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My entire family owned Stadia and we loved it. The console itself didn't suck, Google just made the most bonehead moves regarding its marketing because of how clueless they are about video gaming markets. The fact that it's the thumbnail is a downright insult and I'm more than a little upset about it.
You guys forgot the funniest part about the Philips CD-I. See, before it came into existence, Nintendo had initially planned on creating a new console in partnership with Sony but at the last backed out and practically ghosted them for Philips instead, with Sony only finding out the same time the Philips CD-I was announced. Sony's response was to make their own gaming console. Therefore,. not only did the Philips CD-I cost a billion dollars and fail miserably, but Nintendo ended up gaining a brand new rival after the fall of Sega.
Something similar happened with Sony and Microsoft, the latter being threatened by the recent popularity of video game consoles, it wanted to make software for PlayStation but Sony declined creating another video game console rival.
Technically, the partnership between Nintendo and Sony was to create a CD based add on for the SNES to compete with Sega CD. As mentioned, Nintendo backed out which led to Sony creating their PlayStation. Nintendo's next console was the N64 which stuck with cartridge based games while its competitors systems (Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn) were disc based. That decision cost Nintendo some third party support like Squaresoft (Now Square Enix) who took their Nintendo exclusive Final Fantasy series to Sony.).
The funniest part is, that while they made the Playstation, they turned to Sega with the idea of a partnership. Sony of America and Japan and Sega of America loved the opportunity. But Sega of Japan turned it down, stating, that Sony doesn't even know how to make software or hardware.
You are right. I still have mine to this day as well. On top of that,my favorite games on it was the Tony hawks game and midnight club dub edition remix.
I think the real reason the PlayStation 2 sold so well back in the day was because it was also a DVD player, So even if you weren't focus on playing video games, you would still be able to watch your movies
@@Wiiguy1606 You're not wrong. A good DVD player cost more than a PS2 system. I took about 200 reservations for the system. Early on in the pre-ordering I had recorded a looping VHS tape showing off some early demos that I had obtained from the '99 Tokyo Game Show, showing off: Metal Gear Solid 2, Gran Turismo 3 (which was called GT 2000 at the time), and more of Tekken TT also got a lot of gamer's attention as well. They may have said they were buying it " for a good DVD player" in front of their wives/girlfriends, but trust me, they were very much buying one for the games. :)
I actually remember the hyperscan. My family was relatively poor growing up and I couldn't get the PS2 or anything like that so I got a hyperscan. I have fond memories with it personally.
I'm honestly surprised that they didn't give Stadia an honorable mention since Google was literally giving away their controllers. Now both Amazon and Walmart are trying to overprice the controllers in order to make some sort of profit out of it when everyone knows that the Stadia has been discontinued.
The Turbo Express was used as a prop in the awesome action flick "Enemy of the State" starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman. Instead of using it as a game console, it was treated as a device for viewing pre-recorded video footage.
The C64GS was a stinking puddle of horse piss. One of the LAUNCH games was a direct copy of a regular C64 game which required a keyboard to start the game, and the C64GS didn't HAVE a keyboard!
I own the Wii U But doesn’t seems worst for me. Neither great nor worst. It has awesome games and backward compatibility with original Wii. Some games like Disney infinity use to run better on Wii U instead on Wii because of technical and space difference
The Wii U was an amazing console that was poorly marketed. Casual customers thought it was another cheap plastic Wii accessory instead of a full-fledged successor. And 3rd party devs were done making games accommodating for innovative hardware. Even most 1st party titles (not counting remakes) were disappointing. Super Mario 64 and its ilk are what I live for, and Super Mario 3D World (still a solid Mario game) didn't cut it. Lego City Undercover was the closest thing to SM64 I saw grace the system, but I gave it a hard pass due to Lego games at the time being nothing more than the same linear platformer wearing different masks of IPs, assuming Lego City to be no different. Props to Wii U being Splatoon's birth-console, though I've never been keen with the GLUT of FPS games, nor was online play my priority back then.
@@zacharycardon2353 The Wii U was my system for the Disney Infinity and Skylanders franchises. 1.0 edition on Wii U offers the best possible graphics and game quality like PS3 and Xbox 360
The Jaguar and the Phillips CDI are the only one I know of while doing research about the evolution of gaming. Everything else I've NEVER heard of before, thus thanks for the fun interactive learning.
Hyperscan. So if a kid wants to get the full experience of a game, the kid needs to buy cards? Sold in packs like sports cards? "Hey dad, can we get more Hyperscan cards so I can unlock levels/characters for my game?" "What??? I'm not going to buy cards so you can play a game I spent good money on!" "Actually, I need cards to actually play the full game." "Uh...well...you're an ungrateful spoiled brat!"
As a 90's kid, I remember the R-Zone commercial and thought it was cool. I just couldn't remember the name. It has got to b the 1st attempt at vr games, thus setting events in motion. I even owned a Virtual Boy too and forgot the name as I always thought it was 'just' a different kind of nintendo. Ty Watchmojo for helping me to remember the names.
AVGN's perspective Atari Jaguar: Toilet Atari 5600: A cabinet console (where you keep beers, like Rolling Rock) R-Zone + Nerd (James Rolfe): "HEY GUYS! I JUST PLAY A GAME HERE!!!" *Nerd almost fell over*
The NEC Turbo Express has no business on this list. It's the entire TurboGrafx-16 (PCE) console in a portable, WITH AN LCD screen, which blew away the Game Boy display, and it played ALL of the TG16 library. Yes it cost more. Yes it went through batteries quicker (we bought rechargeables). and, Yes the screen was smaller than your TV screen. We knew all of this going in, and it was amazing to have not even a year after the TG16 was introduced. The price was more than fair.
@@EDifyer881 Yeah, they are nice to have. I also bought a HuCard/TurboChip adapter for my Analogue Pocket. This will be a nice system to play real cards on and with an amazing screen/sound quality too. Or just play TG16/PCE/PCE CD/SGX roms on too. :)
Great list so far, but I would like to add some honorable mentions: NEC PC-FX: Released by NEC as a successor to the PC-Engine in Japan, the system had outdated specs compared to the Saturn and PlayStation and was incapable of producing 3D graphics. The console was also infamous for having a game library dominated by Japanese text adventures and adult-oriented dating sim titles because of NEC's decision to liberalize its software licensing policies in a desperate attempt to get more games onto the system and increase its sales. Emerson Arcadia 2001: This console was released in 1982 months before the more capable Colecovision hit the scene. The system copied elements from the Atari 2600 and Intellivision while offering nothing to make it stand out from the competition. The games were also blatant rip-offs of Atari 2600 games that weren't helped by having mostly identical graphics. Commodore CDTV: The system was created to be a competitor to the Philips CD-i as a multimedia entertainment system. Its hardware was literally an Amiga 500 computer built into a VCR-like case with a built-in CD-ROM drive and used a wireless remote controller/gamepad combo as its controller. The CDXL-format discs it used could only hold 30 minutes of video data that was of lesser quality than even VHS. Finally, people could buy accessories to turn it into a true Amiga 500 computer, but for the combined price, they're better off just getting an actual Amiga 500 computer.
@@markofthewolvessucks8930 PC-FX has a slightly better ratio of good:bad games compared to the typical failed console. It even has some solid exclusives that were never rereleased. That said, the language barrier is a pretty critical factor for enjoying it.
I'd also suggest: Amiga CD32 (Console version of Amiga computers with similar issues to the Commodore console, most notable for having the infamously bad game "The Town With No Name".) Playstation Vita (Sony's successor to the Playstation Portable. Arguably had good hardware and a solid start at first but was seemingly hamstrung by a lack of system-defining exclusives. Sony stopped making portable game systems after this.) Sega 32X (While this is arguable whether it's considered for this list since it's an add-on, it's an add-on that was designed to give the Sega Genesis a full generational upgrade to it's hardware, so I say it's a good pick for this. Released way too shortly before the Sega Saturn, it managed to eat at it's audience while failing to sustain it's own. Arguably the first major mistake Sega's done, but certainly far from the last.)
I was glad to see the Atari 5200 make the list. I bought one in 1983, couldn't find any third party suppliers of games, and vowed to never buy another system after the company announced, the following year, that they were abandoning the system. I came across no more than five or six games of any interest to me, for the then unsupported machine, and felt like a damn fool. In 1992, I came across a Super Nintendo game system in my hotel room, in Las Vegas. After playing for a while, I asked Santa for one: Later that year, I got one and accepted the anti-social habit back into my life. A year later, my wife filed for divorce, naming Nintendo as corespondent. Your list of crappy consoles is impressive; I'm glad I remained cautious, after the 5200 experience.
The Virtual Boy was a colossal failure for Nintendo, but that was a case where the hardware and interface were the main problems: not so much the games. People still like Virtual Boy Wario Land, Teleroboxer, and Galactic Pinball. There is a video that I saw months ago where somebody actually "fixed" the Virtual Boy to make it the handheld that it should have been.
Everyone keeps crapping in the virtual boy. It’s a great system. There’s no way it belongs as number one. You’re telling me a dvd player with a game library in the single digit with one being recalled was better? The virtual boy was great and had some really great games. Mario tennis, jack bros, wario, teleroboxing, and other games looked and played great! Neck and eye strain only happened to those who didn’t make any needed adjustments to the stand or the IPD. I call BS on this list. virtual Boy wasn’t the greatest, but wasn’t the worse
The LaserActive was number 1 on Joshscorcher's Top 15 Worst Consoles list, and the Virtual Boy was number 15 rather than number 1. The only thing that wasn't including in WatchMojo's version is Sega's add-ons for the Genesis.
The Pippin's legacy is thus: a punchline in a gag from the anime "Lucky Star" where if Konata receives a game system based on her grades. "C" would give her a Pippin; "B" would give her a 3DO; and an "A" would give her a PS2.
I wonder how many parents purchased one of these for their kids, thinking it is equal to or better than the more expensive systems the kid asked for (or sold out in stores), and then wonders why the kid doesn't play it.
I remember the very first video on this topic. It hasn't aged well due to including the Magnavox Odyssey, the very first video game console ever made and one of the most influential ones as such.
#2 The Philips CD-i wasn't even a video game console. IT WAS A FORMAT. Next they will say VHS was a failed game console because of Action Max. This video will make you dumber if you watch it. :(
Because it failed, many consoles and handhelds on this list became rare, making their prices so expensive now on eBay, etc. IMO, The classic console collection can be an investment now
WatchMojo, you should definitely do a list of the Top 50 Sega Genesis Soundtracks! Here are a couple of examples of the best 16-bit tunes from Sega's 16-bit video game console you should mention. Examples: Thunder Force IV a.k.a. Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar in North America (1992) Vectorman (1995) The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) Gunstar Heroes (1993) Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1990) Comix Zone (1995) Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993) Streets of Rage (1991) Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (1992) Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) Dynamite Headdy (1994) Streets of Rage 2 (1992) Golden Axe II (1991) Streets of Rage 3 (1994) M.U.S.H.A: Metallic Un Super Hybrid Armor (1990) Superman (Sunsoft) (1992) Mega Man: The Wily Wars (1994) Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) Sonic & Knuckles (1994) Sonic Spinball (1993) Sonic 3D Blast (1996) Rocket Knight Adventures (1993) Disney's Aladdin (Virgin Games) (1993) Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 (1994) What do you think about my picks, WatchMojo? Please do this list for me.
"This is an industry built on perception rather than fact run by businessmen who only understand numbers and don't have a clue about what's good and what isn't; so the key is to be perceived as good by being associated with the biggest and best numbers, meaning if you have no talent, you can buy credibility, in essence creating the illusion of quality by spending the most money."- Duckman Oh, how greed preys on impatience!
I remember an uncle had the Phillips CD-I and my brother and I used to go there and play the weird Zeldas all afternoon. It wasn´t until I was a grown up that I found out it wasn´t even a canon Zelda game hahaha. I did have fun with it though
I'll never forget 12 year-old me came THIS close to asking my parents for an Atari Jaguar for Christmas 1995 instead of a Playstation. Thankfully that bullet was dodged along with the eternal amount of self hate I would have given myself.
The CD-I to be honest doesn’t deserve all the bad reputation as while it had bad games and had it’s history then still it had some simple yet fun games like Christmas Country, Tetris, Hotel Mario and other things like that and it was basically the PS2 before the PS2, because it could play Video CD’s which was the primary disc format for video back then
12:35 "Its Library of games learn a little too heavy on the Edutainment side" Said while showing it playing *one of the most influential FPS games of all time*
3DO & CDi - When these came out, nobody was sure what they were. They were hyped as "multi-media" machines, but nobody knew what that meant. Touting their ability to use interactive encyclopedias and maps didn't help. People had an idea that you could play games on them, but that was such a tiny part of how they were marketed that it barely made any impact.
NEO-GEO another example of innovation hurting more than helping. It was the best Arcade Home Console at the time. Unfortunately no one was gonna pay $600 to $1000 dollars for it in the 90's.
That's because that's not a cd, it's a laser disc. Back then laser discs were considered the successor to VHS tapes. So they came out with laser disc movies and players and this particular company figured videogames would be better on it as well. CD's and dvd's came years later.
Forgot hyperscan even existed. I got it because Ben 10 was super popular in 2006, but I remember it being pretty boring to play. The card idea sounded so cool for the time.
It's always a big gamble on developing video game console systems. Do add in a Taiwan video game console as well, A'can. Also add in Casio video game console.
The 64 bit part from the Atari Jaguar marketing refers to its 64 bit bus. The reason for the games looking 16 bit was due to it also having a Motorilla 68000 which was also in the Genesis, and that was easier to develop for than the 2 32 bit processors that people associate with the 64 bit marketing.
The 3DO was a pretty decent console and def better than every other system on this list. I didn't get one at launch but picked up an FZ-1 during college (circa 2006) with two controllers, the MPEG decoder, and a bunch of games for $120. It has a good amount of really good games and the best home console version of a Street Fighter game (Super Street Fighter II Turbo)...it was the "best of the rest" of the 5th gen video game consoles (behind the PlayStation, N64, and Saturn).
I didn't have a 3DO, but one of my friends did. It kind of bothers me how misrepresented that system was. So often I hear, "Most of its games were FMV" or, "It was barely more powerful that a 16-bit system." Neither of those claims are remotely true, but that's the thing about systems that failed. You can make wild claims are very few people can call BS because they've never played them. I had an Atari Jaguar and while it was a disappointment, the stuff I hear on UA-cam generally makes me think, they've clearly never played on.
@@Marc_Araujo There were enough games I enjoyed on Jaguar (base unit) that I didn't regret buying it. It didn't live up to my expectations, but I still had fun. But adding the CD unit was definitely a mistake. Battlemorph was probably the only CD game that made a decent showing for itself. My main take on the Jaguar was the hardware was respectable for $250 in 1993. Not amazing, but not just a Genesis in a different plastic shell that some make it out to be. The real problem was Atari was in no position financially to launch a new console and the game library, apart from a few bright spots, was predictably the shovelware you'd expect from a dying company.
2:44 I have literally Never heard of that console in my life and I'm actually shocked that never heard of it because I mean I've watched a lot of gaming oriented UA-cam channels that talk about even some of the most obscure consoles or some of the worst ones that ever were released and I somehow never heard of that one Wow! That one must have really badly crashed and burned
The way the jaguar graphics move at one frame per three seconds is just unforgettable how shit that thing was, I honestly want to know the logic for putting the fucking 1 thru 9 buttons on there
The Commodore Games system was actually a Commodore 64 without the keyboard and the cartridge port relocated to the top. Unfortunately, it was never offered for sale in the United States and only sold in Europe. It had no chance against Sega or Nintendo, and at that time, Commodore was struggling, ultimately going bankrupt on April 29, 1994. The actual computer itself holds the record for the most units sold, with individual estimates of 12.5-17 million units. I have a Commodore 64 and a Commodore 128, both great machines in their own right. Even today, the Commodore 64 has an 87% brand recognition.
The Atari 5200 was repackaged 400, but was incompatible with the actual computer. It had a horrible controller which often broke and it offered nothing new other than updated version of what was released on the 2600. The ability to play 2600 games came on the second version of the console. By this time, Atari was struggling due to the crash of 1984 and the consumer division, which included the console and home computers was sold to former Commodore founder and CEO Jack Tramiel.
I'm surprised to see none of SEGA's consoles make this list, not even their biggest failures such as 32X, the Saturn, and the Dreamcast, but as a SEGA fan, I'm also grateful. In fact, I'm also pleased to see SEGA painted in a more positive light here. As for the consoles that did make this list, I own one: Tiger Electronics' GameCom. Although many may not find any of the games remarkable, there are some games that made me want one. Two of those games were both Wheel of Fortune games. Both games play the same way, with the only major difference being puzzles. Even so, the first Wheel of Fortune game for the GameCom is quite easy to get your hands on while the second, simply titled Wheel of Fortune 2, is rare and thus very pricey. Nevertheless, I have both of these games as well as every other Wheel of Fortune game and puzzle cartridge Tiger Electronics and Parker Brothers released, including some other very rare gems.
(16:35) Mario (CD-i): Nice for WatchMojo to put Phillips CD-i as one the worst video game consoles. Ey, Luigi? Luigi (CD-i): I hope they have lots of failed consoles.
Turbo grafx turbo express was awesome! Brother convinced me to trade our for a sega and I've hated him ever since! Ps bonks revenge and the tank game are unparalleled
Meh, I'd give a dishonourable mention to the first Xbox One model, the PS Vita and arguably even the Wii U. Whilst, perhaps not awful like some of the others here they were disappointing consoles tbh.
I will defend the Virtual Boy, there were some actually fun titles. Galactic pinball was simple but fun, and I remember the sounds to this day. Mario tennis, and a Real Steel style robot boxing game on LSD, Teleroboxer.
The Commodore 64 Games system was actually a Commodore 64 with the cartridge port moved to the top. It was a colossal failure, as one could get an actual Commodore 64 with games costing a lot less. Needless to say, by this time, both Nintendo and Sega were dominating, and the Commodore 64 was at the end of its lifespan. Things were made even worse when Commodore International went bankrupt on April 29, 1994 due to mismanagement. The Commodore 64 Games System was never a serious competitor and it only sold in Europe.
A friend of mine had a 3DO and I thought it was fun. I liked the games and it seemed to work fine. I think it could have gone as far as playstation or Xbox.
Virtual Boy was far from worst personally. The Emerson Arcadia/Leisure Vision,Bally Astrocade, Amiga Cd32, Vtech Socrates, Sega Sg-1000 all deserve a place on the list for different reasons.
Yeah, this list wasn't including peripherals. Sega Genesis peripherals, CD and 32X were commercial failures. CD had a high launch price, and 32X was rushed out early and therefore had a lot of issues being played.
My brother bought the cd-i, 3do and Atari jaguar back in the 90s. Apparently he was a glutton for terrible consuls plus had plenty of throw away money being that he didn’t have to pay any bills while staying at home with my parents and working at Perkins.
I get it if he only bought 3DO and Jaguar, since those are video games focused consoles, and actually had some decent video game franchises. But a cd-i? That was an overpriced CD player with some compression video chip build into it, in 1992s, when you can get a discman or boombox with build-in CD for a fraction of the price. Hell, if he is willing to wait a year later, he could get a compact Sega Multi-Mega/CD-X which can play both 16-bit cartridges and 32X CD games, with only half the price of a cd-i.
and if an 1ghz user unable to able to play it you want 4K pay for the plan we given than you can pay $10 for it and wait few days later to get access to HIGHER than 1080p because your 1ghz network is TOO SLOW to get 4K is 720p fine when Geforce now able to get the same because you can custom your gameplay setup which stadia does the same as PSN and xbox did lock most software settings by them
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Nope, we had taste in My family!
My entire family owned Stadia and we loved it. The console itself didn't suck, Google just made the most bonehead moves regarding its marketing because of how clueless they are about video gaming markets. The fact that it's the thumbnail is a downright insult and I'm more than a little upset about it.
I don't think so, we got the good shizz
The only console that I had that is close enough to being a failure is the Wii U.
@@Claro1993 I am so glad i didn't own any of these things growing up
You guys forgot the funniest part about the Philips CD-I. See, before it came into existence, Nintendo had initially planned on creating a new console in partnership with Sony but at the last backed out and practically ghosted them for Philips instead, with Sony only finding out the same time the Philips CD-I was announced. Sony's response was to make their own gaming console. Therefore,. not only did the Philips CD-I cost a billion dollars and fail miserably, but Nintendo ended up gaining a brand new rival after the fall of Sega.
Yup, the PlayStation.
Something similar happened with Sony and Microsoft, the latter being threatened by the recent popularity of video game consoles, it wanted to make software for PlayStation but Sony declined creating another video game console rival.
I’m so hungry I could eat an octorok!
Technically, the partnership between Nintendo and Sony was to create a CD based add on for the SNES to compete with Sega CD. As mentioned, Nintendo backed out which led to Sony creating their PlayStation. Nintendo's next console was the N64 which stuck with cartridge based games while its competitors systems (Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn) were disc based. That decision cost Nintendo some third party support like Squaresoft (Now Square Enix) who took their Nintendo exclusive Final Fantasy series to Sony.).
The funniest part is, that while they made the Playstation, they turned to Sega with the idea of a partnership. Sony of America and Japan and Sega of America loved the opportunity. But Sega of Japan turned it down, stating, that Sony doesn't even know how to make software or hardware.
The PS2 was a game system with DVD-Video playable, the Nuon was a DVD player with game playback. Both are VERY different in nature.
You are right. I still have mine to this day as well. On top of that,my favorite games on it was the Tony hawks game and midnight club dub edition remix.
I think the real reason the PlayStation 2 sold so well back in the day was because it was also a DVD player, So even if you weren't focus on playing video games, you would still be able to watch your movies
@@Wiiguy1606 yep. you are right. I remember I used to use mine for dvd movies when I had friends come over and hang out for the night.
@@Wiiguy1606 You're not wrong. A good DVD player cost more than a PS2 system. I took about 200 reservations for the system. Early on in the pre-ordering I had recorded a looping VHS tape showing off some early demos that I had obtained from the '99 Tokyo Game Show, showing off: Metal Gear Solid 2, Gran Turismo 3 (which was called GT 2000 at the time), and more of Tekken TT also got a lot of gamer's attention as well. They may have said they were buying it " for a good DVD player" in front of their wives/girlfriends, but trust me, they were very much buying one for the games. :)
Shigeru Miyamoto himself said the virtual boy probably would have done better if it was marketed as a toy and not a video game system
In the words of James Rolfe, "What were they thinking?!"
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The ones I know of were a shitload of fuck!
"If there was an RCA Studio I, I'd hate to see it."
It's shiiiit, lmao
I think the real question is, "Wait they can think?"
I actually remember the hyperscan. My family was relatively poor growing up and I couldn't get the PS2 or anything like that so I got a hyperscan. I have fond memories with it personally.
The Virtual Boy makes the WiiU seem very successful
I would've easily disliked this video if it had the Wii U.
Yes. Plus there was an N64 peripheral that was a commercial failure.
@William Dearth wait did the n64 sold well?
@assassin8636 Yeah, it finished second of the generation to Playstation. But there was a peripheral version N64DD, that was a commercial failure.
@@WilliamDearthwd oh I didn't know that
I'm honestly surprised that they didn't give Stadia an honorable mention since Google was literally giving away their controllers. Now both Amazon and Walmart are trying to overprice the controllers in order to make some sort of profit out of it when everyone knows that the Stadia has been discontinued.
Exactly..when I tried it over a year ago. I had many issues with it. For example the lag and random disconnects was why I didn't get it .
When I can finally find it clearance, it might be a cool collector's item. 🤷♀️
@@monstrouspegasister actually I was given it for free. Honestly I've never opened it & people have tried to sell it on eBay, obviously with no luck.
@@justincoleman7856 I meant for me to keep, lmao.
That's not to say it won't ONE DAY become a trendy collector's item. Only time will tell. 🤷♀️
The Turbo Express was used as a prop in the awesome action flick "Enemy of the State" starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman. Instead of using it as a game console, it was treated as a device for viewing pre-recorded video footage.
I never knew the C64 was a failure, i absolutely loved mine back in the day.
The C64 was a success. The game version was not
You mean the C64GS, I never had a C64, of course it was before my time, but I've heard the original model was a huge hit.
The C64GS was a stinking puddle of horse piss. One of the LAUNCH games was a direct copy of a regular C64 game which required a keyboard to start the game, and the C64GS didn't HAVE a keyboard!
@@Foebane72 Wow, don't sugarcoat it, tell us how you REALLY feel!
The C64 was a huge success. They are talking about the C64GS in this video or the C64 Game System. The GS is a console version of the 8-bit computer.
I own the Wii U
But doesn’t seems worst for me.
Neither great nor worst. It has awesome games and backward compatibility with original Wii.
Some games like Disney infinity use to run better on Wii U instead on Wii because of technical and space difference
I have one too. It's a good system with a lot of good games.
The Wii U was an amazing console that was poorly marketed. Casual customers thought it was another cheap plastic Wii accessory instead of a full-fledged successor. And 3rd party devs were done making games accommodating for innovative hardware. Even most 1st party titles (not counting remakes) were disappointing.
Super Mario 64 and its ilk are what I live for, and Super Mario 3D World (still a solid Mario game) didn't cut it. Lego City Undercover was the closest thing to SM64 I saw grace the system, but I gave it a hard pass due to Lego games at the time being nothing more than the same linear platformer wearing different masks of IPs, assuming Lego City to be no different.
Props to Wii U being Splatoon's birth-console, though I've never been keen with the GLUT of FPS games, nor was online play my priority back then.
@@zacharycardon2353 The Wii U was my system for the Disney Infinity and Skylanders franchises.
1.0 edition on Wii U offers the best possible graphics and game quality like PS3 and Xbox 360
The wii u was one of my first game consoles! And it was not a bad console,it just had a bad launch
I've had my Wii U for years now and it still works
Bad news, I can't play it currently since my Gamepad charger broke a while ago ._.
The Atari Jaguar...they literally sold these for $5.00 at Kaybee Toys just to get rid of them.
damn
Somebody needs to show these consoles to the Angry Video Game Nerd and have him review them. At least the ones that haven't been reviewed, I mean.
I know right!
The Jaguar and the Phillips CDI are the only one I know of while doing research about the evolution of gaming. Everything else I've NEVER heard of before, thus thanks for the fun interactive learning.
You know a console crashed and burned spectacularly when you collect videos and console and never even heard of some of these.
Hyperscan.
So if a kid wants to get the full experience of a game, the kid needs to buy cards? Sold in packs like sports cards?
"Hey dad, can we get more Hyperscan cards so I can unlock levels/characters for my game?"
"What??? I'm not going to buy cards so you can play a game I spent good money on!"
"Actually, I need cards to actually play the full game."
"Uh...well...you're an ungrateful spoiled brat!"
Philips CDi wins for its advertisements alone with its smooth jazz 😂
As a 90's kid, I remember the R-Zone commercial and thought it was cool. I just couldn't remember the name. It has got to b the 1st attempt at vr games, thus setting events in motion. I even owned a Virtual Boy too and forgot the name as I always thought it was 'just' a different kind of nintendo. Ty Watchmojo for helping me to remember the names.
Most of these are WAY ahead of their time. Super innovative.
The truboexpress was ahead of its time the ability to play console games on the go quite innovative
AVGN's perspective
Atari Jaguar: Toilet
Atari 5600: A cabinet console (where you keep beers, like Rolling Rock)
R-Zone + Nerd (James Rolfe): "HEY GUYS! I JUST PLAY A GAME HERE!!!" *Nerd almost fell over*
The NEC Turbo Express has no business on this list. It's the entire TurboGrafx-16 (PCE) console in a portable, WITH AN LCD screen, which blew away the Game Boy display, and it played ALL of the TG16 library. Yes it cost more. Yes it went through batteries quicker (we bought rechargeables). and, Yes the screen was smaller than your TV screen. We knew all of this going in, and it was amazing to have not even a year after the TG16 was introduced. The price was more than fair.
I still want one lol
@@EDifyer881 Yeah, they are nice to have. I also bought a HuCard/TurboChip adapter for my Analogue Pocket. This will be a nice system to play real cards on and with an amazing screen/sound quality too. Or just play TG16/PCE/PCE CD/SGX roms on too. :)
@@videogameobsession awesome
399.99 at launch ?
@@blakebortles6098 The Turbo Express was $249.99 at launch, in the USA. Years later they sold for $49.
Great list so far, but I would like to add some honorable mentions:
NEC PC-FX:
Released by NEC as a successor to the PC-Engine in Japan, the system had outdated specs compared to the Saturn and PlayStation and was incapable of producing 3D graphics. The console was also infamous for having a game library dominated by Japanese text adventures and adult-oriented dating sim titles because of NEC's decision to liberalize its software licensing policies in a desperate attempt to get more games onto the system and increase its sales.
Emerson Arcadia 2001:
This console was released in 1982 months before the more capable Colecovision hit the scene. The system copied elements from the Atari 2600 and Intellivision while offering nothing to make it stand out from the competition. The games were also blatant rip-offs of Atari 2600 games that weren't helped by having mostly identical graphics.
Commodore CDTV:
The system was created to be a competitor to the Philips CD-i as a multimedia entertainment system. Its hardware was literally an Amiga 500 computer built into a VCR-like case with a built-in CD-ROM drive and used a wireless remote controller/gamepad combo as its controller. The CDXL-format discs it used could only hold 30 minutes of video data that was of lesser quality than even VHS. Finally, people could buy accessories to turn it into a true Amiga 500 computer, but for the combined price, they're better off just getting an actual Amiga 500 computer.
That doesn't sound so bad for the PC-FX. Maybe I SHOULD get one 👀.
@@markofthewolvessucks8930 PC-FX has a slightly better ratio of good:bad games compared to the typical failed console. It even has some solid exclusives that were never rereleased. That said, the language barrier is a pretty critical factor for enjoying it.
I'd also suggest:
Amiga CD32 (Console version of Amiga computers with similar issues to the Commodore console, most notable for having the infamously bad game "The Town With No Name".)
Playstation Vita (Sony's successor to the Playstation Portable. Arguably had good hardware and a solid start at first but was seemingly hamstrung by a lack of system-defining exclusives. Sony stopped making portable game systems after this.)
Sega 32X (While this is arguable whether it's considered for this list since it's an add-on, it's an add-on that was designed to give the Sega Genesis a full generational upgrade to it's hardware, so I say it's a good pick for this. Released way too shortly before the Sega Saturn, it managed to eat at it's audience while failing to sustain it's own. Arguably the first major mistake Sega's done, but certainly far from the last.)
@@cabbusses well i mean the vita had its fans and sony just didn’t focus on it enough
@@cabbusses i think PC-FX got failed because of Windows 95
I was glad to see the Atari 5200 make the list. I bought one in 1983, couldn't find any third party suppliers of games, and vowed to never buy another system after the company announced, the following year, that they were abandoning the system. I came across no more than five or six games of any interest to me, for the then unsupported machine, and felt like a damn fool. In 1992, I came across a Super Nintendo game system in my hotel room, in Las Vegas. After playing for a while, I asked Santa for one: Later that year, I got one and accepted the anti-social habit back into my life. A year later, my wife filed for divorce, naming Nintendo as corespondent. Your list of crappy consoles is impressive; I'm glad I remained cautious, after the 5200 experience.
The Virtual Boy was a colossal failure for Nintendo, but that was a case where the hardware and interface were the main problems: not so much the games. People still like Virtual Boy Wario Land, Teleroboxer, and Galactic Pinball. There is a video that I saw months ago where somebody actually "fixed" the Virtual Boy to make it the handheld that it should have been.
Everyone keeps crapping in the virtual boy. It’s a great system. There’s no way it belongs as number one. You’re telling me a dvd player with a game library in the single digit with one being recalled was better? The virtual boy was great and had some really great games. Mario tennis, jack bros, wario, teleroboxing, and other games looked and played great! Neck and eye strain only happened to those who didn’t make any needed adjustments to the stand or the IPD. I call BS on this list. virtual Boy wasn’t the greatest, but wasn’t the worse
You think Hyperscan would be somewhat successful today with the current Pokemon card craze?
The LaserActive was number 1 on Joshscorcher's Top 15 Worst Consoles list, and the Virtual Boy was number 15 rather than number 1.
The only thing that wasn't including in WatchMojo's version is Sega's add-ons for the Genesis.
Soulja Boy is known for his music career.
*I guess being known for one song counts as a career.
The Pippin's legacy is thus: a punchline in a gag from the anime "Lucky Star" where if Konata receives a game system based on her grades. "C" would give her a Pippin; "B" would give her a 3DO; and an "A" would give her a PS2.
I wonder how many parents purchased one of these for their kids, thinking it is equal to or better than the more expensive systems the kid asked for (or sold out in stores), and then wonders why the kid doesn't play it.
I remember the very first video on this topic. It hasn't aged well due to including the Magnavox Odyssey, the very first video game console ever made and one of the most influential ones as such.
A shame the Intellvision Amico will never make this list since it will never release
#2 The Philips CD-i wasn't even a video game console. IT WAS A FORMAT. Next they will say VHS was a failed game console because of Action Max. This video will make you dumber if you watch it. :(
cdi was garbage
@@EDifyer881 It was never originally sold as a game system, so yeah, it's not a great system if you're looking for games. Especially in 2023.
Because it failed, many consoles and handhelds on this list became rare, making their prices so expensive now on eBay, etc. IMO, The classic console collection can be an investment now
3do is underrated
WatchMojo, you should definitely do a list of the Top 50 Sega Genesis Soundtracks! Here are a couple of examples of the best 16-bit tunes from Sega's 16-bit video game console you should mention.
Examples:
Thunder Force IV a.k.a. Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar in North America (1992)
Vectorman (1995)
The Revenge of Shinobi (1989)
Gunstar Heroes (1993)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1990)
Comix Zone (1995)
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)
Streets of Rage (1991)
Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (1992)
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990)
Dynamite Headdy (1994)
Streets of Rage 2 (1992)
Golden Axe II (1991)
Streets of Rage 3 (1994)
M.U.S.H.A: Metallic Un Super Hybrid Armor (1990)
Superman (Sunsoft) (1992)
Mega Man: The Wily Wars (1994)
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)
Sonic & Knuckles (1994)
Sonic Spinball (1993)
Sonic 3D Blast (1996)
Rocket Knight Adventures (1993)
Disney's Aladdin (Virgin Games) (1993)
Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 (1994)
What do you think about my picks, WatchMojo? Please do this list for me.
Great list! I would add Midnight Resistance and E Swat as well.
"This is an industry built on perception rather than fact run by businessmen who only understand numbers and don't have a clue about what's good and what isn't; so the key is to be perceived as good by being associated with the biggest and best numbers, meaning if you have no talent, you can buy credibility, in essence creating the illusion of quality by spending the most money."- Duckman
Oh, how greed preys on impatience!
The virtual boy looked like a epileptic fit waiting to happen.
They were, I used to display them at a department store. I would try it now and then. Even then we knew it was sh!t!!
That Commodore 64 song is a real banger.
Besides Virtual Boy, I have never ever heard of any of these video game consoles.
I remember an uncle had the Phillips CD-I and my brother and I used to go there and play the weird Zeldas all afternoon. It wasn´t until I was a grown up that I found out it wasn´t even a canon Zelda game hahaha. I did have fun with it though
I'll never forget 12 year-old me came THIS close to asking my parents for an Atari Jaguar for Christmas 1995 instead of a Playstation. Thankfully that bullet was dodged along with the eternal amount of self hate I would have given myself.
The CD-I to be honest doesn’t deserve all the bad reputation as while it had bad games and had it’s history then still it had some simple yet fun games like Christmas Country, Tetris, Hotel Mario and other things like that and it was basically the PS2 before the PS2, because it could play Video CD’s which was the primary disc format for video back then
Surprised the Amiga CD32 didn't make this list. BTW, I have both the Atari 5200 and the Jaguar and like them both.
How DARE you! The Amiga CD32 was a decent system with a great spec and library, it just never got launched in the USA.
@@Foebane72please tell me what games you played on it, I need to know because most of the games on the system are 💩
12:35 "Its Library of games learn a little too heavy on the Edutainment side"
Said while showing it playing *one of the most influential FPS games of all time*
Almost all of these consoles I never heard of until now. Good thing I avoided them.
Apparently according the commercial, the virtual boy can also decapitate you.
3DO & CDi - When these came out, nobody was sure what they were. They were hyped as "multi-media" machines, but nobody knew what that meant. Touting their ability to use interactive encyclopedias and maps didn't help. People had an idea that you could play games on them, but that was such a tiny part of how they were marketed that it barely made any impact.
The story behind the Gizmondo is insane.
Atari 2600 can survive anything! 😸
I played a VirtuaBoy once; it gave me a severe headache.
NEO-GEO another example of innovation hurting more than helping. It was the best Arcade Home Console at the time. Unfortunately no one was gonna pay $600 to $1000 dollars for it in the 90's.
Unless you were very rich .
@4:26 Dang!!!! That's a huge CD! Who needs one that big?
That's because that's not a cd, it's a laser disc. Back then laser discs were considered the successor to VHS tapes. So they came out with laser disc movies and players and this particular company figured videogames would be better on it as well. CD's and dvd's came years later.
Forgot hyperscan even existed. I got it because Ben 10 was super popular in 2006, but I remember it being pretty boring to play. The card idea sounded so cool for the time.
The hyperscan kinda seems like gaming now everything being DLC download pay to unlock everything lol but with bad game play
14:31-14:36 Ironically known as the Atari Shock in Japan.
Well at least those back then failed game consoles paved the way of today current gaming generation. Salute.
The best thing in this list is that in the middle I've got XBOX advertisement XD
Bring back Ouya. She was gone too soon.
Well, I'm glad the Wii-U and the PS-VITA wasn't mentioned.
Thank you for not putting the Wii U on the list. That console is UNDERRATED.
It's always a big gamble on developing video game console systems. Do add in a Taiwan video game console as well, A'can. Also add in Casio video game console.
You dont count stadia but you count what is essentially a plug and play the hyper scan
I hadn't heard of any of these. I did hear about the virtual boy on a UA-cam video
Sees the Phillips CD-i at number two
HOW?! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE WORSE THAN THE CD-i?!!!!!!!
Sees number one
Oh. No yeah, that’s definitely worse.
Guessing you never played a Virtual Boy as it's FAAAR better then the CD-i.
Hyperscan is the earliest example of microtransaction 😂
Shane of Rerez called the packs lootboxes, which I can understand.
The 64 bit part from the Atari Jaguar marketing refers to its 64 bit bus. The reason for the games looking 16 bit was due to it also having a Motorilla 68000 which was also in the Genesis, and that was easier to develop for than the 2 32 bit processors that people associate with the 64 bit marketing.
Interesting list: there are supporters of the 3DO and The Jaguar(which I owned, not impressed).
Great list, interesting, anyways, keep up the good work, makes sense with their flaws!
Confession: I had the R-Zone. 😅
Same! I got it as a xmas gift. Had only two games. Battle Arena Toshiden and Batman Forever.
Curious, what was it like?
The 3DO was a pretty decent console and def better than every other system on this list. I didn't get one at launch but picked up an FZ-1 during college (circa 2006) with two controllers, the MPEG decoder, and a bunch of games for $120. It has a good amount of really good games and the best home console version of a Street Fighter game (Super Street Fighter II Turbo)...it was the "best of the rest" of the 5th gen video game consoles (behind the PlayStation, N64, and Saturn).
I didn't have a 3DO, but one of my friends did. It kind of bothers me how misrepresented that system was. So often I hear, "Most of its games were FMV" or, "It was barely more powerful that a 16-bit system." Neither of those claims are remotely true, but that's the thing about systems that failed. You can make wild claims are very few people can call BS because they've never played them. I had an Atari Jaguar and while it was a disappointment, the stuff I hear on UA-cam generally makes me think, they've clearly never played on.
@@ressljs I also have an Atari Jaguar and an Atari Jaguar CD...it's a piece of crap lol.
@@Marc_Araujo There were enough games I enjoyed on Jaguar (base unit) that I didn't regret buying it. It didn't live up to my expectations, but I still had fun. But adding the CD unit was definitely a mistake. Battlemorph was probably the only CD game that made a decent showing for itself. My main take on the Jaguar was the hardware was respectable for $250 in 1993. Not amazing, but not just a Genesis in a different plastic shell that some make it out to be. The real problem was Atari was in no position financially to launch a new console and the game library, apart from a few bright spots, was predictably the shovelware you'd expect from a dying company.
How come no one ever talks about PS1 pressing select with a CD in some cool crap would happen
2:44 I have literally Never heard of that console in my life and I'm actually shocked that never heard of it because I mean I've watched a lot of gaming oriented UA-cam channels that talk about even some of the most obscure consoles or some of the worst ones that ever were released and I somehow never heard of that one Wow! That one must have really badly crashed and burned
That Hyperscan is just a very early version of DLC’s
The way the jaguar graphics move at one frame per three seconds is just unforgettable how shit that thing was, I honestly want to know the logic for putting the fucking 1 thru 9 buttons on there
The Commodore Games system was actually a Commodore 64 without the keyboard and the cartridge port relocated to the top. Unfortunately, it was never offered for sale in the United States and only sold in Europe. It had no chance against Sega or Nintendo, and at that time, Commodore was struggling, ultimately going bankrupt on April 29, 1994. The actual computer itself holds the record for the most units sold, with individual estimates of 12.5-17 million units. I have a Commodore 64 and a Commodore 128, both great machines in their own right. Even today, the Commodore 64 has an 87% brand recognition.
The Atari 5200 was repackaged 400, but was incompatible with the actual computer. It had a horrible controller which often broke and it offered nothing new other than updated version of what was released on the 2600. The ability to play 2600 games came on the second version of the console. By this time, Atari was struggling due to the crash of 1984 and the consumer division, which included the console and home computers was sold to former Commodore founder and CEO Jack Tramiel.
I'm surprised to see none of SEGA's consoles make this list, not even their biggest failures such as 32X, the Saturn, and the Dreamcast, but as a SEGA fan, I'm also grateful. In fact, I'm also pleased to see SEGA painted in a more positive light here.
As for the consoles that did make this list, I own one: Tiger Electronics' GameCom. Although many may not find any of the games remarkable, there are some games that made me want one. Two of those games were both Wheel of Fortune games. Both games play the same way, with the only major difference being puzzles. Even so, the first Wheel of Fortune game for the GameCom is quite easy to get your hands on while the second, simply titled Wheel of Fortune 2, is rare and thus very pricey. Nevertheless, I have both of these games as well as every other Wheel of Fortune game and puzzle cartridge Tiger Electronics and Parker Brothers released, including some other very rare gems.
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Mario (CD-i): Nice for WatchMojo to put Phillips CD-i as one the worst video game consoles. Ey, Luigi?
Luigi (CD-i): I hope they have lots of failed consoles.
3:03 Tempest 3000 looks like something you’d see on a PS2 and Original Xbox
No way the 3DO is worse than the R-zone. Nothing is worse than the frickin' R-zone
It should've been number 1
Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! My family had Atari 5200 in the early 80s. The best games ever played were River Raid and Pacman. 🤣
Pacman will always be a classic game .
Turbo grafx turbo express was awesome! Brother convinced me to trade our for a sega and I've hated him ever since! Ps bonks revenge and the tank game are unparalleled
Meh, I'd give a dishonourable mention to the first Xbox One model, the PS Vita and arguably even the Wii U.
Whilst, perhaps not awful like some of the others here they were disappointing consoles tbh.
Im surprised no mention of the "Commodore Amiga cdtv". It was priced at $999.99 and targeted users who were "unfamiliar with computers".
Remember guys, "wherever you are, Stadia let's you play the latest games" 😂😂
Surprised the cd32 and Sega 32x didn't make this list
I did not know that Compton was the house of Interactive Encyclopedia.
I will defend the Virtual Boy, there were some actually fun titles. Galactic pinball was simple but fun, and I remember the sounds to this day. Mario tennis, and a Real Steel style robot boxing game on LSD, Teleroboxer.
... the 5200 was awesome. The controllers were terrible though ...
The Commodore 64 Games system was actually a Commodore 64 with the cartridge port moved to the top. It was a colossal failure, as one could get an actual Commodore 64 with games costing a lot less. Needless to say, by this time, both Nintendo and Sega were dominating, and the Commodore 64 was at the end of its lifespan. Things were made even worse when Commodore International went bankrupt on April 29, 1994 due to mismanagement. The Commodore 64 Games System was never a serious competitor and it only sold in Europe.
How did the NGage even get released? Having to remove the battery in order to change game cartridges is just moronic!
The subtitles misspelled the game on as 'gamecock'
I've played the Jaguar, and the Phillips CDI I deeply regret it.
A friend of mine had a 3DO and I thought it was fun. I liked the games and it seemed to work fine. I think it could have gone as far as playstation or Xbox.
Virtual Boy was far from worst personally. The Emerson Arcadia/Leisure Vision,Bally Astrocade, Amiga Cd32, Vtech Socrates, Sega Sg-1000 all deserve a place on the list for different reasons.
Yeah, this list wasn't including peripherals. Sega Genesis peripherals, CD and 32X were commercial failures. CD had a high launch price, and 32X was rushed out early and therefore had a lot of issues being played.
My Favorite Consoles
Saturn
PSX
Dreamcast
PS2
PS3
SNES
PS4
My brother bought the cd-i, 3do and Atari jaguar back in the 90s. Apparently he was a glutton for terrible consuls plus had plenty of throw away money being that he didn’t have to pay any bills while staying at home with my parents and working at Perkins.
I get it if he only bought 3DO and Jaguar, since those are video games focused consoles, and actually had some decent video game franchises. But a cd-i? That was an overpriced CD player with some compression video chip build into it, in 1992s, when you can get a discman or boombox with build-in CD for a fraction of the price.
Hell, if he is willing to wait a year later, he could get a compact Sega Multi-Mega/CD-X which can play both 16-bit cartridges and 32X CD games, with only half the price of a cd-i.
I have the 3do it's so underrated
@@EDifyer881 my faves were super street fighter two in demolition Man
@@EDifyer881 way of the worrier sucked but it’s ok
@@nolahahnshouse3389 that's totally ironic because I have those 2 games for the 3do lol
Biggest problem was stadia was the amount of internet data it used
and if an 1ghz user unable to able to play it
you want 4K
pay for the plan we given than you can
pay $10 for it and wait few days later
to get access to HIGHER than 1080p
because your 1ghz network is TOO SLOW to get 4K is 720p fine
when Geforce now able to get the same
because you can custom your gameplay setup which stadia does the same as PSN and xbox did
lock most software settings by them
At least the Ouya, Jaguar, Souljathing, and 3DO had some fun games to play. Those other systems, ugh...