Geek Proposes To Girlfriend Over Video Game
Usually, men pop the question by hiding a ring in a bouquet of flowers, or by placing a message on the jumbo screen during a baseball game. For one New Jersey man, that just wasn’t enough.
Bernie Peng knew his girlfriend, Tammy Li, loved to play the video game “Bejeweled,” so when he was ready to propose, he reprogrammed the game to display the usual “Will You Marry Me?” message along with a computer-generated digitized engagement ring once Li reached a certain score. Last December, Li reached the score and happily said yes.
Peng wrote about the experience on his blog, saying it took a month to reprogram so the game would display his proposal. When word of the romantic gesture reached Bejeweled distributor PopCap, the company congratulated Peng.
“Most video game companies would frown on people manipulating their games,” said PopCap spokesman Garth Chouteau. “But it won him a woman. As a bunch of geeks, we have to say, ‘Bernie, hats off to you.’”
Not only has it won him a woman, it’s won him a honeymoon and free videogames. PopCap has promised to fly Peng and Li to their corporate city of Seattle for their honeymoon. PopCap also pledges to give Peng and Li’s wedding guests copies of Bejeweled.
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April 21st, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I LOVE this story…I’ll have to forward it to Joe ;-)
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Geeks Rule!! That’s so sweet!!! and Kudos to PopCap for their gifts too!!!
May 29th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Cute story. I find “it won him a woman” to be an interesting statement, however.
May 30th, 2008 at 3:09 am
PopCap did something good their, this is how your treat your fans! =)
Congrats to Peng and I hope for you to have a great life together!
May 30th, 2008 at 5:50 am
Jeeze, post a source. News theft is a crime.
May 30th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
@Jones: There are at least two sources in the articles. Click the links. Additionally, all articles are uniquely RE-WRITTEN instead of just copy/pasted.
June 4th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Where can we get the modded game? Heh.
June 7th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
weird.
i found this on stumbleupon.
and i was like, “hey, i know who this is.”
ahaha.
June 16th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
I love the fact that not only did he find a really unique way to propose, but I love the fact that he choose the game SHE liked. Sounds like he’s a keeper. Oh, and a reasonable score….can you imagine if he made it too hard of a score too hit?
June 19th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
woa, over video games? now that is truly geeky
July 24th, 2008 at 8:47 am
This is a great story. And its a great idea I wish i knew how he did it! =)