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	<title>Let's Talk Story &#187; Video Game Titles</title>
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		<title>Video Game Names &#124; The Worst Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.brentscarcliff.com/blog/2007/01/video-game-names-the-worst-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Game Revolution brings us its picks for (drumroll, please) The 50 Worst Video Game Names Of All Time.  Here they are, from bad to worse:

Frogger: Helmet Chaos
Zeitgeist
Twin Eagle: Revenge Joe&#8217;s Brother
Jumpman
ASO: Armored Scrum Object
Wild Woody
Tech Romancer
Princess Tomato In Salad Kingdom
Beyond The Beyond
Silhouette Mirage: Reprogrammed Hope
Um Jammer Lammy
PenPen Trilcelon
Spanky&#8217;s Quest
Cacoma Knight In Bizyland
M.U.S.C.L.E.
Sticky Balls
70&#8217;s Robot Anime Geppy-X: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Game Revolution" href="http://www.gamerevolution.com/" target="_blank">Game Revolution</a> brings us its picks for (drumroll, please) The 50 Worst Video Game Names Of All Time.  Here they are, from bad to worse:</p>
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<li>Frogger: Helmet Chaos</li>
<li>Zeitgeist</li>
<li>Twin Eagle: Revenge Joe&#8217;s Brother</li>
<li>Jumpman</li>
<li>ASO: Armored Scrum Object</li>
<li>Wild Woody</li>
<li>Tech Romancer</li>
<li>Princess Tomato In Salad Kingdom</li>
<li>Beyond The Beyond</li>
<li>Silhouette Mirage: Reprogrammed Hope</li>
<li>Um Jammer Lammy</li>
<li>PenPen Trilcelon</li>
<li>Spanky&#8217;s Quest</li>
<li>Cacoma Knight In Bizyland</li>
<li>M.U.S.C.L.E.</li>
<li>Sticky Balls</li>
<li>70&#8217;s Robot Anime Geppy-X: The Super Boosted Armor</li>
<li>Punky Skunk</li>
<li>Klonoa: Door To Phantomile</li>
<li>Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino&#8217;s Butt!</li>
<li>Catechumen</li>
<li>World Soccer Winning Eleven 5: Final Evolution</li>
<li>Panic Restaurant</li>
<li>Ninja Hamster</li>
<li>Iggy&#8217;s Reckin&#8217; Balls</li>
<li>Booby Kids</li>
<li>Yo! Noid</li>
<li>Lee Trevino&#8217;s Fighting Golf</li>
<li>Astro Fang: Super Machine</li>
<li>Divine Divinity</li>
<li>Eggs of Steel: Charlie&#8217;s Eggcellent Adventure</li>
<li>Barkley: Shut Up And Jam!</li>
<li>Tongue Of The Fatman</li>
<li>Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together</li>
<li>Rosco McQueen - Firefighter Extreme</li>
<li>Tobal No. 1</li>
<li>Wargasm</li>
<li>GOLF Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples</li>
<li>XEXYZ</li>
<li>No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!</li>
<li>Totally Rad</li>
<li>James Pond II: Codename RoboCod</li>
<li>Psybadek</li>
<li>Nuts &#038; Milk</li>
<li>Huygen&#8217;s Disclosure</li>
<li>Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja</li>
<li>Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator</li>
<li>Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam</li>
<li>If It Moves, Shoot It!</li>
<li>Irritating Stick</li>
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<p>You&#8217;ll want to read the full article to understand something about the story behind each of these gems, but the list itself does a good job of detailing the myriad ways in which a title can fall flat, including falling prey to cultural differences, suffering from a weak translation, or being overly punny, mind-numbingly descriptive, embarrassingly faddish, completely tin-eared, uncomfortably vulgar, etc.  All the more reason to celebrate a really good title! <a title="The 50 Worst Video Game Names Of All Time" href="http://www.gamerevolution.com/feature/worst_names" target="_blank">LINK</a></p>
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