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== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
=== 0-B ===
* ''[[3D Dot Game Heroes]]''
* ''[[3D Dot Game Heroes]]''
* ''[[A Boy and His Blob]]'' (NES version)
* ''[[A Boy and His Blob]]'' (NES version)
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* ''[[Bunny Must Die]]''
* ''[[Bunny Must Die]]''
* ''[[Burn:Cycle]]''
* ''[[Burn:Cycle]]''

=== C-E ===
* ''[[Catherine]]''
* ''[[Catherine]]''
* ''[[Castle of the Winds]]''
* ''[[Castle of the Winds]]''
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* ''[[Enslaved]]'' (While it has just recently been released, it is already managing to attract a small but dedicated fan base.)
* ''[[Enslaved]]'' (While it has just recently been released, it is already managing to attract a small but dedicated fan base.)
* ''[[Eternal Darkness]]''
* ''[[Eternal Darkness]]''

=== F-H ===
* ''[[F-Zero]]'' on both sides of the pond.
* ''[[F-Zero]]'' on both sides of the pond.
* ''[[Final Fight]]'', and to a lesser degree, its SNES sequels.
* ''[[Final Fight]]'', and to a lesser degree, its SNES sequels.
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* ''[[Hellsinker]]''
* ''[[Hellsinker]]''
* ''[[Homeworld]]'' series, but [[Even Better Sequel|especially]] ''Homeworld 2''.
* ''[[Homeworld]]'' series, but [[Even Better Sequel|especially]] ''Homeworld 2''.

=== I-K ===
* ''[[Ico]]''
* ''[[Ico]]''
* ''[[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]]''
* ''[[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]]''
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* ''[[Klonoa]]''
* ''[[Klonoa]]''
* ''Koala Lumpur: Journey to the Edge''
* ''Koala Lumpur: Journey to the Edge''

=== L-N ===
* ''[[Last Blade|The Last Blade]]''
* ''[[Last Blade|The Last Blade]]''
* ''[[The Last Express]]''
* ''[[The Last Express]]''
* ''[[Legacy of Kain]]''
* ''[[Legacy of Kain]]''
* A few ''Zelda'' games which didn't accrue quite the fame and acclaim of the likes of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' have a dedicated following:
* A few ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' games which didn't accrue quite the fame and acclaim of the likes of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' have a dedicated following:
** ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]''
** ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]''
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
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* ''[[Night Trap]]''
* ''[[Night Trap]]''
* ''[[No More Heroes]]''
* ''[[No More Heroes]]''

=== O-Q ===
* ''[[Oddworld]]''
* ''[[Oddworld]]''
** ''[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath]]''
** ''[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath]]''
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* ''[[Quarantine (video game)|Quarantine]]''
* ''[[Quarantine (video game)|Quarantine]]''
* ''[[Quest for Glory]]''
* ''[[Quest for Glory]]''

=== R-T ===
* ''[[RBI Baseball]]''
* ''[[RBI Baseball]]''
* ''[[Rally Trophy]]''
* ''[[Rally Trophy]]''
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* ''[[Transport Tycoon]]''
* ''[[Transport Tycoon]]''
* ''[[Tumblepop]]''
* ''[[Tumblepop]]''

=== U-W ===
* ''[[Ultima]]'' (also a [[Long Runner]])
* ''[[Ultima]]'' (also a [[Long Runner]])
* ''[[An Untitled Story]]''
* ''[[An Untitled Story]]''
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* ''[[Wild ARMs]]''
* ''[[Wild ARMs]]''
* ''[[The World Ends With You]]''
* ''[[The World Ends With You]]''

=== X-Z ===
* ''[[X-COM (Video Game)|X-COM]]''
* ''[[X-COM (Video Game)|X-COM]]''
* ''[[Xenogears]]''
* ''[[Xenogears]]''
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* ''[[Zone of the Enders]]''
* ''[[Zone of the Enders]]''
* ''[[Zork]]''
* ''[[Zork]]''
=== UNSORTED ===
** [[Interactive Fiction]] in general is a cult ''genre'' comparable to CB radio.
** [[Interactive Fiction]] in general is a cult ''genre'' comparable to CB radio.
* Same with [[Multi User Dungeon]]s.
* Same with [[Multi User Dungeon]]s.

Revision as of 17:58, 8 March 2022

See Category:Cult Classic for the description that used to be here.

Examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:

Anime and Manga

The Bowdlerized 4Kids dub itself is probably more of your standard Camp Classic since its compellingly awful quality makes for good entertainment. See the comparison.

Comic Books

Film

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K

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Literature

Live-Action TV

Music

Tabletop Games

Many tabletop RPGs are a cult within a cult following, including;

Theatre

Theme Parks

  • The Pirates of the Caribbean ride on which the film franchise is based is so cult, it attracted a fandom backlash before the movie was released over Johnny Depp and his gold teeth. The resulting kerfuffle only helped sell the film, of course.
  • Although it was closed after eight years of operation for scaring the pants off of too many little children, the Extraterrorestrial Alien Encounter at Walt Disney World has a loyal following who admire the attraction for its dark humor and rich atmosphere.
  • Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a bit cult, to the point where Disney made a film based on the ride instead of the book (The Wind In The Willows). There are shrines to the attraction years after it closed down.
    • Disney's film The Wind in the Willows was based on...the book. It came out in 1949, while the ride (and Disneyland itself) are from six years later. The 1996 adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's book was then titled Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in the US, presumably so people would make a connection to the Disney ride.
  • The Great Movie Ride.
  • Drachen Fire was a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. The ride was infamous for being very rough and encountered many problems during its lifetime. It opened in 1992 and closed in 1998; the park attempted to re-open the coaster in 2002 but failed and ended up demolishing it. Despite the ride's many problems, it had/still has a cult following by coaster enthusiasts and fans of the park.

Video Games

0-B

C-E

F-H

I-K

L-N

O-Q

R-T

U-W

X-Z

UNSORTED

Web Original

Western Animation

A-E

F-J

K-O

P-T

Entire Media

  • Tokusatsu
  • Video Games used to fall under this, being seen as the exclusive domain of children and nerds. In the last decade, however, the success of products like the Nintendo Wii and iPhone App Store, as well as franchises like Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Madden NFL, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, have made video games a much more commonplace and socially acceptable pastime. Still, most games apart from big-name franchises remain relatively obscure in mainstream popular culture.
  • Gamebooks have a small, but incredibly devoted following of readers, authors, bloggers, and programmers who kept the medium alive and thriving to this day.
  1. ↑ (namely for its female protagonist, appeal to both genders, and it was one of the few dubs made at the time that wasn't Macekred.)
  2. ↑ At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.
  3. ↑ At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.
  4. ↑ (and is even somewhat competitive with fans of the latter, the two shows having very little [dead link] in common)
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