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1->''Things don't always work — that's right!\
2Things don't always work — it's true!\
3Things don't always work — can't lie!\
4Things don't always work — make do!\
5\
6Some bugs are big,\
7some bugs are small,\
8some bugs [[VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing let a semi drive through a wall]].\
9\
10Some textures are dark,\
11some textures are bright,\
12some textures show you a mirrory plight.\
13\
14Some games run fast,\
15some games run slow,\
16some games run [[MadeOfExplodium like a black powder Pinto]].\
17\
18Some games are alpha,\
19some games are omega,\
20some games are just an [[TitleDrop Obvious Beta]].''
21-->--Unknown
22
23->Things get worse under pressure.
24-->-- '''Murphy's Law of Thermodynamics'''
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28[[folder:Magazines]]
29->VideoGame/RideToHellRetribution'' occasionally resembles an actual video game. You can sometimes move around and shoot enemies without a hilarious and [[GameBreakingBug game-breaking bug]] getting in the way of the experience. Despite this infrequent adequacy, the rest of the game features every core flaw imaginable.''
30-->-- '''Dan Ryckert''', ''Magazine/GameInformer'' (September 2013)
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33[[folder:Web Original]]
34->VideoGame/{{Elemental|WarOfMagic}} ''was released with so many bugs it would have made ''Franchise/StarshipTroopers ''jealous.''
35-->--'''Nic Vargus''', [=GamesRadar=] ([[http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/elemental-war-of-magic/review/elemental-war-of-magic-review/a-20100927153631785050/g-20081104135714372076 September 27, 2010 review]])
36
37->''Five seconds in, and you already get the impression that the coders were more interested in getting this thing out before the first-quarter deadline than taking advantage of the PCE's power... Everything about the experience here shouts 'I don't feel like debugging this.[='=]''
38-->-- '''Kevin Gifford''', [[http://magweasel.com/2009/11/07/i-love-the-pc-engine-f-1-pilot/ review]] of ''F-1 Pilot''
39
40->''Book publishers are not able to release a book with the understanding that despite some of the pages being missing readers will be able to grab them online when they’re eventually available. Shoe manufacturers don’t gradually release 6.1″, 6.2″, and 6.25″ shoes, claiming each one as the solution to people requiring a size 7. No mops fit into only certain buckets and eventually require you to buy a new bucket which will require a new mop in turn.''
41-->--[[http://stuffgeekslove.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/technology/ Stuff Geeks Love]]
42
43->''It's all very simple. It's just the [=IOS6=] team adjusting reality to fit in with their maps app...''
44-->-- '''mrbadger''' [[http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=3984840#3984840 on the Egosoft Off-Topic forum]]
45
46->''[VideoGame/TheTempleOfElementalEvil] came out early as you might recall, which I thought was a boon. You'll note that no-one ever celebrates an early pregnancy, and there's a reason for that - human beings need to "bake" for a set period of time, upon completion of which they can be considered "done." The Temple Of Elemental Evil is not what I would consider "done."''
47-->-- '''WebComic/PennyArcade''', [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/09/24/believe-me-we-tried September 24, 2003 notes]]
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50[[folder:Web Video]]
51
52->"In other words, ''you can't lose''. Why did they bother to release a new version if they didn't even fix [[RacingGame the most basic thing]]? But hey, the truck moves! So, maybe this 'enhancement' pushes the game into the...''pre...alpha'' stage? ''At best.''"
53-->--'''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd''' on ''VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing''
54
55->"Overall, this game just feels unfinished, and what I really mean is that it's like '''it was barely started at all!'''"
56-->--'''The Angry Video Game Nerd''' on ''VideoGame/Bubsy3D'', ''2013 Episode Wish List''
57
58->"It's like ''Big Rigs'': just a piece of land floating in an endless limbo of three-dimensional garbage. Calling this game 'unfinished' would be a compliment. This game is so unfinished, it's almost non-existent."
59-->--'''The Angry Video Game Nerd''' on ''VideoGame/LifeOfBlackTiger''
60
61->"This is like a glitch that, like, occasionally breaks out into a game."
62-->--'''[[Music/NinjaSexParty Danny Sexbang]]''', ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' (''VideoGame/SonicBoom'')
63
64->'''President of {{Creator/Sega}}''': Wow, for a prototype I'm impressed, I'm really impressed.\
65'''Developer''': Sir, this isn't the prototype, this is the full version.
66-->-- '''''Game Grumps''''' on ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''
67
68->"It crashed when loading gameplay, it crashed when loading movies, it crashed when I took off, it crashed when I landed, it crashed when I tried to save, ''and'' load, and it even crashed ''when I tried to quit.''"
69-->--'''''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment''''' on ''VideoGame/Privateer2TheDarkening''
70
71->'''CEO:''' Hey Jimmy, have you finished coding that new videogame?
72->'''Jimmy:''' It's about halfway done, sir! Right now we're looking at a 2018 release date!
73->'''CEO:''' Why don't you just... release it right now?
74->'''Jimmy:''' Sir, the game isn't even ''finished''. Only half of it even ''works!''
75->'''CEO:''' OH, PFFSH, THAT DOESN'T ''MATTER!''
76->''*cue [[InstantlyProvenWrong a deluge of bad reviews]]*''
77-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcExIQWZP6s Early Access Games in a Nutshell]]''', ''[=CircleToonsHD=]''
78
79->"With all this constant praise and love for ''Final Fantasy'', you're probably wondering, does it even do anything wrong? Well... half the game doesn't work."
80-->--'''''WebVideo/ProJared''''' on the original NES version of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI''
81
82->Oh, you know how it is, it's a tale as old as Videogames themselves, you got a deadline looming for your new consoles' launch, but your only game's not exactly playable. [[ChristmasRushed So you panic and work for three weeks straight without sleep]] so you could get the damn thing done on time. [[spoiler:Unfortunately in your [[ExhaustionInducedIdiocy sleep-deprived state]] you ''accidentally'' manage to create a [[GameBreakingBug glitch]] that kills players '''[[MostDangerousVideoGame WHEN THEIR AVATARS DIE!!]]''']]
83-->--'''Kayaba Akihiko''', ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged''
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87[[folder:Real Life]]
88->"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad."
89-->--'''Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto'''
90
91->''I have 5 different computers, and on any given random reboot, 1 out of 5 of these won't boot. That's a 20% failure rate. Its been a 20% failure rate for over 6 years now. Exactly how much system testing is needed to push the failure rate to less than 1-out-of-5? Is it really that hard to test software before you ship it? Especially system software related to booting!?''
92-->--'''Linas Vesptas''', ''[[https://www.linas.org/index.html Open Letter to Debian and Ubuntu Developers]]''
93
94->"...we delivered a game that was pre-alpha at best. It needed at least another three months, if not another six to get it to a playable level of quality. Knowing we didn't have much time, we cut a lot of corners, and left out features the fans liked, but would have been too time consuming to implement. It was a half-done game, and it shows."
95-->-- '''Tim Lang''', lead designer on ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic IX''
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