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But thanks to the inevitable collision of reclusive nerds, bizarre artists and painfully unhip marketing execs, the video game industry enjoys some of the worst names of all. The following list was compiled after hours of lively debate, pages of exhausting science and one actual geek fistfight. During this laborious process, we decided to set up a few basic rules: * All games must have been wide releases for legitimate, popular platforms. We should also point out that this list in no way indicates the quality of the game itself, merely the quality of its awful title. And we know that some of you will claim that you once played a game in a Korean arcade called "Diarrhea Coughdrop" or something and that it deserves a spot on the list.
Frogger: Helmet Chaos 50 We must bring order to the helmets! Platform : DS, PSP Publisher : Konami Year : 2005 If ever there was a title that came straight out of the random grab-bag-o-nouns, it's this one.
Zeitgeist 49 David Hume could out-consume Schopenhauer and Hegel. Platform : Playstation, PC Publisher : Taito Year : 1998 Man, nothing says "fun" like a German philosophical term for an era in the dialectical progression of a people or the world at large.
Platform : Arcade Publisher : Taito Year : 1988 It's bad enough to name a helicopter Revenge Joe, but it's even worse when you claim it has a brother. And it's doubly worse when you consider that this is actually the first Twin Eagle game.
ASO: Armored Scrum Object 46 FYI: Unnecessary Abbreviation Platform : Arcade Publisher : SNK Year : 1986 Why would they name a bland vertical shooter after some sort of futuristic Rugby ball?
Tech Romancer 44 Your eyes are like deep pools of Dihydrogen Monoxide. Platform : Dreamcast Publisher : Capcom Year : 2000 This dorky Don Juan gets all the ladies with his smooth moves, great hair and modded Palm Pilot.
Platform : NES Publisher : Hudson Soft Year : 1990 And then pretty much just skip the salad course, because this vegetable-themed adventure game had no meat. On the other hand, you gotta see the melons on that tomato.
Platform : Playstation Publisher : Sony Year : 1999 This sequel to Parappa the Rapper took a confusing premise - you're a psychedelic lamb who plays guitar - and turned it absurd with this awkward title.
Platform : Dreamcast Publisher : Infogrames Year : 1999 You're a mutant penguin racing in the TriIcelon, which is just like a Triathlon, but colder. Believe it or not, we reviewed this one and STILL have no idea what the hell it's about.
YM Platform : NES Publisher : Bandai Year : 1986 Video games are chock full of bad acronyms, but Mattel and Bandai's old wrestling game - Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere - wins by submission.
Platform : Playstation Publisher : Aroma Year : 1999 We cheated a little on this one, since this side-scrolling robot shooter was a Japanese-only release, but with a title like that, it just had to be on the list.
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile 32 Doctor, it hurts when I pee... Platform : Playstation Publisher : Namco Year : 1997 That's because you've caught Klonoa, Jimmy, but don't worry, a shot of penicillin will clear that right up.
Platform : Sega Genesis Publisher : Tengen Year : 1994 Fun fact: This is one of the first games to actually use digitized voice. Not so fun fact: Here's a dialogue snippet: Awesome Possum: "I'm awesome!"
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