Frank Lantz's Universal Paperclips is the absolute pinnacle of taking game mechanics to a logical extreme. Engaging to the point of existentialist crisis - anyone who describes themselves as a gamer owes it to themselves to complete a playthrough.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Paperclips

Perhaps it's a riff off of Mornington Crescent which is another British sketch comedy show nonsense game:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornington_Crescent_(game)