List some "fun/bad games"

[nectarsis]

Games that are bad (either by your own thought/majority of peeps... (according to SOME, this isn't a possible combination)  :-"

[Necromancer]

It Came From The Desert - I thoroughly enjoy every minute of it, though it's bad in almost every respect: poor controls (action sequences), grainy video, not much for tunes, primitive graphics (action sequences again), and kinda short.

Xevius - No explanation required.  :-"

Hatris - It's almost universally panned for its slow pacing, unremarkable music, and lackluster graphics, yet it's my favorite falling block game on the Turbo.

Bravoman - If it weren't for it having too many levels and the constant yelling of "Bravo!", I'm convinced that more people would like this title.  What's not to love?  I'm Dr. Bomb!

[Sinistron]

Don Doko Doko plays surprisingly shitty but is still fun.  

TaleSpin tries with variety- but comes up stunningly short in gameplay- but I still find it fun.  

Future Boy Conan surely isn't much of a game- but I still had some fun with it.  

Pac-Land is pretty damn basic but that's another one that I have fun with.  

Power Gate has some of the shittiest graphics for a pc-engine title but I wound up having a good little time with it- though it's definitely on the easy side.


On the flip side there's games that I REALLY thought I'd love- that surpised me by how bad they were.  New Zealand Story- I thought I'd love it but I find it simply unplayable.  Steam Hearts- I shelled out for it and got a real shitty shooter in return.  Burning Angels- Jiggle scenes and two player simultaneous shooting- what's not to love?   Everything.  Awful game.

[sunteam_paul]

GENPEI TŌMA DEN - Bloody awful but fantastic at the same time. The graphics are both dreadful and impressive simultaneously, the samples are scratchy as hell but there are so many and they are performed with such passion that you can't help but like them and the music is just great. And it has variety!

[Necromancer]

Paul is clearly drunk. 

Future Boy Conan surely isn't much of a game- but I still had some fun with it.  

I agree whole-heartedly; I could never understand why so many people think this one is a such a steaming pile.

[Sinistron]

Hatris - It's almost universally panned for its slow pacing, unremarkable music, and lackluster graphics, yet it's my favorite falling block game on the Turbo.

Yeah there's another one- pretty damn silly yet a lot of fun- you recommended this one to me awhile ago necro so thank you- I've had fun with it- did you manage to clear it?  I can reach level 9 and also if I start on level 9 I can clear it- but I haven't cleared the whole thing straight through (and so I haven't listed it as clear).

I have to add Spin Pair here- thought it would be lackluster and its graphics leave something to be desired but it's another addictive falling brick- I like it better than Hatris and the story mode was pretty sweet- and unlike falling brick games like Puyo Puyo it's beatable without endangering your sanity.  Last fight was against the Black Wizard and I made him my stepson.

[sunteam_paul]

Paul is clearly drunk. 

Future Boy Conan surely isn't much of a game- but I still had some fun with it.  

I agree whole-heartedly; I could never understand why so many people think this one is a such a steaming pile.

I think it gets a bad rep because it's a bit bland. It's not a bad game though, and one of the few (if only) Miyazaki based games.

[Necromancer]

Yeah there's another one- pretty damn silly yet a lot of fun- you recommended this one to me awhile ago necro so thank you- I've had fun with it- did you manage to clear it?  I can reach level 9 and also if I start on level 9 I can clear it- but I haven't cleared the whole thing straight through.

Yeah, I've beaten it quite a few times; it's unfortunate that it's so easy.  

I have to add Spin Pair here- thought it would be lackluster and its graphics leave something to be desired but it's another addictive falling brick- I like it better than Hatris and the story mode was pretty sweet- and unlike falling brick games like Puyo Puyo it's beatable.  Last fight was against the Black Wizard and I made him my stepson.

That's a good one as well.  It looks primitive, but the gameplay is unique and it gets pretty hectic in the later levels.

[Black Tiger]

I'm half awake and can't think of many good examples for Turbo/PCE, but here's some that are close enough-

JJ & Jeff -for those who believe it's absolutely terrible.
Deep Blue -many have fun with it, while most others say it's terrible*
It Came from the Desert -it's been many years since I played through it, but it does seem like a mess, yet people love it for what it is.
Keith Courage -loads of fun for me, but people love to trash it and call it the worst pack-in ever.
Riot Zone -it's a crappy beat 'em up, but any functional beat 'em up is fun compared to so many popular lame games*
Vigilante -see above. Virtual Console brought on a wave of fresh low scoring reviews for this game.
Chiki Chiki Boys -everyone says it's bad, but the arcade version was fun for my girlfriend and I to play through together**
Dragon Egg! -so plain, straightforward and retard easy even on the hardest difficulty. But straightforward platformers are fun, much more fun to me than ones that get carried away with gimmicks or are chaotic like many Sonic games.
Night Creatures -this isn't what I normally think of when it comes to fun bad games, but I get so much enjoyment out of taking on such a huge challenge derived from broken gameplay and it's so rewarding in the end.
Makai Hakkenden Shada -I didn't play very far into it, but it was a lot fun, even though most people probably couldn't last long based on the aesthetics and scrolling.
Valis II -super flawed and technically nothing special, but it's just fun and enjoyable for many people.
Ninja Warriors -the PCE version is a bad port and many say it's a bad ame. Still many people really like it.
Tatsunoko Fighter -seems to get a bad rap, but it was fun on my GT when I picked it up years ago (before the internet began to tell people what is and isn't good or fun).


*For genres like shooters, beat 'em ups and others, even a game that isn't spectacular compared to the huge competition is usually fun for me. I'd rather play a crumby shooter or beat 'em up than a quality sports, mahjong, stealth, simulation or even FPS game.

**Arcade games are designed to make money, many include quarter stealing moments and are therefore unfair/unbalanced. Everyone says how much they love arcade games, but so many don't cut any slack to home ports that retain quarter munching scenes. Plus, games don't have to be deep to be enjoyable.

I love 16-bit RPGs. I like the gameplay and don't play only to watch a story unfold slowly (otherwise why not just play digicomics or watch videos?), so I don't care about language barriers or how one compares to better games. So I have fun with most RPGs that many people consider bad.


Games that are bad on a technical level and would likely score low with most people-

Golden Axe -still plays like Golden Axe.
Strider -plays like Strider to me, which I don't like, but most do.

I believe that Runinruder likes Energy.

Future Boy Conan surely isn't much of a game- but I still had some fun with it. 

I agree whole-heartedly; I could never understand why so many people think this one is a such a steaming pile.

I haven't made it very far, but I really enjoyed 'Conan as well.

[blueraven]

Rastan Saga II. I've met many who despise this game, and the Wiki says that the software team went bankrupt and never produced another project. I still say the PCE version is better than the Genesis by virtue of cover art.

[Lord Thag]

Hmm, here's a few I kind of like that suck:

Battle Royale: It's dumb, cheap, and repetative, but somehow fun with a group
Deep Blue: I like this shooter now. I didn't a couple of weeks ago. Thanks Nat.
Vigilante: Crappy kung fu knockoff, but EVERYONE cracks up when the 'skinheads kidnap Madonna'
Xevious: I *love* this shooter, and am continually mystified by all the hate.
Dragon Spirit: Not much love, but I find it an enjoyable shooter
Altered Beast: It's slow, controls bad, and is missing the legendary 'rwise fwom your gwave!', but it's still fun
Tiger Road: I haven't heard much positive about this game, but I find it a fun platformer/action game

[Black Tiger]

Hmm, here's a few I kind of like that suck:

Battle Royale: It's dumb, cheap, and repetative, but somehow fun with a group
Deep Blue: I like this shooter now. I didn't a couple of weeks ago. Thanks Nat.
Vigilante: Crappy kung fu knockoff, but EVERYONE cracks up when the 'skinheads kidnap Madonna'
Xevious: I *love* this shooter, and am continually mystified by all the hate.
Dragon Spirit: Not much love, but I find it an enjoyable shooter
Altered Beast: It's slow, controls bad, and is missing the legendary 'rwise fwom your gwave!', but it's still fun
Tiger Road: I haven't heard much positive about this game, but I find it a fun platformer/action game

I think that all versions of Altered Beast could be summed up as "bad/fun".

[nat]

Here's my list:

Deep Blue- This one is old news; not much more I can add that I haven't said before.
It Came from the Desert- CLASSIC TurboGrafx-16 action game. I remember seeing ads for this game when it first came out and drooling over it but I couldn't buy it because I didn't have a CD-ROM^2 yet by that point. By the time I did pick it up years and years later, it was so exactly like I always imagined, it was surreal.
Final Zone II- My feelings on this are pretty much the same as ICftD, except I don't remember seeing any ads for this one back in the day. I picked it up out of necessity to complete my US collection and found it to be such an enjoyable piece of TG-16 cheese, I still go back to it occasionally and have fun with it. Games like this and ICftD are what defined a completely different era of video gaming.
Shanghai- I'm not sure this one is really considered "bad" by anybody, but it's never included on "games you need to check out!" lists. Shanghai is one of my favorite puzzle games, and the first two Duo entries are quite competent.
The Addams Family- File this one next to Zone and Desert, although in this case it's not quite as clear to me as to why it gets panned as much as it does. My first impression the first time I played it was "no music? what the f*ck?" but after actually playing it I grew to like it fairly quickly. I enjoyed my initial run through the game, exploring the rooms, finding items, and the unorthodox "level" design. This game tried some new and original concepts, and while some worked out better than others, it still remains as a breath of fresh air lacking in most other contemporary titles.
Darkwing Duck - This game is just awesome, plain and simple. Graphics are average to great, story is classic Disney, and it's just fun to play. Some people like to complain about shitty controls, but don't come crying to me with that complaint. I'll just tell you that you probably suck balls at video games and should sell your Turbo.
Shape Shifter - Why the f*ck would anybody badmouth Shape Shifter? I'm not really sure, but they do, so noted by the inclusion on this list.
Blodia - It's just not. that. bad. Sure you can only take it for so long, but I like to liken it to a crossword puzzle book. You're never going to sit down and bang the whole f*cker out in one session. It's designed for return visits.

[Arkhan]

I think I am the only one who thinks its fun....everyone else is a player hater

[guyjin]

My favorite bad game is Bravoman. I like to imagine that Bravoman is Mega Man's special-ed cousin, and Doctor Bomb is Dr. Wily's. It's just so silly.