We already covered the candidates’ stand on videogame legislation. But what if the candidates themselves were games? Game With a Brain provides the voting guide for geeks:
Barack Obama – Final Fantasy VII (PS One)
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. These vocal gamers often note that while Final Fantasy VII got all the headlines, much better RPGs were being released on the PlayStation-such as Suikoden.
Hillary Clinton – Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! (SNES)
By the third title’s release gamers were no longer sure they wanted more Donkey Kong Country. Worse still, hindsight had caught up with the first two titles and they no longer seemed quite so perfect or revolutionary. By the third title’s release gamers were seeking change, and some mild gameplay gimmicks were not enough. Still, many consider it the best of the series.
Mike Huckabee – Bible Adventures (NES)
The actual game may not impress you much upon first play, but there is a certain fun, winning charm to its weirdness. Again, much like Mike Huckabee.
(Does anyone know if the game had squirrels as power-ups?)
John McCain – Desert Bus: Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors (Sega CD, unreleased)
A bus driving simulator, 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.
-Jens
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Based on this list, I’d definitely vote for Obama. I used to love FF VII…what an epic story.
Interesting perspective guys. I loved sega cd.
Hi Jon,
nice to see you around here. Did you own a Sega CD? What I really liked about it was that it somehow promised a very exciting future. Which it couldn’t quite deliver, but it was enough to imagine the cool things to come. I still have mine.
My best friend has the entire (modern)sega collection. He went from Amiga skipped nintendo right to Sega Genesis, added Sega CD and Sega 32X. Sega CD was awesome because of the live action in games like Night Trap and Cory Haim in “Double Switch.” Plus, you almost got to see boob in Night Trap… Alomst…