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KalessinDB:
Yeah I was gonna say, I consider myself a guy who likes him some bad games, and ET is just BAD. Definitely not the worst, no, but very bad.

Ozzy_98:
I still think it's cause you all don't know how to play it. How many other Atari games can you carry items that regen your health when you need it, or that you can warp from room to room ?
When I play, I never have the whole "fall back into the pit" issue people talk about, cause I know, exit the bottom. I also never hit bottom of a pit, because you can catch yourself. I know the goal of it, and can generally beat it in 5 mins. If you don't know what the icons on the top mean, then you're not playing the game correctly. It was also one of a handful of games you could beat at the time. Having a game end cause you finished it was awesome.

Now most people who call it bad say that because they have no idea what to do in it. But compare it to say Riddle of the Spynx, where you have to use both joysticks to play. Try figuring this game out on your own and beating it. Or star master, great game, but watch the Angry Video Game Nerd play it on his Mondays shows. They play it completely wrong, cause they're using the joysticks, not knowing you need to flip switches on the console to get the radar screen to show up, to warp to the enemies.

And someone said Realsports. Real sports baseball, every pitch looks exactly the same, so you have no idea if you can hit a pitch or not. Heck, the games so bad, the computer can't even throw to it's own first baseman. And the Soccer one, they forgot the goalie. Kinda need him.

TDIRunner:
As an original owner of ET for the 2600, I have to say I just don't care for it. I've played worse games, but there is nothing enjoyable about it. Even with a full comprehension of what you should do and even after watching play through videos on YouTube, I still don't care for it. And this is coming from a big fan of 2600 games.

But to each their own. Every game, no matter how bad, is going to have some fans. I used to love 2Xtreme for the PS1, a game most would consider to be pretty crappy, even for its time.

That might be an interesting topic: Which games do you guys love, that would be considered terrible by most of the gaming community?

quickfingers818:

--- Quote from: TDIRunner on April 24, 2014, 08:11:37 AM ---

That might be an interesting topic: Which games do you guys love, that would be considered terrible by most of the gaming community?

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Everyone seems to hate Pit Fighters for the SNES and I do agree it is a terrible game. But it was my first snes game and I have a lot of fun with it back in the day. I didn't think it was a bad game back in the day until I played other fighting games. Terrible game but very nostalgic

noemann:
@TDIRunner
I love Twisted Metal series but I like all of the games. I remember a time around 1998 when I found a site called Twisted Metal Alliance (www.tmalliance.com). Most fans of TM absolutely despise TM3 and TM4. I like both of the games. 989 only had 6 months to make the games. I find it a bit odd to be so devoted to a company instead of a game. I agree that 989 versions are a bit cartoonish but I play TM4 (and Black) more than any other game of the series. Just don't mention TM 3 and 4 to hardcore TM fans - it'll get you banned ;D

PS arguments are usually about cartoonish graphics, yet, the same people promote Head-On and Small Brawl - go figure :P

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