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Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Put your rose-tinted glasses back on for another episode of "Virtual Insanity!" In which we make Space to play Squash, Jack with the Bros, and Clash with Mario in his second [and final] appearance on the console.
Prologue screen art courtesy of Morgan "Morkitten": https://bsky.app/profile/morkitten.bsky.social
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GAMES PLAYED:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
9:55 - Testimonials on the NSO Virtual Boy
14:12 - Golf (VB, 1995)
43:00 - Virtual League Baseball (VB, 1995)
1:06:49 - Virtual Pro Yakyuu '95 (VB, 1995)
1:14:31 - Vertical Force (VB, 1995)
1:30:38 - V-Tetris (VB, 1995)
1:51:12 - Mario Clash (VB, 1995)
2:21:44 - Jack Bros. (VB, 1995)
2:45:58 - Space Squash (VB, 1995)
3:07:28 - Ranking
3:24:55 - Closing
LINKS:
- Our article on the history of the Virtual Boy: badgamehalloffame.com/nintendo-virtual-boy
- Our article on T&E Soft's 'Virtual Hydlide': badgamehalloffame.com/virtual-hydlide
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2026-02-28
#badgame #virtualboy #nintendoswitch #retrogaming #gaming #bghof
Put your rose-tinted glasses back on for another episode of "Virtual Insanity!" In which we make Space to play Squash, Jack with the Bros, and Clash with Mario in his second [and final] appearance on the console.
Prologue screen art courtesy of Morgan "Morkitten": https://bsky.app/profile/morkitten.bsky.social
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GAMES PLAYED:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
9:55 - Testimonials on the NSO Virtual Boy
14:12 - Golf (VB, 1995)
43:00 - Virtual League Baseball (VB, 1995)
1:06:49 - Virtual Pro Yakyuu '95 (VB, 1995)
1:14:31 - Vertical Force (VB, 1995)
1:30:38 - V-Tetris (VB, 1995)
1:51:12 - Mario Clash (VB, 1995)
2:21:44 - Jack Bros. (VB, 1995)
2:45:58 - Space Squash (VB, 1995)
3:07:28 - Ranking
3:24:55 - Closing
LINKS:
- Our article on the history of the Virtual Boy: badgamehalloffame.com/nintendo-virtual-boy
- Our article on T&E Soft's 'Virtual Hydlide': badgamehalloffame.com/virtual-hydlide
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2026-02-28
#badgame #virtualboy #nintendoswitch #retrogaming #gaming #bghof
![Vertical Clash Bros! - Virtual Insanity [#02]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MsDaRqGvz1k/mqdefault.jpg "Vertical Clash Bros! - Virtual Insanity [#02]
Put your rose-tinted glasses back on for another episode of Virtual Insanity! In which we make Space to play Squash, Jack with the Bros, and Clash with Mario in his second [and final] appearance on the console.
Prologue screen art courtesy of Morgan Morkitten: https://bsky.app/profile/morkitten.bsky.social
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GAMES PLAYED:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
9:55 - Testimonials on the NSO Virtual Boy
14:12 - Golf (VB, 1995)
43:00 - Virtual League Baseball (VB, 1995)
1:06:49 - Virtual Pro Yakyuu 95 (VB, 1995)
1:14:31 - Vertical Force (VB, 1995)
1:30:38 - V-Tetris (VB, 1995)
1:51:12 - Mario Clash (VB, 1995)
2:21:44 - Jack Bros. (VB, 1995)
2:45:58 - Space Squash (VB, 1995)
3:07:28 - Ranking
3:24:55 - Closing
LINKS:
- Our article on the history of the Virtual Boy: https://www.badgamehalloffame.com/nintendo-virtual-boy/
- Our article on T&E Softs Virtual Hydlide: https://www.badgamehalloffame.com/virtual-hydlide/
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2026-02-28
#badgame #virtualboy #nintendoswitch #retrogaming #gaming #bghof")
![The Lord of the Rings: Gollum [#04] - Bad Game Hall of Fame](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NH9y2h3OQUE/mqdefault.jpg "The Lord of the Rings: Gollum [#04] - Bad Game Hall of Fame
Its the return of the king, as we resume our adventures in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum! Will our wily little weasel find a way to win over the hearts of the elves, or will we have to simply walk out of Mirkwood?
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
9:26 - Thranduils Halls - The River Path
20:54 - Thranduils Halls - The Blind Elf
43:20 - Thranduils Halls - The Queens Waterfalls
1:24:11 - Thranduils Halls - The Kings Chambers
1:40:20 - Wine?
2:02:12 - Thranduils Halls - The Kings Gardens
1:24:11 - Thranduils Halls - The Kings Chambers
2:18:01 - Thranduils Halls - Escape the Elves
2:28:56 - Mirkwood - The Bell Tower
2:53:38 - Further Thoughts
2:59:02 - Closing
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2025-12-30
#badgame #lotr #gollum #gollumgame #gaming #bghof")
![Wii-llfully Wii-cked! - Kursed Kart Racers [#18]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OI6wCfsLtjM/mqdefault.jpg "Wii-llfully Wii-cked! - Kursed Kart Racers [#18]
The fun never starts in our Kursed Kart Racers series! As we finally approach the end of what has been a truly wretched generation of Wii kart racers, well look back in the rear-view and ask ourselves: Was it worth it?
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GAMES PLAYED:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
7:46 - Supersonic Racer (Wii, 2011)
32:54 - Jungle Kartz (Wii, 2011)
59:10 - DreamWorks Super Star Kartz (Wii, 2011)
1:22:22 - Jimmie Johnsons Anything with an Engine (Wii, 2011)
1:54:00 - Pocoyo Racing (Wii, 2011)
2:19:07 - Cocoto Kart Racer 2 (Wii, 2011)
2:30:22 - TNT Racers (Wii, 2012)
2:55:18 - Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze (Wii, 2012)
3:22:56 - Rankings
3:37:00 - Closing
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2025-09-20
#badgame #kartracing #mariokart #retrogaming #gaming #bghof")
![Spy Games: Elevator Mission [#01] - Bad Game Hall of Fame](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ObSqpMkYIkE/mqdefault.jpg "Spy Games: Elevator Mission [#01] - Bad Game Hall of Fame
Its all fun and games until someone turns out to be a spy. Tune in as we play through Spy Games: Elevator Mission a game originally intended as an entry in the Elevator Action series, until the rights got lost!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
9:12 - A Brief History of Spy Games: Elevator Mission
42:34 - Intro / Floors 50-41
56:25 - Floors 40-31
1:33:25 - Floors 30-21
2:32:58 - Floors 20-11
3:04:44 - Initial Thoughts
3:12:53 - Closing
LINKS:
- Our article on Spy Games: Elevator Mission: https://www.badgamehalloffame.com/spy-games-elevator-mission/
- Our article covering Top Five: Games That Are Inadvertently Impossible to Beat: https://www.badgamehalloffame.com/top-five-inadvertently-impossible-games/
- Craig Grannell’s article for WIRED, celebrating Space Invader’s 45th anniversary: https://www.wired.com/story/space-invaders-45-years-tomohiro-nishikado/
- Elevator Action Real gameplay footage courtesy of @動画投稿をする人仮: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJHiSYku9E
- GameDeveloper article covering the acquisition of Taito by Square Enix: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/square-enix-to-complete-taito-takeover
- Nintendos games database entry on Spy Games: Elevator Mission: https://web.archive.org/web/20170626052220/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/zJpS310myXmNW0LZbPC0iTKJoTHo6zG2
- Lucas M. Thomas review of Spy Games: Elevator Mission for IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/13/spy-games-elevator-mission-review
- Shaun McInnis review of Spy Games: Elevator Mission for GameSpot: https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/spy-games-elevator-mission-review/1900-6183302/
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2025-11-11
#badgame #elevatoraction #wii #retrogaming #gaming #bghof")
![Damnation [#02] - Bad Game Hall of Fame](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OpnPnuQeh08/mqdefault.jpg "Damnation [#02] - Bad Game Hall of Fame
Our alt-history misadventures continue in Damnation! Will we discover the identity of that Confederate ninja? Maybe find a gun in the game that doesnt suck? Probably not: Its all about as likely as steampunk ever catching on.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
3:59 - Charkies Stream Snack
8:59 - Damnation: Hell Breaks Loose (PC, 2004)
40:14 - RESCUE: An Old Friend
54:21 - RESCUE: Extraction
1:35:12 - THE BATTLE BEGINS: Facade
2:27:07 - THE BATTLE BEGINS: Secrets
2:55:15 - Further Thoughts
3:06:55 - Closing
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2026-07-23
#badgame #althistory #steampunk #unrealengine #retrogaming #gaming #bghof")
![DmC: Devil May Cry [#03] - Bad Game Hall of Fame](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OuIR3hOQVeY/mqdefault.jpg "DmC: Devil May Cry [#03] - Bad Game Hall of Fame
Dante must die as we continue our playthrough of DmC: Devil May Cry! Weve shut down the news media and banned soft drinks. Whats left for us to do to save humanity? I reckon its time to dust off the ol sniper rifle...
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
9:29 - Mission 11: The Order
34:29 - Mission 12: Under Siege
56:08 - Mission 13: Devils Dalliance
1:26:33 - Mission 14: Last Dance
1:39:06 - Mission 15: The Trade
1:49:36 - Mission 16: The Plan
2:35:53 - Further Thoughts
2:48:00 - Closing
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2026-02-05
#badgame #devilmaycry #stylishaction #retrogaming #gaming #bghof")
![Bad Game Chance Time! [#21]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P9sKnIJmX3U/mqdefault.jpg "Bad Game Chance Time! [#21]
Its a special spooky edition of Bad Game Chance Time! Were locking in our second block and settling in for a night of horror-themed games where the consoles and poor schmucks stuck playing them are still up to chance.
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GAMES PLAYED:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
6:08 - Reikai Dōshi (ARC, 1988)
25:30 - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (NES, 1992)
50:28 - Ghosts n Goblins (NES, 1986)
1:08:32 - Terrifying 9/11 (GBC, 2001)
1:27:58 - Wolfchild (SNES, 1993)
1:55:06 - Genpei Tōma Den (ARC, 1986)
2:11:36 - Ghost House (SMS, 1986)
2:29:42 - Toxic Crusaders (NES, 1992)
2:50:25 - Best and Worst of the Night
2:55:58 - Closing
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2025-10-18
#badgame #chancetime #retrogaming #gaming #bghof")
![Colossal Cave [#02 / End] - Bad Game Hall of Fame](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PA-8WIx5Q1w/mqdefault.jpg "Colossal Cave [#02 / End] - Bad Game Hall of Fame
Our escapades in Colossal Cave continue! Will we reach the end with treasures in hand, or be swallowed by the shadowy depths? Its not as if the Williams care whether we live or die: The wild sea is their reason for being.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
10:30 - William Crowther plays Colossal Cave
17:05 - Charkies impressions of Colossal Cave VR
25:23 - FEE FIE FOE FOO
57:02 - The Troll Toll
1:23:32 - Attack a dragon with your bare hands?
1:37:35 - Cave Closing Soon
1:46:30 - Ending / Credits
1:50:12 - Final Thoughts
2:52:34 - Closing
LINKS:
- Ken Williams tweet bragging up William Crowthers playing Colossal Cave: https://x.com/caboken/status/1778806489131765983
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2026-04-02
#badgame #sierra #adventuregame #textadventure #retrogaming #gaming #bghof")
![Catwoman [#01] - Bad Game Hall of Fame](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PLO3IrvcpyU/mqdefault.jpg "Catwoman [#01] - Bad Game Hall of Fame
The claws come out, as we begin our playthrough of 2004s Catwoman movie tie-in game! The title stands as Argonaut Games most expensive development effort, and served as a final bid to save the studio. Howd that pan out for them?
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
5:42 - A Brief Recap on Argonaut Games
11:56 - Jewelry Store
32:06 - Scrap Yard
1:13:43 - Parking Lot
2:00:12 - Scene 83
2:23:12 - Factory Perimeter
3:20:52 - Initial Thoughts
3:37:09 - Closing
LINKS:
- Time Extension interview with Argonaut Games Jez San, in which the subject of Catwomans development is covered: https://www.timeextension.com/features/jez-san-on-argonaut-star-fox-and-working-with-nintendo
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2026-02-26
#badgame #catwoman #halleberry #dcgames #retrogaming #gaming #bghof")
