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mattasaur
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"What was your favourite obscure video game?" , posted Mon 7 Oct 03:46

You know, you go to the gaming store, browse around, see some game that you've never heard of before and you buy it just because it looks cool.

What games have you bought without knowing their true potential?

For me, I bought Gungage (made by Konami; for the PS1) because of the character design on the cover XD I really liked the game too. The music was great and the character design was really unique.

Rez was another "Wow!" game but sadly, I haven't bought it, I've only borrowed a friends copy and played that :\

Vib Ribbon was fun but I bought that after reading the good comments about it on thegia.com (rest in piece).

I really like genre-busting/truely unique games like Rez and Vib Ribbon :)

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Rid Hershel

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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 04:19

Valkyrie no Densetsu!

BCMidnight

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"Re(2):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 04:28

Not sure if it counts but... Kickle Cubicle for the NES. Great puzzle game.

Satoshi_Miwa

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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 05:34

Well, while it was big in Japan, Y's Book 1 and 2 is totally obscure here. Shame, as it was such a rocking game.

Wonder Boy 3 for the sega master system was also great fun. It was a platformer with RPG elements, and the hero changed into 5 different beast men (each with different play mechanics). A bit to easy, but damn fun to play...

Rid Hershel

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"Re(2):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 05:38

Oops! and Puyo Puyo!

But that one and Valkyrie no Densetsu can only be considered "obscure" outside of Japan, I guess...

Grynn
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"Re(3):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 05:51

It must be Buriki One!
I only had the chance to play once the test version, I would really have liked to understand perfectly how the system worked and all the moves included in the game.

Yare Yare ^_^'

Tashoku Kisune

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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 07:16

quote:
You know, you go to the gaming store, browse around, see some game that you've never heard of before and you buy it just because it looks cool.

What games have you bought without knowing their true potential?

For me, I bought Gungage (made by Konami; for the PS1) because of the character design on the cover XD I really liked the game too. The music was great and the character design was really unique.

Rez was another "Wow!" game but sadly, I haven't bought it, I've only borrowed a friends copy and played that :\

Vib Ribbon was fun but I bought that after reading the good comments about it on thegia.com (rest in piece).

I really like genre-busting/truely unique games like Rez and Vib Ribbon :)

Hey mattasaur, you're new here? This is only your fourth post. Has anyone welcomed you to the cafe yet? o_O?

whitesword

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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 07:20

If they count, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne and Star Gladiator Episode: 1 Final Crusade

If not, then put me down with Dark Savior, Heavy Metal: Geomatrix, and Alex Kidd in Shinobi Land (or was it Shinobi World?)

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iggy

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"Re(2):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 08:24

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If not, then put me down with Dark Savior, Heavy Metal: Geomatrix, and Alex Kidd in Shinobi Land (or was it Shinobi World?)

I don't know any...TT___TT (Alex Kidd in Shinobi Land????)
For me, it would definitely be Segare Ijiri. Obscurity, stupidity, this game has everything needed to please me!

whitesword

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"Re(3):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 08:38

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(Alex Kidd in Shinobi Land????)

Er, it was a Master System game, and that alone can make it an obscure game. It's exactly like it sounds, you're a ninja Alex Kidd fighting ninjas like in Shinobi!

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"obscure game you say?" , posted Mon 7 Oct 08:42

I think this game is obscure enough, but i enjoyed and mastered the hell out of this one
STREET FIGHTER 2010: THE FINAL FIGHT!

I used to borrow it from my cousing all the time. Yes the game was silly but it was sirta fun and had good tunes.

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Burning Kyo

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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 08:52

Psychic Force 2010 'n 2012

It seems that nobody like this game here ...
I think I'm the only guy with Taa to like this game. (^_^')

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Sklathill
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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 08:57

Obscure, eh? Puyo Puyo is my BIG game, though that's not too obscure these days. Buriki One is too damn hard to find...I've been wanting to own that for the longest time. The Asuka 120% series isn't that obscure either.

Transbot! It was a SMS card game that really started my fondness for shooters.

Sky Fox for Commodore 64! Now that was fun. A while after that, I plugged in Falcon 3.0 and BOOM, I became a nut for flight sims.

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"Re(2):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 08:59:

I used to own the dc version (psychic force and marvel vs capcom were the first games i bought,) it was pretty cool, but for some reason they took out secret characters like Burn (AAAAHHH!!!???!!!?!?!)

quote:
Psychic Force 2010 'n 2012

It seems that nobody like this game here ...
I think I'm the only guy with Taa to like this game. (^_^')

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[this message was edited by Juan on Mon 7 Oct 08:59]

kikkoken
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"Re(3):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 09:12

Nintendo's Mole Mania for GBC was a very good surprise, totally unnoticed though. It also seemed Vagrant Story was an obscure game in the USA, but this wonderful game was a hit in France.

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Burning Kyo

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"Re(3):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 09:16

quote:
I used to own the dc version (psychic force and marvel vs capcom were the first games i bought,) it was pretty cool, but for some reason they took out secret characters like Burn (AAAAHHH!!!???!!!?!?!)

In US version ?
Acclaim is stupid !

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Makatiel
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"Re(4):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 09:34

quote:
I used to own the dc version (psychic force and marvel vs capcom were the first games i bought,) it was pretty cool, but for some reason they took out secret characters like Burn (AAAAHHH!!!???!!!?!?!)

In US version ?
Acclaim is stupid !

psychic force! what a great game. i wish they would make a sequel. considering it was popular enough to have an animated series youd think there would be one.

ZamIAm

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"Re(5):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 10:09

I want to say Burning Rangers & Christmas NiGHTS but I don't know if they are obscure enough. If not, Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage.

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OmegaDog
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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 10:49

Yeah, the question seems to be, what exactly constitutes an obscure game? Just that it seems it's only known to a small group of people?

Well, I'll still take a shot. I've mentioned it before a few times, but my favorite seemingly-obscure title seems to be Solstice for the NES. Again, it was the great atmosphere and graphic design, the cool puzzles and secrets, and the great music done by Timothy Follin that all fit together quite nicely. [The background music in the game is just one musical piece; However, it's ambient enough not to become too annoying, yet memorable enough that, well, at least I've often found myself tapping out the rhythmic beginning chime repeatedly over the years. I still enjoy the music to this game quite a bit; it's much more active than the music that Timothy Follin did in Equinox, which was much more ambient (of course, Equinox itself went about a rather different direction from Solstice).]

Here -- let me provide some pages this time, for this mention of Solstice:

VGMuseum's Page of Solstice Screenshots (count: 5)
Some of the environments are a bit more elaborate than that, though. But it should give an idea of the gameplay screen.

Tim Follin's Burial Site
A nicely dark site listing history and giving demo music. (Unfortunately, the demo site lists nothing from the early . I would've liked to hear what he did on the Amiga).

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Rid Hershel

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"Re(2):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 10:58

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Yeah, the question seems to be, what exactly constitutes an obscure game? Just that it seems it's only known to a small group of people?

After watching the trailer, BOFV: Dragon Quarter is obscure...
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ok, bad joke.

RugalBernstein

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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 11:05

Tough, REALLY tough. I don't think I can realistically answer this... most of the games I like are " obscure " . ^_^ Maybe Snatcher SD or Lords of Thunder or Air Zonk..... or... hmm.. damn. -_-

kaepora
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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 11:20

Yuke Yuke! Trouble Makers (Mischeif Makers in the U.S.) for the Nintendo 64.

Also: Psychic Force 2012 (bought the first one, but didn't care much for it) and Street Fighter 2010 (didn't appreciate it until three years after purchase).

Pollyanna
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"Re(2):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 11:29

Well, since it hasn't been said yet, I'll say La Pucelle.
I reallllllyyy love Ys Book, though...and Shin Megami Tensei (whichever)

OmegaDog
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"Re(2):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 12:02

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Yuke Yuke! Trouble Makers (Mischeif Makers in the U.S.) for the Nintendo 64.

YES! Awesome title! A lot of creative ideas put into that game.

... man, thinking about it -- actually, there might be too many "obscure" games that I enjoy. Also, the definition is broad, so... don't know.

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CrazyMike
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"Re(3):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 12:14

Eternal Champions for Sega CD, what other fighter of the time let you play as a vampire, a snake or a US senator in order to win the tourny and go back in time and save your life @_@ plus I think it was the first ever game to use CG cinemas (which even to this day, if it were not for the blockiness and low bitrate, is still some fine work way even back then)

exodus

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"Re(1):obscure game you say?" , posted Mon 7 Oct 12:21

quote:
I think this game is obscure enough, but i enjoyed and mastered the hell out of this one
STREET FIGHTER 2010: THE FINAL FIGHT!

It had good music too.

my favorite? hmm...legend of Xanadu 2 for PCE? maybe asuka 120% ltd for saturn...maybe super burnout for Jaguar...

too many to choose!

Useff
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"Re(4):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 12:30

quote:
Eternal Champions for Sega CD, what other fighter of the time let you play as a vampire, a snake or a US senator in order to win the tourny and go back in time and save your life @_@ plus I think it was the first ever game to use CG cinemas (which even to this day, if it were not for the blockiness and low bitrate, is still some fine work way even back then)

Not the first game ever to use cg cinemas, but still, excellent fighting game.

Taa kun

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"Re(2):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 12:34

quote:
Psychic Force 2010 'n 2012

It seems that nobody like this game here ...
I think I'm the only guy with Taa to like this game. (^_^')

Yeah, go Psychic Force...
Go X...
Oops forgot to check the game today, cause there was so much problems with metro and RER today in Paris...

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israfel
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"Re(3):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 12:41

GITAROO MAN!!!

and speaking of old capcom nintendo games like SF2010, i think mighty final fight was a whole lot of fun.

OmegaDog
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"Re(4):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 12:51

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GITAROO MAN!!!

Ah, yeah -- Gitaroo Man. My brother introduced me to this title, and I grew fond of it. Wacky, it is. Too bad there doesn't seem to be a special guitar controller for it... ;)

quote:
and speaking of old capcom nintendo games like SF2010, i think mighty final fight was a whole lot of fun.

Agreed. Even though I didn't get to play it much (as it was only a rental from some friends), from what I played of it, Mighty Final Fight was indeed a fun title. (I suppose the atmosphere it gave, with SD characters, was part of it. :] )

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Juke Joint Jezebel

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""GITAROO MAN!!!"" , posted Mon 7 Oct 13:15

i haven't even played the game yet, but god the music is awesome!

as for my obscure game .... uh, i gotta say pokemon, ahhaha. before all the hype, my sister asked me "so what do you want for Christmas?" and i go "haha, gimme this game" as i pointed at pokemon in a catalog. i didn't think she'd get it for me O_O

Gen

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"Re(1):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 13:29

Don't know if they're my favorites but I remember Escape from Junior High, Escape from High School, and Solar Realms Elite.

Mosquiton

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"Re(2):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 16:35

Let's see...

E.V.O.: The Search for Eden (SNES)

Silent Bomber (PS)

Trap Gunner (PS)

Brigandine (PS)

Evil Zone (PS) - if you don't like it, I don't want to hear it.

Ape Escape (PS)

Mars Matrix (DC)

Guilty Gear (PS)-the first, doesn't really count...

/ / /

mattasaur
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"Re(3):What was your favourite obscure video g" , posted Mon 7 Oct 18:51

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Hey mattasaur, you're new here? This is only your fourth post. Has anyone welcomed you to the cafe yet? o_O?

Yeah, I'm sorta new here :) I signed up a while ago but only have really started to post.

I've played Evil Zone as well (the demo). I really liked that game and it's presentation. When I get money, I should try and find a second hand copy of it...

By "obscure", I pretty much meant any game that doesn't fit into the mainstream genres (and if they do, they usually fit into one or two) or maybe it's a game that looks totally weird but is original and fun to play.

I also meant games that you bought just for the hell of it and ended up enjoying :)

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"THE mattasaur?" , posted Mon 7 Oct 22:48

mattasaur from the Mugen community?

If so, then I'm familiar with your work!

Anyway, Mischief Makers for the N64 and Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge for the SNES.

Metal Combat a Super Scope game that was the sequel of a really early Scope game called Battle Clash. I love both of the games, but Metal Combat was a real treat, especially with a 2 player VS. mode

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Red
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"Re(1):THE mattasaur?" , posted Tue 8 Oct 02:50

Bishi Bashi by Konami ^__^ V

Byebye

mattasaur
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"Re(1):THE mattasaur?" , posted Tue 8 Oct 05:20

quote:
mattasaur from the Mugen community?

If so, then I'm familiar with your work!

Yeah, I used to do Mugen, but not anymore. I now focus more on my webdesign and I do a bit of Manga editing on the side now :)

None of my Mugen creations were any good. Actually, there was only one that I was truely proud of: Yagumo from Kabuki Klash :)

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JJWE
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"Re(1):THE mattasaur?" , posted Tue 8 Oct 05:24

quote:
mattasaur from the Mugen community?

Yes, he's _the_ Matt, just like I'm _the_ ... someone else. Haha.

Anyway, my obscure game would probably be Psychic 5, a coin-op platformer of sorts from Jaleco. I played the shit out of it when I was younger. If you have the chance, have a go at it in MAME. It's not big, only 133 kb, so none of you can say you don't have the time to download it. ^_~ It's a really cool game...

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Grynn
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"Re(2):THE mattasaur?" , posted Tue 8 Oct 07:36

I just though about anoter obscure game ^_^

Mercenary 64 on Atari 800XL!

Yare Yare ^_^'

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"He He" , posted Tue 8 Oct 11:07

Agressor of dark Kombat.

Super Dodge Ball.

Magical Drop.

Street Smart.

.... The list is too big to put it.

Pollyanna
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"Re(1):He He" , posted Tue 8 Oct 13:28

Oh oh! I forgot Popolocrois!

Juan

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"Re(1):He He" , posted Tue 8 Oct 13:31

Leon: "CRUZ san-grien-TAH!!"

quote:
Agressor of dark Kombat.

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Fuchikoma
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"Mugen" , posted Tue 8 Oct 13:49

Sorry to hear you've given up Mugen Matt, does it have anything to do with that mugenguild thing? It seems like Mugen has really gone down hill anyway... most of the better creators have quit and the windows port is nowhere in site. I will get my Mugen comic launched eventually though... ;)

As for favorite obscure games... I like Slap Happy Rhythm Busters for Psone, it's a cel shaded fighter that mixes fighting with beatmania. You have to do a beatmania style input to do the super attacks.

A fun kind of obscure Neo-Geo game is Windjammers... simplistic, but oh so fun!

Artificial or not

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kikkoken
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"Re(1):Mugen" , posted Tue 8 Oct 14:47

Mosquiton, do you consider Ape Escape as an obscure game? It's one of my favourite platformers, but again, it was a hit when it was released, at least in Japan and in France. I'm looking forward to the PS2 sequel! I loved the gadgets and the stealthy dimension there was when you had to crawl to trap the monkeys.
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"Re(1):THE mattasaur?" , posted Tue 8 Oct 16:17

magus's new avatar is so great!! i watched it so many times. it is my new favorite in magus's "i hate bao" series.

mattasaur
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"Re(1):Mugen" , posted Wed 9 Oct 03:01

quote:
Sorry to hear you've given up Mugen Matt, does it have anything to do with that mugenguild thing? It seems like Mugen has really gone down hill anyway... most of the better creators have quit and the windows port is nowhere in site. I will get my Mugen comic launched eventually though... ;)

Heh, nah, I stopped programming stuff for Mugen a few months ago. I just got bored of it and moved onto greener pastures :)

Good luck with your comic ^_^

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