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* ''[[Action 52]]'' is often seen as an example of an overly ambitious project by Active Enterprises (whose other ventures such as the Action GameMaster portable console were just as sky-high to say the least) saddled with [[Troubled Production]], inexperienced programmers and a [[Christmas Rushed|tight deadline]], leading it to be one of the worst if not the worst NES game of all time. ''Cheetahmen'', the "featured" game in the multicart, was positioned as the next ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' with plans for a media franchise and a line of merchandise including action figures, T-shirts, a comic book series, and a television cartoon based on the characters, but those all fell through when ''Action 52''{{'}}s poor quality became apparent.

* The [[Gizmondo]] was one of the many attempts at challenging Nintendo's dominance in the highly-lucrative portable market, but it became more notorious for its manufacturer's links to a Swedish organised crime ring. Word has it that the console itself may have been a front for a money laundering scheme.

 

== Western Animation ==