My Buffalo Bills lost rather embarassingly to the Miami Dolphins today, and in order to either cheer me up and/or lambast me more, my husband started searching “Steve Young” on YouTube. (In case you’re new to this blog, when I was a teenager, instead of liking Jonathan Taylor Thomas like my best friends, Young was my celebrity crush.) During his search, we found the following:
After some Googling, we learned the Steve Young Football they were singing about in the ad was a new game for the iPad and iPod touch released on Thursday by Vaporware Labs. In searching, we found the developers’ YouTube Channel, which includes several videos starring the man himself. As a fan of his since I was ten, I have to say they might be his best work since his turn on Beverly Hills, 90210.
Of course, I had to immediately download the game for my iPod Touch, and I have to say while it is not for football purists – I mean, you have to dodge pigs, bombs and tornados to get to the endzone, and Young screams “Ow, my torso!” when you run into one of those obstacles – it’ll be a fun and addictive game to play on the commuter rail after a long day at work.
And another part of the marketing campaign? A shirt you can purchase from the developers featuring the video game version of Steve Young that reads, “I am so Steve Young.”
Now #1 on my Christmas List. (Photo: Vaporware Labs)
Mr. Young and Vaporware Labs, I approve.
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