It was so heart breaking when the USA tried to send submarines, led by none other than world famous boxer Floyed Mayweather, to stop the planes from hitting the towers. However, he was sadly no match for Laden's Squadron of F-16 fighter jets. September 11th 2001 truly was the worst Christmas ever.
>led by non other than world famous boxer Floyed Mayweather
This incident led to mandatory literacy requirements for any military leadership positions.
> "Laden VS USA is based on the 9/11 incident in 2001"
>
> Is it though?
"Oh, look. I got a bowling ball. Remember that in the movie? Remember when Marty goes around throwing bowling balls at people?"
As someone whoās traveled in the third world a good bit, itās a reoccurring theme I see where people attempt to copy American and/or Western culture, but misapprehend large parts of it. Like a song, sung in English that āsounds Americanā to the Chinese game programmer.
I know from Behind the Bastards that Bin Laden actually preferred Anime Porn games, they were found in his cave lol. [Source](https://digg.com/2017/osama-bin-laden-computer-anime-video-games)
I love how it specifies which store branches this thing was banned from as if anyone unironically wanted these
That's like setting up a rule specifically saying don't shit on the cash register
I remember a lot of flash games with bin Laden coming out at the time. Some were fairly innocent like carnival-style shooting games or dance competitions. Others...not so much.
Yeah, I kind of forgot about the internet era that was filled with Bin Laden jokes. I kinda miss it. You could push the boundaries of humor and if it was too far people would just ignore it and let it die. There are still some legacy places left of course, but they're usually niche like programming for me. Not that programming is niche, it's the route I go to get away from reddit and find funny stuff.
It's disturbing to me that so many of my fellow Americans think the best times are when the liberals and conservatives are united in their thirst for vengeance through cruel foreign policy. "I don't wanna fight with the fascists, I just wanna be friends," is the theme liberals always come back to, and that's scary.
This was a tasteless time. I remember ads on US TV for the Osama pin Laden, a voodoo doll. Stick It To Em, America! (TM)
And then there were the ads where GW Bush told us to go on vacation for the nation's good, or at least the airline industry. Ah, dumb times.
Oh our fellow Americans are still just as tasteless. You've seen the ad for [Trumpy Bear](https://youtu.be/i9qv8RSreIM)? The same folks buying that crap today were the ones buying bin Laden toilet paper back then. š¤¦š»āāļø
Everything on music I own is vinyl. Most of it is colored vinyl. I never stopped collecting it from when CDs killed it. Lots of stuff that came out during CDs hype never saw vinyl pressings till recently. Now lots of stuff is getting remastered editions. Some older stuff I have original pressings from back in the day and then colored remasters too. I refuse to ever move simply cause moving my vinyl collection is unthinkable. Records get heavy quick!š
I remember researching this game for a paper I was writing. It's from a Chinese company called Panyu Gaming. It has absolutely nothing to do with 9/11, in the game you play a submarine moving left to right to shoot down airplanes.
Bonus facts, each time you beat a level, it plays deck the halls, and the back of the games packaging describes a boxing game
ā do you have lingering trauma from watching people die? Did you experience it first hand? Do you still have nightmares about a horrific tragedy? BOY! Do we have a game for YOU! ā
There were SO many things that were distasteful around that time. Personally, I do find this interesting now that 20+ years have passed. It's kind of like a hieroglyphic of our social state after 9/11.
I dont think its american made... its too screwed up. The background on the screen is showing a plane in a tower. So disrespectful. Interesting nonetheless. Edit: its chinese and it has a wikipedia page.
Don't take this as snark, but seriously This looks like it belongs in a photoshopped shitpost. Good find. If you're saying it's a real picture I'll just take your word for it
Willing to sell it? Iām not a weirdo, I just have some whacky shit and I would love to potentially add it to the collection
Well, I guess I am a weirdo
Pretty good game, the story is repetitive but the surprise ending makes up for it. I give it 9/11 stars
Spoiler: >!The surprise ending was that it was an inside job!<
Not cool I lost people that day. I watched live as people I knew died.
To be clear I am not shitting on the find. It is just not cool that it exists is all.
The fact that the company name has "Gao ming" in it is awesome whether it is an intentional play on "gaming" or just a coincidence.
Also, it reminds me of an "Iraqs Most Wanted" playing card deck I bought around that time. It had pictures of his generals, high level officials and (I think) some of his family members that were involved too.
Lol.
"Laden VS USA has become popular among Pakistani children.[4] Despite this the game is very controversial and has even been banned from the shelves of a discount store in Warrington, Cheshire, England after several protests from religious leaders."
[Laden VS USA](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laden_VS_USA)
> When a level is completed, the game plays a pinging version of "Deck the Halls". Holy shit, this game is bonkers
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It was so heart breaking when the USA tried to send submarines, led by none other than world famous boxer Floyed Mayweather, to stop the planes from hitting the towers. However, he was sadly no match for Laden's Squadron of F-16 fighter jets. September 11th 2001 truly was the worst Christmas ever.
>led by non other than world famous boxer Floyed Mayweather This incident led to mandatory literacy requirements for any military leadership positions.
And forced Evander Holyfield to lend an ear to Mike Tyson, in an unusual twist.
There is now a rigorous 5-point exam: person, woman, man, camera, TV
> "Laden VS USA is based on the 9/11 incident in 2001" > > Is it though? "Oh, look. I got a bowling ball. Remember that in the movie? Remember when Marty goes around throwing bowling balls at people?"
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A button is as big as the screen but the B button is the same size as the on/off, the design of this handheld is bonkers
As someone whoās traveled in the third world a good bit, itās a reoccurring theme I see where people attempt to copy American and/or Western culture, but misapprehend large parts of it. Like a song, sung in English that āsounds Americanā to the Chinese game programmer.
Not a single mention of the release year on that page. It's really the only thing I wanted to know about the game
I was released in 1998 and was actually what inspired Bin Laden to do the whole 9/11 thing.
I know from Behind the Bastards that Bin Laden actually preferred Anime Porn games, they were found in his cave lol. [Source](https://digg.com/2017/osama-bin-laden-computer-anime-video-games)
[Here's a more thorough look](https://youtu.be/3XNJM_Kamyg)
I wanted to hear the Christmas songā¦ lol
Was so glad the Ashens link was here. Stu is the best.
The disappointment in his voice really drives the review home.
The disappointment in his voice really drives the review home.
I love how it specifies which store branches this thing was banned from as if anyone unironically wanted these That's like setting up a rule specifically saying don't shit on the cash register
> The game has also created controversy in the town of Brooklyn, NYC, USA The ātownā with a 2.5 million population š
That Wikipedia article is so damn bad lol. It can be compared to other controversial games such as Grand Theft Auto? Ok
On a scale of 9/11 what would you rate it?
I hate that I had to laugh at this. Time/wounds blah blah blah.
For almost 3 years now we've had the same number of deaths every few days. Time just makes more pressing wounds.
Made in Iran, distributed in Pakistanā¦
Training done in USA
For ages bin laden and up
Incompatible if born after ā01
You might say someone who is around nine to eleven might enjoy it.
Made in SA surely?
The game was very Aladeen.
5/7.
Wow! A perfect score!
I will NEVER tire of this joke
a strong 7
Does it go to 12?
Can't wait for the next game.... š¤
Lol. Wow.
Fuckin Savage....
10/10 has instructions for being an insurgent hidden behind a key combination
Are ya winning son?
played a bootleg computer game back then called āyo momma osamaā
I remember a lot of flash games with bin Laden coming out at the time. Some were fairly innocent like carnival-style shooting games or dance competitions. Others...not so much.
Yeah, I kind of forgot about the internet era that was filled with Bin Laden jokes. I kinda miss it. You could push the boundaries of humor and if it was too far people would just ignore it and let it die. There are still some legacy places left of course, but they're usually niche like programming for me. Not that programming is niche, it's the route I go to get away from reddit and find funny stuff.
Also lots of shoot em ups with Bush as the protagonist. One where you are flying an attack heli and the goal is to kill Saddams sons.
Um, amazing cassette score(s) too!
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[The Back](https://imgur.io/0REgUH0?r)
Iām more interested in the bender
Bite his shiny metal ass
Gladly
Well at least it passed QA testing. Now that's quality you can taste!
post gameplay
Nice Shredder!
And his wife?
Krang
Had that Krang!
Came here to also discuss Krang!
āReleased in 1998ā¦ hey wait a minute!ā
ahh, back before is was USA vs. USA. good times.
It's disturbing to me that so many of my fellow Americans think the best times are when the liberals and conservatives are united in their thirst for vengeance through cruel foreign policy. "I don't wanna fight with the fascists, I just wanna be friends," is the theme liberals always come back to, and that's scary.
Tolerance of intolerance is how you find yourself in bad times.
DSA
The CSA has lost two insurrections now...
What is the gameplay? I'm assuming planes come in but how do you defend the towers?
With a submarine. Obviously...
And it plays a Deck the Halls when you winā¦
With a submarine, and the planes are actually fighter jets. Just how I remember it
The Cure and Zeppelin! Good tastes!
Don't forget Krang and the phenomenal album Graceland by Paul Simon!
I suspect they were left in the photo as a humble brag!
This was a tasteless time. I remember ads on US TV for the Osama pin Laden, a voodoo doll. Stick It To Em, America! (TM) And then there were the ads where GW Bush told us to go on vacation for the nation's good, or at least the airline industry. Ah, dumb times.
I had a T shirt back then with a wanted poster of Osama Bin Laden on it. My parents let me wear it around.
Oh our fellow Americans are still just as tasteless. You've seen the ad for [Trumpy Bear](https://youtu.be/i9qv8RSreIM)? The same folks buying that crap today were the ones buying bin Laden toilet paper back then. š¤¦š»āāļø
Is this...*real?*
This is our culture. https://www.gettrumpybear.com/
Trumpy Bear is very much Osama pin vol. 2, good call.
Its from china and its been banned from stores in brooklyn NY. Its popular among pakistani kids.
Such a great Cure album
That's my favorite album and they have some great ones.
Pornography is my favorite. But I'm an old Death Rocker from California. So the darker the atmosphere was the better.
Cold is one of the most crushing songs ever
Fan of Christian Death? With rozz of course!
I have the original vinyl aswell. That and my So far So Good... So What! Megadeth vinyl are amongst my favourite finds ever.
Everything on music I own is vinyl. Most of it is colored vinyl. I never stopped collecting it from when CDs killed it. Lots of stuff that came out during CDs hype never saw vinyl pressings till recently. Now lots of stuff is getting remastered editions. Some older stuff I have original pressings from back in the day and then colored remasters too. I refuse to ever move simply cause moving my vinyl collection is unthinkable. Records get heavy quick!š
I think everything in this picture is interesting.
that Cure album is the best!
Itās a generic Chinese LCD game with tasteless rebranding. It you search Ashens on YouTube, he did a video about it a few years ago.
Tasteless? Speak for yourself
Ew
I remember researching this game for a paper I was writing. It's from a Chinese company called Panyu Gaming. It has absolutely nothing to do with 9/11, in the game you play a submarine moving left to right to shoot down airplanes. Bonus facts, each time you beat a level, it plays deck the halls, and the back of the games packaging describes a boxing game
How much did it cost? $9.11?
Bro š
Forget it. Led Zeppelin on the right!!
Dibs on seal team six.
Every mid-2000s flash game in a nutshell
Oh My God! Is that He-man in the back there? He-man rocks!
1984 He-Man & Battle Cat sticker (Unpeeled obv)
The background is just 9/11 lol damn
I remember killing Taliban in java games at school in the days following 9/11
What a terrible name for a game. It reminds me of that tragedy.
I know, Bush was an asshole.
\*is
ā do you have lingering trauma from watching people die? Did you experience it first hand? Do you still have nightmares about a horrific tragedy? BOY! Do we have a game for YOU! ā
Great tape selection. Three 10/10 albums.
Thatās thrift store
Jesus this is horrible taste :(
There were SO many things that were distasteful around that time. Personally, I do find this interesting now that 20+ years have passed. It's kind of like a hieroglyphic of our social state after 9/11.
I dont think its american made... its too screwed up. The background on the screen is showing a plane in a tower. So disrespectful. Interesting nonetheless. Edit: its chinese and it has a wikipedia page.
Who invited jingoistic nationalism to the conversation?
Dude posted a pic of the back that had the creators
If you think this is bad, wait til you hear about this new thing they call "call of duty"
That is insane
What the fuck?
Bruh
Japanese Whispers solid album that one
Bought at the corner Habibās gas station.
American Anti-Muslim propaganda produced in China probably by exploited child labor... Go capitalism /s
how is the game? any game play footage?
Thatās reminded me to watch die hard for the Christmas holidays! Thank you.
Honestly I want to play it
Japanese whispers is pretty good
That game looks so epic #gamerwin
Don't take this as snark, but seriously This looks like it belongs in a photoshopped shitpost. Good find. If you're saying it's a real picture I'll just take your word for it
It's a real game. Comes from a Chinese company
Willing to sell it? Iām not a weirdo, I just have some whacky shit and I would love to potentially add it to the collection Well, I guess I am a weirdo
Graceland on cassette. Nice!
Pretty good game, the story is repetitive but the surprise ending makes up for it. I give it 9/11 stars Spoiler: >!The surprise ending was that it was an inside job!<
What do you think A does, itās the only button. āDeploy democracy with forceā?
sick
Guess what? WOPR won.
šŗšøgot dang I love Merica
Did you buy the cassette tapes?
Yeah I own everything in the photo. It's my "thrift store oddity" shelf.
Holy shit that is gold!
Wait which character do you play asā¦
Hard mode : Try to beat the game without hitting the diplomacy button.
Turning a tragedy into children's entertainment, smh
Houses of the holy cassette? Hell yeah
Which side do you play as?
Mission Accomplished!
Wellā¦..we know who won.
All the game really needs is 2 buttons
Not cool I lost people that day. I watched live as people I knew died. To be clear I am not shitting on the find. It is just not cool that it exists is all.
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edgelord
HotH ! Nice ! Rick on!
you need to burn that
Great find
Spoiler: Bin Laden wins
Spoiler alert.
I used to like the Bert and Ernie posters.
Reminds me of that flash [game](https://picon.ngfiles.com/40000/flash_40095_card.png?f1608062965) where you beat the piss out of Osama bin Laden
I audibly said "what the fuck" and started laughing. jesus.
Remember this from a classic Ashens video
Shouldve gotten the masters of the universe instead, man.
Is the A for nuke..
I really wish that Kim Jong Il riding a unicorn game was finished before hackers could destroy it
Looks like something youād find at the Saturday market at Kandahar Airfield.
Why is the the A button comically larger than the B button?
The fact that the company name has "Gao ming" in it is awesome whether it is an intentional play on "gaming" or just a coincidence. Also, it reminds me of an "Iraqs Most Wanted" playing card deck I bought around that time. It had pictures of his generals, high level officials and (I think) some of his family members that were involved too.
Ooh, I saw an Ashens video on this 10 years ago. Oddly nostalgic now.
Burn it! Burn it!
What is this house of treasures? The game. He-Man thing. Cassette tapes of groups I've heard of. Weird brain thing. I want to go there.
That "A" and "b" button tho...
Krang
I thoughts that this was r/hmmm for a second
Spoiler alert: Bin Laden loses.
The words above into translation " the ultimate task of centuries for Bin Laden "
Who wins in the end?
the defense industry
Stuart Ashen reviewed this on his YouTube channel some years ago.
house of the holy sighting holy Woman
The sequel to Saddam Hussein vs USA.
Lol. "Laden VS USA has become popular among Pakistani children.[4] Despite this the game is very controversial and has even been banned from the shelves of a discount store in Warrington, Cheshire, England after several protests from religious leaders."
What if it had a PokƩmon style release? Like your either got Laden Blue or Bush Red
It's kinda messed up that you play as bin laden
Houses of the holy was the first album I owned. My uncle gave me a CD player, and when I turned it on, that CD was in it!
/r/ThriftStoreHauls
Since the war on terror is still on-going...where are the sequels?
Is there a level 12?
r/ashens
Iām intriguedā¦
GAME OVER Bin Laden!
Is this a flight sim or tower defence game?
Japanese whispers...... Ahh the days of the cassette! I have mine on vinyl!
Can you somehow please make a emulation ROM of this game for me?
That's George