To put this in context, this is a list of games that have either been overrated by the media, or by people I know. It would not be fun to make an actual “worst” list, because no one would care about that. Sure, I could go on about how bad Donkey Kong for Intellivision is, but who is that really going to effect?
So, without further ado, I present to you the 10 “worst” video games:
10. The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time
The transition to 3D is not always kind to video games. Ever since the original release of Zelda for the NES I have been a huge fan of the series. I can still vividly remember playing through the original Zelda, and A Link to the Past in one sitting. I had all the gameboy versions as well. Naturally, I was excited to get my hands on Ocarina of Time for the N64. I was not the first on my block to get it, and everyone was talking it up like it was the best one yet. One of my friends boasted it was the first one that he had ever beaten without cheating (game genie or walk through, etc…). I did not know how to take that since I had not had a problem with any of the other ones.
When I finally got the coin together to pick up a N64, I bought OoT. It was a crushing disappointment. After having played many other games on the PSX, and the such that had a similar look, I had gotten used to jumping. Sadly, OoT only allows you to “jump” when you have to. The whole game is a cobbled together patch work of automated sequences from which you wonder from point to point. I have to admit that this, and the sequel Majora’s Mask are the only two Zelda games that I have never played to completion.
Some of you might be asking yourself, if he hated those games so much, why did he beat Wind Waker? Well, that was accomplished thanks to Pro Action Replay. That’s right, I cheated, and I am damn proud of it. Basically, there is a “jump” code that you can enter that allows Link to jump. I cannot express in mere words how much better these games are with that ability. I do not understand why they left it out. Granted, I know that similar codes exist for OoT and the like, but I am still to disgusted to revisit them.
9. Grand Theft Auto III
Shortly after the release of this title I saw it in a PS2 kiosk at a store. I wondered around for a bit but did not really accomplish anything. I thought the title looked sub-par at best, and the graphics were marginal. Later on one of my friends rented it, and he could not stop pouring over it. He talked about all the “cool” things he had done and so forth. So, I sat down for a good two hours and tried to like the game. Unfortunately, only boredom ensued. The graphics were still just as bad, the missions were just “ok,” and the controls were just awful. I actually had more fun trying to jump the bridges to get to the other areas before you were supposed to.
Give me pong any day over GTA3.
I never did play GTA: Vice City, as it appeared to be more of the same. However, I did end up playing GTA: San Andreas. The only reason I got into SA at all was because my brother kind of was, and we took turns working through the missions. Obviously the controls were pretty bad, but better than they were in the past. Hell, if it were for flying around in the planes I am not sure I would have even played it.
8. Tomb Raider
This should be pretty self explanatory. There are really no redeeming qualities in this game, or any game in the series for that matter. The graphics have always been below average, and the controls fair behind other games. But, I guess we need games with sluggish controls to help us appreciate the games with good controls.
Honestly, did anyone play this game for any reason other than the fact that the leading character was a voluptuous female? I can understand if you wanted to make some kind of horrid female empowerment game, but seriously, this goes the other way. I originally picked it up, because I thought it would be an Indiana Jones like adventure game. Which, it sort of was, but the gameplay was so horrid that it was unplayable.
I could drone on about this game for hours, but I think everyone got the keys points by now. If you feel I missed a point about it feel free to reflect on that in your own time.
7. Metroid Prime
Control. In the age of Halo and modern console FPS’s, bad control is inexcusable. Granted most of my problem with this game stems from the fact that I am left handed. As a result the rigid and uncustomizable controls of Prime are the bane of my existence.
The thing that I don’t understand is that the GameCube controller has two analog sticks. So, why not make one move and one look. That is infinitely more natural than the “hold x while shifting such and such” bullshit that you have to endure.
Metroid Prime is unplayable.
In the immortal words of Stan Lee, ” ‘nough said.”
6. EverQuest
Grinding:
Modern Dance – when two or more people rub up against each other in a sexual manner
Manufacturing Process – use of friction to smooth a material
Food Preparation – the act of reducing flour or other materials into a powder
MMORPG – the process of engaging in repetitive and boring tasks in game
EverQuest opened the fload gates for this generation of MMORPGs. And for that there was a special circle in hell created just for the purpose of housing the creators of this game. It is my understanding that there was some talk about just putting them in the circle created for people that talk in movies, but that was determined to be too harsh. I guess that is why I am not in charge of things of this nature.
I could go into the affect of EverQuest in regard to the destruction of marriages, and lives and such. But, I don’t believe in that. If people are self destructive because of problems in their life they will find some medium to do so, for some people it just happens to be a video game.
My problem is the mundane nature of these titles. You almost always know where to go and what to do when you get there. The problem? Well, you either have to walk which is a time consuming endeavor, or you have to spend endless hours leveling your character up to accomplish a relatively mundane task. The entire system is a time waster. That is why there are monthly fees. It takes months to accomplish the same kind of things you can in a regular RPG in 10 hours.
What a scam.
5. The Sims
This game is wildly popular, and worth more money than it should be? Those of you that have actually played this game probably ask yourself why. Well, basically, chicks buy games, guys don’t. That may seem a little off but let me explain. The extremely popular games among real gamers such as Half-Life 2, Quake 4, etc… are quite often pirated. Thus, the actual sales of these games do not accurately represent the true user base. Pirates are a victim of their own success in that right I guess. Granted the emergence of online play, and the copy protection accompanying it, is causing this trend to lightening up a little.
The Sims is pretty much a wash. You poke around a few virtual people in their shallow lives. It lacks the depth of games like Sim City. But, this does make it more appealing to a broad audience, aka children and girls. I suppose games should be made for this group, but should they really be getting all the good press?
I don’t think so. Generally they lack the substance and longevity of “real” games, and I think they should be rated accordingly, not on a sliding scale.
4. Metal Gear Solid 3
This game is easily the worst in the series. The camera angles are always just about the worst possible in every situation. The clipping is off, and the game is full of invisible walls. That annoyed me a lot. There is no way to aim weapons short of putting a dot on the center of your screen. First person was clunky, the controls were clunky.
The story is this game is also completely pointless. It is overly convoluted, and the characters’ motivations make absolutely no sense. Little if anything was gained by having this game exist.
There are two systems in this game that are utterly horrible, and fundamental contradictory to their purpose in the game. The first is the stamina system. In order to attempt to add more realism into this title, they now force Snake to eat out in the wild in order to maintain a high level of stamina in order to function. Furthermore it does not make sense as to how you can instantly replenish stamina by eating food. And, it doesn’t matter when you eat, it could be in the middle of a battle, or alone in the quiet rain. It does the same thing either way.
The second system is the first aid curing one. In this “heal Snake the annoying way” mini-game you must apply various medical acts to snakes wound in order to allow him to heal to full health. The biggest problem with this is that it completely lacks realism. In the middle of a boss battle you can just hit pause, and take half an hour to tend to your wounds. How realistic is that?
The point of all this is not that games should be perfectly realistic, it is that you shouldn’t promise more than you can deliver.
3. Super Mario 64
Perhaps one of the most overrated games ever. This was a launch title of the N64. Much like the Zelda series, I was a fan of the Super Mario Brothers series as well. I guess I just could not adapt to the change. Part of my problem was the controller for the N64, I found it quite difficult to navigate the platforms and walk in straight lines. Granted for the time the camera was not too bad, but it wasn’t pleasant either.
If you had to you could reduce this game, it would be a combination of Pokemon syndrome with draconian penalties for falling. This is another title that I really tried to like, but it was just too far removed from what I had come to expect from the series. Everything that I had come to love and enjoy over the years had been brutally removed and replaced with something “different.”
2. Final Fantasy III (VI)
I hate this game.
If you ask someone, “what is the best SNES game?” they almost exclusively answer “Final Fantasy III.” I could not disagree more. Hell, it isn’t even the best RPG for the SNES (Chrono Trigger).
It is a decent enough RPG, and it has some basic interesting story elements but it is far from great. It was basically just more of the same from an aging series. Perhaps one of my problems was that I was a late adopter of the title. I had not played it until after Lunar, Chrono Trigger, and other RPGs that I found infinitely more gratifying. But, that is just speculation.
Saving was always and issue for me. You could only save wherever you wanted in overworld. What was up with that? If you are playing one of the bosses, say the final one, and you did not level up enough and got yourself killed…well guess what? You get to play the last tower ALL OVER. Fun right? Not at all. Sure there are some save points salted around areas, but they do not grant you the freedom I would like.
This also marked the introduction of the summoning system to the game. I know this is pretty popular to people but I NEVER liked it. This is probably another situation where I am basing my hatred on a title for an aspect that it spawned (like EverQuest).
Feel free to rip me apart for my disdain for this title. I have taken plenty of crap for it in “the day.”
1. Madden (any)
Annually, you can rely on EA spurning out more crap. Ever since the creation of Madden I have hated it. It has in no way been representative of football. I remember in Madden 94 that you could do an onside kick and recover it every single time. Yup, that is realistic. I know that many people purport that the new games are “better” because they introduce trash features like the “QB vision” which is just a waste of time. I know that NFL players are always saying that they like it, but they don’t really have a choice. EA holds the exclusively rights to produce NFL games for the next several years, despite the fact that their games are the worst.
My personal favorite football franchise was Tecmo Superbowl. Now, I will accept that the PSX version was perhaps not the strongest title available on the platform, but I still feel loyal to the NES version. The NES version of Tecmo Superbowl is probably the best football game ever created. It was far ahead of its time, and many games today still do not aspire to such a level.
More recently however, I have taken a shining to the now dead Xbox sports line. NFL Fever had the most enjoyable controls of all the modern systems. The graphics also seemed to be tighter, as the other games were watered down to perform equally well across platforms. It was a sad thing to let go. However, this last year my pain was eased by the introduction of Sega’s ESPN NFL 2K5. Basically, everything about this game is great. The only thing that I liked about previous version better wast the branding (I hate ESPN branding). Perhaps the biggest boon of all was the price, a mere $20 USD. Simply unbeatable. Apparently this pissed the hell out of EA, because it took a chunk out of their monopoly of the football market. But, that’s not an issue anymore.
What does this mean for the future of NFL gaming for the next five years? Well, let’s first take a look at what EA has to offer with the Madden series. The worst graphic available. The worst defense available. The least intuitive controls. The most annoying, repetitive announcer. Worst menu and play selection interface. The worst online competition available. Graphics optimized for the PS2. The most sluggish controls. Worst collision detection. Worst skins. Unrealistic sounds. Unrealistic stadiums. Overly powerful offense. Broken, or “golden” plays that cannot be stopped when used in random order. Tied for highest price.
What a time to be football fan.
Conclusion
Hopefully, I have angered at least a couple people by calling out their favorite games. But, what would a “worst ever” list be without hurting anyones feelings? 
Honorable Mention
Tony Hawk – do to popular demand.
You suck
i disagree with many of your games but to each their own. We have spoken at other times at this and I can understand some of your beefs. I TOTALLY agree with madden and tomb raider. Those are horrid series.
i’m glad you are a fan of the “tony hawk” series. best game evAR.
This list is comprised mostly of game that people consider to by their favorite. I don’t know anyone that even likes the Tony Hawk series, so it was omitted. Like I said before, I can rant about bad games but who is going to care about that.
Odd World Series piss me off.
Yeah, Odd World games were never very good, but they never really got very good press either. Granted, they were different so they were talked about a lot, but not really anything good. Thus, I found in my infinite wisdom not to include them.
i like tony hawk games but they only play good on the ps2 controler (IMO) and they are no different from the TH2 game. I will never pay a premium to play another one again. They are just like the yearly sports game update to me now….
I think, if I were to do a top ten worst franchises, Tony Hawk would definitely have a place on the list.
Also, thank you for your support Mr. Gonzalez.
2 ppl like tony hawk so recognize.
Fine, I added Tony Hawk as an honorable mention, bitch
I agree with you numero uno. I have Madden 2004 for the Gamecube (only because it came with it). The worst part about it is Madden makes the same lame-ass comments in the game as he does in real life. Tecmo Bowl is still my favorite football game…what other game can you make an 80 yard pass?
I agree completely. Though, I cannot think of a sports game where I thought the comments the commentator made were not completely worthless. 99% of time I turn them off if I am going to play for more than a weekend.
There were a few Atari games where you could pass from one ends zone to another. Also, if you had the ball you could run along a plane that no one else could. Ah…Atari, the golden age of gaming.
do = due ???
I actually momentarily pondered that myself. Then, I realized that I did not care one way or the other. So I did not bother to “grammar” check.
grammar…who needs it…thats why my site is for LOL … Some day i may try to proof read.
clearly, mgs 3 valiantly earned a spot on this list.
horrendous title
I agree with both of you.
alot of these games r the coolest games i have ever played. ur list is retarted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Given the fact that you used far too many exclamation points, I am going to go ahead with the assumption that you are an idiot and ignore your comment.
The Metal Slug series has the best console games ever. Besides that and a few of the Final Fantasy’s, I only play Total War.
“Hopefully, I have angered at least a couple people by calling our their favorite games. But, what would a “worst ever” list be without hurting anyones feelings?”
I’M ANGRY ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE FIVE OF THESE GAMES THAT I LIKE! >:(
All opinions considered. I know some of them games are some of the most popular, but I don’t personally like them aynways. Plus, who really gives a crap if not everyone likes the same games you do? Anyone who complains about this list is just too simple minded to understand that not everybody has the same best or worst games list.
Your conclusion is awesome. Of course, the point of making a “worst” list is to piss off a few people. It’s mainly the immature, stupid, and insensitive people that get pissed off at other peoples’ lists obviously.
“Saving was always and issue for me. You could only save in overworld. What was up with that? If you are playing one of the bosses, say the final one, and you did not level up enough and got yourself killed…well guess what? You get to play the last tower ALL OVER. Fun right? Not at all.”
What? Those little sparkly light blue things are save points. You can save at them. And yes, there’s one in the last tower.
When are you going to do a 10 Best Video Games Ever?
yeah i want your ten best too
But, this does make it more appealing to a broad audience, aka children and girls. I suppose games should be made for this group, but should they really be getting all the good press?
Of course. Women only represent HALF the population, why should anyone bother with them?
Steve – yeah, I know about those, I meant you can only free save on the overworld map.
Tommy & caarrdd – there will not be a top ten video games, since there are already too many of those out there already. That is why I did a worst games list instead.
Mia – Actually, women represent more than half the population. However, of those women that actually play games, only represent a very small fraction of people who play games.
You guys are gay. Also the only bad game on the list is tomb raider.
Mr. “Hen”. you must remember “to each their own”…
your favorite game maybe lothaed by others :-*
we are not homosexual :-*
Ben- there are a lot of people that liked the original Tomb Raider in its time, therefore are you gay by your own premise that if someone disagrees with you, you are gay?
First of I don’t agree with this list. (I like mgs3 and ffvi)
But I noticed this list is only of games that have insane fans.
And just to mentain I’ve seen your writing about mgs3 quoted (or stolen) before on a forum. Its actually quite humorous, because the forum consists of people who are gay for Big Boss and trolls only.
Website is highly related.
Dude! You missed out on the other games that really suck:
Final Fantasy X
Xenosaga
Halo 2
Dragon Quest VIII
Half Life 2
God of War
Medal of Honor
Gotta get it right, Man!!!
Don’t doubt that I did not consider them. I have not played all of those which is probably why they did not make the list, but the other place more in the 11th, 12th, etc… places.
whoever wrote this article is a complete dumbass and yes, you will go to hell
lol….this is without QUESTION the best post jjafuller ever created….
The list is entertaining, and I agree that some of these games are very overrated, like Tomb Raider and GTA, but that’s just my own opinion. (Zelda: OOT is the SHITE though. I dont care what anyone says)
Word of the wise though; be careful about how popular a title is before you bash it, or you might make a lot of enemies
I agree that all these games have some issues that can be brought out, but most of them are insanely popular for a reason. Lots of people love these titles because they are superb quality entertainment, which makes them a massive success if they can be so widespread appealing. If you dont like any of them, it’s because you have an uncommon eye… and beauty is in the eye of the beholder, not just your eye.
Still, I grasp what you’re saying and agree with most of the defects… except for Ocarina of Time.
But still, I find most of these games very, very good in my eyes.
This is absolutely ridiculous. You just took games that everyone found ground breaking or revolutionary and called them bad for petty reasons. First of all, Super Mario 64 was ground breaking, there was nothing wrong with the controls because I’ve played this game 1000 times before. Ocarina of Time was the first Zelda game to go to 3D graphics, dissing it is absolutely ridiculous. Putting any Final Fantasy game on a worst list besides X-2 is moronic and disrespectful to one of the best names in RPG games. Finally Metroid Prime was revolutionary to the Metroid series, beautiful graphics, long quest, hard bosses… Geez where did you get the whole ‘Implayable’ shit from? Dude I beat the friggen thing!
Loathing some of these games on this list is merely idiotic and is only done when someone thinks it is cool to hate these games… well guess what? This list is the stupidest thing I’ve seen IN MY LIFE! Alright rant over -_-
This post was seriously the best idea I ever had. I cannot believe how strongly people react to criticism of their favorite games. Furthermore, I cannot believe that I still get a steady stream of comments for the post. Anyhow, this post is definitely one of the cornerstones of my site.
No dude, just no.
For starters, this isn’t about pissed-off fanboyism; much as you might like to think it is. What is it about then? You’re saying you hate a game and then giving a piss-poor reason for it. If your intent is solely to piss people off, then you should pick the reason the game IS GOOD and mock it. For example:
“Metroid Prime was one of the best transitions of a 2d game to the 3d world. It kept the whole Ideal of an adventure game intact and was for all intents and purposes just a 3d version of its 2d predecessor. How weak is that!?”
This way, it’s clear you’re poking fun, and funny to boot. It maintains its contradictory message, and it doesn’t require you to try and poke holes in meaningless things. Compare this to:
“Metroid Prime was a horrible game because I’m left handed and they didn’t make dual analog controls for me. Dual Analog would have rocked.”
When you make mockery like this either:
A) Be ‘retarded’ openly without actually stating something wrong about the game.
or:
B) Go from an objective standpoint and explain why a game sucked.
I’m a big-time Metroid Prime fan; even though I only played it last year. If *I* had to write a rip or a negative review on it, it would go something like this:
“Metroid Prime was advertised as a First Person Shooter for the gamecube. Still basking in the glow of N64 Classics like: Goldeneye 007 and Perfect Dark, I was eagerly anticipating a continuation of these so-called ‘golden’ games. But then Nintendo dropped Metroid Prime. Unlike a real-shooter game, Metroid Prime tries to take a 3d world and plaster all of the same 2d gaming elements that were popular back on the SNES. Reality-check Nintendo – 3d Platform Jumping just doesn’t work. Within the first four minutes of Metroid Prime, you will be subjected to insane maneuvers involving jumping across shifting platforms, using three buttons simply to strafe, and fighting enemy’s with an AI so poor that it looks like they used the Wolfenstein 3d engine to script them. You continue playing, but it’s never clear where you have to go next. The Maps are never marked, there are virtually no cutscenes or guides; in fact – left to your own devices – you will almost certainly wander aimlessly for an hour backtracking over the same few rooms without any clue where to go next.”
And you can go on from there. There are good and bad ways to rip on top-rated games; the bad way is to simply say you hate it – and that’s waht you did.
-AHMAD
You sir are a complete fuck tard,
you odviously have no brain and have failed as a human being.
Pull the cock out of your ass and leanr to play asswipe.
I HOPE U CRAWL SOMEWHERE AND DIE . WHO THE FUCK PUT ZELDA AND MARIO WORST ?? HUH TAKE THE DICK OUT OF UR MOUTH .. U CHOCKIN .. ITS TEARIN UP YA EYES .. YOU OBVIOUSLY CCANT FUCKING SEE WHICH GAMES R GREAT ND WHICH ONES SUCK DICK JUST AS MUCH AS YOU .. NIGGA PLEASE. peace
FUCK TARD !!!!!!!
Jeff, I know not who you are, but not only have you made your own version of a neat application (WriteRoom) and given it to us mortals freely, but you have also written one of the most awe-inspiring articles ever. How you managed to piss so many people off is beyond me, but I bow to your power.
I dream to get as many comments as this where fanboys foam at the mouth and lunge at me with spears of hatred. Perhaps some day I will, but until then you are an inspiration to everyone who seeks to infuriate the many over-sensitive, -zealous, and downright idiotic of video game fans.
I bow to you.
Your a fucking retard. if i had the chance to beat your stupid ass i would kill you instead.
Dumbass! its cuz your left handed faggot. thats why you hate the games
This was my first chance I got to look at your list and comments; all I can say, nice job. You got people pissed off and had some people agreeing with you. Truly your greatest post.
Now for my two cents. I utterly agree with all your choices, and you actually use simple logical arguments so even the lesser minded people can understand your points, or idiots as most people on this post use. You could have gone with exceedingly long and technical report to make your point, but you went with the simple to piss off the most people, kudos.
It is so funny you can piss these people off with something so simple.
Everyone knows caps lock is cruise control for cool.
You know you have a very valid counter-point to make when you can’t fucking spell the word “you” and call someone “retarded” without even spelling it correctly. Jeff is entitled to his opinions, and I agree with him. He gives very valid points about each game, not just the usual n00b banter like “omg this game sux cuz i dont liek it” and “u suk for lieking this gam”. I find that all of the Final Fantasy games are overrated…oh well, I guess that means I should go hide from a bunch of sweaty thirty-year-olds living in their parents’ basement who feel free to lash out at others opinions because of their anonymity online.
WELCOME TO THE INTERNET LOL
well your grammar and spelling are atrocious. I stopped paying attention to your opinion as soon as I read the first glaring mistake in the post. I only continued with an ethnographer’s curiousity.
Well before you believe you are clever and ironic maybe you should sit down and um shut the fuck up?
I kinda have to disagree with you, ya see, you must be aiming to piss people off with this, because you can’t be serious.
Now granted, you make a few points about a few of those games, like the fact is, Lunar is better than Final Fantasy 6, BUUUUUTTT Final Fantasy 6 is far from a bad game, even if you are a moron who doesn’t know what a save point looks like (The little blue stars all over the place, save points.
Now, if you wanted to call this the 10 most over rated games ever, you might have something.
But if you truely believe that these are the 10 worst games ever, you are obviously about as much a gamer as I am a fishman.
You are right- the Madden series sucks, sucks, SUCKS! I cannot believe that the greedy NFL allowed EA sports to monopolize the licensing for the next few years, thereby killing what was becoming a very strong football franchise by Sega Sports (The “NFL 2K” series with ESPN licensing).
Try listening to the Al Michaels/John Madden commentary on the 2007 version- it is the most godawful crap ever placed on a video game disc. Michaels turns in the very worst voiceover performance in the history of animation; he sounds like he’s practically comatose even on big plays (“The thirty, the twenty, the ten, touchdown. Zzzz…..”), and shows ZERO voice inflection on any given play! Naturally, Madden turns in an equally uninspiring performance. The game designers could have had the sound of a test pattern playing in the background, and it would STILL have added more flavor and personality to the game than Michaels and Madden managed to.
EA Sports absolutely sucks. Maybe Rockstar gaming will create a football game one day, but until they do, I won’t pony up another dime for the pathetic status-quo “football” that EA tries to pass off as new and improved every year.
I can’t belive u hate gta 3, dat games classic and 1 of the best games ever
Seems like there’s a lot of dumb kids making comments on here who can’t take the fact that there’s one guy in the world who disdains their beloved Lara Croft. 9_9 They’re called opinions, people – everyone has ‘em, they’re vastly different from yours, and you better figure out how to accept it, quick.
Having said that, there’s a fine line between disrespect and disagreement. I respect these opinions, but I can’t figure out why you would hate Ocarina of Time and the infinitely awesome Final Fantasy III. The concept is so alien to me that anyone could find anything wrong with these games. They left out the Jump in Zelda because it’s just not realistic for someone to jump upward just standing there and have it be useful for anything – at most a non-athlete can jump maybe six inches. Anything else that looks like height is just the legs pulling up under the torso, leaving a longer distance between them and the ground. OOT was meant to be one of the most physically realistic games for the n64 and so the Jump would have been very out of place. I loved Metroid Prime too, but I can understand your problems with it.
I agree with you on virtually everything else. Tomb raider is for perverted pimply 13-year-olds, Mario 64 was the start of the hideously overused “collect-so-many-magic-golden-whatevers-to-open-a-new-level, rinse, repeat” gameplay pattern, Grand Theft Auto is a pile of uncreative crap based entirely around the fact that shock value sells, Madden is just bleeding annoying because it’s EVERYWHERE, and the Sims is way overrated.
LOL you have to the stupidest person ever. The only shitty game you listed was madden. The rest were ok but certainly not the “worst”. You forgot to add halo, thats definately one the worst games ever you fucking nigggerspicjewfagwhoredickfaceassholecumsuckingfagboypieceofshitcockmasterpenisbuttcrackwhorebrainlessretardfuckface.
Congrats on being the biggest retard to ever grace the existence of time. Go suck your mothers cock.
Good arguments. But madden at #1? WTF?? Everyone hates it.
You are a faggot, and the entire GameFAQs union would like to inform you that you are a moron.
Stupidness_Blah is outtie.
Hollah!
I don’t agree with this list…but the fanboys really need to learn to stop overreacting and overusing the word ‘fuck’
fuck
-Stupidness_Blah
FF3 has fucking save points!!!
This is obviously not a “10 Worst Games” list, but rather a “Look-at-me-I’m-going-against-the-grain-and-rebelling-against-what’s-popular!” list. You only succeed in making yourself look like a high schooler who’s attempting in vain to be unique. Unfortunately, the worst thing about it all is that the entire essay is poorly written.
Now, I’m sure you’re one of those people who thinks any publicity is good publicity, so you take pride in the harsh criticism that comes your way. But the truth is, this is what you wanted; harsh criticism means people are actually paying attention to you for once in your life, and that’s been your goal all along with this essay.
My advice to you is, next time, aim higher. It doesn’t take much to rile up a bunch of complete strangers. It’s the most pedestrian and mundane accomplishment you could possibly hope for.
Just because you’re entitled to your opinion doesn’t mean it’s right. Some of those games were, as said, ground-breaking. Dissing them for the wrong reasons (like controls and shit) is stupid.
You’re probably going to tell me that the best game ever is Superman 64.
And Oot sucks because you can’t jump? Interesting…I’ll make a note of that and make sure to never play a game that limits what you can do, for that makes a game suck.
Wow, it must suck to hate so many good games for no real reason.
I agree with most of your games, but how can you hate super mario? that’s inhumane..
Jeff,
Despite not telling you my opinion on whether I agree with your list or not, you have made my last half hour reading these comments a very pleasant experience.
I hope all is well with you and that you are happy.
All the best
Jim
Go and look at the mirror u poor stupid ridiculous ignorant piece of shit!
That could be one of the worst things ever!
Not the games u listed here…
Poor guy…
If u don’t know about gamming… spend ur time in another thing…
You Just lost the game
I played a few of those games only, and I must say that you are a moron to have put them in this list.
Those are : GTA III, Tomb Raider, and The Sims.
I never really liked the sims, although my girlfriend does, but what makes me tell you it was incorrect putting it in this list, is because it is indeed a great game. Liking it or not is not the point (or you should have called your list “the 10 games I hate”). I liked the first tomb raider, and really enjoyed GTA III.
Leaving my own feelings apart, I must say all these games have a stunning game design. Their respective gameplay were totally innovative when they were released.
The sims, as boring as they may be for an action game lover, use a game engine that is so complex, and so compliant to real life (for a game, that is) that any critics about the creative aspects of this game is plainly wrong.
Tomb Raider (the first one, I don’t care about its follow-ups) introduced 3D action/platform game with great maniability (which is great enough) wrapped with a superb marketing action : creating a stronng main character (hero, yeah, long time ago) with the “sexy” touch. That was genius. Look at the buzz the hack called “Nude raider” created. Good or Bad ? irrelevant question. It was CREATIVE.
Same goes for GTA III. Freely moving in a city, stealing cars, riding tanks, and blowing the police was done only in previous GTA iterations. I think the 3D was the only thing missing to this gorgeous concept. Hurray for Rockstar…
Guess i’m done now. I just can’t wait for your 10 fav’s list. Just to see how many shit I will find there (hopefully none… but I don’t think so)
goddamn fanboys! if you’re going to criticise, at least use intelligent language instead of “I HOPE U CRAWL SOMEWHERE AND DIE . WHO THE FUCK PUT ZELDA AND MARIO WORST ?? HUH TAKE THE DICK OUT OF UR MOUTH .. U CHOCKIN .. ITS TEARIN UP YA EYES .. YOU OBVIOUSLY CCANT FUCKING SEE WHICH GAMES R GREAT ND WHICH ONES SUCK DICK JUST AS MUCH AS YOU .. NIGGA PLEASE. peace”.
suddenly all people who don’t like classic nintendo games suck cock?
take capslock off next time, idiot.
Im with you in algames but not Mario 64.
your fuckin a retard the top 10 best games rated by most video game publishers like game informer and ign allwas have Ocarina of time and Mario 64 on there list. OMG you say Final Fantasy IV is one of the worst games of all time i should fuckin kill you where you stand you piece of shit. Do yourself a favor if you dont like these games, dont ever pick up a console controller ever again, becouse you will never find satifaction for great games. Your better off not playing any games at all and have your skater freinds rape you in the ass you gay mother fuckin loser. Oh and by the way everyone knows that madden is a piece of shit fanchise. DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fanboys are such herbs. (Especially the one who thinks he’s gangsta by typing in only caps and copying what he heard on TV. “Nigga please”?! I’ll bet he isn’t even black OR latino for that matter.) But I digress.
In all honesty, this list should have been called the most overrated games of all time. When 1 million people say a game is great, then 1 or 2 individuals say it’s the worst game ever, it should be pretty obvious who is wrong. But to say these games are overrated is purely an opinion and should be respected.
MGS3 was an incredible game. I agree that the camera did piss me off at times (God bless Subsistance) , and healing and eating during a boss battle is unrealistic, but those are such petty reasons to even think of calling a game of that calibur one of the worst ever. Zelda OoT, GTAIII, FFVI, and MGS3 are the only games worth defending in my opinion. I played Tomb Raider 1 for the first time ever a month ago and I can see why it sucked. But I can also see why it was so “great” at the time. It was new! No other game whatsoever had a big tittied girl shooting the shit out of exotic animals and dinosaurs with 2 desert eagles. At the time when that was fresh, who wouldn’t think that game is dope?
GTA III started the sandbox era. Nuff said. Zelda OoT did what Mario64 tried to do, by mixing old with new. Zelda just did it better thanks to having a story of some sort(Jumping?! C’mon!). And Final Fantasy is up in the air since everyone has their own opinion about which is the best (I’m hearing XII is sick).
Metroid let us down big time. Everquest is a waste of time and money, like most MMORPGs. And Madden is just a $50 remake of last years game aimed towards morons and middle America.
Let these little virgins say what they want about you, Jeff. They need girlfriends and don’t have them, so they have to direct their frustration somewhere. And now that my work shift is done, I’m going to get some pussy from my ex and then finish Twilight Princess. In your face suckers! Mwahahahahahahahaha
By the way….Did I mention I’m the man? Cuz I am.
If you listed your fav game of all time and someone said it was shite how would you re-act??
I wonder if you like games at ALL?!!
Tomb Raider revolutionised gaming at the time.. a 3d adventure/action/platform game was an entirely new concept and before that any 3d game was a first person shooter. If you enjoy any 3rd person game well you can thank TR.
The controls were bad yes, but did you play past the first 4/5 levels?
After that it was one of the most amazing games I have ever played!
As for MGS 3…. it was much better than the 2nd.. despite annoying healing screens and such but there weren’t as many cutscenes and the game sucked me into it’s world..
And GTAIII…. i don’t know where to begin…
I appreciate that you have your opinions but I liked these games too much to let it slide.. I’m not some crazed fanboy or anything.. i just had to get it off my chest.
LMAO! That was such a funny read! I love people who make fun of stuff for no reasons
The funniest thing was that you hated OoT because you could not jump XD And I totally agree with GTA 3, I hate that game!
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BTW, there are lots of racists here! I saw many people say the N word!
I have only come to this site through Vanlandw, but I must say this is the most hysterical read I have had on the net since Sluggy. I have only one disagreement and it’s minor. Tomb Raider was good just for being able to swan dive of cliff and snap that little skank’s neck.
Okay one question…are you one of the people that dug up that E.T. game from the garbage heap? Do you like ps3, and think it can still rise to the top? Do you believe in eating gasoline to piss out more than you ate? Are you high right now? Seriously, all the games there are revolutionary, I KNOW NO ONE that hates them. Except for number 1. Ocarina of Time, is one of my all time favorite… I am sure that game got a 9.9 or 10 by many websites. My god man, you are just not a gamer. What are you bitching at here man? You can’t tell a game from Superman 64. which should be number 9 here. You disgust me.
Hey bro chill. Maybe he mad because(oh the controls where sooo baddd!) and couldn’t pass it. Metroid Prime hard? lol! Halo bad controls? Man I am 17 I have passed so many games in like days(bored on sundays) There are games that are unplayable!
The graphics boo hoo!(Tomb Raider is 94-96 dude!)
I can’t jump! Me likey jumpy! Waaah! Dude you couldn’t do anything in the first zelda and it was badass. I have passed all this games without cheats too. Man you need spot playing games if you resort to cheating.
About ff3? It is old as f@ck. That is why! Besides that the storyplot was amazing man, you are out of your mind. A question: have you passed a new challenging game without help?
poor little fella, you know you made this list because you needed some attention, matal gear 3 a bad game? yeah right,
your opinion is like being a musician and say that beethoven sucks, you may try to do something else of your life, made sport or something, videogames are not your thing
….why the hell should we care about what he sais. His opinion. He probaly played them again for this review and then, no wonder he hates them now. If Mario 64 came out in 2006 (with the same graphics) it would get a bad review. But in that time, it was revolutionary! Mario in 3D, it was like a dream to most people. AND NO, CONTROLS IS NO SHITEY.
Vo – I am glad you understand the spirit of this post. LOL as well I loved hurling Lara off the large rocks to her death I agree fully.
Well done, unskilled player. You know have the attention you so desperately crave. Why not go try to ride a bike, fall off it and say that bicycling sucks? Why not eat a cherry, bite into the pit, and say cherries suck?
Last time I checked, you can’t jump in Pong either. By your rationale, that means Pong sucks, doesn’t it? If you don’t have skill, that’s fine. If you don’t like games that have had a large impact, that’s okay too. But bitching about how they supposedly suck just because YOU suck at them doesn’t make them bad games at all.
Try getting a new hobby. Perhaps gardening, unless if you think plants suck because there is chlorophyll in them.
wow, its obvious this guy posted those just to piss people off. its known fact that pretty much all of those are really good games. i throughly enjoyed super mario 64 and OoT
guys you can stop now this is like a year and a half old
this is what i think about every single segment of youre list
10.loz oot=you are a retarded bastard
9.gta3=you suck
8.tomb raider=F YOU
6.everquest=you suck even more
5.the sims=who do you think you are
4.mgs3=you fail at life
3.super mario64=youre an fing DOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
2.final fantasy3=no just no
1.madden=a sport game… THE FIRST SPORT GAME THATS GOOD…
wait i skipped one what was it oh yea
7.metroid prime:
F YOU YOU MF ASSHOLE YOU RETARDED IDIOT
I really hope someone pulls a Dick Cheney on you and shoots you in the face with a shotgun.
This was a very interesting read. Even though I do not agree with some of the choices, I can more than respect one having their own opinion. A lot of the “fanboys” need to cool down a little. Especially folks like “Yourafuckingretard” (you know there is a ring in Hell reserved especially for racism right?) and all the overly violent people that are only acting so big because this is the Internet and nobody knows how to physically do anything in retaliation to them. You folks are the reason that Gov’t officials attempt to pull games off the shelves saying that they cause school shootings, etc. A few of you left amazing comments that were tasteful and respectful and I would like to say congratulations on proving many wrong on the “stupid gamer” stereotype. The rest of you need to understand that your comments are far more damaging than a game review could ever be, and I pray that you are honestly nothing like your Internet personalities in real life. Peace, love, and God Bless!
u are a twat
You shall now endure the wrath of CE!
u sir are a shitbag
gta3, mgs3, are u taking the piss
u really eat cock
NUFF SAID!!!!!!!!!!
Gta3 and Mgs3 are part of the worst? Yeah right =P …
I agree with all those, but omg, Tony Hawk is a nice game. Useless, but so fascinating at the same time
That’s funny… how people can just not realize that DAMN, that it just a blog article of someone writing down his opinion.
It’s also cool to remark that people that say “this is retarded” really write as if they were retarded by themselves.
Thanks for the ROFL
*officially addicted*
XD All of these comments are hilarious! They all need to get boyfriends cuz they’re all gay(except you Jeff and anybody else praising the list).This list is funny! I agree with you on GTA. it’s all the same; murder, theft, gang wars, etc. You should make a different list that rants on more modern games and console, like the PS3.
You sir are the ultimate troll.
You fail. That is all. Now go die in a fire.
No no strike the girlfriend part.
They all need a girl whose name doesn’t end in .JPG! XD. Oh and a sense of humor too.
I don’t have much to say about most of these except for Super Mario 64. While the other games you criticized seem to have very valid reasons (in my opinion), it seems like your criticism for Super Mario 64 was just because you hadn’t gotten used to it.
Arguing on the internet is like running in the special olympics. Even if you win, you are still retarded. (To all of the retards)
Ur all fucking retards!
Sounds to me like you’re hating all of these games just to hate them.
Like someone who wants to be seperated from the ‘in crowd’ cause that makes them even cooler.
I actually had a big list of responses for all of your ridiculous rating (like the fact that you hated Ocarina of Time because you couldn’t jump when you felt like it. cause that means the end of the gaming world. fuck sakes), but I decided not to post them.
You probably haven’t played any of those games for more than 10 minutes anyway, Mr. Can’t Walk In A Straight Line.
Next time you decide to rate something, spend atleast an hour playing it before you decide it’s the worst thing ever.
dude final fantsy mario and zelda are the best games ever if u have played them when they first came out u would so agree with me
oh and another thing u could move the camera in mario/ i own ff6 and chrono trigger and they save the exact same ways/ A true zelda fan would also relize than legend of zeldas u could never jump when u wanted to
Oh, my. You did this just to show off. Grow up a little.
I will only disagree with Prime. At least it has a lock on feature which is a hell of a lot better than blindly shooting at a Halo enemy with just a tiny dot on the screen.
Thank you Rafael for showing off your name on an ironic point.
To Lord K, a true Zelda fan would not leave out the Zelda 2 jumping, nor the Roc’s Feather/Cape, which lowers the difficulty level a huge amount.
For those who think THIS is the worst thing ever, you’re probably not taking your medication.
final fantasy III rocks you just suck BALLS at it
I think you are an even gayer lord!
I think you are a gaylord. You don’t know what a good game is if it fucked you in the ass. Metal Gear Solid 3 is arguable the best of the series. Also any Madden game? What? You can’t play sports? You’re a big ass loser. Also Final Fantasy 6 has some great characters and you should die in a pit. Maybe one day you’ll find some who will shove their foot so far up your ass the water from their knee will quench your thirst. Have a nice day.
Your friend,
ANT
you guys are great LOL arguments in the web LOL i shuld make a comic strip about this LOL
i AGREE w/ ANT LOL i second emotion on that one MGS3 is a great game and if you did not play it to the end you surely suck cock and balls
JJA I don’t believe you had the infamous Hideo Kojima commenting on your homepage!
You people are all idiots, aren’t you? Well, not all of you, of course. Mostly, you people who TYPE IN ALL CAPS, or you retarts that cna’t spell any of ur words correctly, or those of you who just wanna fucking rip the asshole out of this gaylord. Very intelligent ways to get your blinded, close-minded, fanboy views out there. Commendable. Anyhow, I love MGS3 and the GTA games, but I’m not crying about this list. Let the man make any kind of list he wants. If he hates those games, for any reason, why does it matter to you? You didn’t create these games, you just play them. You can all go play Ocarina Of Time, or Metroid Prime, or Tomb Raider (highly unlikely though) and be happy with them, and he’ll play games he likes. Jeff, keeping making lists to piss these ridiculous people off. I fully support you. Now everyone else, go furrow your brows as you attempt to understand and comprehend the concept of someone not loving a popular game that we were all basically programmed to worship. Finally, Madden sucks, and always has. It will never ever get better, because why the hell should EA bother? ESPN NFL 2K5 is the best football game ever.
Idk how long diss has been up but i 100 percent agree i hate every one of those games anyone who disagrees with me can choke on dick
While I cannot say I agree with you on all of the list,I do agree that most of them are overrated,Zelda OOC for one,Is easily one of the most overrated games I have ever seen. I highly enjoyed reading your topic,and all the comments that fans put,Like “GO DIE IN A FIRE UR A FCKTARD”
In all honesty,I think the people saying you should die in a fire,for not liking a GAME should prbably be slaped :>