Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure/Trivia


Trivia about Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure includes:

  • All-Star Cast: Replete with a roster of A-listers and notable celebrities such as Talib Kweli, Adam West, Rosario Dawson, Brittany Murphy, P. Diddy, Giovanni Ribisi, The RZA, MC Serch, George Hamilton and Charlie Murphy. The game also featured cameos from notable graffiti artists who lent both their likeness and expertise in the game.
  • Artist Disillusionment: Eckō himself lashed out at the mixed reception the game received, dismissing the gaming community as "the guys who got wedgies in high school" and "divas" with a "predisposition to have a bug up their ass for anything urban"; while this may seem to come across as him being a drama queen, this is far from unfounded as retrospective reviews of the game praised it for its story and atmosphere, if not for the janky combat and technical issues on top of its Troubled Production and late sixth-gen release which hampered sales.
  • Banned in Australia: Was initially banned down under for its depiction (and perceived glorification) of graffiti, though not without backlash as people including Eckō himself called out the Australian ratings board for their double standards where other games focusing on what amounts to similarly illegal (if not even more hazardous) activities such as Jet Set Radio and Need for Speed: Most Wanted weren't banned and were in fact given G or PG ratings. The ban has since been rescinded and as such the game is now available to Australians on Steam since 2013.
  • Cast the Expert: The aforementioned graffiti artists all lent their likeness and skills in bringing Getting Up to life.
  • Shown Their Work: Eckō, who previously came from a graffiti background until he transitioned to selling streetwear, made a concerted effort to produce a realistic portrayal of graffiti culture, going so far as to commissioning professional street artists to draw actual tags and pieces which Trane can spray throughout the game. Some of them even made in-game cameos where they give advice and words of encouragement to the player.
  • Troubled Production: The game was originally intended to be released in time for the 2005 holiday shopping season, but issues with development and changes in its art direction forced them to delay the game's release to 2006, one year into the release of the Xbox 360 and months before the PlayStation 3's announcement. Not helping matters was when then-New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg objected to a block party held by Eckō to promote the game as Bloomberg felt that the event would encourage vandalism in the city; the suit was eventually dismissed in favour of Eckō on First Amendment grounds, with the judge comparing Bloomberg's objection to claiming, "a street performance of 'Hamlet' would be tantamount to encouraging revenge murder." At any rate, Bloomberg's disapproval of the event and subsequent lawsuit generated free press for the game.
  • What Could Have Been: Early concept art for the game leaned more towards a sort of Jet Set Radio art style before settling with a more grounded aesthetic.
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