# The 30 Dumbest Video Game Titles Ever **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 28, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050 "2008-03-28T15:03:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/1 "2008-03-28T15:03:40Z")
[Article.](http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029441,49296103,00.htm) Some of these are hilarious- Ninja Hamster? ---
**Author:** ![Euryphaessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Euryphaessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euryphaessa)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/2 "2008-03-28T15:17:50Z")
Heh, I remember _Zombies Ate My Neighbors_. I’m kind of proud to say that’s the only one on this list that I’ve played. Seriously, _Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together_? What were they on? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/3 "2008-03-28T15:44:29Z")
Attack of the Mutant Camels! Wow, that takes me back. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/4 "2008-03-28T15:46:50Z")
_Zombies Ate My Neighbors_ [is now a band](http://www.myspace.com/zombiesaregay). ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/5 "2008-03-28T15:47:43Z")
What, no love for _Spellcasting 101: Sorcerors Get All The Girls_? ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/6 "2008-03-28T15:53:11Z")
I loved _Zombies Ate My Neighbors_! My mom and I used to play that together when I was a wee Soul. Aww, what fuzzy memories. And man oh man, do I wish I had gotten the chance to play _Ninja Golf_. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/7 "2008-03-28T17:02:15Z")
Years ago I was at ECTS and I saw a title for a kid’s game that made my jaw drop. It was about two forest animals – a skunk and a beaver – and revolved around sports competitions in the forest. The title? “Stinky and Beaver’s Wood O’lympics” ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/8 "2008-03-28T17:41:40Z")
What, no “You are empty”? That’s got to be the worst title I’ve seen in ages. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/9 "2008-03-28T17:52:52Z")
I want to play _Ninja Hamster_! ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/10 "2008-03-28T18:07:13Z")
I really expected to see _Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie_. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/11 "2008-03-28T18:57:17Z")
Those are good. Oddly enough, I think my favorite is the understated _Astro Fang: Super Machine._ Nothing fancy, mind you, just good ol’ fashioned “cool” words thrown together somewhat randomly. Perfect. Although, it’s hard not to love _Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together_. Sorta leaves you speechless. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/12 "2008-03-28T19:01:43Z")
Some of those games were quality, like _Spanky’s Quest_ and _Zombies Ate My Neighbors_ ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/13 "2008-03-28T20:55:54Z")
I can attest that Ship Simulator SUCKED. I’d imagine Bus Driver is even worse. ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/14 "2008-03-28T21:46:15Z")
[QUOTE=Queen of Town] Seriously, _Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together_? What were they on? [/QUOTE] At one point all the Ogre battle series had titles of Queen songs and lyrics…not that it makes any more sense. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/15 "2008-03-28T21:46:19Z")
_Billy the Wizard_ was originally supposed to be the even more rip-offy title _Barry Hatter_. [Here’s](http://www.gamerevolution.com/feature/worst_names) another list of bad video game titles which covers a lot of the same ground, but has some other interesting ones not seen here, including the wonderfully redundant _Divine Divinity_ and the rather intriguing _No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!_ Too bad the box art of _Phalanx_ isn’t a title… ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/16 "2008-03-28T23:41:00Z")
Tongue Of The Fatman is a great game. It was rereleased with some minor changes as Mondu’s Fight Palace for the Genesis and SNES. I love this game and wish I could get it to run on my current machine. You can bet on your fights and buy weapons, safety devices, and performance enhancing drugs. Leisure Suit Larry-Passionate Patti In Pursuit Of The Pulsating Pectorals Wonderfully written, challenging, funny. Zombies Ate My Neighbors- Fun fun fun. Try to save all the humans on the level before they get killed or eaten. Fight with squirt guns, ball shooters, and sling shots. Distract enemies with inflatable clowns. Not Mentioned In The Article- I swear to Cecil I am not making this up. I spotted this winner in what was clearly a re-used cabinet in an arcade in Florida. Violence Fight ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/17 "2008-03-29T00:32:00Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] Attack of the Mutant Camels! Wow, that takes me back. [/QUOTE] As I recall, it was jokingly named after the designer’s favorite radio station, KMEL. I believe shooting the camels (or was it something else?) gave you the same number of points as the station’s frequency. So it might have been poorly named but at least there was a reason for it. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/18 "2008-03-29T00:38:31Z")
They let a good one get away with their failure to mention [Rock Star Ate My Hamster!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_Ate_My_Hamster) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/19 "2008-03-29T01:25:24Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] [Here’s](http://www.gamerevolution.com/feature/worst_names) another list of bad video game titles which covers a lot of the same ground, but has some other interesting ones not seen here, including the wonderfully redundant _Divine Divinity_ and the rather intriguing _No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!_ Too bad the box art of _Phalanx_ isn’t a title… [/QUOTE] Irritating Stick…heheh. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050/20 "2008-03-29T01:36:49Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] [Here’s](http://www.gamerevolution.com/feature/worst_names) another list of bad video game titles which covers a lot of the same ground,e… [/QUOTE] That list is suspect as it has Jumpman on it. Jumpman was a fine example of a game with limited graphics, bad soundtrack, and fascinatingly diverse and complicated game play. On one level you may be avoiding robots, on another you’ll be avoiding copies of yourself that spawn whenever you grab a dot. Yes you jump, but you do a whole hell of a lot else and have one hell of a lot of fun. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-dumbest-video-game-titles-ever/443050.md?page=2)