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Line 1: {{Infobox video game | title = Thatcher's Techbase | developer = | composer = Barry Topping | artist = Rafael Batista de Lima | platforms = [[Windows]], [[macOS]], [[Linux]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Nintendo Wii]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thatcher's Techbase|url=https://thatchers-techbase.github.io/get.html | engine = [[ | released = 24 September 2021 | genre = [[First-person shooter]] Line 17: == Gameplay == {{See also|Doom (1993 video game)#Gameplay}} ''Thatcher's Techbase'' is a [[WAD file|WAD]] for ''Doom 2,'' and largely retains the same [[first-person shooter]] gameplay, but features new weapons, levels, and enemies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Price|first=Renata|title=To Win The Game You Must Kill Me, Margaret Thatcher|url=https://kotaku.com/to-win-the-game-you-must-kill-me-margaret-thatcher-1847681908 == Plot == In ''Thatcher's Techbase'', Margaret Thatcher, "one of humanity's greatest threats",<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mason|first=Richard|title=You can hunt Margaret Thatcher through Hell in rework of classic video game|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/19584618.hunt-margaret-thatcher-re-imagining-doom-released-free/ == Development == Development of ''Thatcher's Techbase'' began in winter 2020 as a joke, after director Jim Purvis saw Twitter user @spewlieandrews claim that if he was sent to Hell, he would "spend eternity scouring the place for Thatcher".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Peppiatt|first=Dom|date=2021-09-16|title=Inside 'Thatcher's Techbase', the 'Doom' mod that lets you kill Margaret Thatcher|url=https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/inside-thatchers-techbase-the-doom-mod-that-lets-you-kill-margaret-thatcher-3047299 On 15 September 2021, a trailer for ''Thatcher's Techbase'' was released, which announced the game's release date.<ref name=":1" /> Initial response to the announcement was described by Purvis "as shockingly huge", with the WAD receiving the attention of initial ''Doom'' developer [[John Romero]].<ref name=":2" /> Line 29: == Controversy == In September 2022, ''Thatcher's Techbase'' featured in a number of British newspapers when former Labour leader and independent MP [[Jeremy Corbyn]] was pictured playing an arcade version of the game at [[The World Transformed]] in Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fletcher|first=Harry|date=2022-09-26|title=Jeremy Corbyn played a version of 'Doom' that lets you 'kill Thatcher'|language=en|work=The Independent|url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/jeremy-corbyn-margaret-thatcher-doom|access-date=2021-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Penna|first=Dominic|date=2022-09-26|title=Pictured: Jeremy Corbyn plays video game that lets players kill Margaret Thatcher|language=en|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/09/26/pictured-jeremy-corbyn-plays-video-game-players-kill-margaret/|access-date=2021-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ledwith|first=Mario|date=2022-09-27|title=Jeremy Corbyn takes on the 'demon Maggie'|language=en|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jeremy-corbyn-takes-on-the-demon-maggie-mxzqjqxhh|access-date=2021-09-27}}</ref> Later, in 2024, Bethesda removed ''Thatcher's Techbase'' mod from ''Doom II''<nowiki/>'s official mod browsers due to concerns over "real-world politics".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Al-Tekreeti |first=Abdullah |date=2024-09-02 |title=Bethesda Removes Margret Thatcher Doom Mod |url=https://www.dualshockers.com/bethesda-bins-thatcher-doom-mod/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=DualShockers |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wales |first=Matt |date=2024-09-02 |title=Bethesda yanks Thatcher's Techbase Doom mod from in-game browser |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/bethesda-yanks-thatchers-techbase-doom-mod-from-in-game-browser |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}</ref> == References == |