Just... Bad Games (part 1) (MAME "Just... June" Streams - Ep. 3)
32In this part of "Just... June" I'll be looking at some bad arcade games. There might be worse games out there (although one or two of these will take some beating) but the games I've picked I feel are objectively bad, or at least have one fatal flaw that makes them nearly impossible to enjoy. Some of this selection will be weighted by expectation, either due to the developer or the series in question, others will be lesser known titles from smaller developers that just didn't turn out well.
For June’s emulation streams I’ve picked the overall theme “Just… June” where for each stream I’ll pick a subject or individual theme and only cover games that fit within said criteria. Some of these might be simple streams that cover games from a single manufacturer, or a single system / hardware type, others might look at only games I consider to be bad games, or games I consider to be addictive.
Timestamps from The Ogre
00:00:00 - Prestream Intro
00:06:05 - Double Dragon 3 - The Rosetta Stone (US, 1990 East Technology / Technos Japan)
00:21:58 - Double Dragon 3 - The Rosetta Stone (Japan, 1990 East Technology / Technos Japan)
00:27:04 - Number Crash (1983 Hanshin Goraku / Peni)
00:45:06 - Battlecry (Version E, 1991 Home Data)
01:00:49 - Ping Pong Masters '93 (1993 Electronic Devices S.R.L)
01:10:08 - Rock Climber (1981 Taito)
01:25:23 - Wit's (Japan, 1989 Athena (Visco license))
01:29:35 - Dragon's Lair (Euro, Mega-CD, PAL, Sega, 1994 Sega)
01:38:21 - Bloody Wolf (US, 1988 Data East USA)
01:50:54 - Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (World, 1990 Sega)
02:03:18 - The Empire Strikes Back (1985 Atari Games)
02:14:01 - Gang Wars (1989 Alpha Denshi Co.)
02:26:26 - Burning Rival (World, 1992 Sega)
02:35:41 - Superior Soldiers (US, 1993 Irem America)
02:42:06 - Godzilla (Japan, 1993 Banpresto)
02:46:32 - Final Lap R (Rev. B, 1995 Namco)
02:52:06 - Reality Tennis (set 1, 1993 TCH)
02:55:17 - Cannon Ball (Pac-Man Hardware, 1985 Novomatic)
02:59:48 - Space Force (set 1, 1980 Venture Line)
03:03:03 - Driving Force (Pac-Man Conversion, 1984 Shinkai Inc. (Magic Electronics license))
03:06:54 - Driving Force (Galaxian Conversion, 1984 Shinkai Inc. (Magic Electronics license))