SPOILER ALERT added 6/10/17: Clicking on the video links below will get you nothing. Rien. Nada. Big-O-Tree games has removed the trailers from its website and YouTube, and has chosen not to release its Dirty Chinese Restaurant video game after "progressives" and Forces for Good (= PC police) slammed it as racist, "offensive" and "demeaning".
On its Facebook page, Big-O-Tree said the game was "not created with an intentional interest of inflicting harm or malice against Chinese culture. After careful consideration and taking the time to listen to the public's opinion we have decided it's not in anyone's best interest to release Dirty Chinese Restaurant. We would like to make a sincere and formal apology to the Chinese community." Once again, political correctness trumps fun. Nobody can take a joke anymore.
Markham ON is home to one of Canada's two largest Chinese-Canadian communities. (The other predominantly Chinese city is Richmond BC.) Agent 78, who should know, says that visiting Markham is just like visiting Hong Kong "only not so tall". Markham is also the home of Big-O-Tree Games. Their website says the company was founded "for one sole purpose: to make the offbeat games we know you want to play, but you didn't think anyone had the cojones to make!"
Case in point: Dirty Chinese Restaurant, in which players share the flame-broiling, veggie-pounding, meat-slicing exploits of restauranteur Wong Fu. If you're a gamer, you'll thrill as you chase cats and dogs with a cleaver, look through alleyways for entrée ingredients, and escape health inspectors and immigration officers. Big-O-Tree says the game is meant to be "tongue-in-cheek, shockingly humorous, and full of satire inspired by the mad world we live in." Here's a trailer.
Perhaps Walt doesn't need to tell you [but you will anyway, right? Ed.] that Dirty Chinese Restaurant has been roundly condemned by snowflakes, liberals, the PC police and all right-thinking (read: politically correct) people, including the Mayor of Markham and the proudly lesbian Premier of Ontario. For some reason they call the game "racist", and say it "exploits stereotypes". Go figure. Here's the second trailer.
Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti [Are you sure? Odd name for a Chinese. Ed.] describes the game as "offensive", adding that he is "deeply disturbed by the game's demeaning depictions of the Chinese-Canadian community." In its defence, Big-O-Tree told Canadian Press the game "in no way is meant to be an accurate representation of Chinese culture." Rather, it's intended as satire and comedy "influenced by the classic politically incorrect shows we grew up watching, such as South Park, All in the Family, Sanford & Son, Family Guy, and The Simpsons."
Well sir... since I'm a big fan of two of those politically incorrect shows, that's good enough for me. Until now, the only video game I've ever downloaded is Angry Birds, but I'm going to get my mouse into the App Store right now, and have me some good clean fun in the Dirty Chinese Restaurant!
Footnote: On August 15th, Yan Can Cook, 3255 Hwy 7, Markham, received a closure order from the public health inspector for operating a food premise in a manner permitting a health hazard and failing to provide adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin or rodents. Two days later, Malay Thai Famous Cuisine, which by sheer coincidence operated at the same address, received a closure order for failing to provide adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, or rodents. Source: "DINE SAFE YORK: 2 Markham restaurants closed, 9 businesses charged".
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