PETA's at it again...

[Foxi4]

Everybody knows of PETA - the zelaous organization fighting againts animal cruelty? I'd like to present to you their latest shmuck, that being an interesting platform game featuring our favourite, Mario...! ...As the antagonist.

http://features.peta...tm_medium=Media

"If PETA has its way, Mario has stolen his last tanuki skin. The mustachioed plumber is back to wearing tanuki fur (“tanuki” is the Japanese word for raccoon dogs), and now Tanooki is fighting back to reclaim what’s his in Super Tanooki Skin 2D, a new side-scrolling game from PETA. In the game, which is the center of PETA’s new “Mario Kills Tanooki” campaign, players direct a bloody, skinned raccoon dog as he chases a tanuki fur–suited Mario through a surreal fur farm where raccoon dogs are routinely skinned alive for their fur. Quick reflexes and jumping skills will allow Tanooki to capture Mario and reclaim his skin."
~gonintendo.com

I've always been a massive PETA-Hater, but this is just... delightfuly hillarious. They actually believe that a Mario game promotes skinning animals because of a power-up.

Please discuss.

EDIT: If GBATemp Team finds this "News Post" relevant, do move it to User Submitted or something. For me it was too borderline off-topic lol.

 

[431unknown]

When are they not at it?

They come up with the weirdest BS.

 

[s4mid4re]

Isn't this copyright infringement...? O-O

 

[Foxi4]

Isn't this copyright infringement...? O-O

It is indeed. But hey - that's PETA. They do what they want.

 

[emigre]

If Mario really does kill racoons for the tanooki suit than my respect for him has just increased.

EDIT: The game is shit btw.

 

[Foxi4]

If Mario really does kill racoons for the tanooki suit than my respect for him has just increased.

I'd love to see the scene.

We should also send them an e-mail depicting in how cruel fashions Kirby games depict devouring living creatures. Rather than killing his victims in a humane fashion, Kirby just eats them alive, making sure that they suffer a horrible, chewing death.

 

[DJPlace]

i hope PETA get's there ass's sued to them.

 

[Veho]

Whoah, random generated levels every time you die! Infinite replay value!

By wearing Tanooki, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur.

And by stomping on tortoises, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to stomp on tortoises. [/sarcasm]

 

[Necron]

Just... what? O.o

 

[junkerde]

mario kills turtles and uses their shells as a shield, how come they never thought of that one.

 

[The_Dragons_Mast]

I can't believe those guys are talking seriously . This is the silliest way I seen to fight animal cruelty especially since 99% of the kids playing think he transforms into half squirrel instead of wearing the skin of an animal they never heard of. Whats next mario rides the poor dinosuars & force them to carry him around ?

Anyway nintendo should really sue this guys as since is obviouse copyright infringement .

 

[Valwin]

peta are the same retards with no life that say Bf3 is bad cuz you kill rats

 

[Gahars]

Here's your answer: Because it gets them attention.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

OMG GUYS HE SKINS THE ANIMAL AND WEARS IT!!! THAT'S TOTALLY WHAT HAPPENS! BETTER END THE ELDER SCROLL SERIES, YOU CAN HUNT AND KILL ANIMALS! OH BOY GUYS! [/sarcasm]

PETA can go suck a giant monkey dick for all I care. I mean I get what they're trying to do, but they're doing it oh so wrong and oh so idiotically.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

Does anybody actually wear tanuki fur?

 

[Necron]

Does anybody actually wear tanuki fur?

Now that you ask...

 

[DarkStriker]

This game was awfully HARD

 

[Foxi4]

http://en.wikipedia....oon_dog#Fur_use

They do. That doesn't change the fact that this approach is... bizzare, at best. As someone already mentioned - cruelty againts turtles is far more apparent. That, and clear digestion of dangerous, unknown mushrooms.

EDIT: Now that I think of it,you could use the PETA argument againts them. Skinning racoon dogs ain't that bad - they can chase you and just get their fur back. They don't really "die".

I also like their artsy representation of Blood Money. It just screams "ANALYZE ME! I WANT YOUR ATTENTION!".

EDIT2: Just finished the game. Not really rewarding for all the sweat and swears I've been through. The racoon beats up Mario, a blue text pops up saying "*#?! You, Mario - that skin belongs to an animal!" then "Congrats! You saved your skin!" and then your time and score. Then you can play again. I declined.

EDIT3: In case you haven't noticed, they have another 2 shmucks there:

Mario is bad. Again. But McDonald's even worse:
http://www.mccruelty...ickSisters.aspx

MeatBoy is bad... because... he's made of... meat?:
http://features.peta...eat-boy-parody/

Y'know... because meat is bad. Pledge your alligence to Vegans! One of the website fun facts states that Vegans apparently make better lovers. Gotta try that. After this last burger. *nom*

 

[nando]

Y'know... because meat is bad. Pledge your alligence to Vegans! One of the website fun facts states that Vegans apparently make better lovers. Gotta try that. After this last burger. *nom*

no they don't. they don't even swallow.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

no they don't. they don't even swallow.

They don't eat meat,
but they sure like the bone.

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