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Games People Shouldn't Play

Posted by timothy on from the dumpsters-aren't-really-that-dirty dept.

MBCook writes: "I've been a video game player for years, and I must say that the average game seems to be getting worse. Exihbit 1: Games People Shouldn't Play, an article on MSNBC. This article shows what the author thinks are the worst games on the current crop of systems. You've got to agree with calling a game bad if "...the only way to get in [the minigames] is by buying hats... How do you buy the hats? Why, by picking up garbage." If that doesn't make you want to play a game, what would? I agree with the author when he says: '... who knows what kind of disease your children might get from overexposure to these games.'"

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  1. Airworlf for 2600 by Foxman98 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Does anyone out there remember a game called "Airwolf" for the 2600? I was about 8... A huge fan of the TV servies (airwolf - the black helicopter) and I saw this game on the shelves and wanted it... So after many weeks of mowing lawns I was finally able to pick it up. Insert the cartridge... Boot up the system... Shock... Horror... No frickin HELICOPTER? The game was all about a stupid bi-plane that you had to fly through barns. Man it's been a long time since I've been that dissappointed. Other shining examples as far as I am concerned...

    • Duck Hunt - I mean, it looked like so much fun....
    • Terminator 2 for C64 - 10 Mins loading per 30 seconds of dull gameplay....
    • Zelda 2 - Link's awakening
    • Virtua Figher 3 for Dreamcast... - Man that game was awefull compared to the god that is soul calibur...


    And a couple of gems that have literally stolen months of my life...
    • Soul Caliber - If ANYONE has not played tihs, do yourself a favor, buy a dreamcast, and PLAY THIS GAME. Even compared to today's games and graphics it is absolutey amazing. And the gameplay...
    • Super Mario Brothers 3 - I was living in Holland at the time, and drove 2 hours into germany (who got the game earlier) to get this game. Was not disappointed ever.
    • Final Fantasy III - Need I say more? I remember all the rumors that flew aroudn about this game, like how you could revive Cid if you got these so-called books...
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  2. Hey, I -liked- Bloodwake! by InfinityWpi · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's a damn fun game. The key, as in real life, IS NOT TO DRIVE YOUR BOAT UP ONTO THE ISLANDS! I mean, c'mon...

    Seriously, one of the most fun moments I've had with that game is trying to outrun torpedoes and turbo-boosting over a reef, sending my boat into the air while the torps hit the reef and blew up behind me. Smooth sailing from there. It may be Microsoft, but MS's games department tends to hit fairly often...