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The 50 Worst Videogame Names of All Time

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the avoid-the-noid-indeed dept.

Game Revolution has a great feature looking at fifty of the worst-named games ever to require a controller. They dig deep here, unearthing gems like 'Yo! Noid!', 'Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt!', and 'Huygen's Disclosure'. From the article: "From Dick Butkus to Hootie and the Blowfish to Lake Titicaca, bad names have been with us forever. But thanks to the inevitable collision of reclusive nerds, bizarre artists and painfully unhip marketing execs, the video game industry enjoys some of the worst names of all. The following list was compiled after hours of lively debate, pages of exhausting science and one actual geek fistfight."

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  1. Except... by Rachel+Lucid · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We are talking about worst game NAMES, not worst GAMES. Though if you're only creative enough to add on the system's name to whatever it is you're making...

  2. Spaceship Warlock by macz · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Though I am not sure it can be called a "game"

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    ...But I digress. TREMBLE PUNY HUMANS!ONE DAY MY SPECIES WILL DESTROY YOU ALL!
  3. Re:Yo! Noid! by Fallingcow · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Oh, right. Names. Not the games themselves. Goddamn I'm dumb.

    Then yes, it was dumb.

    I was wondering why so many of these games weren't actually that bad. Well, there ya go.

  4. Zzyzzyxx not on list? by hal2814 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How is Zzyzzyxx not on the list but Bad Dudes vs. Drangon Ninja is? Bad Dudes was a sweet name on an awesome (at the time) game. Zzyzzyxx wasn't even pronounceable. How were you supposed to talk to your friends about it (not that it was worth talking about).

    I'm BAD! This list, however, is not.