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Worst US Turbografx CD Game

Started by Magister, 01/13/2017, 10:32 PM

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What Is The Worst US Turbografx CD Game?

The Addams Family
5 (7.6%)
Beyond Shadowgate
3 (4.5%)
Bonk 3 – Bonk's Big Adventure
2 (3%)
Buster Bros.
1 (1.5%)
Camp California
8 (12.1%)
Cosmic Fantasy 2
0 (0%)
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dream
1 (1.5%)
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes
0 (0%)
Dungeon Explorer II
5 (7.6%)
Dungeon Master: Theron's Quest
1 (1.5%)
The Dynastic Hero
0 (0%)
Exile
0 (0%)
Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
3 (4.5%)
Fighting Street
16 (24.2%)
Final Zone II
2 (3%)
Forgotten Worlds
1 (1.5%)
Gate of Thunder
5 (7.6%)
Godzilla
0 (0%)
It Came From The Desert
12 (18.2%)
Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf
9 (13.6%)
J.B. Harold Murder Club
1 (1.5%)
John Madden Duo CD Football
7 (10.6%)
Last Alert
1 (1.5%)
Loom
0 (0%)
Lords of the Rising Sun
1 (1.5%)
Lords of Thunder
5 (7.6%)
Magical Dinosaur Tour
19 (28.8%)
Might & Magic III: Isles of Terra
1 (1.5%)
Monster Lair
0 (0%)
Prince of Persia
1 (1.5%)
Riot Zone
1 (1.5%)
Shadow of the Beast
2 (3%)
Shape Shifter
4 (6.1%)
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
2 (3%)
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Volume 2
2 (3%)
Sim Earth: The Living Planet
7 (10.6%)
Splash Lake
3 (4.5%)
Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly Paradise
2 (3%)
Syd Mead's Terraforming
0 (0%)
Valis II
0 (0%)
Valis III
1 (1.5%)
Vasteel
0 (0%)
Ys Book I & II
5 (7.6%)
Ys Book III: Wanderers from Ys
1 (1.5%)

Total Members Voted: 66

wildfruit

Quote from: seieienbu on 01/19/2017, 04:47 AMI never played Sim Earth on Turbo CD but man, that game was a letdown after Sim City.  It felt like you just couldn't do, like, anything.  I halfway want to pick up a copy and give it a shot just to see if my memory of the game is at all based on what the game is actually like or if I just couldn't grasp the goal as a ten year old...
Did you ever try sim farm? It looks rubbish but is actually quite engrossing.

NecroPhile

I had a demo of Sim Farm.  I wasn't as cool as Sim City, but 'twas quite entertaining for a short while.

I like corm!
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bob

i was always intrigued by SimGolf.  it looked cool to be able to make your own courses then play them.
i never did pick it up and try it though.

seieienbu

I never played Sim Farm but I liked Sim Ant an awful lot.
Current want list:  Bomberman 93

FraGMarE

Quote from: TheClash603 on 01/19/2017, 12:09 AMMadden isn't terrible, it plays at least as well as other football games of its day and has some awesome FMV.  Dislike of football is likely the driver of this vote, but I argue it's unjust.
Yea, Madden on the Duo was basically the same as Madden on the Genesis or SNES.  I owned it back in the day.  It was more or less just an unlicensed Madden '93.  Were the other systems even doing licensed Madden games at that time yet?  Or did that come in later?  Either way, not a bad game, just a... Madden game.

DragonmasterDan

Quote from: fragmare on 01/20/2017, 02:45 AMYea, Madden on the Duo was basically the same as Madden on the Genesis or SNES.  I owned it back in the day.  It was more or less just an unlicensed Madden '93.  Were the other systems even doing licensed Madden games at that time yet?  Or did that come in later?  Either way, not a bad game, just a... Madden game.
I don't believe Madden 93 had the NFL license at that time.
--DragonmasterDan

CrackTiger

Early Genesis EA games weren't fully licesnsed.
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

DragonmasterDan

Quote from: guest on 01/20/2017, 09:47 AMEarly Genesis EA games weren't fully licesnsed.
I thought he meant the NFL license to use NFL teams and players rather than the license from Sega.
--DragonmasterDan

CrackTiger

Quote from: DragonmasterDan on 01/20/2017, 12:54 PM
Quote from: CrackTiger on 01/20/2017, 09:47 AMEarly Genesis EA games weren't fully licesnsed.
I thought he meant the NFL license to use NFL teams and players rather than the license from Sega.
That's also what I meant. NHL Hockey wasn't fully licensed with real teams and players until '94.
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

Psycho Punch

Posted this in the wrong thread so I'll just repost it here verbatim:

QuoteI played SimEarth for the first time today and it is kinda boring. It is somewhat cool to see life evolving until you realize you have little control over what is happening. it is very limited too, I made a planet where the sea was full of life and land had dinosaurs, I was expecting the game to get to a point where the sapient fish would wage wars with the dinos.... Imagine my disappointment when I found out that only one race can become "smart" even though both were very similar intelligence wise according to the game's charts.

Maybe my expectations were set a little bit too high for the game.
I want a game where a fishmen civilization can nuke their dinosaur neighbors, am I asking too much? :(
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esteban

Quote from: guest on 01/20/2017, 04:16 PMThat's also what I meant. NHL Hockey wasn't fully licensed with real teams and players until '94.
Quote from: guest on 01/20/2017, 05:27 PMI want a game where a fishmen civilization can nuke their dinosaur neighbors, am I asking too much? :(
I just want a fishermen civilization that can nuke the full roster of the New Jersey Devils (1993), am I asking too much? :(
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Gredler

Quote from: esteban on 01/20/2017, 05:58 PMI just want a fishermen civilization that can nuke the full roster of the Los Angeles Kings (1993), am I asking too much? :(

esteban

Quote from: Gredler on 01/20/2017, 06:17 PM
Quote from: esteban on 01/20/2017, 05:58 PMI just want a fishermen civilization that can nuke the full roster of the Los Angeles Kings (1993), am I asking too much? :(
LA KINGS.

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LOOK AT THE POOR TG-16 on the floor of the locker room! Very precarious.
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Gredler

And ya'll wonder why I love TV Sports Hockey - NOT THE WORST GAME.

Go Kings Go!

Larry Robinson's best pic:
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Blake was a beast, not surprising to hear he dominated the session. :)

Magister

Played Syd Mead's Terraforming for the first time the other day.  Was really disappointed.  The title makes it sound like it was going to be sort of like a Civilization type of game or Sim Earth.  And Sim Earth is just really bad.
This Space For Rent.

CrackTiger

Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 08:16 AMPlayed Syd Mead's Terraforming for the first time the other day.  Was really disappointed.  The title makes it sound like it was going to be sort of like a Civilization type of game or Sim Earth.  And Sim Earth is just really bad.   
You must get disappointed by games a lot.

Salamander, Steam Hearts, Darius, Side Arms, Sapphire, Burning Angels, Psycho Chaser, Twinbee, Cotton, Soldier Blade, Rock On... are there any games without misleading titles?
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

Magister

Quote from: guest on 02/14/2017, 11:54 AM
Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 08:16 AMPlayed Syd Mead's Terraforming for the first time the other day.  Was really disappointed.  The title makes it sound like it was going to be sort of like a Civilization type of game or Sim Earth.  And Sim Earth is just really bad.
You must get disappointed by games a lot.

Salamander, Steam Hearts, Darius, Side Arms, Sapphire, Burning Angels, Psycho Chaser, Twinbee, Cotton, Soldier Blade, Rock On... are there any games without misleading titles?
Not really.  But for some reason with this game when I seen the title I was thinking a Sid Meier's Civilization type game.
This Space For Rent.

NoSexGex

Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 08:16 AMPlayed Syd Mead's Terraforming for the first time the other day.  Was really disappointed.
I know you're not knocking the gameplay, so maybe you just briefly played it emulated. Or were at a buddies house and tried it out or something
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CrackTiger

Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 01:00 PM
Quote from: CrackTiger on 02/14/2017, 11:54 AM
Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 08:16 AMPlayed Syd Mead's Terraforming for the first time the other day.  Was really disappointed.  The title makes it sound like it was going to be sort of like a Civilization type of game or Sim Earth.  And Sim Earth is just really bad.   
You must get disappointed by games a lot.

Salamander, Steam Hearts, Darius, Side Arms, Sapphire, Burning Angels, Psycho Chaser, Twinbee, Cotton, Soldier Blade, Rock On... are there any games without misleading titles?
Not really.  But for some reason with this game when I seen the title I was thinking a Sid Meier's Civilization type game.
Syd is their given name, they aren't related and it's not a sim term/title. :P

Aside from the screenshots on the case of both versions, Terraforming is exactly the kind of thing you should expect from Syd Mead. ;)

If anything, Civilization should be horribly disappointing that it's not Snatcher or Rise of the Dragon.
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

Magister

Quote from: guest on 02/14/2017, 02:54 PM
Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 08:16 AMPlayed Syd Mead's Terraforming for the first time the other day.  Was really disappointed.
I know you're not knocking the gameplay, so maybe you just briefly played it emulated. Or were at a buddies house and tried it out or something
I have nothing against the gameplay.  Lords of Thunder is one of my favorites.  It just wasn't what I was expecting.
This Space For Rent.

EmperorIng

And here I thought I was going to witness a brave soul call out Syd Mead's Terraforming for being an average-at-best shooter.

Them pretty backgrounds can only cover up those same 6 enemy wave formations repeated a million times for so long.

escarioth

magifucking dinosaur tour...
such boringness.  [-(
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US CD-games  : 40/44 (3 repros)
total complete with boxes 54/111

Magister

Quote from: EmperorIng on 02/14/2017, 07:59 PMAnd here I thought I was going to witness a brave soul call out Syd Mead's Terraforming for being an average-at-best shooter.
I think you already did that yourself.
This Space For Rent.

esteban

Quote from: EmperorIng on 02/14/2017, 07:59 PMAnd here I thought I was going to witness a brave soul call out Syd Mead's Terraforming for being an average-at-best shooter.

Them pretty backgrounds can only cover up those same 6 enemy wave formations repeated a million times for so long.
Comrade, general consensus has always been that this was a mediocre shootemup.

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SignOfZeta

Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 01:00 PM
Quote from: guest on 02/14/2017, 11:54 AM
Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 08:16 AMPlayed Syd Mead's Terraforming for the first time the other day.  Was really disappointed.  The title makes it sound like it was going to be sort of like a Civilization type of game or Sim Earth.  And Sim Earth is just really bad.
You must get disappointed by games a lot.

Salamander, Steam Hearts, Darius, Side Arms, Sapphire, Burning Angels, Psycho Chaser, Twinbee, Cotton, Soldier Blade, Rock On... are there any games without misleading titles?
Not really.  But for some reason with this game when I seen the title I was thinking a Sid Meier's Civilization type game.
Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 01:00 PM
Quote from: guest on 02/14/2017, 11:54 AM
Quote from: Magister on 02/14/2017, 08:16 AMPlayed Syd Mead's Terraforming for the first time the other day.  Was really disappointed.  The title makes it sound like it was going to be sort of like a Civilization type of game or Sim Earth.  And Sim Earth is just really bad.
You must get disappointed by games a lot.

Salamander, Steam Hearts, Darius, Side Arms, Sapphire, Burning Angels, Psycho Chaser, Twinbee, Cotton, Soldier Blade, Rock On... are there any games without misleading titles?
Not really.  But for some reason with this game when I seen the title I was thinking a Sid Meier's Civilization type game.
HAHhhHahahahahaa!!!

Whatever you do, don't waste your time with Syd of Valis. You won't like it.

It's not often I just outright call somewhere here a complete idiot but...
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Psycho Punch

I bought Darkseed II and I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream thinking it was similar to Harvest Moon and Singstar, and I also bought Chase the Express for my Densha de Go!! controller, I know how you feel magister.
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SignOfZeta

Fighting Street and Fighting Golf...guys, TOTALLY unrelated. That explains why Golf Fighter II never came out.
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bob

anybody who picks ICFtD just doesnt get it.  its easy pick up and say "WTF", but once you understand it, there is a good time in there.

DragonmasterDan

Quote from: SignOfZeta on 02/15/2017, 10:44 PMFighting Street and Fighting Golf...guys, TOTALLY unrelated. That explains why Golf Fighter II never came out.
Yep, the sales of Ninja Golf on 7800 were poor enough to disrupt its development progress.
--DragonmasterDan

CrackTiger

Quote from: gynt on 02/16/2017, 08:15 AManybody who picks ICFtD just doesnt get it.  its easy pick up and say "WTF", but once you understand it, there is a good time in there.
It's the same problem as the "best" lists. People who haven't even tried everything are voting.
Justin the Not-So-Cheery Black/Hack/CrackTiger helped Joshua Jackass, Andrew/Arkhan Dildovich and the DildoPhiles destroy 2 PC Engine groups: one by Aaron Lambert on Facebook, then the other by Aaron Nanto!!! Him and PCE Aarons don't have a good track record together! Both times he blamed the Aarons and their staff in a "Look-what-you-made-us-do?!" manner, never himself nor his deranged/destructive/doxxing toxic turbo troll gang which he covers up for under the "community" euphemism!

johnnykonami

I'm pretty nostalgic for It Came from the Desert.  Maybe it's unpopularity means I can snag another copy easily, though I haven't looked around to be sure.  I remember fondly looking at the magazine ads and imagining how cool the FMV would look, as it's one of the very console games with FMV in it.  It was pretty novel at the time.  That, plus the B-movie appeal is pretty great too.

mitsuman

Quote from: gynt on 02/16/2017, 08:15 AManybody who picks ICFtD just doesnt get it.  its easy pick up and say "WTF", but once you understand it, there is a good time in there.
I voted for it...COME AT ME BRO!!

Seriously though, it just was not a fun game for me. Okay, maybe it was a bit harsh to vote for worst.

o.pwuaioc

Quote from: CrackTiger on 02/16/2017, 09:55 AM
Quote from: gynt on 02/16/2017, 08:15 AManybody who picks ICFtD just doesnt get it.  its easy pick up and say "WTF", but once you understand it, there is a good time in there.
It's the same problem as the "best" lists. People who haven't even tried everything are voting.
Eh, let them. Life's too short to try all of any console, though I suppose if one were to pick a single console to do that, the TG16 would be it.

pc_kwajalein

I didn't vote because I haven't played very many CD games. The "worst" I played on the list was Bonk 3, and that's only because it falls so far behind 1 and 2 that it's such a letdown.  :cry: It's still a decent platformer featuring our beloved caveman, Bonk, but anything coming after 'Revenge' had better be damn good.
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