{"id":6666,"date":"2011-08-22T01:15:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T09:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=6666"},"modified":"2011-08-05T10:08:59","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:08:59","slug":"an-aside-16-bit-game-of-thrones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/news\/an-aside-16-bit-game-of-thrones\/","title":{"rendered":"An Aside | 16-bit GAME OF THRONES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p><object data=\"http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com\/moogaloop\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6579356&amp;use_node_id=true&amp;fullscreen=1\" height=\"338\" id=\"ch6579356\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"450\"><\/object><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Do you pine for the days when RPGs were simpler? Do you look back fondly on grinding against T-Rexes&nbsp;in <em>Final Fantasy VI <\/em>(or III or whatever you want to call it these days), or the time-travelling antics of <em>Chrono Trigger<\/em>? Now you\u2019re all grown up, though, and can\u2019t get enough of George R.R. Martin\u2019s A Song of Ice and Fire or HBO\u2019s <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, right? Well, have you ever been curious what the videogame version of <em>A Game of Thrones<\/em> might\u2019ve looked like if the series had found superstardom when it was first released in 1996? Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com\/video\/6579356\/game-of-thrones-rpg\" target=\"_blank\">College Humor<\/a>, we don\u2019t have to ponder any longer!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a terrifically funny little homage (which has its tongue planted firmly in cheek); the absolute highlights being Jaime Lannister\u2019s infamous run-in with Bran Stark, Dany and Drogo\u2019s rhythm-based mini-game, and the MIDI rendition of the <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> opening theme song.<\/p>\n<p>As with all things <em>Game of Thrones-&nbsp;<\/em>or College Humor-related, it\u2019s NSFW!<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was originally posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tor.com\/blogs\/2011\/08\/16-bit-game-of-thrones\" target=\"_blank\">Tor.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you pine for the days when RPGs were simpler? 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