Misplaced Pages

Super Obama World: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 05:28, 4 January 2009 editLid (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users14,461 edits prodding← Previous edit Revision as of 18:20, 7 January 2009 edit undoBraincog (talk | contribs)3 edits Added additional references and notability of game as an example of viral marketing in politics.Next edit →
Line 1: Line 1:
⚫ '''Super Obama World''' is a free online video game created by Robert Sundling & William Jacobson<ref>http://www.superobamaworld.com/morelevels.html</ref> of ZenSoft and based on Nintendo's ] in which gamers play as United States President-elect ].<ref>http://www.absolutegadget.com/200811121866/news/games/super-obama-world.html</ref> The game is an example of ] in politics<ref>http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2008/11/super_obama_world.cfm</ref><ref>http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/article/company_makes_obama_internet_video_game_8345853/</ref>. It has been described as a satire, containing numerous references to the ] and their defeated vice-presidential candidate ].<ref>http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_29069.aspx</ref> Further episodes of the game are planned to be released during Obama's presidency,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7722721.stm</ref> including ], ], and ]
{{dated prod|concern = Non-notable web game, coverage is negligible|month = January|day = 4|year = 2009|time = 05:28|timestamp = 20090104052815}}
<!-- Do not use the "dated prod" template directly; the above line is generated by "subst:prod|reason" -->.
⚫ '''Super Obama World''' is a free online video game created by Robert Sundling & William Jacobson<ref>http://www.superobamaworld.com/morelevels.html</ref> of ZenSoft and based on Nintendo's ] in which gamers play as United States President-elect ].<ref>http://www.absolutegadget.com/200811121866/news/games/super-obama-world.html</ref> The game has been described as a satire, containing numerous references to the ] and their defeated vice-presidential candidate ].<ref>http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_29069.aspx</ref> Further episodes of the game are planned to be released during Obama's presidency,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7722721.stm</ref> including ], ], and ]


==References== ==References==

Revision as of 18:20, 7 January 2009

Super Obama World is a free online video game created by Robert Sundling & William Jacobson of ZenSoft and based on Nintendo's Super Mario World in which gamers play as United States President-elect Barack Obama. The game is an example of viral marketing in politics. It has been described as a satire, containing numerous references to the Republican Party and their defeated vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Further episodes of the game are planned to be released during Obama's presidency, including Arizona, Illinois, and Washington D.C.

References

  1. http://www.superobamaworld.com/morelevels.html
  2. http://www.absolutegadget.com/200811121866/news/games/super-obama-world.html
  3. http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2008/11/super_obama_world.cfm
  4. http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/article/company_makes_obama_internet_video_game_8345853/
  5. http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_29069.aspx
  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7722721.stm

External links

Stub icon

This video game–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: