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Name That Game mk. Bajillion
Centipeed
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This is more of a "Stop this from annoying me" request, because I'm trying to think of this game I played and it's bugging me.
Top down.
Army game.
Little men.
Simple graphics.
Weapons + grenades.
4 men in your squad.
You control all of them at once, running around the level and shooting shit up.
Levels are large and expansive, not one screen.
The men aren't plastic.
You could use vehicles like Jeeps and snowmobiles.
I remember it being particularly hard.
Please note: It wasn't Army Men or General Chaos. It also wasn't Commandos, because it was much older than Commandos. I'm sure ONE of you knows what game I'm talking about.
Top down.
Army game.
Little men.
Simple graphics.
Weapons + grenades.
4 men in your squad.
You control all of them at once, running around the level and shooting shit up.
Levels are large and expansive, not one screen.
The men aren't plastic.
You could use vehicles like Jeeps and snowmobiles.
I remember it being particularly hard.
Please note: It wasn't Army Men or General Chaos. It also wasn't Commandos, because it was much older than Commandos. I'm sure ONE of you knows what game I'm talking about.
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I am a freaking nerd.
Dunno about the OP, but this is the game I was thinking of.
I am a freaking nerd.
sounds like it. good game, but the bazooka enemies just pissed me off.
It's definitely Cannon Fodder if you remember your men ranking up, a huge graveyard where tombstones to your lost men were put up, and a seemingly endless queue of recruits.
Also, get orf moi laaand
The worst part is when you're SURE you cleared the map of enemy guys and it turns out that there's one guy just screaming while his burst open chest squirts pixellated blood every so often :x
War has never been so much fun
Go to your fodder, kill 'em with your gun
Leave 'em lying in his uniform dying in the sun
War!
ba da ba da ba ba...
War!
Steam: Feriluce
Battle.net: Feriluce#1995
:whistle: Never been so much fun :whistle:
Edit: GOD DAMN YOU
Perfect. Thank you.
Hahaha... mine is an evil laugh.
Steam: Feriluce
Battle.net: Feriluce#1995
that's it, fuck you guys, i'm playing cannon fucking fodder for the first time in what 15 years
it better be as good as i remember it
Gameboy Classic game (pre-color, etc...)
Took place in feudal Japan or China
You controlled 4 people that were lumped together in a group, almost like a box.
You could pick the types of units you controlled. I know there were casters and melee types
The cart had a red label
To bail this guy out...I quote from the site FAQ
* Are all your games abandonware?
Yes. We used to have freeware games as well, but we decided they were important enough to create a whole new site dedicated just to them. It is called Abandonia Reloaded and you can find it on http://www.reloaded.org. We also have exclusive rights to host some of the games on the site. Only the copyright holder can give this kind of permission.
i understand i'm relatively new, but echo, there's no need to reach straight for the torch and pitchfork.
edit: i did post the link. =/ thought i was going crazy.
Looks neat, think I'll give it a shot too.
Sassing moderators is not a great way to start
Yes, you're indeed new here.
Mercenary Force, perhaps?
This is a clickable link to my Steam Profile.
Edit: well, until the 31st, apparently
http://www.gametap.com/home/play/gameDetails/120053650
I remember playing it at a friends house, so it was most certainly NOT an arcade game.
It was a top down vertical shoot-em-up. You walked south to north, shooting a whole bunch of shit.
co-op
I remember lots of boxes, but I don't know if they blew up.
I also remember a helicopter.
It might have been on a Sega system.
Good luck.
Mercs?
This game involved soldiers, moving vertically north, supports two player, blowing up tons of shit, there were plenty of boxes/crates (they contain items), there was a helicopter boss, and also a helicopter drops you off at the beginning, and this game was ported to the Genesis.
It originated as an arcade. (it's the sequel to capcom's Commando)
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I want to get a-hold of Cannon Fodder, but the thought that the cursor might not be controlled with the mouse is worrying to me. I think I've become dependent on my little tailed friend.
I didn't think it was. Abandonware != Freeware. As XBLA has proved, games can be resurrected many many years later.
It was an NES era game but it may have been an arcade game first. Anyway you play this little ninja dude kicking blue ninja butt.
It was a side scroller.
The end of the first level has a boss that has a giant head and attacks you with it.
I remember a map where all the areas were on top of the clouds or something.
Anyone?
I think the gametap link proves someone is utilizing that IP thus it isn't abandoned or free.
Legend of Kage?
Little sidescroller where you're a ninja, kicking the butts of (mostly) blue ninjas. I don't know what the first boss was though.
It doesn't sound like you're referring to any of the Ninja Gaiden games.
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Side scroller, dude with a blaster pistol infiltrates some instilation or space ship. You have to input these weird rune like codes to get card keys to access deeper parts of the game. Eventualy you find 5 flopy disks take them to the core and start the self destruct and try to escape in time.
That game features a ninja, fighting blue ninjas, with a bigheaded boss, cartoony graphics, and a later level fought on the clouds... that could be it..
Steam ID: slashx000______Twitter: @bill_at_zeboyd______ Facebook: Zeboyd Games
maybe it isn't as cut and dried as i thought...
personally, if i'm downloading something abandonwareish, i check HotU to see if it is indeed free and legal, then i find an alternative download link... so, uh, plausible deniability? >_>
sorry. my bad. taking down the link again
Zillion
Yeah it's gotta be Zillion.
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HotU isn't at all a litmus test for the legality of downloading abandonware. They have quite a few games there that are not at all abandoned even. Like System Shock 2.
Kid Niki IS the game I was looking for actually, thanks!
Top-down, or isometric perspective, NES.
You play as a spy or commando of sorts. The map is divided into squares, some are outside, some are inside buildings. Lots of traps and stuff. I remember it being a bad idea to fight any enemies, but you did have some kind of sleep-gas you could use a limited number of times. There might have been other tools like wire cutters.
That's it. Thanks.
Thats the one, just couldn't remember the name of it for the life of me.
And mai-kero, that almost reminds me of the orriginal metal gear in all it's imposible to beat game play. Since you say obscure though I doubt I'm right.
Was there a radio you called big boss on to get your current password?
That is amazing
I remember this game from the arcades. Don't remember the name either.