# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 576
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11502 "2012-07-18T02:54:05Z")
Scariest video games you’ve ever played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11503 "2012-07-18T22:00:12Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Welp, I thought this would be an easy one to fill up-guess I was wrong. Yeah, it has bogged down a little. I rarely play video games so I’ll add my entry, because it is the scariest that _ **I** _ have played! 😃 Scariest video games you’ve ever played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. 5. Asteroids! (I didn’t like exploding!) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11504 "2012-07-18T22:06:31Z")
Scariest video games you’ve ever played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. 5. Asteroids! (I didn’t like exploding!) 6. Dead Rising - Zombies in the mall! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11505 "2012-07-18T23:05:02Z")
Scariest video games you’ve ever played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. 5. Asteroids! (I didn’t like exploding!) 6. Dead Rising - Zombies in the mall! 7. Space Invaders - those little guys kept speeding up! ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11506 "2012-07-19T13:54:21Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > It’s always a bad idea to have a category that’s specific to an individual. It means each of us can only answer one time and that makes it easy for a category to stall. We need categories where people can submit multiple answers if necessary to keep it moving. This. And, if you notice, specific gaming topics don’t exactly zip along here. At least ones that can’t be contributed to by non-gamers. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11507 "2012-07-19T19:02:40Z")
Scariest video games you’ve ever played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. 5. Asteroids! (I didn’t like exploding!) 6. Dead Rising - Zombies in the mall! 7. Space Invaders - those little guys kept speeding up! 8. [Sinistar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinistar) - BEWARE, I LIVE! I HUNGER! ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11508 "2012-07-19T19:27:26Z")
I always thought the unwritten rule here was one entry per Doper-or at least that’s how I’ve played it since I joined a few months back. If that’s not the case then yeah, topic changed to “Scary video games that you’ve played.” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11509 "2012-07-19T19:37:08Z")
Scariest video games you’ve ever played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. 5. Asteroids! (I didn’t like exploding!) 6. Dead Rising - Zombies in the mall! 7. Space Invaders - those little guys kept speeding up! 8. [Sinistar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinistar) - BEWARE, I LIVE! I HUNGER! [/QUOTE] 9. Doom (I don’t play very often.) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11510 "2012-07-19T19:52:44Z")
Scariest video games you’ve ever played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. 5. Asteroids! (I didn’t like exploding!) 6. Dead Rising - Zombies in the mall! 7. Space Invaders - those little guys kept speeding up! 8. [Sinistar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinistar) - BEWARE, I LIVE! I HUNGER! 9. Doom 10. Donkey Kong - The barrels, they keep coming and coming! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11511 "2012-07-19T20:35:28Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I always thought the unwritten rule here was one entry per Doper-or at least that’s how I’ve played it since I joined a few months back. If that’s not the case then yeah, topic changed to “Scary video games that you’ve played.” No, go back to the first page. Idle Thoughts started the thread and posted the first category and entry. Then on the third post of this thread, he posted a second entry to his category. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11512 "2012-07-19T20:38:36Z")
[del]Scariest video games you’ve ever played[/del] Scary video games that you’ve played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. 5. Asteroids! (I didn’t like exploding!) 6. Dead Rising - Zombies in the mall! 7. Space Invaders - those little guys kept speeding up! 8. [Sinistar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinistar) - BEWARE, I LIVE! I HUNGER! 9. Doom 10. Donkey Kong - The barrels, they keep coming and coming! 11. Tetris - due to Cold War paranoia ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11513 "2012-07-19T21:11:56Z")
Scary video games that you’ve played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. 5. Asteroids! (I didn’t like exploding!) 6. Dead Rising - Zombies in the mall! 7. Space Invaders - those little guys kept speeding up! 8. [Sinistar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinistar) - BEWARE, I LIVE! I HUNGER! 9. Doom 10. Donkey Kong - The barrels, they keep coming and coming! 11. Tetris - due to Cold War paranoia 12. World of Warcraft - the “Room of Upside Down Sinners” under Karazhan is very creepy ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11514 "2012-07-19T23:34:31Z")
Scary video games that you’ve played 1. Thief II - mainly for the ambiance of pure dread, punctuated by ghastly things periodically jumping out at you 2. Bioshock, for the feeling that things are going to jump out at you from dark corners every time you turn around. 3. Silent Hill - creepy atmospheric noises and hellish villains 4. The Secret World - wandering around the mine in nearly pitch darkness while things jump out at you…yeah. 5. Asteroids! (I didn’t like exploding!) 6. Dead Rising - Zombies in the mall! 7. Space Invaders - those little guys kept speeding up! 8. [Sinistar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinistar) - BEWARE, I LIVE! I HUNGER! 9. Doom 10. Donkey Kong - The barrels, they keep coming and coming! 11. Tetris - due to Cold War paranoia 12. World of Warcraft - the “Room of Upside Down Sinners” under Karazhan is very creepy 13. Pac-Man - being chased by ghosts New category: newspapers 1. New York Times ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11515 "2012-07-19T23:50:23Z")
newspapers 1. New York Times 2. USA Today ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11516 "2012-07-19T23:59:08Z")
newspapers 1. New York Times 2. USA Today 3. [The Unterrified Democrat](http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/linn-mo/3989783-unterrified-democrat/)- Linn, Missouri ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11517 "2012-07-20T04:07:22Z")
Newspapers 1. New York Times 2. USA Today 3. [The Unterrified Democrat](http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/linn-mo/3989783-unterrified-democrat/)- Linn, Missouri 4. The Hartford Courant - [America’s Oldest Continuously Published Newspaper](http://www.courant.com/about/thc-history,0,4107859.htmlstory) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11518 "2012-07-20T04:17:37Z")
Newspapers 1. New York Times 2. USA Today 3. [The Unterrified Democrat](http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/linn-mo/3989783-unterrified-democrat/)- Linn, Missouri 4. The Hartford Courant - [America’s Oldest Continuously Published Newspaper](http://www.courant.com/about/thc-history,0,4107859.htmlstory) 5. The Times-Picayune Based in New Orleans, but the city’s name is not part of the title. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11519 "2012-07-20T06:20:23Z")
Newspapers 1. New York Times 2. USA Today 3. [The Unterrified Democrat](http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/linn-mo/3989783-unterrified-democrat/)- Linn, Missouri 4. The Hartford Courant - [America’s Oldest Continuously Published Newspaper](http://www.courant.com/about/thc-history,0,4107859.htmlstory) 5. The Times-Picayune 6. The San Jose Mercury News ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11520 "2012-07-20T07:10:15Z")
Newspapers 1. New York Times 2. USA Today 3. [The Unterrified Democrat](http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/linn-mo/3989783-unterrified-democrat/)- Linn, Missouri 4. The Hartford Courant - [America’s Oldest Continuously Published Newspaper](http://www.courant.com/about/thc-history,0,4107859.htmlstory) 5. The Times-Picayune 6. The San Jose Mercury News 7. The Wall Street Journal ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11521 "2012-07-20T10:53:07Z")
Newspapers 1. New York Times 2. USA Today 3. [The Unterrified Democrat](http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/linn-mo/3989783-unterrified-democrat/)- Linn, Missouri 4. The Hartford Courant - [America’s Oldest Continuously Published Newspaper](http://www.courant.com/about/thc-history,0,4107859.htmlstory) 5. The Times-Picayune 6. The San Jose Mercury News 7. The Wall Street Journal 8. Washington Post [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=575) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=577)