more like kusogreat

when the game sucks but in a cool way

Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
The Bouncer
The Bouncer
P.N.03
P.N.03
Vectorman
Vectorman
Altered Beast
Altered Beast
Strider
Strider
Dark Void
Dark Void
Death Crimson
Death Crimson
Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
Toki
Toki
Atomic Runner
Atomic Runner
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
Final Zone
Final Zone
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
Narc
Narc
Monster Party
Monster Party
The Zoo Race
The Zoo Race
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
NeverDead
NeverDead
Soft & Cuddly
Soft & Cuddly
Sonic Robo Blast
Sonic Robo Blast
Brief Karate Foolish
Brief Karate Foolish
Zombie Zone
Zombie Zone
Animal Soccer World
Animal Soccer World
Kiss: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child
Kiss: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child
Pryzm Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn
Pryzm Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn
Corporation
Corporation
Fester's Quest
Fester's Quest
Nastar
Nastar
Genocide 2
Genocide 2
Trespasser
Trespasser
Top Banana
Top Banana
Ninja Blade
Ninja Blade
Drake of the 99 Dragons
Drake of the 99 Dragons
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES!!!1
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES!!!1
Metal Wolf Chaos
Metal Wolf Chaos
Samurai Zombie Nation
Samurai Zombie Nation
Frame Gride
Frame Gride
Accele Brid
Accele Brid
Mogura Reverse
Mogura Reverse
Slaves to Armok: God of Blood
Slaves to Armok: God of Blood
Extreme Paintbrawl
Extreme Paintbrawl
Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy
Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
Hakai-ou: King of Crusher
Hakai-ou: King of Crusher
Innsmouth no Yakata
Innsmouth no Yakata
Swords of Destiny
Swords of Destiny
Toricky
Toricky
Urban Yeti!
Urban Yeti!
Fearless Fantasy
Fearless Fantasy
Sewer Shark
Sewer Shark
The Sky May Be
The Sky May Be
The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary
The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary
Xardion
Xardion
Dark Apes: The Fate of Devolution
Dark Apes: The Fate of Devolution

9 Comments


1 month ago

what does kursogreat mean?

1 month ago

like kusoge but great

1 month ago

how can something be bad but also good unless you're enjoying it for reasons completely unintended

i can see that applying to something like drake of the 99 dragons because of how wonky it is but where tf does that leave something like monster party - when the appeal is obviously intentionally in the art

1 month ago

lets just say we all need a game who can "suck" "great" if yknow what im damn saying

1 month ago

@chandler

1) I sort of tried to get at this with my Nastar review, but its not just "oh its so bad its good". That can be a thing, but what I'm also sort of getting at is a more genuine, unironic enjoyment that is in direct parallel with something, rather than against it. It has almost nothing to do with intention, because this irony has to do with the level of cooperation you have towards the work. When I play a game like Toricky, for example, or a movie like Galaxy Invader or whatever, there is a part of me that recognizes its obvious failings and is unhappy, and yes, there is a part of me that draws ironic joy from it, but there's also a genuine joy, one that revels in its failings not as merely failings but as wholly recognized expressions. This can create novel, surprising, funny, or even genuinely engaging work, and that can be enjoyable. "Quality", whatever we even mean by this, is not directly correlated to enjoyment in any measure; they're independent.

2) you're overthinking it. its games that suck but good
i think this is the only list with this theme thats actually games that suck in a cool way

1 month ago

Games that suck except they actually fucking suck

1 month ago

no

21 days ago

I see Altered BASTE i like


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