McSweeney's Internet Tendency has been a great source of game-related satire, with pieces like:
Things
a Lieutenant Would Say to His Men Before Combat If, Instead of Soldiers
in a Central American Revolutionary Conflict, He Thought They Were
Characters in Contra for Nintendo.
Expert Help for your Fantasy Baseball Franchise (with an all-Nintendo cast of characters).
Halo 3 Cheat Codes, as Explained by Neglected Girlfriend, Janet Iverson
Pick-up Lines Used by Mario
Here comes the latest spoof, wherein Dr. Mario Weighs in on Universal Healthcare.
Are we under one of Bowser's
spells? A basic human need like health care should not be monetized.
Even our pack dinosaurs and humanoid mushrooms deserve coverage—a
healthy workforce generates more points and 1-ups, increasing the
chances of long-term gameplay for everyone. Clearly, a forward-thinking
health-care plan, as seen in other gaming systems, some of which I will
outline below, is the right choice. Yet even Princess Peach is full of
disinformation on the subject. Why? It's me, Dr. Mario. Fueled by my
own self-interest, I prescribed my medication, wrote articles promoting
it in respected publications, and played right into the HMOs' greedy
hands.
Dr. Mario compares the Mushroom Kingdom's health care system with that of Samus's Planet Zebes and Sonic the Hedgehog's "idyllic world" (duuude, Mobius). Maybe I'm exhasted, but I couldn't help but get a few chuckles.
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