# Games you continue to play even though they are so buggy you wanna kill. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 14, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917 "2008-06-14T15:19:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/1 "2008-06-14T15:19:30Z")
Sid Meier’s Railroads! Goddamn, is it frustrating. There is some sort of video card problem that cannot be fixed. I’ve downloaded every last patch and still it crashes like the Exxon Valdez captained by Amy Winehouse. I learned a few tricks (like switching from the game to desktop and back again when it gets glitchy and then save before the inevitable crash) to ease a little of my frustration. And yet I continue to play. I guess I must be a masochist. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/2 "2008-06-14T18:05:05Z")
**The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall.** One of the buggiest games in history (you had to use multiple saves and save every couple minutes just to avoid a crash, or getting stuck forever in a dungeon or somebody’s house because the game didn’t generate a proper exit) and it was impossible to win out of the box but damn was it fun and time-consuming. The biggest challenge was completing a mission without getting dumped to the dos prompt. I won’t touch any of the sequels simply because of how much time I spent on this game back in high school. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/3 "2008-06-15T01:18:15Z")
Years ago there was a naval and air war simulator called **Harpoon** , that crashed almost every single game, but it was sooo cool I played it anyway and just about screamed when it inevitably crashed at some key point. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/4 "2008-06-15T03:37:30Z")
Lord of the Rings the Third Age was incredibly fun. I’m not sure if it was buggy or just because my PS2 was starting to act up, but at some point it would try to save and corrupt my save file. I just kept restarting and playing it again! ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/5 "2008-06-15T04:14:58Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] SGoddamn, is it frustrating. There is some sort of video card problem that cannot be fixed. I’ve downloaded every last patch and still it crashes like the Exxon Valdez captained by Amy Winehouse. [/QUOTE] Very nice pop culture reference; a two-fer. Applause. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/6 "2008-06-15T15:04:37Z")
This was about ten years ago, but **Privateer II: The Darkening**. The gameplay was absolutely fantastic, from the starfighter combat to the trade routes to the actual plot line. Yet it would crash if you looked cross-eyed at it. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/7 "2008-06-15T15:10:49Z")
Age of Conan, so buggy and broken in so many ways yet so incredibly fun i keep playing it. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/8 "2008-06-15T15:42:47Z")
I’m currently playing Hellgate:London. It locks up on me at least once a day. ---
**Author:** ![Omi\_no\_Kami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/9 "2008-06-15T15:47:16Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] I’m currently playing Hellgate:London. It locks up on me at least once a day. [/QUOTE] Me: “Hey, tech-savvy friend: how do I stop Hellgate from raping my system’s memory?” Friend: “…stop playing Hellgate.” ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/10 "2008-06-15T18:06:27Z")
[QUOTE=Sublight] This was about ten years ago, but **Privateer II: The Darkening**. The gameplay was absolutely fantastic, from the starfighter combat to the trade routes to the actual plot line. Yet it would crash if you looked cross-eyed at it. [/QUOTE] Oh yeah - absolutely. I came to the thread specifically to mention this game. I mean, yes, the crashes forced you to do each mission an average of three times, but I still had to finish it - and I’m happy I did. What amazing atmosphere that game had. There’s a reason I still think of Clive Owen as “that guy from **Privateer 2**.” ---
**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:** [June 15, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/11 "2008-06-15T21:15:55Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] Sid Meier’s Railroads! Goddamn, is it frustrating. There is some sort of video card problem that cannot be fixed. I’ve downloaded every last patch and still it crashes like the Exxon Valdez captained by Amy Winehouse. I learned a few tricks (like switching from the game to desktop and back again when it gets glitchy and then save before the inevitable crash) to ease a little of my frustration. [/QUOTE] I just let it autosave, which it does every minute. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/12 "2008-06-15T21:22:27Z")
**F.E.A.R** : sometimes it loads, sometimes it doesn’t. The suspense is killing me. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/13 "2008-06-15T21:38:49Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] I’m currently playing Hellgate:London. It locks up on me at least once a day. [/QUOTE] I couldn’t get into Piccadilly Circus because every time I tried it would crash upon entry. Started playing on Vista instead and haven’t had any further problems. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/14 "2008-06-16T00:01:48Z")
Magic the Gathering Online. Now into it’s third major craptastic buggy release. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-you-continue-to-play-even-though-they-are-so-buggy-you-wanna-kill/452917/15 "2008-06-16T01:32:17Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] Very nice pop culture reference; a two-fer. Applause. [/QUOTE] I had to Google Amy Winehouse. Good job. 🙂