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[[File:Degenatron-GTAVC-advertising.png|thumb|309px|An advertisement for Degenatron in GTA Vice City, commonly seen on billboards in the game.]] | [[File:Degenatron-GTAVC-advertising.png|thumb|309px|An advertisement for Degenatron in GTA Vice City, commonly seen on billboards in the game.]] | ||
The '''Degenatron''' is a fictional video game console first mentioned in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], and again in its sequel [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. It is encountered again in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] with a machine owned by property developer [[Yusuf Amir]]. | The '''Degenatron''' is a fictional video game console first mentioned in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], and again in its sequel [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. It is encountered again in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] with a machine owned by property developer [[Yusuf Amir]]. | ||
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== Features == | == Features == | ||
The Degenatron is mentioned often on GTA Vice City's radio stations. Several facts can be gathered from the numerous advertisements heard on the radio. | The Degenatron is mentioned often on GTA Vice City's radio stations. Several facts can be gathered from the numerous advertisements heard on the radio. | ||
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== Parody == | == Parody == | ||
GTA Vice City is set in the 1980s, loosely around the time of the [[wp:Golden age of video arcade games|golden age of video arcade games]]. The Degenatron is a parody of early 1980s games consoles such as the [[wp:Atari 2600|Atari 2600]] and the [[wp:Intellivision|Intellivision]], and the games it plays are inspired by real games of that era. The Degenatron is also used to mock people who accuse video games of "corrupting children". The advertisements target disaffected children who resent their parents' suggestions to take up wholesome activities like reading or playing outside, and at the end of the commercial kids shout proudly "I'll never go to school again!" | GTA Vice City is set in the 1980s, loosely around the time of the [[wp:Golden age of video arcade games|golden age of video arcade games]]. The Degenatron is a parody of early 1980s games consoles such as the [[wp:Atari 2600|Atari 2600]] and the [[wp:Intellivision|Intellivision]], and the games it plays are inspired by real games of that era. The Degenatron is also used to mock people who accuse video games of "corrupting children". The advertisements target disaffected children who resent their parents' suggestions to take up wholesome activities like reading or playing outside, and at the end of the commercial kids shout proudly "I'll never go to school again!" | ||
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In GTA San Andreas, [[Marvin Trill]], a conspiracy theorist on [[WCTR]], accuses the console of implanting subliminal messages in the minds of people as part of a communist plot, parodying the [[controversy]] surrounding the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series. | In GTA San Andreas, [[Marvin Trill]], a conspiracy theorist on [[WCTR]], accuses the console of implanting subliminal messages in the minds of people as part of a communist plot, parodying the [[controversy]] surrounding the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery width="auto" perrow="2" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;text-align:left" widths="200"> | |||
ArcadeGames-GTAVC.jpg|The Degenatron arcade console (on the right) in GTA Vice City. | |||
Degenatron-GTAVC-advert.jpg|An advertisement for the Degenatron in GTA Vice City. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||