I'm probably the only person on the Technodrome who's played...

[Shredder]

Share your obscure, import, or otherwise unusual or unpopular video game choices here. These would preferably be games you played and actually liked. Maybe some people can be introduced to games they never heard of or overlooked.

Here's just a few of mine:

Sega 32X
-Knuckles Chaotix

Playstation Imports
-One Piece Grand Battle Rush (kind of like Power Stone)
-One Piece: Pirate's Carnival (it's like Mario Party with One Piece characters)

DS (I play all of the mystery/detective games, even the obscure ones)
-Unsolved Crimes
-Touch Detective

[Ninjinister]

The Outfoxies (arcade)
Shogun Warriors (arcade)
Blood Warrior (arcade)
The Invincible (Korean DOS game)
Mutant DNA (Korean DOS game)
X-Men (Hyperscan)
The Ring Infinity (WonderSwan)
Astyanax (NES)
Psycho Fox (Master System)
Kenseiden (Master System)

Just a few from off the top of my head.

[愛]

Pachinko Sexy Reaction for MAME
Jesus for NES
Solstice for NES
Policenauts for PSX
Snatcher for Sega CD
Gundam Mahjong for DS

All I can think of for now.

[GK Punk]

Snatcher for Sega CD


That one I actually have played. I'm surprised Im not the only one!

Anything with "Valis" in the title for Turbo CD.

[愛]

I played it on Sega CD emulator, then again on my PSP. :) It's actually a great game.

[Lil G]

TMNT for PSP...:P

[oldmanwinters]

Sega 32X
-Knuckles Chaotix


It was the reason I got the ill-fated 32X system back in the mid-90s! I really do like this game and always have. It's too bad we never got a sequel.

[Barkworm]

Terranigma on the Super NES?! One of the greatest Action Adventures on the SNES.

[GK Punk]

Astyanax (NES)
Psycho Fox (Master System)
Kenseiden (Master System)

Just a few from off the top of my head.

I've played the hell out of Astyanax, and two of my friends actually own Psycho Fox and Kenseiden. Both are fun games. :)

[Voltron]

Match Mania (Shi Sensyo) for the original gameboy. That has some catchy music going on.

Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNJwgat9sVQ

Volley Fire for the GBA.

More kick ass music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze7jGmy0vYA&feature=related

[Krang]

Pop'n Music series (PS/PS2/arcade)
Tempo (32X)
Parasol Stars (TG-16)
Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary and Puyo Puyo 7 (DS)
Picross DS
Joyful Road/Munch Mobile (arcade)

I would put Rhythm Tengoku, Rhythm Tengoku Gold, and the 2 Ouendan games, but I know there are others here who have played them. ;)

[XERO]

I guess the most obscure games I can think of are the StarTropics games on the NES. I'm pretty much the only Dromer who mentions them the most.

[Peanut]

I guess the most obscure games I can think of are the StarTropics games on the NES. I'm pretty much the only Dromer who mentions them the most.

StarTropics isn't really obscure, it's just that no one cares about it anymore.

I've traveled into some pretty stupidly obscure territories, mostly on the NES and Famicom, and I'm happy the majority of them have stayed obscure, to be honest. Random crap like Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom and Q-Taro WanWan Panic deserve to stay buried in time. And really, with the ever widening availability of information on this kind of stuff these days, it's harder and harder to say a game is truly "obscure" anymore. While very few people have probably ever played No One Can Stop Mr. Domino, Byte Hell 2000 or Pepsi Man, everyone knows what they are at this point.

There are, however, a few games I know very few people have played that I really wish they would. Stuff like the Zettai Zetsumei Toshi games (Disaster Report and Raw Danger in NA), the third of which I'm praying hits over here at some point. And stuff that's come out in recent years I've attempted (and failed) to champion around the Drome, like Viva Pinata and God Hand.

[poiuytre]

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I got it as a gift from a relative on vacation. It's not that terrible of a game but everything about it is just so darn weird and stupid.

[Spitfire]

I played "Disaster Report". That game was pretty fun from what I can remember.

Some weird ones I played, though not so obscure I guess were "Mr. Mosquito" and "Stretch Panic". Another really obscure one I played was "Incredible Crisis". I've never heard someone mention that before. It was on the PS1.

[Ninjinister]

I've played the hell out of Astyanax, and two of my friends actually own Psycho Fox and Kenseiden. Both are fun games. :)

Yeah, those last three aren't as obscure as the rest of my list, but I can still mention them (to people offline and online) and still a majority of them have no idea what those are.

[Cure]

I played Dragon Spirit for the NES and no one seems to remember that. It was pretty cool. The for the SNES I had some D&D game called Eye of the Beholder that I HOPE no one played.

[That Matt Guy]

Ever hear of Operation Secret Storm for NES? Ever actually played the cartridge of it? I have unfortunately.

[ToTheNines]

Barbie Pet Rescue on the PC.

[raphael_is_cool]

Hudson Hawk on the Gameboy? I can't really think of something that obscure.

[Peanut]

Some weird ones I played, though not so obscure I guess were "Mr. Mosquito" and "Stretch Panic". Another really obscure one I played was "Incredible Crisis". I've never heard someone mention that before. It was on the PS1.

All three of which are completely f*cking insane. Incredible Crisis in particular is hilarious.

Yeah, those last three aren't as obscure as the rest of my list

Since arcade games are so much more difficult to find and play, even illegally, they're just going to continue getting more and more obscure. I do recall that we had a tiny conversation about the Outfoxies once. But only Christ knows why you're playing Korean DOS games.

[Ninjinister]

But only Christ knows why you're playing Korean DOS games.

Why wouldn't I?

[愛]

Because Korea is the poor man's Japan.

[Peanut]

Why wouldn't I?

Good point. Your logic wins this time.

[Ninjinister]

There doesn't need to be logic. I want to play them, so I do. Isn't that why everybody plays games?

[愛]

Well, there's a difference between playing games because "why not" and doing drugs or killing hookers because "why not."

But maybe that's a bad example or point. Oh well.

[Ninjinister]

Justifying one's reason for playing a video game just seems stupid.

[XERO]

I play them because I like pushing buttons.

[愛]

Justifying one's reason for playing a video game just seems stupid.

People who use that reasoning are the ones who are playing bad games most of the time, so...

[Ninjinister]

People who use that reasoning are the ones who are playing bad games most of the time, so...

Bad is subjective.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I dunno. Most of my stuff isn't that obscure.

Stun Runner - Mid/late 80s Atari/Midway tunnel racer. Quite fond of it.
ESPN Extreme Games - Crappy PS1 downhill inline racer for like 1995.
High Impact Football - Old Midway predecessor to NFL Blitz.

Can't really think of much else that would count as unique.

[愛]

Bad is subjective.

I'm seeing a pattern here.

I dunno. Most of my stuff isn't that obscure.

Stun Runner - Mid/late 80s Atari/Midway tunnel racer. Quite fond of it.
ESPN Extreme Games - Crappy PS1 downhill inline racer for like 1995.
High Impact Football - Old Midway predecessor to NFL Blitz.

Can't really think of much else that would count as unique.

You mean Super High Impact for SNES? That game was AWESOME! You could explode shoulderpads and have fights! "Someone get him a bodybag!" Classic!

[GK Punk]

I played Dragon Spirit for the NES and no one seems to remember that. It was pretty cool. The for the SNES I had some D&D game called Eye of the Beholder that I HOPE no one played.

Dragon Spirit is actually a game I was wondering the name of for a few years now. I remember playing it as a kid.

[jwiz154]

Blaster Master and Shadowgate, both for the NES!

[GK Punk]

Dude I loved Shadow Gate :o

[Ninjinister]

I'm seeing a pattern here.


And you're defeating the purpose of the topic. What's your deal?

[愛]

Who said I was? What's YOUR deal?

[GK Punk]

And what is the deal with airplane peanuts?

[愛]

These peanuts are making me thirsty! Oh wait, that's pretzels. Damn, that joke won't work... :cry:

[Ninjinister]

Who said I was? What's YOUR deal?

My head hurts...

Okay, more than half of my list are games I would not recommend to anyone. They are in my book, abysmal. This includes those Korean DOS fighting games. Only the Outfoxies and the last three on the list are worth playing. So yes, I've played games I would consider bad. Hasn't everyone?

On another note, I support Peanut's support of God Hand.

[raphael_is_cool]

these peanuts are making me thirsty! Oh wait, that's pretzels. Damn, that joke won't work... :cry:

George is getting angry!

[Ninjinister]

Hey, do homebrew console games count? I've played a godzillion as ROMs, but I've got a cartridge of The King of Fighters 2000 on Game Boy Color. It plays like the previous KoFs on Game Boy, but it has the cast of, like, '98 I think.

[Peanut]

On another note, I support Peanut's support of God Hand.

FINALLY! It has a laugh track, people! A F*CKING LAUGH TRACK!

Also, we've all played awful awful games just because. I'm sure of it. People who've been playing games for a long time are pretty f*cking masochistic anyways, because we've lived through a generation of games who's sole intent was to wear away our patience and turn us into controller smashing animals.

And, honestly, I really enjoy playing awful games and laughing at them. On several occasions, I've headed into a game store with the sole purpose of buying the worst looking crap I could find. It's fun, and highly entertaining, especially when you're three sheets to the wind.

[XERO]

And, honestly, I really enjoy playing awful games and laughing at them. On several occasions, I've headed into a game store with the sole purpose of buying the worst looking crap I could find. It's fun, and highly entertaining, especially when you're three sheets to the wind.

Now that's what I call commitment.

As for myself, I play what I like, what I can find, and what I can afford, whether it's obscure or not. Besides, I'm sure there are some trivial games out there that I like anyway.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Here's two I'm ashamed to admit. The Flintstones: The Movie, and Home Alone, both SNES.

[XERO]

I used to have the Genesis version of Home Alone.

[ThirdMarioBro]

You poor soul. I just rented it.

[XERO]

Poor soul indeed. I've lost count on how many times I've beaten the f*cker.

To make it even more hilarious, I got the game for free. :lol:

[Jester]

Anyone else played Interplay's Claymates for the SNES?

[GK Punk]

Anyone else played Interplay's Claymates for the SNES?

oh yeah, and the second one too. Never played the N64 game though.

I did think of a couple...

Anything with "Winx Club" in the title (PC/GBA/DS/PSP)

[XERO]

Does WWF WrestleMania Challenge for the NES count?

[Ninjinister]

oh yeah, and the second one too. Never played the N64 game though.

I did think of a couple...

Anything with "Winx Club" in the title (PC/GBA/DS/PSP)

Claymates, not Clayfighter. Same concept, same company (I think), different genre. There was only one Claymates, for the SNES.

[Peanut]

Claymates, not Clayfighter. Same concept, same company (I think), different genre. There was only one Claymates, for the SNES.

I know Interplay published it, not sure who the developer was on it, though. If it was Visual Concepts then it's the same company.

Either way, Claymates is absolutely awful.

[GK Punk]

Claymates, not Clayfighter. Same concept, same company (I think), different genre. There was only one Claymates, for the SNES.

Actually, I did play that too. I feel like such a loser since I've played so many of these games...

[oldmanwinters]

Alright, I've got a few.

I'll bet I'm the only one here who's played:

SEGA's Bug! (for PC)

Papyrus' NASCAR Racing I, II, III, & IV

Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City (SNES)

[GK Punk]

I used to have this NeoGeo game that was kind of like a mix of RPG and Motorcycle racing. I can't even remember the title of it anymore, has anyone played that one? And if so, for the love of all that is holy please tell me the name!

[XERO]

Sorry, man. It doesn't get much more obscure than the NeoGeo for me. I never even touched the thing.

[oldmanwinters]

Sorry, man. It doesn't get much more obscure than the NeoGeo for me. I never even touched the thing.

You should meet this guy!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lym8eHdQ1yM

[Krang]

I used to have this NeoGeo game that was kind of like a mix of RPG and Motorcycle racing. I can't even remember the title of it anymore, has anyone played that one? And if so, for the love of all that is holy please tell me the name!
I haven't played it, but maybe it's Riding Hero (http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/set/ridhero)?

That reminds me of another somewhat obscure game. It was an arcade driving game that I used to play in a movie theater in the early 90s, and for a long time I had trouble remembering what game it was. I'm pretty sure now that it was Chase H.Q., though.

[GK Punk]

Holy crap, I think that's it! I haven't played it since I was 14 so the title of it just eluded me all these years. And I loooooooved Chase HQ! That's one of my favorite arcade games.

[That Matt Guy]

Dude I loved Shadow Gate :o

One of my all time favorites on NES. Deja Vu and Uninvited are great too.

[Ninjinister]

Here's one that's "unpopular" that I used to play a lot: Shaq Fu. Yes, it's s***, but it doesn't deserve as much hate as it does get, because there are a lot worse fighting games out there, and there even were worse ones around the time the game came out. Still, I do have fond memories of sitting down with friends and bashing the hell out of each other/ridiculing how small the character sprites were.

[Peanut]

Shaq Fu does deserve sh*t, it just gets more because Shaq is in it. I still stand by my opinion that it had great character animation, though.

[XERO]

Shaq Fu does deserve sh*t, it just gets more because Shaq is in it. I still stand by my opinion that it had great character animation, though.

Yeah, it's just too bad it didn't have great characters.

Seriously, I challenge anybody to remember a fighter from that game that wasn't Shaq. :lol:

[Peanut]

Yeah, it's just too bad it didn't have great characters.

Seriously, I challenge anybody to remember a fighter from that game that wasn't Shaq. :lol:

Green Monster in a Towel, Tiger Lady and...f*ck. Red...thing with claws? Also...maybe a mummy?

[GK Punk]

One of my all time favorites on NES. Deja Vu and Uninvited are great too.

Yeah those were great games. I was really hooked on those back in the day.

[XERO]

Green Monster in a Towel, Tiger Lady and...f*ck. Red...thing with claws? Also...maybe a mummy?

Sad thing is, those are probably what they were called.

And it has me thinking of another fighter: Eternal Champions for Genesis.

[GK Punk]

Loved Eternal Champions. Me and my brother were obsessed with it.

[Ninjinister]

Leotsu, Diesel, Sett, Kaori, Beast, Nezu, Voodoo, Colonel.

I know there's more, but I don't recall them all by name.

EDIT: Eternal Champions on the Sega CD was THE S***! The violence made Mortal Kombat look wussy in comparison. It just didn't play as well... :(

Screw Sega for canceling the third one.

[Peanut]

Oh, God. I'd rather play King of the Monsters.

[XERO]

Funny story. I got Eternal Champions for Christmas when I actually was supposed to get Super Street Fighter II.

Talk about a shoryuken to the the groin.

[GK Punk]

That was an awesome Christmas for me actually, I Got Eternal Champions, Samurai Showdown, and Ranma 1/2 Super Battle for the Super Famicom.

[XERO]

Dude, you should've been there the day I got Sonic 3. I f*cking could NOT stop smiling for the rest of the day.

[愛]

I got Mario Bros. 3 for Easter. :)

[Jester]

Silly question: How many here have actually played the E.T. cart for the Atari?

[GK Punk]

My friend still owns a copy. He won't me destroy it for some odd reason.

[Jester]

We sold ours when we sold our Atari in '97....worst decision we ever made...:(

It and The Empire Strikes Back were 2 of my most hated games when that was our only consul.

[Peanut]

Silly question: How many here have actually played the E.T. cart for the Atari?

I own a couple copies of it, actually, and I've played it once or twice. Sure, it's terrible, but there were a lot of really awful Atari games. E.T. gets the worst rap because it was so over produced that it crashed the industry. It's still not the worst Atari game I've ever played, but it's certainly the worst game to have the biggest impact on the industry.

[XERO]

I'm surprised they haven't had the balls to make another E.T. game.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I own a couple copies of it, actually, and I've played it once or twice. Sure, it's terrible, but there were a lot of really awful Atari games. E.T. gets the worst rap because it was so over produced that it crashed the industry. It's still not the worst Atari game I've ever played, but it's certainly the worst game to have the biggest impact on the industry.

Yeah, there's far worse. Try Custer's Revenge.

Best Christmas morning ever for me was 1991 when I unwrapped that shiny new SNES. It was the last one in a 150 mile radius of Little Rock Arkansas. I think the sales clerk only held it for Mom to drive there because he wanted to be treated like a hero upon arrival, which he certainly was.

[XERO]

When I got Sonic 3, it was on a school day. No Christmas, no birthday, no epic suspense or drama whatsoever.

When I got home from school, it was just there, on the table, waiting for me to put it in the console.

[Shredder]

Loved Eternal Champions. Me and my brother were obsessed with it.

My brother (:kgrin:) and I loved this game, too. I remember us setting up all of the overkills and beating each other up in the 2-player versus battle room with all the hazards. The inner strength meter was kind of a pain, but it was a really innovative game with tons of training modes and cool features. Easily one of my favorite Genesis games. The Sega CD sequel was a great game, too, although it doesn't top the original for me. Too bad they don't make games like this anymore.

That's it, I'm making a thread just for old school fighting games. :D

[jalexbrown]

I don't really know if Vagrant Story for PS1 is obscure or not. From my own experience, the only people who know of it are Squaresoft/Square Enix fans (of which I am one). Xenogears is another Squaresoft classic that I've discovered a lot of people don't know. I also played Metal Gear Solid for the GBC, and I don't know anyone else who has played that. I'm sure someone on this board will correct me, though.

[Shipoopi02]

One of my favorite games is quite obscure in that I've only known of one person to have even heard of it. If ya ever get the chance to play Legend of Legaia (PS1), then by all means do so. Another more obscure game that I can think of is The Guardian Legend (NES).

[Peanut]

Neither are very obscure at all. I actually recall a lot of buzz around Legaia, mostly because it was developed by the Wild Arms devs, and everyone wanted to see what they could do in a post FFVII world.

Guardian Legend is even less obscure, for the simple fact that it's IREM published and Compile developed, and both companies have a strangely large fan base.

Certainly not known outside of the games community, though.

[Shipoopi02]

I guess it's just me, then. Well, they were obscure games to everyone I knew. And that's the important thing. ;)

[Candy Kappa]

I also played Metal Gear Solid for the GBC

I have that game myself.

[raphael_is_cool]

Just found that this game was apparently only a European release.

Noah's Ark on the NES. I used to love this game but found it really tricky as a kid.

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Yes. Those are evil drainplugs as mini-bosses.

[The Clerk]

Legacy of the Wizard for NES

[Cure]

My brother (:kgrin:)

WAIT A MINUTE. You and Krang are brothers? Like, for realz?

[ThirdMarioBro]

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Felix the Cat for NES. Its not that bad actually.

[GK Punk]

I never realized just how much I over did the NES games as a kid until this thread. Even the most obscure of the obscure I played. I swear I must not have done anything but play video games and guitar until I hit 19.

[Ra]

I'm probably the only pimpin' bitch here who's ever played the goddamn "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" game from 1992.

That crap was so hardcore. Only the most pimpin' of kids knew about it's goddamn awesome existence.

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:cry: Christ I hated that game...so goddamn much... James/The Red train that keeps running backwards seemed to have an almost homoerotic attraction to my bumpers.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I never realized just how much I over did the NES games as a kid until this thread. Even the most obscure of the obscure I played. I swear I must not have done anything but play video games and guitar until I hit 19.

This is a good thing.

[愛]

My brother bought a Super Famicom a week or so ago, and he picked up this game called The Firemen. It. Is. So. Awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQJk3gQLj-A

[Roland]

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Felix the Cat for NES. Its not that bad actually.

Cool i still have that game. Your right it was one of my friends favourite game. Anyone here ever played i think it is called mickey safari?

[Shredder]

WAIT A MINUTE. You and Krang are brothers? Like, for realz?

Believe it or don't, yes we are. :D

Does anyone else remember Soldiers of Fortune? I don't know that it's all that obscure since it was on both Genesis and SNES, but I still don't hear it mentioned much. Great game that's especially fun playing two-player co-op. I remember that at first I thought it was frustrating and too hard (as a kid), but gave it another try later on and it quickly became one of my favorite Genesis games. Navvie is still the man.

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[Roland]

I think im the only one that played pretty girl fighter (NES) . I can't finish the first stage because everything is japanese. So i don't know what to do.

[Ra]

Oh man, another game has resurfaced in my memory. "Mixed Up Fairy Tales" from 1991 for the DOSBox. I loved that game, but the badguy/troll scared the hell out of me.

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[愛]

You mean DOS? DOSBox is an emulator of DOS, right?

[Ra]

That's the one.

Damn emulators messing with my vocabulary...

[Archon_Turtle]

"I am probably the only one on the drome who has played"...

The Zombie Vs. Ambulance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WivDg4oAXM8

Hear me out, this game is actually pretty cool. It is basically Crazy Taxi...except youre an ambulance...and there are zombies. Japanese only on the PS2. Enjoy!

I couldnt get the embed to work, so I put up the link.

[Peanut]

It's part of the Simple 2000 Series, right? A lot of those games are f*cking ridiculous.

[The Clerk]

new legends for xbox uno

[raphael_is_cool]

I couldnt get the embed to work, so I put up the link.

For youtube embedding only include the bit of the URL after the =

So for that you'd put 'WivDg4oAXM8' in the youtube tags.

[KROW]

Does WWF WrestleMania Challenge for the NES count?

I played that to death. Just body slam your opponent for 5 minutes and pin. I liked the theme music when the wrestlers jumped in the ring.

Silly question: How many here have actually played the E.T. cart for the Atari?

Yep. That, and Empire Strikes Back that you mentioned before. 'Course, Empire was a bit more fun. I also played the Indiana Jones game and some dull-as-hell thing called, "Hide and Seek."

Anyway, I didn't see "Two Worlds" mentioned yet. I can't be the only one who slipped that in for a spell. I mean, a game where the evil force is called The Taint. That's just a curiosity satisfyer, if nothing else.

[Demon_Shredder]

I don't like playing bad games but I have one that I can't get rid off. Resident Evil Gaiden for the GBC. It's a horrible game imo. I also have Ghostbusters for NES but have not played it.

[Leo656]

Anybody ever play Quattro Adventure for the NES? Some kinda 4-in-1 cart deal: Boomerang Kid, Treasure Island Dizzy, Linus Spacehead and Super Robin Hood. I rented it a few times when I was like 6; it wasn't very good if I remember correctly.

I never hear anyone talk about Gunsmoke for NES or Legend of the Mystical Ninja for SNES, but I don't think they're very obscure. ((shrug))

[ThirdMarioBro]

I never hear anyone talk about Gunsmoke for NES or Legend of the Mystical Ninja for SNES, but I don't think they're very obscure. ((shrug))

They're not really common, but they're also not the most obscure. I played Mystical Ninja....didn't enjoy it that much.

[Roland]

I played gunsmoke for nes and ghostbusters for the sms. But what is the object of game of ghostbusters on the nes.

[Demon_Shredder]

I played gunsmoke for nes and ghostbusters for the sms. But what is the object of game of ghostbusters on the nes.

To make the player iritated to the point of breaking the game?