{"id":4147,"date":"2015-08-01T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=4147"},"modified":"2016-02-29T11:31:46","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T11:31:46","slug":"have-you-played-the-weirdest-games-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/08\/01\/have-you-played-the-weirdest-games-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you played the weirdest games ever?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Video games are weird. A gold-obsessed blue hedgehog taking down a mad scientist, or a plumber fighting a dragon in order to save a princess &#8211; what\u2019s that all about?<\/p>\n<p>Some games, however, take weirdness to a whole new level. Here are our top 9 weirdest games ever.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>#9: Michael Jackson\u2019s Moonwalker<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CLqiNduD3Sk\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Given that most video game heroes have more muscles than a seafood restaurant on delivery day, Michael Jackson isn\u2019t the most obvious protagonist.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, <i>Moonwalker<\/i> presents the kind of challenge Marcus Fenix from <i>Gears of War<\/i> would struggle to overcome; saving kidnapped children from the clutches of gangsters via the medium of dance.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and occasionally MJ will transform into a giant robot with laser eyes. Told you it was weird.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>#8: Mister Mosquito<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yFHZk0-eFI\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As the title suggests, <i>Mister Mosquito<\/i> casts you as a mosquito desperately trying to suck enough blood to last him through the winter. The only way to do this is to terrorise a poor family and hope that they don\u2019t decide to swat you down like the annoying little bug you are.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a weird enough concept on its own, yet <i>Mister Mosquito<\/i> takes an even weirder turn when it lets you attack half-naked ladies in the bath. Unsurprisingly, <i>Mister Mosquito<\/i> sold quite well &#8211; there\u2019s obviously a lot of people out there desperate for the mosquito experience.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>#7: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBA_Ws2O75s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s athletes have been replaced by a hedgehog, a fat plumber and their mates and yet, judging by the rammed stadiums in the game, literally no-one bats an eyelid. Seriously guys, there\u2019s a CROCODILE DOING THE 110M HURDLES!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>#6: Toilet Tycoon<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrEUdrEgOwc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Toilet Tycoon<\/i> is a thrilling simulator exploring the cut-throat world of&#8230;erm, public toilet management.<\/p>\n<p>You own a public toilet and your goal is to get as many people to use your toilet as possible by investing cash in new seats and fancy toilet paper. However, your rival owners will send people to do all kinds of nasty stuff in your porcelain palace, although you can do the same back. Honestly, you\u2019ve never experienced \u201d\u02dcweird\u2019 until you\u2019ve paid a virtual person to do something unspeakable in someone else\u2019s toilet so you can make a few dollars.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>#5: Goat Simulator<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dvWGLcdI8o8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever dreamed of being a goat, galavanting around fields and producing everyone\u2019s least favourite kind of cheese? Then you\u2019re in luck&#8230;kind of!<\/p>\n<p><i>Goat Simulator<\/i> puts you in the hooves of a rampant goat on a mission to destroy everything in his sight, although most of the fun comes from experiencing <i>Goat Simulator\u2019s <\/i>ridiculous amount of bugs.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, no-one was interested in a game about goats and the game barely sold any copie&#8230;oh no, hang on, it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2015\/01\/15\/more-premium-mobile-success-goat-simulator-sells-2-5m-copies-on-all-platforms\/\">sold over 2.5 million copies<\/a>. That\u2019s more than <i>Alien: Isolation<\/i>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>#4: I Am Bread<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wk3byPNh2gA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>I Am Bread<\/i>, as the title suggests, casts you as floppy slice of bread who dreams of becoming toast. It makes <i>Goat Simulator<\/i> look like Newsnight by comparison.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s completely ridiculous, but there\u2019s something weirdly addictive about trying to help your slice of medium white to his toasty doom, and something quite sad when you fail and he ends up in a battered soggy mess on the floor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>#3: Octodad<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lVoSYDWX2Ig\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Octodad <\/i>is the story of an octopus pretending to be a normal human being with a family. He wears a suit, poses for pictures and generally undertakes all of the boring stuff the average dad has to.<\/p>\n<p>Your mission is to help Octodad maintain his cover and stop his family from figuring out that he\u2019s actually an octopus&#8230;even though he has a big yellow face and tentacles where his mouth should be. It\u2019s weird, but it\u2019s pretty hilarious too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>#2: Zombie Nation<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5XXd5ieIoc\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Or, to give its full name, <i>Samurai Zombie Nation<\/i>. Oh yes, you\u2019re a samurai and you get to kill loads of zombies. What could be possibly be cooler than killing zombies with a samurai sword?!<\/p>\n<p>Quite a lot, according to the makers of <i>Zombie Nation. <\/i>Instead of playing as a zombie-slaying warrior, you play as a gigantic floating head that fires lasers from its eyes (it\u2019s a samurai spirit, apparently). Your zombie enemies, meanwhile, fly planes and use sniper rifles. What were they on when they made this game?!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>#1: Seaman<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yfW6EbFXtCQ\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, this isn\u2019t a simulation of the ponytailed ex-England goalkeeper\u2019s day-to-day life. Instead, it\u2019s about a nightmarish breed of fish with man faces. Please do not watch the above video if you\u2019re about to go to bed.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, these abominations aren\u2019t baddies. In fact, you have to look after them and breed them, like the world\u2019s most terrifying Tamigotchi. Eventually, they turn into weird sarcastic frogmen who you can talk to using a microphone if you\u2019re not too busy screaming in horror. We\u2019d only recommend this game if you know a good therapist.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Have we missed your favourite weird game? Tell us all about it in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>And if you fancy trying any of the surreal wonders in this post, <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/trade-in-games\/\">trade in games<\/a> and make a bit of cash to put towards them! Just click the button below!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/start-selling\/basket-media\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3299\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/start-selling-games.png\" alt=\"start-selling-games\" width=\"307\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/start-selling-games.png 307w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/start-selling-games-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video games are weird. A gold-obsessed blue hedgehog taking down a mad scientist, or a plumber fighting a dragon in order to save a princess &#8211; what\u2019s that all about? Some games, however, take weirdness to a whole new level. Here are our top 9 weirdest games ever. #9: Michael &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[593],"tags":[1561,1585,1591],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5552,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4147\/revisions\/5552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}