North Korea's first domestically-developed game: Pyongyang Racer!

A friend linked me to a TechinAsia article (I hadn't even heard of the site before) written about Pyongyang Racer, North Korea's first ever video game, supposedly to highlight some of the best tourist attractions in the country. Maybe Drew would be able to fact-check a little...

It's free to play, in-browser, and here's the game itself. I haven't been able to get the page to load yet, any luck guys? What do you think?

Well I guess it looks better than the first western video games did... maybe...

I was about to make a joke about Drew reviewing it but I see I've been beaten to the punch.

Oh god that horn.

I wish my GPS told me to get off the road every time it had to tell me sometihng.

Somehowreminds me of Big Rigs. Except better.

Don't stare at me, I'm on duty!

What is with these weird dialog boxes?
 
"Turn left. You shouldn't be allowed on the road!"
Probably some o that hilarious Korean humour.

Holy shit that horn sound. It's like they're torturing a robot or something.

What's with the looping of a buzzing sound? 
Is that supposed to be the engine? because that's not an engine, heck, they could've taken a 1 second loop of an actual car engine instead and it would probably sound better. 
 
Also, don't look at that woman! She's on duty! 

Congrats, North Korea. You've developed a game that's on par with D-grade SNES games.

If this is the best they can do, I'm not really worried about a rocket from them any time soon.

@Ravenlight said:

Congrats, North Korea. You've developed a game that's on par with D-grade SNES games.

Meaning I should blog about it?

The North Korean Deadly Premonition. Make it happen.

Looks exciting

This is why North Korea is also known as best Korea. I am humbled by the technical fidelity presented to my unworthy retinas, surely everyone must now understand why honorable leader is held in such high regard.

That soundtrack is probably better than a good number of other games, you know, when the car isn't honking.

@Video_Game_King said:

Meaning I should blog about it?

No, but you should blog about it.

I like it when the music really gets going.

Oh god, the engine sound almost gets in tempo with the music, but never exactly.. and it's driving me insane.

Darn people its not about the graphics but the gameplay.

this accurately represents the number of cars on pyongyang roads

I could have sworn that there was a firm in North Korea that made flip phone games for a Canadian firm in the early 2000s.

Garshasp has met its match!

@Ravenlight said:

Congrats, North Korea. You've developed a game that's on par with D-grade SNES games.

Let's be fair, it looks at least as good as a crappy Playstation 1 title.

so, when can we expect the quick look?

Go Great Leader, Go Great Leader, Go Great Leader Goooo!

Hmm. I wonder what kind of spy - and malware it tries to install on your computer....