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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 | 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!" | ||
The name "Degenatron" itself parodies those who believe that video games are damaging to children's physical fitness, social skills, and morality. [[Jan Brown]], a guest on GTA Vice City's [[VCPR]], lashes out at the console for being a bad influence on her children – she was oblivious to her own lack of parenting skills, which included rewarding one of her kids for killing a mailman and getting them to beat up their father when he cheats on her. | The name "Degenatron" itself parodies those who believe that video games are damaging to children's physical fitness, social skills, and morality. [[Jan Brown]], a guest on GTA Vice City's [[VCPR]], lashes out at the console for being a bad influence on her children – she was oblivious to her own lack of parenting skills, which included rewarding one of her kids for killing a mailman and getting them to beat up their father when he cheats on her. | ||