Meaning
What does Kusoge mean?
Kusoge is the term that includes the type of video games that have poor design, bad gameplay or hideous graphics, and yet are embraced by the gaming community.
Although, the term can refer to well-designed games as well, which are filled with glitches and bugs and thus making the game unpleasant and impossible to play.
Origin
What's the origin of Kusoge?
The word kusoge was created by the collision of the two Japanese words “kuso” and “ge”, with the former meaning “crap” and the latter “game”.
The initial utilization of the term is accredited to Japanese video game journalist Jun Miura, who used kusoge as a phrase first in one of their articles in 2002.
Spread & Usage
How did Kusoge spread?
Despite the fact that kusoge originates from 2002, it had not been known broadly among peers of the gaming community until 2011, when a number of lists started to circulate on the web that compiled games that are “so bad they’re good”.
In 2013, the term was added to the British encyclopedia website Encyclo.
YouTube also contributed to the popularization of the term, with lots of content creators featuring kusoge games in their videos throughout the years.
External resources
- Nwasianweekly.com – Kusoge: Finding the fun in terrible video games
- Urban Dictionary – kusoge