The Worst Game you ever played

[DunkeyKong]

I actually had fun playing this game as a kid X)

Definitely a janky game at best.

Same, I don't even know how I even enjoyed it back then

 

[Vir_Tual_Player]

I can't account for the PC or even the Dreamcast version of this game, but the PSX one is godawful. Still marks me as one of the worst findings I made during the time I was blindly playing random emulated games. I even had the misfortune of accidentaly buying it at a garage sale, where the seller put a disk of this game inside the box for the game Deathtrap Dungeon (my fault for buying without verifying lol).

I'd say the worst thing about it is that it has neat ideas, mainly creating a whole squad of soldiers with different stats, and equipment, then you play as those individually, but it ultimately doesn't matter when you get with 2 shots no matter how much health each soldier has. It looks terrible, even for the time when compared to games like Medal of Honor 1 and 2 ; 007 The world is not Enough ; or Quake 2.

Controls are the worst to me, you aim with the D-pad and move with the face buttons, even when played with the Dualshock (because yes, it supports analog controls but the left analog still aims and the right one does nothing).

I wouln't say it's on the same level as games mentioned here, that are legendarily bad but whenever I think of the worst game I played, Hidden and Dangerous always comes to mind.

 

[Vir_Tual_Player]

Isle of the Dead is pretty bad. Very clunky and that soundtrack will drive you insane.

I did play that game a lot out of morbid curiosity, knowing its reputation and WOW is it terrible. The level design is so obnoxious and maze-like. I do remember though that I down right felt uneasy at a certain point when you come to visit an African village with weird stereotypical jokes. Maybe it's just 90s humor idk. What's sure is that is a dreadful game indeed

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Same, I don't even know how I even enjoyed it back then

I guess we just didn't know any better. Worst thing is, I had the original Medal of Honor and my PS2 at that same time so I could just played the better game but NOPE. I wanted Resistance on my little GBA X)

 

[Jeff]

Where do I begin?

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[PhrawzT]

I've played plenty of terrible games, but this is the first one that comes to mind. Half the characters are gone and it's so insanely slow. I only played it for hours as a kid because I only had 6 games for my GameBoy.

This was also quite terrible. Horrible platforming and nearly impossible to dodge items in your way constantly.

 

[Yousef]

Life.

 

[AxeHammer]

The classic, it's an unfinished piece of garbage (even i can and have programmed a better racing game).

My favorite gameplay mechanic is that when you reverse the game doesn't cap your acceleration meaning that you just keep getting faster and faster until you stop pressing the reverse button and your truck just immediately stops on it's place...

 

[Ian Naxieas]

David Cage is getting a lot of shit and that's warranted, but c'mon, shit on this mess too. No, I haven't played the game so it does feel a little disingenuous to mention it and yes it was the SBFP LP that I watched. I really doubt playing it would change my opinion. Yes, David Bowie is in it and now that he's gone people are going to like anything he was in more than they should in some cases. David Cage did not hit the ground running and really hasn't ever been a serious part of the race. x) 1999 was such an amazing year for games too! Bowie should have been in something better. Um Jammer Lammy came out in 1999, he should have been in that! Bowie and Chop Chop Master Onion!

 

[Jyuuviole31]

Besides all the mmo and gacha slop I consumed during hs, I'd say it's Drakengard. I normally don't play any janky games like this, but drakengard's story was pretty interesting so I tried to tank the gameplay. And gave up halfway through. Watching the 'movie' version on youtube is the way to go for this one imo.

Also Caim is one hell of a mc.

 

[Ikagura]

I have a hard time to tell since if a game annoys me I just stop playing it.

But the game that disappointed me the most recently was Stitchy in Tooki Trouble on the eshop.

 

[RustySK]

Hmm, I'm having a hard time thinking of something.
I've played plents of janky games over the years, but I usually end up enjoying those as well, be it for the ambitious ideas they failed to live up to or the accidental charm that can result out of badly thought-out design...
I can't remember the last time I played something that flat-out qualified as true and utter trash.

As for games that I personally hated playing, Resident Evil 6 with its patronizing love of taking away control of the camera all the goddamn time and Kingdom Hearts 3 and its soulless, corporate feel (re-Mind excluded) would be my picks.

Those games do absolutely look like big-time money though. I'm not going to begrudge anyone for liking them. (Or call them actual bad games, for that matter)

 

[freebie#47]

-_- Now this be tough. I've actually played several of the most notorious games of all time...worst game hands down is light tag. It's exactly what you expect. somebody made and sold a colored flashlight game, with zero collision detection, and no scoring counter. And only game that is OK to use a trackball is Missile Command.

 

[Moreno909]

I have a hard time to tell since if a game annoys me I just stop playing it.

Same. I always stop playing when a game annoys me.

 

[trickybus]

Aw I love that game!

To be fair, I genuinely liked the cutscenes. The mo-cap theatrics are charming and deep down, I wish that style flourished and became its own thing.

 

[Logi]

 

[Viviana Santos]

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[King Koopa's iconKing Koopa]

Probably Ninja Bread Man. I got it for less than a dollar at Gamestop and the employee was actually relieved to see it finally go so I knew I was in for a ride trying it.

 

[goregoregoregoregoregore]

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Deee em see too plssss

 

[Viviana Santos]

Deee em see too plssss

 

[cjl8336]

Not just the worst MK game...

"We have Twisted Metal at home" - not the worst, but certainly not the best

 

[Tezca]

Worst game? Hmm.

SNES Lion King comes to mind. Though it could've been a skill issue, idk.

 

[HexGramarye]

If you know, you know, 'kay?

 

[Tezca]

If you know, you know, 'kay?

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Oh man. That game.

 

[MistHunter]

. . .
It is not the worst for me...
But this is the cringiest I have ever played.

Hardhead (for Arcade)...
Even has a sequel!
Regretful to this day o_o

 

[trickybus]

Popping back in to add Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen. MandaloreGaming has a fantastic essay on it if you need a formal introduction. The following is an informal intro:

I couldn't find a version without the meme music; all the other weirdness is purely the game