Ten Rejected Video Game Pitches

For every game that gets created, there are dozens that get put on the chopping block.  Here are a few that didn’t quite make the cut.

PacMan: 20th Anniversary Edition (If Ms. PacMan hadn’t Left him before their 20th Anniversary)

Although she left many times, Ms. PacMan continued to reappear on the other side of the screen until PacMan finally professed his addiction to power pellets.

Get Your Kids to Play a Real Musical Instrument Hero

Just because your nine-year-old is badass at Guitar Hero doesn’t mean he can actually play the guitar.

Moral Kombat

Mortal Kombat characters prepare to fight, then set aside their differences and talk about their feelings instead.

First Person Shooter Game: Just Like Every Other First Person Shooter Game

This game’s just like that one game where you get locked in a place and have to shoot a bunch of things in order to escape. You know which one I’m talking about.

Q*Bert: Uncensored

If you only knew the horrible things that come out of Q*Bert’s mouth when he gets hit by a giant blob.

The Legend of Zelda: Adventures in Awkward Dating Situations

Sorry, but no girl wants to date a man in tights.

EA Sports: Lawn Bowling

The newest hit from the EA Sports franchise features all the action of crooked-toothed British men drinking beer and occasionally throwing a ball.

Tax Season! The Game

Almost as fun as actually doing your taxes!

Brutal Legend: The Rise of Emo

Yeah, that was pretty brutal.

Super Mario Brothers: The One Where the Princess Finally Admits she’s been having an Affair with Bowser

After twenty-nine years of getting “captured” by Bowser, don’t you think it’s time for the princess to tell Mario she’s just not into him?