Who made the worst games?

[Steven Pendleton]

Whoever made CrazyBus.

[roots.genoa]

1 hour ago, electricmastro said:

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Damn, I thought you mentioned it in the obscure games thread because it was surprisingly good, not bad ?

[Punisher5.0]

Im surprised at how many people answered with Acclaim. I thought they had some good stuff in the N64 and Gamecube era.

[digdugnate]

I'm not sure if it's 'worst games', per se, but I think Camerica's NES games rank right up there.  

 

I'd rent those ones because they were always on the shelves (hmmm) and not be disappointed every time. ?

[Cebus Capucinis]

Going to go with Atlas, just to see how many clutch their dakimakuras in fear.....

 

I always thought the stuff U.S. Gold came out with was pretty bad overall, but they were also a "budget" brand.

[electricmastro]

5 hours ago, youxia said:

They're also known for technical excellence and also had a number of big hits across all platforms, spanning nearly 2 decades. As with every company with a big output there are bound to be some stinkers though.

Yeah, I’m not saying all their games are bad, because of games like Die Hard Trilogy and Extreme-G. Probe Entertainment seemed to have way more misses than hits though.

Edited May 10, 2022 by electricmastro

[Lost Monkey]

Gray Matter - look at their output: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Matter_(company)

 

I knew someone who worked there and in their defense, they only did what the publisher wanted.

[electricmastro]

There's also Equilibrium. They didn't develop as many games, for THQ, but it's still pretty spotty.

 

[SlidellMan]

I think Froggo (only two good games), Tiertex (their port of the JVC Star Wars to the SMS/GG was one of the only good things they did), Micronics (their only good game was Spriggan Powered), and Micronet come to mind. Seriously, Acclaim and Titus have nothing on them. At least the former had Turok, Extreme G, Stargate, Iggy's Reckin' Balls, and Judge Dredd (SNES & Genesis/MD); the latter had Ardy Lightfoot (Underrated) and the Prehistorik franchise.

[electricmastro]

5 hours ago, Punisher5.0 said:

Im surprised at how many people answered with Acclaim. I thought they had some good stuff in the N64 and Gamecube era.

Acclaim's output is pretty half and half I'd say, publishing games like Double Dragon II, Trog!, and Super Smash T. V. Their biggest source of fanfare probably came in the form of Mortal Kombat II on SNES.

 

 

Edited May 10, 2022 by electricmastro

[+jgkspsx]

18 hours ago, roots.genoa said:

Damn, I thought you mentioned it in the obscure games thread because it was surprisingly good, not bad ?

Hey, Genesis Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein looks janky and plays rough, but it actually has some interesting things going on once you figure out what the heck the game is really about. The Sega CD game, which is completely 100% different, is awesome.

 

This is a hard question to answer. Even some of the most reliably bad port mills like Tiertex and Black Pearl have some bright spots, and if you consider the miserable lives of their employees those bright spots are faintly miraculous.

 

That said end-stage NEC’s contractors seem to be strong contenders.

[electricmastro]

On 5/10/2022 at 2:50 AM, Frozone212 said:

Radical Entertainment

I know they made Bebe's Kids on SNES and Rocky and Bullwinkle on NES, but their output in the 2000s saves them from being a total disaster: The Incredible Hulk, Scarface, Prototype, The Simpsons, etc.

Edited May 11, 2022 by electricmastro

[roots.genoa]

14 hours ago, jgkspsx said:

Hey, Genesis Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein looks janky and plays rough, but it actually has some interesting things going on once you figure out what the heck the game is really about.

I actually think it looks great like most late Genesis games, at the animation is very good. But indeed, I didn't understand what I was supposed to do, but it's very quickly obvious the basic enemies, the farmers, will be very tedious because they're very hard to hit without being hit in return. ? I can already picture an AVGN episode about that. ?

[+jgkspsx]

1 hour ago, roots.genoa said:

it's very quickly obvious the basic enemies, the farmers, 

Yes, it is a strong incentive to avoid combat  

[Tanooki]

So death by repetitive blandness, makes sense.

[Frozone212]

I can't remember the developer but Lego knights on GBA is a dumpster fire

[electricmastro]

Realtime Associates, who started off on the Intellivision and whose biggest claim to fame may be Maniac Mansion on NES, but also had lacking games at the same time:

 

[dudeguy]

The Aladdin "enhanced" NES games were pretty lame. so whatever company made those

[roots.genoa]

They're completely unrelated games anyway but don't let that Dick Tracy game on NES make you think that the Genesis one isn't a masterpiece. It was created by the guy that made the original Shinobi and Crack Down, and it's an awesome mix between Rolling Thunder and Cabal.

[electricmastro]

On 5/11/2022 at 1:53 AM, jgkspsx said:

That said end-stage NEC’s contractors seem to be strong contenders.

Ah, games like Night Creatures by Manley and Associates (also having made SNES Wizard of Oz), right?

 

[roots.genoa]

Too bad it may be one of the best covers for a TG16 game. ?

[electricmastro]

44 minutes ago, roots.genoa said:

Too bad it may be one of the best covers for a TG16 game. ?

Probably shouldn't be surprised for a game with no function at all.

 

[+jgkspsx]

5 hours ago, electricmastro said:

Ah, games like Night Creatures by Manley and Associates (also having made SNES Wizard of Oz), right?

 

I kind of like this one, janky as it is… I meant the PC-FX library.

[ColecoGamer]

THQ used to release stinker after stinker during the 16-bit era of gaming. I treated their releases like the plague; I would always avoid them.

[Atariperson23]

1980s-1990s: Mythicon (All of their games sucked even though they only made three)
1990s-2000s: THQ (Almost every game they made was really frustrating to play)
2000s-2010s: Activision? (Cash cows, reskin after reskin)
2010s-2020s: EA (Similar to Activision but with microtransactions)
2020s-Present: ???

 

Just my opinion

Edited May 13, 2022 by Atariperson23