Board 8 > What four games are on the Bad Video Games Mount Rushmore?

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02/27/24 8:00:28 AM
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ZenOfThunder
02/27/24 8:58:39 AM
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If we had a Character Battle in 2024, which of these characters would have the most raw contest strength? - Results (74 votes)
L-Block
2.7% (2 votes)
2
Pikachu
21.62% (16 votes)
16
Vincent Valentine
0% (0 votes)
0
Tifa Lockhart
25.68% (19 votes)
19
Zelda
36.49% (27 votes)
27
Squall Leonhart
0% (0 votes)
0
Kirby
4.05% (3 votes)
3
Mega Man X
5.41% (4 votes)
4
Bowser
2.7% (2 votes)
2
Gordon Freeman
1.35% (1 vote)
1
This poll is now closed.
Today was originally "bad fanbases" but as I was typing up the rules I realized how mean-spirited the topic could become and I want to steer clear of that. If there's significant interest in doing that one I'll consider adding it back to the schedule.

Rules: If you list more than 4 things I'm gonna just pick the first 4 you say when I do the tally. If you list the same character multiple times I'm going to count it as 1 vote. Be nice to others and their potentially bad opinions. Don't shove your personal definition of "Mount Rushmore" down others' throats. Don't take this topic series too seriously. If you're going to majorly change a vote please quote your old vote to make it easier for me.

Bad video game-specific rules: Please vote for games actually known for their poor quality, do not vote for something like "Final Fantasy XIII" just because you do not like running down hallways when things like Superman 64 exist. I'm not going to police this much but try using your better judgment.

Please also do not vote for games just because they have bad fanbases, as much as I'd like to see League get dumped on, the game isn't actually bad

Reference links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_notable_for_negative_reception
https://screenrant.com/metacritic-worst-video-games-all-time-ranked/
https://tiermaker.com/create/the-worst-video-games-of-all-time-15356035
https://opencritic.com/browse/all?page=400

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 1)
Gen 2 Pokemon: Lugia, Togepi, Suicune, Ho-Oh
Final Fantasy Songs: One-Winged Angel, Prelude, To Zanarkand, Victory Theme
Mount Rushmore 2: FDR, Obama, Eisenhower, JFK
Board 8 memes: Paramore twitter boobs, there goes bracket, Bidoof comics, GFNW
Cartoon Network: Powerpuff Girls, Adventure Time, Dexter's Lab, Ed Edd N' Eddy
VG soundtracks: Undertale, FFVII, Super Mario Bros., Mega Man 2
YouTube Sponsors: Raid Shadow Legends, NordVPN, SquareSpace, HelloFresh
Pizza Toppings: Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Sausage, Pineapple
Smash Bros. Items: Pokeball, Hammer, Home Run Bat, Assist Trophy
Non-Noble Nine: L-Block, Pikachu, Vincent, Tifa

YESTERDAY: We had a Tifa/Zelda tie going into the last page and for a few straight votes nobody voted for either. The last vote broke the tie in favor of Tifa.

Shoutouts to Squall for starting way behind then slowly coming back throughout the day. If we had kept going he might have actually overtaken Zelda who lost a lot of steam after some of the Contestheads (you know who you are) showed up to remind everyone that Zelda never did great in contests and only really did well in 2018.

Draven managed to get 5 votes by the end but I think the ultimate insult to him was that people refused to extensively debate his conclusion. Board 8 remains dismissive of Draven and his ilk, as they should.

We got some good new contest-related Rushmores nominated, please take time to check the Google Sheet and second some noms if you have the time. Thank you!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/f3397ad0.png

ChatGPT's Rushmore: I described a GameFAQs Character Battle to it and what we usually vote for, but it kept giving me just Nintendo characters even when I told it we also like JRPGs, and a lot of the times it would give Pikachu twice. I eventually got a "decent" list:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/6b5fe7d8.png

AI Rushmore by Bing AI: It took forever to get anything halfway decent, it was really struggling with Pikachu:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/31aa6b6a.jpg

HM to Chad AI Pikachu:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0ac21b7f.jpg

UPCOMING RUSHMORES (nominations welcome):
2/28: ZEN IS ON VACATION
2/29: ZEN IS ON VACATION
3/01: ZEN IS ON VACATION
3/02: ZEN IS ON VACATION
3/03: ZEN IS ON VACATION
3/04: ZEN IS ON VACATION
3/05: ZEN IS ON VACATION
3/06: Video Game Villains
3/07: Cereal Mascots (National Cereal Day)
3/08: First Ladies of the United States (Int'l Womens' Day)
3/09: Sonic the Hedgehog Songs
3/10: Super Mario 64 levels (Mario Day)
3/11: Video Game Considered "Art"
3/12: Video Game Urban Legends
3/13: Rappers
3/14: Disney Songs
3/15: Cryptids
3/16: Movie Villains
3/17: Green Characters (St. Patrick's Day Special)
Nominations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 2)
(PLEASE SECOND SOME NOMS)

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MrSmartGuy
02/27/24 9:01:47 AM
#2:


Big Rigs
Superman 64
Ride to Hell: Retribution
Link: Faces of Evil/Zelda: Wand of Gamelon


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ZenOfThunder
02/27/24 9:04:30 AM
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I will accept "CD-i Zelda Games" as an entry

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Thorn
02/27/24 9:06:15 AM
#4:


Superman 64
Sonic 2006
Big Rigs
FFXIV 1.0

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WazzupGenius00
02/27/24 9:06:55 AM
#5:


Death Crimson (the god of kusoge, Japanese fans even call it Death-sama)
E.T. (even though this game is actually alright once you learn how it works)
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
Super Monkey Daibouken

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NFUN
02/27/24 9:07:03 AM
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CD-i Zelda Games
Big Rigs
Country Justice Revenge of the Rednecks
League of Legends

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LiquidOshawott
02/27/24 9:07:08 AM
#7:


ET
Shaq Fu
Superman 64
Lord of the Rings: Gollum

to get as many time periods represented as possible

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Thorn
02/27/24 9:08:41 AM
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Oh, hmm, ET and CD-i Zelda are strong competitors I blanked on...

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Leonhart4
02/27/24 9:11:18 AM
#10:


E.T.
Big Rigs
Superman 64
Sonic 2006

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hombad46
02/27/24 9:12:08 AM
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ET
Superman 64
Big Rigs
Sonic 06

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LazyKenny
02/27/24 9:25:18 AM
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Superman 64
Big Rigs
Hoshi wo Miru Hito (Context: In Japan, this is a JRPG so bad, it's legendary)
Sonic 2006

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ctesjbuvf
02/27/24 9:27:38 AM
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ET
Superman 64

Let me consider the rest.

Also poll is very easily Zelda.

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NFUN
02/27/24 9:32:09 AM
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NFUN posted...
CD-i Zelda Games
Big Rigs
Country Justice Revenge of the Rednecks
League of Legends
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Evillordexdeath
02/27/24 9:33:23 AM
#15:


ET
Zelda CDI
Sonic 06
Ride to Hell Retribution

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Raka_Putra
02/27/24 9:34:49 AM
#16:


E.T.
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
CD-i Zelda
Superman 64

also I suggest adding back 'bad fandoms' as 'notorious fandoms'.

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Johnbobb
02/27/24 9:35:04 AM
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Nominate: Spoilers (ex. Luke, I am your father)

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fortybelowsummer
02/27/24 9:38:05 AM
#18:


ET
Superman 64
Big Rigs
Ride to Hell: Retribution

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Mythiot
02/27/24 9:42:08 AM
#19:


E.T.
Big Rigs
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
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Arti
02/27/24 9:47:10 AM
#20:


E.T.
Big Rigs
Superman 64
Balan Wonderworld

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KommunistKoala
02/27/24 9:48:49 AM
#21:


Nominate Emo Songs

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KommunistKoala
02/27/24 9:49:13 AM
#22:


E.T.
Zelda CDI
Superman 64
Sonic 2006

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DomaDragoon
02/27/24 9:53:41 AM
#23:


Will vote later. Just wanted to say have a good vacation before I forget.

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Xeybozn
02/27/24 9:55:42 AM
#24:


Big Rigs
Custer's Revenge
E.T.
Sonic 2006

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RyoCaliente
02/27/24 10:00:59 AM
#25:


ET
Big Rigs
Sonic 06
Gollum

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tazzyboyishere
02/27/24 10:03:05 AM
#26:


ET
Sonic 06
Big Rigs
Wand of Gamelon

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Hbthebattle
02/27/24 10:10:00 AM
#27:


Superman 64
ET
Sonic 06
CDI Zelda (all of them)


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KamikazePotato
02/27/24 10:18:00 AM
#28:


ET
Superman 64
CD-i Zelda Games
Sonic 2006

I don't feel comfortable putting any recent bad games. I don't think Gollum is gonna stand the test of time like these winners have.

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hylianknight3
02/27/24 10:18:37 AM
#29:


Superman 64
E.T.
Custers Revenge
Bomberman: Act Zero

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LiquidOshawott
02/27/24 10:19:39 AM
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Guess Im lucky I have never heard of Ride to Hell

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KateMarsh
02/27/24 10:24:16 AM
#31:


Big Rigs
Action 52
ET
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

I guess I need to explain the last one. Castlevania II is definitely not in the bottom 4 games ever made. Hell, it's not even in the bottom 100 games ever made. But for an early game in such a beloved franchise to be frustrating enough to warrant spawning perhaps the most popular webseries dedicated to bad games is enough to me to throw out a nod to it.

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bryans7
02/27/24 11:25:11 AM
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Big Rigs
Bubsy 3D
Superman 64
ET

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mcflubbin
02/27/24 11:26:17 AM
#33:


ET
Superman 64
Sonic 06
Gollum

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Dancedreamer
02/27/24 11:31:26 AM
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E.T.
Superman 64
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
Bubsy 3D

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AbsolutelyNoOne
02/27/24 11:32:58 AM
#35:


ET
Superman 64
Sonic 2006
Custer's Revenge

the first three are pretty easy. ET literally crashed the US console industry (it really should be a combo slot with it and the 2600 Pac-Man port but whatever), Superman 64 is probably the most famous bad game of the 90's, and Sonic 2006 is the gold standard for bad games from major publishers/franchises and this one in particular is a big reason why in many circles Sonic is still a laughingstock

I really like Custer's Revenge in the last slot because yeah. Terrible porn games. And it's probably somehow still the most famous one. This shit is almost single-handedly why the Nintendo Seal of Quality was created.

HMs: Big Rigs, Bubsy 3D, CD-i Zelda, Action 52

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azuarc
02/27/24 11:37:27 AM
#36:


ET
Superman 64
CD-i Zelda
Deadly Towers

HM: Sonic '06

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Pirateking2000
02/27/24 11:38:33 AM
#37:


E.T.
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
Superman 64
Ride to Hell: Retribution

Sonic 06 wasnt THAT bad (or at least could be entertainingly bad). I'd say Rise of Lyric is way worse when it comes to sonic games due to being both bad and boring. Although I get the votes for 06 due to its infamy.

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02/27/24 11:44:17 AM
#38:


Superman 64
ET
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
CD-i Zelda

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Dancedreamer
02/27/24 11:46:46 AM
#39:


I don't think the Zelda CDI games really belong. They initially received pretty mixed reception, which makes me think they were bad, but just aged worse.

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StifledSilence
02/27/24 11:52:17 AM
#40:


Custers Revenge
ET
Sonic 06
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

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HaRRicH
02/27/24 11:54:08 AM
#41:


E.T.
Superman 64
Starshot 64 (won't win, just hated it)
Duke Nukem Forever (surprised I'm the first vote for this)

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Venixon
02/27/24 12:00:28 PM
#42:


Skate or Die 2
Metroid Other M
Skyward Sword
E.T

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SugarFlakes
02/27/24 12:18:49 PM
#43:


Super Man 64
ET
Big Rigs
Bubsy 3D

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Kenri
02/27/24 12:50:04 PM
#44:


ET
Superman 64
Big Rigs
Custer's Revenge

First three are locks in my mind, last one mainly gets on here just for being utterly irredeemable even conceptually (especially conceptually). HM Sonic 2006, Hoshi wo Miru Hito

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Yesmar_
02/27/24 1:11:53 PM
#45:


ET
CD-I Zelda games
Big Rigs
Sonic 2006

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Snake5555555555
02/27/24 1:14:43 PM
#46:


E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Superman 64
(Launch) Cyberpunk 2077
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

Probably a bit new game heavy but no bad game has ever gotten the coverage that Cyberpunk 2077 had gotten at the time, and the term "Gollum-like" seems to be a thing now especially with how many bad things there were last year.

HMs to Philips CD-i Zeldas, Sonic '06, and Ride to Hell: Retribution


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DomaDragoon
02/27/24 1:19:34 PM
#47:


  • Daikatana
  • E.T.
  • Action 52
  • Superman 64
I've played E.T. on actual hardware. It's not a good game, but I've played worse on Atari.

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malyg
02/27/24 1:19:41 PM
#48:


ET
Ride to Hell: Retribution
Sonic 06
Superman 64
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lordjers
02/27/24 1:21:21 PM
#49:


Big Rigs
Bubsy 3D
Desert Bus
Superman 64

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Haste_2
02/27/24 1:22:41 PM
#50:


ET
Big Rigs
Superman 64
Sonic 2006

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