Top 10 Worst Sega Genesis Games
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For this list, we looked at video games available for Sega's 16-bit console which have garnered a notorious reputation for either their abysmal visuals, broken controls, terrible gameplay or just being downright boring. We are however excluding unlicensed games like Awesome Possum and Crazy Bus because, well, they're unlicensed. Though Crazy Bus does get special mention for this monstrosity
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Top 10 Worst Sega Genesis Games
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So much for blast processing. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we will be counting down our picks for the top 10 worst Sega Genesis games. For this list, we looked at video games available for Sega’s 16-bit console which have garnered a notorious reputation for either their abysmal visuals, broken controls, terrible gameplay or just being downright boring. We are however excluding unlicensed games like Awesome Possum and Crazy Bus because, well, they're unlicensed. Though Crazy Bus does get special mention for this monstrosity (Show Crazy Bus “Theme Song”)
#10.“Slaughter Sport”(1990)
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Starting off our countdown is this oddball fighting game about warriors far and wide, coming to prove their worth in an ultimate tournament. Once the game is started however, the only thing being slaughtered will be your eyes for having to witness this travesty on your TV screen. Flaws are found across the board with bland graphics and an abundance of gameplay issues like poor hit detection and unresponsive controls. The only redeeming quality to this game is that it isn’t quite as bad as the remaining nine on our list.
#9.“Batman Forever”(1995)
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Video games based off of movies are usually a sign of trouble and this one is no exception. Essentially a below average beat-em up, Batman Forever contains some truly horrible controls and an unforgiving level of difficulty. Developers tried to emulate the digitized graphics and gameplay made popular by Mortal Kombat, and unfortunately the end result is an ugly visual mess that’s almost unplayable. The only aspect of this game that will last forever is how sickeningly lousy it is.
#8.“Back To The Future Part 3”(1991)
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If our calculations are correct, when you pop this game into your Sega Genesis, you’re going to see some serious s**t. Another awful film-to-game adaptation, this entry is less of a full fledged experience and rather just a collection of mini-games, with none of them being good (Great scott). Opening with a frustrating horseback mission, things only get worse from there with two painfully bad shooting sections and a mediocre platforming segment. Its also laughably short, with some playthroughs clocking in at under ten minutes. It does capture one scene of the movie, implying it’s a total trainwreck (show trainwreck footage).
#7.“Ballz 3D”(1994 )
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Here’s a strange one, the marketing tagline for the game was “to be the champion you gotta have Ballz!” This is completely accurate, as you need to be incredibly brave to waste your time on this trash. An outlandishly bizarre game for its strange choice of characters including a farting monkey, a caveman and a ballerina; all of which are composed entirely with 3D balls. These elements could have made the game mindlessly entertaining, unfortunately the game is plagued by combat that boils down to chaotic button mashing and some truly irritating sound effects. Be smart, steer clear of this one.
#6. “The Great Waldo Search” (1992)
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Based on the popular series of books that task the reader with finding a character named Waldo, or Wally if you live in Europe, much of the charm from its simple interaction is lost in its video game counterpart. The problem lies within the gameplay being far too similar to the books it emulates, resulting in an experience far too bare bones and casual for the video game medium. All the player has to do is move a cursor around the screen and press a button when they think they have found Waldo. Yee-hah. Like people always say about movies – “Meh, the book was better”.
#5.“Rise of The Robots” (1994)
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Here are some robots we’d like not to rise. Yet another subpar fighting game for the platform, Rise of the Robots is a brawler similar to Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat but it is far from their level of quality. Nearly every component of the game feels defective or broken with mediocre graphics, sloppy controls and gameplay mechanics that are horribly rigid and robotic, pun intended. Nothing meshes well at all causing the game to be a nuisance to play and a heavily flawed experience. All these robots are good for is scrap metal.
#4.“Dark Castle” (1991)
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Just when you think it won’t get any worse, along comes our next game. Dark Castle has literally no redeeming factor to it at all. The quote-un-quote music of the game is just one track on an endless loop. If that doesn’t burn your ears, then the endless barrage of stupid sound effects will. The controls are utterly pathetic, making every leap or movement a near death encounter causing the player to rely on luck to make any progress. What makes this game stand out from the rest on this list? Well, there’s this (Saddam was here footage).
#3.“Shaq-Fu” (1994)
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You expected this to show up eventually. Garnering its infamy alone for its ridiculous premise alone, basketball player Shaquille O’Neal is transported to an alternate realm and has to engage in Kung-Fu battles with a bevy of evil opponents. Craziness aside, this fighter is still bad in every other aspect of its design. The combat is slow and clunky with the controls having a terrible delay to them. Speed and precision are essential to this genre and without them, you’re left with atrocities like this. It can’t be all bad, there is a sequel coming after all (Show footage from Shaq-Fu A Legend Reborn Trailer). Shaq … just stop.
#2.“Heavy Nova” (1992)
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The only thing that’s heavy about this game is the burden that will wear down on your conscious after playing it. An abysmal mess, Heavy Nova is a combination of both a platformer and fighting game. This mixture seems like a promising idea on paper, but in execution...well…(show boring combat footage as marked below). Making matters worse are the one two punch of humdrum graphics and nauseating sound effects. Did we even mention the god awfully bad controls? If there’s any redeeming quality to this game, it will put your garbage can to good use. Before we reveal our top pick, here are a few dishonorable mentions… “Last Action Hero” (1993) “Robocop 3” (1993) “James Bond: The Duel” (1992) “Revolution X” (1994) “Techno Cop” (1990)
#1.“Sword of Sodan”(1991)
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We have truly hit the bottom of the barrel. Taking the top spot on our list is this fantasy action game about gods and evil necromancers. Sounds cool enough right? Funny enough, the game was originally released for Amiga personal computers and met with positive reviews. Unfortunately, the port to the Sega Genesis was nothing like its Amiga counterpart. So what went wrong? Everything apparently. A butchered port top to bottom, the Genesis version is hampered down by unbearably bad controls and a frustrating sense of monotony from its repetitive gameplay. We feel the footage speaks for itself. Do you agree with our list? Which Sega Genesis games shocked you by how awful they were? For more Top 10’s published every day, be sure to subscribe to WatchMojo.com
