The JFK assassination in video games

Many, You can find out more by clicking here. History is explored in games. But when a game gets into John F. Kennedy’s assassination, you just know it’s gonna get weird.

If you have missed outIn 1963, while in Dallas on a motorcade, Kennedy was shot and killed. The assassination was shocking — it happened in front of huge crowds, and footage of it was widely disseminated.

Lee Harvey Oswald’s gunman was captured. Two days later, HeJack Ruby, a resident of the area, killed him.

Easy enough. But here’s the thing. Even 60 years on, there are still stories about the Kennedy murder. Lots of people are interested in buying themMany theories question the simple chain of events. A 2012 Gallup poll showed that eight in 10 Americans believe that Kennedy’s death was part of a conspiracy.

Assassination-themed video games tend to make these theories ridiculous. It’s a good idea to keep an eye on the theories. Mafia 3, post-credits scene sees a disturbed CIA agent taking dramatic, deadly revenge on the senators he believes colluded in the assassination — in the middle of a televised hearing.

The plot of the movie “The Affair” is a major point. Black Ops: Call of Duty is the did-he/didn’t-he question of whether the brainwashed player character was involved in Kennedy’s death.

You can also play games like the notorious JFK reloaded, which ostensibly asks players to recreate the assassination in exact detail — but most often results in goofy ragdoll pratfalls and car crashes.

I interviewed Carrie Andersen, Ph.D., who wrote an academic paper on video game representations of Kennedy’s assassination, about the effect of these games and why the assassination still captivates people 60 years later. Subscribe to Polygon YouTube channel to keep up with all of our stories.