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Cassidy is the curator of a bad video game hall of fame. Whether you interpret that as "a hall of fame dedicated to bad video games" or as "a sub-par hall of fame for video games" is entirely up to you. Goes by "They / Them" pronouns.

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Exhibit: From the Arcade to the Living Room

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Cassidy

A virtual tour of a New York museum’s video game exhibit – complete with photos – and a catalogue of all the games on display.

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Bad Game Music #03

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Cassidy

Featuring music from Duke Nukem 3D on Sega Genesis, Sonic Spinball on Sega Genesis, and Tribes 2 on PC.

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Bad Street Brawler

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Cassidy

“Bad Street Brawler’s Baadasssss Song.”

The Power Glove-promoting punch ’em up gets put on trial. Plus, a walk down the street that lead to this game coming to the NES.

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Tiger Game.com (1997-2000)

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Cassidy

“Catch a Game.com by the Tail.”

The life and times of Tiger Electronics’ failed competitor to Nintendo’s Game Boy. Did it ever truly have a chance? Is Game.com Solitaire perhaps the loneliest game to ever exist?

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Bad Game Hall of Fame Dot Com

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Cassidy

Today marks the launch of BadGameHallOfFame.com! Posts dated before this update are ported from our original home on the Bad Game Hall of Fame Tumblr account, which will henceforth be used to point to new posts on this website. As …

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Cassidy

“Dr. Jekyll’s and Mr. Hyde’s Hour Of The Wandering Monstrosity (Give or Take 15 Minutes)”

What evil must lurk within the heart of man for this game to receive the reputation which it has? Is it fair for this farrago to be deemed a failure?

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Bad Game Music #02

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Cassidy

Featuring music from Oriental Hero on ZX Spectrum, Resident Evil: Director’s Cut on Sony PlayStation, and Space Harrier II on Sega Genesis.

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The Bad Game Music Hall of Fame

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Cassidy

Featuring music from 1942 on NES, The Adventures of Rad Gravity on NES, Double Dribble in arcades, Tagin’ Dragons on NES, and Taz-Mania on Sega Game Gear.

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Mortal Kombat (Game Boy)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Cassidy

“Mortal Kombat Makes for Krappy Micro.”

What happens when you try to cram large, detailed, full-color digitized fighters onto a tiny, blurry, four-color screen? Not all conversions are created equal.

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Don’t Buy This

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Cassidy

“Don’t Buy into Don’t Buy This.”

When a games compilation bills itself as being among the worst ever, should you take it at face value? All five games on the infamous cassette are reviewed, and the circumstance of its release explored.

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