Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway once told his fellow writers during one of their famous roundtable lunches that he could write a six-word-long short story. His fellow authors scoffed at Hemingway’s claims. Ol’ Papa told them to throw in $10 each. If he was wrong, he would match their money. He scribbled away on a napkin for a few moments and then passed the napkin around the table.
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Can we take our most beloved games and break them down to six-word short stories? Here are some of my attempts…. What about yours?
- Brazil for vacation. Hell broke loose. (Max Payne 3)
- Black Mesa, best get the crowbar. (Half-Life)
- Jokes about balls, all #@$@$ game. (Duke Nukem Forever)
- Insane obstacles, lay off the brakes. (Trials HD)
- Former outlaw bent on his redemption. (Red Dead Redemption)
- Seven descendants. Dark World. Ganon’s Tower. (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)
- Saddled pig. Creeping creeper. Minecart weeeeeeeee! (Minecraft)
- Bashing monkeys. Narcoleptic neanderthal. Mammoth massacre. (Tail of the Sun)