gonna go the opposite direction and see if I can lose with Dubya
― Οὖτις, Monday, 10 February 2020 23:35 (four years ago) link
This reminds me of a Doonesbury game I had as a kid, minus 8-bit comic strip characters
I lost Florida and Ohio but kept PA/WI/MI, I didn't pay attention to see what my other pickup was to get over the hump.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Monday, 10 February 2020 23:35 (four years ago) link
Aww, won't let me run as Henry Wallace in '48. I bet I could have fucked Truman's shit up.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Monday, 10 February 2020 23:38 (four years ago) link
finally changed a few answers that I'd been accidentally doing the same. let's see if I win. if not I am breaking this fuckin' laptop
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Monday, 10 February 2020 23:39 (four years ago) link
same start as always
SAME SHITTY 294-244 RESULT GODDAMMIT
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Monday, 10 February 2020 23:40 (four years ago) link
I did it! I made Dubya lose 533 to 5 lol
― Οὖτις, Monday, 10 February 2020 23:40 (four years ago) link
apparently Dubya coming out in support of massive gun control legislation would've cost him the election - who knew?
― Οὖτις, Monday, 10 February 2020 23:41 (four years ago) link
how racist didja have to be
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Monday, 10 February 2020 23:54 (four years ago) link
I'm convinced Gore isn't winnable. i've answered the questions in just about every net-positive way possible, I've changed up the state visits. even if I visit nobody but FL, I lose.
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Monday, 10 February 2020 23:55 (four years ago) link
run Dubya as a liberal and Gore wins. But yeah I don't think there's a way to run as Gore and win, or at least I can't find it
― Οὖτις, Monday, 10 February 2020 23:57 (four years ago) link
i'm going to run Trump now and see if I can lose in embarrassing fashion.
then I'm eating dinner cos fuck this
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
Trump-Carson, here we go
hahaha
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:04 (four years ago) link
I ran Dubya as close to the real world as I could, hit the Rust Belt hard, won Florida, still lost. I blame my running mate, Colin Powell.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:06 (four years ago) link
370-168 Hildawg. gonna do it again, that's way too many EVs for the Trump
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:08 (four years ago) link
Trump-Christie. The Weight Brigade
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:09 (four years ago) link
I just said Bill Clinton fathered a black child
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:10 (four years ago) link
lol campaign manager is losing his mind
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:12 (four years ago) link
just supported Obama
lol CLINTON is up in Texas
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:14 (four years ago) link
it's easy to lose (just do a bunch of things that piss off your base, cuz the other party's voters will never cross over in enough numbers to compensate), it's much harder to win
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:14 (four years ago) link
yeah I get that but I'm not good at this game so clearly that means it sucks and should be destroyed so I'm just smearing shit on the canvas now
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:15 (four years ago) link
457-81. there we go
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:16 (four years ago) link
489-49 Clinton-Trump
Started out even more racist and inflammatory, then just went to Wyoming over and over backtracking on everything
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:17 (four years ago) link
hehe I went to California the entire time.
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:17 (four years ago) link
I just assume I would die of dysentery.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:21 (four years ago) link
oh yeah, this has been kicking around speculative history forums for a few years. it's this fascinating relic that dated itself immediately to the point where I imagine he really didn't feel like looking at it ever again (he used to have a dev blog, don't know if it's still up, that suggested as much)
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:23 (four years ago) link
btw, I'd want to know who owns and runs www.americanhistoryusa.com before I'd let it identify anything about my politics by my playing a game on it. yes, I'm that paranoid. then again, Cambridge Analytica was big on "test your personality type to see which Star Wars character you are" kinds of data mining.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:25 (four years ago) link
I noticed the cutoff date that he stopped developing, heh. funny running the Clinton-Trump campaign without knowledge of the horrible 7 months that came after
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:26 (four years ago) link
that's a valid point but I want suits to come to my door cos I have things to tell them about the Church of Latter Day Saints
yeah I had the same question when it came out but the guy who made it has posted some blogs/forum posts/etc (under his real name) stating he is not a MAGA and/or alt-right type, and by all indications he seems to just be some dude whose game got a little out of his control both in terms of pageviews and of the news
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:28 (four years ago) link
I dont see how this gathers any meaningful user data aimless
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:29 (four years ago) link
good. I hope it doesn't.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:30 (four years ago) link
of course, paranoia by definition is not a reasonable perspective
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:31 (four years ago) link
This reminds me of a game I played in like 1990, it was one of those educational floppies but it involved being in a Presidential election against huckster and career opportunist GRIMSBY SNOOD, whose platform was usually just the opposite of what you last said
Similar format, you answered questions which fed into your performance, though dolphins were allowed to vote on the game which was not really explained.
Being a kid's game, and thinking that all ten year olds are stupid, the major problem you had to solve was noise pollution. People were blasting rock and roll music at boom car volume and it was causing the public pain, and the kicker is the answer wasn't multiple choice, you had to free form type it in.
Anyway once you devised it was "headphones" considering we were in the Walkman Renaissance, suddenly you won the election by a billion votes and it was all so disappointing.
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:38 (four years ago) link
Tried a Gore-Kerry ticket, still lost.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:57 (four years ago) link
that combo seemed to do no better or worse than any other running mate.
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 01:00 (four years ago) link
WOW @ that game, Neanderthal. Strong educational floppy vibes
― turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 01:20 (four years ago) link
I won with Hillary in 2016 with Bernie's platform.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 01:40 (four years ago) link
ahhh then I got creamed in 88 as Dukakis with John Glenn as my running mate. I had a lot of states in play right up until I wouldn't commit to "no new taxes". from then on i could never recover.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 01:52 (four years ago) link
alright i'm back in this bitch
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:07 (four years ago) link
can I beat Lincoln? hmm
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:08 (four years ago) link
Lol, I won only 17 electoral college votes as Dukakis with Jesse Jackson as running mate.
― With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:15 (four years ago) link
I won with Dukakis/Bentsen!
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:25 (four years ago) link
358-180
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:26 (four years ago) link
I should really not go into US political strategy, judging by this game.
― With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:27 (four years ago) link
I'm pretty terrible at all pre-2000 stuff that isn't Nixon related mostly cos I essentially ignored politics until I was 20 (2000).
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:29 (four years ago) link
now time to take down Woodrow Wilson's ass
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:30 (four years ago) link
I am generally not doing this strategically rn and just doing what sounds best to me personally, which is apparently not a hit with the electoral college.
― With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:33 (four years ago) link
"Coronavirus is here! Do you...."
― I hear that sometimes Satan wants to defund police (Neanderthal), Monday, 6 July 2020 23:40 (three years ago) link
Lost to Cuntrow Wilson by 1 damn EV
― I hear that sometimes Satan wants to defund police (Neanderthal), Monday, 6 July 2020 23:53 (three years ago) link
fuckin' beat him. all hail President Hughes
― I hear that sometimes Satan wants to defund police (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 00:31 (three years ago) link
Yessss finally https://i.postimg.cc/7LRQChQj/841943-B9-5-FCB-4460-AAD1-60-A1-D923-D271.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/VNvVLn4j/B6126394-EA95-49-A3-8284-C1-EB5-B58-D822.jpg
― scampos mentis (gyac), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 07:08 (three years ago) link
beat Nixon with Humphrey! fuck yeaaaaahh.
― popeye's arse (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 05:24 (three years ago) link
Ha!
https://i.imgur.com/ImAV7lT.jpg
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 20:09 (three years ago) link
WHAT DID YOU DO
― caută tu singur (gyac), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 20:12 (three years ago) link
Attacked Bush constantly, went ultra-populist, still no idea how I managed to take Texas though.
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 20:39 (three years ago) link
was yr running mate Jimmy Dean?
― popeye's arse (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 August 2020 03:25 (three years ago) link
No, Al Gore
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 13 August 2020 07:56 (three years ago) link
this is ridiculous, I keep trying to beat Carter with Ford for shits and giggles and every attempt I've wound up giving Carter more EVs despite improving my answers
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Sunday, 24 January 2021 05:28 (three years ago) link
gonna blame this on Bob Dole and go back to Connally
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Sunday, 24 January 2021 05:29 (three years ago) link
came back here to brag about beating Woodrow only to find out I already had two or three other times itt :(
idk why I thougth I hadn't beaten him before.
― he said that you son of a bitch (Neanderthal), Saturday, 13 February 2021 21:39 (three years ago) link
beat Carter with Gerald Ford! booo
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Saturday, 11 November 2023 16:47 (five months ago) link
m
I was gonna say, the pardon is a nearly insurmountable roadblock.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 11 November 2023 17:39 (five months ago) link