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Describe an imaginary game that would sell the least copies ever

mclem

Member
On the radio panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue they occasionally have a round called 'Missed Hits'; films, TV series, songs and the like that would be sure-fire flops due to one small failed key element. I think that idea could apply to games, too.

Examples from Missed Hits, to give some context:

Lada In Red
Natural Born Grocers
Deaf in Venice
Journey to the Centre of the Room
Reasonable Expectations
A Nightingale Sang in Barclays Bank

So, with that in mind, for gaming, how about:

Call of Sooty
Sonic the Hedge
Fallout: New Swindon
Dishwashered
Reticent Weevil
Alan Whicker's American Nightmare
 
I was going to say a third-person cover-based library book shelving simulator, but that sounds kind of fun.

I'm now picturing an angry, wrinkled, glasses-wearing 65 year old woman dodging behind carts and desks, desperately trying to shelve books while avoiding the various patrons who will loudly ask "Like, where are the, like, Twilight books?" and "Why can't I get to the porn sites?" if they spot her.

On topic, I think about the only way to top "...exclusively for the Ouya" is "Bayonetta 3, exclusively for the Ouya."

I have Bayonetta 2 preordered.

And an Ouya.

I still wouldn't buy it.
 
Borderlands 2 v 2 Extreme Beach Volleyball

only featuring

Marcus / Crazy Earl vs. Claptrap / Ellie.

No other characters appear at all in the game at all.
 

Jawmuncher

Member
Desert Bus 2.

To keep with the tradition of running a busted bus.
The game whether it be Disc or Downloaded will only start once in awhile.
 

DJMicLuv

Member
Jimmy Saville's Fly Fishing Funanigans
Danny Dyer's Drug Dependent Flower Arranging for Kinnect.
Oscar Pistorius' Hyper Sports (better with Kinnect).
Quoka Soccer Pro (worse with Kinnect)
Singstar: Gary Glitter Edition
Fred West's Fickle Finger of Fate (NDS)
Icky Bicky (WiiU)
Jumping Flash HD (PS4) ... :-(
 
A magical life-changing genre-shattering work of genius...



that has zero marketing budget and a metacritic of 40.


It's probably already happened.
 
Something so nondescript and ambiguous your eyes gloss over upon seeing it in a bargain bin.

Rudyard Lemington Presents: Return of the Abyss 8: Battle of the Vorg*

*Includes $5 mousepad mail-in rebate!

Point-and-click puzzle game that takes place in a cave and the first puzzle requires calculus. Retails for $14.92 on Mac only.
 

impact

Banned
Wonderful 102 probably takes it

Actually anything on Wii U without Mario or Nintendo somewhere on the box takes it.
 
Most of the games people have proposed it would sell some copies. Thousands bought "Aabs Animals" that is basically a screensaver.

They key to discourage people to buying a game is a very high price and the requeriment of additional hardware.

So make a game that requires Wonderbook, Move, uDraw and Vita as second screen. Game is not playable without any of these hardware.

That will do it.

Rolls Royce Chauffeur simulator. Requires a Rolls Royce Phantom hooked up to a Wii U. The gamepad works as a rear view mirror.
 
5.99 for a blank white screen with a singular pixel where you have to move it along an invisible 1pixel wide path to find the goal line. The thing is, if you go 1 pixel off the path, you have to start over.
 

kick51

Banned
I've got it!

A Dead or Alive game with fully clothed, flat chested, ugly women wearing baggy sweatshirts and sweat pants.
 
Watching a Pot Boil Simulator 2015, with commentary by Fran Drescher.

"Looks like you've got a good boil going there!"

"Stiiiilll boooiiiilllliinnggg..."

"It's done!"
 

Octavia

Unconfirmed Member
Title: 230523904u1jfjiwfn293rufjass
Genre: None
Game Experience: It's just a black screen. When you press a button on the controller It says in plain Arial font, top left of screen, 8 point: "u win"
Platforms: Playstation Vita.
Cost: 99,999,999,999,999 USD

You will never, ever, sell a copy since nobody can even ironically buy it due to it being too expensive.
 
Pass Out on the 3DS. The rules are simple: blow into the mic to fill up your gauge. If you reach the maximum without passing out, you move on to the next level. There are no breaks between levels.
 

Macheezmo

Member
Mission to Mars. A 100% realistic sim of a flight from Earth to Mars. Also you have to do your own math for the launch trajectory.
 
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