A long time ago Devo released a computer game called “The Adventures of the Smart Patrol”. The game wasn’t much more than a bunch of video clips with a little point and click adventure style gaming.

Actually the game was a little interesting in the regard that time would pass in the game and much of winning the game depended on being in the right place with the right items at the right time.

The main plot centered around a virus going around that turned people’s bones into jelly, leaving them helpless without pills and mechanical supports sold by pharmaceutical companies who were actually the ones behind the creating of the virus in the first place. The character must work with the Smart Patrol to stop the evil companies from turning people into enslaved, helpless blobs.

There was also a character named Red Rooster who had a gun that could infect people with the virus directly. He was somehow in cahoots with the pharma companies, not sure exactly how.

I’ve never actually played the game, I’ve only read reviews of it online and read wiki entries on it.

Still, I kinda like this song, even though the main characters in the video are not the actual Devo guys.

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