FIVE MILES SOUTH of Mar a Lago, a Lake Worth Beach art gallery is inviting visitors to stop by and play an arcade game poking fun at President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.
The satirical game — “Epic Furious: Strait to Hell” — plays off the administration’s name for the war, “Operation Epic Fury,” with “strait” referring to the Strait of Hormuz.
No quarters are needed. You can play for free — but this week only — at mtn space, an art gallery at 111 N M St. in downtown Lake Worth Beach.
Inspired by the administration’s use of video game–style military propaganda promoting the conflict, the old-school arcade cabinet is one of three “Epic Furious” games that were installed earlier this month at the District of Columbia War Memorial by an anonymous arts collective called The Secret Handshake.
The Secret Handshake was also behind two memorable installations at the National Mall — the “A Throne Fit for a King” golden toilet in March and the “Best Friends Forever“ statue of President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein last September.
“Even though we were up in D.C., it seems like the president hasn’t played the game yet,’’ a spokesperson for The Secret Handshake wrote in an email to the Lake Worth Beach Independent.
“We wanted to give him another chance and make it as easy as possible. So, we brought it to his stomping grounds and we chose this space because we wanted to be in as close proximity to Mar-a-Lago as possible.’’
It’s unlikely the president will stop by. The Secret Service has allowed A1A next to Mar-a-Lago to reopen because no presidential visits are expected for several months.
The Lake Worth Beach interactive pop up display opened today and ends Friday. The hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The game is also playable for free online at epicfurious.com.
While mtn space owner Melissa DelPrete isn’t counting on the president to show up to her gallery, she hopes visitors enjoy the display’s unique blend of gaming aesthetics with sharp satirical critique.
“It’s very well done,’’ she said.
Visitors play the game as the president. Players can choose to order a Diet Coke or invade Iran.
They can move the president around the White House with chances to burn the Epstein files and encounter caricatures of Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel.
Myles Coquelin of Lake Worth Beach plays satirical arcade game at mtn space gallery. (MELISSA DELPRETE)
They can ride the “Kid Rock Air Force One” helicopter to Iran to battle with school girls.
The only way to lose is by trying to hold first lady Melania Trump’s hand.
Though the game pokes fun at Trump, it also glorifies him as the game’s hero. One viral image shows National Guard members gathered around the cabinets in D.C. playing the game last week.
A plaque next to the arcade cabinet in Lake Worth Beach reads:
“The Trump administration knows that the best way to sell combat is by making it a video game. That’s why they’ve been pumping out the ‘sickest’ Iran war video game hype reels. But why stop at clips when you could go full throttle? Introducing Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell, a high-octane, flag-waving, boots-on-the-ground simulator where freedom isn’t debated, it’s deployed. No briefings, no hesitation; just pure pixelated patriotism. Strap in and play hard, because this game may never end.”
(JOE CAPOZZI)
The arcade game “has the power to challenge authority, expose hypocrisy and create space for reflection in moments when public discourse can feel overwhelming or deeply divided,’’ DelPrete said.
She said she knows Trump is not shy about lashing out at his critics. He has pressured ABC, unsuccessfully, to fire talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and he gloated when CBS canceled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’’
“You know what? This climate of fear is not cool,’’ DelPrete said. “It’s something we need to push through. If we say we live in a democracy, then things like this need to exist in spaces in places like Lake Worth.’’
Epic Furious: Strait to Hell — an interactive pop-up display
mtn space, 111 N. M St., Lake Worth Beach
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 18-22, 2026
Free admission