(A game developers lament, to the tune of Big Rock Candy Mountain)
One night as the servers glowed and the death march was a crawlin'
Down the hall came a tester traipsing and he said "Folks I'm not installin'"
I'm heading for a land that's far away through the Perfect Dark
So let us fly we'll go apply at the Happy Fun Game Dev Park
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park there's a shop that's got fair wages
Where the pop machines are free and your bosses look like mages
Where the WoW ports are open and each office sports a window
To surf Penny Arcade and drink free lemonade
Management have no kids to be a source of pain
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park you're not just making sequels
You're working on titles which values are seen as equal
To the latest from EA, in budget as well as stature
Getting lots of aid like an Aeron made of jade
Or perhaps horse armor that's procedurally made
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park the reviewers get your work
And the reviews are fair and balanced, not just made by some jerk
Who doesn't like your game, because it's on the Wii
Even though 5 others have the same mistake
No one brings it up, because it's Solid Snake
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park you have no poly counts
Your load times are all instant and your drives keep their mounts
Your tools are up to date and none of them are cracked
With licenses and dongles and full tech support
Including upgrades and a trip to a ski resort
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park there is no legacy code
The comments are up to date and the game runs under load
The frame rate locks at 60 and there never is a crash
No matter how many play all through the day
Static, water, or bad saves all go away
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park your team lead isn't powermad
You bond with all your teammates and it's the best time you've ever had
All of your day is spent making fun for you and me
Your creativity is allowed to run free
And the company praises your originality
In the Happy Fun Game Dev Park
I'll see you after crunch in the Happy Fun Game Dev Park