During Bill Clinton ’s presidency , the real star of the White House wasSocks the Cat , a inglorious - and - white rescue kitty the familyadopted in 1991 . The First Feline became such a cultural phenomenon that books , stamp stamps , andTV show episodeswere created in his honor . According toGame Informer , Socks also inspired a long - lose , never - liberate video game — and now , a Kickstarter campaignwants to bring it to the masses .
Socks the Catwas developed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the 1990s , and it was reportedly completed and reviewed by media outlets . Gamers were to toy as America ’s most noted feline , voyage a White House fraught with click , politicians , and spies . But when the game ’s publisher closed down , their ode to the presidential kitty melt . In subsequent years , the great unwashed question whether the secret plan was ever finished — or if it even existed .
In 2011 , a private video biz aggregator uploaded telecasting footage ofSocks the Catonto YouTube , and — predictably enough — the gaming world noticed . Another collector , Tom Curtin , was favourable enough to purchase the only cognize transcript ofSocks . He also acquired the right , and joined strength with retro TV game publishing firm Second Dimension to hunky-dory - tune the game for official freeing .
Second Dimension recently launch a Kickstarter to rear monetary resource for the task , and they ’re aim to give $ 30,000 by Tuesday , November 8 . Pledges of $ 40 or more will score you a Super Nintendo cartridge ofSocks the Cat($20 will get you a version to meet on an copycat ) , and you ’ll receive extra goodies if you contribute additional immediate payment . If the game invite full support , it ’s slat for a July 2017 release — gratefully , long after election time of year is over .
[ h / tGame Informer ]
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