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Title: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: NickAwesome on June 28, 2017, 03:17:15 am: Due to popular demand: this is a topic to share the worst games that you have recently added to your collection

I'll start us off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYwkPko99ps

Countdown Vampires!

This game is so awesomely terrible. Found it at a thrift shop last weekend. Plays like a bad Resident Evil clone. Dialogue is so cheesy. Go to 7:01 in the video for one of my favorite moments early in the game.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: doctorlaudanum on June 28, 2017, 04:27:02 am: So long as you're not playing it, Countdown Vampires is an absolute gem. It's everything I love about PS1 horror cheese. I will beat it one of these days.

As for my contribution, I just made the mistake of buying N3: Ninety-Nine Nights for the third time in my life. First copy broke, second got sold, but this siren's song keeps calling me back:

https://www.youtube.com/v/TqjLFVve4Qk

I'm not allowed to quote this masterpiece around my friends anymore. :(
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: kashell on June 28, 2017, 08:41:40 am: Lunar: Dragon Song (https://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/925564-lunar-dragon-song/reviews/164423)

It's so bad. It's not even one of those games that falls into the, "It's so bad it's good category." No, this game is shit. If you know someone who enjoys this game, they cannot be trusted.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: ferraroso on June 28, 2017, 10:21:24 am: I LOVE collecting shitty games (and shitty consoles)!
I've bought a fair share of really crappy ones over the years, but maybe the newest additions to my collection were Bomberman: Act Zero for the Xbox 360 and Battle Monsters for the Saturn. My personal favorites among the games I currently own are Shaq-Fu (Mega Drive) and Heavy Nova (Mega-CD).
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Post by: azure on June 28, 2017, 11:22:20 am: I suppose it depends on the person's definition of a shitty game. I only buy games I like and intend to play, and Countdown Vampires is one of them on my wishlist so take that as you will :P
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: NickAwesome on June 28, 2017, 12:21:55 pm: It was on my wishlist as well. I believe you will enjoy it.

I enjoy collecting and playing shitty games in the same way people enjoy watching B-movie horror.

Also found this gem a little while back too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D76kxDrqhA

DragonHeart: Fire and Steel

I particularly like the exploding barrel animation
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: stealthrush on June 28, 2017, 03:57:07 pm: I've compiled a list (https://www.giantbomb.com/profile/stealthrush/lists/stealthrushs-top-100-all-time-least-favorite-games/355926/) of terrible games that I've "enjoyed".

The Fantastic Four & Spawn: The Eternal on PS1 for example.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: spac316 on June 28, 2017, 04:18:34 pm: I have a few mediocre wrestling games just for the sake of adding them to my wrestling game sub-collection.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: kevininja on June 28, 2017, 05:47:53 pm: Quote from: kashell on June 28, 2017, 08:41:40 am
Lunar: Dragon Song (https://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/925564-lunar-dragon-song/reviews/164423)

It's so bad. It's not even one of those games that falls into the, "It's so bad it's good category." No, this game is shit. If you know someone who enjoys this game, they cannot be trusted.

I was expecting this to show up
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: doafan on June 28, 2017, 05:48:07 pm: At this moment of my life I really don't understand why people collect or pay money for some shitty games but I do respect everybody decisions/choices also I do have some of them at my collection, some were free (Assassin's Creed) and some others were purchased (Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight) guess that since don't own a big place and that don't like to waste my money that much are some of the main reasons why I don't like to purchase them ;D
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: emporerdragon on June 28, 2017, 09:25:58 pm: Quote from: doafan on June 28, 2017, 05:48:07 pm
At this moment of my life I really don't understand why people collect or pay money for some shitty games

For me, there's several reasons:

1) The games are great to riff on MST3K style. It's great to get together with a group of friends heckling each other and the game as we try to play games like Superman 64 or Pimp My Ride.

2) It makes me appreciate the good games more. When you take some of that garbage and put it next to something polished and well designed, it makes the good games feel all that more impressive. I also like to use them as pallet cleansers, so my gaming experience is not diminished by me still being mentally attached to the last game I played.

3) It's hilarious to have the games in my collection. Being able to produce a copy of Hannah Montana or Bratz: The Movie at will is well worth the pennies I've spent on them.

4) The gamerscore. I do like my achievements, and those shitty games provide points just as well. Though some can actually be surprisingly frustrating to get the full completion. It's also interesting to see how few of people actually bother to go the distance and finish those pieces of trash. I for one, have actually earned the full set of achievements for "illustrious" games such as Barbie Puppy Rescue, Monster High, Space Chimps, Shrek the Third, Spiderman: Friend or Foe, and Darkest of Days to name a few.

Right now, I've been bulking up the crappy title collection for the DS the most lately (namely as I'm about out of 360 titles). I should be seeing my copies of Discovery Kids Kitten Corner and Imagine: Ballet Star in the mail pretty soon.
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Post by: shepard11 on June 29, 2017, 12:13:06 am: I own so many horrid games. I think it's one buddy mission in life to find me a least one terrible game a week. Jokes on him once I get my game room set up in my new house. He's coming over and we are playing all them. I hope he's a fan of Mary-Kate and Ashley along with Barbie games. Bastard.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: chrismb on June 29, 2017, 04:58:28 am: I only buy games that I like/want to play so I don't really have any games that i'd consider shitty. But i'm also the type of person who likes everything so even the licensed games from my childhood are games that I like lmao and wouldn't consider shitty. The only games I would truly consider shitty are games that are either unplayable or not fun/boring.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: kashell on June 29, 2017, 10:04:11 am: Quote from: doafan on June 28, 2017, 05:48:07 pm
At this moment of my life I really don't understand why people collect or pay money for some shitty games but I do respect everybody decisions/choices also I do have some of them at my collection, some were free (Assassin's Creed) and some others were purchased (Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight) guess that since don't own a big place and that don't like to waste my money that much are some of the main reasons why I don't like to purchase them ;D

I've learned to -really- appreciate the good stuff after suffering through the bad stuff. Going back to my example of Lunar: Dragon Song, I didn't realize just how excellent Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete was. Similarly, the rather blah Silver Star Story Complete or Silver Star Harmony are fan-freakin'-tastic after putting up with all of the crap in Dragon Song.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: insettasport on June 29, 2017, 07:26:54 pm: There aren't a lot of bad games in my collection, per se. Although, one that I do think is quite bad is Monster Truck Madness 64. The trucks control like a super fast tank on a sheet of ice. I've also heard that Top Gear RPM Tuning (unrelated to the television show) is pretty bad, but I have yet to play it. There's also "Trucker" for PC in my collection, haven't played it in years, but I remember it being pretty awful.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: deadpool7850 on June 30, 2017, 10:37:34 am: I had this "Gem" on my PS2 as a kid: http://crappy-games.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Bean (http://crappy-games.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Bean).

I remember being unable to finish it due to one last Cat Ration tin not unlocking. Plus the Front Cover Art shows the Live-Action Mr. Bean, but he never appears in-game (False Advertising).
Plus the enemies never die. >:(
I think this Review sums it up perfectly: https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/938952-mr-bean/reviews/122924
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: Cartagia on July 01, 2017, 10:36:26 am: I just got Karaoke Revolution Party for the GCN at a yard sale for 0.50. Just couldn't pass it up.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: doafan on July 01, 2017, 11:06:33 am: Quote from: emporerdragon on June 28, 2017, 09:25:58 pm
2) It makes me appreciate the good games more. When you take some of that garbage and put it next to something polished and well designed, it makes the good games feel all that more impressive.

Totally agree with your point, most of the times when I don't want to play a title that I haven't finished I play if not a shitty game a title that can kick my ass several times like Battletoads so that way I can appreciate the other game that need to complete, got the idea that was the only one that did this kind of bizarre thing but am glad that there are other people like me ;D

Quote from: emporerdragon on June 28, 2017, 09:25:58 pm
4) The gamerscore. I do like my achievements, and those shitty games provide points just as well.

Won't gonna say anything cause since almost a year decided to increase my gamerscore, used to play the same titles over and over so my score was almost the same, used to had 4,000 for almost five years and now even when I don't have that much free time to play have increased the amount to 17,000 so I do understand what you are saying.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: parasiteadam on July 04, 2017, 08:23:53 am: I'd have to say the worst game in my collection is Generation of Chaos on the PSP. I only keep it cuz it was a Christmas gift from my wife early on when we were dating. XD The cover looked like something I'd play but the gameplay made no sense.
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Post by: oldgamerz on July 04, 2017, 09:47:05 pm: Pole Position 64 for the Nintendo 64. I don't know but their is too many glitches in my copy. I cannot even start a race on the green lights all the cars go before me than they slow down and then I crash into them. then the dam turbo boost keeps going on when I'm turning. AND later on in the championship I there is no race track and I keep hitting into walls on like what resembles a winding one way street with one lane >:(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyHgXOJ76yk
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: athmaus on July 07, 2017, 02:08:13 pm: Charlies Angles for GameCube:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/charlies-angels

I had to review this game, boy it was horrid lol
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: oldgamerz on July 07, 2017, 09:19:33 pm: People thought "Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate" WAS a terrible video game on the N64. but It is actually a whole lotta of fun.

Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate. IS an easy fighting video game, where you can have up to 3 computer teams. Including your own team and go up against lets say 5 players on a team max. or 4 human users players at your birthday party. or computers.

It's a sword fighting game with characters from the Xena Warrior Princess TV cable TV show of the 1990's. you can even be Caesar, and cheat by dropping a rock on someones head. or call on an invisible army to shoot arrows at your enemies. AND believe it or not you can avoid spam cheaters, if you learn to jump and duck but mostly ducking, and walking sideways to avoid the cheaters who want to keep cheating all the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=709qYzzIaAc
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: ignition365 on July 07, 2017, 10:16:58 pm: Quote from: oldgamerz on July 07, 2017, 09:19:33 pm
People thought "Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate" WAS a terrible video game on the N64. but It is actually a whole lotta of fun.

Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate. IS an easy fighting video game, where you can have up to 3 computer teams. Including your own team and go up against lets say 5 players on a team max. or 4 human users players at your birthday party. or computers.

It's a sword fighting game with characters from the Xena Warrior Princess TV cable TV show of the 1990's. you can even be Caesar, and cheat by dropping a rock on someones head. or call on an invisible army to shoot arrows at your enemies. AND believe it or not you can avoid spam cheaters, if you learn to jump and duck but mostly ducking, and walking sideways to avoid the cheaters who want to keep cheating all the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=709qYzzIaAc
Honestly, one of my wife's favorite games. Mostly because she's obsessed with Xena.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: tpugmire on July 07, 2017, 10:19:20 pm: I like the CD-i, so I'm down with some shitty games.
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Post by: chrismb on July 07, 2017, 11:37:27 pm: SpinDrive Ping Pong might actually be my worst game! I haven't played it in ages but I remember it being pretty unplayable !
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Post by: pzeke on July 08, 2017, 09:36:52 pm: I personally only collect/keep games I will play regardless if they're shitty, so I appreciate shitty games - they're good in their own way once you find their charm.

These are some games from my PS2 collection that are often considered shitty:

AeonFlux
Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune
Future Tactics: The Uprising
Haven: Call of the King
King Arthur
Men in Black II: Alien Escape
Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma
NanoBreaker
Spawn: Armageddon
Speed Racer: The Videogame

Admittedly, and other than Speed Racer, I haven't finished any of these, but I really enjoyed my time playing them.
Title: Re: Collecting Shitty Games
Post by: betelgeuse on July 08, 2017, 11:29:22 pm: Fox Hunt is one I played all the way through. I enjoyed the bad humor and one liners.