M*A*S*H*: The Video Game on the Atari 2600

I write video games and I write and perform comedy. Both keep the lights on and I love both very, very much. Therefore, the ultimate combination of the two art forms was too hard to pass up for only $5 at a used games store.

If you’re interested in seeing Fox Video Games’ interpretation of the futility of war and the power of the human spirit to use humor to survive dire situations, well, here you go:

And because YouTube thought it was a good idea to thematically link that video to Alan Alda in an Atari 2600 commercial, so will I.

The future of comedy is now.

Mike Drucker is a lovely man with many positive characteristics. He has written for Saturday Night Live, The Onion, McSweeney’s, and Nintendo. He’s also a stand-up or something, I guess.

M*A*S*H*: The Video Game on the Atari 2600