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.
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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!”
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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])