Counter-Strike For Kids

Counter-Strike For Kids
Engine(s)	Source
Genre(s)	Mock commercial
Running time	3 minutes and 36 seconds
Directed by	Xanatos
Written by	Xanatos MrSentual STEV
Voices	STEV Xanatos Wolfer MrSentual CoolDrMoney ThePoopsmith Crackbone
Actor control	Xanatos STEV Wolfer MrSentual CoolDrMoney ThePoopsmith Crackbone X23 ConfusedWisdom Darkvile Elite-One
Edited by	Xanatos
Production company	Janus Syndicate Machinima.com
Release(s)	July 23, 2008
Format(s)	YouTube stream
Website YouTube page

Counter-Strike For Kids is a short machinima film created by the Janus Syndicate, a group of video game players. It was creating using footage from Counter-Strike: Source, which was modified to use "kid-friendly" elements, as well as additional footage from Garry's Mod for the latter portions of the film. Released July 23, 2008 by Machinima.com, the film has earned over 13 million views on YouTube, making it the most viewed video on Machinima.com's channel behind an extended trailer for Avatar.^[1]

Synopsis

A man in a colorful shirt presents the problem of children acting immaturely in Counter-Strike: Source, even though a kid shown in the video kills every other player effortlessly. In response, clips of a modification called "Counter-Strike For Kids" are shown, which portray several players wearing clown makeup and carrying toy guns, "pookeyballs", pillows, and other "kid-friendly" weapons. Then, another host takes over for an additional modification sold alongside, called "Counter-Strike: Extreme Gore Edition". Clips are shown of players being dismembered, heavily bleeding, and using larger weapons. A customer testimony by Crackbone is also presented as the commercial closes. A parody of The George Lopez Show ensues, featuring a CS Terrorist whose face is covered by an edited picture of George Lopez messing about psychotically and making silly noises before a Counter-Terrorist tells him that his show has been canceled. George suddenly goes red and angry (Photoshop Edited). The video ends with him turning and shooting all the targets and then it goes into the credits.

Background and Production

The inspiration was mainly based on a sketch from Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and many segments were conceived shortly after. The original considered format was that of Source Mod Todd, a previous Janus Syndicate series, in which the CS for Kids mod is being presented while brief clips of an extremely gory Counter-Strike: Source pop up randomly on the screen. Custom player and weapon models, sounds, and levels were acquired from FPSBanana, as well as additions by Janus member MrSentual. The first host in the film is played by STEV, who co-wrote the Kids segment, while the Extreme Gore Edition segment's host is played by Xanatos and was co-written by Xanatos and MrSentual. The Crackbone and George Lopez segments were added by Xanatos during the later stages of production.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ Xanatos. "CS For Kids hits 10 million views" Janus Syndicate, 31 May 2010. Web. 16 Dec. 2010.
2. ^ Xanatos. "New CS for Kids BONUS VIDEO and trivia from its production" Janus Syndicate, 24 Nov. 2009. Web. 16 Dec. 2010.
3. ^ Janus Syndicate. "Counter-Strike For Kids: Extras!" Janus Syndicate, 24 Nov. 2009. Web. 16 Dec. 2010.

External Links

• Janus Syndicate website
• Official Video
• Extras Video