Jerry Whorebach wrote:

Roush claims that he first received the idea to include the game after realizing his own father's method of dealing with grief. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Roush's father returned home with post-traumatic stress disorder that left him mentally disabled and unable to support himself. To pass the time, he spent his every waking moment repeatedly watching Aliens on VHS -- so much so that the tape had worn out, forcing him to buy a new copy.