A brand new political activist game has launched on Steam referred to as Super Bernie World, utilizing the Mario template to craft a platformer the place Bernie Sanders stomps on Republicans.
The title comes from Game Devs For Bernie, who put it collectively in a few weeks in a bid to get folks out and voting within the US elections.
we simply launched Super Bernie World, a free retro platformer to assist Bernie Sanders candidacy! play it now in your browser on itch or get the home windows obtain on steam
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“Run and jump your way across 11 states and the District of Columbia as Bernie and free the USA from the clutches of four Republicans in their castle lairs,” reads the Steam description.
“Find power ups like Vermont cheddar cheese, red roses, and the power of ‘Not Me. Us’ to overcome obstacles such as walking red hats, Mitch troopas, and tiki torch throwers.”
At the time of writing, the free game has no concurrent gamers, however it has “very positive” person assessment score, with round 111 opinions. At least till the inevitable assessment bombs from raging Republicans.
Just the opposite day, Mortal Kombat match winner SonicFox used his platform to urge viewers to “vote Bernie”.
Sanders has additionally come out prior to now in favour of unionisation within the video game industry.