Short Shelf Life: Consoles
Faulty Start
Lost Games
Pixel Art: Name the Game
Gaming Terms
100
While this 2011 console had a poor marketing strategy, the company redeemed itself with the Nintendo Switch.
Wii U
100
One of the most anticipated releases to date, this game had an abundance of technical issues on launch. However, the developers have since reclaimed their fanbase and released a well-received expansion pack, Phantom Liberty.
Cyberpunk 2077
100
Remarked as one of the greatest horror games to be created, this game was only a demo, hence its title.
P.T.
100
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
100
Pac-Man is credited as the first instance of this term when Pac-Man eats four Power Pellets, temporarily giving him the ability to eat ghosts.
Power-up
200
This Sony console failed to survive against its primary competitor, the Nintendo 3DS.
PS Vita
200
Concerned about loot-box mechanics, an EA spokesperson replied to a Reddit post about this game. As of now, they have the most downvoted comment in Reddit history.
Star Wars Battlefront II
200
Don Nguyen created this 2013 mobile game which he subsequently took off the app store because he felt guilty over what he considered to be the game's addictive nature and overusage.
Flappy Bird
200
Undertale
200
The network latency between the client and server
Ping
300
Despite being a commercial failure, this platform has been well regarded for a number of highly-acclaimed exclusive games, such as SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium.
Neo Geo Pocket Color
300
The promotion and marketing for this planetary game developed by Hello Games has been cited as an example of what to avoid in video game marketing.
No Man's Sky
300
This 1998 release is also the name of a popular game engine and recently became available to download freely in November 2024.
Unreal
300
Stardew Valley
300
Attacks with an explosive or other area-of-effect component deal this, affecting the area around the attack's impact
Splash Damage
400
An add-on to the Sega Genesis, this product sold an estimated 665,000 by the end of 1994, selling the rest at steep discounts until it was discontinued in 1996 as Sega turned its focus to the Saturn.
32X
400
This poorly criticized Bioware open-world role-playing game's main competitor was Bungie's Destiny series.
Anthem
400
Due to licensing issues with franchise creator Victor Miller, this game's servers were shut down in November of 2020, though online play remained accessible via peer-to-peer matchmaking.
Friday the 13th: The Game
400
Shovel Knight
400
A situation where further progress in a game becomes impossible, but the game itself does not crash
Softlock
500
Made by the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia, and released in 2003, this system was mocked for its taco-like design.
N-Gage
500
Though it was a commercial failure on paper for LucasArts, this Spanish-themed video game was the first from the company to use 3D-rendered graphics and is considered one of the greatest video games of all time.
Grim Fandango
500
There are at least four known copies for this Sega Genesis game that was canceled due to licensing issues. One copy is worth at least 1 million dollars.
Tetris
500
Noita
500
To avoid infringing on Nintendo's patent, most controller manufacturers did not replicate it.
D-pad