Gaming off the Beaten Path

It's been a long time coming, but I knew this was going to have to happen eventually. I've had a largely positive year of reviews so far, with one very obvious exception. I've been thinking a lot about this topic ever since I reviewed Ballz 3D, and a recent quest on Channel 3 (which is an amazing social media platform that you should join if you haven't already) has kept the gears turning. I've played a lot of games in my lifetime, some great, most at least good and a few bad. But there are a select few that sink far below bad, titles that are absolutely horrible, abominable experiences that make my stomach turn just thinking about. It's time to talk about the games that are the worst ones that I, personally, have ever played. Before I get into it, I have to lay down a few ground rules. First, these are all games that I have actually played. This won't be a rehash of all those other "worst game" lists, though a few of the games the frequently popu...

I've been skirting around it for a few years now, but its finally time to add yet another console to the list. A few years ago, I reviewed Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, a Genesis platformer that I didn't really enjoy all that much. I talked a little bit about how Alex Kidd was Sega's mascot before Sonic became a thing and how hyped up I was to give AKITEC a try, having heard so much about the series. That was part of the reason the game fell flat for me, though poor level design and awful boss fights were more than likely the bigger culprits. What I didn't realize at the time was that much of the positive sentiment I had heard about the series had nothing to do with its lone Genesis entry. Instead, much of the positivity was focused on the various entries on Sega's third generation console, a machine that I have been looking for an excuse to play for a long time. For most North American gamers, the Genesis was the first time we interacted with Sega. Many peop...