The "Downton Abbey" series continues to flourish on a worldwide scale and the show recently was teased at broadening its horizons to a new market, courtesy of video-game creator Bill Kiley.

A satirical recreation of the British-American drama in the form of a video game was constructed by Kiley, who spoke to Entertainment Weekly about his motivations behind the project.

Kiley began the composition of the popular creation by transferring the series' theme song to a video-game-befitting synthesizer remix. Wide-awake during "a few really late nights," the "Downton" loyalist took images from others video games to put together the product.

According to the entertainment website, the most notable feature of the gaming experience is its detail, which is a testament to Kiley's slow-scrolling text and accurate music scoring via its chip tune theme song. The game is also impressively animated with graphics taken from only a few sources, which include "Clock Tower" and "Home Alone 2."

By taking on the role of a new "Downton" character, gamers are asked to complete a slew of tasks that are given by the likes of Lady Mary and Robert. In the spoof game, a player begins as the new footman at Downton Abbey and after being greeted by Carson, is sent to complete tasks such "as cigar-fetching, pillow-fluffing [and] cutlery-identifying that aren't so different from what Daisy, Thomas, Anna and the rest of the downstairs staff do week in and week out," according to The Los Angeles Times.

The aristocratic game is also accompanied with dialogue, as Lord Grantham asks at one point during the Super Nintendo experience, "Footman, I require assistance! I have misplaced 10 of my most cherished cigars... I have guests coming over for a fancy cigar party. Without them, I'll be ruined... I need you to explore the estate and the surrounding grounds for my fancy cigars."

Kiley stated that he still hasn't decided on whether he will continue to build upon his work of video art any further. He said, "I don't know if that's what anyone really wants. I don't know if you would really want to play it."

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Downton abbey, Television