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GAY SIMS EASTER EGG AND NTROVERSY  SIMCOPTER

Whatever Happened to…the man behd the SimCopter’s gay “easter egg”?

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ... THE MAN BEHD SIMCOPTER'S GAY "EASTER EGG"?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY LYLE MASAKIJUNE 6, 2007/4:28 PMBY LYLE MASAKIJUNE 6, 2007 / 4:28 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ... THE MAN BEHD SIMCOPTER'S GAY \"EASTER EGG\"?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-06-06T20:28:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-06-06T20:28:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR GAY GAMERS, MAXIS' 1996 RELEASE, SIMCOPTER HAS MORE HISTORIL SIGNIFINCE THAN THE GAME SELF WARRANTS. BACK THEN, SIM GAM WERE PRETTY MON AND FEW WERE AS PELLG AS MAXIS' BREAD AND BUTTER TLE, SIMCY, WHICH MA PLAYERS TO CY MANAGERS. SIMCOPTER WAS A MOR PARTURE, STEAD LETTG PLAYERS FLY A HELIPTER THROUGH SIM CY AND HANDLE FAIAR PROBLEMS (TRAFFIC JAMS, RTS, ETC.) WHILE TERACTG WH SIM CY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT WHAT MA SIMCOPTER MEMORABLE WAS A SURPRISE HIDN THE GAME. ON CERTA DAYS (SUCH AS FRIDAY THE 13TH) THE CY CHANGED. MALE RINTS OF SIM CY WERE SUDNLY SNTILY CLAD SWIM TNKS AND WERE SEEN KISSG EACH OTHER. THIS "EASTER EGG" (AS SUCH HIDN SURPRIS ARE LLED) ED A MOR SENSATN -- AS BACK THEN, GAY PEOPLE WERE RARELY ACKNOWLEDGED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEANWHILE, SCE THIS PARTICULAR EASTER EGG WAS ADD SECRET, MAXIS HAD REASON TO JTIFY FIRG THE SIGNER WHO ADD THE GAY SIM CY RINTS -- G DISCSN GROUPS TO BATE IF THE FIRG REALLY WAS SPIRED BY A FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCRE OR IF THAT WERE A VER FOR HOMOPHOBIA ON MAXIS' PART. (MAXIS SHED OUT A GAME PATCH SO THAT SIMCOPTER CTOMERS ULD -GAY THEIR GAME, ADDG FUEL TO THE BATE.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JACQU SERV, THE SIGNER WHO ADD THE MAN-KISSG TO SIMCOPTER, SAID AT THE TIME THAT HE WAS SPIRED BY HETEROSEXISM HE SAW ON THE VELOPMENT TEAM, NOTG THAT CHARACTERS THE GAME WERE A SADLY-TYPIL MIX OF SEXY FEMAL AND DUMPY MALE CHARACTERS. SEVER NOTED THAT SNTILY CLAD WOMEN WEREN'T NSIRED OBJECTNABLE THE GAME, SO HE ADD HUNKY MEN WH A SIAR LEVEL OF SEXS (DON'T GET TOO TRIGUED, THIS WAS "HUNKY" TERMS OF 1996 GRAPHICS) REACTN TO THE DOUBLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THEN, MAXIS HAS GONE ON TO RELEASE THE SIMS, A GAME THAT LETS PLAYERS TERME THE SEXUAL ORIENTATN OF THEIR CHARACTERS AND WAS PROMOTED WH A GAY-IENDLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE SIGNER WHO WAS RPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST SIGHTS OF GAY MEN A SIM GAME? SERV (AKA ANDY BICHLBM) HAS NTUED TO PROVOKE DISCSN OF SOCIAL ISSU AS PART OF A "CULTURE JAMMG" ACTIVISTS THE Y MEN, WHO OFTEN POSE AS RPORATE AND ERNMENT SPOKPERSONS. IN 2004, SERV POSED AS A DOW CHEMIL SPOKMAN WHO WAS TERVIEWED BY ON BBC WORLD TO ANNOUNCE THAT DOW WOULD BE CLEANG UP AN DTRIAL DISASTER THAT A DOW SUBSIDIARY WAS RPONSIBLE FOR, A PRANK THAT BROUGHT ATTENTN TO THE DISASTER AND THE LACK OF ACTN TAKEN ON . THE GROUP ALSO CRICIZED NEWS MEDIA FOR REPORTG STATEMENTS OM DOW UNCRILLY, FAILG TO CHALLENGE UNTTHFUL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(THANKS TO FOR REMDG OF THIS MOMENT GAMG HISTORY.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

For gay gamers, Maxis' 1996 release, SimCopter has more historil signifince than the game self warrants.

This "Easter Egg" (as such hidn surpris are lled) ed a mor sensatn -- as back then, gay people were rarely acknowledged gam. Meanwhile, sce this particular Easter Egg was add secret, Maxis had reason to jtify firg the signer who add the gay Sim Cy rints -- g discsn groups to bate if the firg really was spired by a failure to follow procre or if that were a ver for homophobia on Maxis' part. (Maxis shed out a game patch so that SimCopter ctomers uld -gay their game, addg fuel to the bate.

GAY PARTY PLAYBOY: THE MANSN

Sever noted that sntily clad women weren't nsired objectnable the game, so he add hunky men wh a siar level of sexs (don't get too trigued, this was "hunky" terms of 1996 graphics) reactn to the double then, Maxis has gone on to release The Sims, a game that lets players terme the sexual orientatn of their characters and was promoted wh a gay-iendly what has happened to the signer who was rponsible for the first sights of gay men a Sim game? On a closg note, no article on SimCopter would be plete whout mentng the famo “gay easter egg”. TIL the guy who programmed the gay easter egg to SimCopter is the SAME GUY who performs the "Y Men" hoax.

Gay men Speedos wh fluorcent nippl would sh the helipter and get chopped up 's blas... Gay party Playboy: The Mansn. Gay Sims easter egg and ntroversy  SimCopter.

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Anybody else have the naked gay men kissg versn of SimCopter? - GDNet Lounge.

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