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Old games you've never seen anyone discuss or acknowledge?
- Thread starter Lant_War
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Might I be so forward as introduce you lovely people to each other?
Nobody talks about Rolo to the Rescue but it was one of the best Mega Drive games. EA, remake when?!?
Crystalis. I've said it a million times but it's a shame that no one talks about that little NES masterpiece. You can ride a dolphin, equip super high jumping boots, disguise yourself to sneak into an Amazonian Town, use paralyze spells to sneak past guards...so much going on. I cannot believe Zelda 1 gets any kudos are far as modern audiences go.
So, this is a game that I'm sure people are at least aware of but I pretty much never see any discussion of, Dune II on the PC. It was one of the first RTS games and was a ton of fun. I'm surprised this game doesn't have more of a legacy.
I mean, it created the RTS genre as is exists today. There were strategy games before it, but just like Wolf 3d did for shooters, Dune 2 created the template for it and birthed it as a genre with rules and design features to follow.
Its the grandfather of the entire RTS genre. It has a pretty good legacy. But i guess its also similar to wolf in this aspect as well, that people dont talk much about it today. Its because Command&Conquer came out a bit later and was an improvement in every possible area. Then Red Alert came out and that game plays just like an RTS from today. Dune 2, much like Warcraft 1 are a bit rough in the controlling armies aspect, the build aspect.
Other than that, of course you're not gonna see it discused on resetera, which is the most console focused forum on the world wide web
People bring up Metal Arms Glitch in the System as a hidden gem on the Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube.
but a game I never see people talk about is Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. loved that game and its progression system on PS2. didnt have the network adapter for PS2 but I had plenty of fun getting max stars in the campaign. the last Battlefield I actually enjoyed too...
but a game I never see people talk about is Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. loved that game and its progression system on PS2. didnt have the network adapter for PS2 but I had plenty of fun getting max stars in the campaign. the last Battlefield I actually enjoyed too...
Oh my freaking god, I'm not the only one who knows about Speedy Eggbert. I grew up playing those games and thought no one else has played them since they're pretty obscure. And yeah, they're all free to download nowadays on the official website, I just discovered it the other day.
Edit: I remember Eggbert Mania as being a pretty good puzzle game. It's worth trying if you guys haven't before.
I bet no one in this forum has played this though:
It's literally one of the most popular and universally praised point & click adventures.
i don't actually know how influential it was or anything, but the longest journey was my gateway to adventure games so i'll always have a soft spot for it.
There is a reason for that, lolI swear I'm the only person on this planet who talks about Ephemeral Fantasia
So, this is a game that I'm sure people are at least aware of but I pretty much never see any discussion of, Dune II on the PC. It was one of the first RTS games and was a ton of fun. I'm surprised this game doesn't have more of a legacy.
Believe it or not, this game had a Mega Drive/Genesis version and it was bloody good. Even had all the digitised speech.
There was a cool fun little strategy game called King Arthur's World on SNES. It was developed by Argonaut Software.
The best I could describe this game would be Lemmings + RTS. It is a Real Time Strategy game in which you train troops in barracks with different abilities, as well as catapults and ballistas, but what's interesting about it is that it's a side scroller.
It's also notable for being one of the few games that supported the SNES Mouse, and that's the way I played it.
Pelting enemy infantry from afar with a shower of arrows was immensely satisfying.
A have a great fondness for this game, it's so incredibly of it's time and it there really was nothing else quite like it. The chain reactions you could set off with explosions and fire were great fun, it had an almost sandbox feel to it. Another random fact about it is that it supports surround sound.
If you guys haven't seem Kim Justice's video on Sensible Software, I highly recommend it. Jon Hare seems like a genuinely cool guy and always seems happy to talk about their exploits back then.
Jezzball.
I played this a LOT! Wow didn't even know the name of it. Cheers!
Also see RELOADED on the PS1.
I'm going to go with Metal Walker for GBC. It did get occasionally brought up when Monster Strike was popular, but I haven't seen it mentioned since that faded (outside of Japan).
It was a pretty cool RPG with idk how to describe it, shuffleboard (?) combat.
Oh, and Robopon, another GBC game, it was pretty blatantly just robot Pokemon. Execution wasn't perfect, but it was interesting.
Loving all the Legaia mentions, one of my favorite games.
It was a pretty cool RPG with idk how to describe it, shuffleboard (?) combat.
Oh, and Robopon, another GBC game, it was pretty blatantly just robot Pokemon. Execution wasn't perfect, but it was interesting.
Loving all the Legaia mentions, one of my favorite games.
Lol, didn't this come preinstalled with Windows 95?Jezzball.
I think it was only in one of those MS Plus! packs. It wasn't a pre-install thing like Minesweeper or Solitaire.
For only 3 playable characters, legend of legaia was deeper and longer than I expected as a kid.
I raise you legend of dragoon
There's like dozens of threads discussing Legend of Dragoon on era, and there's always mini off topic discussions about Legaia inside all of them haha
Dozens is probably hyperbole, both games are pretty popular on JRPG era anyway.
Legaia is one of my favs. Not an huge fan of Dragoon but i enjoyed the game.
ecstatica
completely bizarre 3d horror/adventure game, featuring puzzle solving & some combat. you can choose to play as male or female. includes werewolves, dead priests, & scenes of torture & debauchery (both featuring nudity). hell, you can even choose the 'bad' ending, where, instead of rescuing the princess, you opt for luxuriating at an endless orgy! &, no, i'm not kidding:
they just don't make'm like this anymore :) ...
completely bizarre 3d horror/adventure game, featuring puzzle solving & some combat. you can choose to play as male or female. includes werewolves, dead priests, & scenes of torture & debauchery (both featuring nudity). hell, you can even choose the 'bad' ending, where, instead of rescuing the princess, you opt for luxuriating at an endless orgy! &, no, i'm not kidding:
they just don't make'm like this anymore :) ...
(Shadow Blasters for Genesis)
One of two games for the Genesis that my brother and I owned growing up.
Ah, that must be it. I also remember playing a lot of Ski-Free, Tut's Tomb, and Chip's Challenge with it.
Chip's Challenge is another good one for this topic, I've never seen it mentioned here despite being a pretty big title on older computers (Atari or Amiga? I don't remember which).
When looking for box art I saw the Japanese release got a much better one than what we got in the states: I remember getting it from Toys R Us I think:
I still get the "Release me, I want to be free." in my head even now almost 20 years after playing it.
I still get the "Release me, I want to be free." in my head even now almost 20 years after playing it.
Oh boy...loved that game!People often discuss what the most difficult game of all time is and all I can think is "ain't none of these people ever tried to beat fucking Dino Riki"
I love both games. I know its not cool to like Bloodrayne 2 at all, but it was one of my favorite character action games of the PS2 era. It would be interesting to see someone do something new with the IP.
Treasure of the Deep is just a ton of fun. Most underwater games are shit and this one does take a bit to get used to the controls, but its a fun ride once you get the hang of it. Great music too.
A lot of DOS games I rarely see mentioned much:
Jazz Jackrabbit
Commander Keen
Halloween Harry
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
The 2D Duke Nukems
Monster Bash (one of my favorites)
Jazz Jackrabbit
Commander Keen
Halloween Harry
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
The 2D Duke Nukems
Monster Bash (one of my favorites)
Loved LBA 1 + 2. I ripped the files and have them saved around here somewhere. My buddies parents bought those games for him in the 90's and he didn't like them, so I got them.
I remember thinking this game was rad as a kid, but have never heard anyone talk about it in real life or on the internet until I brought it up in the "Games you remember, names you don't" thread.
i got this game around release. it sucks.
Oh yeah, now we're talking! Freaking great game. I would love a remake or port.
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I actually had some sort of collection with most EGame's games, so chances are I played it :p. If I did it got deleted from my memory though.Oh my freaking god, I'm not the only one who knows about Speedy Eggbert. I grew up playing those games and thought no one else has played them since they're pretty obscure. And yeah, they're all free to download nowadays on the official website, I just discovered it the other day.
Edit: I remember Eggbert Mania as being a pretty good puzzle game. It's worth trying if you guys haven't before.
I bet no one in this forum has played this though:
From's Xbox-exclusive action game, Otogi: Myth of Demons. It did have somewhat floaty controls, and it was worse than the top character action games of the time (Shinobi, DMC, Ninja Gaiden), but the aesthetic elements were amazing, and the gameplay was solid. Despite the Souls-like elements on full display here, in the crapsack world, how the lore is presented to the character, echoes of horror, and so on, I feel like people don't really talk about this game, or its sequel.
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (or Quack Attack in some regions)
A surprisingly half decent Ubisoft developed Crash Bandicoot clone that (If I recall correctly?) runs on the Rayman 2 engine. Came out on damn near every available platform at the time, though I have the fondest memories of the N64 and Dreamcast versions. It always gets lost in the shuffle when people talk about licensed Disney games though.
This game is the fucking shit. Still bring out the Dreamcast version every now and then.
A surprisingly half decent Ubisoft developed Crash Bandicoot clone that (If I recall correctly?) runs on the Rayman 2 engine. Came out on damn near every available platform at the time, though I have the fondest memories of the N64 and Dreamcast versions. It always gets lost in the shuffle when people talk about licensed Disney games though.
This game is the fucking shit. Still bring out the Dreamcast version every now and then.
How do you even remember that? I think I was in fifth grade or something when I played and I just remember all the cute creatures and the different ways to herd them.
Ardy Lightfoot, Whizz, Tazmanian Devil, Powerranger Zeo Racing game (forgot what its called, like fzero)
All SNES games
All SNES games
