The top 10 fictional video games

Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge (The Simpsons, 1995)
There've been dozens of fictional games in The Simpsons, but Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge 'putts' the rest to shame. After shoplifting fighting game Bonestorm, Bart has to win back the approval of Marge, with the end credits showing this loving gift for correcting his ways. Every parent has tried (and failed) to guess what game their kids want, but Marge was on to a winner here. Forget cumbersome analog sticks or shaking a controller, we want to press 7-8-7 to tie off, dammit. "Ball is in parking lot. Would you like to play again? You have selected 'No.'"

Eternal Sphere (Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - PS2, 2004)
To explain why this is here, the game must be spoiled. Completely.

Your loved ones left the room? A plot twist toward the end of this 40-hour role-playing behemoth is that it takes place in a game called "Eternal Sphere", the alien equivalent of World of Warcraft, where every character is played by 4D beings. None of the convoluted plot hints at such a reveal, causing players to angrily revolt on forums, or not bothering to finish it with mere hours to go. It was so jarring that the next iteration in the series is a prequel, hoping to forget this stupid hoodwink. Rumours of a Tri-Ace developed Dallas videogame are unfounded.