Sierra On-Line Incorporated introduced our children to a third-person adventure game called EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus.  This game is about a young boy, named Adam, who embarks on a complicated adventure with his talking Dolphin friend.  Along the way, he meets fish with problems, Manatees who require help, a Hermit Crab with an inferority complex and even a Whale.  While this game does bring back some nostalgic memories, it also can broach feelings of blinding white hot RAGE.

Who did those Sierra game designers think they were?!  Attempting to influence and indoctrinate our children with environmental awareness and stewardship!  Who do they think they are, Koolaid or even ADIDAS!?  I may be willing to shell out money for shoes made by Koolaid, but I don’t want to feel bad on weekends when I drive around in my yellow 2007 Hummer, littering and paint balling pedestrians, all the while blasting my Beach Boy C.D.’s.

They have injured my ability to enjoy throwing rice at pigeons and running over Sea Manatees with a Seadoo.  Suddenly the 20 points I would have been awarded for knocking out the Sea Cow is clouded by images of life long friendship between Adam and that damn Manatee security guard!

Recycling? Friendship? Caring? Animal rights and respect?  Are these the values we should have been pushing on our children?  I blame you, Sierra, and EcoQuest for the disillusioned youth and the Copenhagen Summit.

 Maybe my inflatable Margaret Thatcher will make me feel better.

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