The Ten Most Useless Weapons In Gaming

Written by: Adam "ManKorn" Korenman, CC2K Video Games Editor

8) Single Banana, Mario Kart 

I’m just going to come out and say it: I am not great at Mario Kart. Some people bring the blue sparks, I just bring the spinouts. In all my years playing racing games, this one has eluded me. 

Of course, no discussion of Mario Kart would be complete without discussing the weapons. Obviously, the blue shell has its own legacy of pain and torment. There are support groups for players who have felt the spiky hand of fate claim yet another win from the palms of their hands. But that is an effective weapon in the game of karting. The single banana, however, is not. 

Don’t let that smug mug confuse you. A single banana is a worthless weapon to possess. Unless your opponent follows directly behind you, or you drop it against a shell at the perfect moment, all the single banana does is waste precious cargo space. 

In other words, a single banana is about as useful as Vegan at a BBQ.