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abe is now! 11-15-2008 04:49 AM
Is there any relationship between Oddworld and Green Day?
 
I ask that because there are two MO's wallpapers with two phrases: "Having a blast" and "Having the time of your life". Well, Having a blast and Time of your life are Green Day's songs.

Wil 11-15-2008 05:45 AM
No, these are very common slang expressions.

OANST 11-15-2008 06:44 AM
Don't let them fool you. The boys from Green Day did a marketing campaign for Oddworld years ago. This was at the time that they announced that MO was going to be an X-Box exclusive and they were doing everything they could to hype the game and get exposure. Apparently they paid a great deal of money to Green Day but turned out to be disappointed as Billy Joe was overheard saying "This game is totally not the time of my life. Please, someone take me away to paradise." This caused Lorne to sue them and the ensuing three year legal battle really took it's toll on the small game company.

lbyrd2 11-15-2008 09:15 PM
That makes sence.....I guess

Leto 11-15-2008 10:39 PM
Thanks OANST, I had always wondered about the Green Day/Lorne fiasco. I had heard a lot about it, but not much outside of speculation.

Fuzzle Guy 11-16-2008 02:24 AM
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Don't let them fool you. The boys from Green Day did a marketing campaign for Oddworld years ago. This was at the time that they announced that MO was going to be an X-Box exclusive and they were doing everything they could to hype the game and get exposure. Apparently they paid a great deal of money to Green Day but turned out to be disappointed as Billy Joe was overheard saying "This game is totally not the time of my life. Please, someone take me away to paradise." This caused Lorne to sue them and the ensuing three year legal battle really took it's toll on the small game company.
Had Wil said that it would have been a repeat of the Scrab evolution theory.

abe is now! 11-16-2008 03:38 AM
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Don't let them fool you. The boys from Green Day did a marketing campaign for Oddworld years ago. This was at the time that they announced that MO was going to be an X-Box exclusive and they were doing everything they could to hype the game and get exposure. Apparently they paid a great deal of money to Green Day but turned out to be disappointed as Billy Joe was overheard saying "This game is totally not the time of my life. Please, someone take me away to paradise." This caused Lorne to sue them and the ensuing three year legal battle really took it's toll on the small game company.
That's interesting... how have you heard that?

Leto 11-16-2008 12:15 PM
well, it was in the press releases for OWI's eventual demise, I guess I just overlooked it. had you ever wondered why they truly shut shop?

Kimon 11-16-2008 03:15 PM
GREEN DAY IS AWESOME

Fuzzle Guy 11-17-2008 08:34 AM
NO WAI ODDWORLD IS BETTEr

abe is now! 11-17-2008 09:39 AM
Well... I think that some pop punk songs would have been great in some situations of Oddworld XD

OANST 11-17-2008 10:56 AM
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Well... I think that some pop punk songs would have been great in some situations of Oddworld XD
Well, of course they are. Anyone who disagreed with that would have to be a fool or a communist. Or maybe even both. No one here would even consider disputing the idea that punk rock is a perfect fit in an oddworld game.

Leto 11-17-2008 08:54 PM
Personally I feel that Abe's character was based off of a crockpot of all the members of the Sex Pistols. It's amazing how fresh they are even by todays standards.