Sure, it's just RC pro am with guns and a soundtrack featuring Sabbath, Steppenwolf and Deep Purple, but I fucking loved this game as a kid and whenever I talk to a super nintendo owner they are like "wait what game are you talking about?
I was under the impression that this is a really well known game. There was even a GBA re-release. Awesome game.
Man, I miss the Blizzard of old. I wasted an entire summer with this game together with Blackthorne.
Heretic does have a sequal...and also isn't really that obscure. Well, actually, i guess now it is. But it wasn't when it came out during that whole corridor FPS phase of gaming. I remember loving it as a kid though for its lack of guns and good amount of choppy things.
Yeah back in the day it was some big stuff, but now you mention it and people are like "herewha?". It's sequel was also the only one I can think of that went from corridor shooter to fantasy action-adventure.
I didn't see much about it, but I really remember digging:
I remember playing the hell out of Urban Chaos. I also remember there being another game with the exact same name that sucked, and I could never convince anyone that this one existed.
It was really my first experience with an open-worldish setup.
There is a old Sega Genesis RPG I'd love to add in here but I can't remember much about it other than I found it to be rather unique and fun. All I can remember now is that it had a interesting way of implementing necromancers as good guys (that was actually believable rather than Diablo 2's sad attempt), basically they mastered death in order to restore life, they didn't raise zombies or turn corpses into bombs, they were the game's healers. Not a huge thing, but I thought it was a neat idea at the time.
If I recall correctly it had an isometric viewpoint and was set in a rather open, non-linear game world. I'll love you long time if you can help me figure out what game this was.
Not sure how obscure this is considered, but I personally haven't met anyone else who's owned or played this:
Great fun, suppose it's kind of like Blood Bowl in the futuristic 40k setting; chainsaws, bombs and guns as weapons. Players would regularly collapse, bleed, vomit or flat out die on the field as a result of some brutal combo moves.
Could have named any number of others, but I actually saw a copy of this in an indie shop the other day.
Body Harvest is another but boy did that game not age well.
That didn't stop my friend from breaking it out a couple of days ago without warning. o_O
he's been trying to complete that game on-and-off for what- ooh- 11 years? :rotate:
Seeing it in the light of modern games is weird.... It's aged massively in its gameplay and visuals; but the creepy atmosphere and general sense of abandonment is still alive and kicking. The dated graphics even add a note of surrealism which complements the creepyness.
Also, that game is balls hard. Like, in-game cheats stacked on Action Replay codes still won't let you beat it hard.
They really don't design stuff like that anymore. There's barely any player direction, and dying can force several hour's worth of repeat play. I suppose today's design equivalent would be Demon's Souls or something.
Anyway... another reason Body Harvest should be remembered in annals of gaming history is that it lets you run over zombies in a combine harvester. Dead Rising 2 has failed if it doesn't steal this.
I didn't see much about it, but I really remember digging:
Also, not exactly deep underground, but never got the credit it deserved:
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I'm pretty sure LOOM got some major critical recognition in its day. It was a sweet game.
Sure, but everybody still wets their pants at Monkey Island, while Loom took some serious risk gameplay-wise that paid off incredibly. For me at least. I love Monkey Island, don't get me wrong, I just never thought that Loom was recognized as one of the greats alongside MI, DOTT, Full Throttle, etc.
very much like Zelda 2 meets Metroid, this open world platformer featured intruiging dungeon designs, interesting puzzles, an entirely open map, and some of the best animation and variable gameplay found on the gameboy.
Use a rythmn based dancing game to turn into different animal forms in order to bypass the obstacles you'll face. For some reason, like, 90% of the characters are scantily clad women.
A relatively unknown platformer highly reminiscent of Mr. Gimmick. Wander around as a little shapeshifter. The interesting thing about this platformer is noting that creatures will interact differently with you depending on the form you currently take.
A neat little kirby'esque platformer that sadly goes unnoticed.
Survival Kids - Konami
Probably more well known, this is the first game in the survival kids series. It plays like a mix of Zelda and Harvest Moon, with your character being forced to survive on a deserted island.You must begin to establish a routine of survival, keeping track of your food intake and water, while formulating a plan to escape the island.
A completely insane RPG, considered one of the hardest to find original gameboy games, and the only videos I can find of it online are riddled with commentary from terrible people:
I am just going to copy and paste the storyline from wikipedia, because their nonchalante tone in relaying it makes me laugh:
"The game's plot deals with a protagonist who's name you set, but referred to as "Sierra Sam" in the game's promotional materials. Sam, a resident of the "real world," is transported to the fictional world of Greene in order to prevent Biohazard Harry (simply referred to as "Bio-Haz" in the game) from continuing to pollute Greene, a world of seven nations. Sam finds himself stuck in Greene because Microwave, who brought him there in the first place, lost her power in the previous battle. Sam's adventures range from collecting debut records to helping to expose a corrupt politician."
Honourable gameboy mentions:
Kid Dracula
Avenging Spirit
Wendy: Every Witch Way
Blaster Master Boy
World Heroes 2 Jet
Sagaia
Solar Striker
Metal Walker
Dragon Heart
Usually this thread has what I'd consider a fairly common game by the third post, I'm very impressed so far.
I have two suggestions, both with metal in the title.
Metal Storm: Pretty much the first game to really use gravity well on the NES. It's an incredible experience.
Metal Clash: The best lightgun game ever made.
I do believe you meant to say "Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge" is the the sequel to the game "Battle Clash". Both are awesome, but Metal Combat definitely took it up a notch. I wish the series would continue on Wii.
Another game I'd like to add from the SNES would be "Looney Tunes B-Ball". It's basically NBA Jam with the Looney Tunes cast, and since they are timeless, it makes this game timeless.
The whole Mystical Ninja series I feel has been overlooked. I love the games, but it seems like nobody else ever remembers them. I'm not even sure how many of the games we got in english, I think 4? We got the awfully translated first SNES game, a gameboy game, and both N64 games that make little to no sense because Mystical Ninja 3 never came out in english. It's Goemon's Great Adventure that I feel was the most overlooked though. I know a lot of people played the first game as it was one of those "holdover" titles people played while waiting for OoT, but what about the second?
It's an incredibly good side-scroller that also has two player co-op/dickery. It's not an easy game either, it gets brutal around the 70% mark. Also the soundtrack is wonderful, just look for some of the songs.
Urban Chaos was fun as hell, I wish I still had the game in my collection but it was unfortunatly destroyed together with my entire Wing Commander and Mechwarrior collection when my grandparents basement was flooded.
Headbone Interactive made some amazing stuff. My favorite was their "What the Heck will Elrody do next?" series, but I did enjoy some demos of their other titles, one of which featured a frog that ran a machine that combined different animals together. And an entire game dedicated to pants, despite having little to do with pants form an educational perspective. Those games were surreal.
Sure, it's just RC pro am with guns and a soundtrack featuring Sabbath, Steppenwolf and Deep Purple
Why downplay it?
That is absolutely enough reason
This game is the greatest game ever. I used to have it as a kid, however like 2 years ago I fixed this ladies computer across the street and as payment she said I could either have $40 or her sons old video games.
I took the video games and ended up with a snes with 3 controllers about 20 games including Rock 'n Roll racing...My favorite racer was like hawkman or some shit. He was clad in all metal.
Also I have both Tomba 1 and 2 in my room and my dad has a PS3 I should check if they work
I'm sure many of you remember this game for the Genesis. It was basically the first RTS ever made, way ahead of its time. I played countless hours of it with my friend. Totally fucking awesome game that no one knows about.
Miracle Warriors for the Sega Master System was my first ever RPG that I played...and I loved every minute of it. That map that was included was HUGE and there were all kinds of side quests. The music was awesome for its time as well. This is what also got me interested in Phantasy Star....and the rest is history.
I'm sure many of you remember this game for the Genesis. It was basically the first RTS ever made, way ahead of its time. I played countless hours of it with my friend. Totally fucking awesome game that no one knows about.
I just bought the (much cheaper japanese) cart for that game. Once it arrives, I'll be ready to drop tanks all over my friend's bases all over again
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Also, not exactly deep underground, but never got the credit it deserved:
Oh, also:
As for games that need sequels but don't have them (well besides 2) I nominate.
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It was really my first experience with an open-worldish setup.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
Rings of power. Awesome game.
I think you mean Riot Response? Except I liked that game, was pretty fun.
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I'm pretty sure LOOM got some major critical recognition in its day. It was a sweet game.
Great fun, suppose it's kind of like Blood Bowl in the futuristic 40k setting; chainsaws, bombs and guns as weapons. Players would regularly collapse, bleed, vomit or flat out die on the field as a result of some brutal combo moves.
Could have named any number of others, but I actually saw a copy of this in an indie shop the other day.
That didn't stop my friend from breaking it out a couple of days ago without warning. o_O
he's been trying to complete that game on-and-off for what- ooh- 11 years? :rotate:
Seeing it in the light of modern games is weird.... It's aged massively in its gameplay and visuals; but the creepy atmosphere and general sense of abandonment is still alive and kicking. The dated graphics even add a note of surrealism which complements the creepyness.
Also, that game is balls hard. Like, in-game cheats stacked on Action Replay codes still won't let you beat it hard.
They really don't design stuff like that anymore. There's barely any player direction, and dying can force several hour's worth of repeat play. I suppose today's design equivalent would be Demon's Souls or something.
Anyway... another reason Body Harvest should be remembered in annals of gaming history is that it lets you run over zombies in a combine harvester. Dead Rising 2 has failed if it doesn't steal this.
Sure, but everybody still wets their pants at Monkey Island, while Loom took some serious risk gameplay-wise that paid off incredibly. For me at least. I love Monkey Island, don't get me wrong, I just never thought that Loom was recognized as one of the greats alongside MI, DOTT, Full Throttle, etc.
Shantae - GBC - Wayforward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms2JqN-ssAM&feature=related
very much like Zelda 2 meets Metroid, this open world platformer featured intruiging dungeon designs, interesting puzzles, an entirely open map, and some of the best animation and variable gameplay found on the gameboy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD6UBrc1MvE
Use a rythmn based dancing game to turn into different animal forms in order to bypass the obstacles you'll face. For some reason, like, 90% of the characters are scantily clad women.
Trip World - Sunsoft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAkFq0CKVqc
A relatively unknown platformer highly reminiscent of Mr. Gimmick. Wander around as a little shapeshifter. The interesting thing about this platformer is noting that creatures will interact differently with you depending on the form you currently take.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C6YErIV9sE&feature=related
A neat little kirby'esque platformer that sadly goes unnoticed.
Survival Kids - Konami
Probably more well known, this is the first game in the survival kids series. It plays like a mix of Zelda and Harvest Moon, with your character being forced to survive on a deserted island.You must begin to establish a routine of survival, keeping track of your food intake and water, while formulating a plan to escape the island.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQet3NwtHO4
Great Greed - Namco
A completely insane RPG, considered one of the hardest to find original gameboy games, and the only videos I can find of it online are riddled with commentary from terrible people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1vVB_9-Eog&feature=related
I am just going to copy and paste the storyline from wikipedia, because their nonchalante tone in relaying it makes me laugh:
"The game's plot deals with a protagonist who's name you set, but referred to as "Sierra Sam" in the game's promotional materials. Sam, a resident of the "real world," is transported to the fictional world of Greene in order to prevent Biohazard Harry (simply referred to as "Bio-Haz" in the game) from continuing to pollute Greene, a world of seven nations. Sam finds himself stuck in Greene because Microwave, who brought him there in the first place, lost her power in the previous battle. Sam's adventures range from collecting debut records to helping to expose a corrupt politician."
Honourable gameboy mentions:
Kid Dracula
Avenging Spirit
Wendy: Every Witch Way
Blaster Master Boy
World Heroes 2 Jet
Sagaia
Solar Striker
Metal Walker
Dragon Heart
I have! This game was awesome! As was the first one.
It's good, but II & III are better.
Yep, Metal Clash is a real game, but not a lightgun game. I realized my mistake last night but passed out remarkably soon after that post!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QluCp9YzBzo
A super weird platformer, very difficult, with schmup sections and labyrinth dungeons to explore.
Goemon's Great Adventure
It's an incredibly good side-scroller that also has two player co-op/dickery. It's not an easy game either, it gets brutal around the 70% mark. Also the soundtrack is wonderful, just look for some of the songs.
It was reviewed considerably better than Urban Chaos
It was also the first (and only) game by Rocksteady Studios before Batman: Arkham Asylum!
Oh man, listening to the music on youtube
FUCK I have to pull this out again, even though it's going to hurt my eyes.
dream a little dream or you could live a little dream
sleep forever if you wish to be a dreamer
FUCK YEAH!
I loved this whole series. This and Snowboard kids were SO AWESOME.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNDMZwwBmbU
Headbone Interactive made some amazing stuff. My favorite was their "What the Heck will Elrody do next?" series, but I did enjoy some demos of their other titles, one of which featured a frog that ran a machine that combined different animals together. And an entire game dedicated to pants, despite having little to do with pants form an educational perspective. Those games were surreal.
This game is the greatest game ever. I used to have it as a kid, however like 2 years ago I fixed this ladies computer across the street and as payment she said I could either have $40 or her sons old video games.
I took the video games and ended up with a snes with 3 controllers about 20 games including Rock 'n Roll racing...My favorite racer was like hawkman or some shit. He was clad in all metal.
Also I have both Tomba 1 and 2 in my room and my dad has a PS3 I should check if they work
Yes! Please
Do it, now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EO53h7nWEU&feature=related
I'm sure many of you remember this game for the Genesis. It was basically the first RTS ever made, way ahead of its time. I played countless hours of it with my friend. Totally fucking awesome game that no one knows about.
no idea how overlooked this is, but none of my gamer friends have heard of it before.
Tall-Paul MIPsDroid
I will check when I get back home...I'll try to pass by tonight
Also Omikron.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6svVdaG7-Q
Let's Play S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl - Vanilla
I just bought the (much cheaper japanese) cart for that game. Once it arrives, I'll be ready to drop tanks all over my friend's bases all over again