Most hated manufacturer

[Nez]

This is my first new subject I've started and I'm not shure if this has been done before. Sorry for any mistakes.

I did a little bit of searching today to see if I could find a game that had haunted my past ever since I was fifth grade. Long story short I found out it was star voyager for the nes. And loe and behold who created this monstrosity of a game but my most disliked company ACCLAIM! :rockets:

So I did a little serch to see the games they have made over there long history. THE only games I could find of any interest were some mortal combats and double dragons.

And now the reasoning for my subject what is your most unliked manufacturer? Oh is tradewest and acclaim the same company? Is there any saving grace to this company?

[spoon]

I believe Acclaim only published DD, Technos developed/coded the game.

I can't truly think of a company I hate. I am sure I will, and, when I do, I'll be sure and post it.

[Querjek]

Tiger Electronics. Why can't they just die?

[gamergary]

LJN they never released a good game.

[EnemyZero]

MIDWAY!!! THEY TREATED US TO AMAZING GAMES ON 8 BIT AND 16 BIT CONSOLES, AND RELEASED GARBAGE AFTER THAT!!! and since its midway we buy there garbage because they USED to be a good company, tricksters >.< :angry:

[Sniderman]

Microsoft. Next question?

[calthaer]

EA

[Speedy]

$$ Games (EA) brrr

First i liked them, but that was until they kept buying studios and going for shitty updates (another Fifa, another Madden, another this, another that) instead of good new games (ok ok they did a few, but then they update that also ... Battlefield ...). They are to big and to much a moneyfarm imho

[Ed Oscuro]

Buh...I used to love getting on the Acclaim hate wagon but I don't hate them so much anymore.

Majesco...well, I've got this game called Blowout and I think Majesco had something to do with killing off any hope this one had of really revitalizing the 2D shooter genre... :o

[Richter]

Ack-Lame
XD

Mad Catz has pretty craptacular products as well

[Ed Oscuro]

Mad Catz has pretty craptacular products as well
Oh god, the PlayStation memory cards...I think they've gotten better though, at least they SHOULD be getting better as they make official XBoxen products...I don't ever think they'll really be able to live down their crappy PSX days, though, not as long as we're all alive to tell the "youngins" about the bad old days :P~

[MoreEbolaForYou]

thq in the nes era.

[Cmosfm]

Majesco all the way, not only are the games crappy (cept for Denki Blocks & Turbo Turtle on GBA) there quality of materials is so subpar it's not even funny.

I hate Majesco with a passion.

[Geddon_jt]

Probably not my *most* hated, but worth mentioning, just for screw-ups sake.

TTI.

[ghostangelofcky]

All of those Wisdom Tree nes crap games :devilish:

[Jasoco]

I'll throw in a vote for Mad Catz too. Shittiest products ever. Everything I've ever bought from them has fallen apart. Aside from the PSX Memory cards I got from my Brother for Christmas. But I'm waiting. It'll happen.

[Aussie2B]

EA, THQ, LJN, 3DO, Tiger, Majesco, Midway, Acclaim, Playmore, Square (after SNES), Titus, Sony (for shoddy video game hardware, lousy first party games, and scumbag business practices; their CD players, DVD players, TVs, etc. are pretty good), Nokia, and probably my most hated.... Rockstar games. Business-wise they know exactly what they're doing. They're giving the American public exactly what they want; only problem is... the American public has HORRIBLE TASTE. I may be able to choose not to purchase their games, but I constantly have to hear about their crappy games on the internet and on TV. I can't even step outside. :/ They have Max Payne 2 ads plastered all over NYC. I feel like I'm in a real life crappy game with advertising for other crappy games in it.

[Sotenga]

Appaloosa. Those jerks ruined Contra. By ruined, I mean they split the franchise open with an axe, watched the blood fly, and then pissed in the wound afterwards. :bad-words:

[Crush Crawfish]

I hate Rockstar games and EA. They pump out garbage and the public just buys it like crazy.

[Push Upstairs]

THQ - They released some stinkers and i was unfortunate to play some of them.

To this day i cannot look at that logo and wonder if the game is going to be decent or total garbage.


Acclaim - only because they unleashed crappy Simpson games on the buying public.

[spoon]

I hate Data East. Strictly for Dash Galaxy. I also dislike them for the fact that back in the day, they had some awesome titles. I liked the article somebody here did about a month back. Props!

[-hellvin-]

Madcatz and Pelican. Having to touch their products while stocking at work makes me feel very, very dirty. As far as games, Square Enix. Ever since Enix merged with them I just haven't enjoyed their games. And it's not like I hate them cause they're no longer just Squaresoft but ffta, ffx2, sword of mana, unlimited saga, drakengard........so many failures.

[RCM]

I can't say that I hate EA, but I do hate their success. I didn't mind them back in the 16bit days but ever since then things have gotten rediculous. To me they are the apotheosis of what I hate in the industry. If Mario came out with little to no improvements year after year nobody would buy Mario titles anymore. Um, wait, they don't (as much). It pisses me off that they get such high praise and sales for shitting out the same product year after year. Yes product! I wish EA would cater more to real gamers but I suppose they wouldn't make any money doing that. Forget what I said in the beginning of this post, fuck EA I do hate them!

THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM

[Azazel]

THQ - They released some stinkers and i was unfortunate to play some of them.

To this day i cannot look at that logo and wonder if the game is going to be decent or total garbage.


Acclaim - only because they unleashed crappy Simpson games on the buying public.

Yes but at least Acclaim released Galactic attack in the US for the Saturn which is better known as Layer Section 1.

[Captain Wrong]

<wraps self in flame repellant blanket>

Squaresoft.

Why? Because I think they've been the biggest champions of video games as interactive movies and flashy CGI over gameplay. (Not just their RPGs either. Anyone else remember The Bouncer?) People tend to blame Sony for this, but it seems to me that FFVII was the turning point, the killer app with the CGI that almost became the selling point for the game.

While I realize I'm in a minority, I don't care if my games tell some epic story. If I want that, I'll read a book or watch a film. I don't even watch cut scenes unless the game won't let me skip them. It just seems to me that in the wake of Square's rise to the top, everyone has tried to emulate them, which isn't necessarly their fault, but I still think my gaming world would be better without them.

It's all good though. I don't begrudge anyone their Squaresoft. That's why I stick to the old stuff. :)

[Ed Oscuro]

Why? Because I think they've been the biggest champions of video games as interactive movies and flashy CGI over gameplay.
Hear hear! I feel the same way, entirely so. As for Sony, well, I feel they helped push the trend towards 3D and wasteful use of CD-ROM space but I think most everybody was headed in that direction anyway.

[Jasoco]

Madcatz and Pelican.
Mad Catz I agree with, but as for Pelican, I can't live without their awesome 5 switch System Switcher. I had a MC 4 switch one and it fell apart. Piece of shit. So light. Crapily made. Missing a button from day one right out of the fucking box! But the Pelican Game Stop ones are the bomb!

[ManekiNeko]

What's the game company I hate most? Acclaim, easily, without reservation and without a shadow of a doubt. The seeds of contempt for Acclaim were sown early for me... while everyone else was praising them for great arcade conversions like Smash TV and Mortal Kombat 2, I was stuck with the lousy Genesis versions of those games. Even before that, Acclaim and its partner in crime LJN cranked out some of the worst games on the NES, including Winter Games (which paled in comparison to the 2600 version!) and Friday the 13th.

Other game companies I despise include Sony (duh), Microsoft (no business being in this industry), Rockstar (overrated beyond belief), Eidos (why are they still in business?), and Naughty Dog. You can pretty up a Super Mario Bros. clone all you like guys, but it's still ultimately a Super Mario Bros. clone. Don't think for a minute that we haven't forgotten about Way of the Warrior, either.

I would have included Working Designs on this list five years ago, but now, I just feel sorry for them.

JR

P.S. We can include peripheral manufacturers as well? OK, how about Joytech, then? You guys may hate MadCatz's junk but Joytech's is a million times worse. I bought an N64 memory pack from them and it never worked properly. From the moment it came out of the box it gave me problems... half the time it wouldn't even let me load or save games! More than anything else on the market, Joytech's products are crap. Crap, crap, megacrap!

P.P.S. The guy who wrote that Data East article was none other than myself. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[portnoyd]

Even though this is a developer, I'm surprised no one has mentioned 989 Studios. They can truly eat a dick with their shitty sports games.

dave

[norkusa]

My first instinct is to say Acclaim, but I just picked up Burnout 2 & Legends Of Wrestling II for Xbox last week and think they are both great, so I gotta pick someone else. I'd say Majesco...I don't think I ever played an enjoyable game put out by them.

[Crush Crawfish]

I'd say Majesco...I don't think I ever played an enjoyable game put out by them.

Well, maybe majesco's never made a good game, but they have published Bomberman Generation and Bomberman jetters for the GCN, both of which rule.

[Ed Oscuro]

Even though this is a developer, I'm surprised no one has mentioned 989 Studios. They can truly eat a dick with their shitty sports games.
Syphon Filter was good fun (at least until level design seemed to completely unravel in the last mission, heh). Actually had a story, though a bit silly it did give me an excuse to go on a jaunt through some crazy affine textured parks, museums and cathedrals...with a tazer :D

[sabre2922]

I feel as though Square has become the anti-gaming company one more CG fest filled barbie dressup whiny blond wussie crap suckin game after the other O_O
EA comes in at a close second as the most hated by me but they seem to support the Gamecube almost as equally as the other two consoles so that is something (i guess) :o
and by the way I actually liked blowout :evil:

[Dire 51]

Don't forget Tiertex... their terrible Genesis game Journey From Darkness: Strider Returns, aka "Strider II" almost prevented Hiryu from ever coming back to grace our screens again.

[Mr Mort]

EA - For churning out the same game year after year with minimal enhancements, and brainwashing the mindless masses to pay $50 each year for the same games.

Sony - For their shoddy hardware, monopolistic practices, their well-documented anti 2D stance, and lowering the bar of quality for all of gaming.

Rockstar - For churning out crap like Manhunt, riding off the sales of GTA.

Prima - For dominating the market with the absolute worst hint guides imaginable. Brady guides and Gamefan guides and leaps and bounds better, yet all you see out there are the craptacular Prima guides. They don't even burn properly.

[sabre2922]

I have to second the Prima guide vote Mr Mort
they are absolutely horrid O_O compared to what used to be the GAMEFAN :D
DAMN i MISS GAMEFAN almost as much as I miss my mint copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga :(

[ManekiNeko]

It warms my heart to see everyone turn against Rockstar. If you need yet another reason to hate the company, it's worth mentioning that Rockstar lost its temper and threatened to withhold prerelease versions of their games from 1UP.com because the web site gave Max Payne 2 a lower rating than they'd expected. How much lower? Well, Rockstar wanted it to get at least a 9.5, but 1UP gave it an 8 instead. Oh, the horror!

Here's the scoop, from someone who writes for 1UP:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/freakservo/201201.html

JR

[Azazel]

Other game companies I despise include Sony (duh), Microsoft (no business being in this industry),
.

That's not the only industry Microsoft has no right being in.

[Push Upstairs]

I can't live without their awesome 5 switch System Switcher.

I bought 2.

They work great & look good stacked on one another.

[Jasoco]

I can't live without their awesome 5 switch System Switcher.

I bought 2.

They work great & look good stacked on one another.I have 3. One more system and I'll need another.

[Nez]

4 here, yeah pelican switch boxs are ok but they also brought us the gba started kit!!! utter garbage

[Charlie]

Acclaim hasn't passed **** since the first Clinton administration. Vexx came close, but not close enough.

People here have been talking about Majesco, but I would like to point out that Majesco doesn't actually make the games. It's a publisher. Everything they publish is stuff that other companies don't want. They've had a few good games. They just published Bookworm and Super Collapse II for the GBA and those are good.

As far as most untalented studio, I have to say 989 Sports. They simply don't have talent as game designers. I don't hate them though. I simply don't buy their crap.

Right not the place I hate the most is Nintendo themselves. Because they don't try to WOW anyone. They make a game like Wind Waker that looks pretty and plays well. But then they make it short and simple so that nobody can possibly be happy once it's over. Everytime they come out with a new type of game, you end up having a blast and then six-to-ten hours later it's over. Pikmin is a good example. The last game they made that truly pushed it was Animal Crossing. But for every Animal Crossing, they churn out something like Pokemon Channel.

Then they handicap the 2nd party publishers. They tell Treasure (whom I have no love for but that's neither here nor there) that they need to trim the amount of levels in Wario World. No real reason, except they wanted the game shorter. They tell Retro Studios to make Metriod Prime easier. They tell Hal not to add anyone characters to Super Smash Bros Melee.

This is not a company that respects it's user base.

[Kamino]

I'm going to stick my neck out and stick up for EA games....
While i'm not a fan of sports series, and hate how ridiculous the pricing is on last years vs this years game...
EA always has a sharp product outside of sports. Remember the days of Desert Strike, Jungle Strike, Urban Strike, Nuclear Strike, and Soviet Strike? Anyone here into the Medal Of Honor series? or the ps2/xbox/cube 007 series? I for one am always impressed with EA's work and will most likely buy their next shooter.
And to those dissing rockstar: DIE. DIE SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY. I will faithfully follow rockstar games until they are no longer producing gory M-rated games with high quality storylines. I will rank both Max Payne and GTA: Vice city in the top 100 games ever in my book; Vice city gets #1, and this is coming from a man who once had no hope for games made after 1998. I have yet to play a shitty game made by rockstar...And i have almost all of them. Tomorrow, i'm going to go get Red Dead Revolver; and to those who are slamming manhunt, well, it's not your average game but what rockstar game IS run of the mill? NONE. theyre innovators, dammit. it's art.
I'll second hatred for all third-party accessory manufacturers; pelican, mad catz, interact(DAMN YOU GAMESHARK)...all of em.
I'll also second the majesco-bashing; i picked up HSX for $5 at the local k mart and i wish i had only spend 5 cents on that shit. AWFUL Controls!
I'd also like to rant at konami's job of killing themselves; back in the day konami was solid gold, now they churn out shit.
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[suppafly]

Sur de Wave....i had high hopes for nostalgia 1912 for sega cd but it was so boring, i deeply regreted importing that game

[brykasch]

I can't get the MS bashing. Like Sony had any more business getting in the gaming business than Sony. Sony used Nintendo, then when they realized they could make more money if they sold a cd system themselves, they left N high and dry. You can hate MS business practces thats fine but all companies (Sony and EA esp) do the same thing.

Rockstar.. well I like em, loved the GTA series on the pc and 3 and Vice City, also bought Max Payne 1 and 2, and got Manhunt for Xbox as well, now I am not one of these GTA fan boys who spoog all days about the games, but I did enjoy them. As far as tastes go, everyone has dfferent tastes. I tend to like alot of the more quirkier games, but even I have to realize that the maddens and what not will always outnumber them. Now as to what they did with 1up.com is true (hadn't read the link yet) that is crappy, but companies have done that to egm and othe mags over the years buy pulling ads from magazines.

But as far as hated companies we have Acclaim ( never found a tv or movie liscence we never bought) and EA ( hey guys let's make one game and 97 sequals to it. Now they are getting on live I have a little less hatred for EA but I still don't buy their games.

[Push Upstairs]

Right not the place I hate the most is Nintendo themselves. Because they don't try to WOW anyone.

The Mario Advance games have proven to me that they really do not care anymore.



This is not a company that respects it's user base.

I figured this one out when "Mortal Kombat" came out.

And its not about MK, its about thier censorship.

[Jasoco]

Right not the place I hate the most is Nintendo themselves. Because they don't try to WOW anyone.

The Mario Advance games have proven to me that they really do not care anymore.Hey, don't knock those. Those games make me very happy. I wouldn't have a GBA without them. I am also looking forward to the DKC2 port later this year and the impending DKC3 one. For the GBA, I'll take any old games they can port over any new game any day. To me, Nintendo has a gold mine with porting old NES/SNES games. I welcome them with open nostalgic arms.

[-hellvin-]

Madcatz and Pelican.
Mad Catz I agree with, but as for Pelican, I can't live without their awesome 5 switch System Switcher. I had a MC 4 switch one and it fell apart. Piece of shit. So light. Crapily made. Missing a button from day one right out of the fucking box! But the Pelican Game Stop ones are the bomb!

Ahahaha, ya know, I have two of those myself so I guess it is kind of hypocritical to actually say I hate them but I dislike a VAST majority of their products. And as far as the EA bashing, yeah present day they are pretty much the suck, but I did enjoy many of their genesis rpg and strategy games like King's Bounty, M&M 2, Dark Caslte, ect. So I do believe they did their fair share of pretty good games back in the day.

[Ed Oscuro]

Other game companies I despise include Sony (duh), Microsoft (no business being in this industry),
.

That's not the only industry Microsoft has no right being in.
Consider that the open source movement and corporate competition always could dethrone Microsoft, if Microsoft failed to provide better products and that gap was filled by the competition. Consider the big three automakers in the 1970s, who were summarily displaced by the import makers. Microsoft hasn't retained its position because it makes crap products, and that's the simple truth. If you hold Apple up as a shining beacon of honorable corporate actions, watch the news with what Apple's doing to its independent retailers, consider how its old policy of building exceedingly reliable hardware (Apple //, eh?) coupled with better technology (AppleTalk, SCSI) gave way to using the same crappy components everybody in the Wintel world uses, and tech problems with Apple products are just as common as those in the PC market now. Even better, there's the whole RIAA ad by Pepsi and Apple that's another clear example of Apple being a bad citizen. Microsoft's not nearly as bad as people think it is. I think it's great the company has decided to stick the course in the console market, given it's taking a beating, and they're focused on giving the customer something good at a decent price. If Apple was to make a modern day console, half the damn consoles probably wouldn't be able to mount a DVD ROM disc more than twice a minute...

[Aussie2B]

I have yet to play a shitty game made by rockstar...

Try Monster Truck Madness on N64. :P

[calthaer]

EA always has a sharp product outside of sports. Remember the days of Desert Strike, Jungle Strike, Urban Strike, Nuclear Strike, and Soviet Strike? Anyone here into the Medal Of Honor series? or the ps2/xbox/cube 007 series? I for one am always impressed with EA's work and will most likely buy their next shooter.

Remember the days of Bard's Tale, and Ultima, and Wing Commander, and good Command & Conquer games? I for one am not impressed with EA's work, especially since they've worked so hard to kill the creative talent that they buy out.

[Kamino]

well feed me garlic and call me stinky...
i've only played rockstar's ps2/xbox(gta3/vice city on box) games....
but i'm the guy who actually LIKES state of emergency, smugglers run, and manhunt.

[Push Upstairs]

Hey, don't knock those. Those games make me very happy. I wouldn't have a GBA without them. I am also looking forward to the DKC2 port later this year and the impending DKC3 one. For the GBA, I'll take any old games they can port over any new game any day. To me, Nintendo has a gold mine with porting old NES/SNES games. I welcome them with open nostalgic arms.

I'm just bitter because instead of giving us a *NEW* 2-D Mario game, they recycle the games from Mario All-stars.

And i would have been all over "Mario 3" but to aquire the extra stuff you have to buy an E-reader and another GBA to download the stuff? :roll:

What happened to unlockable content via beating the game or attaining a certain score? Why do i have to buy extra accessories to get the most from my game?

[tritium]

Well considering that to upgrade a PS2 to an xbox (lan and Hard drive) it costs about as much as an xbox. I Think sony is robbing people blind.

Since Square and Enix merged, all of a sudden they're making sequels of everything they've done before. That gets a big F in my book.

Nintendo is pushing accessorie connectivity and forced it on a few games, ie Final Fantasy CC.

So i'll stick to my Dreamcast.

[Ed Oscuro]

Hey, don't knock those. Those games make me very happy. I wouldn't have a GBA without them. I am also looking forward to the DKC2 port later this year and the impending DKC3 one. For the GBA, I'll take any old games they can port over any new game any day. To me, Nintendo has a gold mine with porting old NES/SNES games. I welcome them with open nostalgic arms.

I'm just bitter because instead of giving us a *NEW* 2-D Mario game, they recycle the games from Mario All-stars.
Heh, Nintendo thinks they can rest on their laurels. Their games aren't perfect, and I really hate the trend towards simply adding new graphics. There's something called "sense of wonder and adventure," I suppose Nintendo thinks we're all supposed to be extremely happy that we get to play the same blasted old levels over and over.

[Aussie2B]

Wasn't Final Fantasy: CC itself forced upon Square by Nintendo? From what I heard, in return for hosting Square's new GBA games on their handheld, Nintendo wanted Square to make one GameCube with 3D graphics (which Square wasn't intending on doing).

[Daria]

I can't live without their awesome 5 switch System Switcher.

I bought 2.

They work great & look good stacked on one another.

You know I just realized I have one of those... 3rd Party accesories in general are hit and miss. They're all had their fair share of trash. I actually love my Mad Catz GBA Rechargable battery station. Even provides an attractive stand for the system to sit on when not in use (which has become a permanent fixture since I got an SP).

Anyway kinda irked by all the Square-Enix bashers out there. Enix hasn't even released one of their own titles yet (well outside of Japan) and Square's just continuing a trend they established long before the merger. Heavy CGI FMVs and Multiple Sequals.

Sure Enix is currently working on Dragon Quest 8 which I'll admit is a sequal but it's not like they hadn't made 6 other sequals in the past (and a handful of spin offs). :P I guess Star Ocean will be the real test of what the new Enix is going to be like. But from what's I've heard of the people who've played the Jap version it's suppose to be good.

As for companies I hate... umm... well I don't have much respect for THQ that's for sure.
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[Aussie2B]

Star Ocean 3 was completed before the Square-Enix merger. And it's not even made by Enix anyway. :P Although, there is reason to be concerned about how Square-Enix will handle the English localization.

I really don't think the merger is going to affect either side of the company much as far as game development goes. Enix is still making Enix-style RPGs, and Square is still making Square-style RPGs. I'm personally more irked about the comic and music publication side of things (which Square has no place getting involved in), and I especially hate seeing that UGLY logo plastered over all the stuff I buy... (At least the original Japanese version of SO3 is free of anything Square.) I wish they could've at least kept the Enix "e" for the non-game stuff... :/

[Dire 51]

I can't get the MS bashing. Like Sony had any more business getting in the gaming business than Sony. Sony used Nintendo, then when they realized they could make more money if they sold a cd system themselves, they left N high and dry..

Actually, if I recall correctly - and if I'm wrong, someone please let me know - Nintendo and Sony had entered into talks to make a SNES CD unit back in the early '90s. Everything was going smoothly until Nintendo did a 180 and decided to go ahead and work with Magnavox on the SNES CD instead of Sony (which would explain the Nintendo characters used in some CDi games). Sony didn't get mad, though, they got even with Nintendo: instead of abandoning the project, they decided to ahead and retool the proposed system into an even more powerful CD based system - the PlayStation.

Od course, we all know where that led to: the SNES CD unit never appeared and the PlayStation ended up becoming a household name. That story kind of reminds me of the whole Nintendo/Atari story from the early '80s, except with Nintendo in Atari's shoes this time.

[Daria]

Star Ocean 3 was completed before the Square-Enix merger. And it's not even made by Enix anyway. :P

Not Tri-Ace? o.O
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[Ed Oscuro]

Everything was going smoothly until Nintendo did a 180 and decided to go ahead and work with Magnavox on the SNES CD instead of Sony (which would explain the Nintendo characters used in some CDi games).
That's close to it, but you mean Philips, not Magnavox.

Yes it was quite a scandal when Nintendo dropped Sony (on their own head) in favor of a non-Japanese company. Oh the scandal.

[Aussie2B]

It was made by tri-Ace, but they have no links to Enix. They're an independent company started by many of the former members of Wolf Team. Enix is only their publisher.

[Darkness X]

Titus, I have yet to see a good game made by them...EVER!

989 Studios, They almost ruined one of my favorite series ever, Twisted Metal. So they need to die!

Nintendo, I'm not talking about the awesome company from the 8/16 bit days, I'm talking about Nintendo right now. It's no surprise that they are losing the console race, they don't even try anymore... :(

[Push Upstairs]

Heh, Nintendo thinks they can rest on their laurels. Their games aren't perfect, and I really hate the trend towards simply adding new graphics. There's something called "sense of wonder and adventure," I suppose Nintendo thinks we're all supposed to be extremely happy that we get to play the same blasted old levels over and over.

\^_^/

I'm glad someone else understands! I agree 100%.

I can't count the times i had to listen to whiny Nintendo fanatics who didnt want to hear anyone speak ill towards Nintendo. Every Mario Advance game was treated as if Jesus himself blessed it with 110% more sunshine and joy.


What about Ocean, diid they ever release anything worthwhile?

[Ed Oscuro]

Ocean was involved in porting many arcade games to the ZX Spectrum, back in the day, and I guess they're still around but they've stayed pretty far out of the mainstream. That or I don't play the titles with their name on it. I think I've seen the logo recently, just can't remember where.

[Aussie2B]

Ocean made (or just published?) Jurassic Park on SNES. That's a pretty cool game, despite the lack of any save or password feature (and it REALLY needs one). Hell, it's cool for just the music alone. Those songs sound AMAZING.

[Jasoco]

Ocean made (or just published?) Jurassic Park on SNES. That's a pretty cool game, despite the lack of any save or password feature (and it REALLY needs one). Hell, it's cool for just the music alone. Those songs sound AMAZING.Agreed. I did like JP's feel. The music was my favorite part. I love the Jurassic Park Mountains GipsyNewAgeDanceMix (http://www.ocremix.org/detailmix.php?mixid=OCR00688) Remix over on OverClocked.

[Dire 51]

Everything was going smoothly until Nintendo did a 180 and decided to go ahead and work with Magnavox on the SNES CD instead of Sony (which would explain the Nintendo characters used in some CDi games).
That's close to it, but you mean Philips, not Magnavox.

Yes it was quite a scandal when Nintendo dropped Sony (on their own head) in favor of a non-Japanese company. Oh the scandal.

heh... my bad. For some reason I confused the two. But yeah, definitely Philips, not Magnavox. Then again, I've had a lot on my mind lately...

[Daria]

It was made by tri-Ace, but they have no links to Enix. They're an independent company started by many of the former members of Wolf Team. Enix is only their publisher.

It's still an "enix" title though. As much as say Sword of Mana by Brownie Brown is a Square game.
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[tom]

NINTENDO.

Reasons:
1: They never care about Europe.

2: They release the same games over and over.

3: They are not interested in video games, because Nintendo doesn't care what product they release, as long as it makes money (source: Game Over book)

[G4MZ0v3R]

EA/Appaloosa/Acclaim

We hates them yes we do.

[max 330 mega]

my answer for this is definitely rockstar, average game company, that the only reason they hit it big was there amazing amount of gore in games.
before all the blood and guns, there were all the shitty dreamcast games and N64 games they made, which really showed how bad of a company they were. x_x

as for my other vote it would be square enix. past the 16 bit era i hardly touch a game with there name on it.

[Nez]

YAY my most hated company is dead! LOL