I have an undying love for the absolute garbage that manages to come out. I've actually played more of these games than I'd care to admit, but you have to admit: there's something incredibly charming about retail products that are so inept.
Big Rigs Over the Road Racing
See, even the title is a lie. You can drive under the road too. As well as, you know, destroy the laws of physics.
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
The game was made in two days by one guy! It's terrible, but the guy was probably working in awful conditions. I know this one tops the lists of bad games everywhere, but I can't help but think that it's TOTALLY AWESOME!
I do feel bad for all the kids who owned it, though.
Ninjabread Man
Haven't played this one, but it looks really, really bad.
Homie Rollerz (DS)
No no no no no no no no make it go away
Friday the 13th (NES)
God, I actually owned this game. I was so scared of it, but I had no idea what the hell I was supposed to do most of the time. At least it had rad music.
Sonic and the Black Knight
FUUUUUUUUUUU…
And now, instead, the best game ever made.
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This may be a "Citizen Kane of…" free zone, but I'm not above suggesting that E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial is the Heaven's Gate of video games.
Dan, that's probably one of the most apt analogies I've ever heard.
Mr. Blackwell, I actively campaign for a column where you tackle the redeeming qualities of the worst games imaginable.
The problem with E. T. is that while it's amusing to play, it caused the great videogame crash of the 80's, and for that it's unforgivable. Then again, it also paved the way for Nintendo and the Japanese gaming industry to take the industry by storm and introduce many of the gaming concepts and characters that shaped our childhoods.
I don't care what the Angry Videogame Nerd Says, but Friday the 13th rules. Yes, the difficulty level is beyond unforgiving, the navigation is difficult, and the game is basically iunbeatable, but goddamn is it ever a fun way to kill a couple of hours around Halloween with that NES classic. Definitely falls into the "it's so bad it's good" category for me.