It was between this and Pokemon Snap, but in the end the sheer meta-weirdness and relative obscurity of Pokemon Channel help it make this list. Now this game, if it can even be called a game, is a bit of a strange one to wrap your head around. You're cast as some indolent kid in the Pokemon universe, sitting at home and watching TV. A Pikachu then turns up at your house, and the idea is that you and the yellow rodent hang out and watch TV together - not any old TV though, but 30 or so channels dedicated entirely to Pokemon! Throughout these channels, you'll find exclusive anime episodes of the TV show, a newscast hosted by Psyduck, and an infomercial channel hosted by a sleazy shade-wearing Squirtle. There are a few mildly interactive channels among these, including a quiz and a 'guess what will hatch out of the egg' channel, but aside from that, you'll probably find a lot more entertainment by channel-hopping on Freeview. Once you get bored of that, you can wander around the area surrounding your house with Pikachu, engaging in a few simple mini-games, the most fun of which is definitely not playing catch with Pikachu. Who plays video games to play a game that's been around since the stone age? Come to think of it, who plays games to watch fake TV either? What strange, forgotten spin-offs from your favourite series have you had the fortune or misfortune of playing? Let us know with a comment!