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White House gaming site uses Tetris, Sonic and Duck Hunt references as major game companies stay silent

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The White House launched Arcade.gov with games resembling classics such as Tetris, Snake, Flappy Bird and Duck Hunt, using themes tied to the Trump administration.
  • Promotional material also borrowed imagery and sounds associated with Sega, Xbox and PlayStation, while the White House altered Sega’s logo into “MAGA.”
  • The Tetris Company said it was not involved and takes copyright violations seriously; Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo had not publicly responded.

The White House has launched a gaming website filled with references to classic arcade and console titles, including a Tetris-style game called “Build the Wall,” a Snake-inspired game called “Rio Run” and a Flappy Bird variant called “Flappy Bill.”

In “Rio Run,” players collect migrants without legal documents. In “Flappy Bill,” a bald eagle carries pieces of legislation over Washington. The White House promoted the platform with the slogan “CAN’T STOP WINNING,” alongside calls to build the wall, deport people and fill a Trump Account.

The promotional campaign transformed Sega’s familiar retro logo into “MAGA.” The site’s trailers also used animated opening screens resembling the launch sequences of Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Other games reportedly echo classic titles: “Supply Line” resembles a compressed version of the arcade game “Tapper,” while “Trump Savings Tycoon” broadly recalls Nintendo’s “Duck Hunt.”

very seriously

· The Tetris CompanyThe company used the phrase when saying it treats copyright violations seriously.

The campaign also used music from Green Hill Zone, the first level of Sonic the Hedgehog, released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis. The teasers directly copied the startup screens and sounds associated with Xbox and PlayStation, owned by Microsoft and Sony.

The Tetris Company confirmed on X that it had no involvement in the Trump game and said it takes copyright violations “very seriously.” None of the other companies whose intellectual property was used, including Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, had publicly commented by Saturday afternoon.

CAN’T STOP WINNING. Build the wall. Deport. Fill a Trump Account. LIVE, PLAY NOW

· The White HousePromotional text used to advertise the gaming platform.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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