There's certainly been some awful games produced over the years. The Full House, Kojok and Beverly Hills 90210 board games come to mind. However, I think it's unfair to call games like these the worst. After all, if you were a fan of those shows, you might have actually enjoyed them. I'm looking for games that are horrible by any standard.
I've come across a few vintage games that seem beyond the pale. They're so bad, I can't conceive of a human being of sound mind enjoying them. For instance, the French cheese card game...
"I've got 3 Roqueforts and 2 Pouligny-Saint-Pierres. Read 'em and weep."
"Not so fast, son. I've got hand full of Crottin de Chavignols and Neufchâtels. I win!"
I'm not going to sit here and insult old electronic games - they were fun when they came out. It's only in hindsight that they seem cheap and antiquated. Once upon a time, Pong was the coolest game in town. It's unfair to judge it by today's technological advancement.
That being said, The Electric Stockmarket game looks mind numbingly awful. I have no idea how it worked, but I can pretty much guarantee it was not a "game for partytime".
I wonder how many poor kids got forced into playing this game. I'm all about safety, but sounds horrible.Even worse, it "teaches serious safety lessons without being scary." Wasn't that the fun of those old horrific safety films? Sure, I had night terrors and developed an anxiety disorder, but those safety videos were awesome.
I'm no expert, but I can pretty much guarantee kids don't like to look for good deals on sweaters. In fact, I wonder if there's anything on planet earth they would LESS like to do.
Here's a few more games I found to be particularly horrible. I should mention that I actually owned the Bermuda Triangle game, and it was bad..... real bad.
I can't decide if the Japanese Batman/Flipper looks to be the worst game ever made or the best. One thing's for sure - it's one of the oddest.
