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Send Thatcher back to Hell in this new Doom 2 mod todayThe highest difficulty level is named “Austerity”
The highest difficulty level is named “Austerity”
Thatcher’s Techbase trailerWatch on YouTube
Thatcher’s Techbase trailer
The new campaign sends us into a Hell festooned with Union Flag bunting to battle incarnations of Margaret Thatcher. Various demons wear her face, and the whole place is crammed with familar political posters and slogans, wee milk cartons replacing health potions (yes, absolutely the game says you “snatch” them), Silk Cut and Regal King Size cigarettes, and other cultural touchstones. Something it no longer features is Scotland’s own Tennent’s Lager.
Instead, enjoy a delicious can of… Fennent’s Lager, maybe?
Mod director Jim Purvis explainedon Twittertoday that the Tennent’s lawyers reached out this morn, asking him to remove their beer cans, which caused a wee last-minute delay to the launch. In return, they’ll make a donation to the charities and organisationshe suggests players help out. These include the Scottish Refugee Council, Stonewall, and the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, which Thatcher would surely hate, so that’s good.
“I know, I know - artistic integrity, parody work, not-for-profit, bla bla bla. I agree,” Purvisadded. “But if it gets money to charities, I’m happy to go along with it.”
Download Thatcher’s Techbasefrom here. It’s a Boom-compatible wad tested with PRBoom, DSDA-Doom, ZDoom, and GZDoom, though Purvis suggests usingPrBoom+ 2.6.1. That page explains how to play it on every platform from Windows and Linux to Android and Nintendo 3DS, so really everyone’s invited to return Thatcher to her grave.
