Lame names?

[Damon Plus]

What are the games with the most lame names ever?

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Thinking right of the top of my head, both tactics ogre: let us cling together and Super Magnetic Neo are pretty dumb names. Though, i'm sure someone here is going to say something really fruity.

[NESaholic]

The silliest name for a nes game Wally Bear and the No! Gang.Damn what a stupid name for a game, after less then 10 min. i'm bored and put another game in.

[Damon Plus]

Nes-a-holic, your avatar is from Dawn of the Dead remake, right?[/quote]

[qbertandernie]

TOTALLY RAD!!

[digtempest]

It's a tie folks: Winning Eleven 6 and Winning Eleven 7 and the future Winning Eleven 8.

[WiseSalesman]

Hmm.....let's see....

Ogre Battle: Person of Lordly Calibur
Final Fantasy with any number after
Final Fantasy 10-2 especially
Mr. Nutz

[GameNinja]

Custom Robo and Gotcha Force annoy me.

EDIT: I misread the topic earlier... :embarrassed:

[sirgeoph]

Not exactly lame, but really funny and my personal favorite name: Irritating Stick on PSX.

[Promophile]

Madden NFL 200X

[FooFighter]

NASL Soccer
I don't know why but it annoys me whenever I see it.
What a lame acronym for a soccer league....

[Kilik Kurosawa]

Little Samson....awesome game though

[imanerd0011]

I gotta go with "Bandit Kings of Ancient China". That name is hilarious.

[Crush Crawfish]

Chiki Chiki boys- great game, but what the hell is a chiki? let alone two chikis?

oh and let's not forget TUFF E NUFF and X-kaliber 2097.

[NESaholic]

Nes-a-holic, your avatar is from Dawn of the Dead remake, right?[/quote]

Yeah some collegue at work photoshopped my head! But in a cool way this time LOL .

[Solid Snake]

Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game

[Dr. Morbis]

Any name that ends with the number 64 is lame.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Street Fighter 3: The New Generation
Street Fighter 3: 2nd Impact: Giant Attack
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike: The Fight for the Future

(just the sub-subtitles)

CastleVania: The New Generations (PAL MD)
CastleVania: Vampire's Kiss (PAL SFC) aka Dracula X on SNES

Probotector (Galatic Probolactix?)(European Contra's)

[MegaDrive20XX]

Any name that ends with the number 64 is lame.

I agree, they are going to drive that to death, just like "Advance" and "DS"

[Ze_ro]

Divine Divinity... I mean, what moron came up with that one? What's their next project, a racing game called "Fast Fastness"?

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001... Great game and all, but every time I read the subtitle, I just think about rich guys in suits hitting each other with giant bags of money or something.

--Zero

[klausien]

Mohawk and Headphone Jack - SNES

Takes the cake in my book.

[Fungus]

I know it's a system and not a game but...

WonderSwan



Hey! I've misplaced my WonderSwan! Has anybody seen my WonderSwan?! I'm going on a trip and I need my WonderSwan!!!!!

[Aussie2B]

Any name that ends with the number 64 is lame.

How about ones that start with "Super"?

[Griking]

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom

Communist Mutants From Space

Lawnmower Man (Taken from one of the most rediculous movie titles ever)

Xexyz

Skitchen'

Name This Game

[Algol]

I never really liked Castlevania.

Don't forget all the Odyssey2 games with exclamation marks.

[GarrettCRW]

How about ones that start with "Super"?

The exception of course being the Super Mario Bros. series.

[Nez]

BANG! Gunship Elite

Razor Freestyle Scooter

Kiss Psycho Circus The Nightmare Child

[pixelsnpolygons]

I could probably list a hundred, but - meh. Here's a few NES games.

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylus
Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom

[suppafly]

Any name that ends with the number 64 is lame.

I have to agree with you...

[8-Bit Master]

Pajama Sam: You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet (what the **** is up with this PSX game?)

It's Mr. Pants (European GBA release)

[Richter Belmount]

I never really liked Castlevania.
:angry: evil! , kiddin =P heh your opinion = )

I always thought a boy and his blobb was a really lame name for any game

[eightbitonline]

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom


honestly, for the period in which it was created, that's a great, and offbeat, name.

my nomination:

bubba n' stix (genny)

[Ze_ro]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned any of Zimag's 2600 games:

I Want My Mommy (Kinda odd platform game)
Tanks But No Tanks (Tank/maze game)
Dishaster (Possibly the only plate spinning game ever)

Although frankly, I love a company that has the balls to use a terrible pun for the name of their game, so I think it's awesome.

--Zero

[Push Upstairs]

Communist Mutants From Space


LOL Honestly, that title would be 50 times better if they were from ""Pluto" or something.

Anything communist, especially mutants, is funny.


My vote goes for the game

"Shove It!" (Gen)

[Ed Oscuro]

The Irritating Maze.

Mutation Nation ranks right "up" there, too.

[rbudrick]

How about Tanks, but no Tanks and Xevious. Or Scsicide.

Xevious is like all those other unintelligible names like Xexyz.

Y's is pretty damn weird.

-Rob

[Ed Oscuro]

At least you can pronounce Xevious (I say Zeevious, you say Zevvius...), and I always thought Y's was an alright name. Vanished Omens!

[qbertandernie]

i always thought it was pronounced x-eevious?

[esquire]

Anything with Japanese in it, or with poor Engrish translations, such as

Shenmue
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games
Chu Chu Rocket
Bujingai
Disgaea
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

Runner's up go to any game with "Extreme" or "Xtreme" in the title.

[Push Upstairs]

Runner's up go to any game with "Extreme" or "Xtreme" in the title.

That reminds me of when there was quite a few of those games released on the PC by a company called Headgames. PC Gamer would review those games and rip them apart.

LOL

[Ed Oscuro]

Anything with Japanese in it, or with poor Engrish translations, such as

Shenmue
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games
Chu Chu Rocket
Bujingai
Disgaea
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
You're kidding, right? I can think of at least twenty games with less than wonderful Engrish translations in them, and I don't see any Engrish in those titles. At least you didn't put Lode Runner in there xD

[SegaAges]

i would have to agree with shenmue. the guy's name is ryo hazuka if i remember right. i might be mixing him up with a snk guy named ryo or something, but i have played through both shenmue games, and nowhere do they ever say who the hell shenmue is, or what the hell a shenmue is

[Duncan]

i would have to agree with shenmue. the guy's name is ryo hazuka if i remember right. i might be mixing him up with a snk guy named ryo or something, but i have played through both shenmue games, and nowhere do they ever say who the hell shenmue is, or what the hell a shenmue is

There were supposed to be no less than sixteen games in the Shenmue series, you'll recall. So maybe by number eight or so, they would have gotten around to figuring out what the hell that meant.

My pick for dumbest name?

T&C Surf Designs: Wood and Water Rage (and its sequel T&C II: Thrilla's Surfari) for NES. It's only funny when you realize that T&C stands for "Town & Country", which is so totally not-rad as to be unbelievable. (It's kinda like naming a game for Ralph Lauren's Polo brand -- oh, wait, they did that, too.)

Also in the running: Granstream Saga. What the f**k is a Granstream?

[esquire]

Anything with Japanese in it, or with poor Engrish translations, such as

Shenmue
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games
Chu Chu Rocket
Bujingai
Disgaea
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
You're kidding, right? I can think of at least twenty games with less than wonderful Engrish translations in them, and I don't see any Engrish in those titles. At least you didn't put Lode Runner in there xD

Sorry, I don't memorize every game. Those are just the few I know. You can add Ribbit King to that mix if you want.

[Jorpho]

Divine Divinity... I mean, what moron came up with that one? What's their next project, a racing game called "Fast Fastness"?

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001... Great game and all, but every time I read the subtitle, I just think about rich guys in suits hitting each other with giant bags of money or something.

LOL

I would add something more, but Mr. Kibo (http://www.mame.net/kibo.html) already did a splendid job of all this.

[eightbitonline]

Wiz' n' Liz!

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44503

[Promophile]

Anything with Japanese in it, or with poor Engrish translations, such as

Shenmue
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games
Chu Chu Rocket
Bujingai
Disgaea
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
You're kidding, right? I can think of at least twenty games with less than wonderful Engrish translations in them, and I don't see any Engrish in those titles. At least you didn't put Lode Runner in there xD

Sorry, I don't memorize every game. Those are just the few I know. You can add Ribbit King to that mix if you want.

Chu Chu Rocket has one of the best names ever, and the game is awesome too, great music. I would rather get a game with its original title then have the translators mess the freaking game order up, like what happened with Tales oF destiny.

[soniko_karuto]

what about halo?

i mean, in the game, where teh hell are the halos?

[MegaDrive20XX]

what about halo?

i mean, in the game, where teh hell are the halos?

*taps your shoulder and points up*...it's surrounded by the planet...the space station is called "Halo"

[qbertandernie]

wiz n' liz is better than Whizzin' Liz...

though i woudve gone with 'the mage and Paige'

[Barbarianoutkast85]

Racing for the Playstation

[Mark III]

I'd have to go with:

S.C.A.T
XEXYZ
Shaq-Fu

Also games that have two numbers in them:

Final Fantasy 10 - 2
Strikers 1945 - 3

[o2william]

There is an MSX game called "The 3-Eyed One Comes Here." I've always found that title quite funny.

Also, I never cared for the title "Police Quest." I know Sierra was trying to keep a consistent theme going with their King's Quest and Space Quest series, but Police Quest sounds like Sgt. Joe Friday will be slaying dragons and hunting down magical treasures.

"This is the kingdom. Thousands of peasants and nobles call it home. When evil forces threaten them, I go to work. I carry a badge and a +2 sword."

[slip81]

GOTCHA!

[Nature Boy]

My personal pet peeve are those games (like GTA: SA and VC) that convienently leave out the fact that really they're either GTA3-2 or GTA 5 or whatever. But the names themselves don't suck in the manner we're talking about here.

I can't for the life of me think of anything just yet (give me time). I'll second Dishaster though. Lame lame lame name.

[rbudrick]

Also in the running: Granstream Saga. What the f**k is a Granstream?

Reminds me of the movie Gothika...what the fuck is a gothika and why is it never mentioned in tho movie?

-Rob

[qbertandernie]

wasnt there a 'dinosaurs and cadillacs' game?

actually i see its 'cadillacs and dinosaurs' for sega cd...
thats a stupid name...i think it was even based on a comic book!

[Ze_ro]

How about Tanks, but no Tanks and Xevious. Or Scsicide.

Xevious is like all those other unintelligible names like Xexyz.
Judging by the fact that you didn't mention it first, I'm guessing you've never played Zzyzzyxx (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=Z&game_id=10547)...

As for SCSIcide, it's a nerd pun.

--Zero

[WiseSalesman]

I forgot it before, but....

REVENGERS OF VENGANCE

[XxMe2NiKxX]

Street fighter zero 2. Yeesh...

[MegaDrive20XX]

Street fighter zero 2. Yeesh...


prequels that don't make much sense and begin with "Zero" is what it would probably fall under....*coughs RE Zero coughs*

[Lost Monkey]

Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones
Bobby is Going Home
Milk and Nuts

and possibly the worst ever:

Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples

[o2william]

Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples

LOL Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of World Championship Golf may have that beat.

Ahh yes, and what about "Lee Travino's Fighting Golf?" I've always wondered what this title means. Lee Travino teaches you how to win at golf by beating up your opponents? Or, Lee Travino has turned on golf and is engaged in fisticuffs with it?

[Iron Draggon]

Macross: Do You Remember Love?

Very lame, considering that it's NOT a dating sim!

[Jorpho]

That reminds me... How about Dragonball Z: Violent Battle Against the Androids? (That's another odd translation, I guess.)

And on a related note, there's always Violence Fight. (As opposed to Kindness Fight, maybe?)

[Kroogah]

Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular.

[Psycho Mantis]

zero the kamikaze squirrel... it's weird.

[LazingBlazers]

Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylus !!!

LOL LOL LOL

Lamest name for the lamest game. It's the official winner of Dung Daddy's "Big Peanut on the Shit Sundae" Award.

[Fuyukaze]

Iron Draggon wrote-

Macross: Do You Remember Love?

Very lame, considering that it's NOT a dating sim!

remind me to show you my copy of the movie. It may help explain the name some.


My worst name? Battle Toads. Yeah, the game was fun. Yeah, it featured frogs as the main charcters. I just dont think of frogs as hard core fighters.

[Damon Plus]

Now that I think about it Megaman is a pretty lame name O_O

[Wavelflack]

Elemental Gimmick Gear
Guilty Gear
Metal Gear

And in particular, "Metal Gear 'Ray'"/ "Metal gear 'Rex'"

What awe-inspiring names! "Oh my GOD! IT'S METAL GEAR JIMMY AND STEVEN! RUN!"

Sounds like Konami took a poll of the most common pseudonyms employed at local gay bars, and named their giant, redundant robots after them.
"Hellllo, there! I'm 'Rex'!"
"Gosh, 'Rex'! It's really nice to meet you in perthon! I'm 'Ray'!"
"Wonderful! Do you have a room here, 'Ray'?"

(etc.)

[robotriot]

"Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestress" - weird name for a cool game ;)

[Aussie2B]

Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones

Yeah, something about that game's title really rubs me the wrong way.

[shopkins]

Fat Bobby for the Lynx
Digger T. Rock for NES
Whomp 'Em for NES (it'd be fine if the character wasn't Native American, which makes it a vaguely insulting pun)
Dudes With Attitude
Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt (it says that on the title screen) for Genesis
Cyberdillo for 3DO
Jack in the Dark (a short Alone in the Dark 2 prequel)
Alone in the Dark: One Eyed Jack's Revenge

To balance this out, I always thought Leather Goddesses of Phobos was a cool name.

[aftertheflesh]

Bad Dudes
Decap Attack (starring Chuck D Head!)
Crueball
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Puss n Boots
Journey to Silius