It's So Bad

This week we add our second Final Fantasy game to the Endless List in the fourth installment. Final Fantasy IV, known as II in North America, inserted a lot of the tropes into the series that we still find in modern games and other JRPG games. We discuss the redemptive arc of Cecil, the ridiculous plot twists and going to the moon as we add another game to the list. You can find the full Endless List on our Medium page (linked here).

This week on It's So Bad, we add our second fighting game to the list in Garou: Mark of the Wolves, also known as Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves, the last Fatal Fury to be released.  We explore the lore behind the Fatal Fury series, Terry Bogard's legacy and how this game stacks up against other games on our Endless List.  You can find our complete Endless List on our Medium page.

This week we take on the survival horror genre and add Resident Evil, our first Playstation game, to the Endless List of Games. We discuss our experiences playing as Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield as they take on the horrors of the Umbrella Corporation. Did we survive the mansion? Where does the game end up on our list? For the complete list, check out our Medium page here.

This week we add an all-time classic Nintendo Entertainment System game in Capcom's Mega Man 2 to our Endless List of Games. The action platformer where you take on the role of Mega Man to defeat the 8 Robot Masters and take on Wiley's assorted minions. Where will the game end up on our list? You can find the complete Endless List linked here.

It's the first week of the NFL playoffs and we're prepping by adding two classic football games to the Endless List. This week we discuss the history, gameplay and the influence of both Tecmo Super Bowl and one of the earliest entries in the Madden series, John Madden Football '93. As we add our first sports games to the list, where will they stack up? Find out this week. For the complete Endless List of Games click here.

On this episode, we add our first Pokemon game to the Endless List of Games with the Nintendo 64 classic Pokemon Snap. This cutesy on-rails shooter allowed you to play as Todd Snap who is summoned to Pokemon Island by Professor Oak to document the many Pokemon living in the wild. The 11th best selling game on the N64, Pokemon Snap is fondly remembered by veterans of the series and we explore its history on this episode. You can find our Endless List of Games on our Medium page (linked here).

This week we add another game to our Endless List of Games as we discuss one of the best Star Wars game of all time, TIE Fighter. The 1994 space flight simulator from LucasArts and Totally Games allowed us to give into into the hate and become a pilot in the Galactic Empire. Known as one of the best PC games of all time, where does it fit into our Endless List? Tune in to find out. You can find the complete Endless List on our Medium page.

2017 was one of the best years for gaming in recent memory. In advance of the Black Friday 2018 sales, we discuss the best releases of 2017. We talk about everything from PC to PS4 and Switch. The conversation dives in the best games of the year like the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Nier: Automata as well top indie picks and hidden gems. Check out the complete list on our medium page along with Black Friday deals.

This week on It's So Bad, we never give up and trust our instincts as we play Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 64. This 1997 release was one of the first games to feature controller vibration with the Rumble Pak packed in. The highly replayable shooter features a cast of adorable animal characters like Slippy and Peppy with very memorable voice acting, "Do a barrel roll!". Where will the Star Fox team place on our Endless List of Games? Will Fox McCloud ever defeat Andross? Find out in this episode. See the full Endless List of Video Games on the It's So Bad Medium page.

Rick, Dan and Mike take on one of the most notoriously difficult Nintendo Entertainment System game, Ninja Gaiden. Coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service in December, this Tecmo developed action platformer rode the popularity of ninja's in the cultural zeitgeist of the time to video game sales success. With solid gameplay, a great soundtrack and a killer storyline we decided to discuss the game and put on our List of Games.