The last edition of Mascots That Failed wasn't taken too kindly around here. However, I wrote it to show that even the mightiest of mascots can fail (especially when their creators leave and a new company produces a really crappy 3D game). Brosef mentioned another mascot that failed, which I was actually planning to cover in this volume. Congratulations, Brosef, you're psychic, and I will call you now for my free credit reading. Today's Mascot That Failed is none other than...


Boogerman

Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure was a platformer developed by Interplay and released for Super Nintendo and Genesis in 1994. The game spawned no sequels, no line of toys... it was so unsuccessful, they almost canceled Christmas (although, to be fair, he was Earthworm Jim's rival in ClayFighter 63 1/3. The game was about an eccentric millionaire named Snotty Ragsdale who really liked to flick his boogers at people. He had no real super powers, but could attack enemies with his boogers, burps, and farts (a hot pepper could make him rocket blast with a fart).

So why did Boogerman fail? Masybe it's because his game wasn't very innovative. Maybe it's because he didn't have a very strong marketing campaign. If I had to guess, I'd say it's because there's a point where even a five year old will say "This is far too low-brow for my tastes." If Boogerman were to make a comeback, I might rent it, but I don't think I'd have all that much fun with it.

Your thoughts?

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