History Main / CriticalBacklash

* The 1981 film adaptation ''Literature/MommieDearest'' is widely remembered as the psychological drama that failed so spectacularly [[SoBadItsGood and became so unintentionally hilarious]] that its studio was forced to [[ParodyRetcon repackage it as a comedy flick]]. [[ValuesDissonance Over three decades of changing values have certainly had their effect on the film's reputation]] -- the film was originally lambasted for treating the subjects of childhood abuse and Hollywood's shameful treatment of aging women with [[{{Narm}} a laughable lack of tact]], but as public perception of those topics have become far more informed and nuanced, many -- especially real-life survivors of abuse -- have been more willing to speak out as such abuse being portrayed as surprisingly, if not uncomfortably, realistic (the film was VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, after all), criticizing the studio's decision to completely undermine those elements in marketing for the sake of a laugh. In specific, Creator/FayeDunaway's performance of Creator/JoanCrawford was laughed off for being loud and over-the-top -- the [[BerserkButton "NO WIRE HANGERS!" meltdown]] in specific becoming the subject of mockery for decades -- but more people have been willing to defend the performance for being a disturbingly accurate portrayal of an unhinged {{Abusive Parent|s}}, where if anything, Dunaway was ''under''-acting. People have certainly shied away from calling the wire hanger scene "campy" or "cartoonish" considering that it immediately leads to a mother physically assaulting her daughter who's scared for her life.

* ''Film/Alien3'' was initially unloved when released in 1992, to the point that director David Fincher disowned it. The biggest factor for this was the sudden deaths of Newt and Hicks, who became beloved characters in the previous film; others also critiqued the dark, dreary, and depressing story and various problems with the story. However, in later years the film underwent a reevaluation thanks to the Assembly Cut of the movie on blu-ray, which restores many scenes of character development for most of the main cast as well as subtle development for the supporting prisoners, changes the Alien's host from a dog to an ox, puts greater emphasis on the themes of religion and redemption the film was going for, and reveals the fates of two important characters, Junior and Golic, [[WhateverHappenedToTheMouse who simply vanish in the theatrical cut]]. Thanks to this cut, the film is now seen by some ''Alien'' fans as an underrated entry in the franchise and a decent way to end the original trilogy and Ripley's story, and many feel that had it not been for the ExecutiveMeddling which led constant recuts, and had something along the lines of the Assembly Cut ended up in theaters, the film's reputation wouldn't have been so sour. The version of the film's reevaluation was helped in light of the sub-par quality films that followed. While the film's reputation has improved significantly from what it once was, the newfound praise is by no means universal and David Fincher still refuses to have anything to do with it, though it has more to do with his horrible experience with the studio than the film itself. Today, the general consensus seems to be "[[ContestedSequel not a very good sequel to]] ''Film/{{Aliens}}''[[ContestedSequel , but pretty good as a standalone story."

* ''Film/Alien3'' was initially unloved when released in 1992, to the point that director David Fincher disowned it. The biggest factor for this was the sudden deaths of Newt and Hicks, who became beloved characters in the previous film; others also critiqued the dark, dreary, and depressing story and various problems with the story. However, in later years the film underwent a reevaluation thanks to the Assembly Cut of the movie on blu-ray, which restores many scenes of character development for most of the main cast as well as subtle development for the supporting prisoners, changes the Alien's host from a dog to an ox, puts greater emphasis on the themes of religion and redemption the film was going for, and reveals the fates of two important characters, Junior and Golic, [[WhateverHappenedToTheMouse who simply vanish in the theatrical cut]]. Thanks to this cut, the film is now seen by some ''Alien'' fans as an underrated entry in the franchise and a decent way to end the original trilogy and Ripley's story, and many feel that had it not been for the ExecutiveMeddling which led constant recuts, and had something along the lines of the Assembly Cut ended up in theaters, the film's reputation wouldn't have been so sour. The version of the film's reevaluation was helped in light of the sub-par quality films that followed. While the film's reputation has improved significantly from what it once was, the newfound praise is by no means universal and David Fincher still refuses to have anything to do with it, though it has more to do with his horrible experience with the studio than the film itself. Today, the general consensus seems to be "[[ContestedSequel Good standalone story, but not a good sequel to]] ''Film/{{Aliens}}''").

* ''Film/Alien3'' was initially unloved when released in 1992, to the point that director David Fincher disowned it. The biggest factor for this was the sudden deaths of Newt and Hicks, who became beloved characters in the previous film; others also critiqued the dark, dreary, and depressing story and various problems with the story. However, in later years the film underwent a reevaluation thanks to the Assembly Cut of the movie on blu-ray, which restores many scenes of character development for most of the main cast as well as subtle development for the supporting prisoners, changes the Alien's host from a dog to an ox, puts greater emphasis on the themes of religion and redemption the film was going for, and reveals the fates of two important characters, Junior and Golic, [[WhateverHappenedToTheMouse who simply vanish in the theatrical cut]]. Thanks to this cut, the film is now seen by some ''Alien'' fans as an underrated entry in the franchise and a decent way to end the original trilogy and Ripley's story, and many feel that had it not been for the ExecutiveMeddling which led constant recuts, and had something along the lines of the Assembly Cut ended up in theaters, the film's reputation wouldn't have been so sour. The version of the film's reevaluation was helped in light of the sub-par quality films that followed. While the film's reputation has improved significantly from what it once was, the newfound praise is by no means universal and David Fincher still refuses to have anything to do with it, though it has more to do with his horrible experience with the studio than the film itself.

* This is common with many ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Garbodor is one of the most prominent examples of this. In its debut, it was the symbol of what people hated about ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', as many players believed it was [[{{Gonk}} ugly]] and lazy of Game Freak to make a trash-based mon. However, the sheer vitriol led to Garbodor gaining many passionate defenders such as ''Website/{{Bogleech}}'', and it ended up gaining a cult fandom as a result. Amusingly, ''Pokémon'' media tends to portray Garbodor quite sympathetically, as if they were aware of how controversial it would be.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Clayfighter}} Clayfighter 63⅓]]''[[note]]quoted at the top of this page[[/note]], the final game in the Clayfighter series, was savaged by critics and gamers upon release. It was quickly regarded as the worst N64 game up to that point, due to its janky animation and [[ObviousBeta broken gameplay.]] Not to mention some offensive-even-for-1997 ethnic stereotyping with some of its characters. Over the years, however, the game has developed a bit of a cult following due to its refreshingly non-serious tone, as well as having some cool ideas that, with more polish and better execution, could've made the game great.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'':

* Creator/TomKing's run of ''[[ComicBook/BatmanTomKing Batman]]'' is one of the most polarizing comic book runs of the 2010's, kicking off with high praise and excitement as an ambitious long-term character study, but eventually [[SeasonalRot falling out of favor due to increasingly poor characterization and plot choices]], and when combined with King's increasingly controversial reputation following the much-maligned ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'' and backlash towards his infamously [[MindScrew esoteric]] and [[DarkerAndEdgier deeply psychological]] style, fans largely turned on the series as an exhausting slog. However, years after its conclusion, and especially following [[ComicBook/BatmanJamesTynionIV James Tynion's continuation]] (which was mostly received as being SoOkayItsAverage), the pendulum has started to swing back. It's become widely agreed that the run [[WritingForTheTrade works much better for the trade]], and some degree of the backlash towards its quality of writing has softened thanks to the benefit of hindsight (King apparently had to put up with some messy ExecutiveMeddling, and some believe that Bruce Wayne's [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic most unsympathetic actions]] were [[MisBlamed the result of other books, not necessarily King's]]). There's definitely still ''[[BrokenBase a lot]]'' [[BrokenBase of differing opinions on the run]] (it's really common to describe it as having both high highs and low lows, good luck agreeing on which stories are which), but you'll definitely find more praise than when it came out.

* ''Film/HouseOfWax2005'' was trashed by critics, and nominated for several Razzie Awards. It's noted [[https://betterwithbob.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/films-from-bobbys-childhood-house-of-wax-2005-in-review/ here]] that the large amount of panning stemmed from the widespread {{Hatedom}} for Creator/ParisHilton - and that the bashing seemed to be the CatharsisFactor for most of them. Roger Ebert likewise noted that Paris Hilton merely played a typical slasher movie victim - and did it no better or worse than any number of actresses in other such films. To prove this point, Paris would later spark SugarWiki/SheReallyCanAct moments with ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' and a guest spot on ''{{Series/Supernatural}}''.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Clayfighter}} Clayfighter 63⅓]]''[[note]]quoted at the top of this page[[/note]], the final game in the Clayfighter series, was savaged by critics and gamers upon release, quickly being regarded as the worst N64 game up to that point, due to its janky animation and [[ObviousBeta broken gameplay.]] Not to mention some offensive-even-for-1997 ethnic stereotyping with some of its characters. Over the years, however, the game has developed a bit of a cult following due to its refreshingly non-serious tone, as well as having some cool ideas that, with a more polish and better execution, could've made the game great.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Clayfighter}} Clayfighter 63⅓]]'', the final game in the Clayfighter series, was savaged by critics and gamers upon release, quickly being regarded as the worst N64 game up to that point, due to its janky animation and [[ObviousBeta broken gameplay.]] Not to mention some offensive-even-for-1997 ethnic stereotyping with some of its characters. Over the years, however, the game has developed a bit of a cult following due to its refreshingly non-serious tone, as well as having some cool ideas that, with a more polish and better execution, could've made the game great.

* ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' was memetically ''trashed'' for a multitude of reasons. The show's animation is rather bizarre, WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter [[ReviewsAreTheGospel found an episode quite apalling]], [[MisBlamed it was seen as somehow screwing KaBlam! from getting rereleased when it didn't]], the show's entire stories were [[ClicheStorm mundane]], Angela Anaconda could come off as UnintentionallyUnsympathetic, and most notably its inclusion in ''Digimon the Movie'' - which [[MisBlamed had nothing to do with the creators at all]]. (To the point in which a greentext blamed its inclusion in the Digimon movie for destroying an already failing marriage.) However, as more people watched the show and an interview with the show's creator, some found it to not be that bad at all. Billiam in particular mentioned the show was quite over-hated when he did a video on it being a [[WidgetSeries Weird Canadian Thing]] and was surprised at how much more he wanted to see.

* Music/BillyIdol's 1993 album ''Cyberpunk'' was critically polarizing and a commercial failure [[CreatorKiller that marked the end of his time in the mainstream spotlight]], but has built up CultClassic status over the decades. A NewSoundAlbum made as Idol's exploration of [[{{Cyberpunk}} the titular nascent genre]], the approach alienated fans at the time due to being [[DarkerAndEdgier much more dense, topical, and gritty]] than the accessible GlamRock[=/=]{{New Wave|Music}} sound he'd built on, while hardcore cyberpunk fans rejected Idol himself as being [[TheManIsStickingItToTheMan a pretentious, opportunistic faux-rebellious poser]] who simply didn't ''get'' the philosophies of the genre [[TheThemeParkVersion beyond the surface level]], with the album being written off as trashy, [[{{Zeerust}} instantly dated]] cheese. However, modern reevaluations tend to be a lot kinder based on the knowledge that as flawed as the album is, Idol was coming from a place of sincere interest and respect for the genre (he produced much of it on his own computer DIY-style, and heavily interacted with the internet and supplementary multimedia for promotion, which was unheard of for any mainstream celebrities at the time), and that as far as dated cheese goes, [[SoBadItsGood it's ultimately harmless and enjoyable]] if you're into that early style of synth-punk.

* Music/BillyIdol's 1993 album ''Cyberpunk'' was critically polarizing and a commercial failure [[CreatorKiller that marked the end of his time in the mainstream spotlight]], but has built up CultClassic status over the decades. A NewSoundAlbum made as Idol's exploration of [[{{Cyberpunk}} the titular nascent genre]], the approach alienated fans at the time due to being [[DarkerAndEdgier much more dense, topical, and gritty]] than the accessible GlamRock[=/=]NewWave sound he'd built on, while hardcore cyberpunk fans rejected Idol himself as being [[TheManIsStickingItToTheMan a pretentious, opportunistic faux-rebellious poser]] who simply didn't ''get'' the philosophies of the genre [[TheThemeParkVersion beyond the surface level]], with the album being written off as trashy, [[{{Zeerust}} instantly dated]] cheese. However, modern reevaluations tend to be a lot kinder based on the knowledge that as flawed as the album is, Idol was coming from a place of sincere interest and respect for the genre (he produced much of it on his own computer DIY-style, and heavily interacted with the internet and supplementary multimedia for promotion, which was unheard of for any mainstream celebrities at the time), and that as far as dated cheese goes, [[SoBadItsGood it's ultimately harmless and enjoyable]] if you're into that early style of synth-punk.

* Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} has a reputation among hardcore fans for being limited and a dangerous worker because he accidentally delivered a legit mule kick to Wrestling/BretHart, giving Hart a concussion which led to Hart retiring due to Post-Concussion Syndrome. While Goldberg wasn't very technically sound and he was a bit sloppy, he at least tried to bust out new moves in his matches and while they weren't textbook perfect, they look effective enough. Let's be honest, the Spear and Jackhammer were all he needed, because fans loved him for it. The injury to Bret was due to a miscommunication.

* Music/{{Megadeth}}'s ''Youthanasia'' and ''Cryptic Writings'' experienced this to the point where they are now considered great albums. ''Risk'' is on the verge of it, the album being the butt of jokes even though Dave Mustaine corrected a lot of the ExecutiveMeddling when he remixed and remastered it in 2004. In a reversal of the situation, the once well-received 'return to form album' ''The World Needs a Hero'' is now considered lackluster.

* Adam Buckley of ''WebVideo/ADoseOfBuckley'' makes reference to this effect on his 'Musical Autopsy' and 10 Worst Songs of the Year videos when he's deluged with comments asking why X, Y, or Z song isn't on his list by replying that musically and lyrically a particular song ''isn't actually that bad'', that there is a difference between a bad song and an ''[[HypeBacklash overplayed]]'' song ("If you had to hear the same Mozart song six times a day, seven days a week, for three months, you’d be pretty fucking sick of it too"), or he simply can't [[SoOkayItsAverage think of anything funny to say about it]].
* Teen pop acts and boy bands such as Music/BackstreetBoys, Music/BritneySpears, and [[Music/NSync *NSYNC]] tended to be dismissed during their heyday by music critics as manufactured and inauthentic, as well as for having largely female fan bases.[[note]]Note this ''Washington Post'' [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/07/12/n-syncs-synchronized-scream-team/12f53079-e23b-47ce-bb16-bb0860ca315d/ review]] of an NSYNC concert that didn’t age well.[[/note]] In the years since the teen pop boom of the late 1990s/early 2000s, writers have reclaimed these artists and acknowledged their artistry and showmanship, as well as their influence on pop acts of today.

* Music/{{Nickelback}} gets plenty of hate, often voted as the worst band ever to the point where many non-fans don't feel that it's deserved and rather consider their music as [[SoOkayItsAverage bland but not awful]].
* Music/{{Everclear}} was derided by critics quite a bit in their heyday, but they still produced at least three hit singles ("Santa Monica," "Father of Mine," and "Wonderful").
* Music/{{Metallica}}'s ''Load'' and ''Reload'' albums. Upon release, the albums were heavily criticised for their alternative rock leanings and the band's questionable fashion choices. Over time, however, they've become more accepted by the metal community. The reasoning for this is twofold: First, while the Load twins [[BrokenBase alienated many of the band's longtime fans]], they also gained the band many new ones. Most significantly, they brought Metallica's music (and metal in general) to a much younger audience. Since a good portion of the people that got onboard the Metallica bandwagon with the ''Loads'' eventually went on to discover less mainstream metal bands, it's only natural that the albums would be more accepted by the metal community now than they were during the mid-'90s. Secondly, in a weird way, the enormous backlash (not just with metal fans but also with the mainstream) with 2003's ''St. Anger'' got led many to go back and listen to the ''Load'' albums, realising that 'For bluesy hard rock (i.e. mostly non-metal) albums, these really aren't so bad.'
* Music/{{Eminem}}:
** Eminem accused people who hated his album ''Revival'' of just dunking on him for the sake of it on "Chlorasceptic (Remix)", as people in the hip-hop community were calling it the worst album ever based on ''reading the track list'' before it even came out, and much of the rest of the hate being from Trump-supporting elements of his fanbase turning on it for its political message. Now the dust has settled... it's still considered a bad album that suffers from trying to please every part of Eminem's huge fanbase, but [[SoOkayItsAverage it's nowhere near as bad as it's been made out to be]]. Later critics commented that its politics are more coherent and thoughtful than initially assumed (and not really contradicting his shock-comedy persona much either, which was always satirical), with some who hated the album admitting they respected the artist for taking a hit in the pocket to stand up for his values by telling Trump supporters he didn't want them in his fandom - more than a lot of 'woke' pop stars bothered to do in 2017. (Em claimed, perhaps hyperbolically, that his fanbase went down to "about a third".)
** ''Encore'' is generally considered the other candidate for Eminem's worst album, with fans speculating after it came out that it was a fake album designed to confuse the leakers. While the rehabilitation of the album is still controversial, it has been VindicatedByHistory to some extent: Teens listening to ''Encore'' to find out how bad it was led to ''Encore'' becoming a major influence on swag rap, mumble rap (he slurs and sing-raps a lot of the album) and shitpost rap, and caused a brief fad for flows imitating the {{Painful Rhyme}}s and intentional flubs that dot the album.

* ''Film/SongOfTheSouth'' is [[OvershadowedByControversy notorious in large part]] for just how much Creator/{{Disney}} has gone out of their way to [[BuryYourArt prevent you from seeing it]] due to concerns of it being [[ValuesDissonance racially insensitive and dated]]. This in turn has led to a lot of sensationalizing of what the film actually entails (many assuming it to just be "The Racist Disney Movie" with loads of grotesque, racist imagery and themes), but the common consensus among those who've [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes actually managed to view it]] is that just about the only majorly questionable issue is [[PoliticallyCorrectHistory the sanitized depiction of the post-Civil War South]] -- otherwise, it's a standard, lighthearted live-action Disney flick that has some genuine highlights (namely the animated segments with Br'er Rabbit and James Baskett's beloved, Oscar-winning performance as Uncle Remus), and that at worst, it can be described as [[SoOkayItsAverage "forgettable"]]. This in turn has led to decades of debate on whether or not Disney's treatment of the film is justified, with many feeling that the only reason there's an awkward controversy clouding over the film is [[StreisandEffect because Disney themselves made it one]].

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' has gained a reputation comparable in infamy to Atari’s ''E.T.'' to the point that it won Website/ScrewAttack’s poll for worst game of the (2000s) decade over the objectively less finished ''[[VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing Big Rigs]]''. But, especially in the late 2010s, the game has seen an increasing number of people come to its defense, as while few will dispute the game’s a [[ObviousBeta Blatantly unfinished]] and [[LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading poorly optimized]] mess with [[NoYay an unintentionally off putting romance]], it’s gained more appreciation for what it did right (such as the stories that aren’t Sonic) and recognition that its biggest problems are more [[TroubledProduction development]] [[ChristmasRushed related]] than inherent design flaws [[note]]Best exemplified by the praised FanRemake ''[[VideoGame/SonicP06 Sonic P06]]'' which shows what a properly finished version of the game could have looked like.[[/note]]. A big factor fueling this backlash being that the overcorrections following its infamy would [[FranchiseOriginalSin proceed to haunt the franchise in the following decade]].

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' has gained a reputation comparable in infamy to Atari’s ''E.T.'' to the point that it won Website/ScrewAttack’s poll for worst game of the (2000s) decade over the objectively less finished ''[[VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing Big Rigs]]''. But, especially in the late 2010s, the game has seen an increasing number of people come to its defense, as while the game’s [[ObviousBeta problems]] [[LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading are]] [[NoYay clear]], it’s gained more appreciation for what it did right (such as the stories that aren’t Sonic) and recognition that its biggest problems are more [[TroubledProduction development]] [[ChristmasRushed related]] than inherent design flaws [[note]]Best exemplified by the praised FanRemake ''[[VideoGame/SonicP06 Sonic P06]]'' which shows what a properly finished version of the game could have looked like.[[/note]]. A big factor fueling this backlash being that the overcorrections following its infamy would [[FranchiseOriginalSin proceed to haunt the franchise in the following decade]].

** [[Film/ThePhantomMenace The]] [[Film/AttackOfTheClones Prequel]] [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith trilogy]] films tend to get varied reactions from audiences, with many vocal ''Star Wars'' fans (especially those who saw the Original Trilogy first) utterly despising them. Out of all three prequels, ''The Phantom Menace'' is typically considered the worst of the trilogy and the worst ''Star Wars'' film ever (at least until the sequel trilogy came out). There's a contingent of fans who say that reputation has been blown out of proportion by people more angry with how the film was a disappointment than any actual legitimate criticism. While ''Menace'' and ''Attack of the Clones'' polarized both critics and fans, ''Revenge of the Sith'' was released to rather great acclaim.
*** While the acting of the prequel trilogy is incredibly divisive, many fans feel that some actors get too much flak for their performances. In particular, Creator/NataliePortman, Creator/JakeLloyd, and Creator/HaydenChristensen are often attacked by die-hard fans who are more forgiving towards beloved actors like Creator/SamuelLJackson and Creator/LiamNeeson, even though their performances were considered by many critics to be just as terrible. Some will excuse Lloyd's acting on account of him having been a child. As for Portman and Christensen, their defenders say that they weren't bad actors per se (especially since both have given performances outside of ''Star Wars'' where they received critical praise) and that [[MisBlamed their bad performances came more from George Lucas's directing and writing]] (Lucas himself has admitted that dialogue isn't his strong suit and many of the iconic lines in the Original Trilogy were ad-libbed by the actors). And continuing on that last point, some others also believe that Christensen played the character of Anakin Skywalker perfectly, and that the dislike is because Anakin is vastly different than what many Original Trilogy fans expected of a young Darth Vader (which Lucas has cited at least once). When Christensen returned to the role in the ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'' series on Creator/DisneyPlus, his performance was unanimously praised.

* Detractors (and some fans) of WCW often hate on its former lead commentator Wrestling/TonySchiavone, who was voted "Worst Television Announcer" in 1999 and 2000 by ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter'' (which SacredCow Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon "won" six years in a row) and is often credited as being the one to put WCW on its deathbed by spoiling Wrestling/MickFoley's WWF Championship win on RAW the same night as the FingerpokeOfDoom, sarcastically saying "That's gonna put some butts in the seats!" It also doesn't help that Schiavone's late former colleague Wrestling/BobbyHeenan spoke very negatively about Tony in his book. Regarding his commentary itself, he would occasionally mix up the names of moves, pay little attention to matches that didn't involve the nWo, and shill WCW to death by declaring everything to be "The greatest 'X' in the history of our sport!" Truth is, Tony's commentary was much better prior to the nWo era and many of the points people criticize him for are a case of {{misblamed}} (i.e. Wrestling/EricBischoff ordered Tony to bury Foley and the non-main event talents, towards the end of WCW everything was so out of control that not even Wrestling/JimRoss or Gorilla Monsoon could have saved it, the issues between Heenan and Schiavone were misunderstandings brought on by higher-ups, etc.). While few will call him the best commentator out there, those who don't dislike Schiavone believe he was good enough on his own merits and did the best job he could as the voice of WCW in the '90s. Opinions of him seemed to improve starting in the second half of TheNewTens, after his "What Happened When" podcast re-ignited his passion for the business and led to him returning to wrestling commentary, first for MLW, then for Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58s3F57ZpCM This YouTube video]] actually shows the reviewer honestly saying he didn't find ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Zelda's Adventure]]'' and ''VideoGame/HotelMario'' to be as bad as everyone says they are -- he even goes so far as to say that he ''liked'' them, despite having his fair share of complaints towards the games. In fact, the CD-i in general had this used by the reviewer, who said that it actually wasn't ''that'' bad, usually saying it was SoOkayItsAverage. There is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU4EBLaxCQk top 10 worst CD-i games list]] made by Johan Oberg, which is also the only list of its kind. Though he hated all three of the ''Zelda'' CD-i games on the console, he also said that they weren't the worst games ever made. The games weren't even the worst games on that console, as reflected by the fact that he put it at #3. Later on, he also made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDPOBBZmf8M top 10 best CD-i]] games, in which ''Hotel Mario'' was at #10.