It's So Bad

This week on the pod, we add one of the coolest, most surreal and jamminest games to the Endless List in Toe Jam & Earl. This early roguelike allowed you to take the reigns of a funky space alien who crash lands on "earth". Find out how many levels we climbed, if we got rocket shoed off ledges and more in the episode. Just a heads up, we recorded this in a world where the COVID-19 craziness had not yet blown up (also wash your hands).

Find out where the game crashed on our Endless List in the podcast and on our Medium page.

This week on It's So Bad enjoy our podcast we recorded before the world went to shit (well actually the world was already shit but less shit). Hopefully we can help you social distance yourself for an hour. So listen to our takes on Shovel Knight, the second indie game we're adding to the Endless List. Yes, we know it's only 6 years old and yes we know that content just came out, but god damn is this a good game.

Where did it land on our Endless List? Find out in the podcast and on our Medium page.

This week on It’s So Bad we add one of the disputably best games on the NES in Contra. The run and gun game helped to define co-op action on the Nintendo Entertainment System. You play as Bill Rizer or Lance Bean as you aim to take down the evil Red Falcon Organization and uncover the nefarious alien plot. Where did the game land on our Endless List?

Find out on the podcast and on the complete Endless List (linked here).

This week on It's So Bad we're adding the first game in the Diablo series to the Endless List. The 1997 action RPG developed a loot-focused combat grind system that would become very popular in the next two decades. Where does the influential first entry rank on our Endless List?

Find out on the podcast and in our complete rankings (linked here).

This week on It’s So Bad we add the detective thriller action adventure game L.A. Noire to the Endless List. We discuss it’s troubled development, the troubled gameplay and the ending… that. ending. Where did it land on our Endless List?

Find out on the podcast and you can find the complete Endless List on our Medium page.

This week on It’s So Bad, we add our first Mad magazine inspired game to the Endless List with Spy vs. Spy. Originally released in 1984, we take a look at the split screen gameplay where you take on an opposed spy to gather intel and slow down your opponent with traps. Where did the game land on our Endless List? 

Find out in the podcast description and on the complete list on our Medium page (linked here).

This week on It’s So Bad, we’re adding the Genesis original classic Streets of Rage to the Endless List. The game is known for elevating the beat’em up genre and bringing home genuine arcade gameplay in the early 16-bit era. Adam, Axel and Blaze set out into the city to take down the evil crime syndicate led by Mr. X. Where did the game land on our Endless List? 

Find out on the podcast and check out the complete list on our medium page (linked here).

This week on It’s So Bad we add our first Taito game to the Endless List in Bubble Bobble. We discuss the arcade game as well as the Nintendo Entertainment System release which provided great co-op action in the early days of the console. Where did the game land on our Endless List? Did anyone become Super Drunk on this episode? Listen to find out and check out our Medium page for the full Endless List (linked here).

This week on It’s So Bad we add another fighting game to the Endless List in Street Fighter: Alpha. Known as Street Fighter Zero in Japan, the game introduced us to Charlie and Rose while bringing Final Fight characters into the Street Fighter fold. Where did this game land on the Endless List? Find out on the podcast and in the complete Endless List on our Medium page (linked here).

This week on It’s So Bad we add Bayonetta to the Endless List. The character action game developed by a team led by a former director of the Resident Evil and Devil May Cry franchises put PlatinumGames on the map with a ridiculous story, great character design and fast action. Where did the game land on our Endless List? Find out on the podcast and for the complete list go to our Medium page.