Licensing deals that survived a boardroom and died on the shelf. Some barely qualify as games at all.
1Shaq FuA 1994 fighting game built around Shaquille O'Neal that Nintendo Power later ranked the third worst game ever made.
2Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy CityA 1994 SNES platformer in which Jordan rescues his teammates from a mad scientist using exploding basketballs.
3Marky Mark: Make My VideoA 1992 Sega CD title whose entire gameplay was cutting together clips of a Marky Mark music video.
4Kris Kross: Make My VideoThe Sega CD editing game built around the teen rap duo, widely listed among the worst releases on the format.
5INXS: Make My VideoThe third entry in Digital Pictures' video-editing series, this time with an Australian rock band.
6Kiss: Psycho CircusA 2000 first-person shooter based on a comic based on a Kiss album, a licensing chain that satisfied nobody.
7Revolution XA 1994 arcade shooter in which the player rescues Aerosmith from an authoritarian regime using compact discs.
8Journey EscapeA 1982 Atari 2600 game where you guide the band Journey past groupies to their tour bus.
9Britney's Dance BeatA 2002 rhythm game that auditions the player as a backing dancer for Britney Spears.
1050 Cent: BulletproofA 2005 third-person shooter starring the rapper, panned for stiff combat and a threadbare story.
11William Shatner's TekWarA 1995 DOS shooter attached to Shatner's science-fiction novels, remembered mainly for its cutscenes.
12Chuck Norris SuperkicksA 1983 Atari title that turned the martial artist into a stick-figure sprite kicking down a scrolling road.
13Hulk Hogan's Main EventA 2011 Kinect wrestling game in which Hogan coaches the player through motion-controlled matches.
14Bebe's KidsA 1994 SNES beat-'em-up based on the Robin Harris animated film, released after the movie had already flopped.
15Rap Jam: Volume OneA 1995 SNES street basketball game featuring Queen Latifah, LL Cool J and Coolio, with controls to match the budget.
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Nintendo Power placed Shaq Fu third on its ten worst games ever made, and a campaign to buy and destroy every copy ran for years: https://youpick.best/articles/shaquille-oneal-ranked-many-ways
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ypb-teamAug 21
