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Monopoly
Monopoly
what it is:
the board game of monopoly... on the game.com

why it's here:
how would you like to either daisy-chain two game.coms together, or pass one around a room of up to 5 other people?

i'll answer for you - you wouldn't like it very much!
Private Idol Disc: Tokubetsu-hen Kogyaru Daihyakka 100
Private Idol Disc: Tokubetsu-hen Kogyaru Daihyakka 100
what it is:
picture/video gallery of ~19 year old japanese students

why it's here:
obviously fetishistic. full bios/measurements. weird fixations on specific parts of uniforms (e.g. several pictures of socks/shoes)

note: there are a shit ton of releases in the private idol disc series. most are fixated on one model at a time. this one is on this list because it's by far the strangest of the bunch
AKB1/149: Renai Sousenkyo
AKB1/149: Renai Sousenkyo
what it is:
a dating sim featuring members of popular japanese girl groups

why it's here:
creating an official dating sim based on interacting with fictionally pandering versions of real people is fucking weird
Barbarossa
Barbarossa
what it is:
an srpg where you play the side of nazi germany during operation barbarossa

why it's here:
honestly i just find it incredibly funny that there's a game called BARBAROSSA with a giant glowing image of hitler on the front cover
Does Blood: VR
Does Blood: VR
actual title:
des blood vr

what it is:
resident evil clone with sex

why it's here:
i just find it really interesting that the developers of rapelay and koikatsu party (among other things) also happen to have a fucking survival horror game
Uncover: Featuring Tatjanna
Uncover: Featuring Tatjanna
what it is:
a collection of puzzle minigames which you complete to reveal photos of a half naked, german model

why it's here:
being a virtually unheard of cdi exclusive and also having roughly 0 audience on said console
Welcome to Mexico
what it is:
xbox live community game

why it's here:
bizarrely racist and also just absolute dogshit on every level. borderline nonexistent graphics, weird ass physics, level design worse than most flash games, etc.
Yoake no Mariko
Yoake no Mariko
what it is:
voice-controlled, japanese-only game created by spumco (multimedia company founded by john k, creator of ren & stimpy, hit animated short "cans without labels" and also a notorious pedophile)

why it's here:
one of the only things spumco released. looks utterly bizarre and it's also pretty surprising that it didn't see an international release at all despite having a sequel

we got go-go hypergrind though, so that's something i guess
Eizo Play: Megumi
Eizo Play: Megumi
what it is:
essentially a gravure idol dvd

why it's here:
literally no interactivity besides the initial menu. these aren't even slideshows. this is just a straight-up softcore dvd for the ps2
Instant Brain
Instant Brain
what it is:
japanese-only visual novel exclusively released on kinect

why it's here:
in addition to the above, it also includes a kinect version of the original dodonpachi, which i can only imagine being absolutely insufferable to play
SingStar: Wiggles
SingStar: Wiggles
what it is:
singstar

why it's here:
the wiggles
Animal
Animal
what it is:
point and click comedy for ms-dos

why it's here:
bizarre visual style. looks like it has competent enough production quality despite being one of the most obscure games ever released
Bloodline
Bloodline
what it is:
russian survival horror game

why it's here:
difficult to find any info on. looks like complete shit
Nuclear Titbit: Flashback
Nuclear Titbit: Flashback
what it is:
russian adventure game with fixed camera angles that roughly 0 people have played. i think there's combat?

why it's here:
name, art style and content from what i can tell are all pretty fucking insane
Scooby-Doo! & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure
Scooby-Doo! & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure
what it is:
an isometric 3d platformer by wayforward that includes both scooby-doo and looney tunes characters

why it's here:
not only are the two properties a strange combo - the game itself is such a complete and utter waste of them. it's also bizarrely expensive. $20 for this fucking garbage
The Yakyuuken Special: Konya ha 12-kaisen
The Yakyuuken Special: Konya ha 12-kaisen
what it is:
strip rock paper scissors

why it's here:
strip rock paper scissors
Battle Raper II
Battle Raper II
what it is:
a sequel to a fighting game where you rape your opponent after beating them. developed by the rape masters themselves, illusion

why it's here:
more bizarre than the premise itself is the fact that battle raper 2 literally does not contain any rape despite its title
8Bit Music Power
8Bit Music Power
what it is:
music for the nes

why it's here:
unique use of the hardware. this isn't even a game it's literally just an album
Togepi no Daibouken
Togepi no Daibouken
what it is:
one of the few games released for the forgotten pokemon mini handheld

why it's here:
extremely obscure despite being tied to one of the most popular franchises in the world. why the hell did they want to try cannibalizing gameboy sales?
Kakugo no Susume
Kakugo no Susume
what it is:
a fighting game based on the anime "apocalypse zero"

why it's here:
...why the fuck would you ever want to make a game based on apocalypse zero? that shit is absolute fucking dog shit. the game doesn't fare any better either
Marble Cooking
Marble Cooking
what it is:
simple puzzle game for pc-98

why it's here:
kinda disgusting cgs and the baffling fact that it's been translated into english seemingly as a joke
Racing: Breakthrough Gaming Arcade
Racing: Breakthrough Gaming Arcade
what it is:
one of many entries in a christian gaming shovelware series

why it's here:
nothing quite like browsing the psn and then stumbling on a some shitty looking arcade throwback with christ stamped onto it
Motion Gravure Series: Megumi
Motion Gravure Series: Megumi
what it is:
videos and slideshows of a gravure idol for ps2

why it's here:
aside from being a softcore showcase, the slideshows also have weirdly jarring morph transitions which resemble shape tweens in macromedia flash

it's worth noting that there are several more releases in the motion gravure series for different models
Dreamwater
Dreamwater
what it is:
itchio game that takes roughly 2-5 minutes to finish

why it's here:
feels both like malware and cryptic directions to a pile of dead bodies or something
Planet Alcatraz
Planet Alcatraz
what it is:
isometric rpg fronted by the leader of an extremist russian conservative group

why it's here:
almost comically racist with zero fucking boundaries
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what it is:
a shmup created by platine dispositif

why it's here:
incredibly hard to research or find in general unless you already know about it or its creator. game itself is actually good though (and free). try it!
Lizard Lady vs the Cats
Lizard Lady vs the Cats
what it is:
maybe the cheapest paid game you can get on psn?

why it's here:
resembles some unity shit vinesauce would play as a joke in the 2010s. it's $0.12 and i'm still not biting
Gaball Screen
Gaball Screen
what it is:
adventure(?) game(?) where you explore environments, interact with specific objects and eventually unlock music videos

why it's here:
obscure and unique multimedia. this is basically an advertisement for jpop producer tetsuya komuro's own work
The Guy Game
The Guy Game
what it is:
frat douchebag-run game show where girls answer trivia questions and flash their tits if they're incorrect

why it's here:
on top of everything above, one of the contestants was underage at the time of filming. so yeah don't play this
Playboy: The Mansion
Playboy: The Mansion
what it is:
basically the sims with nude mods

why it's here:
literally why would you buy this

6 Comments


1 year ago

it's ramadan... do not play the Megumi game

1 year ago

Interesting
chandler how the fuck do you come up with these lists

1 year ago

@slimemasterzero so basically i was browsing games from the 00s by least popular and i stumbled across the pokemon mini game. i had never heard of it - and backlogging or wishlisting it seemed dumb because i don't intend to play it - so i decided to put all the especially weird/questionable stuff i found here instead

9 months ago

went ahead and added notes for everything to make the purpose of this list much less vague and jokey

4 months ago

I fuking love this list


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