Sprung

"Do angels have names?"

- Quote from the game, which Chris actually used as a pickup line once.

Sprung is a hybrid dating sim/adventure game, released by Ubisoft as a Nintendo DS launch title in December 2004. The game received mediocre reviews from critics and has largely been forgotten. Chris, however, has had a notable history with it; upon purchasing the game when he bought his DS, Chris thought that it would give him lessons on "what to say to, or do for, a girl" (in other words, a vidya version of Dating Education). In a letter Chris sent via the Internet to the magazine Nintendo Power, he states that the game gave him confidence and helped him cope with his noviophobia.

It is unclear how well it helped Chris with his Love Quest, which continued along for several years after he bought it. It is known that he attempted to use one of the game's pickup lines, listed above, when he first met Anna McLerran, to little success (she interpreted him as trying to say "Do angels like you have names?").

The Nintendo Power letter
Chris dedicates his March/April 2004 [sic] issue to his Nintendo Power letter, describing it as a "free personal ad", saying:

The text of the letter reads as follows: