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Top 10 Worst Game Breaking Glitches


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[Music] glitches can be all fun and games until

glitches can be all fun and games until

glitches can be all fun and games until they break your game and that’s no fun

they break your game and that’s no fun

they break your game and that’s no fun welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll

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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top

be counting down our picks for the top

be counting down our picks for the top 10 game breaking glitches for this list

10 game breaking glitches for this list

10 game breaking glitches for this list we’re looking at the worst instances of

we’re looking at the worst instances of

we’re looking at the worst instances of glitches that crash or otherwise render

glitches that crash or otherwise render

glitches that crash or otherwise render a save file on your game its system or

a save file on your game its system or

a save file on your game its system or the accessories unplayable and broken

number 10 ice cream factory save grand

number 10 ice cream factory save grand theft auto vice city ps2 version ice

theft auto vice city ps2 version ice

theft auto vice city ps2 version ice cream is a front we distribute other

cream is a front we distribute other

cream is a front we distribute other non-dairy products by city is undeniably

non-dairy products by city is undeniably

non-dairy products by city is undeniably a masterpiece unfortunately it was not

a masterpiece unfortunately it was not

a masterpiece unfortunately it was not without its problems on the original ps2

without its problems on the original ps2

without its problems on the original ps2 release some players reported a

release some players reported a

release some players reported a corrupted save file after saving their

corrupted save file after saving their

corrupted save file after saving their game at the ice cream factory upon

game at the ice cream factory upon

game at the ice cream factory upon loading the game would present players

loading the game would present players

loading the game would present players with the usual load successful screen

with the usual load successful screen

with the usual load successful screen but just when you were ready to cause

but just when you were ready to cause

but just when you were ready to cause some mayhem the screen goes black

as you can imagine this infuriated

as you can imagine this infuriated players to no end as countless hours of

players to no end as countless hours of

players to no end as countless hours of progress would be lost and you were

progress would be lost and you were

progress would be lost and you were forced to start from scratch

forced to start from scratch

forced to start from scratch due to the files failure to load

due to the files failure to load

due to the files failure to load hopefully you had an extra save because

hopefully you had an extra save because

hopefully you had an extra save because if you didn’t you are s Oh Alan and you

if you didn’t you are s Oh Alan and you

if you didn’t you are s Oh Alan and you might just go full tommy vercetti psycho

might just go full tommy vercetti psycho

might just go full tommy vercetti psycho on your ps2 number nine empty memory

on your ps2 number nine empty memory

on your ps2 number nine empty memory card Soul Calibur three telecine include

card Soul Calibur three telecine include

card Soul Calibur three telecine include o vs Collin fight it really sucks when

o vs Collin fight it really sucks when

o vs Collin fight it really sucks when once a file becomes corrupted it’s

once a file becomes corrupted it’s

once a file becomes corrupted it’s something else entirely when your entire

something else entirely when your entire

something else entirely when your entire memory card is wiped out that’s what

memory card is wiped out that’s what

memory card is wiped out that’s what some poor unfortunate souls discovered

some poor unfortunate souls discovered

some poor unfortunate souls discovered in 2005 when playing the fighting game

in 2005 when playing the fighting game

in 2005 when playing the fighting game Soul Calibur 3 if you move deleted or

Soul Calibur 3 if you move deleted or

Soul Calibur 3 if you move deleted or did basically anything to a memory card

did basically anything to a memory card

did basically anything to a memory card with a soul calibur save file on it it

with a soul calibur save file on it it

with a soul calibur save file on it it could result in the entire games file

could result in the entire games file

could result in the entire games file becoming corrupted at its worst

becoming corrupted at its worst

becoming corrupted at its worst the glitch would wipe out the entire

the glitch would wipe out the entire

the glitch would wipe out the entire contents of your memory card although

contents of your memory card although

contents of your memory card although this was admittedly rather rare number

this was admittedly rather rare number

this was admittedly rather rare number eight broken bridge The Legend of Zelda

eight broken bridge The Legend of Zelda

eight broken bridge The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Nintendo back in the day had some

Nintendo back in the day had some thorough Quality Assurance but there

thorough Quality Assurance but there

thorough Quality Assurance but there were always a few bugs that flipped

were always a few bugs that flipped

were always a few bugs that flipped through the cracks as with any title for

through the cracks as with any title for

through the cracks as with any title for the bug concerning the Eldon bridge

the bug concerning the Eldon bridge

the bug concerning the Eldon bridge though it was pretty bad

if you save and quit after destroying

if you save and quit after destroying the rocks blocking your path to the Meru

the rocks blocking your path to the Meru

the rocks blocking your path to the Meru bridge you will find the bridge

bridge you will find the bridge

bridge you will find the bridge destroyed and impassable upon loading

destroyed and impassable upon loading

destroyed and impassable upon loading the game due to the bridge being you

the game due to the bridge being you

the game due to the bridge being you know kind of split in half players

know kind of split in half players

know kind of split in half players couldn’t cross it effectively stranding

couldn’t cross it effectively stranding

couldn’t cross it effectively stranding them and forcing them to start all over

them and forcing them to start all over

them and forcing them to start all over again

again

again there’s also another gamebreaking glitch

there’s also another gamebreaking glitch

there’s also another gamebreaking glitch that happens in a room with a cannon

that happens in a room with a cannon

that happens in a room with a cannon where players can’t leave if they save

where players can’t leave if they save

where players can’t leave if they save in their two game breakers in one game

in their two game breakers in one game

in their two game breakers in one game youch number 7 game slows drown slowly

youch number 7 game slows drown slowly

youch number 7 game slows drown slowly the elderscrolls v skyrim ps3 version

Skyrim is a massive and intricately

Skyrim is a massive and intricately detailed game so it’s going to take a

detailed game so it’s going to take a

detailed game so it’s going to take a crap ton of space on your hard drive

crap ton of space on your hard drive

crap ton of space on your hard drive unfortunately many gamers playing on the

unfortunately many gamers playing on the

unfortunately many gamers playing on the ps3 began to experience severe crippling

ps3 began to experience severe crippling

ps3 began to experience severe crippling performance issues after only saving

performance issues after only saving

performance issues after only saving five megabytes of data or about 15 hours

five megabytes of data or about 15 hours

five megabytes of data or about 15 hours of play time they’ve been encountering

of play time they’ve been encountering

of play time they’ve been encountering not all but some been encountering

not all but some been encountering

not all but some been encountering severe amounts of chopping their game in

severe amounts of chopping their game in

severe amounts of chopping their game in terms of the frame rate so it’s dropping

terms of the frame rate so it’s dropping

terms of the frame rate so it’s dropping down to two or three frames seemingly

down to two or three frames seemingly

down to two or three frames seemingly per second the game becomes extremely

per second the game becomes extremely

per second the game becomes extremely laggy which makes for a frustrating and

laggy which makes for a frustrating and

laggy which makes for a frustrating and pretty much unplayable experience alone

pretty much unplayable experience alone

pretty much unplayable experience alone but many players also reported poor

but many players also reported poor

but many players also reported poor rendering the inability to trade and

rendering the inability to trade and

rendering the inability to trade and prevention from completing quests for a

prevention from completing quests for a

prevention from completing quests for a game that can be played and should be

game that can be played and should be

game that can be played and should be played for hundreds of hours

played for hundreds of hours

played for hundreds of hours experiencing these issues after only 10

experiencing these issues after only 10

experiencing these issues after only 10 to 15 is simply unacceptable still

to 15 is simply unacceptable still

to 15 is simply unacceptable still awesome game though providing you’re

awesome game though providing you’re

awesome game though providing you’re playing on a working system

number six stupid door won’t open

number six stupid door won’t open Metroid Other M Metroid fans are no

Metroid Other M Metroid fans are no

Metroid Other M Metroid fans are no strangers to the old preventing your

strangers to the old preventing your

strangers to the old preventing your progress glitches either in this game it

progress glitches either in this game it

progress glitches either in this game it comes in the form of a pyrosphere door

comes in the form of a pyrosphere door

comes in the form of a pyrosphere door or sector three glitch if the player

or sector three glitch if the player

or sector three glitch if the player back tracks to a previous room after

back tracks to a previous room after

back tracks to a previous room after defeating the desk IGAs a major door in

defeating the desk IGAs a major door in

defeating the desk IGAs a major door in the desert refinery will shut

the desert refinery will shut

the desert refinery will shut effectively stranding the players in a

effectively stranding the players in a

effectively stranding the players in a locked room unable to continue due to

locked room unable to continue due to

locked room unable to continue due to there being no possible way to open the

there being no possible way to open the

there being no possible way to open the locked door once this happened there was

locked door once this happened there was

locked door once this happened there was no going back and players were forced to

no going back and players were forced to

no going back and players were forced to scrap their progress and start again

this glitch became so infamous that

this glitch became so infamous that Nintendo directly addressed the issue

Nintendo directly addressed the issue

Nintendo directly addressed the issue and fixed numerous SD cards that had to

and fixed numerous SD cards that had to

and fixed numerous SD cards that had to be mailed in since the Wii wasn’t

be mailed in since the Wii wasn’t

be mailed in since the Wii wasn’t capable of downloading patches

number-5 game-breaking barrel Donkey

number-5 game-breaking barrel Donkey Kong Country – Diddy’s conquest back in

Kong Country – Diddy’s conquest back in

Kong Country – Diddy’s conquest back in the 90s the infamous castle crush glitch

the 90s the infamous castle crush glitch

the 90s the infamous castle crush glitch was known as one of the most fatal and

was known as one of the most fatal and

was known as one of the most fatal and damming glitches in all of videogames in

damming glitches in all of videogames in

damming glitches in all of videogames in the level titled castle crush this

the level titled castle crush this

the level titled castle crush this glitch requires players to pick up the

glitch requires players to pick up the

glitch requires players to pick up the first barrel drop it and then quickly

first barrel drop it and then quickly

first barrel drop it and then quickly pick it back up again after moving the

pick it back up again after moving the

pick it back up again after moving the invisible barrel it was common for Diddy

invisible barrel it was common for Diddy

invisible barrel it was common for Diddy to turn into different characters

to turn into different characters

to turn into different characters including a multicolored massive pixels

including a multicolored massive pixels

including a multicolored massive pixels that represented Club a– upon trying to

that represented Club a– upon trying to

that represented Club a– upon trying to move the game would pixelate and

move the game would pixelate and

move the game would pixelate and instantly crash many players reported a

instantly crash many players reported a

instantly crash many players reported a corrupted save file as a result and for

corrupted save file as a result and for

corrupted save file as a result and for some gamers the game never worked again

some gamers the game never worked again

some gamers the game never worked again we’re still he could even damage your

we’re still he could even damage your

we’re still he could even damage your SNES number for message attack Tony

SNES number for message attack Tony

SNES number for message attack Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 for some reason it

Hawk’s Underground 2 for some reason it

Hawk’s Underground 2 for some reason it would completely freeze the console of

would completely freeze the console of

would completely freeze the console of the player who received the message this

the player who received the message this

the player who received the message this glitch is nothing but a trolls fantasy

glitch is nothing but a trolls fantasy

glitch is nothing but a trolls fantasy and a harmless player’s worth nightmare

and a harmless player’s worth nightmare

and a harmless player’s worth nightmare players who plugged in a USB keyboard

players who plugged in a USB keyboard

players who plugged in a USB keyboard into their ps2 could bypass the

into their ps2 could bypass the

into their ps2 could bypass the character limit of the online text chat

character limit of the online text chat

character limit of the online text chat if a particularly malicious player broke

if a particularly malicious player broke

if a particularly malicious player broke the limit and sent a message with extra

the limit and sent a message with extra

the limit and sent a message with extra brackets it would instantly freeze the

brackets it would instantly freeze the

brackets it would instantly freeze the receding players console forcing them to

receding players console forcing them to

receding players console forcing them to lose progress and restart

what’s worse is that whoever received

what’s worse is that whoever received the message didn’t even have to open

the message didn’t even have to open

the message didn’t even have to open that message in order to be affected

that message in order to be affected

that message in order to be affected this eventually became such a major

this eventually became such a major

this eventually became such a major problem that the games online community

problem that the games online community

problem that the games online community was severely crippled as everyone feared

was severely crippled as everyone feared

was severely crippled as everyone feared the famed message attack and we really

the famed message attack and we really

the famed message attack and we really don’t know what’s worse the spamming or

don’t know what’s worse the spamming or

don’t know what’s worse the spamming or the cutscenes so if everyone’s done with

the cutscenes so if everyone’s done with

the cutscenes so if everyone’s done with the program I say it’s choosing time

the program I say it’s choosing time

the program I say it’s choosing time number three accidentally break your

number three accidentally break your

number three accidentally break your computer Eve online Trinity this

computer Eve online Trinity this

computer Eve online Trinity this expansion to the core game EVE Online

expansion to the core game EVE Online

expansion to the core game EVE Online significantly overhauled the game’s

significantly overhauled the game’s

significantly overhauled the game’s graphics engine and added some new

graphics engine and added some new

graphics engine and added some new features one of those new features was

features one of those new features was

features one of those new features was the inability to start up your computer

the inability to start up your computer

the inability to start up your computer some Windows XP users who upgraded from

some Windows XP users who upgraded from

some Windows XP users who upgraded from the original version had their boot ini

the original version had their boot ini

the original version had their boot ini files deleted a file which is paramount

files deleted a file which is paramount

files deleted a file which is paramount to starting up your PC or booting it

to starting up your PC or booting it

to starting up your PC or booting it many gamers were left with computers

many gamers were left with computers

many gamers were left with computers that would not properly start CCP were

that would not properly start CCP were

that would not properly start CCP were left scrambling to find a quick solution

left scrambling to find a quick solution

left scrambling to find a quick solution and were forced to apologise to hundreds

and were forced to apologise to hundreds

and were forced to apologise to hundreds of gamers while they did eventually send

of gamers while they did eventually send

of gamers while they did eventually send instructions on how to fix the affected

instructions on how to fix the affected

instructions on how to fix the affected computers many players were left reeling

computers many players were left reeling

computers many players were left reeling and extremely upset at the whole

and extremely upset at the whole

and extremely upset at the whole calamity

calamity

calamity [Music]

number two the uninstall bug myth 2 sole

number two the uninstall bug myth 2 sole blighter before Bungie changed the

blighter before Bungie changed the

blighter before Bungie changed the gaming landscape with the likes of Halo

gaming landscape with the likes of Halo

gaming landscape with the likes of Halo they were wiping out entire hard drives

they were wiping out entire hard drives

they were wiping out entire hard drives with the click of a mouse while myth 2

with the click of a mouse while myth 2

with the click of a mouse while myth 2 was certainly a great game

was certainly a great game

was certainly a great game it came with a particularly nasty flood

it came with a particularly nasty flood

it came with a particularly nasty flood like bug if a player installed the game

like bug if a player installed the game

like bug if a player installed the game in a location other than the default

in a location other than the default

in a location other than the default directory and then decided to uninstall

directory and then decided to uninstall

directory and then decided to uninstall it their entire hard drive would be

it their entire hard drive would be

it their entire hard drive would be wiped clean as the game like an action

wiped clean as the game like an action

wiped clean as the game like an action hero on their last stand took everything

hero on their last stand took everything

hero on their last stand took everything down with it I got him

down with it I got him

down with it I got him [Music]

damn I missed him although this problem

damn I missed him although this problem was not widespread it understandably

was not widespread it understandably

was not widespread it understandably pissed off a percentage of the game’s

pissed off a percentage of the game’s

pissed off a percentage of the game’s user base forcing Bungie to replace the

user base forcing Bungie to replace the

user base forcing Bungie to replace the games at a significant financial loss we

games at a significant financial loss we

games at a significant financial loss we think a big oops is in order here

number one reformatting your memory card

number one reformatting your memory card the PlayStation underground 2004 holiday

the PlayStation underground 2004 holiday

the PlayStation underground 2004 holiday demo disk

back in 2004 demo discs were still a

back in 2004 demo discs were still a thing and this disc was sent to all the

thing and this disc was sent to all the

thing and this disc was sent to all the current subscribers of the popular

current subscribers of the popular

current subscribers of the popular PlayStation underground magazine

PlayStation underground magazine

PlayStation underground magazine unfortunately playing the beautiful Joe

unfortunately playing the beautiful Joe

unfortunately playing the beautiful Joe 2 demo on the disc would also delete all

2 demo on the disc would also delete all

2 demo on the disc would also delete all of the saved data on any memory card

of the saved data on any memory card

of the saved data on any memory card currently sitting inside your ps2

currently sitting inside your ps2

currently sitting inside your ps2 console everything on your memory card

console everything on your memory card

console everything on your memory card years of memories of your favorite

years of memories of your favorite

years of memories of your favorite titles gone in an instant

titles gone in an instant

titles gone in an instant fans were understandably outraged and

fans were understandably outraged and

fans were understandably outraged and took to Sony to vent their frustrations

took to Sony to vent their frustrations

took to Sony to vent their frustrations Sony basically just shrugged their

Sony basically just shrugged their

Sony basically just shrugged their shoulders and said ah jeez sorry about

shoulders and said ah jeez sorry about

shoulders and said ah jeez sorry about that and players were left heartbroken

that and players were left heartbroken

that and players were left heartbroken because all their progress had gone to

because all their progress had gone to

because all their progress had gone to waste

waste

waste happy holidays you now have access to

happy holidays you now have access to

happy holidays you now have access to all the inside information a game like a

all the inside information a game like a

all the inside information a game like a dream oh you’re underground now there’s

dream oh you’re underground now there’s

dream oh you’re underground now there’s no going back so do you agree with our

no going back so do you agree with our

no going back so do you agree with our list have you encountered any game

list have you encountered any game

list have you encountered any game breaking bugs of your own

breaking bugs of your own

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