Sub-Zero of unrealitymag.com presents a list of the top ten weapons from video games which are really cheap. From easy kills to night unstoppable machines of death, the list has it all.

  1. Blue Shell
  2. Farsight
  3. Golden Gun
  4. Helicopter
  5. Hammer
  6. BFG 9000
  7. Mini Nuke
  8. Hammer of Dawn
  9. Fireball
  10. Pistol
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    Tiger of Wu Mar 3, 09
    A decent list, though the fact they put the mini-nuke yet didn't even mention the Experimental MIRV says a lot. I mean, what's more devistating then firing a nuclear weapon at your enemy? Firing 8
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      tallteen86 Mar 3, 09
      I think the Mirv thing would be implied. Plus really, while it is epic overkill, it doesn't really make sense to use (other than to enjoy the show)...
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        Tiger of Wu Mar 3, 09
        Well, imagine you want to get into the place where all the raiders are to trade with that raider who doesn't kill you (the names have went from my memory completely XD) but they've all respawned. You don't want to fight them all for whatever reason but you want to get to the trader guy since he's restocked, so what do you do? Fire a MIRV and take everyone out in one hit
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    Zero and X Mar 3, 09
    Lol at the blue shell. XD
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      Wolverine527 Mar 3, 09
      I definately agree with the blue shell being overpowered,it's so annoying when you get hit with it just before you cross the finish line .
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    BANDITO ATTACK Mar 3, 09
    blue shell was just nintendo doing what nintendo always does - make skill matter for almost nothing.

    the smash bros hammer is nothing to be feared. i'm sure most people who mained a character for long enough have figured out how to counter the hammer with their character. i never pick that bastard up anymore, because i know i'm going off the edge when i do. :{
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      anacreon Mar 3, 09
      its all about the golden hammers now with brawl. I mean come on the golden hammers let you *bleep*ing fly for crying out loud. it becomes even more cheap with some one being ice climbers in a hammer only match... ince you could use 2 at once if you were ice climbers. so you just have to time it some you grab one before the other runs out. although the fake ones are also amusing too.

      Although that should have been replaced by the smashball... nothing is cheaper than a instant death a 0% damage.
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        Big A2 Mar 4, 09
        A Final Smash death isn't guaranteed at all. I've escaped Final Smashes countless times.
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          Bale Fire Mar 4, 09
          But the potenial is there, and to multiple people as well. Though some of the smashes are lame. Agree with the hammer though, espeically in Brawl. Almost all my mains have some form of counter, which works a treat.
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          Capn Droid Mar 29, 09
          But only rarely does a character have a 100% K.O. rate.
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    tallteen86 Mar 3, 09
    Mario fireballs....Wonderful. Also reminds me of the cape in Super Mario Land.....Why beat up enemies when you can skip most of the level? I remember using the cape to essentially glide over the finish line, and have to come back....

    Actually, I think the Mini Nuke (Fatboy) can't kill EVERYTHING in one hit. I'm pretty sure I saw a vid of a Super Mutant behemoth surviving a point blank hit from one....

    Ah, the Golden Gun....A weapon that breaks multiplayer and campaign by itself (assuming you have enough ammo that is). I mean, shooting someone on the finger = instadeath....

    The Farsight and Laptop gun were my faves. At the time, the Farsight was the "Holy shit, you can do that?" weapon.

    Blue shell....It hates people that succeed....
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    Lost Rider Mar 3, 09
    For some reason I knew that as soon as I clicked on this list, the blue shell would be on it...XD
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      Blaze Mar 3, 09
      Lol, I thought that too. XD
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        Big A2 Mar 4, 09
        Well, it could be because DA put the list in the article quote...
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    anacreon Mar 3, 09
    i remember mk 64 where you could doge the blue shell by going far enough off the track and stopping... then when it passed you continued winning but no nintendo had to make the shell smarter and faster and give it aoe so you had to move away from the first place person to not get hit by the blast radius.

    What will they do next? will the red shells become weapons of mass destruction like the blue shell? And what the hell is in the blue shell that causes it to explode? is there a bomb-omb in there?
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    FinalFantasyFanaticc Mar 3, 09
    Haha, Hammer of Dawn and Mini Nuke FTW!

    Mini Nuke was so much fun when i first picked it up, i was like, what does this do? *fires it* HOLY CRAP THATS AWESOME.
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    Chad Mar 3, 09
    Call of Duty World at War's Dogs are a lot cheaper than CoD4's Helicopter's. The dog's would not only show you where your enemies were (just follow them around), but they could go inside buildings and often came in packs. If you were able to get one, there is a good chance three more are just a few seconds away from getting you. >_<

    The Blue Shell has always been cheap, and over the years it is has gotten progressively cheaper, adding wings to it so you can't make it run into a wall or anything to dodge it.
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    JPATT0N Mar 3, 09
    I'd like to add any shotgun from Metal Gear Online please >.<

    It's so bad people are voted out of games for using it.

    The Helicopter isn't to bad, I'm used to running like hell whenever I here it's coming so it never gets me...but it gets EVERYONE else.

    The dogs from World at War (Such a bad game the more I think about it, glad I swapped for Killzone 2) quite simply left me saying "*bleep* ME! RUN! RUN NOW AND DON'T LOOK BACK!" Down the mic, but despite my best warning usually everyone was left castrated or shot.

    The hammer of Dawn isn't very cheap, I could never be prepared to sit and try to aim it. I'd more likely elect the ASSAULT RILE WITH A FREAKING CHAINSAW STUCK ON IT!

    Also, I'm noticing how the sniper rifle in Killzone 2 is pretty much one hit kill. Add in the fact you can turn invisible and see EVERYONE on the map then you've got a golden ticket. It's ok now as not many people are Generals...but in a few weeks
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    GirugaMarc Mar 4, 09
    and the fan from SSBB isn't on the list because.....?
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    RabidChinaGirl Mar 4, 09
    Hah, I chuckled at this. Nice list. You could also add "Shotgun from any damn game" to it as well, since they do massive damage and most games don't bother factoring in the weapon's short range limitation... so you can practically snipe people with shotguns in most games, I've noticed.

    I was sad when they nerfed the pistol in Halo 2 and 3, but I understand why they did it. Laughed at the Hammer of Dawn description.

    Oh, speaking of Halo, the Scarab from Halo Wars is a fair contender. Giant laser beams in general are just... so not fair.
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      Play ISDF Mar 4, 09
      I'd say that although the Scarab is a mean evil unit, and you can have two of them at once usually with a few other guys, it isn't exactly cheap. Firstly, it costs a whole crap load to get, secondly, a swarm of units can easily take out scarabs if they aren't properly looked after, and thirdly, even if it is well looked after, leader powers can really make a fat dent in those things. Super MAC anyone?
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        RabidChinaGirl Mar 4, 09
        Yeah I get you. I was thinking about all the overpowered units you encounter in RTS games, but they're usually balanced by the sheer number of steps you need to climb in order to get that far. Resources, upgrades, blah.
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    reaver11 Mar 4, 09
    I agree 100% with the blue shell. Every time I see it I cringe. I never get it enough but get hit by it atleast twice on the 150cc. If ever there was a weapon so cheap, that'd be it.
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    Woudo Mar 4, 09
    I think this is the first time i've ever agreed with EVERY point on the list. Good show, chaps.
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    Atomic* Mar 4, 09
    That list made me lol. If real life was like that, everyone around the world would go to work in a helicopter and use all of those cheap yet effective weapons on everyone.
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    Gamer boy Mar 14, 09
    I think everyone expected the pistol to be there.

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