If Presidential Candidates Were Old School Video Games
If Presidential Candidates Were Old School Video Games
February 13, 2008
Game With a Brain has a bit of fun picking old school vido games to suit its view of the top four presidential candidates. Barack Obama is Final Fantasy VII, the site says:...[FFVII's] slick graphics and presentation have led many to accuse it of being more style than substance. In fact, while Final Fantasy VII is often cited as one of the best games ever made, you are likely to find just as many who decry it as the most over hyped ever.
Meanwhile, Democratic rival Hillary Clinton equates to Donkey Kong Country 3, according to Game With a Brain:
The Donkey Kong Country series of games were huge blockbusters... many viewed them as the best games ever... Still, as the series progressed gamers grew weary of the titles... By the third title’s release gamers were seeking change...
On the Republican side, GWAB's selection of Bible Adventures for Mike Huckabee seems almost too obvious, given that the candidate is a minister. Still, it's clear that GWAB has old-school gaming sensibilities:
Huckabee, like Bible Adventures publisher Wisdom Tree, is a fighter. Wisdom Tree was one of those rare companies to release unlicensed titles for the original NES... The actual game may not impress you much upon first play, but there is a certain fun, winning charm to its weirdness...
Republican front runner John McCain? He's Desert Bus:
...Desert Bus tasked you with driving a bus from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada in eight hours of real time. The game could not be paused, and the bus occasionally would veer to the right. So, like the Arizona senator you set out on a grueling long journey (to your party’s nomination) and occasionally veer off to the right (frightening potential independent voters). Uncanny.
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Posted 10/06/08 at 08:43am
Paulrus: 1up.com just reported that MadWorld may not seee release in "censor-heavy" countries like Australia, Germany, and even Japan. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170362
Paulrus: 1up.com just reported that MadWorld may not seee release in "censor-heavy" countries like Australia, Germany, and even Japan. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170362
Posted 10/06/08 at 07:28am
Austin_Lewis: they're all about a month old, but if they do it again, I'll be sure to post the link here
Austin_Lewis: they're all about a month old, but if they do it again, I'll be sure to post the link here
Posted 10/06/08 at 06:41am
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Hold up, Austin. Can we have the link to that Yahoo! Story?
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Hold up, Austin. Can we have the link to that Yahoo! Story?
Posted 10/06/08 at 12:26am
Austin_Lewis: I've been reading on yahoo things I read on here three days earlier, nearly word for word. I've insulted the writers, too.
Austin_Lewis: I've been reading on yahoo things I read on here three days earlier, nearly word for word. I've insulted the writers, too.
Posted 10/05/08 at 09:29pm
PHOENIXZERO: @Austin_Lewis Just watched the video, I like how they mention Australia banning violent games and then show a list of games that includes some that weren't violent. <_< Think they could have given GP a little more credit too.
PHOENIXZERO: @Austin_Lewis Just watched the video, I like how they mention Australia banning violent games and then show a list of games that includes some that weren't violent. <_< Think they could have given GP a little more credit too.
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:52pm
gamepolitics: Plus, with Yahoo's huge traffic, if they want to steer some peeps to GP I'm okay with that, too! ;-)
gamepolitics: Plus, with Yahoo's huge traffic, if they want to steer some peeps to GP I'm okay with that, too! ;-)
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:51pm
gamepolitics: thx, Austin, but it seems to be more along the lines of fair use.
gamepolitics: thx, Austin, but it seems to be more along the lines of fair use.
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:16pm
Austin_Lewis: My link is to yahoo's playback or whatever they're calling it, which nearly always shows a gamepolitics article and seems to
Austin_Lewis: My link is to yahoo's playback or whatever they're calling it, which nearly always shows a gamepolitics article and seems to
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:15pm
Austin_Lewis: plagarize Gamepolitics' works and use his site, maybe without his permission. I just felt he ought be informed of it.
Austin_Lewis: plagarize Gamepolitics' works and use his site, maybe without his permission. I just felt he ought be informed of it.
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:03pm
J.Alpha.Gamma: This is an interesting read: http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200810/N08.1001.1532.23011.htm?Page=1
J.Alpha.Gamma: This is an interesting read: http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200810/N08.1001.1532.23011.htm?Page=1
Posted 10/05/08 at 03:34pm
Haggard: Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 in under 3 weeks now :D :D
Haggard: Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 in under 3 weeks now :D :D
Posted 10/05/08 at 03:09pm
Austin_Lewis: HEY DENNIS, CHECK THE LINK: http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/playback/playback-13/1246552
Austin_Lewis: HEY DENNIS, CHECK THE LINK: http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/playback/playback-13/1246552
Posted 10/05/08 at 10:19am
HarmlessBunny: @black manta: Certainly felt like I did when I had a flu earlier this week :\
HarmlessBunny: @black manta: Certainly felt like I did when I had a flu earlier this week :\
Posted 10/05/08 at 09:58am
black manta: "You have died of dysentery." ;)
black manta: "You have died of dysentery." ;)
Posted 10/04/08 at 09:06pm
DarkTetsuya: EZK: all that's missing is the 'rearview mirror' image he posted some time ago
DarkTetsuya: EZK: all that's missing is the 'rearview mirror' image he posted some time ago
Posted 10/04/08 at 07:30pm
VideolandHero: I prefer Oregon Trail.
VideolandHero: I prefer Oregon Trail.
Posted 10/04/08 at 07:08pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : BORING DAY IS EVIL
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : BORING DAY IS EVIL
Posted 10/04/08 at 04:07pm
King of Fiji: @Ghede: Holy crap you just brought back nostalgia by mentioning that game. T_TT
King of Fiji: @Ghede: Holy crap you just brought back nostalgia by mentioning that game. T_TT
Posted 10/04/08 at 03:19pm
Ghede: Number munchers is the only school game for me. MUNCH THOSE NUMBERS.
Ghede: Number munchers is the only school game for me. MUNCH THOSE NUMBERS.
Posted 10/04/08 at 11:21am
ZippyDSMlee: nighstalker160:an industry that lives on selling crap to witless sheeple.
ZippyDSMlee: nighstalker160:an industry that lives on selling crap to witless sheeple.
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Comments
Why is everyone ignoring this superb candidate???
/Ron Paul Lemming rant.
Very funny list. Never would have made these comparisons.
Eat that Hillary...
The Donkey Kong Country series of games were huge blockbusters… many viewed them as the best games ever… Still, as the series progressed gamers grew weary of the titles… By the third title’s release gamers were seeking change…"
Don't worry. At worst, she can only serve 2 terms. :P
:)
:: Personally wishing for a cancelled title to begin with. ::
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If you think of it that way, I would have to go with Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.
It tried so hard to be a part of the Final Fantasy franchise, but no fan would give it the time of day, because it sucked.
Clinton as DKC3 = I'd pick the GBA version. Completely screwed up and not as good as the original, plus overshadowed by something bigger.
Not a bad choice at all, but Ron Paul doesn't suck, unless you mean Final Fantasy as the Republican Party, in which case Ron Paul does suck at being part of this new party, but a fine example of old school like Mystic Quest
Damn it, now I keep imagining him as some shirtless dude with a vest, and a gatling gun for a right arm.
Better than imagining him as a long haired chick in short shorts and a rather skimpy top. And apologies for being crude, but that would also give him a rather large chest, which would be very, very confusing to many males. And probably a lot of females too.
Better him the Hillary.
Wow, that's a lot of indirect praise for one of the most scandalous Presidents in the history of our country.
That's:
"Better him than Hillary."
Thanks, you just made my brain try to climb out through my ears for the inadvertent mental image. :-P
@ Weighted Companion Cube
The polling place is upstairs. It appears the light is turned off upstairs, and it is nearly pitch black. What do you do? > Climb stairs.
You cannot see the booths to place your vote. It is pitch black and you are likely to be eaten by a grue. What do you do? > Try to find booth.
Fill in the finish as you wish :-P
Also, Ron Paul is clearly EarthBound: they're both loved by cultists.
Obama wishes he was FFVII but he's more like a hundred games that are all style (or just pretty graphics) and no substance. If Hilary was a game she's be a buggy unplayable mess. McCain and Huckabee would be boring and tedious.
SIIIIGH, I guess I'm voting "None of the above" this year...
Still hoping that Bloomberg changes his mind and throws his hat into the ring...
I hate the man, true, but he's not that boring. Hell, I don't see how Hitlery is Donkey Kong anything, when it comes dow to it.
http://xkcd.com/261/
Only 20-some odd replies to Godwin's Law the convo. Is that a win, or a lose? :-P
Hrmmm... I wonder if we could make use of a giant elliptical dish for dealing with politicians....
Women love it, but it's bad for the industry (country) in the long run.
I'm the guy who has the victory music from FFVII as my cell phone ringtone.
Mogbert you will see at the upcoming march how many people support Ron Paul. There are more than you have been led to believe.
The reason they don't include Ron Paul is because he doesn't stand a chance... there's really no point in talking about a candidate that has no hope of winning at this point
Yes a couple of months ago it would be/was unfair for him to be ignored, cause back then anybody could have become a surprise frontrunner if given their fair share of time and good campaigning; like how Huckabee went from the near bottom of the list to hop up to the top 3 (top 2 by default of Romney dropping out)
But now, we are halfway through the primaries and it is clear that he has no hope for getting the republican nomination and really no hope of getting into the whitehouse even if he ran under a third party... he might make a fairly impressive stand compared to previous third party, but in the end he doesn't have the chance... only way a third party candidate would stand a chance is if they were like Liberman; in that they only barely lost the nomination for their party, but were popular enough between citizen's of both parties that they could win despite not having the former party's nomination
I was kidding about the no love for Ron Paul thing.
I still stand by my Ron Paul = Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.
A sub par game that only few people could love, only because they have no idea what Final Fantasy is supposed to be.
It wants to be a part of something bigger, but the franchise has disavowed its existence.
Obama: Tony Hawk (original). Plays on youthful and different image. Plays well but there are those annoying bugs.
Hillary: Dikatana or Lair. Hyped, Hyped, get it home and suddenly not so great
Mcain: Everquest 2 play either side, shiney, talks about war alot.
Huckabee: actually super bible adventure and its creator are a pretty good analogy scrappy and God fearing
Paul: Mighty final fight. small man in a big fight and alot of people don't remember it.