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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Games I Miss The Soviet Bloc

Posted by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 1:56 PM

I was only 2-years-old when the Soviet bear was mortally wounded by the twin guns of economic collapse and Rocky IV. I never knew the fear of Reagan-era Mutually Assured Destruction, nor the megalomaniacal American pride at watching Soviet teens fight over a pair of Levis.

Maybe that's for the best. I don't think my fragile constitution could have survived the economic turmoil and relentless foreign warfare of the period. Instead I'll absorb my Soviet kitsch the way Lenin intended: The first gameplay trailer for Stalin Vs. Martians.

Even forgetting that the game is described as a player-friendly, arcade-style strategy game, the title alone makes it worth a purchase when it debuts next month. The ironically awesome dancing girl and song (that will be stuck in my brain until I splatter my head all over my bedroom wall) are just nice bonuses.

(Post Script: I highly recommend you have a look at the game's website, if only for the description of Stalin himself.)

 

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Have you forgotten that Soviet-era Russia created one of the greatest video games ever made?

And I don't mean Robotron 2084.
Posted by Graham on March 24, 2009 at 3:02 PM · Report
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I probably did Grandpa. I'm only like 12 years old.

OH WAIT! Tetris! Fine, but Tetris didn't have a dancing girl.
Posted by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli on March 24, 2009 at 3:06 PM · Report
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Reagan era mutually assured destruction was nothing. Being eight years old during the Cuban Missile Crisis... that was scary.
Posted by Dave Lister on March 24, 2009 at 3:17 PM · Report
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The Cuban Missile Crisis, that was a walk in the park. Try being seven years old during the Teapot Dome Scandal.
Posted by Graham on March 24, 2009 at 3:23 PM · Report
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You kids have it easy. Try dealing with Mongol Hoards invading your country when you were 7 and then we can talk.
Posted by Matthew D on March 24, 2009 at 3:33 PM · Report
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I find it weird that the author is that much younger than me. On an unrelated note, I hate when people younger than me say something like, "I remember Journey! I loved them!" If they remembered Journey, they'd remember Journey sucks. VH1's victims of institutionalized nostalgia.
Posted by The Immortal Goon on March 25, 2009 at 1:21 AM · Report
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For what it's worth Goon, I don't remember Journey, but still agree that they suck all kinds of ass.
Posted by Earnest "Nex" Cavalli on March 25, 2009 at 2:37 PM · Report
8
Something something something teapot dome cozy scandal something me too.
Posted by kiala on March 25, 2009 at 9:34 PM · Report

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