It’s a cruel and vicious cycle; videogames based on movies tend to suck just as much as movies based on videogames. For instance, Avatar was a great movie, but an average videogame. Likewise, Max Payne was a fantastic game, but a terrible movie.

So why is it that this videogame adaptation of Tommy Wiseau’s cult hit The Room is so damn good? It probably has something to do with the film being so damn bad.

No really, The Room is one of the worst movies ever made. This is not merely an opinion, this is a fact. It’s the kind of film that doesn’t just make you think “Oh, I could do better than that”, it makes you realise that a limbless infant with cataracts could, in fact, do better than that.

Think I’m being a bit harsh? Watch this trailer for the film and think again.

Although the trailer labels the film a “black comedy”, don’t be fooled. That’s just a marketing cover up for what is really a deadly serious film that  has, through sheer incompetence, become a riotous comedy. And it’s for this very reason that the film has amassed a huge cult following that has continued to grow ever since it was unleashed in 2003. To this day, midnight movie sessions of The Room sell out across the globe due the unique cinematic experience they offer. Rather than abiding by the regular cinema rules of “no talking during the movie”, audience members are actively encouraged to hurl insults and plastic plates at the screen in key moments of hysterical awfulness.  If the film ever makes its way to a cinema near you, do yourself a favour and take a rowdy bunch of friends along to bask in The Room’s remarkable ineptitude. I promise it’ll be one of the most memorable movie-going experiences you’re ever likely to have.

Linked below is the unofficial videogame adaptation of The Room sourced from the flash community over at Newgrounds, created in Atari-esque glory by a bunch of die-hard fans with faaar too much time on their hands. Covering the story from start to finish, the game is complete with all the creepy characters and bizarre dialogue exchanges that make the movie so brilliantly appalling.  The only thing missing from the experience is the fear of your eyeball being sliced open by plastic plates as they’re hurled through the air like an out-of-control game of Ultimate Frisbee. Really, there’s nothing quite like it.

Click here or on the image below to play The Rom: The Game!

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