Comments on: Gaming’s worst presidents http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/21/gamings-worst-presidents/ Exploring the value of games-as-iconography in art, literature, and popular culture Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kevin Bunch http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/21/gamings-worst-presidents/#comment-1147 Kevin Bunch Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:24:07 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=935#comment-1147 If I find a suitable outlet to put it up, I'll let you know! If I find a suitable outlet to put it up, I’ll let you know!

]]> By: Jon Conley http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/21/gamings-worst-presidents/#comment-1145 Jon Conley Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:14:34 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=935#comment-1145 Obama is playable in 'Mercenaries 2: World in Flames', alongside the so-called 'VPILF', Sarah Palin. Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hwm6fNP0eM The worst idea of all-time? Quite possibly. Need some cheering up? Chew on some 'METAL WOLF CHAOS': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWXL9g4ObVA 'You guys, are ROAST CHICKEN!' Obama is playable in ‘Mercenaries 2: World in Flames’, alongside the so-called ‘VPILF’, Sarah Palin. Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hwm6fNP0eM

The worst idea of all-time? Quite possibly. Need some cheering up?

Chew on some ‘METAL WOLF CHAOS’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWXL9g4ObVA

‘You guys, are ROAST CHICKEN!’

]]> By: librarian http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/21/gamings-worst-presidents/#comment-1144 librarian Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:10:06 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=935#comment-1144 Kevin, I think you have enough material to write a feature-length on real-life political heroes and villains in games. Kevin, I think you have enough material to write a feature-length on real-life political heroes and villains in games.

]]> By: Kevin Bunch http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/21/gamings-worst-presidents/#comment-1140 Kevin Bunch Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:36:49 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=935#comment-1140 Oh man, I forgot about Clinton being in NBA Jam! If I remember, Gore and Hilary Clinton were in there too... There's also Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill, a platformer wherein you played Bill Clinton's cat, and fought off various Republicans. It never came out, but I know a prototype is floating around out there. I think George Bush Sr. was the final boss, and various other villains were Congressional Republicans. Isn't Obama a player character in some new FPS? If you want to go jump to the other side of the Bering Strait, Zangief's street fighter 2 ending involved him dancing with Gorbachev. Oh man, I forgot about Clinton being in NBA Jam! If I remember, Gore and Hilary Clinton were in there too…

There’s also Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill, a platformer wherein you played Bill Clinton’s cat, and fought off various Republicans. It never came out, but I know a prototype is floating around out there. I think George Bush Sr. was the final boss, and various other villains were Congressional Republicans.

Isn’t Obama a player character in some new FPS?

If you want to go jump to the other side of the Bering Strait, Zangief’s street fighter 2 ending involved him dancing with Gorbachev.

]]> By: librarian http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/21/gamings-worst-presidents/#comment-1139 librarian Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:45:32 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=935#comment-1139 At the Retronauts link, in the comments, someone wrote helpfully that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5NbBLGRawc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bill Clinton is playable</a> in NBA Jam -- that might well match Eternal Champions for random topicality. If we can think of least one more instance, we might well have a shortlist of Actual Presidents in Games. At the Retronauts link, in the comments, someone wrote helpfully that Bill Clinton is playable in NBA Jam—that might well match Eternal Champions for random topicality. If we can think of least one more instance, we might well have a shortlist of Actual Presidents in Games.

]]> By: Kevin Bunch http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/21/gamings-worst-presidents/#comment-1138 Kevin Bunch Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:27:13 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=935#comment-1138 Tangentially related: So there's a hidden character on the Sega CD fighter, Eternal Champions, called The Senator. He's a total spoof of the anti-video game sentiments going around Congress at the time. Anyway, his stage is Washington DC, in front of what is a total knockoff of McDonalds. And every so often, you'll see Bill Clinton, flanked by Secret Servicemen, running in, and eventually, back out of the eatery. It's quite possibly the most random bit of topical humor I can think of in any released game. Tangentially related: So there’s a hidden character on the Sega CD fighter, Eternal Champions, called The Senator. He’s a total spoof of the anti-video game sentiments going around Congress at the time.

Anyway, his stage is Washington DC, in front of what is a total knockoff of McDonalds. And every so often, you’ll see Bill Clinton, flanked by Secret Servicemen, running in, and eventually, back out of the eatery. It’s quite possibly the most random bit of topical humor I can think of in any released game.

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