Your worst legacy purchase?

remember when you were a kid, and you'd cut lawns and do extra chores, save your allowance for weeks, maybe the entire summer, just to buy a game or two?

and then you picked a game that just stunk?

share your story/game

The Nintendo Power Glove. I used it about 4 times and then tossed it into a box where it still sits all these years later. Complete waste of cash.

The Nintendo Power Glove. I used it about 4 times and then tossed it into a box where it still sits all these years later. Complete waste of cash.

kittensRjerks

no one lives forever ps2, x-men legends,Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

"Basic Programming" on the 2600 (I was programming on a 286 at the time and i thought it was a novel idea - Yeeeeaaahhhh, Mmm-Hm. It was the early 80s)

"E.T." on the 2600

"SwordQuest: Earthworld" on the 2600

That was a different time... We didn't have a very established gaming press, and reviews of Atari 2600 games were non-existent for the most part. In order to find the good games, someone in your circle had to walk the plank and buy a copy. The funny adendum to this story is that I bought the Atari 2600 collections for my DS so that I could try them again now that I'm older and less intoxicated all the time. And they still stink.

:lol:

So I've purchased them twice. Guess I'm older and more sober, but still as dumb as a rock!

(In my defense, there ARE some great games on those collections, too, and that's primarily what I bought the collections for to be truthful. But the stinkers are there with 'em and they still stink.)

the worst would be accidentaly buying (don't ask) Die Hard Trilogy on the Saturn.

I wanted the PS1 version , but ended up with the Saturn version.

all I have to say is , "Oh dear, this is horrid"

Dragon Ball Z : Idainaru Densetsu is another one, I regret spending £10 on it, though at least I sold it and got most of that back

My N64, Sega CD, and Atari 2600. Through these 3 systems I have learned that video game collecting is far too expensive of a hobby to just collect for collecting's sakes. I now only buy games/systems that I know or at least think I'll truly enjoy.

I bought my N64 because I wanted to see what I missed out on during that generation. During the time I had a PS1 and then a Dreamcast. So I never had an N64. I bought all the recommended games like Super Mario 64, the Zeldas, Goldeneye: 007, and others. But I was unimpressed by the games and just plain hate the controller. I'm contemplating selling my whole N64 collection.

My Atari 2600 I bought because I wanted to have something from that early era of home consoles, and Atari 2600 was the cheapest and most readily available option. It also seemed to sport the largest library. So my intentions were good. I bought a huge lot for cheap on eBay that came with nealry 40 games already bundled with the console. Great deal. But once I got it hooked up and started playing it, man was I disappointed. The sounds that come from this thing are unholy, they grate on your soul with their terrible squeaks, blips, and screeches. And the joystick is the stiffest most uncooperative thing I have ever used in gaming. I simply use my Genesis controller (which is fully compatible without any modification, suprisingly) when I actually play it. The games are also a complaint I have, but not as much as the my first two complaints. The games are such a far cry from their arcade counterparts it's ridiculous. I don't mean like later arcade ports. This more than just a few cut corners here and there to make it fit on the cartridge. Often times they barely resemble their arcade counterparts. There are exceptions however, and even a handful of decent exclusives for the Atari 2600, but not many that I've run across. I'm also contemplating selling my entire Atari 2600 collection.

Sega CD I bought as a novelty. It was one of those things I had heard about and read about as a kid but I never actually got my hands on one. Well I finally did a few years back. And it was far too late for me. By this time, most of the good games had become outrageously priced collectors items. And those outrageously priced games were good but not good enough to warrant those prices. There were some good affordable games on it, but a good majority of them were Genesis ports. The ones that were affordable and weren't Genesis ports ranged from alright to downright horrible. Sonic CD is the one being the big exception here. It is an excellent game that is exclusive to Sega CD and it's quite affordable. But lucky for me it's also available on Sonic Gems Collection for Gamecube. I already have sold my Sega CD.

ESPN winter sports on Xbox. The most mediocre game I've ever played. Bad graphics, dull gameplay, awkward controls, vomit.

Also NGEN Racing, a boring and difficult aeroplane racing game, and Coolboarders 2, which sucked more than 1080 on N64. They're getting traded in at the next oppurtunity.

all of my sorrow and pity.

something i've never told anyone, when i was like 7 i traded ocarina of time for superman64. it started out as a friendly borrow, but i never saw the dude again and my childhood was forever scarred.tab134

Even though I was a hardcore Sega man, my worst legacy purchase was the Sega Saturn. I was one of those fools who bought it at launch for 400 bucks(that's still alot of money even by today's standards)The whole systems launch was a failure from start to finish, it ultimately was the system that doomed sega in the hardware business.

The Dreamcast had more then made up for the Saturn disaster but it came a little to late because the public had lost faith in sega....plus the PS1 had just came on the scence....the rest is history.

I vote for "Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage" on the SNES. I am a HUGE Spider-Man fan so the purchase made sense. I definitely love the red cartridge (that was a nice touch), but I just didn't like the game. It didn't look very good, it was repetitive, and just a disappointment in my opinion. The other one has to be "Tail of the Sun" for the PS1. I don't know what I was thinking on that one:P

[QUOTE="tab134"]something i've never told anyone, when i was like 7 i traded ocarina of time for superman64. it started out as a friendly borrow, but i never saw the dude again and my childhood was forever scarred.Darkman2007

:lol:...dude that made my day....thank you.:)

you poor soul.Darkman2007

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"]you poor soul.tab134

My N64, Sega CD, and Atari 2600. Through these 3 systems I have learned that video game collecting is far too expensive of a hobby to just collect for collecting's sakes. I now only buy games/systems that I know or at least think I'll truly enjoy.

I bought my N64 because I wanted to see what I missed out on during that generation. During the time I had a PS1 and then a Dreamcast. So I never had an N64. I bought all the recommended games like Super Mario 64, the Zeldas, Goldeneye: 007, and others. But I was unimpressed by the games and just plain hate the controller. I'm contemplating selling my whole N64 collection.

My Atari 2600 I bought because I wanted to have something from that early era of home consoles, and Atari 2600 was the cheapest and most readily available option. It also seemed to sport the largest library. So my intentions were good. I bought a huge lot for cheap on eBay that came with nealry 40 games already bundled with the console. Great deal. But once I got it hooked up and started playing it, man was I disappointed. The sounds that come from this thing are unholy, they grate on your soul with their terrible squeaks, blips, and screeches. And the joystick is the stiffest most uncooperative thing I have ever used in gaming. I simply use my Genesis controller (which is fully compatible without any modification, suprisingly) when I actually play it. The games are also a complaint I have, but not as much as the my first two complaints. The games are such a far cry from their arcade counterparts it's ridiculous. I don't mean like later arcade ports. This more than just a few cut corners here and there to make it fit on the cartridge. Often times they barely resemble their arcade counterparts. There are exceptions however, and even a handful of decent exclusives for the Atari 2600, but not many that I've run across. I'm also contemplating selling my entire Atari 2600 collection.

Sega CD I bought as a novelty. It was one of those things I had heard about and read about as a kid but I never actually got my hands on one. Well I finally did a few years back. And it was far too late for me. By this time, most of the good games had become outrageously priced collectors items. And those outrageously priced games were good but not good enough to warrant those prices. There were some good affordable games on it, but a good majority of them were Genesis ports. The ones that were affordable and weren't Genesis ports ranged from alright to downright horrible. Sonic CD is the one being the big exception here. It is an excellent game that is exclusive to Sega CD and it's quite affordable. But lucky for me it's also available on Sonic Gems Collection for Gamecube. I already have sold my Sega CD.

Emerald_Warrior

Oh yeah, the Sega CD...my 2nd worst purchase. Even after all these years I'm still in awe of one of the stupidest things I ever did.

I had a relatively bad game-free childhood. Sure, I'd rent bad ones but whenever I convinced my parents to buy me a game it was usually because I knew it was good. The closest thing I can think of is that I wasn't a big fan of South Park on the N64, and that was mostly because I'd (stupidly) read up on the PC version, which had so many other features and cheats and whatnot. I eventually sold it to a friend a few years later, which in hindsight may have sparked my short-lived trade-in bug that resulted in getting rid of a lot of games only to desperately track them down again years later at higher prices. Live and learn, right? :P

knight rider for nes terrible game i took because i liked supercar tv series

Believe it or not, but I'm going to say the PS2. I picked it up after getting a Gamecube and Xbox, and the ps2 just didn't offer much imo. A lot of games, but none of them really measured up to the best the other two consoles had to offer--EXCEPT for Snake EAter.

I'd have to say Batman Returns for Atari Lynx. Horrible game. I think it was 1 of 3 Atari Lynx games that I bought new (for like $40). I have a bunch of other Lynx games that I bought used for $1-10 each and there are good and bad, but Batman returns is the worst.

I also have some other really bad games in my collection (mostly NES and 32x games) but at least those I bought for less than $10 each. sometimes games are just good to collect, but not play. but the majority of my collection are games that I actually enjoy playing.

I've bought a lot of bad games but the one that sticks out for some reason is Prehistorik for the Amiga.

I paid $50.00 and never really liked it or played it.

The Nintendo Power Glove. I used it about 4 times and then tossed it into a box where it still sits all these years later. Complete waste of cash.

kittensRjerks

Even though I was a hardcore Sega man, my worst legacy purchase was the Sega Saturn.

MarcRecon

I take it you never imported anything for it?

Is Devil May Cry 2 really THAT bad. I did not buy it at the time b/c of the reviews. But now a part of me wants to at least try it (having beat all the other games)rawsavon

Gamecube mic with Odama.

I payed 30$ just to play a bad pinball game.

When I bought Teras Kasi (worst fighting game ever) for the PS1. I still can't get over it...

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. I feel into the hype of everyone talking about it in 9th grade and I just couldn't get into it.

Shadow the Hedgehog. I can't believe I blew $40+ on that suck-fest.

I wasted 8$ on Hook for the NES! The game was so AWFUL that I almost threw it in the trash binKilleRotom

I've never played the NES version. But I own the SNES version and I found it to be a fantastic, albeit short, action-platformer.

The Neo*Geo CD. Such a poor built system.

The Neo*Geo CD. Such a poor built system.

Panzer_Zwei

http://www.egameaddiction.com/neogeocd/masterlist.html

...I honestly don't see how someone could dislike a system with a library like that unless they just don't like fighting games, shmups, run-n-guns, beat-em-ups, puzzle games, or other arcade-styIe games.

I've played Superman 64 , its a horrid contraption I believe was created as a means of torture.Darkman2007

Bought the game back when it was fairly new in '99. And I actually beat it. No lie. And yes it is horrendous. Funny thing is I bought OoT along with it. Same day.

As for worst purchase, I'd say Superman 64 and Batman Forever on the Saturn.

[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]

The Neo*Geo CD. Such a poor built system.

pills4louis

http://www.egameaddiction.com/neogeocd/masterlist.html

...I honestly don't see how someone could dislike a system with a library like that unless they just don't like fighting games, shmups, run-n-guns, beat-em-ups, puzzle games, or other arcade-styIe games.

[QUOTE="KilleRotom"]I wasted 8$ on Hook for the NES! The game was so AWFUL that I almost threw it in the trash binEmerald_Warrior

I've never played the NES version. But I own the SNES version and I found it to be a fantastic, albeit short, action-platformer.

offshoot Resident Evil games: I purchased RE: Deadaim and RE: Outbreak for my PS2 thinking theyd be great games. . .boy was I horribly wrong. I hated both of these poor excuse for RE titles and wish I had saved my money.

offshoot Resident Evil games: I purchased RE: Deadaim and RE: Outbreak for my PS2 thinking theyd be great games. . .boy was I horribly wrong. I hated both of these poor excuse for RE titles and wish I had saved my money.

Shenmue_Jehuty

It probably would have been better when your cooperative characters were controlled by other people rather the the very foolish, primitive AI. The AI was the biggest issue with that game; your fellow companions were so stupid that they often ended up getting you killed faster then if you just went solo. The game overall was very mediocre as well, especially for an RE title.

It probably would have been better when your cooperative characters were controlled by other people rather the the very foolish, primitive AI. The AI was the biggest issue with that game; your fellow companions were so stupid that they often ended up getting you killed faster then if you just went solo. The game overall was very mediocre as well, especially for an RE title.

Shenmue_Jehuty

[QUOTE="Shenmue_Jehuty"]

It probably would have been better when your cooperative characters were controlled by other people rather the the very foolish, primitive AI. The AI was the biggest issue with that game; your fellow companions were so stupid that they often ended up getting you killed faster then if you just went solo. The game overall was very mediocre as well, especially for an RE title.

Darkman2007

I thank a lot of people feel as you do abou outbreak, but I found it a total waste of time and money. Getting past the bar seen in the beginning took so much effort that I could not even imagine the fortitude needed to get through the entire game. I've just been burned so badly by off shoot RE titles that I sort of only buy the ones with a number following the title :P

My Jaguar. So far I only have 1 decent game, which is AVP, and I rarely play that. Maybe I just need to grab some more games for it, but right now I'm not really invested in it.

My Jaguar. So far I only have 1 decent game, which is AVP, and I rarely play that. Maybe I just need to grab some more games for it, but right now I'm not really invested in it.

godzillavskong

[spoiler] Then again, I could be wrong. [/spoiler]

Sword of Sodan for Genesis.

Biggest piece of junk.

Bubsy 3D.

Good god that game was awful. Thank god it's scratched up so badly.