Episodes
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Ep. 78 - Adding to the Endless: Blades of Steel
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
This week on the podcast, we add one of the best Nintendo Entertainment System sports games to the Endless List in Blades of Steel. The Konami hockey classic competed with the classic Nintendo black box game Ice Hockey and brought the hockey gameplay to the next level with fighting and more "realistic" graphics. Where did it land on our Endless List?
Find out on the podcast and check out the complete Endless List on our Medium page (linked here).
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Ep. 77 - Adding to the Endless: Space Invaders
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
This week on the podcast we add a true all-time classic to the Endless List in Space Invaders. This 1978 arcade classic revolutionized the industry, created a genre and it's release would heavily influence the history of video games. But where did it land on our Endless List?
Find out in the podcast and see the complete list on our Medium page (linked here).
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Ep. 76 - Adding to the Endless: Super Off Road
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
This week on the podcast, we're adding a classic arcade multiplayer racing game in Super Off Road to the Endless List. In the first ever, social distancing podcast we discussed the game's history, the man Ivan Stewart and the differences between the dozens of ports. Where did this game land on the Endless List?
Find out in the podcast and on our Medium page (linked here).
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Ep. 75 - Adding to the Endless: Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
This week on the pod we are living up to our slogan of adding every game ever to the Endless List when we add Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. At its peak, this game was bringing in over $700k per day. It also was named to Polygon's top 100 games of the decade list. This casual RPG allowed you to work your way from the E-List to the A-List. Where did this game land on our Endless List?
Find out on the podcast and you can view our complete rankings on our Medium page (linked here).
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Ep. 74 - Adding to the Endless: Final Fantasy VII
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
This week on It's So Bad we added one of the most well known RPGs to the Endless List in Final Fantasy VII. The game helped to popularize JRPGs in the west and was one of the first major demonstrations of Sony's PlayStation console. The seventh entry in the series led to a multitude of spin-offs and a remake which is coming out later this week. Where did the third game from the Final Fantasy series land on our Endless List?
Find out by listening and check out the complete list on our Medium page (linked here).
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Ep. 73 - Adding to the Endless: Asura's Wrath
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
This week on It's So Bad, we added the interactive anime video game called Asura's Wrath. The action allows you to mete a solid helping of revenge and rage to your demigod enemies. Where did this game land on our Endless List?
Find out in the podcast and on our Medium page.
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Ep. 72 - Adding to the Endless: ToeJam & Earl
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
This week on the pod, we add one of the coolest, most surreal and jamminest games to the Endless List in Toe Jam & Earl. This early roguelike allowed you to take the reigns of a funky space alien who crash lands on "earth". Find out how many levels we climbed, if we got rocket shoed off ledges and more in the episode. Just a heads up, we recorded this in a world where the COVID-19 craziness had not yet blown up (also wash your hands).
Find out where the game crashed on our Endless List in the podcast and on our Medium page.
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Ep. 71 - Adding to the Endless: Shovel Knight
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
This week on It's So Bad enjoy our podcast we recorded before the world went to shit (well actually the world was already shit but less shit). Hopefully we can help you social distance yourself for an hour. So listen to our takes on Shovel Knight, the second indie game we're adding to the Endless List. Yes, we know it's only 6 years old and yes we know that content just came out, but god damn is this a good game.
Where did it land on our Endless List? Find out in the podcast and on our Medium page.
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Ep. 70 - Adding to the Endless: Contra
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
This week on It’s So Bad we add one of the disputably best games on the NES in Contra. The run and gun game helped to define co-op action on the Nintendo Entertainment System. You play as Bill Rizer or Lance Bean as you aim to take down the evil Red Falcon Organization and uncover the nefarious alien plot. Where did the game land on our Endless List?
Find out on the podcast and on the complete Endless List (linked here).
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Ep. 69 - Adding to the Endless: Diablo
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
This week on It's So Bad we're adding the first game in the Diablo series to the Endless List. The 1997 action RPG developed a loot-focused combat grind system that would become very popular in the next two decades. Where does the influential first entry rank on our Endless List?
Find out on the podcast and in our complete rankings (linked here).