Best and Worst game title additions

[Oh_Mutants]

Sega GT : Homologation Special

Legendary title that became one of those daft insult type things between me and a buddy.. you homologation special

[Light]

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3. Sounds like a football score.

Hahaha... that's quite funny.

Yoraths mullet Rayman 3 - Hoodlum Havoc. That stupid name alone should have been enough to warn me off buying the worst game I ever bought for the Gamecube, but it wasn't.

I like this thread.

[babs]

I'm rather fond of the one that turned up on my doorstep the other day, Garouden Breakblow: Fist or Twist.

It's not an addition title, but I always loved some of the Japanese translations of PC Engine game titles, like Super Long Nose Goblin or Super Foolish Man.

[Space Monkey]

Trevor Mcfur - in the Crescent Galaxy

Where will he pop up next?

[NekoFever]

It's funny I always only thought of it as Halo until the PC version came along then for some reason everybody started writing Halo:CE and I thought it was some modded version !!!

That's exactly what I thought until recently. I assumed everyone was talking about the PC custom edition for some reason but it turns out that the 'CE' suffix has been co-opted for the first one. I've got no idea when that happened and why they chose one that was already in use...

Back on topic, I don't like the way that so many DS games sneak the initials DS into their subtitles: Dawn of Sorrow, Dual Strike, Double Shot, Dual Sympathy, Dust Strikers, Destiny's Soldier, Dragon Sword, Deadly Silence, Dick Suck (maybe), etc. In fact I don't like the 'DS' suffix in general and wasn't a fan of the '64' one back in the day, either.

Finally, the Castlevania naming convention, which is inevitably '[type of music] of [something scary]'. Not a bad idea; just grates for some reason.

[eastyy]

attack of the flesh eating chickens from mars featuring zappo the dog

will let you lot be the judge of that

[hudson]

Sounds fun/intriguing - Magical Flying Hat Turbo Adventure

Sounds up its own bum - This is Football

[babs]

Finally, the Castlevania naming convention, which is inevitably '[type of music] of [something scary]'. Not a bad idea; just grates for some reason.

I like it!

Castlevania: The Jazz of The Decline of Society

I'd buy it!

[NekoFever]

How about the little-known Daily Mail special edition - Castlevania: Cliff Richard of Asylum Seekers? Goes for a mint on eBay.

[egparadigm]

Well if we're just going to make up Castlevania names, why not broaden it?

PaedoHunter: Justice for Children: Black Edition

or,

Castlevania: Queen of Paedophiles.

On the subject of names: I actually prefer the Japanese name for Resident Evil. Biohazard more accurately describes the game - it is not a supernatural title - it is a man-made virus.

Also, Combat Evolved is a relevant subtitle. Halo presented intelligent enemies for the first time and a very versatile form of fighting, including melee attacks. I don't think it was ever intended to be a true part of the title, it's just something many use to distinguish it from the sequel.

[Kubrick]

Not a part of the actual game titles per se, but I always liked those taglines that you got on the spines of Japanese Neo-Geo games that described what kind of game they were. eg: Super Visual Shooting Game, Katana Battle Action Game etc.

[parkinho]

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean is a quality title.

[Rick]

On the subject of names: I actually prefer the Japanese name for Resident Evil. Biohazard more accurately describes the game - it is not a supernatural title - it is a man-made virus.

I was so disappointed by that. I originally thought it was supernatural, only to find out it wasn't

[Strolls]

Zelda: Ocarina of time. Again, you know what you're dealing with here.

Once you've looked up "ocarina" in the Oxford English Dictionary, that is.

Stroller.

[Strolls]

Tony Hawk's Underground - what?s wrong with Tony Hawks 5?

I always thought that series should've been named "Tony The Skater". WTF is Tony Hawk, anyway?

Stroller.