Mister Jalopy has posted some feverishly detailed drawings of a PSP done by a 9-year-old boy who hungers for one with all his heart. Mister Jalopy has kindly taken it upon himself to head up a collection to buy a PSP for the boy (If you would like to contribute, send Paypal money to @gmail.com) (The money has been raised — see update below).
My friend Jose Luis Junior, age 9, wants a PSP so palpably, it reminds me of my intense desire at the same age for an Atari 2600. Though he doesn’t have the games he dreams of, he reads game strategy guides like they were novels. In great detail, he explains the Grand Theft Auto cultural minutea at a level that I can’t follow. And I have played a lot of Grand Theft Auto though Junior has not jacked a single car.
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Junior’s obsession far eclipses mine. He has a folder full of stock photos that he has clipped from Target and Toys R Us flyers. He has clipped photos of the PSP backside so that he has source material to correctly render the battery door. You see, Junior draws PSPs to scale, cuts them out and sells them to his friends! For a quarter! I bought two! 50 cents plus a 50 cent tip! Naturally, all he wanted for Christmas was a PSP but it didn’t happen due to finances.
I think it’s a great idea to get the kid a PSP, but I also wonder if he isn’t having more fun dreaming and drawing than he would playing the games? Link
Reader comment: Mr. Jalopy announced: “The money has been raised! Thank you internets! Thank you boingboing! Thank you kind games company employee that offered to send games! And, most especially, thank you kind souls that emptied your pockets for Junior! Will post updated pictures when transaction complete!”