There was an old 2D platformer on the SNES called "Captain Novolin" that shared this idea. It was to teach kids with diabetes how to control their diets. At the beginning of each level, you are told what your proper menu is for the next meal, then you proceed through the level collecting the components of your meal and avoiding your sugary enemies (donuts, cake, soda). It was probably one of the worst games I've ever played.

Just read up on Captain Novolin...sounds awful. There isnt even an attack. Glad i never heard of it when i was young.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Novolin

Captain Novolin 2: the Revenge of High Fructose Corn Syrup... yeah, can't wait to play that.

Pleading the Fifth always needs fresh meat.

Does that mean Pac-Man is causing obesity in addition to being 62% violent?

I remember some old shareware game (had vikings in it) for my PC way way back. It had nothing to do with eating healthy but one of the foods you could eat for restoring your health were these apples. I don't know why but the sound that your guy made each time he ate one ALWAYS made me want an apple. It was weird and healthy all in one.

I'm fasting today and you need to put in an article about eating? Aaargh!

Nobody here is going to believe me. I don't care, I swear what I am writing is true.

Lost in Blue got me to eat vegetables. I don't usually go for vegetables. I mean, they're fine when they are complementing something with, say, loads of meat, or they're drenched in cheese, but by themselves they left me flat.

Until Lost in Blue.

Yes, in Lost in Blue you control your characters and they eat fish, coconuts, fish, various plants, fish, deer, fish, and more fish. But the SOUND made when you eat these things... it stimulated something in me. It drove me to the grocery store like pica drives kids to eat dirt. I had to have crunchy vegetables. Celery. Carrots. Anything that looked like it would crunch. And then I played the game and ate carrots while my character in Lost in Blue munched on the crunchiest coconut I've ever heard. And it was GOOD.

So, if we extrapolate this out... videogames, as everyone with half a freaking brain knows, do not impart lasting concepts to their players. People playing a game where you kill hookers do not kill hookers, and people playing a game where you don't eat twinkies still end up as fatasses with no friends who smell like old milk. If you want a game to actually affect someone, you need to have intimate knowledge of them personally and tailor it just for them. For me, you'd have to know that crunchy sound is the #1 best thing about vegetables and continued exposure to it drives me to eat veggies like a brainwashed hippie.

But hey, realistic thinking like that never got anyone a grant from the government, did it?

What, no Jarod reference?

It is nothing new !
has anyone here ever played capatin novolin on the super nes , a game made for people with diabetes where you stomp sugary snack bars and donuts while eating good crackers and apples ? ^^