| Don't Buy This | |
|---|---|
 Cover art of Don't Buy This, depicting a screenshot from Fido 2: Puppy Power. | |
| Developer(s) | Various |
| Publisher(s) | Firebird |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1 April 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Various |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Don't Buy This (also known as Don't Buy This: Five of the Worst Games Ever) is a compilation of video games for the ZX Spectrum released on 1 April 1985. As described on the box, it contains five of the poorest games submitted to publisher Firebird. Instead of rejecting the submissions, they decided to mock the original developers by releasing them together and publicly brand it as "unoriginal" and "awful". Firebird even disowned all their copyright to the game and encouraged buyers to pirate it at will.[1]
Reviews for the game were universally negative, with critics questioning how to critique the game due to its publicity being based on it being a collection of bad games. Despite the negative reception, the game was a commercial success.