Shitty games that YOU love.

[esteban]

Thank you vestcoat, for the unvarnished version of my post. 

[Desh]

Metal Gear NES,sure it's not faithful to the msx original but i don't think it's a bad game at all.

Back in the day, I don't think many people would have considered this "shitty" 

Yeah, NES Metal Gear was NEVER considered remotely shitty. Some wimps bitched about it because they couldn't find the first gun and gave up, but that was it. (Those people went on to love Chrono Trigger and depend on Prima strategy guides.) Nobody knew what the hell an MSX was. If you were a kid, you played Metal Gear a NES and the Snake's Revenge was the official sequel.  f*ck. When did modern gamers become so disconnected from their roots?

Loads more agree from me here too.  I feel that MG on NES was way ahead of it's time gameplay wise.  At least for a home console game.  I have been very much wanting to buy the MSX Arkhan has had listed for the sole purpose of playing the "real" original Metal Gear games.

[TR0N]

Metal Gear NES,sure it's not faithful to the msx original but i don't think it's a bad game at all.

Back in the day, I don't think many people would have considered this "shitty" 

Yeah, NES Metal Gear was NEVER considered remotely shitty. Some wimps bitched about it because they couldn't find the first gun and gave up, but that was it. (Those people went on to love Chrono Trigger and depend on Prima strategy guides.) Nobody knew what the hell an MSX was. If you were a kid, you played Metal Gear a NES and the Snake's Revenge was the official sequel.  f*ck. When did modern gamers become so disconnected from their roots?

Loads more agree from me here too.  I feel that MG on NES was way ahead of it's time gameplay wise.  At least for a home console game.  I have been very much wanting to buy the MSX Arkhan has had listed for the sole purpose of playing the "real" original Metal Gear games.

Metal Gear NES,sure it's not faithful to the msx original but i don't think it's a bad game at all.

Back in the day, I don't think many people would have considered this "shitty" 

Yeah, NES Metal Gear was NEVER considered remotely shitty. Some wimps bitched about it because they couldn't find the first gun and gave up, but that was it. (Those people went on to love Chrono Trigger and depend on Prima strategy guides.) Nobody knew what the hell an MSX was. If you were a kid, you played Metal Gear a NES and the Snake's Revenge was the official sequel.  f*ck. When did modern gamers become so disconnected from their roots?

Agreed these days i see more hate for the nes metal gear then ever.I don't know why it was seen as a classic in it's day but not now.I guess once the msx metal gear became available through compilations and emulation,dislike really started to show for the nes version.Yes i know hideo kojima doesn't approve of the nes version since they took his game and change it.Still i don't think it's a bad game nor that hard once you know where to go etc.

[Punch]

Metal Gear is one of the MSX Konami games that got ported quickly and cheaply for cash-in purposes. It really shows but it's not as bad as people make it up to be. It is quite good despite the original ver. being superior. Kojima was just an employee of Konami and of course he would have no say about porting his game, no one would kiss his ass like they do today.

The one that really gets the undeserved hate however is Snake's Revenge. It mostly comes from stuff like:
1. Kojima didn't work on it: Kojima was just another designer at Konami, not a superstar, and he had his hands full with other PC88 games like Snatcher. The team responsible for Snake's Revenge was the same (or mostly) the Castlevania team if I'm not mistaken. And it wasn't just a cash grab like the port of the first one.
2. The side scrolling stages!!!: It's only a portion of the game and it's not bad, it's just mediocre.
3. It's not the official sequel!!! Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake is!!!: This game convinced Kojima to do the "actual sequel" not because it was shitty however.

SNAKE'S REVENGE might not be a "official sequel" but really who cares besides hipsters and AVGN watchers. It is a solid game all around. Not saying that a PC Engine version of MG2 wouldn't be nice...

[SuperGrafx]

I really like Milon's Secret Castle.

It's tough and it's unfair at times, but one summer I devoted myself to finally finishing this game (and succeeded, albeit using a the slow motion function on the NES Advantage joystick on some boss battles).

I also have fond memories of Super Hydlide on the Sega Genesis

[BlueBMW]

I also have fond memories of Super Hydlide on the Sega Genesis

I think you and Arkhan just became best friends...

[SuperGrafx]

I also have fond memories of Super Hydlide on the Sega Genesis

I think you and Arkhan just became best friends...

lol!
Well, it was one of the first titles I purchased for my Genesis back in 1990, so perhaps it's just nostalgia goggles kicking in.

But I was impressed by the soundtrack and the 'realistic' time and weight elements incorporated into the game.  Hard as nails though.

[sosoyo180]

I LOVE Sonic Heroes! Yeah it's glitchy and buggy as hell but that really only adds to the fun as you can find ways to "break" the game. A great nu age Sonic game.

These aren't considered 'Shitty" per say, but I think Mega Man 6 and 5 are better than 4 and 3. There I said it! Come at me!

[esadajr]

Sonic Heroes is not a bad game. It's not like oh wow the best Sonic game either. You want a bad Sonic game, you know were to look.

[MrFlutterPie]

I really love Bad Street Brawler for the NES.

I always liked how you got a different set of moves each level to keep things fresh.  I also crack up when the hero is on camera and says "Hi mom"  The game is hard as nails though due to a punishing time limit.  I think I died more due to time out then loss of energy.  Still this has been a favourite of mine since childhood.

I also really like Clayfighters 63 1/3.

I always found it funny and a enjoyable albeit a slower paced fighting game.  I don't know why this game gets so much hate but I love it and have very few complaints.

[roflmao]

Time Cruise gets a bad rap because the Crush games are freakin' epic, but I still love playing it. It's not a shitty game and anyone who thinks so needs to give it another shot.

I like playing Rival Turf! on the SNES which is a blatant Final Fight ripoff...

[SuperDeadite]

For the Super Hydlide fans, you should really play Hydlide 3 Special Version on peke.  Same basic game, though the overworld layout has been altered.  Has purdy graphics and even better music.

[esteban]

For the Super Hydlide fans, you should really play Hydlide 3 Special Version on peke.  Same basic game, though the overworld layout has been altered.  Has purdy graphics and even better music.

Hydlide propaganda.

Peke, indeed.

Don't try to be too fancy, folks here will think it's a typo.

[SuperGrafx]

What the heck is peke?

[VenomMacbeth]

Outlander on the MD is considered to be pretty bad, right?  What about Zero Tolerance?