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* The Atari 2600 game ''[[Dragster]]'' was a short but sweet game by [[Activision]], which simulated drag racing in as far as what the hardware of the time could muster. It became better remembered in recent years as the game which now-disgraced player Todd Rogers claimed to have a 5.51 second time; subsequent analysis of the game's assembly code and revelations about Rogers' other dubious high score records led Twin Galaxies to [[Persona Non Grata|permanently ban him]] from their leaderboards, as well as the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' to strip him of his titles.
* ''[[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.
* Nearly averted by ''[[Medal of Honor]]'' for the [[PlayStation]] when [[Vietnam War]] veteran Paul Bucha objected to the release of the game as he felt that the titular honour bestowed upon him and others is of no trivial matter, and making a video game set in a real war was tactlessly offensive to veterans. Capt. Dale Dye, the military advisor who worked with [[Steven Spielberg]] in ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' also initially shared similar sentiments, but both were convinced otherwise when they were shown demonstrations of the game which Spielberg presented more as an interactive historical experience than a typical run-and-gun gorefest.
** The same cannot be said about the 2010 reboot however, as the idea of [[No Campaign for the Wicked|adding the Taliban as a playable faction]] in multiplayer did not sit well with military officials and veterans groups who felt that it was [[Too Soon|too close for comfort]] and also a disservice to veterans who fought in the War on Terror. The Taliban was later renamed as simply the "Opposing Force" in the multiplayer mode out of deference to veterans and military associations, though the singleplayer campaign wasn't affected. The game was not however sold at commisaries inside military bases, though servicemen can still buy the game off-base and play it on base without reprecussions.
* 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.
* While ''[[Minecraft]]'' drew in players of all ages due to its sandbox-style world creation and its blocky, pixelated aesthetic, its creator, Markus "Notch" Persson, became embroiled in a number of controversial statements about feminism and "white privilege", leading to accusations of him being an alt-right sympathiser. This led to the parodic "Hatsune Miku created ''Minecraft''" meme by fans of the game who sought to distance themselves from Notch and his ideologies. Similarly, series owner [[Microsoft]] [[Unperson|removed]] most if not all references to him from the games as a result of the controversy.
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