Guest Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Today we'll start to look at some hidden gems, games that are, for whatever reason, underrated and mostly forgotten. We'll begin with the NES, because that's what most people are familiar with. Vice: Project Doom was a mix between Ninja Gaiden and Bayou Billy, sharing the side scrolling elements of one and the driving and shooting segments of the other. Shatterhand, also known as Punch Everything: The Game. You block bullets with your fist. Also known for some of the best box art of the era. Battle of Olympus. Though it borrows a lot from Zelda II, it has some interesting quirks of its own as you go through killing famous mythical creatures. In that way, it's sort of a precursor to God of War. Conquest of the Crystal Palace. Just a solid action game with some light RPG elements. Destiny of an Emperor. Romance of the Three Kingdoms meets Suikoden. A tactical RPG with up to 150 playable characters. Practically begging for a remake. Nightshade. I put it in the Koudelka/Nier category of weird games I have an irrational love for. A quirky and well written adventure game about a fedora-wearing superhero fighting an Egyptian crime lord. The game starts with you tied to a chair with a bomb underneath you. Ghoul School. Okay, Ghoul School actually sucks, but it has great music. Plus, it's called Ghoul School. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Half of those I remember reading about in Nintendo Power when I was younger. Vice: Project Doom in particular I remember looking cool, especially the sci-fi elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I remember playing and LOVING Battle of Olympus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I'm just going to leave this here. I offer no context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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James D. Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I can't believe how old UMK3 is. I forget that it came out like 16 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I can't believe it was 70 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 It was freaking cheaper on the Saturn, that's the crazy part. That and Street Fighter Alpha 2 for the SNES for 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 The Saturn was on the downswing at that point. Note that they were giving 3 free games with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Though my collection isn't what it used to be, I've decided to finally catalog everything with a program called GCstar. The best part of the program? Pie charts. Perhaps my most unnerving discovery is that I own an equal number of NES and 3DO games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Note to self, buy Dubs a couple of CD-I and Master System games to add more wedges to that wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 There are times when I find the inherent "let's turn everything into a meme" nature of the internet grating and unnecessary. This is not one of those times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Have I ever mentioned how close I have come to dressing as Torgo for Halloween the last four years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 If you get a Master costume, I'll dress up as Torgo for 2014 C2E2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 ...dammit, now I'm going to have to learn to sew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 A lot of interesting anti-pirating measures discovered in some games. Playing a cracked version of Antichamber prompts a screamer to appear in the first area. Pirated copies of Batman: Arkham Asylum have a lot of these, most notably invisible walls and a glide that never works. Alan Wake is the full normal game, except the main character model has an eye patch. Mirror's Edge slows you to a crawl and makes it impossible to move after the first two levels. The DS version of The Michael Jackson Experience turns the entire soundtrack into a ton of vuvzelas. Serious Sam 3 has a giant unkillable scorpion that chases you through the first level. If you kill it with cheats, it just comes back. Spyro: Year of the Dragon has several booby traps that render the game unwinnable. A lot of Konami NES games will boot into hard mode, prompting one-hit kills. Earthbound has... a ton. And if you bypass some of the minor ones, random encounters are ramped up to absurd levels to make the game borderline unplayable. Some areas even have enemies that aren't supposed to be in those locations. And it gets even worse after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 I've emulated and played most of the games I remember fondly from my childhood over the past few years. Earthbound is one of the ones I refuse to because of the Anti-Piracy measures. I'm sure I'm going to get one of the bad roms and get that happen to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Whilst all of those lines are interesting, this one... The DS version of The Michael Jackson Experience turns the entire soundtrack into a ton of vuvzelas. ....is hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Seeing as I don't foresee ever finishing my favourite games of all time list, I figure I'd post the remainder of the list for anyone curious. 60) Bust a Groove 59) Facade 58) I Wanna Be the Guy 57) Demon's Crest 56) Alter Ego 55) 7th Guest 54) Suikoden II 53) Panzer Dragoon Saga 52) Grim Fandango 51) Fatal Frame II 50) Jade Empire 49) Deus Ex: The Conspiracy 48) The Neverhood 47) Garou: Mark of the Wolves 46) LSD: Dream Emulator 45) Silent Hill 4: The Room 44) System Shock 2 43) Advance Wars 42) Portal 41) Mass Effect 2 40) Super Street Fighter IV 39) Diablo II 38) Super Mario 64 37) Phantasy Star II 36) Mega Man X 35) Rez 34) Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 33) WWF No Mercy 32) Psychonauts 31) Final Fantasy VI 30) Fire Pro Wrestling Returns 29) Silent Hill 28) X-Men vs Street Fighter 27) Myst 26) Command and Conquer: Red Alert 25) Capcom vs SNK 2 24) Another World 23) Total Extreme Wrestling 22) Ico 21) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 20) Okami 19) Tomb Raider 18) Pulseman 17) Rage Racer 16) Silent Hill 3 15) Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 14) I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream 13) American McGee's Alice 12) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 11) Virtual Fighter 5: Final Showdown 10) Super Mario World 9) Riven 8) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 7) Tetris Attack 6) Chrono Cross 5) Mega Man 2 4) Shadow of the Colossus 3) Street Fighter III: Third Strike 2) Silent Hill 2 1) Chrono Trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Kinda sad about the demise of the list. That said, the part I like of most of these types of lists is the stuff in the middle. You get less of the verbal fellatio and more on why you should like something. Not only that but almost all of these lists have the same things towards the top and the middle is where you see the stuff that is surprising or you've never heard of which is what's more interesting to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 While your top ten is about... seven games different than mine, it's vintage Dubs and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Cross, Shadow, and Trigger, I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Mario World, Shadow and Trigger. SMW is the first video game I ever finished. Cross probably makes my top 15 or 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 A few days ago, a prototype for what was to be called the Sega Pluto was discovered. It's essentially a Sega Saturn with the expensive NetLink built in. If the Saturn had done better in the states, there's a pretty good chance it would have been released at some point. As it stands now, there are apparently only two of these in existence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Would that have played cartridges and discs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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