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.
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.Ha, love FRU.
The designer is a good friend of mine, and he used to post on gaf (but don't think he's on Era, not yet anyhow)
You'll probably like his earlier work, One and One Story: https://armorgames.com/play/12409/one-and-one-story
It's a flash game, but it has the same platforming inventive
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.
I have this game, imported it on a whim together with Devil Survivor (SMT spinoff).
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.macintoshgarden.org
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.
This artwork is amazing.
Quiz:This artwork is amazing.
Capcom had an amazing rooster of artists working for them back in the day.
I'd fail that test. Is the idea each design kind of took from a well known mecha series?Quiz:
can you name all the mecha's original source of inspiration?
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'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.
That is very cool. Had no idea about this one.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
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!Ha, love FRU.
The designer is a good friend of mine, and he used to post on gaf (but don't think he's on Era, not yet anyhow)
You'll probably like his earlier work, One and One Story: https://armorgames.com/play/12409/one-and-one-story
It's a flash game, but it has the same platforming inventive
Glad you liked it!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!
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.
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.
Glad you liked it!
There's also Last Day of June, but it's definitely a different genre :)
Steambot Chronicles is an obscure game, and even with all of its shortcomings, I genuinely and unironically love it
Oh wow, I remember this game too. I don't think I ever finished it but I remember getting some enjoyment out of it.
What kind of game is it? The GBA game is a tough as nails run'n'gun.