Super Bernie World is a new free and retro political platformer from a team of different indie developers and it's out now with a Linux version.
Is this real? Yes, very much so. The Lead Developer and Producer is Emma Maassen from Kitsune Games (Lore Finder, MidBoss) and it's also made with the cross-platform FNA tech, with Ethan Lee doing the porting work as confirmed to us on Twitter.
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. 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.
A political retro game rendered in classic NES style and colors, accompanied by nostalgic chip tunes.
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For an old dude, Bernie sure has a lot of agility in this. Jokes aside, it's a very retro and surprisingly polished Mario-styled platformer with a nice challenge to it that's supposed to encourage people to get out and vote (and they would obviously prefer you vote for this Bernie fellow). There's even a few real statements included from politicians.
Find it free on itch.io (you can play in the browser too) and also Steam.
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Joeyboots80 Mar 9, 2020
I <3 Bernie Sanders
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Feel the Bern!
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If you're a US citizen and you're reading this, get off your couch and vote. 50-ish% voter turnout is shameful for the so called "leader of the free world". In Europe it's pretty common with voter turnouts around 75-ish%. It's not just your right to vote, it's your duty as a citizen in a democracy. I don't care who you vote for, that's not my business, but just get out there and vote.
If there will be a vote that is... I fully predict sars-cov-2 to wreck havoc on the US pretty soon. Apparently president Trump was two handshakes away from an infected person at his last rally. Clearly there are thousands of infected flying under the radar in the US, and government and healthcare is poorly prepared and not taking it seriously. I fully expect it to be as bad as in Italy, Iran, SK or China.
Game looks noice BTW.
Last edited by Brisse on 9 March 2020 at 11:50 pm UTC
If there will be a vote that is... I fully predict sars-cov-2 to wreck havoc on the US pretty soon. Apparently president Trump was two handshakes away from an infected person at his last rally. Clearly there are thousands of infected flying under the radar in the US, and government and healthcare is poorly prepared and not taking it seriously. I fully expect it to be as bad as in Italy, Iran, SK or China.
Game looks noice BTW.
Last edited by Brisse on 9 March 2020 at 11:50 pm UTC
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In the interests of fairness, it should be noted that a game* featuring Donald Trump also works on Linux: https://trumpdonald.org/
* may or may not be a game.
Last edited by WorMzy on 9 March 2020 at 10:44 pm UTC
* may or may not be a game.
Last edited by WorMzy on 9 March 2020 at 10:44 pm UTC
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walther von stolzing Mar 9, 2020
Haha amazing, I love this.
-- also the sprites & animations are really well-made.
-- also the sprites & animations are really well-made.
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What a surprise, a bunch of actual socialists seizing & redistributing someone else's game.
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It's not just your right to vote, it's your duty as a citizen in a democracy.It's not a democracy, period.
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It's not just your right to vote, it's your duty as a citizen in a democracy.It's not a democracy, period.
That's exactly why people need to get off their couches and vote. ^_^
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What a surprise, a bunch of actual socialists seizing & redistributing someone else's game.. . . Fine, I'll bite. "someone else's game"?
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What a surprise, a bunch of actual socialists seizing & redistributing someone else's game.. . . Fine, I'll bite. "someone else's game"?
Super Mario Bros is owned by Nintendo. This spoof is free. Bernie is a socialist. jarhead_h made a good joke.
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Well, I thought it was probably that lame but I thought it polite to ask. If that's all, gosh, those socialists sure had to line up behind a lot of stacks of capitalists over the years doing the exact thing.What a surprise, a bunch of actual socialists seizing & redistributing someone else's game.. . . Fine, I'll bite. "someone else's game"?
Super Mario Bros is owned by Nintendo. This spoof is free. Bernie is a socialist. jarhead_h made a good joke.
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walther von stolzing Mar 10, 2020
Well, I thought it was probably that lame but I thought it polite to ask.
Come on now, why 'lame'? He used such words as 'seize' and 'redistribute', which signal authentic knowledge of the subject matter.
I mean, that's the correct idiom, right? You know 'seize the means of' ... what was it ... and sure enough 'redistribute' is another of those words. Like 'free stuff'.
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Apparently president Trump was two handshakes away from an infected person at his last rally.
Lucky him it's just a Democrats' hoax!
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Somewhat expected to wake up to find fights in the comments but people behaved, you did good GOL community.
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Cool !
Reminds me of some people who wrote a funny beat'em up for a French candidate in 2017 election (http://www.fiscalkombat.fr/ :-)
Reminds me of some people who wrote a funny beat'em up for a French candidate in 2017 election (http://www.fiscalkombat.fr/ :-)
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Somewhat expected to wake up to find fights in the comments but people behaved, you did good GOL community.I'm keeping my mouth shut for the sake of a quiet life.
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I finished it in 30 minutes. It's enjoyable but has some flaws that original SMB hadn't.
* Brick blocks are indestructible.
* Less animation.
* Piranha plants are replaced with some guys in caps, and you cannot defeat them by jumping onto them. The problem is that you know a piranha plant is deadly just by looking at it and try avoiding it, while those guys don't look threatening until you touch them.
* It becomes much harder starting at World 3-1, requiring too many precise jumps over wide pitfalls. Fortunately, there are infinite lives.
* The final boss is being auto-defeated in a cutscene, not by a player. Disappointing.
On the upside, there is two-way scrolling.
Also, in the fullscreen mode I still can see my taskbar.
* Brick blocks are indestructible.
* Less animation.
* Piranha plants are replaced with some guys in caps, and you cannot defeat them by jumping onto them. The problem is that you know a piranha plant is deadly just by looking at it and try avoiding it, while those guys don't look threatening until you touch them.
* It becomes much harder starting at World 3-1, requiring too many precise jumps over wide pitfalls. Fortunately, there are infinite lives.
* The final boss is being auto-defeated in a cutscene, not by a player. Disappointing.
On the upside, there is two-way scrolling.
Also, in the fullscreen mode I still can see my taskbar.
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walther von stolzing Mar 10, 2020
* The final boss is being auto-defeated in a cutscene, not by a player. Disappointing.
The folks who made this probably didn't want to cause animated gifs of Bowser McCheetof*ckwit owning 'the player' circulating around the internet.
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