McDonald's Treasure Island Adventure is unapologetically capitalistic. McDonald's has a surprisingly large collection of video games that you probably don't want to play. McDonald's Treasure Island Adventure (1993) // Ronald McDonald in the Magical World (1994) They tried, however, and in the game, you place objects in front of penguins to assist their march to the breeding ground. While a surprise hit in theaters, you'd never expect March of the Penguins - a documentary about the bleak lives of emperor penguins - to translate into a fun video game. I assume that all mascots are fueled exclusively by the item they are shilling, so no objections here. Oh, and health is restored by reaching for a refreshing bottle of Coca-Cola. The game is a transparent advertisement for soda, but you may recognize the plot: someone (his teacher) is kidnapped and you have to defeat enemies (by kicking them) and rescue her. You play as the mascot Coca-Cola Kid, who was the very embodiment of all that is cool in the '90s (check out that backwards hat and skateboard). This one never actually made it past Japan. Confused? So was everyone who ever played it. The object of the game was to quench the thirst of thirty "Thirsties" using the pool of life matter.
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This game, for the Atari 2600 and Intellivision, had very little to do with busting through walls and disturbingly revolved around drinking from a swimming pool full of Kool Aid that also served as Sir Punch's life bar. Jackson can also throw his hat at enemies, and if he saves the correct child, he can turn into a robot that shoots lasers from his eyes. It's up to Michael Jackson to save the day. Big, an evil drug dealer, is up to his usual antics and is stealing children.
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This SEGA effort is based on the movie of the same name. After completing all the mini games/slave labor, the player is rewarded with a "live performance" from the band. This entails driving the boy band around and doing menial tasks for them. *NSYNC: Get to the Show (2001)Īfter popping this game in, Player 1 has the honor of being named *NSYNC's biggest fan.
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The instruction manual simply states, “Real men don’t need instructions.” It ultimately was a failure, probably because it had almost nothing to do with Home Improvement. This video game is (or attempts to be) an ode to masculinity. You play as Tim "The Toolman" Taylor and defeat dinosaurs and mummies with power tools. This game is (very loosely) based on the Tim Allen sitcom. Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit! (1994) It made it onto the 100th issue of Nintendo Power’s top 10 worst games of all-time list (Shaq-Fu is on there too). These balls vary from ice balls to grenade balls. Naturally, there are monsters you need to defeat, and, because you’re Michael Jordan, you defeat them with basketballs.
You play as Jordan and roam the streets of Chicago, collecting keys in order to find them. In this one, Michael Jordan discovers that the Chicago Bulls have been kidnapped by an evil scientist.
Here’s another basketball star-themed video game courtesy of EA Sports.
Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City (1994) After a successful crowdfunding campaign, we can look forward to seeing the new game, Shaq-Fu: Legend Reborn, launched on a variety on consoles. Lovers of so-bad-it's-good video games rejoice! 2. The game was so horrible that it became legendary, and some people felt it was necessary to make a sequel. There is even a website with the sole purpose of wiping the game out of existence. Unsurprisingly, it has been widely regarded as one of the worst video games of all time. The game centers on basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal after he is transported to an alternate dimension where he must save a young boy from an evil mummy. Was released in 1994 for SNES and Genesis.
Sometimes you have to take a step back and ask yourself, ".why?" 1. It's no surprise that some video games are strange-like, say, the one about a boy dressed like a chicken who rolls eggs into enemies. But where some games are strange, others are downright bizarre.
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