Margaritaville trademarked for video game use
by Griffin McElroy 
on Nov 3rd 2009 7:00PM
From the second our feet left the comfort of our bed in favor of the harsh, cold ground this morning, we knew it was going to be a
terrible day. What we
expected were little accumulative annoyances -- stubbed toes, traffic, cold coffee and the like. What we
got was
a report from supererogatory pointing us to a terror-inducing trademark filing, which permits
"Margaritaville" to be used for video game software purposes.
As we see it, there's an infinite number of ways that Jimmy Buffett's tropically-tinted tune could manifest itself in video game form:
- A near-endless RPG: The Quest for the Lost Shaker of Salt
- A sailing simulator: Son of a Son of a Sailing Simulator
- A smooth rhythm game, which is sadly what it probably will be
- A smooth rhythm game/sailing simulator, which ... which might be kind of magical
