Episode 717: The Worst Games You've Ever Played (And How to Save Them) (Patreon)

Jeremy: This week, we have an episode with a difference. This is not simply a complaint session about bad video games. What purpose would that serve anyone? Negativity is easy! Video games are meant to be fun. Why just complain? Instead, our host of esteemed experts (that's myself, Stuart, Diamond, and Kevin) put our heads together to contemplate why the games we hate playing are so dire and how they could have been adjusted to be better. Maybe even good! I will refrain from mentioning the games in question here so that they can be a fun surprise, although I guess it probably somewhat spoils the effect to have their names spelled out in the musical interlude list below. Ah well! Maybe you can file that away to add to your own list of potential improvement suggestions for the "worst podcast description posts you've ever read (and how to save them)" game you make someday in order to bring the circle complete.

Anyway, as the lady says, let's positive thinking!

Art by Nick Wanserski. Edits by Greg Leahy.

08:37 - Anticipation: Select Players

18:56 - Anticipation: Title | Sonic Heroes: We Can

31:11 - Zelda's Adventure: Great Fairy

44:38 - Ikari Warriors (NES): Stage BGM | The Uncanny X-Men (NES): Title

54:35 - Where's Waldo? (NES): World Map

1:06:01 - Darius II (Arcade): ROUND CLEAR | ALF (SMS): Cave

1:15:16 - Postal: Intro

1:23:53 - Men in Black (1997 Film OST): Closing Theme

1:31:16 - PAC-MAN 45th Anniversary: INSERT COIN FOR AMAZING

Closing - Theme from ALF (1986 TV OST)