It's So Bad

It's So Bad

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  • Ep. 52 - Adding to the Endless: Luigi's Mansion

    This week we add our 3rd horror game for the month of spooks in Luigi's Mansion. This 2001 GameCube launch title was initially met with critical disappointment and was panned largely for not being a mainline Super Mario Bros game. Why did Nintendo make a horror themed game starring Luigi? Why was it a GameCube launch title? Where did it land on our Endless List? You can find out on our Medium page (linked here).

    1 hr
  • Ep. 51 - Adding to the Endless: Metal Gear Solid
    This week on It's So Bad, we celebrate the addition of our 50th game on the Endless List with what is considered to be one of the best games of all time in Metal Gear Solid. The 1998 PlayStation One game reinvented the stealth action genre with an over the top storyline heavily influenced by western action movies, anime and so much more. We discuss it's importance to gaming, how it holds up today, it's ports and so much more. Where did it fall on the Endless List? You can find out on our Medium page (linked here).
    1 hr 39 min
  • Ep. 50 - Adding to the Endless: Eternal Darkness
    This week on It's So Spooks, we continue our haunted October by taking a look back at Eternal Darkness. We're adding our first GameCube exclusive to the Endless List in the psychological horror action adventure game. We discuss the sanity effects, how 9/11 influenced the game's story, it's cult status and much much more. Where did it fall on our Endless List? Find out on our Medium page.
    49 min
  • Ep. 49 - Adding to the Endless: Phantasmagoria
    This week on It's So Bad, we start the month of October off right with a game about a gory story involving a magician, a house and a novelist. We're adding the Sierra On-Line classic Phantasmagoria to the Endless List. This Roberta Williams designed point and click adventure lived up to its name and the hype of a giant budget in the middle of the 1990s. Find out where it landed on our Endless List on Medium page.
    49 min
  • Ep. 48 - Adding to the Endless: Magic: The Gathering (1997)
    This week on It's So Bad, we add what might be the first deck building roguelite video game to the Endless List in Magic: The Gathering. The 1997 PC game was designed by none other than Sid Meier who was finishing up his time at MicroProse. What is this game? Where did it fall on our Endless List? Find out in the complete rankings on our Medium page (linked here).
    54 min
  • Ep. 47 - Adding to the Endless: Dishonored
    This week on It's So Bad, we add the stealth action adventure quasi-immersive sim Dishonored to the Endless List. The 2012 Arkane Studios game let you play as an assassin with mystical powers including teleportation, the ability to slow down time and even call rats to devour corpses. You are Corvo Attano. Your goal is to rescue the Empress and restore her to the throne. Where will this grand adventure land on our Endless List? Find out in the complete rankings on our Medium page.
    49 min
  • Ep. 46 - Adding to the Endless: Age of Empires II
    This week on It's So Bad we add our first real time strategy game to the Endless List in Age of Empires II. The Microsoft published and Ensemble Studios developed game is commonly known as one of the top tier RTS games. The game sunk it's hooks in our group as we played collectively hundreds of hours specifically for this podcast. Where did the game land on our Endless List? Find out on our Medium page (linked here).
    54 min
  • Ep. 45 - Adding to the Endless: Jurassic Park: Trespasser

    Billed as the digital sequel to the Lost World Jurassic Park and the next generation in 3D gaming, this week on It's So Bad we added Jurassic Park: Trespasser to the Endless List. What was supposed to be a revolutionary game turned into an absolute mess and we explore it in depth! This game exists in an abandoned alternate reality where FPS games had much more ridiculous, convoluted and "immersive" controls. Where did the game land on our Endless List? You can find out on our full list on our medium page (linked here). 

    49 min
  • Ep. 44 - Adding to the Endless: Theme Hospital

    This week on It's So Bad, we talk about the healthcare system, illnesses and more as we take on Theme Hospital. You are a hospital administrator and you must not only manage a hospital staff, but also design the hospital, purchase equipment, set research priorities and ensure your hospital runs as well as possible. The cult classic business simulator paved the way for a myriad of theme and tycoon games. Where did it end up on our Endless List? Find out on our complete Endless List (linked here).

    40 min
  • Ep. 43 - Adding to the Endless: Rampage

    This week on It's So Bad we play the arcade classic Rampage. Inspired by monster movies like King Kong and Godzilla, the Bally Midway game became a smash hit and was ported to over a dozen systems. Will Lizzie, George and Ralph wreck our Endless List? Or will we be able to stop the Rampage? Find out on the complete Endless List (linked here).

    33 min

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