VL-IV 1, “Scum of the City”, pg 19

[Robin Landseadel]

TRP manages to foresee:

http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/

. . . and still gets to be a luddite blowing up TV screens. How cool  
is that?

Isn’t it strange that Pynchon’s description of "Scum of the City," &  
"Third World Thrills" parallels “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City”,  
software for modern Violence Center Simulators, or “Video Games,” as  
they are popularly known. And:

	As of July 2006, Vice City was, in the American market,

	the best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_Vice_City


The lightly filled in detail:

	Zoyd was barely ahead of the white water here, nearly taken
	under by the surge of demographics and earnings projections
	the kid was coming up with.

Indicates that “R-2-D-2” might be smarter than Zoyd previously gave  
him credit. But of course, there’s a catch:

	"And it won't cost you a penny."

	"Uh-huh. How much will it cost me?"