I didn't see much about it, but I really remember digging:
Also, not exactly deep underground, but never got the credit it deserved: (LOOM BOX pic)
YES! LOOM! Don't know how many times I played through that one. Sad I never got to play it with the voice/256color add-on. You needed le original, not the LucasArts classics version, for it. Sadness.
While we're at it, and I haven't read the entirety of this thread yet so bear with me if I'm just spamming, but a quick nod to Commander Keen. It was by id Software, so not as obscure as some, but still an awesome side-scroller. Oh, and you could play Pong on Keen's watch, too:
The world looked on in awe as the Berlin Wall was torn down, ending the specter of the U.S.S.R forever.
In celebration, Konami released a game that was a literal masterpiece. That game was The Adventures of Bayou Billy.
The game had figtin', shootin', and drivin' courtesy of your NES controller and Zapper. It was like playing Double Dragon, Outrun!, and Duck hunt all at the same time!!
Also I am pretty sure I am the only person who has ever played this game.
The world looked on in awe as the Berlin Wall was torn down, ending the specter of the U.S.S.R forever.
In celebration, Konami released a game that was a literal masterpiece. That game was The Adventures of Bayou Billy.
The game had figtin', shootin', and drivin' courtesy of your NES controller and Zapper. It was like playing Double Dragon, Outrun!, and Duck hunt all at the same time!!
Also I am pretty sure I am the only person who has ever played this game.
No, you aren't. Hell, I even owned the damn thing. It had one hell of a difficulty level, IIRC.
The world looked on in awe as the Berlin Wall was torn down, ending the specter of the U.S.S.R forever.
In celebration, Konami released a game that was a literal masterpiece. That game was The Adventures of Bayou Billy.
The game had figtin', shootin', and drivin' courtesy of your NES controller and Zapper. It was like playing Double Dragon, Outrun!, and Duck hunt all at the same time!!
Also I am pretty sure I am the only person who has ever played this game.
No, you aren't. Hell, I even owned the damn thing. It had one hell of a difficulty level, IIRC.
The only contact I had with this game was in those posters that came with every Konami game (Contra, CV2, etc, etc.).
EDIT: Has anyone mentioned Conquest of the Crystal Palace? It was a nice sidescroller.
That game's great. Especially in the 'dog firing action' regard. The bizarre news show and shops in the fantasy setting were fun, too.
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Bayou Billy even had a comic come out at one point (not sure who published it, but I had an issue). Game was balls hard. Only made it past the second driving stage twice.
Possibly my favorite FPS of all time (but then again, the only ones I'd played at the time were Doom and Wolfenstein). I remember loving everything about this game. The story, the enemies, the graphics, the music and the fact that if you ran out of ammo, you were fucked.
Easily my favorite sports game. Other team about to score? Kill them. Literally. With a sword. Or an axe.
Here's a few, not sure if they all meet the overlooked spec completely, but they are all awesome, non-mainstream games.
Brutal Legend is basically Sacrifice 2. Tim Curry is in both games. Which is good because these are the only RTS games I like and I frantically seek them out. I have a copy of Battlezone, Battlezone 2, and Sacrifice all put away. So I'm keeping BL forever. Plus someone from the Sacrifice team worked on BL.
And while I'm at it, I like Battlezone even better than Sacrifice, because every tank, vehicle, or Giant Robot you build, you could hop in the cockpit, and if you blew up, you eject,and have to jetpack to your base to get another vehicle, or order one of your units to give you their ride, or whip out a sniper rifle, kill an enemy in their cockpit and steal their ride.
Battlezone 1 was awesome, just because it happened in the solar system and every couple of missions were on a different wicked map. You start out on the moon, then you go to Mars, Mercury I think, Titan, Io, Europa etc How AWESOME is that? And the gameplay itself is great. The graphics are tolerable even today, but I wish for example on Io where Jupiter occupies literally half the sky that it was more than just a big picture that doesn't move. Battlezone with today's graphics, wow..
I specifically also remember the advertisements for Battlezone in the magazines over 10 years ago and I thought it sucked bad. The ads compared it too much to the old Battlezone which was just a stupid tank sim, and I had no desire to play a tank sim. There was nothing indicating the awesome story or RTS elements, or the ability to outfit and steal other vehicles.
I then got Sacrifice with my video card and while it looked good for some reason I never quite got into it.
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.
Now that one brings back memories! I owned a copy of this and completely loved it. Had forgotten the name of it. Remember it being a really fun game but looking at it now it looks dull boring and repetitive.
It's basically a combination of Resident Evil and Lands of Lore/Eye of the Beholder. It's dripping with atmosphere, mystery and suspence and RPG action and I only discovered it a few years ago on a abandonware site. It holds up well playing it for the first time to this day.
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In this SNES RTS you take command as a plucky young commander liberating Earth from an alien invasion.
You do this by establishing bases with AA batteries, radar arrays, and defense pillboxes while going on the offensive with Surface-Surface missile launchers, ICBMs and METAL MARINES!!!! (Giant Mecha with guns and laser swords!!!)
Every second you produce $1 and 1 power unit, but building more supply stations and power plants increases this. Money builds stuff (and upgrades units) and power allows you to launch attacks.
It was developed by Core long before Tomb Raider came out and was a simple 1st person stealth shooter where you were sneaking through a corporation's offices.
I used to play it for hours not really knowing what I doing, but it was pretty awesome nonetheless.
At the time that was considered pretty damn cutting edge. And it isn't compressed video either, the A1200 and CD32 versions were identical except the CD32 version had that intro with voice over. (whilst the A1200 version had the intro without voice over)
And if memory serves you could get fancier graphics on the floppy version if you had a hard drive, there was a prerender the scenery to hard drive option, took up loads of hard drive space (well, loads for the time) but it made everything look nicer.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
Had a bad day? Lost your job? Girlfriend dump you? Hop in yoru jeep and blow some shit up!
This vertical scrolling shooter had you running your commando mission solo, or a partner could join in the mayhem. Shoot up enemy tanks, run over squishy soldiers, rescue your war buddies and decimate the enemy bases along your way to victory!
I didn't see much about it, but I really remember digging:
Also, not exactly deep underground, but never got the credit it deserved: (LOOM BOX pic)
YES! LOOM! Don't know how many times I played through that one. Sad I never got to play it with the voice/256color add-on. You needed le original, not the LucasArts classics version, for it. Sadness.
While we're at it, and I haven't read the entirety of this thread yet so bear with me if I'm just spamming, but a quick nod to Commander Keen. It was by id Software, so not as obscure as some, but still an awesome side-scroller. Oh, and you could play Pong on Keen's watch, too:
You can buy these games on Steam. :P LOOM was like $2.50 if I remember.
Had a bad day? Lost your job? Girlfriend dump you? Hop in yoru jeep and blow some shit up!
This vertical scrolling shooter had you running your commando mission solo, or a partner could join in the mayhem. Shoot up enemy tanks, run over squishy soldiers, rescue your war buddies and decimate the enemy bases along your way to victory!
Funny thing is I've never heard anyone ever talk about this game. I thought it was fun as hell.
I remember someone posting the "beat the level" screen shots where if you died even once you had your guys looking at map going "Here?" but if you managed to beat the level without dying, the picture was one of the most awesome "FUCK YA!!" pictures in 8-bit history.
Had a bad day? Lost your job? Girlfriend dump you? Hop in yoru jeep and blow some shit up!
This vertical scrolling shooter had you running your commando mission solo, or a partner could join in the mayhem. Shoot up enemy tanks, run over squishy soldiers, rescue your war buddies and decimate the enemy bases along your way to victory!
Funny thing is I've never heard anyone ever talk about this game. I thought it was fun as hell.
I remember someone posting the "beat the level" screen shots where if you died even once you had your guys looking at map going "Here?" but if you managed to beat the level without dying, the picture was one of the most awesome "FUCK YA!!" pictures in 8-bit history.
A thread on overlooked classics, with 15 pages of posts, and no mention of Moonbase Commander yet? In my opinion it is the poster child for awesome yet overlooked video games. Simple to get the hang of, lots of depth, tons of fun... and most people have never even heard of it.
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Free Moonbase Commander remake @ http://code.google.com/p/tether
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YES! LOOM! Don't know how many times I played through that one. Sad I never got to play it with the voice/256color add-on. You needed le original, not the LucasArts classics version, for it. Sadness.
While we're at it, and I haven't read the entirety of this thread yet so bear with me if I'm just spamming, but a quick nod to Commander Keen. It was by id Software, so not as obscure as some, but still an awesome side-scroller. Oh, and you could play Pong on Keen's watch, too:
The world looked on in awe as the Berlin Wall was torn down, ending the specter of the U.S.S.R forever.
In celebration, Konami released a game that was a literal masterpiece. That game was The Adventures of Bayou Billy.
The game had figtin', shootin', and drivin' courtesy of your NES controller and Zapper. It was like playing Double Dragon, Outrun!, and Duck hunt all at the same time!!
Also I am pretty sure I am the only person who has ever played this game.
I LOVED THAT GAME
I still might have it somewhere.
The only contact I had with this game was in those posters that came with every Konami game (Contra, CV2, etc, etc.).
EDIT: Has anyone mentioned Conquest of the Crystal Palace? It was a nice sidescroller.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmJEs9L0S7Q
You can get a fully translated version of 2 and 2.5 (Der langrisser) now. I recommend 2, as the Genesis emulator seems to run a lot more smoothly.
If you have trouble figuring it out (I did) just PM me.
Edit: @nayrak
This is what I was going to post. Good man.
YES!
100 times, YES!
Easily my favorite sports game. Other team about to score? Kill them. Literally. With a sword. Or an axe.
Battlezone 1 was awesome, just because it happened in the solar system and every couple of missions were on a different wicked map. You start out on the moon, then you go to Mars, Mercury I think, Titan, Io, Europa etc How AWESOME is that? And the gameplay itself is great. The graphics are tolerable even today, but I wish for example on Io where Jupiter occupies literally half the sky that it was more than just a big picture that doesn't move. Battlezone with today's graphics, wow..
I specifically also remember the advertisements for Battlezone in the magazines over 10 years ago and I thought it sucked bad. The ads compared it too much to the old Battlezone which was just a stupid tank sim, and I had no desire to play a tank sim. There was nothing indicating the awesome story or RTS elements, or the ability to outfit and steal other vehicles.
I then got Sacrifice with my video card and while it looked good for some reason I never quite got into it.
Now that one brings back memories! I owned a copy of this and completely loved it. Had forgotten the name of it. Remember it being a really fun game but looking at it now it looks dull boring and repetitive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wof6WIurfxU
The Legacy : Realm of Terror
It's basically a combination of Resident Evil and Lands of Lore/Eye of the Beholder. It's dripping with atmosphere, mystery and suspence and RPG action and I only discovered it a few years ago on a abandonware site. It holds up well playing it for the first time to this day.
In this SNES RTS you take command as a plucky young commander liberating Earth from an alien invasion.
You do this by establishing bases with AA batteries, radar arrays, and defense pillboxes while going on the offensive with Surface-Surface missile launchers, ICBMs and METAL MARINES!!!! (Giant Mecha with guns and laser swords!!!)
Every second you produce $1 and 1 power unit, but building more supply stations and power plants increases this. Money builds stuff (and upgrades units) and power allows you to launch attacks.
(Images no show, so away they go)
But I definitely played that for windows back in the day.
The best dungeon crawler on the PS2. Great story, amazing music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5mDTw4RTc&feature=related
Talking of dungeon crawlers...
Liberation: Captive 2
Intro
At the time that was considered pretty damn cutting edge. And it isn't compressed video either, the A1200 and CD32 versions were identical except the CD32 version had that intro with voice over. (whilst the A1200 version had the intro without voice over)
And if memory serves you could get fancier graphics on the floppy version if you had a hard drive, there was a prerender the scenery to hard drive option, took up loads of hard drive space (well, loads for the time) but it made everything look nicer.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
This vertical scrolling shooter had you running your commando mission solo, or a partner could join in the mayhem. Shoot up enemy tanks, run over squishy soldiers, rescue your war buddies and decimate the enemy bases along your way to victory!
This Battle Will Make Your Blood Boil!
Funny thing is I've never heard anyone ever talk about this game. I thought it was fun as hell.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
EDWARD RANDY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5QxDkEdJLA&feature=related
I WILL NOT BE DOING 3DS FOR NWC THREAD. SOMEONE ELSE WILL HAVE TO TAKE OVER.
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More Friend Codes!
Mario Kart Wii: 3136-6982-0286 Tetris Party: 2364 1569 4310
Guitar Hero: Metallica: 1032 7229 7191
TATSUNOKO VS CAPCOM: 1935-2070-9123
Nintendo DS:
Worms: Open Warfare 2: 1418-7870-1606 Space Bust-a-Move: 017398 403043
Scribblenauts: 1290-7509-5558
You can buy these games on Steam. :P LOOM was like $2.50 if I remember.
It's like Indiana Jones and Chuck Norris had a kid and he was constantly fed steroids.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
I remember someone posting the "beat the level" screen shots where if you died even once you had your guys looking at map going "Here?" but if you managed to beat the level without dying, the picture was one of the most awesome "FUCK YA!!" pictures in 8-bit history.
Hardcore Gaming 101 just did an article on it.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO SIT IN THE BIG CHAIR, MEG!
You mean, THIS ONE?!
that's the one.
doesn't look like much now, but this game was awesome back in the day.
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yeah, hard to find good videos of the game, but everyone has two special moves as throw and super move.
Free Moonbase Commander remake @ http://code.google.com/p/tether