Wednesday, May 18, 2011

An Aggregation Experiment: The Best and Worst of Video Games

I've spent the last hour trying to compile the best and worst video games of any system. I managed to get a few systems done.

ATARI 2600

BEST: From what I've heard, Yars' Revenge and Activision's Pitfall.
WORST: People say that Pac-Man and E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial top the list. Bad as they were, they only topped the list because of their high-profile disappointments. Mystique's Custer's Revenge is also listed, but strip away the shoddy "erotica", and it's basically a cheaper version of the old Game & Watch game "Helmet". When you factor in all of the non-Atari games (ALL technically unlicensed), there's going to be bad ones that could arguably make the list.

NINTENDO 64
BEST: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time by Nintendo.
WORST: Superman by Titus Interactive.

NES
BEST: Arguable. The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, or any other the Mega Man games could easily top the list.
WORST: Most of the unlicensed games (except for maybe the Tengen and Codemasters games) could count: Action 52, Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu, Little Red Hood, the list goes on. In terms of licensed, maybe Where's Waldo?, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Deadly Towers and Color A Dinosaur.

Super NES
BEST: Again, so many hits to list. Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, any Square RPG, Super Metroid
WORST: Most games based after movies (including The Wizard of Oz, Batman Forever and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York), especially Bebe's Kids. Also, Shaq-Fu.

Sega Genesis
BEST: Unfortunately, I couldn't find a good consensus on Genesis games. I'm not too familiar with the console.
WORST: Like the Super Nintendo, most games based after movies. Dark Castle gets special mention from going to being one of the best Macintosh games to the worst Sega Genesis game. Also, Shaq-Fu.

Sega CD
BEST: Sonic the Hedgehog CD, better known as Sonic CD
WORST: The "Make My Video" series by Digital Pictures.

3DO
BEST: Either The Horde or Star Control II. Like Genesis, I'm not too familiar with this one.
WORST: Plumbers Don't Wear Ties by a long shot.

Atari Jaguar
BEST: Tempest 2000 (almost universally)
WORST: White Men Can't Jump (almost universally)

Game Boy
BEST: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Pokémon Red/Pokémon Blue, and Tetris could all be argued.
WORST: Unfortunately, all of the other Game Boy games I've seen could arguably take this title. But which one is above-and-beyond bad?

Game Boy Color
BEST: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, Pokémon Gold/Pokémon Silver (though they were all backwards compatible)
WORST: Unknown. Take it to the comments.

PlayStation
BEST: Final Fantasy VII is widely agreed upon.
WORST: Bubsy 3D is also widely agreed upon.

Atari Jaguar CD
BEST: Possibly Myst
WORST: Unknown.

Virtual Boy
BEST: Virtual Boy Wario Land by Nintendo.
WORST: Waterworld by Ocean. Pun not intended.

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