The Best of the Worst....Part 1

Could something be so bad that it is actually good? Well there are times where really bad things could bring entertainment and joy. But when it comes to Video Games, this can actually be quite questionable.

When a video game is bad! It is really bad!!!! A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of doing a blog about one of the worse Video Games of all time. This time however I wanted to explore the topic of the worst video game(s). So lets explore the best of the worst. 

7.

SHAQ FU (Electronic Arts, 1994)

Ok, so games have had for a long time a lot of celebrity tie-ins. But one that I have heard from an want to play for amusement has be Shaq-Fu. And yes my adoring fans or fan it is exactly what you would imagine a game named Shaq-Fu would be about. This is a game where you play as a Shaq who apparently has the ability to fight as a karate master. Along with the poor concept, the gameplay according to reviewers was sloppy.."Shaq Fu looked like Mortal Kombat...but you had to hit your opponent in exactly the right spot in order to do any damage..that and shaq fighting evil in his basketball uniform was too much"

6.

 

Smurf Rescue (Coleco, 1982) (Atari)

I loved the smurfs growing up, they were smart, talented and blue. I mean there were awesome. Of course they followed certain stereotypes like the damsel in distress....(but I'm not judging), but some times just because something is enjoyable, doesn't mean we need to make a game out of it. I mean seriously....LEAVE THE SMURFS ALONE....LEAVE EM ALONE....I"M SERIOUS   . But they didn't and we have this massacre..."according to pcworld" Your smurf, on a quest to rescue the lovely smurfette...the journey however requires the patience of a saint...as being juast a little off...would send your smurf off to death." The Gameplay was so sensitive, that if you moved the wrong way, you would instantly die. This game's gameplay was reflective of another game that came out for the Atari. I call this game "It that should have never be made nor played" (ET). 

5.

 

PacMan (Home Version) (Atari, 1981)

Now before I get a whole bunch of hate-mail...from my only fan...(Lol). Let me explain, apparently, because PacMan was a highly successful in arcades, Atari wanted to bring the game to the home, and so PacMan (Home Version) was born. The problem with this game was that it was not like the original. In fact the graphics were horrible, the ghosts came in and out of existence and the famous "waka-waka-waka" was replaced by "bonk-bonk-bonk". This was simply a bad game.

But as we look at these first 3 games can we determine them to be bad by themselves or are we being biased to the older systems they were played on. Atari, for example was a pioneer in the gaming industry but at the same time pioneers will always get heat after there games become "old". Are we being fair with this determination?

See You Guys in Part 2

This is Kevin "Leave Me Alone" James signing off.

Reference:

Emru Townsend, http://www.pcworld.com/article/127579-7/the_10_worst_games_of_all_time.html, October23rd, 2006