Summary
Fallout: New Vegasreimagines the gambling capital with a retrofuturistic aesthetic in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse, run by a pre-war CEO clinging onto life by projecting himself through monitors as a talking head. It’s easy to see why it’s become one of the most iconic parts of the series.
These days, the real Las Vegas has an enormous sphere in the centre which advertisers use as a giant billboard, kind of like painting your logo onto the moon. WithFalloutfever at an all-time high, fans want tobring Mr. House into the real worldby plastering his face onto this same sphere, making it so that–wherever you go–he’s always watching.
The trouble is that getting your advert on this comically oversized ball costs alot.Mortal Kombat 1 used it for a day and it set them back $450,000. So, ambitiously, the community is hoping to scrounge up $487,710. Right now, they’ve made $3,745 across 312 donations.
Who Is Organising The Fallout Las Vegas Sphere GoFundMe?
“Let’s get down to business,” organiser Even Zarsaz writes inthe GoFundMe’s description. “As the sole proprietor of the Las Vegas Strip, it’s only right that Mr. Robert House of RobCo Industries makes his presence known in the crown jewel of the Mojave.”
Zarsaz has even set up Twitter and Instagram accounts dedicated to promoting the GoFundMe page in the hopes of garnering more traction, but with the end goal being half a million dollars for one joke, maybe we shouldn’t get our hopes up.
That being said, donations continue to pour in, with fans sending everything from a few bucks to $200. Unfortunately, however, they’re still $483,965shy of having enough to plaster Mr. House’s big mug across the sphere.
If only Robert House was real. The big tower we find him in that looms over the Mojave–the Lucky 38–exists in real life. It’s called the Strat Hotel, and it’s worth $70 million. Sticking his face on the sphere would hardly make a dent. But alas, he isn’t.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHERE TO PLAY
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas.It’s the kind of town where you dig your own grave prior to being shot in the head and left for dead…and that’s before things really get ugly. It’s a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis. It’s a place where the right kind of person with the right kind of weaponry can really make a name for themselves, and make more than an enemy or two along the way.As you battle your way across the heat-blasted Mojave Wasteland, the colossal Hoover Dam, and the neon drenched Vegas Strip, you’ll be introduced to a colorful cast of characters, power-hungry factions, special weapons, mutated creatures and much more. Choose sides in the upcoming war or declare “winner takes all” and crown yourself the King of New Vegas in this follow-up to the 2008 videogame of the year, Fallout 3.Enjoy your stay.
