Hitler Plays Video Games

The Hitler plays series is a sub-meme involving Adolf Hitler or other characters being depicted as playing a video game, or in some cases, trying out software like Sony Vegas or Windows. They are typically in the form of voice-over videos, although scenes from Downfall or some other movie are also mixed in and/or edited for humorous effect. Games like those from the Call of Duty, Super Mario Bros. and Grand Theft Auto series are commonly used for footage, although lesser-known titles have also been used for parodies.

A notable example of a Hitler plays video is the FegelStation series by FegeleintheLostTapes, with Hitler playing games on Hermann Fegelein's console, only to be annoyed and frustrated at the various bugs being deliberately coded by Fegelein into the games.

Non-Downfall characters were also given a similar treatment, such as in the case of Kit Kittredge playing Mafia II, although such parodies are quite rare.