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This new Doom mod will let you send Thatcher back to HellYou must watch this astonishing trailer
You must watch this astonishing trailer
Next week, reviled former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher will rise from her grave to bring Hell back to Earth, and only one space marine can stop her. Announced today, Thatcher’s Techbase is an upcoming mod for classicDoomwhich ventures in the tenth circle of Hell (aka the United Kingdom) to battle the demonic forces of the Iron Lady. Modding politicians into games is a vintage jape but Thatcher’s Techbase makes a real effort with custom art, its own campaign, music fromParadise Killer’s composer, and apparently even the voice behind Demeter and Persephone inHades. Watch this trailer.
Thatcher’s Techbase trailerWatch on YouTube
Thatcher’s Techbase trailer
Apparently a real thing. Amazing. Off we’ll go into the hellish United Kingdom (complete with Union Flag bunting, old political posters, Silk Cut, and Tennent’s Lager) to bust demons and melt the Iron Lady. Or Iron Ladies, as it seems she’s been merged with demons including the Cyberdemon, Arachnotron, and Icon Of Sin. To help, we’ll have weapons including the British Gauss Gun, a Trident Launcher, and the BFG 1990. And yeah, it has co-op and deathmatch so you can romp through the UK with your pals.
The mod’s due to launch next Friday, the 24th of September. It’ll be a Boom-compatible wad so whatever can run that (and what doesn’t run Doom?) will be good.
Epoch says he plans to release the Thatcher’s Techbase tunes in classic low-fi Doom-y form as well as fancier versions:
Whereas THATCHER’S TECHBASE will feature a short original SC-55 soundtrack, the OST release itself will include SC-55, General MIDI and specially recorded “20XX” versions of the songs. Check out this wee sample of EXIT POLL…Full OST available via bandcamp next Friday! 🔥😈💥pic.twitter.com/ZyCxUczP0m— Barry✨『ＥＰＯＣＨ』 (@nostoppingepoch)September 15, 2021
Whereas THATCHER’S TECHBASE will feature a short original SC-55 soundtrack, the OST release itself will include SC-55, General MIDI and specially recorded “20XX” versions of the songs. Check out this wee sample of EXIT POLL…Full OST available via bandcamp next Friday! 🔥😈💥pic.twitter.com/ZyCxUczP0m
Thatcher’s Techbase will be free, though the websitedoes suggestyou could donate to organisations such as the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, Stonewall, or the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation. Checks out, given the dedication inthe credits:
With a fair few Scottish folks involved, it’s no surprise that the modwill seemingly, in some way, honk back to a classic Limmy moment too:
Honk if Thatcher’s deadWatch on YouTube
Honk if Thatcher’s dead
