlight hugry angry little man that's slowly losing his superstar status. However there is a lot of tallent in that angry little man.

I also respect that jaffe doesnt seem to put himself up on some pedestal to distance himself from gamers.

He seems to genuinely care what the gaming community thinks of him. Which says something.

   by Chewieshmoo - 2008-02-04
 » Eh, who cares...........Blah blah.........

Interesting what passes for "news" I have nothing against the guy, I appreciate his work and contribution
to gaming in general but like any other media artist whether it be a musician, athlete, programmer etc I
could personally care less on what they have to say
really, some people are glory hounds that love whatever attention they can obtain as long as they are
being talked about, like so many he likes the limelight
and so the media feeds his hunger.

   by Max F. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2008-02-04
 » My thoughts

This whole thing got blown out of proportion didn't it? Which is why we just reported it quickly and didn't add bells and whistles to it.

For those readers who wonder if we even *thought* of this as NEWS - it's a non-issue. We even posted it under OFF TOPIC and not under NEWS. But I had to report this for the benefit of those readers who rarely go online and needed to know about this little thing, because hey, I like visiting Jaffe's video blog, and this video made me happy.

I really enjoyed this video from Jaffe. For somebody who's on the Internet nearly 12 hours a day, I've seen this happen too much.

We make innocent comments and mean nothing by them, but there will always be somebody somewhere who will be affected by your words. Always. Somewhere. Eventually.

Maybe that happens naturally on the Internet. Maybe that's the way things are in the gaming industry. And maybe there's very little anybody can do about it.

Because there will always jokes. And always going to be people who won't get those jokes.

And that's just too bad.

   by mikekearn - 2008-02-04
 » Hey

I really like this guy. I am the same way as him when it comes to swearing - I just throw them in with the rest of my words and use them as often as any other conjunctions or adjectives or what have you. I've been trying to get some people to lay off my case about it, but others just insist on giving these trivial words power and meaning beyond my own intention - something that irritates and annoys me to no end.

Even on here, I'm limited - if I try to say "*****" or "*****" it will just end up looking like 5 asterisks. As a side note - couldn't QJ at least make the number of asterisks 4? Most swear words I use have 4 letters. It just makes more sense to me.

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   by xLinkinwormx - 2008-02-04
 » OMG

that is the best speech i have ever heard, he speaks the truth, im exactly the same i sware all the time, teachers used to tell me off when i went school. but if your brought up with it, you pick it up, its like your accent or learning to walk, u dont pick up swareing, you either sware like a mother&*%$&$ or you dont
keep up swareing if you like it, dont let anyone else tell you other wise, just dont do it in situations like job interview or to a cop lol
what if i say OMG this is F****** sik game, how did that F****** kill me. am i offending the creator, maybe not, more than likely not



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