# Easiest video game ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688 "2003-04-23T21:19:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/21 "2003-04-24T13:06:54Z")
_SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman_ on PS2. I beat it with no walk-through and no cheats in about 6 hours. Also _Silent Hill 2_ for PS2, which I beat (with a walkthrough) in probably 6-8 hours. Compare to any _Tomb Raider_ title, all of which have taken over 30 hours **with** walkthroughs and cheats, and _Kingdom Hearts_, which took over 80 hours **with** a walkthrough. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/22 "2003-04-24T13:13:37Z")
If pinball counts, I’ll nominate _Jurassic Park_. All you had to do was aim for this one spot where the ball was retained and bounced up and down as a Tyrannosaurus Rex ran past on the display, giving you enormous, if slightly unpredictable, amounts of points. Then the ball would release and fall slowly towards a flipper, allowing you to do it all over again. I don’t know how many free games I won on that baby before I turned them over to a grateful kid standing beside me. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/23 "2003-04-24T13:38:08Z")
Well, **Combat** for the 2600, when you are the fighters playing against the bomber…it’s no contest. ---
**Author:** ![Parrothead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/59ef9b/32.png) [@Parrothead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parrothead)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/24 "2003-04-24T14:20:20Z")
This is a pretty obscure game, but there was a RISK-type simulation (with a lot of economics thrown in) on the Mac about 12 years ago called “Guns or Butter” The first game I ever played, I won against 1 computer opponent on “Normal.” The second game I ever played, I won against 5 computer opponents, all on “Expert.” I took it back. They gave me my money, too. The computer version of Axis and Allies is pretty easy, too. ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/25 "2003-04-24T14:37:34Z")
An early LucasArts adventure, name of _Loom_, I finished in about three and a half hours total, and don’t remember any of the puzzles actually puzzling me for more than a minute or two. Neat game, though. The original _Alone in the Dark_, once you learned where things popped out of and such, could be played start-to-finish in 30 minutes tops, without feeling particularly rushed. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/26 "2003-04-24T14:45:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by neutron star \* > **Joe Montana Sportstalk Football for the Sega Genesis…** Pshaw. If you want ridiculously easy football games with HOF QB endorsements look no further than John Elway’s Quarterback for the NES. In a straight up game it can be somewhat fun and interesting. However, one of the play options was labeled “Flip” which would flip the sides of the field the wide receivers lined up on. Rather than selecting a play, if you leave the “Flip” item highlighted when the play clock runs out, your team is now blessed with speed equivalent of The Flash while the other team is still slower than molasses. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/27 "2003-04-24T15:20:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HPL \* > \*\*It’s not that easy. Particulary when you need the 30 lives code to beat it. \*\* Once you learn the patterns, it takes very little skill to complete the game. I used to be able to play Contra until I got bored without losing a life…and I did not own the game, I got to this point with a 3 day rental ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/28 "2003-04-24T15:27:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xizor \* > \*\*Pac-man, since all that was required was memorizing a bunch of patterns. \*\* That was just about every game until at least the 3rd or 4th generation of consoles. ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/29 "2003-04-24T16:17:17Z")
Diablo the secret: Left click. Sshhh… ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/30 "2003-04-24T16:19:06Z")
Also, I beat Sum Of All Fears in two 1 hr sittings. Good game, but WAAAAAY too short. ---
**Author:** ![Space\_Vampire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Space\_Vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Space_Vampire)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/31 "2003-04-24T16:35:12Z")
I’m currently finding Command and Conquer: Generals to be a joke, particularly the American campaign. Build a dozen helipcopters, blow everything off the map. Really, this “harvest-builid-rush” shit is getting old, why don’t they try introducing actual tactics to this genre? ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/32 "2003-04-24T17:00:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HPL \* > \*\*It’s not that easy. Particulary when you need the 30 lives code to beat it. \*\* Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/33 "2003-04-24T17:02:42Z")
Oh yeah, my contribution to this thread… Missile Command on the Atari 2600. My _mom_ got a million points on it! ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/34 "2003-04-24T17:11:05Z")
Ah, **Nutty Bunny** , still knee-high to a grasshopper… It was “Up, Up, Down, Down” and not “Up, Down, Up, Down”. And plus you can always tell who played alone versus who played with their friends – to me, the code ends “B, A, Select, Start”. ---
**Author:** ![blainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@blainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blainer)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/35 "2003-04-24T17:18:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mullinator \* > \*\*Pshaw. If you want ridiculously easy football games with HOF QB endorsements look no further than John Elway’s Quarterback for the NES. In a straight up game it can be somewhat fun and interesting. However, one of the play options was labeled “Flip” which would flip the sides of the field the wide receivers lined up on. Rather than selecting a play, if you leave the “Flip” item highlighted when the play clock runs out, your team is now blessed with speed equivalent of The Flash while the other team is still slower than molasses. \*\* As if you needed extra speed in that game! The AI would never cover any of your receivers, so all you had to do was pass, pass, pass. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/36 "2003-04-24T17:25:28Z")
I had a football game for the Atari 5200. The AI was really stupid you could run backwards toward the sideline. The entire team would follow you and since you were slightly faster you could then run toward the other sideline then run for the touchdown. Heck if you were really bored you could just keep running around in circles. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/37 "2003-04-24T17:32:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lno \* > \*\*Ah, **Nutty Bunny** , still knee-high to a grasshopper… > > It was “Up, Up, Down, Down” and not “Up, Down, Up, Down”. > > And plus you can always tell who played alone versus who played with their friends – to me, the code ends “B, A, Select, Start”. \*\* Doh! You’re absolutely right! And, yes, I always played alone. [Hangs head in shame] ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/38 "2003-04-24T17:57:11Z")
The old Mattel handhelf football game. Three ways the defense would approach. You could get a touchdown every time. Radio shack sells it now for the nostalgic. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/39 "2003-04-24T19:56:56Z")
Play Sation 1, Monopoly. Worst and easiest game. The computer opponents won’t even pay morgage value for auctioned propperty. And will sell you what you need for a whole set at property face value. Hate it hate it hate it. Cheers, Bippy ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688/40 "2003-04-24T21:46:32Z")
The original [Destruction Derby](http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/march/dderby.html) was too easy and the [sequel](http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/jan97/dd2.html) too hard. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-video-game-ever/170688.md?page=3)