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Title: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Cartilage Head on 16 Apr 2008, 15:42
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/hey_there_fatty/DESTREEEEEGAAAA.jpg)

DESTREEEEEEGAAAA!

 It was basically an awesome fighting game where you fought on a 3D plane, throwing fireballs and shit of varying strengths at eacother. It was so fun.
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Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 16 Apr 2008, 15:50
BIO FREAKS
(http://www.consolemad.co.uk/shop/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/6d79f345e38e55c1a02b7214b55126b0.jpg)

pretty much just a really awesome, gory fighting game that had a very strange sense of humor and employed some interesting game play that i don't think has been seen since in a fighting game. for instance: the ability to literally blow the limbs off your opponent. it wasn't easy to do but if you could hit them just right without killing them you could, if you were lucky, take off one or both their arms. i think you could even take off heads but it probably resulted in death.
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Post by: KvP on 16 Apr 2008, 16:03
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1383/rottxg8.jpg)
Rise of the Fucking Triad.

Missing fingers.

Drunk missiles.
 
Trampolines.

Nazis.

Priest Porridge hot.

Priest Porridge cold.

Fireballs.

Collectible coins.

God mode.

Dog mode.

Ludicrous Gibs.

OH SHIT SPINNING BLADES

Free walls.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Imfree.jpg/470px-Imfree.jpg)

Thread over.

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Post by: Theonefish on 16 Apr 2008, 16:39
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7729/powerstonehz2.jpg)

I miss the Dreamcast.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Emaline on 16 Apr 2008, 18:24
Can we post awesome games that no one has ever heard of? Like....

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/18/Pathologic.jpg/250px-Pathologic.jpg)

Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Narr on 16 Apr 2008, 18:33
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Dragon_View_Title_Screen.jpg)

RPG? Yep.  Platformer/dungeon explorer?  Yes.
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Post by: Nodaisho on 16 Apr 2008, 19:05
I know of dragon view, I tried playing it once, but the copy didn't work. I heard it was good.

(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6087/xwingalliance1uj6.jpg)

I loved that game about 8 years ago, I played it constantly, mostly the sims though, I kept getting stuck on the missions (couldn't get past the first one because I kept picking up the wrong crate for shipping). I was a real star wars nerd around then.
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Post by: Thy Dungeonman on 16 Apr 2008, 20:40
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/Tetrisphereboxart.jpg)

SO addictive. As were most Nintendo 64 games.
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Post by: est on 16 Apr 2008, 21:06
(http://hol.abime.net/pic_full/dbs/0801-0900/860_dbs1.png)

Legend of Faerghail.

It is an RPG from 1990 that was along the same lines as the original Bard's Tale I and II, except a bit more complex and a bit better graphically.  Among the cool things were a rank-based fighting engine (ie: melee up front, ranged and magic up the back) and people could change where they were situated in mid-battle, battle animations (which were good for their time) and the ability to let the party simulate an attack round (which was especially helpful vs low-level enemies, as they'd just kill the fuck out of them).  There was also a rather large and wide array of spells in comparison to most games around at that time, as they kind of ripped off DnD a little, if I remember rightly.

Another especially interesting thing was that there were a number of different languages to learn.  If a character in your party knew enough of a monster's language they could talk to it and sometimes convince it to leave you alone.  This was especially true for wild animals, as they didn't really want to attack you, they just wanted you to go away.

For a good review of the game, check this page out: http://amigareviews.classicgaming.gamespy.com/legendfa.htm
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Post by: Surgoshan on 16 Apr 2008, 21:32
(http://www.coolrom.com/screenshots/snes/E.V.O.%20Search%20for%20Eden.gif)
This game is just fun.
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Post by: Emaline on 16 Apr 2008, 21:49
[Tetrisphere]

SO addictive. As were most Nintendo 64 games.


God I love that game. It was so much fun. And the music was alright, too.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 16 Apr 2008, 22:50
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/ackblom12/sanitarium1.jpg)

One of the best adventure games and most twisted stories ever fucking made.
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Post by: LordNagash on 17 Apr 2008, 04:15
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/Syndicate_Wars_Coverart.png)

Mmm cyberpunk.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Uber Ritter on 17 Apr 2008, 07:29
Rise of the Fucking Triad.
Drunk missiles.
Trampolines.
Nazis.
Priest Porridge hot.
Priest Porridge cold.
Fireballs.
God mode.
Dog mode.
Ludicrous Gibs.
OH SHIT SPINNING BLADES

I have not forgotten, sir.
That game was one of the most ludicrously gory, over the top and fun things I ever played.  My favorite ludicrous gib was the flying eyeball.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: muteKi on 17 Apr 2008, 08:27
(http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/4183/ristarcovereurl5.jpg)

I <3 colorful platformers.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: ledhendrix on 17 Apr 2008, 11:14
KKND Crossfire

(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/510SSN2Y05L._AA280_.jpg)

Me and my friend used to play this all the time. We only had a copied version though and it was a bit sketchy and eventually got scratched out of existence. Was still an ace game though.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: 0bsessions on 17 Apr 2008, 12:50
(http://www.juegomaniaticos.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/windowslivewriterretrogameofthedaymariobros3-17b8super-mario-bros-3-boxfront-74404821.jpg)

Yes? That's obscure, right?
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Post by: Boro_Bandito on 17 Apr 2008, 16:14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatures_(artificial_life_program)

Man, I miss this series so much. If I hit it big I'll make a game company just to recreate this series. But I'd probably find some way to include more advanced genetics.
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Post by: est on 17 Apr 2008, 17:41
SYNDICATE

Mmm cyberpunk.

FUCK YES.

I used to play the original of this on the Amiga.  It was fucking badass.  This game could really do with a re-make.  It would be completely fucking awesome.  Apparently Molyneux would like to do a remake, but considers it unlikely due to licensing issues :(
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Cartilage Head on 17 Apr 2008, 17:48
 Holy shit, Muteki. I played that when I was a kid and wondered and wondered for forever what it was called and could never find anything about it until you just posted that. Bless you.
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Post by: Storm Rider on 17 Apr 2008, 19:31
It's on the Virtual Console, if you have a Wii.
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Post by: will: wanton sex god on 17 Apr 2008, 22:22
The Guardian Legend.  I could talk about this game for hours.
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Post by: StMonkey on 18 Apr 2008, 10:03
(http://i32.tinypic.com/nzj3vd.jpg)

Air combat the most awesome way possible.
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Post by: Narr on 18 Apr 2008, 10:47
The Guardian Legend.  I could talk about this game for hours.
Not that I know what you're talking about, but it DID remind me of a couple games no one seems to have ever played but me.

All by the same company!

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/92/Guardian_Heroes.PNG/250px-Guardian_Heroes.PNG)
(http://n64.icequake.net/mirror/slaanesh79/Box_Art/Cart_Boxes/Mischief%20Makers%20(U).jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 18 Apr 2008, 10:49
Mischief Makers was awesome!

man, i used to love that fucking game.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: muteKi on 18 Apr 2008, 11:14
Yes, anything by Treasure.

I think I'm a bit in the minority because I prefer Headdy to Gunstar Heroes.


Also, Light Crusader was doing the Symphony of the Night-style gameplay even before SOTN (only in 3D, so it has its moments of frustration due to the isometric viewpoint). It's amusing considering their crowning achievement while still a part of Konami was Super Castlevania IV.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: will: wanton sex god on 18 Apr 2008, 14:21
The Guardian Legend.  I could talk about this game for hours.
Not that I know what you're talking about, but it DID remind me of a couple games no one seems to have ever played but me.

All by the same company!

If you have an emulator for NES, i suggest you get on this immediately.
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Post by: Ikrik on 18 Apr 2008, 15:04
I think it's slightly sad and distressing that I have absolutely no knowledge of any of these games except Mario....
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Alex C on 18 Apr 2008, 15:59
Of the games listed, I own Lockon, SMB3, I76, Rise of the Triad, EVO and Syndicate Wars. I don't own X Wing Alliance, but I've played and owned all of its predecessors.

Also:
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a207/Xyljin/snatcher-cover.jpg)
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Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 19 Apr 2008, 00:10
(http://www.cpujunky.com/pugsley1218suxSNES/Bubsy.gif)

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Post by: imapiratearg on 19 Apr 2008, 07:20
(http://gaygamer.net/images/vectorman.jpg)

This was one of the first games I ever played.
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Post by: Nodaisho on 19 Apr 2008, 08:29
I don't own X Wing Alliance, but I've played and owned all of its predecessors.
Man... I heard that tie fighter was pretty much the best star wars game ever, but by the time I had heard of it and connected it with X-wing Alliance, it was old, I doubt I could find any of them anymore.

All these great games, and I know there is no way in hell I am going to ever play all the games I should play.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Alex C on 19 Apr 2008, 09:39
I've always considered the lack of new X-Wing/Tie Fighter games rather inexplicable. Too bad the pc market isn't what it used to be, because it'd be awesome to dust off a joystick and blow up imperials/rebels the ol' fashioned way again rather than just fumbling through another railshooter. Not that there's anything wrong with railshooters, mind you-- I enjoyed Star Fox as much as the next guy-- but I'd kill for another X-Wing game, since it split the difference between arcade style and simulationist offerings so well.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: muteKi on 19 Apr 2008, 09:54
Vectorman

They tried reviving it, but people didn't like the look of it and felt it was too derivative of Metroid Prime and Halo.
Still, I'm mostly with you.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Uber Ritter on 19 Apr 2008, 18:15
KKND Crossfire

Me and my friend used to play this all the time. We only had a copied version though and it was a bit sketchy and eventually got scratched out of existence. Was still an ace game though.
Yeah, it was pretty beast, and this is from a guy that pretty much refuses to play RTS's.
The original KKND was also good.

Also, the originaly Duke Nukem sidecrollers were awesome when I was seven.
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Post by: imapiratearg on 19 Apr 2008, 20:33
Vectorman

They tried reviving it, but people didn't like the look of it and felt it was too derivative of Metroid Prime and Halo.
Still, I'm mostly with you.

I remember it was a fun arcade/platformer.  I'm not surprised people didn't like the idea of it trying to suckle on the FSP-Teet.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: McTaggart on 20 Apr 2008, 00:44
I've always considered the lack of new X-Wing/Tie Fighter games rather inexplicable. Too bad the pc market isn't what it used to be, because it'd be awesome to dust off a joystick and blow up imperials/rebels the ol' fashioned way again rather than just fumbling through another railshooter. Not that there's anything wrong with railshooters, mind you-- I enjoyed Star Fox as much as the next guy-- but I'd kill for another X-Wing game, since it split the difference between arcade style and simulationist offerings so well.

When I read this post I went off to look for someone to quote about the rumblings I thought I'd heard about the wii getting a new rogue squadron game. Turns out that Factor Five have pretty much said they're not doing anything for the wii, so no, there won't be a rogue squadron game for wii.

That sucks.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: beat mouse on 20 Apr 2008, 03:19
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Septerra_Core_-_Legacy_of_the_Creator_Coverart.png)
sure 99 wasnt that long ago (fucking 10 years nevermind long enough) but this was an awesome pc rpg and i actually just downloaded an iso again to play through it, lots of fun to be had here, and maybe aside from dialogue is quite original.
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Post by: Fletch on 20 Apr 2008, 03:44
I actually liked the original Syndicate. It had massive corporations fighting it out worldwide.
Syndicate Wars was a global syndicate that couldn't work with itself vs a church group that didn't start with the resources to commit.

Rogue, ADOM & more recently Incursion are games I'd like to put up. But maybe they're not really that cool.
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Post by: gardenhead_ on 20 Apr 2008, 05:29
Does anyone else remember this incredible auto-vigilante simulator from Activision in 1997? It was the most stylish game you have ever played. You drove awesome American muscle cars and customised them to crush assorted road-dwelling baddies. It was stylised to look like a 70s road movie. You played Groove Champion, out to avenge your sister's murder with her old companion Taurus. It was fucking amazing! There were two sequels that weren't nearly as good. I wish someone would make an updated version of this incredible game!
Yes! I remember playing this game with my cousin. It was sooo much fun. I would love to see a remake.
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Post by: LordNagash on 20 Apr 2008, 17:07
Septerra Core
sure 99 wasnt that long ago (fucking 10 years nevermind long enough) but this was an awesome pc rpg and i actually just downloaded an iso again to play through it, lots of fun to be had here, and maybe aside from dialogue is quite original.

Heh I remember that game, it seemed too short to me if I remeber correctly. Though the cover art reminded me of a game I really liked that I could want a sequel too,

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/Oni_Coverart.jpg)

Suppose its not old enough yet though.
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Post by: The Mighty Mopdecai on 20 Apr 2008, 17:20
FEAR EFFECT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Effect
An amazing game that looked amazing
Futuristic cyberpunk china a story that literally decending to hell.
The sequel was quite good as well more chinese mythology and more ladies.

Fear Effect 3 Inferno Cancelled ??????
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Effect_Inferno
Read wikipedia they chose Lara Croft over the two lesbians

Tom
Not the emo kid
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Post by: muteKi on 20 Apr 2008, 17:23
Does anyone else remember this incredible auto-vigilante simulator from Activision in 1997? It was the most stylish game you have ever played. You drove awesome American muscle cars and customised them to crush assorted road-dwelling baddies. It was stylised to look like a 70s road movie. You played Groove Champion, out to avenge your sister's murder with her old companion Taurus. It was fucking amazing! There were two sequels that weren't nearly as good. I wish someone would make an updated version of this incredible game!
Yes! I remember playing this game with my cousin. It was sooo much fun. I would love to see a remake.

Apparently it was called Interstate 76 but is listed under GameTap as Groove Champion.
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Post by: Surgoshan on 20 Apr 2008, 20:35
I remember Septerracore.  I'ma have to dig my copy out and give it another try.  I always got fairly fed up with the combat.
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Post by: niftysnail on 20 Apr 2008, 21:52
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Mlhgenesis.JPG/256px-Mlhgenesis.JPG)

theres nothing like a game where bribing the ref is an exceptable move 
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Post by: Reed on 21 Apr 2008, 06:14
My favorite thing to do in I76 was play the early levels and use only your pistol to take out the other drivers......


.....I probably spent far too many hours of my childhood doing that
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Post by: teh pwn queen on 21 Apr 2008, 06:24
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/games/drg000/g029/g02965ylrcy.jpg)

I remember being a little 6 year old when it first came out and having to fight with my sibs on who got to play it next.
I was always the velociraptor.
ALWAYS.
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Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 21 Apr 2008, 06:43
Actually that reminds me of this game

(http://www.retrogames.it/immagini%5Cfoto%5Csega%5CMDprimalrage.jpg)

It was basically a straightforward beat 'em up game (ala Mortal Kombat or Streetfighter) with reasonable graphics for the 16 bit console era, much like (http://media.teamxbox.com/dailyposts/killerinstinct_n64box.jpg)

but in this game the characters were dinosaurs (there was a Deionychus, Tyrannosaur, Allosaurus, Triceratops and some weird creature that looked like a Dilophasaurus with the neck of a Brachiosaur) and a giant ape/baboon monster. It was pretty fucking cool.
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Post by: ledhendrix on 21 Apr 2008, 08:38
I have vague memories of primal rage. Those memories are telling me it was fucking brilliant.
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Post by: AngelofShadows on 21 Apr 2008, 14:34
In Primal Rage, one of the special attacks was farting. And beltching. And you could play vollyball with cavemen.
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Post by: KvP on 21 Apr 2008, 14:42
All I remember about Killer Instinct was the primitive, extremely low-quality voice sounds they used. The guy was yelling very intensely, but it sounded like those old TV shows in which someone is talking on the phone and you can hear the person on the other line but the speech is garbled. So when you start a fight, it will announce the fighters and come out as "WAMBERWAR VERWIW WOMMAWA! FIEE!"
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Post by: ledhendrix on 21 Apr 2008, 15:02
Yeah i remember the farting. Man can't believe i've forgotten that game up until now. Might have to try and get my hands on it.
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Post by: De_El on 21 Apr 2008, 15:40
Kinda reminds me of this game:
(http://www.artdujeu.com/phpbuns/jeu/upload/3535.jpg)

A game where people transform into animals and beat the shit out of each other. SURELY THAT'S AN ORIGINAL IDEA, RIGHT GUYS? HAS ANYONE TRIED THAT YET?
The memories are fond.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 21 Apr 2008, 17:20
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/ackblom12/Boogerman.jpg)

I had almost forgotten about this great juvenile platformer.
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Post by: Alex C on 21 Apr 2008, 20:20
In Primal Rage, one of the special attacks was farting. And beltching. And you could play vollyball with cavemen.

Fun fact: The arcade game originally had an acidic golden shower fatality which was subsequently pulled from the home release versions for being an acidic golden shower fatality.
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Post by: Thaes on 22 Apr 2008, 00:29
Kinda reminds me of this game:
(http://www.artdujeu.com/phpbuns/jeu/upload/3535.jpg)

I only played the original Bloody Roar, not its sequels. I have to admit, it was a pretty original idea.
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Post by: imapiratearg on 22 Apr 2008, 10:19
I remember Bloody Roar being a totally bad ass game.
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Post by: Johnny C on 22 Apr 2008, 12:57
BIO FREAKS

In the eighth grade I wrote a comic about this. I never drew it but I wrote it. It's lost to the mists of time now but I cast the guy on the cover as a sympathetic character, if memory serves. A tragic, noble hero. He was in love with one of the other Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. who then had her back snapped towards the end by the lead villain. She died in his arm/gun but he went on to lead the F.R.E.A.K.S. to their ultimate goal of liberation from their fighting slavery and equal rights to live among humankind, all in her memory. It's actually kind of remarkable that I wrote it all and only played the game twice.

Anyways, I don't think anyone's thought of either of these games in years, but I could be wrong.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d1/Blades_Of_Steel_box_art.jpg/256px-Blades_Of_Steel_box_art.jpg)

(http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1053/genesisroadrashtg3.jpg)
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Post by: Surgoshan on 22 Apr 2008, 13:24
Heh.  I remember road rash.  Stayed up all night playing it.  Never played it again.  Apparently, it was fun.
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Post by: 20 jazz funk greats on 22 Apr 2008, 13:33
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/35/Final_Fight_(flyer).jpg/254px-Final_Fight_(flyer).jpg)
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Post by: Surgoshan on 22 Apr 2008, 13:46
Check it out, it's Blanka!
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Post by: muteKi on 22 Apr 2008, 14:25
Oh, man, Blades of Steel! The fighting game with a hockey minigame thrown in for the heck of it! It was awesome!
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Post by: Edible on 23 Apr 2008, 07:31
(http://hardwar.corsarius.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/hardwar-box-cover.jpg)
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Post by: AngelofShadows on 23 Apr 2008, 11:26
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/BeyondOasisCover.jpg)
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Post by: thegreatbuddha on 27 Apr 2008, 02:34
Vectorman

They tried reviving it, but people didn't like the look of it and felt it was too derivative of Metroid Prime and Halo.
Still, I'm mostly with you.

Wait, what? Vectorman was a platformer. Was there a sequel planned?

Also, KI was awesome, just for the cheese factor. Infinite corner juggle with Saberwulf FTW.

There was an old NES game I don't quite remember the name of. Metal Storm maybe? You played as a robot that could switch gravity and walk on ceilings and whatnot. It was a fun game, but it got ridiculously hard on the later levels.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 27 Apr 2008, 10:20
Before Blizzard made nothing but Diablo, Starcraft and Warcraft they made some amazing games for consoles.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/ackblom12/BlackthorneSNES.jpg)


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/ackblom12/g06695jui5l.jpg)


Also, the best racing game ever made.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/ackblom12/rock_n_roll_racing-f.jpg)
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Post by: KvP on 27 Apr 2008, 13:44
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/Theme_Hospital.front_cover.jpg)
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Post by: SilentJ on 28 Apr 2008, 04:41
This weekend I downloaded DOSBox so I could download and play EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest.  I forgot how ridiculous this game is.
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Post by: mrjoegangles on 29 Apr 2008, 16:47
Kid Icarus for the win.
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Post by: Fishboy on 06 May 2008, 05:10

Does anyone else remember this incredible auto-vigilante simulator from Activision in 1997? It was the most stylish game you have ever played. You drove awesome American muscle cars and customised them to crush assorted road-dwelling baddies. It was stylised to look like a 70s road movie. You played Groove Champion, out to avenge your sister's murder with her old companion Taurus. It was fucking amazing! There were two sequels that weren't nearly as good. I wish someone would make an updated version of this incredible game!

I fucking loved that game, damn it was good.
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Post by: Doug S. Machina on 12 May 2008, 17:27
I have vague memories of primal rage. Those memories are telling me it was fucking brilliant.
I have similar memories.

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/games/drg000/g029/g02965ylrcy.jpg)

I remember being a little 6 year old when it first came out and having to fight with my sibs on who got to play it next.
I was always the velociraptor.
ALWAYS.

That was a lot of fun. Though not nearly as awesome as Syndicate. I loved that game (and can still remember the music and voices. Weird.)

I actually liked the original Syndicate. It had massive corporations fighting it out worldwide.
Syndicate Wars was a global syndicate that couldn't work with itself vs a church group that didn't start with the resources to commit.

Ha. True, but they did give you some fantastic gear.

Flood. (picture refused by bad internet.) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_(computer_game))

It's absurd how much I played that.
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Post by: SilentJ on 13 May 2008, 04:29
Anybody remember the SNES version of Jurassic Park?  Shit was hard as hell.

That fucking T-Rex killed me every goddamn time.
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Post by: teh pwn queen on 14 May 2008, 03:36
Here's another:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/BrutalPawsOfFuryGENESISBoxArt.jpg)

Foxy Roxy was my favorite, always got a kick out of her butt smacking taunt.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Doug S. Machina on 14 May 2008, 04:33

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/ackblom12/g06695jui5l.jpg)


Lost Vikings! Fantastic.

Also...Revenge Of The Mutant Camels. You're the camel.

EDIT: (God damn ImageShack and all its works)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Mr. Mojo on 14 May 2008, 18:54
Oh my god the lost vikings!!!! I used to play that game on my windows 95 or 98. Can't remember which.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Surgoshan on 14 May 2008, 21:58
So you know, they made a sequel which is fairly awesome.  I know of no legal way to get it though, but were you of a mind to break the law via emulators, it would be available.  Some place.  I haven't searched in ... years...  Wow.  I wonder if I still have it?
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Dimmukane on 15 May 2008, 07:16
I know I have it lying around on my hard drive somewhere.  Well, not somewhere, I know the exact folder.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Xerostyle on 16 May 2008, 18:13
(http://www.ultragraphik.com/blog/images/tomba.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Dimmukane on 16 May 2008, 19:25
I've only ever seen that at one friend's house.  It was awesome, even though we only played it for 2 hours.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Thaes on 17 May 2008, 01:48
I remember Tomba! (which, for some reason, is called Tombi in Europe). In fact, I have it´s sequel around here somewhere...
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Nonmoumou on 30 May 2008, 01:25
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t281/Mourgrym/20-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: StreetSpirit on 30 May 2008, 07:19
The old computer games Traffic Department 2192, Loom, and the Incredible Machine are all pretty cool and enjoyable.

Whoever posted Rock'n'Roll Racing is so very correct, that game is SPECTACULAR.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Rolling20s on 30 May 2008, 10:15
Planescape: Torment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planescape_Torment)

Now the thread can be over.  :wink:
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: carrotosaurus on 30 May 2008, 10:48
Oh, come on, everyone remembers Planescape: Torment.

But, I bet not everyone remembers this gem: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogo:_Mobile_Armor_Division)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/partyongarth/ShogoBox.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Rolling20s on 30 May 2008, 10:50
Okay, you got me with that one.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: AngelofShadows on 30 May 2008, 14:27
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t281/Mourgrym/20-1.jpg)

Find this game for me now please
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Dissy on 30 May 2008, 14:58
(http://7th Guest)

Find this game for me now please
I use to have it, and it sequal.

I use to have Rick Dangerous on my Computer.  Aparantly, you can play it here:
http://www.classicgamesarcade.com/game/21611/Rick-Dangerous-Amiga-Atari-ST.html
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: ackblom12 on 30 May 2008, 16:26
Oh, come on, everyone remembers Planescape: Torment.


I still have it actually!

Edit:

Also. this one was not a particuarly revolutionary game by any means, but it was amazingly fun.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/ackblom12/61FTXR1CR5L_AA280_.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: spidergland on 31 May 2008, 03:09
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ce/Beneath_a_Steel_Sky_Coverart.png)

Come on, the main character was named after a crappy lager.  I miss point and click games  :-(
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: schimmy on 31 May 2008, 14:18
I am almost certain that's available for free (legally, too!) on the internet somewhere to download. Everyone should do so immediately.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: StMonkey on 01 Jun 2008, 11:22
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2yye350.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: MKH90 on 01 Jun 2008, 15:47
I am almost certain that's available for free (legally, too!) on the internet somewhere to download.

True (http://www.reloaded.org/download/Beneath-Steel-Sky/18/), and...

Everyone should do so immediately.

Definitely true.

The first page rang (sadly) almost no bells, except obviously for Mario 3, but the second page... oh boy! All those memories of playing Road Rash, Blades of Steel, The Lost Vikings, Theme Hospital, BASS... sweet.

Anyone here from the C64-era? :P

(http://www.80sdos.com/screens/donaldducksplayground1.png)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: fozmo on 01 Jun 2008, 20:27
(http://www.thestencil.com/archives/images/Hitchhikers_Guide_box_art.jpg)

Really cool? Check
Old? Check
Nobody Remembers? Probably not so check

Either way, 20th anniversary edition!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_nolan.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_nolan.shtml)

If you've never played it before, I commend you if you get out of the house on your first try.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Surgoshan on 01 Jun 2008, 20:41
Text adventures in general are impossible.

That one was extra impossible, with two scoops of frustrating and a generous drizzle of pure evil.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Tako on 19 Jun 2008, 18:30
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/PumpkingPudding/arcadia_dc_front.jpg)

Yes, that's right.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Funk Thompson on 20 Jun 2008, 14:16
Alien Legacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Legacy) by Sierra.

It combined a compelling storyline with Sim / Civ style play - lots of exploration and resource management and was downright difficult, but not in that "throw it down a few flights of stairs in frustration" way.

Never beat it, and have several times tried to get it to work in emulators and Virtual Machine with no luck.

In fact, would pay if someone could instruct me on how I could get it to run on my rig.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: greyghost on 20 Jun 2008, 19:51
Septerra Core
sure 99 wasnt that long ago (fucking 10 years nevermind long enough) but this was an awesome pc rpg and i actually just downloaded an iso again to play through it, lots of fun to be had here, and maybe aside from dialogue is quite original.

Heh I remember that game, it seemed too short to me if I remeber correctly. Though the cover art reminded me of a game I really liked that I could want a sequel too,

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/Oni_Coverart.jpg)

Suppose its not old enough yet though.
Believe it or not, I still have Oni on my notebook (lol), beats the hell out of freecell.

A couple of my favorites were in the Quest For Glory series :lol:
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: De_El on 20 Jun 2008, 22:14
[Skies of Arcadia]

Yes, that's right.

Dude, this game still has a bunch of fanboys. Also, it is amazing.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: The extra letter on 21 Jun 2008, 04:07
Fantasy Zone.
(http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8048/zzz22i033xz0.jpg)
A nifty, psychedelic little shooter that was released on the Sega Master System. Back when I was a kid, this game was my favourite game of all time, but it was only after I found my Master System gathering dust back in 2000 that I sat down and finished the game.

I may be biased, but the Master System had some really incredible games.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Storm Rider on 21 Jun 2008, 12:10
[Skies of Arcadia]

Yes, that's right.

Dude, this game still has a bunch of fanboys. Also, it is amazing.

Also, there is a new game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_of_the_Battlefield) coming out from the same director that has Vyse and Aika as playable characters. Not quite a spiritual sequel in the sense of say, Bioshock, but the closest we'll get to SoA2 for a while.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Tako on 21 Jun 2008, 22:01

Also, there is a new game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_of_the_Battlefield) coming out from the same director that has Vyse and Aika as playable characters. Not quite a spiritual sequel in the sense of say, Bioshock, but the closest we'll get to SoA2 for a while.

Seems neat. Unfortunately, it is for PS3, and I don't plan on owning one of those for a very long time. (too much money plus I have all the other current gen consoles to keep me occupied)


Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Storm Rider on 21 Jun 2008, 22:17
I do have the other two current gen consoles, but I spend a lot of money on video games anyway, and I do think I will eventually buy a PS3 for all the weird Japanese shit that publishers won't put on the 360 because nobody in Japan owns one.

Basically, ITT: I have yet another internal struggle with my poor impulse control and my desire to hold out for another price drop before buying a PS3.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: evernew on 27 Jun 2008, 11:05
Oh God, this stuff brings back memories.

I absolutely second

- Syndicate Wars
- Rise of the Triad (when I was 9 or 10, I once didn't come home from school and my distressed mom found me in the school's PC lab playing ROTT and loving it)
- Bloody Roar
- Lost Vikings (what an awesome game idea)
- KKND - I was and still am a firm believer in the Warcraft school of real-time strategy game controls. That said, I loved KKND. The customized units were totally useless but some of the units you could produce there, I still wish I had in other games. Especially the tank with the two ginormous machine guns. Also, great soundtrack.

My great games that nobody remembers:

* Captain Comic (from '89 or so, whopping 16 colors. Took me 3 years to finally finish it. But I had started playing it when I was 5 or 6).
* Sokoban
* Death Rally (had the shareware version for years and always tried to beat the faster cars with the biggest one I could buy. Hopeless.)
* Bleifuss - the German Need for Speed. Awesome controls and pretty cool tracks.
* Bifi Racer - a little promotional game that had quite a cult following.
* STUNTS! Whenever I talk to people whose first computer game was NFSU or Warcraft III or even Half-Life, they look at me like I'm a strung-out hippie talking about the glory days when I tell them that a great game didn't and doesn't need great graphics. I weep when they don't understand.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Fletch on 27 Jun 2008, 22:21
I know Syndicate Wars was 3d, but why do people prefer it to the original?
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: McTaggart on 28 Jun 2008, 07:42
I remember Captain Comic. Well, I remember that it existed, I remember it was there in the explorer-y thing that I think Norton Commander let us have rather than just the dos command line. I remember I kept trying to play it but something was wrong and it never started, so I always went back to Crystal Caves instead.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: evernew on 28 Jun 2008, 08:02
It was a very basic jump 'n run. Ran on our old 286 with 640k of RAM and 8 MHz processing power (12 if you pressed the Turbo button!).
8 levels, collecting treasures, picking up power-ups that made your gun better and not being able to save. If you played it, you played it in one sitting.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 28 Jun 2008, 14:40
There was a strategy game I really liked that one of my brothers friends let me borrow and play way back, but I can't for the life of me remember the name. So in that way not even I remember it. There were several factions in it though I remember, and one of them were like beasts, and in that you started out with like a single beast tamer who basically summoned all of the other units, who in turn would get more advanced tamers who could summon more powerful creatures, there weren't any buildings or structures for them, and I thought that it was really original. There were at least two human factions, one your basic medieval style and the other a sort of seafaring group that had a lot of archery. You gained resources by capturing lodestones or something like that, and I just really liked the gameplay for some reason. Its probably a pretty old game and the graphics were 2D.

In fact if anybody could help me out with the name maybe I could track down a copy of it somewhere, would like to have a little nostalgic trip to add on to me rebuying Diablo II.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Cartilage Head on 29 Jun 2008, 12:28
 I can't believe I forgot this one. I always forget it when listing my favorite games of all time, but this is definitely one of them.

(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/hey_there_fatty/Jade_Cocoon.jpg)

 It is a monster-catching themed RPG, with a great story and really fun combat. The main thing though is that it had a monster-fusion system
(often imitated, such as in the Shin Megami Tensei games) that was really great, and to this day I don't think that system has been topped in an RPG.

 Also it really upset me when the sequel sucked.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Cagia on 01 Jul 2008, 05:53
How about
 (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Etvideogamecover.jpg)
?

Being serious. Conker's Bad Fur Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conker%27s_Bad_Fur_Day) on N64. It's only 7 year old, but damn it was good
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: mat_mantra on 01 Jul 2008, 06:51
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_Master

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Party

I still drag out the old grey box for these
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: MrBlu on 11 Jul 2008, 00:52
(http://www.ultragraphik.com/blog/images/tomba.jpg)
Hehe BACON!!

I think my game would be... Harley's Humongous Adventure... I think Descent is a pretty popular game...
I knew and like KKND. 'Twas epic.

If anyone knew Reign of Fire, it was a kick-ass RPG series...
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 12 Jul 2008, 13:32
Being serious. Conker's Bad Fur Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conker%27s_Bad_Fur_Day) on N64. It's only 7 year old, but damn it was good


Pretty sure most everyone remembers Conker's Bad Fur Day. Or at least I do.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Vendetagainst on 12 Jul 2008, 21:39
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q232/scapocy/D.jpg)

And

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q232/scapocy/Jetpack.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: SensoryOssuary on 13 Jul 2008, 20:42
(http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4123/klonoarc2.png)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Rocket_Robot_on_Wheels_Cover_Art.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: jessco on 01 Aug 2008, 04:26
(http://www.4colorrebellion.com/media/pics/08/02/ogrebattle64.jpg)

Ogre Battle.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: snalin on 01 Aug 2008, 13:46
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Ape_Escape_UK.jpg)

This was made out of awesome. The best part was the boxing mini game. I was half my current age when this came out. Freakish.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 01 Aug 2008, 14:10
(http://www.mr-atari.com/afbeeldingen/2600box/2600boxedkeystonekapers.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Totentag on 01 Aug 2008, 15:22
(http://www.modojo.com/media/features/172/battletoads2.jpg)

I had this on Super Nintendo, and it's the only game other then Zelda and Donkey Kong that I can remember anything about. =P
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: DavidGrohl on 01 Aug 2008, 16:21
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dd/Return_to_Zork_Coverart.png)

Want some rye?!  Course ya do!
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: akashacatbat on 05 Aug 2008, 23:49
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2001/nes/miketysonspunchout/miketysonspunchout_screen002.jpg)


Shining Force
(http://www.retrojunk.com/img/art-images/shiningforce1box.jpg)

And I know, technically, this is supposed to be games no one remembers, but my favorite old game of all time...

The Oregon Trail

(http://www.mygadgetbag.com/Portals/0/storyimages3/oregon%20trail.jpg)

Not to brag or anything, but I recently found a copy of the Windows 95 version at a garage sale for 50 cents. Best money I ever spent.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: KvP on 06 Aug 2008, 00:13
(http://www.mega-cd.de/werbung/werb15.jpg)
FUCK YEAH BITCHES
I SAID FUCK. YES.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Ozymandias on 06 Aug 2008, 00:20
Speaking of terrible Sega CD games which are actually fun: Sewer Shark.

SHOOT THA TUBES, DOGMEAT!
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: KvP on 06 Aug 2008, 01:02
And now, KvP presents - The Searcher... a poorly photographed and most unflattering tale of love and loss in the closet of dreams. Now with happy ending!
(http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6022/82331759dq6.jpg)
(http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/1694/30303696fb0.jpg)
(http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4058/82787720zh2.jpg)
(http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9900/31721865cn6.jpg)
(http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/5149/18926127fx9.jpg)
(http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/8346/21624597hy7.jpg)
(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7272/11vs7.jpg)
(http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7653/84379697uf6.jpg)
(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6734/95573898dv5.jpg)
(http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/4144/39650689lx8.jpg)
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8060/img1667oe5.jpg)
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4394/img1669aj0.jpg)
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5198/img1670mw5.jpg)
(http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/8347/img1671sf2.jpg)
(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5444/img1672xd2.jpg)

Good goddamn, I have too many stone classics in my closet. And I bet that Sim Health is worth some money these days.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Alex C on 06 Aug 2008, 10:52

The Oregon Trail


Fuck Oregon Trail. I was playing it last week on Virtual Apple (http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraildisk.html) to relive the glory days of 3rd grade when I was the best kid in class at that game, and you know what happened? I did my usual thing: I started out as early as possible as a farmer, spent all my money but $20 (ferry & emergency money) on spare parts, clothes, oxen and bullets and spent a solid month and a half hunting for food while subsisting on starvation level rations. Emboldened by my huge pantry, I cranked up the meal size and proceeded to make great time. That's about when my fucking wagon burst into flames.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 06 Aug 2008, 12:33
I loved Mad Dog McGree in the arcade.

Speaking of obscure games with live acting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Traveler_(video_game)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: KvP on 06 Aug 2008, 16:22
Don't forget Deadalus Encounter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus_Encounter\)!
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: akashacatbat on 08 Aug 2008, 22:43
Fuck Oregon Trail. I was playing it last week on Virtual Apple (http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraildisk.html) to relive the glory days of 3rd grade when I was the best kid in class at that game, and you know what happened? I did my usual thing: I started out as early as possible as a farmer, spent all my money but $20 (ferry & emergency money) on spare parts, clothes, oxen and bullets and spent a solid month and a half hunting for food while subsisting on starvation level rations. Emboldened by my huge pantry, I cranked up the meal size and proceeded to make great time. That's about when my fucking wagon burst into flames.

That's half the fun! God, sometimes I used to name every person in the wagon after someone I hated in real life and then just run the fucker into the ground... you know, 10 oxen but nothing else and then just hurtle forward at a grueling pace until everyone died.

Good times, good times.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: KvP on 09 Aug 2008, 01:43
Oregon Trail ain't got shit on Amazon Trail.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: MissZahrah on 10 Aug 2008, 09:41
Quote
Really cool old games that nobody remembers.

ya know... given the parameters of this thread as stated in the title.. it really shouldn't have any replies.


That being said... here's one that at least a *couple* people remember:

(http://www.theoldcomputer.com/Libarary's/Pictures/NESGameCovers/City%20Connection.jpg)

 :lol:
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 11 Aug 2008, 18:10
Oregon Trail ain't got shit on Amazon Trail.


Nononono, fuck that. Yukon Trail (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon_Trail).


Edit: Looking at your stack of games in that first picture, I see you have it. WHY HAVE YOU NOT STATED THUS?! I actually had all of the games, like, Oregon,Amazon,Yukon,Mayan, and Africa. I could only beat Yukon and Oregon, the others were all really hard, at least to my young mind, like, where the hell do you find the sinchoma?!
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Surgoshan on 11 Aug 2008, 20:02
Oregon Trail ain't got shit on Amazon Trail.


Nononono, fuck that. Yukon Trail (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon_Trail).

I was really, really hoping that was a Calvin & Hobbes link. 

It wasn't.

I hope you get syphilis.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Cartilage Head on 11 Aug 2008, 20:10
 To the person way up there..

 Everybody remembers Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, people are always talking about it, you silly dummy.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Harun on 27 Aug 2008, 11:46
(http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3484/341lo6.jpg)

 :-D
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: EbilEladrrialSkeksis on 28 Aug 2008, 03:28
Blast corp. nin 64. LOVE running over various things with various hybrid earthmoving equipment.......

Wizard of wor. amiga .

Rtype. ( rtype final's buggere4d save system annoys the ... beejeebus outta me...)
I still play neverwinter nights too.....
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: jmrz on 29 Aug 2008, 04:51
Oh man, other people remember Captain Comic! I loved that game as a kid. Also Commander Keen. I really should see whether I can get those to work under bootcamp or something, that would be awesome.

I played a lot of Theme Hospital as well whoever linked that on the last page, same with the Incredible Machine. I also loved Creatures (but have appeared to have lost the disc for that), The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain and Lego Rock Raiders (no idea what year that was, but it was fun!).
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: WriterofAllWrongs on 29 Aug 2008, 11:26
(http://img.vidaextra.com/2007/11/nights.jpg)

This game was the absolute shit when I was like, 10.

And then of course there is:

(http://i.testfreaks.com/images/products/600x400/31/tenchu-stealth-assassins.537119.jpg)

Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Unosuke on 29 Aug 2008, 11:52
(http://www.gametab.com/images/ss/ps2/1456/box-l.jpg)

Maaaaaybe the most badass game ever.

Also, I this isn't a game, but I had/have one of these. You can plug it into a PS2, but it'll only work if you were playing PSX games.

(http://www.businessweek.com/1997/51/art51/bw5130.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 30 Aug 2008, 19:27
Oh man, other people remember Captain Comic! I loved that game as a kid. Also Commander Keen. I really should see whether I can get those to work under bootcamp or something, that would be awesome.

I played a lot of Theme Hospital as well whoever linked that on the last page, same with the Incredible Machine. I also loved Creatures (but have appeared to have lost the disc for that), The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain and Lego Rock Raiders (no idea what year that was, but it was fun!).

Creatures eh? Well, the company that created that game died, and recently another company bought all of the games and the IP of it, and have for like the past two years done absolutely nothing with it. The interesting thing is, there's still a rabid fan base surrounding the games, breeding norns, making new content, and I believe the website sells all of the games in the series in a pack on their website, or you could check e-bay, amazon, there's used copies somewhere I'm sure.

Gamware site : http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/creatures_index.php
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: mediumrare on 31 Aug 2008, 13:42
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/mediumrareXXL/bushido7uo-1.jpg)

Did anyone ever play this? I was talking about it enthusiastically to a completely disinterested friend one time in a bar and it sparked a wonderful geeky conversation with a passing stranger.

"MAN ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT BUSHIDO BLADE?!?!"

Yeah... One hit kills with massive swords. Wonderful wonderful game.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: CardinalFang on 31 Aug 2008, 14:40
Yep, I played Bushido Blade.
Actually I bought a Playstation because of the game. I went over to a friends house and he was playing it. After getting slaughtered all night I went out and bought the console and the game.
I loved the one shot kills.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Be My Head on 31 Aug 2008, 16:59
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Ecco-cover.jpg)

Need I say more?
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Chesire Cat on 31 Aug 2008, 17:30
(http://www.theoldcomputer.com/Libarary%27s/Pictures/NESGameCovers/Adventures%20of%20Rad%20Gravity.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Cartilage Head on 31 Aug 2008, 18:54
Bushido Blade was the Stuff.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: WriterofAllWrongs on 31 Aug 2008, 19:35
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Ecco-cover.jpg)

This game is so depressing man.  I was bad at the game when I was littler and kept dying, and all the sad fish and the music.  It was a very emotional experience.

Here's another game that frightened me as a child.

(http://arciem.com/joe/images/kyrandia_b.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Harun on 02 Sep 2008, 16:07
didn't they make a 3-d Ecco?
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Felrender on 07 Sep 2008, 21:37
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Rocket_Robot_on_Wheels_Cover_Art.jpg)

Oh shit, I fucking loved this game.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Doc Leech on 23 Sep 2008, 13:12
(sorry if this is considered necro)

I just read through the thread and was amazed to find no mention of the epic game Flashback (though there are a lot of dead links now, so maybe it was).  I remember playing that and Civ I (I think) on my older brother's Amiga for hours and hours at a time.  Hell, that may be what nerdified me.  Anyway, great game!  I should pick it up again, I'm sure I'd still remember the tricks... and that's rather sad now that I think about it.

I don't know if it's just nostalgia or what, but seems to me that today's games don't possess a tenth of the quality of these games of old.  Then again, perhaps I'm just a jaded gamer.

Also, the original Tie Fighter thumps all other Star Wars games, past & present.  Hard!
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Dollface on 23 Sep 2008, 23:36
(http://www.queststudios.com/sierra/images/jones.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d5/SimTower_Coverart.png)

(http://lbawin.akoonet.com/Images/LBA.jpg)

Blades of steel

God i love that game
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: satsugaikaze on 24 Sep 2008, 01:33
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Total_Annihilation_Coverart.png)

The best RTS before Supreme Commander in terms of game mechanics. Yes, the mechanics were better than Starcraft mechanics.

My most memorable moment of playing this was playing a LAN game that lasted more than 3 hours, because of the fact that resource production is infinite in the game. It was generally easier to mod than StarCraft, had more epic battles, and the use of terrain was the smartest shit I'd ever heard of. It's disappointing that very few RTS games out there learn from the Supreme Commander/Total Annihilation series, because after I played it no RTS ever felt as complex and entertaining afterwards in terms of gameplay.

Not the most creative story though. =P
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: snalin on 24 Sep 2008, 02:01
(http://lbawin.akoonet.com/Images/LBA.jpg)

YES! oh god damn, yes, how could I forget. And number two as well of course. The scenery, the music, the game play and the characters. All so beautiful. And since it's not available for sale anywhere anymore, and there will be no more games, you can download it for free without any guilt from the Internets!
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: octodexy on 24 Sep 2008, 02:22
I don't know if anyone really remembers this game, no one I know ever knows what I'm talking about it, when I discuss it. It's not particularly old, ten  years. It's pretty ancient in video game time, I guess.

(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4236/heartofdarknessplaystatsw9.jpg)

It was my favorite game for a very long time, that and Jet Set Radio, but I'm pretty sure everyone loved that game.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Doug S. Machina on 24 Sep 2008, 08:57

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d5/SimTower_Coverart.png)

Tinkering with Sim Tower was strangely addictive.

(http://lbawin.akoonet.com/Images/LBA.jpg)

I remember the sequel fondly.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Total_Annihilation_Coverart.png)

Not the most creative story though. =P

That's right, it was pretty much "Two sides went to war over loading everyone's brains into computers, but they've been fighting for so long that it hardly matters."
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 24 Sep 2008, 17:38
god I lost so many hours of my life to Sim Tower. It took me forever to figure out the trick was to build wide, not tall at first.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 11 Oct 2008, 11:21
I'll give someone a cookie if they can find me a copy of Theme Park for the PC. a game that was released in '95, made by bullfrog studios. note, not Sim Theme Park, just Theme Park. I can't even find screenshots of it.

Edit: actually by a stroke of luck I found the wikipedia article on it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_Park_(computer_game) and oh shit they made a DS version! wooooo.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Chesire Cat on 11 Oct 2008, 12:00
My first online game I ever played was this cute little game called HoverRace (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HoverRace), released in '96 it actually NEEDED Win95 to play, which was odd since way more visually advanced games just ran in DOS anyway.  But all told, it was a fun game and I still use my registration number for a 4 digit password for anywhere that accepts them.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Kirala on 12 Oct 2008, 13:02
(http://files.playstatic.com/ps3/dino-crisis-cover.jpg)







(http://www.zombiejuice.com/zgamz/graphics/zamnbig.jpg)


Two of my favorite games of all time.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Vendetagainst on 12 Oct 2008, 13:07
Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a game no one remembers?
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Alex C on 12 Oct 2008, 13:38
Plus, Dino Crisis had 2 sequels plus a spinoff, Dino Stalker.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Kirala on 12 Oct 2008, 14:51
Okay no need to get feisty. What about lagoon? for the snes

 (http://www.retrogames.co.uk/stock/assets/images/Snes_-_Lagoon.jpg)

Or action force for the 2600?
 
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Blue Kitty on 12 Oct 2008, 22:29
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Mlhgenesis.JPG/256px-Mlhgenesis.JPG)

Please tell me someone else remembers the cartoon series that went along with this.

Also
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/Brave_Fencer_Musashi.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Fur_Fighters_Coverart.png)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 12 Oct 2008, 22:32
I'm pretty sure a lot of people bought/liked Brave Fencer Musashi when it came out.  I know I did.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Vendetagainst on 13 Oct 2008, 11:44
Hey since this thread's been bumped I've got to ask.
Earlier I posted D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_(video_game)) and Jetpack (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpack_(computer_game)). Does anybody remember these games? They were sooooo good. Get them, get them now. (jetpack's freeware now.)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: carrotosaurus on 13 Oct 2008, 13:42
I remember D and I remember it being really freaky at times, but when it came down to it, it was just alright. It was one of my first playstation games though, so I played it all the time.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Brian Erickson on 14 Oct 2008, 15:44
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JRW2CRCPL._SS400_.jpg)

I first played The Longest Journey when I was 12. I didn't know what the fuck was going on then, and now I'm still not entirely sure, but I DO know I like it a lot.

The sequel was pretty good, but I didn't like it as much as the first.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Dimmukane on 14 Oct 2008, 16:04
Fight you, they're both awesome!
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 14 Oct 2008, 18:59
Man, don't bring up The Longest Journey, it just reminds me that the PC adventure game genre is completely dead except for homebrews (which are often great, don't get me wrong, *cough*Yahtzee*cough*, but they also tend to be insanely short, unlike Thee Games of Yore like your basic TLJ.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: dennis on 16 Oct 2008, 04:03
TLJ was great. Dreamfall was good, too, but too short, and I'm not entirely sure they want to make a third one. It also lacked some of the atmosphere I liked about TLJ.

Anyone remember the Tex Murphy games? I loved those, ever since Mean Streets.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Dimmukane on 16 Oct 2008, 06:36
They're making the third episodic, supposedly.  There hasn't been a whole lot of news outside of that, though.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Oct 2008, 15:04
I enjoyed Gabriel Knight 2 more than TLJ.

It might just be the absurd Tim Curry voice acting though.

But I also thought it had better puzzles.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Dimmukane on 16 Oct 2008, 17:21
I didn't play TLJ for the puzzles.  Lateral thinking puzzles aren't as interesting as adventure game designers think they are.  I played it for the story, which is definitely up there in terms of best game stories ever told. 
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: ackblom12 on 16 Oct 2008, 17:24
I enjoyed all of the Gabriel Knight's better than most games period. It just seems like it's a bit unfair to compare it to the GK franchise.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Chesire Cat on 16 Oct 2008, 22:46
I tried playing TLJ but was bored sick by the site controls and the lack of being fun.  I never did get into the Gabriel Knight games, but I remember seeing them ALOT when I was younger.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: rainbowsandumbrellas on 16 Oct 2008, 23:01
[img width= height=]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/Maniac_Mansion_(Commodore_64)_box_front_cover_art.jpg[/img]

It makes me sad, just a little, that i know most of the games everyone else has mentioned..
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Oct 2008, 23:19
(http://i.cdn.turner.com/gametap/web30/games/120035450/SpaceQuest_DOS_VU_205_be900.PNG)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 17 Oct 2008, 05:56
Maniac Mansion is such a fucking awesome game dude! I could never beat it, all of the characters would either die or get trapped in the dungeon and game over. Pretty good graphics for its time though.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: rainbowsandumbrellas on 17 Oct 2008, 12:15
i was never able to beat Maniac Mansion either. That game just keeps kicking my ass. i fully plan on beating it before i die. It is one of my favorite games, besides Earthbound and Chronotrigger.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 17 Oct 2008, 12:23
Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, and Maniac Mansion.  Ah yes, the Holy Trinity of games that I find bizarre in their overrated-ness.

All were good games, but... Earthbound had a silly story and regular old gameplay, Chrono Trigger was great fun but not even nearly as good to me as FF4 or Secret of Mana, and Maniac Mansion is horribly clunky and dull compared to pretty much every other point and click adventure game from the same time period.

Back on topic: (http://www.waitingforgo.com/legend/eric/eric.bmp)

Legend games were awesome in general, but this one was aces.  It's easy to find it on abandonware sites and should run fine in XP.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 17 Oct 2008, 12:35
sweet, I gotta look that up. And really, I was pretty young(I'm 20 now) back when Maniac mansion was new and me and my siblings didn't really have a whole lot of games, this was before I actually became a "gamer". I'll look up Eric the unready, but give me some other suggestions. I honestly didn't think anyone remembered Maniac Mansion at all and since most of my peers definitely do not I was just pleasantly surprised to know I'm not the only person whose ever played it. Now I'm going to download and beat it.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 17 Oct 2008, 12:41
If you like Maniac Mansion, dig up the Space Quest games, possibly Police and King's Quest (though I never cared for either of those).

Also go here and go nuts:

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Hljómalind on 18 Oct 2008, 10:35
Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I loved Elite on the Atari, and was delighted to find out there's an open source version, Oolite, with a community attached.

But I guess Elite was pretty popular at the time, so people probably do remember it.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: hack on 21 Oct 2008, 01:14
because i'm a fan boy...

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/6/69/255px-StarTrekArmadaBoxArt.jpg)

i loved this game: it was command and conquer meets star trek. what i loved about it was it was so easy to mod. you could change out the ship names, change ship sizes swap-out weapons... it was one of the few star trek games out there that didn't suck.

or at least i didn't think it sucked... but that was just me, i guess.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Cartilage Head on 21 Oct 2008, 01:23
 Haha man you just reminded me of something.

(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/hey_there_fatty/Mastersbox.jpg)

 A lot of people hated it but I remember it being fun as hell.  The only Star Wars fighting game ever, I believe.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: JD on 21 Oct 2008, 19:58
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff101/Rlan3/hexen-1.jpg)
(I had the N64 version)
You know doom? well take the marine part out and replace it with medieval warriors you then have Hexen. Awesome game, but the story was non existent.

Game play!
(http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/atari_shack/gfx/hexen.gif)
I still have the game and a N64 to play it on.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: rainbowsandumbrellas on 26 Oct 2008, 13:35
[img width= height=]http://i15.tinypic.com/3yd4nrt.jpg[/img]



These games were SICK!! For the PC, but i spent many hours of my life playing them both. i was pretty good at them.
As a little nerdling, Star Wars RULED my life. i even went so far as to have a recurring dream, that i had a purple lightsaber
and i married Luke Skywalker. Jebus, i cannot believe i just admitted that...

But while i am on the subject of PC games that i totally spent too many hours of life on, that make me really lame:

[img width= height=]http://www.lacoctelera.com/myfiles/jaimixx/256px-Carmageddon_box.jpg[/img]

It was AWESOME. You drove around, bashing other cars, or killing people. Basically that is all you did. And i thought it was so much fun.
Yet, somehow, i grew up pretty well adjusted....
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 26 Oct 2008, 14:23
(http://www.cah.utexas.edu/projects/videogamearchive/images/CarWars_AutoDuel_compare.jpg)
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Chesire Cat on 27 Oct 2008, 09:13
"By Lord British and Chuckles"
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Jackie Blue on 27 Oct 2008, 10:59
Ironically, Lord British would end up being so batshit insane that even "Chuckles" would be at best a mildly appropriate name for him.

Actually, the very act of clinging to a name as retarded as "Lord British" (spoiler alert: HE'S NOT EVEN BRITISH!) is probably grounds for clinical insanity.

As are the design choices in many of the Ultima games.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Cartilage Head on 27 Oct 2008, 20:58
Hexen was so awesome.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: JD on 28 Oct 2008, 11:51
You can grab the sequel on Steam.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Sarasvati on 02 Nov 2008, 21:43
(http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/images/galleries/72/72_19_medium.jpg)

This was easily like my most favorite game in the world when I was a kid. I knew way more about Buddhism than all the other 10 year olds at school. Also: amphorae.

Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: dennis on 02 Nov 2008, 22:31
http://www.gog.com

Good Old Games!
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 02 Nov 2008, 22:43
So it turns out that Tim Curry was the voice of the God of Air in Sacrifice. huh.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Surgoshan on 03 Nov 2008, 18:01

This was easily like my most favorite game in the world when I was a kid. I knew way more about Buddhism than all the other 10 year olds at school. Also: amphorae.



Wow, Journeyman 3.  That came out when I was in high school.  I think it was one of the first adventure games I played, understood, and finished.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: damnitsteve on 03 Nov 2008, 19:47
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Legaiacover.jpg)

Mmmm, I love me some PSX RPGs.


The Tomba games and Ape Escape were excellent too.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: Boro_Bandito on 03 Nov 2008, 20:14
oh god I had some fun time with Legaia.
Title: Re: Really cool old games that nobody remembers.
Post by: carrotosaurus on 06 Nov 2008, 13:05

This was easily like my most favorite game in the world when I was a kid. I knew way more about Buddhism than all the other 10 year olds at school. Also: amphorae.



I completely forgot about it, but yeah that's probably one of the best games I played growing up.