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The SINGLE Most Obscure Game YOU Genuinely Love
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Probably Vigilante 8. A Twisted Meta knockoff from the PS1/n64 era, played it and it's sequel a TON.
Can't get more obscure than a mid 99's Mac only game!
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I played HOURS of Rescue! In college: it was a game where you piloted the TNG Enterprise around beaming up survivors and fighting Klingons and stimulants. Paramount eventually made the author take it down and change the names due to copyright laws.
Rescue! - Macintosh Garden
Evacuate the colonies along the Neutral Zone border before the Rulans can raze them. (Early versions used unobscured Star Trek names, until Paramount's lawyers objected.) 1st download is the game 2nd download is a cheater ("drydock") that gives you lots of energy points etc.
I played HOURS of Rescue! In college: it was a game where you piloted the TNG Enterprise around beaming up survivors and fighting Klingons and stimulants. Paramount eventually made the author take it down and change the names due to copyright laws.
Counterfeit Monkey for PC.
It's the best puzzle game of all time, IMHO, and would be on my personal top ten games ever made list.
Here's a link to it (it's free!): https://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=aearuuxv83plclpl
It's the best puzzle game of all time, IMHO, and would be on my personal top ten games ever made list.
Here's a link to it (it's free!): https://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=aearuuxv83plclpl
Eternal Eyes.
it's the game that got me interested in the Tactics genre. Although it's Probably the weakest that I've played in that style lol.
it's the game that got me interested in the Tactics genre. Although it's Probably the weakest that I've played in that style lol.
D2 is a good choice. I was going to post the original D which is a really weird fully rendered CG interactive movie.Nice pick!
I'm not sure if this really counts as obscure, but I absolutely adore D2.
Xain'd Sleena aka Solar Warrior.
I played it a couple times in a Missouri hotel arcade area back in 1991 and I rediscovered it over 20 years later.
Pretty good looking and playing game at the time of its release. I'm always a fan of run and guns and this one delivers for me. Plus it has shooter segments as well.
I played it a couple times in a Missouri hotel arcade area back in 1991 and I rediscovered it over 20 years later.
Pretty good looking and playing game at the time of its release. I'm always a fan of run and guns and this one delivers for me. Plus it has shooter segments as well.
Ooo, I like that. That's awesome! One of the coolest games I've played and I had a great time showing it off to people who never played or enjoyed games before. I will definitely check that out.
Not sure how obscure it actually is, it seemed liked it when I was a kid and no one I knew had played it or heard of it:
Ufouria on the Nes.
A simple metriod type game, where new powers/characters let you explore new parts of the map. It was fairly short but I found it so charming.
I played through this game so many times and was just so relaxing. Look at these screens, how can you not love it?
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Ufouria on the Nes.
A simple metriod type game, where new powers/characters let you explore new parts of the map. It was fairly short but I found it so charming.
I played through this game so many times and was just so relaxing. Look at these screens, how can you not love it?
Not sure how obscure it actually is, it seemed liked it when I was a kid and no one I knew had played it or heard of it:
Ufouria on the Nes.
A simple metriod type game, where new powers/characters let you explore new parts of the map. It was fairly short but I found it so charming.
I played through this game so many times and was just so relaxing. Look at these screens, how can you not love it?
Was about to post this. One of my favourite games of all time easily.
It's really not that obscure (been mentioned in this thread once, in fact), but I really enjoyed E.V.O.: Search for Eden. It's an action RPG from Enix about evolving through the ages. You get points that you can choose to distribute to different traits (better jaws, better tail, better, different shape, etc.). Plus it's kind of weird, which I enjoy.
Yeah, I have some great memories of playing it.
Easily one of my fav nes games.
Ide Yosuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong 2 for the Famicom - Its a Capcom developed Mahjong game, that uses its own special controller. What sets it apart from its previous game is that it has a full RPG mode - but turn based battles are replaced with Mahjong battles. Its a weird fusion of a Famicom RPG and a Mahjong game and turns out to be pretty damn fun (if you can play Mahjong that is, else your out of luck). One of the weirder games Capcom made that I really love (and I'd not be surprised if I'm one of the few here that's ever played it!)
I have this game, imported it on a whim together with Devil Survivor (SMT spinoff).Knights in the Nightmare
Loved Devil Survivor and maybe it even qualifies for this threat since I doubt many people from my country (Netherlands) played the original on the DS since it was never released here.
Anyway, KitN on the other hand I only played for half an hour or so before tossing it aside. I felt completely out of my depth. Seeing it mentioned here makes me wonder, ten years older and wiser now, if I should maybe give it a second chance.
Hey I'm pretty sure I've played that... sort of. I don't think I knew what I was doing, so I didn't like it very much.Can't get more obscure than a mid 99's Mac only game!
Rescue! - Macintosh Garden
Evacuate the colonies along the Neutral Zone border before the Rulans can raze them. (Early versions used unobscured Star Trek names, until Paramount's lawyers objected.) 1st download is the game 2nd download is a cheater ("drydock") that gives you lots of energy points etc.
I played HOURS of Rescue! In college: it was a game where you piloted the TNG Enterprise around beaming up survivors and fighting Klingons and stimulants. Paramount eventually made the author take it down and change the names due to copyright laws.
But speaking of old obscure Mac games, here's some I do like:
Chrysanthemum - An arcade puzzle game akin to Tetris where you have to arrange certain flowers in certain shapes to clear them.
Mantra - A Zelda clone of sorts. Kinda rubbish, but at the time it was great... or at least better than nothing. lol
Pathways Into Darkness - Bungie's first FPS, has some RPG adventure elements which is pretty neat.
Desert Trek - Plays near-identically to Oregon Trail, but replaces the educational aspect with a more intense edge-ucational focus.
Obscure the Aftermath is legitimately one of my favorite games. I remember buying the wii version and it was my first real experience with a horror game since I was a little young when RE4 came out. I'm how obscure it is but it always seems to be unheard of to friends of mine wherever I've lived.
This artwork is amazing.*SNIP*
Capcom had an amazing rooster of artists working for them back in the day.
Quiz:
can you name all the mecha's original source of inspiration?
I'd fail that test. Is the idea each design kind of took from a well known mecha series?
Not sure which name lines up with which character,
but some 'Shogun Warriors' in the big guy (Kikaioh?).
Gundam in one of the (twin)?
And even some bubblegum crises in Diana-17.
Probably Battle for Wesnoth. It's a free, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme and I played it like mad as a child because I didn't have much money.
I remember that. I think I played during the beta period
Level 5's Time Travelers
It was never localized unfortunately, but it's one of the best interactive movies/VNs I've ever played.
Hilarious writing, tons of pop culture references, and a story full of twists and turns.
It was made by a lot of the people behind 428: Shibuya Scramble, and even takes place on the same timeline, I believe.
It was never localized unfortunately, but it's one of the best interactive movies/VNs I've ever played.
Hilarious writing, tons of pop culture references, and a story full of twists and turns.
It was made by a lot of the people behind 428: Shibuya Scramble, and even takes place on the same timeline, I believe.
Yes. the entire game is a homage to mecha-anime as a whole..from the intro to every mecha-'stereotype'.
Kikaioh -> Mazinger Z
Rafaga -> Macross VF-1 Valkyrie
Dixen -> Gundam RX-78-2/Partlabor
Pulsion -> Ultraman/EVA01
Twinzam V -> Getter Robo
Diana-17 -> Virtual On Fei-Yan
Wise Duck -> Mech Warrior
Bolon -> Magical school girl anime stereotype
Finally! I was already dissapointed that nobody posted it in the very first page. And to do the games justice:
I love this game to no end.
If we are talking played - not necessarily loved, it's probably Silver on PC in the late 90s - a western action RPG with the look of the PS1 Final Fantasy games:
Then we have one of the attempts to fuse the rts genre with 3D in Dark Reign 2
Dark Reign 2
And to be honest the most obscure games I played and loved were probably mostly demos in the 90s and early 2000s where I can't remember the names.
One was a very open game, first person perspective - it had something that reminded me of Operation Flashpoint but more Scifi oriented. You had one weapon that could transform into a sniper, a rocket launcher and an MG and could be played in Coop. Felt a bit like Euro-Jank from that era.
Then there was this one game in some form of 2.5D where you played a space gladiator. Kind of zoomed out, would most likely classify as an action game.
Then we have one of the attempts to fuse the rts genre with 3D in Dark Reign 2
Dark Reign 2
And to be honest the most obscure games I played and loved were probably mostly demos in the 90s and early 2000s where I can't remember the names.
One was a very open game, first person perspective - it had something that reminded me of Operation Flashpoint but more Scifi oriented. You had one weapon that could transform into a sniper, a rocket launcher and an MG and could be played in Coop. Felt a bit like Euro-Jank from that era.
Then there was this one game in some form of 2.5D where you played a space gladiator. Kind of zoomed out, would most likely classify as an action game.
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Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition is a stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupendous, wonderful video game.
Ey. Just finished the game - miss playing flash games haha, I have a soft spot in my hear for them. Really quick and very good. Even got some goosebumps on the last level haha. Thanks for the recommendation!
Glad you liked it!
There's also Last Day of June, but it's definitely a different genre :)
These two puzzle games for WonderSwan.
Flash Koibito-kun (Kobunsha, 2000):
Score based action puzzle game in which you impersonate a cupid-like Ninja that need to accumulate the protagonist love for women in the form of hearts, the startegy is to do combo by accumulating hearts into bigger hearts without breaking the ones incoming due to the various hazards present in the stage.
Engacho (NAC LTD, 1999):
Turn based puzzle game with a grotesque aesthetic.
You need to move the protagonist to a goal without touching gross monsters present in the stages which move in a precise direction that is dependent on the direction of your choice.
Flash Koibito-kun (Kobunsha, 2000):
Score based action puzzle game in which you impersonate a cupid-like Ninja that need to accumulate the protagonist love for women in the form of hearts, the startegy is to do combo by accumulating hearts into bigger hearts without breaking the ones incoming due to the various hazards present in the stage.
Engacho (NAC LTD, 1999):
Turn based puzzle game with a grotesque aesthetic.
You need to move the protagonist to a goal without touching gross monsters present in the stages which move in a precise direction that is dependent on the direction of your choice.
This game is amazing, I've tried it for the first time on a demo disc too :)
Love this game. I remember trying it on a PS1 demo disk and it beating me up pretty bad. Couldn't beat it until I got older.
The difficulty is nuts, there's some cool artwork during loading times, the soundtrack is good and memorable. And I find it funny that they needed to mention "From the creators of Tomb Raider" on the cover art, because I think this game is way better than any Tomb Raider released in that era lol.
Here's a video showing a bit of gameplay from exactly the same demo disc that came with my PS1, sweet memories:
In which aspects do you mean? I loved Bushido Blade too back in the day :)
Not sure how obscure these are. They were a big part of my childhood though.
Always the guy with the sunglasses and the denim jeans.
Good Lord, the crazy amount of hours I put into that game. I wasn't even good at it (like in real life :D ), but yeah, crazy fun. I think it was just before I started college. Many, many moons ago...
I've seen it mentioned a handful of times on the forum, but I love Gadget Racers (aka Choro Q HG 3 in Japan, or Road Trip: Adventure Avenue in the US - the localised titles for this series are a complete mess)
Basically a series of open-world RPGs where all the characters are cars, with a large racing component of which this is my favourite.
Basically a series of open-world RPGs where all the characters are cars, with a large racing component of which this is my favourite.
This game has been around for years, but doesn't have a Steam page as the devs don't want it to be "early access" before launching.
Starsector
Starsector (formerly "Starfarer") is an in-development open-world single-player space-combat, roleplaying, exploration, and economic game. You take the role of a space captain seeking fortune and glory however you choose.
It has an awesome mod community that has added factions, hundreds of new ships and places to explore and hours of new experiences. I've put over 60 hours into a single game and haven't even scratched the surface of the vanilla game. Only $15!
The forums and subreddit are very active as well. A certain edgy youtuber did a great video on the game, but I'm not sure if I can link him. Here's a trailer from a while ago:
Starsector
Starsector (formerly "Starfarer") is an in-development open-world single-player space-combat, roleplaying, exploration, and economic game. You take the role of a space captain seeking fortune and glory however you choose.
It has an awesome mod community that has added factions, hundreds of new ships and places to explore and hours of new experiences. I've put over 60 hours into a single game and haven't even scratched the surface of the vanilla game. Only $15!
The forums and subreddit are very active as well. A certain edgy youtuber did a great video on the game, but I'm not sure if I can link him. Here's a trailer from a while ago:
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Speaking of different genres, The Last Day of June was directed by the same person as Shadows of the Damned.
I have a few.
Code Name Viper on the NES which is a very nice action platformer in the vein of the Rolling Thunder series.
Sorcerer's Kingdom, an obscure RPG on the Genesis / Megadrive which you can only pick ONE character from your entire team of four to act on your turn, whereas every single enemy on the field in battle can act individually. Yeah it wasn't very balanced. Also the game didn't have levels. Character strength increased based on their actions. Elrad the Mage for example while early on his strength was spell casting, by mid / endgame he could be almost as capable with melee weapons as the main character who was the designated Warrior type with no spell casting ability.
I have CIB copy of this. A shame the sequel was canceled due to Irem's financial troubles.
Code Name Viper on the NES which is a very nice action platformer in the vein of the Rolling Thunder series.
Sorcerer's Kingdom, an obscure RPG on the Genesis / Megadrive which you can only pick ONE character from your entire team of four to act on your turn, whereas every single enemy on the field in battle can act individually. Yeah it wasn't very balanced. Also the game didn't have levels. Character strength increased based on their actions. Elrad the Mage for example while early on his strength was spell casting, by mid / endgame he could be almost as capable with melee weapons as the main character who was the designated Warrior type with no spell casting ability.
Steambot Chronicles is an obscure game, and even with all of its shortcomings, I genuinely and unironically love it
I have CIB copy of this. A shame the sequel was canceled due to Irem's financial troubles.
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i got around to beat it but played many times, it was very fun and i showed to all my friends.
plataform with run n' gun hehe. a blast.
My "true" pick for this would have to be an obscure space adventure by Epic Mega Games called "Solar Winds". I got part 1: The Escape on one of those "collection of shareware copies" CDs that were super-popular in the 90s, and it was a brilliant gem. Played it to death until I finally managed to master it, and then I was able to find part 2 on an abandonware site eventually. Not as compelling of a story, but still pretty solid.