When the original Presidential candidates and their video game alter-egos article was published, it was to coincide with the so-called Potomac Primaries. As such, the top two candidates (in votes, if not qualifications) from each party were taken and used in the admittedly light-hearted commentary. While the piece was incredibly popular, it also drew ire from some Ron Paul supporters who felt it a slight to leave out the Republican candidate. That was never the intention, but candidate support runs deep with many. Because of the response, below you will find a selection for Ron Paul as a video game and also a collection of some of the more interesting responses for what video game best fits Ron Paul.

Ron Paul - Sim City

Before you scoff at such a comparison, consider how well it fits. At the time of its release Sim City was revolutionary. So revolutionary, in fact, that Maxis almost never found a publisher. The later SNES port had an established success to build off of, but the idea still works. It was mostly considered revolutionary not so much for what it did, but for what it threw out. No more end game wins. No more enemies. No more real goals. In fact, the game really put you in charge. You made decisions for how you wanted to play and what you wanted to do. Of course, it was also incredibly boring to many and kind of scary at first, too. Also, occasionally, you went bankrupt and had to level your entire city with Godzilla. It was an odd taste of liberty in gaming form. Want to cut taxes, or dissolve them entirely? Go ahead. In many ways, Sim City was the first political game. In many ways, it was the first libertarian game.

For Ron Paul I’d say something like Earthbound, dedicated fans, but never gets the proper “air time” in the US.

Ron Paul is Pong for Playstation. A game based on an outdated system that proved to be the staple of video games (politics) at the time. While by today’s standards seems outdated and impractical for the average gamer. The new scenarios and tricks created better gameplay, but it’s still the same ol’ BS for PS.

I think that the Earthbound bit for Ron Paul is better. That pong thing is just a weak smear, the same way this article seems to be a quiet plug for Obama.

Are you sure Ron Paul is Earthbound (a popular SNES game) and he’s not Out of This World (a much less popular, and much more annoying SNES game).

Earthbound can’t be Ron Paul… maybe Secret of Evermore?

A game that looked good, did a lot of things right, but just couldn’t quite break into the mainstream?

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