What We’ve Been up To
It's the update you've all been dreading: The admission by me that I've still been suffering from writer's block for well over a full year now, and that I don't rightly know if I'll ever get back to it!
Bad Game Hall of Fame
The Bad Game Hall of Fame is dedicated to giving bad games the due process they deserve. Through examining their history, reviewing their contents, and measuring their impact, we hope to bring about a better understanding of these oft-dismissed releases.
Latest posts
CrazyBus
"We’re Going Off the Rails on the CrazyBus." For five years, Tom Maneiro's 16-bit bus simulator sat unnoticed on a homebrew development forum. That was until it was discovered by YouTube, and hailed as having "the worst music ever." Ride with us along the game's road to Internet infamy.
Popeye (2021)
"You'd Better Check Mr. Popeye, Is Your Switch Running Low?" After a thirteen year hiatus from video games, Popeye the Sailor Man staged his triumphant return to the format... by way of a studio known primarily for pub quiz machines and shovelware software. We break down all the details of this alleged asset flip.
Mazer
"Live Those Dreams, Scheme Those Schemes. Got to Hit Me With Your Mazer Beams." American Laser Games built an arcade empire on the top of LaserDisc technology. But when the market collapsed, they staged a last-minute pivot to more traditional fare. Could they survive the transition from the Old West into an alien future?
Sword of Sodan
"There’s an Angel on My Shoulder, in My Hand a Sword of Sodan." Legend tells of a beloved Amiga beat ‘em up, and its cursed conversion to Sega’s Genesis. But in our quest to discover the truth of this tale, we must answer an ancient riddle: Was the original ever any good to begin with?
The Ring: Terror’s Realm
"I Fell Into a Burning Ring of Terror." The curse of Sadako Yamamura comes to Sega's Dreamcast, in one of the most maligned survival horror titles of all time. We finally solve the mystery of its strange narrative -- seemingly unrelated to the larger Ring franchise.
Lula 3D
"It's a Mixed Up, Muddled Up, Shook Up World. Except for Lula. Lu-lu-lu-lu, Lula." The Queen of adult games is dead. Long live Lula, and glory to her all-too-brief eight year reign. We examine the circumstances that lead to her first 3D title also serving as her last, as well as the histories of her franchise and her original creator. All in explicit detail, of course.
SSFF: Crash Bandicoot’s Mobile Kart Racing Nightmare | DELISTED
Whod ve thunk that researching a series of Crash Nitro Kart mobile game spin-offs would ve lead to one of the most confusing series chronologies of all time? Not me that s for sure! And yet, here we are, with my latest contribution
Life Comes at You Fast
I ve been meaning to write and post this status update for a few weeks now, but honestly haven t had the time or energy for it until today. I ll tell you the long-short of it up front: In the process of
Spirit of Speed 1937
"I've Got the Need for Spirit of Speed!" LJN mounted a brief comeback in the year 2000 to publish a period racing game on Sega's Dreamcast, before just as quickly falling back out of view. Did Spirit of Speed crash and burn, or was it perhaps unfairly disqualified?