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White House takes border wall and deportations into pro-Trump video games

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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

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  • The White House launched Arcade.gov, a website with five retro-style games based on Donald Trump administration policies.
  • The games include activities such as building a border wall, stopping people crossing the Rio Grande and removing food that fails to meet the administration’s health initiative criteria.
  • The initiative presents Trump programs, including border enforcement and children’s savings accounts, through video-game parodies and promotional animations.

The White House has turned border walls and deportations into video-game challenges. Its new website, Arcade.gov, brings together five retro-style games that recreate some of President Donald Trump’s policies and programs.

In “Build the Wall,” a game inspired by Tetris, players must construct a barrier to “protect the border from the approaching horde,” according to its official description. “Rio Run,” based on the classic Snake format, has players patrol the Rio Grande and stop people trying to cross. Those people are counted as deported when the game ends.

protect the border from the approaching horde

· Arcade.gov game descriptionThe description for “Build the Wall,” one of the games on the White House website.

The administration’s food policy also gets its own game. In “Supply Line,” which draws on the mechanics of Tapper, players remove food that does not meet the criteria of the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative promoted by the Trump administration.

translate Trump’s agenda into an interactive format

· White HouseThe explanation given to The Washington Examiner for creating the website.

The remaining games focus on other government initiatives. “Flappy Bill” adapts Flappy Bird, sending a bald eagle over the National Mall. “Trump Savings Tycoon” asks players to collect money for “Trump Accounts,” a savings program that includes a $1,000 contribution for children born during Trump’s second term.

The White House promoted the project on social media with animations parodying loading screens from consoles such as PlayStation and Nintendo. The slogan, “Can’t stop winning,” appears alongside references to building the wall and deporting migrants. In one animation, the logo of the former Japanese console company Sega changes into “MAGA,” Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. The White House told The Washington Examiner that the initiative aims to “translate Trump’s agenda into an interactive format” and “tell the story of his achievements” in a way that connects with Americans. A sixth game is listed as coming soon.

tell the story of his achievements

· White HouseThe White House’s stated purpose for presenting Trump administration programs through games.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. 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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