Two Canadian engineering students have created built the ultimate Rob Ford web-based video game.
In “Crackathon,” created by Nick Mostowich and Chris Ngan, your job is to give a fat, mini Rob Ford maximum party points before he is impeached — it’s literally only a matter of time before public opinion runs out. Marijuana, crack and booze treasures are dispersed against a Toronto backdrop inhabited by dangerous cops and reporters, which must be squashed.
But the magic of the game is in the soundbites, taken by the creators from Rob Ford’s actual statements in press conferences.
Run into a cop? “I did absolutely nothing wrong,” he might say. Or “No, I’m not going to apologize.” A reporter? “Get off the property partner.” Another go-to is an awesome, maniacal laugh.
If you fail, mini-Ford says, “It’s a problem,” and a giant banner says “You’ve been impeached!”
Mostowich and Ngan, both engineering students at The University of Waterloo, created the game in just 16 hours at HackNY’s annual spring Hackathon, a coding competition for students, reports CBCNews.
Mostowich tweeted April 7:
I passed out early, and now “my” game has blown up. I just want to make sure people know it wasn’t all me. @chrisngan1 is a wizard #robford
— Nick Mostowich (@nickmostowich) April 7, 2014
He later defended himself from accusations of a hidden agenda:
The crack has been updated to actual crack. And to all legal entities this is fun legal satire, not a defamation campaign #robfordthegame
— Nick Mostowich (@nickmostowich) April 7, 2014
I didn’t mean to offend anyone, even mayor ford. Messages accusing me of having some sort of agenda are hilarious though. Keep them coming.
— Nick Mostowich (@nickmostowich) April 7, 2014
Ford is currently the mayor of Toronto and has been embroiled in several controversies, including a substance abuse scandal and a conflict of interest trial. He has admitted to public drunkenness and illegal drug use. (RELATED: Ford: ‘I need f—ing 10 minutes to make sure he’s dead’ [VIDEO])