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"So bad they're good" games

Discussion in 'Video Games' started by One Too Many, Feb 23, 2018.

  1. One Too Many

    One Too Many Sexual Orientation: Heavy Metal

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    So we all love movies like The Room because of how tone deaf and unintentionally hilarious they are but I think the "so bad its good" genre can extend into video games. The first ones that come to mind are FMV games (full motion video), which are notorious for their terrible acting and low quality video, examples of these include the legendary Darkseed 2 and Phantasmagoria. Outside of that you have games like Postal 2 and Deadly Premonition and perhaps even some of the Ultima games; these are games should be considered bad because of how poorly some of the mechanics are designed or how unapproachable they or how broken the game is but it is in fact all these that make the game good. What other games are out there that are like this?
     
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    TheVoid Well-Known Member

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    I really wouldn't call Postal 2 so bad it's good, since it genuinely is a pretty good game, it's just a comedy game with intentionally funny design choices.

    Darkest Of Days immediately comes to mind. The whole thing is just so silly, and the gameplay is unintentionally hilarious because you can just tell that they tried to make a serious shooting game and failed miserably because of the engine they used. Zero Wing is another game that could qualify. Aside from the legendary translation, the game also features some of the most hilariously bad ending scenes in any game, which is unfortunate because at least one of them is meant to be taken seriously. There's also the infamous Ride To Hell, which I've always found funny. Every single cutscene in the game makes me laugh because of the way that the characters talk. Perhaps the original Deus Ex and Final Fantasy 7 could qualify, mainly because they have not aged well at all and their graphics are kind of funny to look at these days. Watch a video of a Deus Ex cutscene and tell me that it isn't a bit funny to watch.
     
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  3. Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank Occasionally slips through the cracks

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    Hong Kong 97
    Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
    Link: The Faces of Evil
    Way of The Warrior
    Skate 3
    Aliens vs Predator Classic (2000)
    Mass Effect Andromeda
    Mortal Kombat Armageddon
    Ride to Hell: Retribution
    Sonic '06
    Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis
    Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game (on premise alone)
    Hotel Mario
    Half-Life: Source
    Superman 64
    Duke Nukem Forever (at certain times)
    Kasumi Ninja
    Skyrim (to an extent at least, it's still a well-made game)
    Aliens: Colonial Marines
    Sonic Boom
    Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
    Anything on the Atari Jaguar
     
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    TheVoid Well-Known Member

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    Someone likes AVGN and "WORST GAIM EVAR!!" clickbait. Also, Enviro-Bear might qualify I guess, I've personally never found anything to like about it (it's a game that tried to be terrible, and it's just kind of boring), but I guess other people like it for some odd reason.
     
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  5. Very Honest Content

    Very Honest Content Formerly a niggo (???) Staff Member Moderator

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    This thread begins and ends with the Tron arcade game adaptation of the original film. Only the 2nd most autistic creation of the year 1982 when it was all said and done.

     
  6. king koi

    king koi Nobody cares, yo!

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    This is p sweet for the time
     
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    ShipperOfHeart Well-Known Member

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    Mario Party Advance is pretty bad, and from what I recall Mario is Missing was pretty bland as well. DK64, while I find very nostalgic and great, has been showing to have multiple bugs and glitches throughout, so bad to where people can glitch their way to the end in a matter of minutes.
     
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  8. Vegas Bunny

    Vegas Bunny Well-Known Member

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    However... are these games as "so bad it's good" to play as it is to watch gameplay of them?
     
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  9. Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank Occasionally slips through the cracks

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    From experience I can say that Skate 3, MK Armageddon and Kasumi Ninja are hoots. the latter in particular has the greatest character in fighting games of all time: Angus MacGregor (who can shoot fireballs from under his kilt).
     
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  10. HumanityIsDoomed

    HumanityIsDoomed Active Member

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    Michigan: Report from Hell
     
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  11. Pibot

    Pibot The autist formerly known as Pikonic

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    Shadow the Hedgehog: Kinda fun and hilariously bad concept.

    You know what this game series about a cute animal fighting robots saving other cute animals needs.

    GUNS
     
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    Those Stupid PBS Kids flash games from the early aughts
     
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    Fialovy Skeleman Warrior

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    Spiritual Warfare would qualify. The premise is really out there in that you are a missionary that throws fruit at people to convert them and people don't like it because it is a rip-off of Zelda, but it is still a solid game where you have to fight archdemons to get the armor of God and in the end you fight Satan. I have played the game before and it is a fun game especially for a Christian game.

    Also, Bible Buffet, it is barely related to the Bible except for the quiz section which uses the instruction book (and good luck finding the book), but it is still pretty fun.
     
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  14. One Too Many

    One Too Many Sexual Orientation: Heavy Metal

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    Reminds me of another Bible game, Catechumen:

     
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    Fialovy Skeleman Warrior

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    Another one is Mary Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16, yeah, it is girl game and has a pretty lame premise, but I remember having fun with my brother and friends with it
     
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    Cyan #00FFFF Staff Member B& AF, Fam Moderator

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    ToroidalBoat ¿qué?

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    Do you think the first Ecco game counts as "so bad it's good"?
     
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  18. c-no

    c-no Dead Meme Internet Man

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    I actually remember buying it from a Christian book store years ago and playing it on a crappy XP desktop. The memories of shooting Romans to convert them and getting killed by red devils that were more or less unbalanced.

    For a so bad its good game, there was Simpsons: Escape from Camp Deadly. No doubt a short game that's likely crap but for a Simpsons game before Hit & Run, I enjoyed it more than Virtual Bart.