>> OH, HEY, KYLE.
KYLE, HANG ON A SEC.
>> HEY, JIMMY.
WHAT'S UP?
>> NOT MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
YOU'VE HEARD THE F-F-FANTASTIC
NEWS.
THERE'S A NEW TERRANCE AND
PHILLIP MOBILE GAME, AND IT'S SO
AMAZING AND INCREDIBLY FUN.
>> OH, REALLY?
>> YEAH.
AND THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE PART.
-- IT'S TOTALLY FREE!
YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD IT TO YOUR
PHONE RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, COME ON.
IF IT'S FREE, WHY WOULDN'T YOU?
>> COOL.
THANKS, JIMMY.
WELL, I'LL CHECK IT OUT.
>> YOU BETCHA, PAL.
>> THE " TERRANCE & PHILLIP"
MOBILE GAME.
IN THIS GAME, YOU ARE TERRANCE
AND PHILLIP.
CAN YOU COLLECT ALL THE CANADIAN
COINS?
[ COIN JINGLES ]
THAT'S ONE COIN.
CAN YOU COLLECT MORE?
[ COINS JINGLING ]
YOU'VE COLLECTED 10 CANADIAN
COINS!
CONGRATULATIONS.
HEY, YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THIS,
GUY.
>> WHAT?
>> CONGRATULATIONS, KYLE.
>> WITH CANADA COINS, YOU CAN
BUY STUFF AND HELP TERRANCE AND
PHILLIP REBUILD CANADA.
RUN AROUND AND COLLECT MORE
COINS, OR BETTER YET, BUY THEM
IN BULK.
HOW MAN CANADIAN COINS WOULD YOU
LIKE TO BUY?
>> THIS IS STUPID.
>> WELL, IT'S JUST $.49 FOR THE
CHEAPEST ONE.
[ COINS JINGLE ]
>> YOU BOUGHT 200 CANADIAN COINS
FOR $.49!
YOU'RE AMAZING!
NOW USE THAT CANADOUGH TO HELP
REBUILD CANADA.
CLICK TO BUILD A HOSPITAL HERE.
[ BEEPS ]
[ FART! ]
[ SPARKLE! ]
>> YAY!
>> YAY!
>> IT'S STILL STUPID, AND NOW I
PAID $.49 FOR IT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU TWO BONERS
DOING?
>> WE'RE PLAYING THE "TERRANCE &
PHILLIP" FREEMIUM GAME.
>> I PLAYED THAT THING.
IT'S [BLEEP] DUMB.
I ENDED PAYING LIKE FIVE BUCKS.
>> WHO MAKES THIS CRAP?
>> [ French accent ] OH, IT'S
TEWIFFIC!
THAT'S $200,000 MORE AMERICAN IN
JUST ONE DAY.
>> WHERE IS THE ROOF ON THIS
THING?
[ DOORS OPEN ]
>> WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA MAKING A
MOBILE GAME WITHOUT OUR
APPROVAL?
>> OH, TERRANCE AND PHILLIP.
HOW ARE CANADA'S TWO FAVORITE
BUDDIES?
>> WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO
MAKE A STUPID "TERRANCE &
PHILLIP" MOBILE GAME?
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
>> OH, I'M ONLY THE PRINCE OF
CANADA.
AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE
MINISTER OF MOBILE GAMING.
>> WE THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE
PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE
MOBILE GAME.
>> IT'S THE DUMBEST GAME EVER.
ALL YOU DO IS COLLECT AND SPEND
CANADOUGH.
>> EH, WE KNOW THE GAME'S NOT
GREAT.
BUT WHO CARES?
IT'S FREE!
>> BUT IT'S NOT FREE.
IF YOU CHARGE $.40 HERE AND $.50
THERE, THEN IT'S NOT FREE.
>> THEY SEE THROUGH THE CHARADE.
>> UH-OH.
YOU THINK SO?
>> I THINK THEY SEE THROUGH THE
CHARADE, YES.
>> I'M PRETTY SURE THEY CAN HEAR
US, TOO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
[BLEEP] IT.
YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH THE CHARADE,
SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL KNOW
EVERYTHING.
CHARADE UP!
[ BELL TOLLS ]
[ GEARS WHIRRING ]
ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN THE SCIENCE
BEHIND MICRO-PAY FREEMIUM
GAMING.
FOR YEARS, THE CONCEPT BEHIND
GAMING WAS SIMPLE -- YOU PAY FOR
THE GAME, AND YOU ENJOY.
WITH MOBILE APPS, WE NOW HAVE
THE ABILITY TO MAKE GAMES THAT
ARE BORING AND STUPID, BUT IF
YOU PAY FOR INCENTIVES, YOU'RE
REWARDED.
>> FREEMIUM -- THE "MIUM" IS
LATIN FOR "NOT REALLY."
>> IT'S A SIMPLE CYCLE, AND
NEVER-ENDING LOOP BASED ON RPGs.
EXPLORE, COLLECT, SPEND,
IMPROVE.
BUT WHERE ARE THOSE JUST USE THE
CONCEPT OF X.P., OR EXPERIENCE
POINTS, WE'VE INTRODUCED THE
IDEA OF MICRO-PAYING WITH MONEY.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY,
MONEY, MONEY.
> IT'S WHAT EVERYONE IS DOING.
FREEMIUM GAMES ARE WHAT'S NOW,
AND IT'S ALL JUST A LOT OF
HARMLESS FUN.
>> YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE,
STANLEY.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US HOW YOU
MANAGED TO SPEND $489 ON A
MOBILE APP?
>> I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE I SPENT THAT
MUCH.
>> YOU DIDN'T REALIZE?
WHAT ARE "CANADIAN COINS"?
>> YOU BUY CANADIAN COINS SO YOU
HAVE CANADOUGH.
>> STAN, JUST BECAUSE I MAKE A
GOOD LIVING WITH MY MUSIC
DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN BLOW IT ALL
ON CANADOUGH.
>> I'LL PAY YOU BACK FOR IT,
OKAY?
>> HOW?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
JESUS CHRIST.
>> CAN YOU BELIEVE HIM?
HE KNEW HOW MUCH HE WAS
SPENDING.
HE KNEW HE'D GET IN TROUBLE.
BUT IT DIDN'T MATTER.
I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT THIS IS A
LOT LIKE HIS GRANDPA.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
DAD'S ALWAYS HAS A GAMBLING
PROBLEM.
HE'S GOT TOTAL ADDICTION
TENDENCIES.
COULD HE HAVE SOMEHOW PASSED
THOSE DEMONS DOWN TO STAN?
>> WELL, AND YOU CERTAINLY HAVE
SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS, TOO,
WITH DRINKING.
>> I HAD A PROBLEM, BUT I WAS
ABLE TO STOP.
NOW I ONLY DRINK GLUTEN-FREE
BEER AND WINE.
BUT WITH STAN, I THINK THERE'S
SOME DARKNESS INSIDE HIM THAT
DOESN'T ALLOW HIM TO STOP.
[ DRAMATIC CHORD PLAYS ]
>> AND SO, IN CONCLUSION, THE
SUCCESSFUL FREEMIUM GAME IS
BASED ON FIVE PRINCIPLES --
ENTICE THE PLAYER WITH A SIMPLE
GAME LOOP, USE LOTS OF FLASHING
"CHA-CHINGS" AND COMPLIMENTS TO
MAKE THE PLAYER FEEL GOOD ABOUT
THEMSELVES, TRAIN THE PLAYERS TO
SPEND YOUR FAKE CURRENCY, OFFER
THE PLAYERS WAY TO SPEND REAL
CURRENCY FOR YOUR FAKE CURRENCY
--
>> SO THEY'LL FORGET THEIR
SPENDING MONEY.
>> ...AND MAKE THE GAME ABOUT
WAITING, BUT LET THE PLAYER PAY
NOT TO WAIT.
IT'S A SURE-FIRE WAY TO MAKE
LOTS OF MONEY.
>> WE UNDERSTAND MICRO-PAYING,
BUT CAN'T THE GAME HIDDEN INSIDE
THE CHARADE JUST AT LEAST BE
FUN?
>> NO, NO!
IT HAS TO BE JUST BARELY FUN.
IF THE GAME WAS TOO FUN, THEN
THERE WOULD BE NO REASON TO
MICRO-PAY IN ORDER TO MAKE IT
MORE FUN.
>> WHAT'S THIS?
>> YOUR CHECKS, OF COURSE, FOR
$10 MILLION AMERICAN, EACH.
>> SO THIS IS -- EVERYONE IS
DOING THIS?
>> EVERYONE IS DOING IT.
>> IT'S JUST THE WAY THINGS ARE
GOING.
>> IT'S THE WAY THINGS ARE
GOING!
>> WELL, I GUESS IF EVERYONE'S
JUST PAYING $.40 AT A TIME, IT
CAN'T BE THAT BAD.
[ SPLAT! ]
[ COINS JINGLE ]
>> HEY, PHILLIP!
>> [ BABBLES ]
>> OH, HEY, GUYS.
[ FART! ]
[ SPARKLE! ]
>> YOU...MISSED SCHOOL TODAY?
>> YEAH, I JUST WASN'T FEELING
THE BEST.
>> DID YOU PLAY THE "TERRANCE &
PHILLIP" FREEMIUM GAME ALL DAY?
>> WELL, YEAH.
I WAS SICK IN BED.
WHAT ELSE WAS I GONNA DO?
>> HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU
MICRO-PAY TODAY, STAN?
>> NOTHING.
DUDE, I BOUGHT LIKE $10 WORTH OF
CANADOUGH.
[ COINS JINGLE ]
BUT CHECK IT OUT.
I UNLOCKED A STADIUM IN TORONTO.
>> YOU SPENT $10 AND EIGHT HOURS
TO UNLOCK A STADIUM?
>> YOU GUYS, IS IT THAT MUCH
DUMBER THAN VIDEO GAMES YOU
PLAY?
>> YES.
[ FART! ]
[ SPARKLE! ]
>> IT'S JUST, LIKE, SOMETHING TO
KILL SOME TIME.
LIKE JIMMY SAID, IT'S A COOL WAY
TO ZONE OUT.
>> WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
JIMMY TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS GAME?
>> JIMMY TOLD ME ABOUT THIS
GAME.
>> KENNY, WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT
THIS GAME?
>> MRPH.
>> DUDE, WHAT --
>> ...THE --
>> ...FMPH?
>> PSST.
HEY, KID.
COME OVER HERE.
YEAH, COME ON OVER.
CHECK THIS OUT.
YOU LOOKING TO HAVE SOME FUN?
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> THE "TERRANCE & PHILLIP"
MOBILE GAME.
ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE USING IT.
>> AW, I DON'T KNOW.
>> COME ON.
JUST TRY IT OUT.
YOU CAN BE TERRANCE, OR PHILLIP,
OR BOTH.
YOU CAN WALK AROUND AND COLLECT
CANADA CASH TO BUILD NEW STUFF.
IT'S THE PERFECT THING IF YOU'RE
BORED.
AND HONESTLY, THE BEST PART
ABOUT IT IS IT'S FREE.
I MEAN, COME ON.
WHY WOULDN'T YOU DOWNLOAD IT AND
JUST TRY IT OUT?
>> HEY, UH, JIMMY, CAN WE TALK?
>> WELL, SURE, FELLAS.
ANYWAY, BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT,
KID.
>> DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> JUST HANGING OUT.
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?
>> YOU NEED TO STOP RECOMMENDING
THAT APP TO PEOPLE.
>> MRPH.
>> EVERYONE WE KNOW SAYS THEY
HEARD ABOUT IT FROM YOU.
>> I JUST THINK IT'S A FABULOUS
APP.
THAT'S ALL.
>> IT'S NOT A FABULOUS APP.
IT'S [BLEEP] STUPID.
>> LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING,
JIMMY.
WHAT HAPPENS ON LEVEL TWO AFTER
YOU GET THE ONTARIO NUGGET?
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I NEVER PLAYED IT.
I STAY AWAY FROM THE STUFF.
>> YOU JUST PUSH IT ON OTHER
PEOPLE?
>> THEY PAY ME TO!
>> WHO, JIMMY!
WHO PAYS YOU?!
>> YOU'VE BOTH DONE AN AMAZING
JOB.
NEW HOSPITALS, NEW
NEIGHBORHOODS, ALL FUNDED BY ONE
FREEMIUM GAME.
>> UH, LISTEN.
UH, WE'VE BEEN TALKING IT OVER,
AND WE REALLY AREN'T COMFORTABLE
WITH THIS FREEMIUM THING.
>> OH, WHAT IS THE MATTER?
>> IT SEEMS DISHONEST, AND WE
HAVE A BRAND TO PROTECT.
>> [ FARTS ]
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> BUT JUST LOOK AT ALL THE
THINGS WE'RE GETTING TO BUILD.
SOON, CANADA WILL BE AS ADVANCED
AND DEVELOPED AS MICHIGAN.
>> WE'RE JUST WORRIED THAT SOME
PEOPLE WILL ABUSE THE GAME AND
START SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN
THEY CAN AFFORD.
>> OH, NO!
WELL, WE CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT
THAT.
[ GASPS ]
OH, I HAVE AN IDEA.
HOW ABOUT WE TAKE SOME OF THE
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE ARE
MAKING AND WE START A CAMPAIGN
TO TEACH EVERYONE TO PLAY THE
GAME IN MODERATION?
>> OH!
[ APPLAUDS ]
>> DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT
WOULD HELP?
>> OF COURSE!
THE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY DOES IT ALL
THE TIME.
[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> YOU.
FRIENDS.
FUN.
DRINK.
HOT GIRLS.
YOU'RE HOT.
DRINK MORE.
EXPENSIVE CARS.
ASS.
DRINK.
ASS.
MONEY.
YOU IN A TUXEDO.
THREESOMES.
VODKA.
PUSSY.
DRINK, DRINK, DRINK!
YOU!
DRINK!
VEGAS!
FUN!
PUSSY!
YOU IN A TUXEDO [BLEEP] THIS
GIRL.
VODKA!
DRINK, DRINK, DRINK!
DRINK IT ALL, YOU [BLEEP] PUSSY!
MORE TUXEDO!
MORE CARS!
MORE PUSSY!
MORE VODKA!
DRINK, DRINK, DRINK!
PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY.
[ NATIVE AMERICAN CHANTING ]
>> COME ON.
THIS WAY, STAN.
I WANT YOU TO SEE THIS.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S YOUR GRANDPA.
HE SITS AT THAT SLOT MACHINE AND
MINDLESSLY DRAINS MONEY AWAY A
LITTLE BIT AT A TIME.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
ALL THE LITTLE SOUNDS AND LIGHTS
ARE CALCULATED TO KEEP HIM
SITTING AT THAT STUPID MACHINE.
COME ON, DAD.
WE'RE GOING HOME.
>> AH, GO AWAY.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE
TO YOUR GRANDSON?
YOU'VE INFECTED HIM WITH YOUR
BULLSHIT!
>> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT
I WRONG WITH YOU TWO.
WHAT IS THE JOY THAT THIS STUFF
POSSIBLY BRINGS YOU?
>> IT'S JUST...
>> IT'S FUN.
>> YEAH, IT'S FUN.
>> IT'S NOT FUN!
YOU TWO HAVE DEMONS YOU'RE
TRYING TO COMPENSATE FOR.
>> WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
YOU'RE HAVING A GLASS OF WINE.
>> I'M NOT HAVING A GLASS OF
WINE.
I'M HAVING SIX.
IT'S CALLED A TASTING, AND IT'S
CLASSY.
>> DAD, I'M NOT ADDICTED.
I CAN STOP.
I JUST LIKE PLAYING IT, BUT I
DON'T HAVE TO.
I'LL PROVE IT.
>> YEAH, AND IF HE STOPS, I'LL
STOP.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AND IF YOU TWO STOP, THEN WE
WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM ANYMORE.
HMM.
EARTHY, BOLD, HINT OF CHERRY
AFTER-TONES.
[ BURPS ]
>> IS IT MY RESPONSIBILITY WHAT
PEOPLE DECIDE TO DO WITH THEIR
F-F-FREE TIME?
I WAS JUST THE MIDDLEMAN.
PEOPLE WERE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT
THE GAME SOMEWHERE IF NOT FROM
ME.
I'M NOT THE ONE WHO MADE IT.
>> YOU ACCEPTED MONEY FROM THE
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO PUSH A
FREEMIUM GAME ON US.
WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?
>> HOW DO YOU GET PEOPLE
ADDICTED TO CRACK?
YOU GIVE IT AWAY FOR FREE.
YOU GIVE AWAY A LITTLE TASTE,
AND THEN -- AND THEN SOME PEOPLE
CAN'T STOP THEMSELVES.
>> AND NOW STAN IS SO CONSUMED
BY THE SHIT BY YOU'VE BEEN
PUSHING THAT HE CAN'T EVEN SEE
THROUGH IT!
HOW COULD YOU SELL OUT YOUR
FRIENDS?!
>> I NEED THE MONEY, ALL RIGHT!
I DOWNLOADED YUM YUM SPARKLY GEM
FOREST BECAUSE IT WAS FREE.
I LOVED THE SPARKLING LITTLE
GEMS, THE SOUNDS THEY MADE WHEN
I GOT NEW ONES.
THEN I MADE MY FIRST IN-APP
PURCHASE.
BEFORE I KNEW IT, I HAD SPENT MY
ALLOWANCE, THEN MY BIRTHDAY
MONEY.
I LOST MY CRUTCHES!
>> YOU HAVE YOUR CRUTCHES.
>> IT'S A FIGURE OF SPEECH WITH
CRIPPLED PEOPLE.
WE'D SAY WE LOST AND ARM AND A
LEG, BUT THEY AIN'T WORTH MUCH.
>> THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> YOU'RE SAYING THESE GAMES DO
THIS ON PURPOSE?
>> WHY DO YOU THINK FREEMIUM
GAMES SEND YOU THOSE TEXT
NOTIFICATIONS WHEN YOU HAVEN'T
PLAYED IN A WHILE?
IT'S CALLED A TRIGGER --
A QUICK IMAGE TO TRIGGER THE
ADDICT'S BRAIN.
THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE
DOING.
>> [ SIGHS ]
[ CELLPHONE DINGS ]
>> HEY, BUDDY!
COME ON, GUY!
[ CELLPHONE DINGS ]
COME BACK, FWIEND.
YOU'VE GOT NEW BUDDIES, GUY.
[ CELLPHONE DINGS ]
WE'VE JUST GIVEN YOU 5,000
CANADIAN COINS.
ENJOY YOUR CANADOUGH.
>> FREE?
>> WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, STAN?
YOU SAID YOU STOPPED BUYING
CANADOUGH.
>> I DIDN'T THINK I SPENT THAT
MUCH.
I-I CLICKED ON A FEW MICROPAYS
AND IT JUST KIND OF ADDED UP.
>> $26,000?
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY SONGS I
HAVE TO WRITE TO MAKE BACK THAT
MUCH MONEY?
>> ONE.
>> OH, IT'S JUST NOTHING TO YOU,
ISN'T IT?
>> NO.
NO, IT'S NOT.
>> YOU NEED TO REALIZE THAT YOU
HAVE SOMETHING IN YOUR BRAIN
THAT YOU SOMEHOW INHERITED FROM
YOUR GRANDPA THAT MAKES YOU ACT
THIS WAY, OKAY?
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN SAY
THAT WHEN YOU'RE STANDING HERE
CHUGGING BEER.
>> I AM NOT CHUGGING BEER.
I'M SAMPLING A FLIGHT OF
GLUTEN-FREE GERMAN LAGERS WITH A
FRENCH WINE PAIRING.
IT'S CALLED A SCHMORGESWEIN AND
IT'S ELEGANTLY CULTURAL.
[ CLINK! ]
[ GULPING ]
[ GLASS THUDS ]
[ BLOWS WHISTLE ]
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
>> OKAY, I NEED HELP.
THERE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ABOUT ME, YOU GUYS.
I KNOW THE GAME IS STUPID, AND
IT ACTUALLY ISN'T EVEN FUN
ANYMORE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> FELLAS, COULD I HAVE A MINUTE
WITH STAN, PLEASE?
>> SURE.
COME ON, GUYS.
>> THIS IS MY FAULT, STAN.
I SHOULD HAVE NEVER TOLD YOU THE
GAME WAS F-F-F-FA-FANTASTIC.
>> IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY
FAMILY.
IT'S LIKE A CURSE.
>> I KNOW THIS STUFF IS HARD TO
UNDERSTAND.
TRUST ME, I KNOW.
I'M AN ADDICT, TOO.
BUT I GOT HELP.
>> HOW?
>> WHAT ALL THE ADDICTION
PROGRAMS SAY IS TRUE -- YOU'VE
GOT TO REACH OUT TO A HIGHER
POWER, STAN.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET DOWN ON YOUR
KNEES AND YOU'VE GOT TO SAY, "I
HAVE A PROBLEM."
AND YOU'VE GOT TO ASK THAT
HIGHER POWER FOR HELP.
>> WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET
THE WORD OUT.
PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW PUSHERS ARE
BEING HIRED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION PROBLEMS.
THERE HAS TO BE A WAY WE CAN GET
TO THE NEWS COMPANY AND SNEAK IN
AND SOMEHOW BORROW THEIR TV
SIGNAL.
IF WE COULD DISGUISE OURSELVES
AS SOMETHING RIDICULOUS, THEN
MAYBE --
>> OKAY, IT'S DONE.
>> WHAT'S DONE?
>> THE WORD IS OUT.
"TERRANCE AND PHILLIP HIRE
PUSHERS TO MAKE MONEY OFF
ADDICTS."
I TWEETED IT.
IT'S TRENDING.
>> YOU SON OF A BITCH!
YOU PAID PUSHERS TO GET ADDICTS
HOOKED ON OUR FREEMIUM GAME?
>> YOU WHAT?
>> NOW, HOLD ON, TERRANCE AND
PHILLIP.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH
PROMOTING A MOBILE GAME.
>> BUT THERE'S SOMETHING VERY
WRONG WITH KNOWINGLY MAKING IT
APPEAL TO HUMAN WEAKNESSES!
>> YOU DIDN'T BUILD A MOBILE
GAME, YOU BUILT AN ADDICTION
MACHINE!
>> MINISTER OF MOBILE GAMING,
WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOOT?
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH THE CHARADE
AGAIN.
LET ME EXPLAIN HOW FREEMIUM
GAMES REALLY WORK.
[ BELL TOLLS ]
THE TRUTH IS, A VERY SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO
DOWNLOAD FREEMIUM GAMES EVER PAY
ANYTHING FOR THEM.
IT'S ALL ABOOT FINDING THE
HEAVIEST USERS AND EXTRACTING
THE MOST AMOUNT OF CASH FROM
THEM.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET ADDICTS TO
PAY 200 BUCKS FOR A GAME THAT'S
NOT EVEN WORTH 40 CENTS.
>> BUT THEN ALL OUR PROFITS COME
FROM PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS.
>> DON'T THINK ABOOT THAT.
THINK ABOUT ALL THE MONEY.
HERE, HAVE A BUMP OF COKE.
>> [ SNORTS ]
OKAY, BUT WE STILL WON'T STAND
FOR THIS.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
LISTENING, BUT I GUESS I HAVE
SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT I CAN'T
CONTROL.
IT'S SOMETHING KIND OF DARK.
PLEASE, HELP SHOW ME THE WAY.
>> YOU HAVE SUMMONED THE PRINCE
OF TEMPTATION FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
>> OH SHIT.
UH...I HAVE ADDICTION DEMONS AND
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THEM.
>> THEN ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN THE
DARKNESS OF THE HUMAN SOUL.
SO, YOU'VE GOT DOPAMINE, RIGHT?
THAT'S THE CHEMICAL THAT GETS
RELEASED IN YOUR BRAIN WHENEVER
YOU DO SOMETHING PLEASURABLE
LIKE EATING, SEX.
AND THAT'S JUST NATURE, RIGHT,
LIKE, RABBITS AND FISH AND SHIT,
THEY NEED DOPAMINE SO THAT THEY
WANT TO CONSUME TO REPRODUCE.
>> OKAY.
>> BUT BECAUSE HUMANS HAVE
PROGRESSED AND NOW HAVE ACCESS
TO ALL THE SHIT THEY WANT
WHENEVER THEY WANT IT, IT'S EASY
FOR THEM TO OVERDO AND HAVE
DOPAMINE PROBLEMS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT [BLEEP]
ROCKET SCIENCE, THIS STUFF.
>> SO THERE'S NOTHING
SPIRITUALLY WRONG WITH ME?
>> [BLEEP] NO.
IT'S LIKE -- OKAY, IT'S LIKE
BEING DIABETIC.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE YOU CAN EAT
WRONG AND EAT WRONG, AND
CHEMICALS GET RELEASED FROM YOUR
LIVER IN A WEIRD WAY.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN EATING
GLUTEN AND SHIT.
AND THEN EVENTUALLY YOU'VE GOT A
CHEMICAL IMBALANCE FROM YOUR
LIVER.
AND SOMETHING CLICKED AND NOW
YOU'RE DIABETIC FOREVER, RIGHT?
SO, LIKE, IF YOU KEEP DOING
SOMETHING TOO MUCH, EVENTUALLY
THERE'S, UM, A DOPAMINE [BLEEP]
UP, RIGHT, AND YOU'RE KIND OF
SCREWED UP FOR LIFE.
>> SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
I CAN GET ADDICTED TO EVERYTHING
SO I CAN'T ENJOY ANYTHING?
>> YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT
IT MEANS.
>> THE ADDICT PEOPLE SAID
SOMETHING ABOUT ME FILLING A
HOLE.
>> WELL WHO'S NOT FILLING A
[BLEEP] HOLE, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF BULLSHIT IS
THAT?
SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT GENETICS
NOW.
YOU STILL HAVE TIME?
>> YEAH, NO, THIS IS GREAT.
>> OKAY, LET ME GET SOME VISUAL
AIDS.
GIVE ME JUST A SEC.
>> HERE IS A FACT -- 80% OF
ALCOHOL SALES ARE PAID FOR BY
ALCOHOLICS.
USING SLOT MACHINE TACTICS,
FREEMIUMS GAMES ARE ABLE TO MAKE
MILLIONS OFF OF AN EVEN SMALLER
PERCENTAGE OF MOBILE GAMERS.
>> OH, GOD, HE JUST DOESN'T
STOP.
>> WHO IS THIS GUY?
>> WE'RE BUILDING A NEW CANADA
WITH MICROPAYMENTS FROM ADDICTS.
WHO CARES?
YOU THINK THE [BLEEP] ALCOHOL
INDUSTRY CARES?
THEY DON'T CARE THAT 10% ARE
GONNA GET ADDICTED.
THEY'RE COUNTING ON IT!
IT'S THE SAME WITH US.
BUT WE'VE GOT OUR EYES ON EVERY
ADDICT'S SCREEN.
EVERY BUTTON THEY CLICK, WE GET
FEEDBACK ON HOW TO SHOVE THIS
SHIT RIGHT DOWN THEIR THROATS.
>> WHY DOES HE SUDDENLY SOUND
LIKE AL PACINO IN "DEVIL'S
ADVOCATE"?!
>> OH, I'M MUCH WORSE THAN THE
DEVIL.
[ FLAP! FLAP! FLAP! ]
I'M THE CANADIAN DEVIL!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
>> OH, DEAR GOD!
IT'S THE CANADIAN DEVIL!
>> BEELZABOOT!
>> YOU DISCOVERED MY PLAN, BUT
TOO LATE!
[ FART! ]
NOW THE SOULS OF ALL CANADIANS
BELONG TO ME!
>> OH, NO!
>> OH, WHAT HAVE I DONE?!
>> HEE HEE HEE! HA HA HA!
[ FART! ]
>> SO, BASICALLY, THE GENES YOU
GOT FROM YOUR DAD MAKE YOU MORE
LIKELY TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH, UM,
DOPAMINE REGULATION, AND THAT'S
WHY YOU NEED TO KIND OF WATCH
OUT FOR ADDICTIVE STUFF.
OKAY, SO, YOU KIND OF UNDERSTAND
NOW, CHAMP?
>> I GUESS SO.
BUT WHY DO COMPANIES HAVE TO PUT
SO MANY ADDICTIVE THINGS OUT
THERE?
>> YOU KNOW, THEY ALL DO IT, AND
IT'S KIND OF MY DEAL.
I'VE GOT TO PUT TEMPTATION OUT
THERE, TOO, SO PEOPLE HAVE FREE
WILL AND ALL THAT SHIT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE HAS
THEIR JUSTIFICATION AND THINKS
WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS OKAY.
[ CELLPHONE CHIMES ]
>> HEY, BUDDY, WHERE'D YOU GO?
DON'T YOU WANT MORE CANADOUGH?
>> WHAT'S THIS?
>> THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN
ADDICTED TO.
IT'S A FREEMIUM GAME SENDING ME
PUSH NOTIFICATIONS.
[ CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ CELLPHONE CHIMES ]
>> WHAT, YOU JUST COLLECT COINS?
[ COINS CLINKING ]
[ GAME WARBLES ]
>> HOW MUCH MONEY CAN YOU BUY
TODAY?
>> NO, SEE, IF SOMETHING'S
ADDICTIVE BECAUSE IT'S FUN,
THAT'S ONE THING.
BUT THIS IS JUST BLATANT SKINNER
BOX MANIPULATION.
WAIT A MINUTE, WHO PUT THIS OUT?
>> UH, CANADA.
>> OH, THAT SON OF A BITCH.
HE'S ALWAYS DOING THIS SHIT.
I TELL HIM TEMPTATION HAS TO BE
NUANCED, BUT HE GOES AND DOES
THIS CRAP AGAIN.
I'M GONNA NEED TO BORROW YOUR
SOUL REAL QUICK, KID.
IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
>> OKAY.
[ WHISSH! ]
AAAAAAAAAAAH!
[ TELEVISION BLARES ]
>> OH, PASS INTERFERENCE!
INTERFERENCE!
>> STAN?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
>> [ Satan's voice ] I SHALL
RETURN.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO STOP ME.
>> TOLD YA.
KID'S GOT DEMONS.
I DON'T DO THAT.
[ CROWD WAILING ]
>> HORROR AND SADNESS ALL OVER
CANADA TONIGHT.
WHEN THE PRINCE SIGNED THE
AGREEMENT TO MAKE A FREEMIUM
GAME, HE APPARENTLY MADE A DEAL
WITH THE CANADIAN DEVIL.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
>> HEY, GUY!
I'M THE CANADIAN DEVIL!
>> CANADIAN DEVIL NOW HAS
COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE SOULS OF
EVERY CANADIAN.
THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR CANADA
AND, THEREFORE, THE WORLD.
>> [ LAUGHING EVILLY ]
[ FART! ]
>> BEELZABOOT!
ONCE AGAIN, YOU LACK ANY SENSE
OF NUANCE.
>> WHO THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?
>> WELL, WELL.
MY OVER-ACHIEVING DOPPELGANGER.
YOU'RE NO MATCH FOR CANADIAN
SATAN!
>> RETURN FROM WHENCE YOU CAME!
[ FWOOSH! ]
>> AAAAH!
[ FWOOSH! ]
[ CROWD SCREAMING ]
[ FWOOSH! ]
[ FWOOSH! ]
>> CERTAINLY A SHOCKING TURN OF
EVENTS HERE AS THE ACTUAL DEVIL
HAS NOW APPEARED AND SEEMS TO BE
FIGHTING THE CANADIAN DEVIL.
THIS IS CERTAINLY A CONUNDRUM
FOR CANADIANS EVERYWHERE AS WE
TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHO TO ROOT
FOR.
FOR THAT, LET'S ASK THE MINISTER
OF SPORTS IN EDMONTON.
>> WELL, OF COURSE, THE
PATRIOTIC THING TO DO WOULD BE
TO ROOT FOR THE CANADIAN DEVIL.
BUT THEN AGAIN, HE IS THE ONE
WHO HAS PROMISED US PAIN AND
SERVITUDE FOR A MILLION YEARS.
>> SCREW THAT!
GO CANADA!
>> ENOUGH, BEELZABOOT.
THY END HAS COME!
[ FWOOSH! ]
[ PEOPLE SCREAMING ]
[ WHOOSH! ]
[ FWOOSH! ]
[ FWOOSH! ]
>> HEY, DUDE.
>> HEY.
>> YOU ALL RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
YEAH, I THINK I'M GONNA BE OKAY.
>> COOL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> MY FELLOW CANADIANS, WHAT WE
DO NOW AS A COUNTRY WILL
HOPEFULLY BE A MODEL FOR OTHERS.
WE HAVE ALL LEARNED A TRAGIC
LESSON TOGETHER THAT, THOUGH
MANY SINS ARE OUT THERE, WHEN
YOU GET INVOLVED WITH FREEMIUM
GAMING, YOU ARE MAKING A DEAL
WITH THE CANADIAN DEVIL.
WE WILL NO LONGER MAKE FREEMIUM
GAMES, AND WE WILL NO LONGER
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR COUNTRY
WITH MONEY TAKEN FROM ADDICTS.
CANADA IS BACK TO BEING AN
ETHICAL, RESPECTED, SHITTY
TUNDRA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> I'M GONNA MOVE HERE AND HERE,
AND THEN I'M GONNA ROLL TO KILL
THIS ZOMBIE.
>> OKAY, GOOD IDEA.
>> WHAT ARE YOU GAYWODS DOING?
>> WE'RE PLAYING BOARD GAMES SO
THAT GRANDPA AVOIDS THE CASINO
AND I AVOID FREEMIUM APPS.
>> WELL, ALL RIGHT.
GOOD FOR YOU GUYS.
TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL JOIN YOU.
BOARD GAMES GO GOOD WITH A GLASS
OF WINE.
>> THAT'S NOT A GLASS, THAT'S A
TROPHY.
THAT YOU WON.
FOR DRINKING.
>> IT'S NOT "DRINKING."
IT'S CALLED A WHITE ZINFANDEL
SIPPING SPRINT AND IT'S
COMPETITIVE.
GET OFF YOUR HIGH [BLEEP] HORSE.
>> YOUR TURN, GRANDPA.
IF YOU ROLL A FIVE OR SIX, YOU
CAN KILL THESE ZOMBIES.
>> YOU GUYS WANT TO PUT SOME
MONEY ON IT?
Freemium Isn't Free
s18e06 November 05, 2014
Stan is addicted to the new Terrance and Phillip mobile game.
