Crystal Castles Arcade Game More popular At Local Bar Than Band Of The Same Name

Brooklyn, NY—When the Toronto band, Crystal Castles played a popular Brooklyn club on Friday night, attendance was poor. Perhaps more unexpected was that major interest that night centered around a video game console coincidently called Crystal Castles.

Area man, Jordan, who just moved to Brooklyn after graduating from Bucknell University said, “I have no idea who the band or the video game was before tonight. I just came to meet some friends.”

Bored by the band, Jordan moved to the back of the bar where he discovered the video game. Jordan’s high score attracted considerable attention by those in the bar. One onlooker said, “Initially I was curious because there was a video game named after the band I came to see. But after I watched that dude play, it was more entertaining than the guys on stage. I also dug the music better.”

The video game was released by Atari in 1983. The band however, claims the game in no way affected their name selection. But perhaps the game should have been more of an influence. According to Atari, Crystal Castles was one of the first video games to have an actual ending. At the time the game was released, it had been industry standard to have games repeat indefinitely or simply start over.

An area woman in attendance had a similar criticism. She said, “It’s like the game had purpose and direction. When Jordan made that bear eat those gems, he couldn’t leave the level until they were all gone. It was like Ms Pac-Man but better. When I was watched the band perform, it was like the songs would just go on forever and sometimes I felt like they had simply started the song over.”

Still, there are similarities. As another onlooker commented, “Its like I can’t tell the difference between the music in the game and the music of the band.”

The failure to garner interest surprised no one more than the owner and promoter, Harry J. “When I booked the band.” he said, “I heard a lot of the kids talking about them. Not just in the bar. When I would go on their Myspaces and Facebooks, I would see that the kids liked them. I thought they’d draw a crowd. But when I put that video game in the corner over there it was just to hide the rat traps.”

When asked if he would get rid of the game to allow more interest in the bands, leaving the rat traps exposed, the owner said, “Not with the Rat Traps, a local band, playing next Friday. It’s too risky. The kids today they love their irony. If I book a band like the Rat Traps, they may rather drink my cheap beer and stare at real rat traps all night.”