Absolute worst IF - an IFDB Poll

There's a surprising lack of a "worst IF" poll. I felt that I had to make it. We've all played the classics, the Colossal Caves, the Zorks, the Anchorheads, the Slouching Towards Bedlams. What are the games that you should never play?

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	The Absolute Worst IF Game in History, by Dean Menezes 3 votes "Exactly what it says on the tin" [+]"Exactly what it says on the tin: Wander a maze until you lose? There's maybe some meta-commentary going on here about criticism and the "bad game" sub-category itself with the Scarab of Floccinaucinihilipilification, but it doesn't really need to be played to be understood." --DB... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game

	when i was shot by elephants, by no m3rcy 2 votes "So Bad it's Actually Just Bad" [+]"So Bad it's Actually Just Bad: Same goes for the whole quadrilogy. 'no m3rcy' really does show no mercy." () --Joey Jones... "bad... bad" [+]"bad... bad" ( - Full review) --CharlietheSpiffy... Vote for this game

	Coming Home, by Andrew Katz 2 votes "I've long considered this the epitome of bad IF games. " [+]"I've long considered this the epitome of bad IF games. : It has messed up descriptions, a jerk protagonist, boring scenarios, multiple bugs, but keeps hinting at something better which it never delivers." ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "Actively..." [+]"Actively unpleasant to play" --ralphmerridew... Vote for this game

	The Worst Game in the World... Ever!!!, by David Whyld 2 votes "Classic 'Clueless Bob Newbie'" [+]"Classic 'Clueless Bob Newbie': The Clueless Bob Newbie games were all about putting bad design and poor grammar on display, presumably to shame careless authors and provide a laugh. This game provides some extreme examples of neglect, although the frame story gives us enough of a wink to show that the author knows what's up. Like most "bad games" coming from capable authors, it's worth a laugh, but wears after a while." --DB... "Has better spelling than the sub-games, but that's about all" [+]"Has better spelling than the sub-games, but that's about all" () --cgasquid... Vote for this game

	Zegrothenus, by Poster 1 vote "Finished 30th out of 30 in the JayIsGames competition" [+]"Finished 30th out of 30 in the JayIsGames competition: Finished dead last in a competition where most of the entries were from first-timers. " () --bloodzeed... Vote for this game

	The Lift, by Colin Capurso 1 vote "Quite horrid." [+]"Quite horrid." () --verityvirtue... Vote for this game

Is there another game that you think should be on this list? Just fill in the title of a game you'd like to vote for.

Poll created on April 11, 2012