Biggest consumable flop - Page 7

troymclur · #61 04-05-2007, 06:57 PM

For all saying the Dreamcast, you're forgetting Sega CD. I'd also put up the PowerGlove as a hypemoster that died quickly.

kordothebear · #62 04-05-2007, 07:02 PM

my dreamcast stoped workin after like 2 years, but that was because my brother threw it against the wall.

guids · #63 04-05-2007, 07:03 PM

night trap alone takes sega cd off the list.

GrandmaStabone · #64 04-05-2007, 07:05 PM

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night trap alone takes sega cd off the list.

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I replayed Sewer Shark and Double Switch just last week. Corey Haim should star in all my video games.

bobbyi · #65 04-05-2007, 07:05 PM

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what killed betamax is that the tapes only could record for 60 minutes instead of 120

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Exactly. I cringe when people say that betamax was "technically superior" to VHS. If your movie format can't fit a whole movie and the competitor can, you are inferior and deserve to lose, even if you have somewhat better picture quality.

Regardless, betamax stuck around a little while and sold many units before losing, so it was definitely not as big a flop as some of the other things mentioned in this thread.

EDIT: Also, dreamcast kicked ass.

maryfield48 · #66 04-05-2007, 07:07 PM

I don't think you can beat New Coke, but honourable mention for:

El Diablo · #67 04-05-2007, 07:22 PM

Matt and others,

Will we ever have a fast food burger with the hot side hot and the cold side cold?

Mondogarage · #68 04-05-2007, 07:30 PM

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Matt and others,

Will we ever have a fast food burger with the hot side hot and the cold side cold?

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Been there done that. Flopped it.

Damn shame, because every burger McD's tried with 'maters was actually pretty effin' good tasting, but a total bomb for other reasons (packaging, marketing, etc.)

Sadly, McRib was not the consumer bomb it deserves to have been. That crap continues to get inflicted on us yearly, as a special promotion item.

Aloysius · #69 04-05-2007, 07:31 PM

McRib is disgusting.

-Al

J.Brown · #70 04-05-2007, 07:37 PM

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All,

While New Coke is the obvious winner here, I think the McDLT deserves a mention.

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no way dude, it keeps the hot side hot and the cold side cool. i have taken this on as a life motto and words to start my day with. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] J.

p.s. i always thought that new coke was a scam too, that it was pre-planned to have coke "classic" regain its slipping market share from the pepsi generation. was that not the case at all? have i been brainwashed?