The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, a Sega CD game featuring a collection of minigames. One of the games, Desert Bus, is particularly infamous for its extreme realism and lack of entertainment value. Players drive a bus from Tucson to Las Vegas in real-time, with no pauses or challenges except for the occasional rock or bug on the windshield. The Nerd struggles to stay awake during gameplay and is shocked by the game's sadistic design. He also briefly reviews a hacked version of Castlevania 2 that fixes some of the original game's flaws. Despite feeling like he's hit rock bottom with Desert Bus, the Nerd decides to continue reviewing bad games, but wonders how he can top his past adventures.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The game "Desert Bus" was part of a collection of games called "Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors" for the Sega CD.
2. "Desert Bus" was a driving game where the player had to drive a bus from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada.
3. The game was designed to be as realistic as possible, with the bus traveling at a constant speed of 45 miles per hour.
4. The game had no passengers, music, or obstacles, and the road never turned.
5. The player could open the door of the bus using the B button, but that was the only action they could perform.
6. The game was intended to be a joke, with Penn & Teller making a game that was as boring as real life.
7. The game was never officially released due to the company Absolute going out of business.
8. Despite this, the game has become a cult classic and has been circulated online.
9. Players have reported playing the game for hours, with some even attempting to get the highest score possible.
10. The highest score possible in the game is 99, which would require playing the game for 792 hours or 33 days.
11. A group of players have organized an annual marathon of the game, called "Desert Bus for Hope", to raise money for charity.
12. Penn & Teller had planned to hold a contest for the game, with the grand prize being a trip on a real bus from Tucson to Las Vegas.
13. The game has been ported to other platforms, including the Atari 2600.
14. A hack of Castlevania 2, called "Castlevania 2 Redaction", has been created to fix the game's cryptic clues and other issues.
Note that I excluded opinions and subjective statements from the facts, focusing on objective information about the game and its development.