The videogame industry is certainly not perfect. There have been a ton of mistakes and we're here to tell you about them.

The video game industry, let's face it, is not a perfect place. As alive as it is with quality software and great system hardware, there are mistakes that are made that leave the competition reeling and gamers fleeing for better pastures. Here now is a list of some of the most significant mistakes to come down the pike in the industry. I'm sure you're likely to reflect with some of these mistakes, and may even have them somewhere in your gaming collection.

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my 3 favorites were the early release of saturn(i always felt sega was gonna be eventually doomed), nintendo licenses used to make trash game on the phillips cd-i [smilie=arrgh.jpg] , and that ho ass microsoft xbox controller(which still isnt completely right IMO). [smilie=arrgh.jpg]

Maybe this should go in the "I was wrong" thread, but I owned a Phillips CD-I.

Sold it in a garage sale last year for $50.

Should I know what a Phillips CD-I is?

Sure, as long as you aren't spending any money on it, it's harmless.

Google it up.

The fact that they had Phil Hartman as a spokesperson should have been a 'dead" giveaway that the thing was a bust (no pun intended).

Oh no. I was figuring it was something older like the first atari or something.

http://darkwatcher.psxfanatics.com/console/cdi.jpg

lmao

I had the wireless remote, and mine was a different model because it didn't look like that. Mine just looked like a CD player.

Dragon's Lair was pretty sweet, I'll admit, exactly like the arcade version.

I also had a golf game where the commentators had about 4 different phrases that they just kept repeating.

Can't remember what other games I had, I think one was called A Day at the Races (a horse racing game). It actually had live video of Mickey Rooney in it. There was also a game called Kether (outer space thing of some sort).

The whole package that I bought retailed for about $800, but I got it for about $400 with my Service Merchandise employee discount back in '93 maybe?

$800 for that? Even $400.....wow.

I miss the sega Dreamcast
So much potential.
Damn you sony

$800 for that? Even $400.....wow.

I miss the sega Dreamcast
So much potential.
Damn you sony
it wasnt sony's fault. they came out premature and alot of the software companies didnt like the coding to create games on it. Either way sega was just not good at making high selling systems outside of the genesis. the saturn bankrupted because they already had failures and losses on the 32x, game gear, and sega cd.

Microsoft's Fat-Ass Controller
Year: 2001

Microsoft's Xbox is the epitome of American design, a big ass and heavy box that'll crush your spine if it falls on you. With that being said, the system's developers elected to set up their creation with an equally enormous controller, and thus, the fatty was born. Clearly one of the biggest controllers in videogame history as well as one of the most uncomfortable, the fatty is an absolute beast. Its mammoth grips are so thick that numerous people couldn't get their hands around them, and the awkward button placement, the bizarre location of the white and black buttons, further doomed this controller to the bargain bin. For some strange reason it goes about as well with Halo as a burger and fries, but as for just about any other Xbox game (fighters, especially), the fatty is pretty useless.




What a bunch of fucking pussies. The Xbox has the gratest controller probably ever made. Either my hands are big or its not all that big. You wanna unconfterable pad, talk about the ps2 pad. Fucking handles are so wide apart I feel like I'm spreading my arms.

man Steve why do you hate on the heavy consensus. most people dont like the controller. more power to you if you do. but on a general scale it sucked. they even knew that enough to try and change it. they didnt change it for the fuck of it. and even the newer ones are that great to me. they are better but not that great.

The first few that come to mind for me are consoles.

Atari Jaguar anyone?

http://justclaws.atari.org/images/jagcd.jpg

I remember seeing screenshots for it, being amazed and wanting one really bad, but I was about 11 or 12 and had no cash. By the time I had saved up enough green, the thing had disappeared. Wha happened? Poor marketing, lack of 3rd party support and the Genesis and SNES just crushed it.


When the machine actually hit the streets, the reaction was mixed. Some gamers were excited by the increased power, while some felt that the system fell short of its promises. Some people claimed that the the Jaguar wasn't actually a true 64-bit system, that it was simply two 32-bit processors working in parallel. However, Atari was pressing forward with their advertising campaign touting its 64-bit power, and an impressive number of third-party titles had been announced in development. Unfortunately for these developers, the Jaguar proved very difficult to program for and Atari did not have sufficient development tools. Many Jaguar games were consequently delayed, and others were rushed out the door and were less than impressive. Ultimately, many announced developers simply did not develop any Jaguar titles.

Second, it's gotta be the Gamecube. I mean it launched in 2001 and it didn't have a DVD player, no online play whatsoever, a whack controller which was unusable for sports and many other types of games, not to mention a disappointing kiddie library of games. [smilie=sick.gif]