Penn Jillette discusses unreleased Sega CD game

I like Frank Cifaldi, and I like Penn Jillette, so by rights I think I have to link to this article by Frank about Penn. Specifically, it's about Penn and Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, an unreleased (but finished!) Sega CD game starring the magical libertarian duo.

The best part of the game, no question, is Desert Bus.

The goal of Desert Bus was to, quite simply, drive a bus from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada; a very very boring drive, as those of us who have done it know. There were a couple catches, though: in the game, your bus could not go over 45 miles per hour. Also, it veered to the right, just ever so slightly, so you could not simply tape down the accelerator button on your Genesis pad and leave the game alone; you had to man the wheel at all times. Oh, and did we mention the trip takes eight hours, in real time?

More on the game, and why Desert Bus was developed (hint: Janet Reno), at the link. You can even listen to Jillette's podcast where he discusses the game. Apparently they're okay with its free distribution over the Internets, and you can download it here.