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I'm voting this.

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What do you think is the all-tiem worst video game? You have to have played it.

EverQuest. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EverQuest)

I'm voting this.

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What do you think is the all-tiem worst video game? You have to have played it.

Either this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTX_Red_Rock

Or this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bouncer

Or perhaps this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Dragoon

Honestly, there are so many to choose from. Its hard to pick one that is the 'worst'. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaman:_Battle_for_Atlantis

Easily the worst game of all time!

I am offended that someone could start a "Worst Video Game Ever" thread without even briefly mentioning BMX-XXX.

This is a really easy question:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600; it killed the system and caused the entire video game industry to collapse.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/ET2600-TheBestPart.png
This is, as the image suggests, the best part of the game.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/ET2600-Pit.gif
You spend roughly 95% of the game falling down "wells". The green C shape is apparently E.T.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/ET2600-JD.png
The brown smears are the wells, that black dot is a "reeses pieces." For some reason, the graphics artist decided to take credit for this monstrosity, and his initials are on the top right.

This is a really easy question:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600; it killed the system and caused the entire video game industry to collapse.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/ET2600-TheBestPart.png
This is, as the image suggests, the best part of the game.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/ET2600-Pit.gif
You spend roughly 95% of the game falling down "wells". The green C shape is apparently E.T.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/ET2600-JD.png
The brown smears are the wells, that black dot is a "reeses pieces." For some reason, the graphics artist decided to take credit for this monstrosity, and his initials are on the top right.

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This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_rigs:_over_the_road_racing)
the computer-controlled opponent vehicles have no AI and never move from the starting position, making even the description of the gameplay as a "race" questionable.
There are technically no obstacles for the player to negotiate in Big Rigs, as the truck may freely be driven on and off roads without any loss of traction, straight up 90° inclines, through structures, simply falling right through bridges( there is no collision detection whatsoever) , and even out of the boundaries of the map into an endless grey void. When the player's truck is put into reverse, the truck will accelerate infinitely; however, the truck will halt instantly when the reverse key is released.
Due to a developer oversight, the game occasionally fails to distinguish between whether the player is starting or finishing the race when they pass through the starting checkpoint

You spend roughly 95% of the game falling down "wells". The green C shape is apparently E.T.

I could never get out of those fucking wells! Oh, how I hate that game.

Raiders of the Lost Ark for the 2600 was almost as bad as E.T. And Pitfall 2, while a decent game, pissed me off something awesome.

This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_rigs:_over_the_road_racing)

I'd of mentioned that, except for the provision that you have to of played it to nominate it.

Hard for me to think of terrible games I've actually played...

Vectorman.

Sonic heros.

The animorphs game boy game.

Giga pets.

I know no one agrees with me about this, but I always disliked and still dislike super mario and the mario franchise in general. In the n64 game you have to go through all those stupid doors, and in one of them he always says "mamma mia!" Ugh.

You ever seen Sunny Garcia's surfing game?

Terrible.

I think this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_Cleansing_%28computer_game%29) one would win.

And no, I haven't played it.

As for the worse one that I've played, I guess it would have to be Vanguard, mainly because even with my gaming system, it was laggy as hell.

This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_rigs:_over_the_road_racing)
That's awful.:p

[QUOTE=Wilgrove;13181075]SNIP[QUOTE]

Ethnic Cleansing? Thats game is sick and disturbing. Its creators ought to be jailed.

I know no one agrees with me about this, but I always disliked and still dislike super mario and the mario franchise in general. In the n64 game you have to go through all those stupid doors, and in one of them he always says "mamma mia!" Ugh.

Blasphemy! Mario 64 was great. Didn't you play the world with the magic carpet, and the castle? Didn't you relish flying about in the wing cap, or cruising through walls with the invisibility cap?

Since my family has always bought macs, I've played a lot of terrible mac games just because they where there. There where a few cool ones in the early 90's, but then after that the coolest game they had was dinozaurs or whatever.

I still like some of the computer games I liked when I was a little kid. Spin doctor is awesome.

I think this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_Cleansing_%28computer_game%29) one would win.

And no, I haven't played it.

As for the worse one that I've played, I guess it would have to be Vanguard, mainly because even with my gaming system, it was laggy as hell.

Ethnic Cleansing? Worst Game Ever.

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Ethnic Cleansing? Thats game is sick and disturbing. Its creators ought to be jailed.

Oh grow up.

You all FAIL!!!! The worst game ever is this (http://www.somethingawful.com/d/game-reviews/dangerous-vaults.php).

Oh grow up.

Agreed. It may be a horrible disgusting game, but under the 1st amendment they do have the right to make it. However, as consumers we have the right not to buy it.

However, we are perfectly within our First Amendment rights to call it utter shit and to boycott it. Disgusting crap.

I think we'd be better off making a list of horrible video games though. I nominate Star Trek: Legacy. Horribly overhyped piece of utter trash that left the Trekkie within me in tears because I thought we were finally going to get a good Star Trek game that isn't really old/played by me a lot (Star Trek: A Final Unity) or a first person shooter. (Elite Force I and II.)

But no, instead we get a horrible piece of shit. :headbang:

Since my family has always bought macs, I've played a lot of terrible mac games just because they where there. There where a few cool ones in the early 90's, but then after that the coolest game they had was dinozaurs or whatever.

I still like some of the computer games I liked when I was a little kid. Spin doctor is awesome.

Ever play any games made by David Riggle (Midway (http://mac.the-underdogs.info/index.php?show=game&id=551), Nuke Snake (http://mac.the-underdogs.info/index.php?show=game&id=658))? His games are old, but seriously rock. They are only available for Mac. The only Shareware I ever bought. He was nice enough to send me my money back, and give me the games for free.

However, we are perfectly within our First Amendment rights to call it utter shit and to boycott it. Disgusting crap.

I think we'd be better off making a list of horrible video games though. I nominate Star Trek: Legacy. Horribly overhyped piece of utter trash that left the Trekkie within me in tears because I thought we were finally going to get a good Star Trek game that isn't really old/played by me a lot (Star Trek: A Final Unity) or a first person shooter. (Elite Force I and II.)

But no, instead we get a horrible piece of shit. :headbang:

You should play Star Trek: The Next Generation: Future's Past for SuperNes. That game was superb.

You get sent on missions. You takes tactical command with firing torpedoes, and phasers. You choose members for an away mission, leading Data, and Riker and such. You solves puzzles, and talk to aliens, go to the briefing room. Just Superb.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation_-_Future%27s_Past

You really should try it. Another game I would recommend: Star Trek Armada II, specifically with the Fleet Operations download.

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2001/pc/str/armada2/startrekarmada2_screen001.jpg

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Play the Klingons, the Federation, the Cardassions, the Dominion, Species 8472, the Romulans, the Borg!

The Superman game on the N64. One of my friends bought that. I lol'd

You should play Star Trek: The Next Generation: Future's Past for SuperNes. That game was superb.

You get sent on missions. You takes tactical command with firing torpedoes, and phasers. You choose members for an away mission, leading Data, and Riker and such. You solves puzzles, and talk to aliens, go to the briefing room. Just Superb.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation_-_Future%27s_Past

You really should try it. Another game I would recommend: Star Trek Armada II, specifically with the Fleet Operations download.

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2001/pc/str/armada2/startrekarmada2_screen001.jpg

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2001/pc/str/armada2/startrekarmada2_screen003.jpg

Play the Klingons, the Federation, the Cardassions, the Dominion, Species 8472, the Romulans, the Borg!

Armada II rocks, I miss the AI options in other RTS games.

Armada II was crap just like Armada I. It basically meant "Spam the capital ships!" No strategy whatsoever.

Armada II was crap just like Armada I. It basically meant "Spam the capital ships!" No strategy whatsoever.

I appreciate a simpler game than the micromanagement hell that is Age of Empires and it's demon spawn.

I appreciate a simpler game than the micromanagement hell that is Age of Empires and it's demon spawn.

To each their own. (Though for RTS games my personal favorite was Rise of Nations.)

To each their own. (Though for RTS games my personal favorite was Rise of Nations.)

Honestly I prefer turn based strategy, tends to be more tactics and less clicking like a madman.

Armada's biggest problem is it rewards rushing, a lot. If you let your opponent live long enough to get more than a few buildings up you've screwed up.

Honestly I prefer turn based strategy, tends to be more tactics and less clicking like a madman.
Yeah, me too. As good as RTS games are at making you think on your feet, the turn-based strategy games give you more time to truly think. (Not to mention I always played RTS games by pausing whenever I wanted to give significant orders everywhere...basically I tried to play them like a TBS.)

Armada's biggest problem is it rewards rushing, a lot. If you let your opponent live long enough to get more than a few buildings up you've screwed up.
Yeah, I hate that. It makes the game no fun at all, just like Starcraft's own version of rushing. The only reason I kept playing Starcraft online after experiencing that so many times was the various interesting scenarios and stuff like "The Weakest Link."

Since my family has always bought macs, I've played a lot of terrible mac games just because they where there. There where a few cool ones in the early 90's, but then after that the coolest game they had was dinozaurs or whatever.

I still like some of the computer games I liked when I was a little kid. Spin doctor is awesome.

I've been on Macs since 1997 when I bought my first, and I've never had a problem finding good games. Bungie's Halo evolved from the Marathon series Bungie made with and for Macs before they shifted to Microsoft. I've spent hours on Civilization, Total Annihilation, Rise of Nations, Starcraft, Warcraft, Diablo, Solace, Colonization, Alpha Centauri, Unreal, UT/UT2k4, Halo, Heroes of Might & Magic, Deus Ex, MDK, Neverwinter Nights, World of Warcrack, Baldur's Gate, Carmageddon and Carpocalyse Now, and lots more. MAN I wish a new Carmageddon would get released, that game really de-stressed those long Seattle commutes.

Honestly I prefer turn based strategy, tends to be more tactics and less clicking like a madman.

Armada's biggest problem is it rewards rushing, a lot. If you let your opponent live long enough to get more than a few buildings up you've screwed up.

Agreed. I like RTS, but you can't go online without meeting some 12-year-old Korean kid who can multitask like SkyNet and runs through you in under a minute. I know I'm old, but do they have to be such arrogant little pissants when they win? If I'm gonna decide between guns and butter, I'd rather it be a turn-based game. I guess I'm old fashioned.

Yeah, me too. As good as RTS games are at making you think on your feet, the turn-based strategy games give you more time to truly think. (Not to mention I always played RTS games by pausing whenever I wanted to give significant orders everywhere...basically I tried to play them like a TBS.)


That's why I'm a huge fan of the Total War series. You can strategically plan and manage like a TBS, but it has the massive eye candy that RTSs have. If you haven't tried it, you might want to give Total War a shot.

Custer's Revenge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer%27s_Revenge

That's why I'm a huge fan of the Total War series. You can strategically plan and manage like a TBS, but it has the massive eye candy that RTSs have. If you haven't tried it, you might want to give Total War a shot.

I'll consider them, thank you.

Age of Sail II was a terrible real-time naval combat game.

It 'realistically' modelled ship manoeuvrability, which meant every engagement ended with the two ships immobile at sea after destroying each other's sails.

That's why I'm a huge fan of the Total War series. You can strategically plan and manage like a TBS, but it has the massive eye candy that RTSs have. If you haven't tried it, you might want to give Total War a shot.
The Total War games are awesome. All of the resource management is turn-based, and then the real-time battles are slow enough to calmly make decisions (plus you can give orders while paused).

Armada II was crap just like Armada I. It basically meant "Spam the capital ships!" No strategy whatsoever.

Obviously you neglected to download Fleet Operations (http://www.fleetops.net/). Do it. You won't be sorry.

That's why I'm a huge fan of the Total War series. You can strategically plan and manage like a TBS, but it has the massive eye candy that RTSs have. If you haven't tried it, you might want to give Total War a shot.

Oh, it's a great series. Still, the Cossacks series completely pwns it. Let's not forget Cossacks 1 sold 2.5 million copies.

The Worst Game Ever: Custer's Revenge

The Worst Game Ever in an Otherwise Good Franchise: Heroes of Might and Magic V.

Big Rigs Over the Road Racing.

This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_rigs:_over_the_road_racing)

"YOU'RE WINNER !"

I appreciate a simpler game than the micromanagement hell that is Age of Empires and it's demon spawn.

If you think AOE is micromanagement, I shudder to think what you believe of games like SimCity or The Sims.

Worst game ever?Easy.It is obviosly "wand of gamelion"OH CRAP!:headbang: I said the name!Now the entire LOZ fan population is going to hunt me down and kill me!NO PLEASE! I DIDNT MEAN TO SAY IT!I LOVE LEGEND OF ZELDA I SWEAR!:eek:(Loz fans draw their plastic master swords)GAHHHH!!!! :gundge:

If you think AOE is micromanagement, I shudder to think what you believe of games like SimCity or The Sims.

Hell, even the Civilization series.

Golem. I started playing util I realized that it made no sense at all.

Hell, even the Civilization series.
But Civ gave you the time to micromanage. AoE made you do it in real time.

I would say that this is the worst game I played: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/gicombat/index.html?tag=result;title;0
The store gave it to me for free when I purchased this:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/grom/index.html?tag=result;title;0
Although this gives it a horrible review, it's a reasonable game and I enjoyed it.

Worst game ever?Easy.It is obviosly "wand of gamelion"OH CRAP!:headbang: I said the name!Now the entire LOZ fan population is going to hunt me down and kill me!NO PLEASE! I DIDNT MEAN TO SAY IT!I LOVE LEGEND OF ZELDA I SWEAR!:eek:(Loz fans draw their plastic master swords)GAHHHH!!!! :gundge:

Neither I, nor wikipedia have heard of a game called "Wand of Gamelion", so I doubt many Zelda fans have played it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Dragoon



Aww... I liked this game a lot :(

There is one game... I absolutely despied... but for the life of me I can't remember it's name. I know this is going to torment me now forever. x_x

Neither I, nor wikipedia have heard of a game called "Wand of Gamelion", so I doubt many Zelda fans have played it.

I believe he is talking about Wand of Gamelon, which was one of those awful, hellishly bad CD-i games made in the early 90's. It's where the LINK MAH BOIIII meme originated.

Of games I played, Airport Tycoon was the worst. No fun at all. I got bored far too quickly.

I believe he is talking about Wand of Gamelon, which was one of those awful, hellishly bad CD-i games made in the early 90's. It's where the LINK MAH BOIIII meme originated.

I'm not really sure what a CD-i is either; it sounds like that's a good thing.

Worst game ever?Easy.It is obviosly "wand of gamelion"OH CRAP!:headbang: I said the name!Now the entire LOZ fan population is going to hunt me down and kill me!NO PLEASE! I DIDNT MEAN TO SAY IT!I LOVE LEGEND OF ZELDA I SWEAR!:eek:(Loz fans draw their plastic master swords)GAHHHH!!!! :gundge:

I forgive you. But remember to never speak of those games again unless you have to okay?

Maybe not worst ever, but I hated it the most

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EverQuest. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EverQuest)

Racist! .. err no that doesn't work .. prejudice!! nope.. you've played it.. so you aren't pre-judging .. hmm.. well it's something!

I guess you have an axe to grind with players? Cause EQ can in no way be the worst game. C'mon! It was a great game its first 4-6 years .. and now it's still a good game if you like that genre.

What I am about to nominate is not really the worst game ever but it was way too short and limited in scope, no pun intended. JFK Reloaded only came with one mission and one mode of play. Though I liked the idea of a sniper game, especially one where you ge to kill virtual incarnations of celebrities, it really needed to go beyond both just the lone assassination and the historical recreation gameplay. That and the producers were damn pussies for pulling the game down when there was some public outcry about the glamorization of killing JFK.

If memory serves there is also a game from Al Qaeda called Quest for Bush: Night of Bush Capturing or something like that. While I have to applaud them for their effort and the raw potential for lulz the very idea presents the game is a cheap rip-off and seems like a poorly made set of TFC or CS1 maps and a generic shooter. It was a real disapointment to see such a lolcow be so poorly executed.

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I'm not really sure what a CD-i is either; it sounds like that's a good thing.

Yes, yes it is.

Worst ever: Probably that Ethnic Cleansing game Wilgrove mentioned.

Worst I've played: This one. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Bayou_Billy)

I would honestly have to say that the worst game that I have ever played was the original Ghost Recon. I mean, I love the Tom Clancy games, but I thought the game was so bad, I did a little bit of this :sniper: and a little bit of this :mp5: to it. But seriously, the rest of Tom Clancy's games are great.

I forgive you. But remember to never speak of those games again unless you have to okay?
Too late.I already have 4 BROKEN BONES AND A ARM MISSING!THAT HURT LIKE GANONDORF!

The worst game I ever played was A Boy & His Blob.

If you think AOE is micromanagement, I shudder to think what you believe of games like SimCity or The Sims.
I've got SimCity 4.
Omfg.
SimCity is freaking hard D:

My top 5 for the worst games I've ever played:
1. Zelda(any of them)
2.Metroid series(and metroid prime)
3.The sims
4.Cybernations
5.Runescape

Does anyone remember the game - I think it came with Windows '95 - where you were a stick-man skier, where at some random point, the game would end with some poor graphic of a bigfoot that ate you - no matter what you did?

That was pure crap.

You all FAIL!!!! The worst game ever is this (http://www.somethingawful.com/d/game-reviews/dangerous-vaults.php).
That looks like a slightly retarded 12yr-old boy not only thought up the concept, but also wrote the code.
The fact they couldn't even think of calling it, "Womb Raider" shows just how bad they were.

Even worse, they decided their product was so outstanding, it deserved a sequel:
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If you go to the NearFatal website, you'll see the atrocity that this game is. I'm not linking it cause it's full of badly-rendered pixellated female genitalia.

I have a few:

V-Tech Rampage (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=527078) (Online): A game created by a man who obviously lives in his mother's basement (I shall not give him a name because he doesn't deserve any more publicity), this game allowed you to play as the shooter in the Virginia Tech Massacre. Now, I'm not against the *idea* of the game (because I believe in free speech), but I do have a problem when someone cobbles a game together and does such a poor job of it that the only goal the developer had was to get noticed.

As for the game itself: it's a shoot-em-up (basically) with 1980s-era graphics and three levels. The first one requires you to go after a specific target and then shoot anyone that is screaming (and *not* everyone, which makes no sense- if someone shot someone else in the open, as is the case in this level, wouldn't you see it?). The second level requires you to deliver the tape the shooter apparently mailed to NBC, weaving through a rather easy maze of FBI agents patrolling the campus (who apparently can't see anything except what's directly in front of them and on the ground). Then the third level just asks you to shoot everything in sight before time runs out. I actually found the third level enthralling but it still felt wrong- I have a lot more fun shooting meteors in Star Fox. What's the bottom line for this game? Too simple, poorly designed and done just for attention. Ten minutes (yes, that's all it took) I'd like to have back.

ET (Atari): I remember falling into wells. I don't remember doing much else.

Superman 64 (N64): When the first level is impossible to complete (does anyone remember having to fly through those rings only to find out that Superman has all the agility of a battle tank?) you know you have a terrible game.

FIFA 2003 (PC): I remember playing through the first half and scoring goals at will. Then the second half started and there was a force-field at the opponent's penalty area- no matter what I did (charge the line, cross, shoot from distance) did anything go in...and we're talking about a game played at the lowest level of difficulty. The AI was poorly done here.

Star Voyager (NES): They should have titled this "Star Trip" because all you did was fly around doing nothing. I know "real" space doesn't have action at every corner, but in a video game I expect to do more than just fly around hoping for something to happen.

Karpov 3-D Chess (Cell-Phone): It's technically a video game...anyway, the game moves far too slow. The computer takes a minute (literally) to perform its moves (even at the lowest difficulty level) when in other chess games, the CPU moves instantaneously. If I'm playing a game on a cell phone, I'd rather not wait.

I'm voting this.

http://www.cinemassacre.com/Movies/Nes_Nerd/McKids.jpg

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What do you think is the all-tiem worst video game? You have to have played it.



i've played mckids,
despite it being a blatant crapertisement for mcCrapshit craperation,
it's a rather fun platform game.

Does anyone remember the game - I think it came with Windows '95 - where you were a stick-man skier, where at some random point, the game would end with some poor graphic of a bigfoot that ate you - no matter what you did?

That was pure crap.

Ski Free

If you think AOE is micromanagement, I shudder to think what you believe of games like SimCity or The Sims.

The City Builder games (Caesar, Zeus, Pharoah, and Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom) is the Dante's Inferno of micromanagement in comparison to AOE or the Sim Games.

The City Builder games (Caesar, Zeus, Pharoah, and Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom) is the Dante's Inferno of micromanagement in comparison to AOE or the Sim Games.

I love those games.

Is it coincidental that I also enjoy accounting and will get a CPA in a couple of years?

My top 5 for the worst games I've ever played:
1. Zelda(any of them)
2.Metroid series(and metroid prime)
3.The sims
4.Cybernations
5.Runescape

Care to elaborate on why you hate some critical acclaimed series with no universally panned games to date (in fact Metroid Prime is recognised as one of the greatest games of the sixth generation)?

I can't answer the OP, because I can't do the question justice with only the games I've played.

Master of Orion 3. While the first two were really good the third one was like doing your taxes.

I love those games.

Is it coincidental that I also enjoy accounting and will get a CPA in a couple of years?

Those games would've been fantastic (rather than just very good) if they didn't have the annoying AI Pathfinding problems.

I'd create the *perfect* city, no holds barred. Everything. And I made completely sure that my neighborhoods were sectioned off with perfect walker placement. But no, that couldn't work, could it? For some stupid reason, my market walkers would change their routes every five game years or so, and totally ruin my city. We're talking mass devolution of housing, tens of thousands of people emigrating, fires, and disease all over the place.

It happened in Caesar III, it happened in Pharaoh, and it happened in Emperor. They never fixed the pathfinding problems with the walkers... Though that's not to say they didn't vastly improve other aspects. It was very easy to build a massive city on Emperor, so long as you knew what you were doing and had the willpower to play that long. I made a city of around 50,000, and even with mathematically-perfect walker placement, I still had the mass emigrations.

I'd still be playing those games if it wasn't for the problems I stated above. What would otherwise be perfection was ruined by shoddy AI for walkers... Sad.

Hell, even the Civilization series.

And don't ever let him touch Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday Armageddon.

That's why I'm a huge fan of the Total War series. You can strategically plan and manage like a TBS, but it has the massive eye candy that RTSs have. If you haven't tried it, you might want to give Total War a shot.

I agree. Best games I have ever played.

I am offended that someone could start a "Worst Video Game Ever" thread without even briefly mentioning BMX-XXX.

Well, to be fair it's hard to remember a game called BMX-XXX when it is at most BMX-PG

I'd of mentioned that, except for the provision that you have to of played it to nominate it.
Oh yeah.
That's awful.:p
Quite. I tihnk I read somewhere that you could accelerate faster than the speed of light, in reverse.
You all FAIL!!!! The worst game ever is this (http://www.somethingawful.com/d/game-reviews/dangerous-vaults.php).
Ugh
"YOU'RE WINNER !"
:D
That looks like a slightly retarded 12yr-old boy not only thought up the concept, but also wrote the code.
The fact they couldn't even think of calling it, "Womb Raider" shows just how bad they were.

Even worse, they decided their product was so outstanding, it deserved a sequel:
http://imagenes.viciojuegos.com/img/caratulas/10215/soyunpetardo.jpg
If you go to the NearFatal website, you'll see the atrocity that this game is. I'm not linking it cause it's full of badly-rendered pixellated female genitalia.
:(

Does anyone else watch Broken Pixels? If nobody does, you really should.

Racist! .. err no that doesn't work .. prejudice!! nope.. you've played it.. so you aren't pre-judging .. hmm.. well it's something!

I guess you have an axe to grind with players? Cause EQ can in no way be the worst game. C'mon! It was a great game its first 4-6 years .. and now it's still a good game if you like that genre.

No, it really really sucked, awful game. Absolutely horrifying.

Hell, even the Civilization series.

I'd tell you something very, very rude, but I'm afraid I'd get banned, so I'll just say this:

Go suck a lemon, noob.

ET for the Atari 2600.

There is no more argument.

What about Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing?

I'm voting this.

http://www.cinemassacre.com/Movies/Nes_Nerd/McKids.jpg

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http://www.consoleclassix.com/info_img/M.C._Kids_NES_ScreenShot4.jpg

What do you think is the all-tiem worst video game? You have to have played it.

*cough* blatant Mario ripoff *cough*

What about Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing?

What about it?

It's been mentioned twice already in two seperate places ;)

I'd tell you something very, very rude, but I'm afraid I'd get banned, so I'll just say this:

Go suck a lemon, noob.

*Looks at respective post counts.*

:confused:

Unfortunately I can't nominate anything.

The one I would have nominated was such a derivative and dull hack & slash RPG it made sacred look groundbreaking.

It was cheap (99p) though.

But so so dull

*Looks at respective post counts.*

:confused:

*declares you both to be noobs*

*declares you both to be noobs*

*looks at join date*

Noob.

*looks at join date*

Noob.

No fair :p

*is annoyed original nation doesn't still exist :(*

The worst game I ever played was A Boy & His Blob.

For Nes? I thought that game was pretty cool myself. It actually was one of the best games I have ever played...for the first five minutes or so. Then you're kinda, well, stuck. Anyway, it is cool.

If that's the worst game you have ever played, then you haven;t been around enough, Maybe you just don't like old games.

Superman 64 (N64): When the first level is impossible to complete (does anyone remember having to fly through those rings only to find out that Superman has all the agility of a battle tank?) you know you have a terrible game.

That game was pretty fun. I "beat" it. Seriously, after you get past the first sucky level, all the others are quite good. And multi-player mode is enjoyable.

Star Voyager (NES): They should have titled this "Star Trip" because all you did was fly around doing nothing. I know "real" space doesn't have action at every corner, but in a video game I expect to do more than just fly around hoping for something to happen.


I've played that one. It looked like it had huge potential, what with three dimensional movement in a spaceship, but over-all, I have to agree with the above.

Karpov 3-D Chess (Cell-Phone): It's technically a video game...anyway, the game moves far too slow. The computer takes a minute (literally) to perform its moves (even at the lowest difficulty level) when in other chess games, the CPU moves instantaneously. If I'm playing a game on a cell phone, I'd rather not wait.

*shivers*

The City Builder games (Caesar, Zeus, Pharoah, and Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom) is the Dante's Inferno of micromanagement in comparison to AOE or the Sim Games.

I agree with all of the above, except Zeus (and it's expansion, Poseidon.) There are only seven levels of housing evolution, and when houses evolve, they don't need more room. It was perfectly simplified, and I'd say it's the only member of the series worth playing.

To top it-off you can worship Greek gods, and see them meander about your city. Mythology plays a a whole-lot more of a part in that game. It's quite a fantasy trip, especially for those who enjoy Greek mythology.

Instead of sending gifts to Caesar, you're sending Perseus to battle Medusa (get snacks because it's fun to watch), or Jason to recover the Golden Fleece. For more mundane activities host the Olympics in your city (if you've built a stadium).

Master of Orion 3. While the first two were really good the third one was like doing your taxes.

Yeah. MOOII pwns!

Those games would've been fantastic (rather than just very good) if they didn't have the annoying AI Pathfinding problems.

I'd create the *perfect* city, no holds barred. Everything. And I made completely sure that my neighborhoods were sectioned off with perfect walker placement. But no, that couldn't work, could it? For some stupid reason, my market walkers would change their routes every five game years or so, and totally ruin my city. We're talking mass devolution of housing, tens of thousands of people emigrating, fires, and disease all over the place.

It happened in Caesar III, it happened in Pharaoh, and it happened in Emperor. They never fixed the pathfinding problems with the walkers... Though that's not to say they didn't vastly improve other aspects. It was very easy to build a massive city on Emperor, so long as you knew what you were doing and had the willpower to play that long. I made a city of around 50,000, and even with mathematically-perfect walker placement, I still had the mass emigrations.

I'd still be playing those games if it wasn't for the problems I stated above. What would otherwise be perfection was ruined by shoddy AI for walkers... Sad.

Two solutions: play Zeus, and use the roadblocks to regulate routes. Jeez.

Does anyone else watch Broken Pixels? If nobody does, you really should.

Broken Pixels? What is this?

Maybe not worst ever, but I hated it the most

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/BattleCruiser_3000AD_box_scan.jpg/256px-BattleCruiser_3000AD_box_scan.jpg
Eugh. Terrible. Yes. EUGH.

Oh and the Crystal Maze game I got in 1994ish was bloody terrible.