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Favorite obscure games?

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:49 pm
by seraphssavior
I know we here like games that not many people play/know about, so which ones are your favorite? Some of my favorite less known titles are:
Godhand (PS2, Capcom)

Chaos Legion (PS2, Capcom) (I know most people don't like it, but I was a DMC fan, so it was pretty cool)

The Bouncer (PS2, Square)

Parasite Eve I+II (PS1, Square)

Vagrant Story (PS1, Square)

Dino Crisis I+II (PS1, Capcom)

What about you guys?

Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:46 pm
by 87th
I'd say that Dino Crisis is pretty well known. I remember Dino Crisis 3 was pretty hyped until people realised it was crap. The first game got quite a lot of attention too, as it was being promoted as a Resident Evil spin-off.

I would have listed more if I was basing this on games that no-one's played, but I'm more interested in making a list of games that no-one's heard of-

Snatcher (Mega CD)
Flashback (Megadrive)
Gitaroo-Man (PS2)
Vib Ribbon (PlayStation)
Chibi-Robo (GameCube)
Power Stone (DreamCast)
Rhythm Tengoku (GameBoy Advance)
Gregory Horror Show (PS2)
Astro-Boy: Omega Factor (GameBoy Advance)
Rollcage (PlayStation)
Bishi Bashi series (PlayStation/Arcade)
DragonBall Advance Adventure (GameBoy Advance)

There's also a few games that I love because they're so surreal or they have really bad dialogue. Most of these games are really shit, but I love them because of their silly quirks. This can be seen in a similar way to a list of someone's favourite B-Movies-

Growl (Arcade)
BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles (PS2)
Space Pirates (PC)
Simple 2000: THE Maid Loaded With Machine Guns (PS2)
Low-G Man: The Low-Gravity Man (NES)
Resident Evil Survivor (PlayStation)
Half-Life 2 Survivor (Arcade) [This is actually quite a good game, but if you're a fan of the original, you'll think the arcade machine is very, very silly indeed]
Wrestle War (Megadrive)

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:16 pm
by joeypete
Ultimate Muscle: Legends vs. New Generation (GC) (SOOOO Fun!!!)
Rez (DC and PS2) I own the real PS2 Disc and have a bootleg DC version.
Seaman (DC)
True Lies (SNES)
Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo (PC-Engine Super CD-ROM²)
JJ & Jeff (TG-16)
Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster Busts Loose! (SNES)
Gunstar Heroes (Genesis)
Gitaroo-Man (PS2)
Die Hard (TG-16) Its a Japanese ROM
Clock Tower (SNES) The (J) [T+Eng1.01_AGTP] ROM
Conquest of the Crystal Palace (NES)
The Lone Ranger (NES)
River City Ransom (NES)
Space Channel 5 (DC)
Maniac Mansion (NES) The NES version holds a fun place in my heart...
Mace: The Dark Age (N64)
Beetle Adventure Racing (N64)
SimCity (SNES) Love the SNES version...
Road Runners Death Valley Rally (SNES)
Illbleed (DC) Shitty controls but fun none the less. (I own the boot leg but will get the actual disc since its like $14 USD now)
Rise of the Triad (DOS) Old PC FPS
Uninvited (NES)
Deja Vu (NES)

Many, many more I could list...

EDIT: Sword of the Berserk (DC) How could I forget that?!
2nd Edit: Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES) Again, how could I forget? :lol:

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:28 pm
by JunkerMike
Popful Mail - Magical Fantasy Adventure
Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade
Snatcher
The Space Adventure
Crypt Killer
Haunting Starring Polterguy
General Chaos
Dr. Chaos
WURM:Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Sword of Vermilion
Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster's Hidden Treasure
Chase H.Q. II
Thunder Fox
Under Fire
Wrath of the Black Manta

just a few I know off the top of my head.

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:00 pm
by joeypete
Nice! I never played Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster's Hidden Treasure for Genesis. I'm been meaning to and think I will get to it now...

Fuck yeah! I remember Dr Chaos for the NES! It was okay...

Who here has played Zero Wing or Steel Empire (steam punk style) for Genesis? Great shoot em ups!

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:12 am
by 87th
joeypete wrote:Nice! I never played Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster's Hidden Treasure for Genesis. I'm been meaning to and think I will get to it now...
It's highly recommended. Possibly the best American platformer on the system.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:06 am
by Spike
I'm always surprised Robocop VS. The Terminator (Mega Drive/Genesis) didn't get more recognition, since it's an excellent action/platformer game adapted from the two movie franchises (moreso than the Frank Miller comic-book it takes its title from).

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:39 am
by Henry Spencer
^

Even better on the Sega CD!
87th wrote:
joeypete wrote:Nice! I never played Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster's Hidden Treasure for Genesis. I'm been meaning to and think I will get to it now...
It's highly recommended. Possibly the best American platformer on the system.
This comment, I may agree with. It certainly is a contender for the best platformer for the Genesis. It's a very easy game, mostly, but still, there's very few games that are as enjoyable for the Genesis/Mega Drive. One of my favourites from possibly my favourite console of all time.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:05 pm
by 87th
Henry Spencer wrote:It certainly is a contender for the best platformer for the Genesis.
I said best American platformer (although, now I think about it, it was made by Konami, so it was Japanese, so I retract the statement). The Megadrive had some wonderful platformers-

Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles
Flashback
Gunstar Heroes
Dynamite Headdy
Alien Soldier
Ristar
Another World (Out Of This World)
Castlevania: The New Generation (Bloodlines)
Quackshot
Ranger X

I'd probably call every one of these games better than Buster's Hidden Treasure. I really like that game too, so that just shows you how much I like the games on the list.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:39 pm
by Missing
87th wrote:I'd say that Dino Crisis is pretty well known. I remember Dino Crisis 3 was pretty hyped until people realised it was crap. The first game got quite a lot of attention too, as it was being promoted as a Resident Evil spin-off.
No doubt Dino Crisis 3 was flawed, but it wasn't shit. Though a lot of gamers criticized the premise, I personally liked the idea of dinosaurs in space, and thought it no more absurd than most videogames. If only the gameplay -- particularly that camera -- had been a bit more polished, I think it would've made a greater impact. As it is, it's a reasonably enjoyable game. Though really, Capcom should not have dumped most of its original fanbase when they jumped over to Microsoft. It should've been on the PS2 (I think it would've found a larger audience, at least).

As for my favorite "obscure" games, I'm a long-time fan of the two Fear Effect titles for the PS1. I like the futuristic atmosphere which borrows heavily from many film sources, including Blade Runner and Hong Kong action flicks, and I also like that it was one of the more gratuitous games to appear on the PS1, long before Rockstar created controversy on the PS2. You have a good dose of violence, profanity, implied sex, and drug use (and as EGM remarked in its review of FE2, that was all in the opening cutscene). Actually, the gameplay itself is pretty standard -- bordering on bland -- but thankfully, the story and characters are so engaging that you want to keep playing if only to discover how everything develops. I was really disappointed Inferno never got released on the PS2. Maybe some day.....

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:41 pm
by Henry Spencer
87th wrote:
Henry Spencer wrote:It certainly is a contender for the best platformer for the Genesis.
I said best American platformer (although, now I think about it, it was made by Konami, so it was Japanese, so I retract the statement). The Megadrive had some wonderful platformers-

Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles
Flashback
Gunstar Heroes
Dynamite Headdy
Alien Soldier
Ristar
Another World (Out Of This World)
Castlevania: The New Generation (Bloodlines)
Quackshot
Ranger X

I'd probably call every one of these games better than Buster's Hidden Treasure. I really like that game too, so that just shows you how much I like the games on the list.
Oh, I do know what you meant, I just said I think that it deserves its place alongside the other best platformers in general, not limited to 'best US release' for the system, that's all.

And yes, that list is comprehensible and flawless. Gunstar Heroes, Ristar, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Alien Soldier and Another World stand out for me too. The rest are also good.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:06 pm
by Missing
87th wrote:Alien Soldier
That's a game I've long wanted to play, as I've heard it excels beyond even Treasure's brilliant Gunstar Heroes. Europe actually came out ahead of us yanks, being that the game was never released in our country.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:12 pm
by 87th
Missing wrote:That's a game I've long wanted to play, as I've heard it excels beyond even Treasure's brilliant Gunstar Heroes. Europe actually came out ahead of us yanks, being that the game was never released in our country.
I didn't play it until I had downloaded Gens [hint]. I really like it, but it's one of the hardest games I've ever played. I still prefer Gunstar Heroes.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:08 pm
by seraphssavior
Missing wrote:
87th wrote:I'd say that Dino Crisis is pretty well known. I remember Dino Crisis 3 was pretty hyped until people realised it was crap. The first game got quite a lot of attention too, as it was being promoted as a Resident Evil spin-off.
No doubt Dino Crisis 3 was flawed, but it wasn't shit. Though a lot of gamers criticized the premise, I personally liked the idea of dinosaurs in space, and thought it no more absurd than most videogames. If only the gameplay -- particularly that camera -- had been a bit more polished, I think it would've made a greater impact. As it is, it's a reasonably enjoyable game. Though really, Capcom should not have dumped most of its original fanbase when they jumped over to Microsoft. It should've been on the PS2 (I think it would've found a larger audience, at least).

As for my favorite "obscure" games, I'm a long-time fan of the two Fear Effect titles for the PS1. I like the futuristic atmosphere which borrows heavily from many film sources, including Blade Runner and Hong Kong action flicks, and I also like that it was one of the more gratuitous games to appear on the PS1, long before Rockstar created controversy on the PS2. You have a good dose of violence, profanity, implied sex, and drug use (and as EGM remarked in its review of FE2, that was all in the opening cutscene). Actually, the gameplay itself is pretty standard -- bordering on bland -- but thankfully, the story and characters are so engaging that you want to keep playing if only to discover how everything develops. I was really disappointed Inferno never got released on the PS2. Maybe some day.....

I wouldn't say that Rockstar created the contorversy, it was Jack Thompson and the like...I loved gunstar heroes, and Busters hidden treasure was really fun, even though it did seem like a rip-off of Sonic the Hedgehog in a few places...

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:09 am
by joeypete
87th wrote:
joeypete wrote:Nice! I never played Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster's Hidden Treasure for Genesis. I'm been meaning to and think I will get to it now...
It's highly recommended. Possibly the best American platformer on the system.
You are right. It is very good! I'm having a ton of fun with it. :grin: