Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion. I remember playing that game when I was little. I don't know if anyone's heard of it, but it's this game where you fly around in a giant snail and free animals and shoot slime at bad guys. I can't seem to find any pictures, videos or art about the game.

>>1286
If it's that game where you have to solve simple math problems to get more ammo, then I've played it.

Awesome games that got way too little attention? I know plenty of those (Elite Beat Agents, Beyond Good & Evil, XIII, Henry Hatsworth, and The Lost Vikings to name just a few), but my favorite example is Battle Realms. It's a very innovative yet surprisingly easy to learn RTS. Unfortunately, it was released at about the same time as Empire Earth, so it didn't get much attention.

>>1286
Oh my god, someone else played that game!

It was my favourite when I was a ki! I even memorized all the gate songs, because I was a sad nerd from an early age.
I was so sad when it started locking up in the last level, though.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJZ2osmrdmI oh god they're worse than I remembered)

WarioWare. The entire series.

I own all but the second one with the FUCKING GYROSCOPE I COULD NEVER FIND ARGHARGH

It does have a fanbase, but a very, very small one for what I consider a mainstream Nintendo game. Sly Cooper and Kirby also need bigger fanbases. I think they exist, they just live under rocks, or something.

>>1287
Nope, you have to solve riddles having to do with animals and their life cycles and stuff. You have to solve them at these guardian gates that give you pieces of the medallion and let you through to the next environment if you get them right. If you don't get them right, you have to fly through that entire environment all over again.

Here's a gameplay video I found.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IFQk4zUr3Y

>>1296
Oh...and Maurice LaMarche did the voice for the main bad guy. He also did the voices for Dexter's dad from Dexter's Laboratory and Brain from Pinky and the Brain.

Vector man

Battle Realms. One of the first PC Games me and my Brother played and which seems nobody to
know.

It was a simple real-time strategy computer game. You had to choose between a so called clan and then to produce peasants to get resources/ make buildings in which you send them later to train them into military units.

You could choose in the multiplayermode free between all 4 clans. The lotus, wolf, snake and dragon. The dragon and snake clan are alike except that the dragonclan is the good one and the snake clan the bad one which means, it was in some ways nastier. Than you had the lotus which was a mix between black magic and technologie and the wolfclan which was mostly nature and magic.

The game had it all for us. Good music. Decent story. But the highlight for me was the difference but still identity to the clans. Either you had units which use black magic and don´t fear cannibalism to get new powers, or you had berserker which you later let become werewolves in the middle of a fight.

It had heart and i really wish there would come a Battle Realms 2 out.

>>1306
My boyfriend would hug the shit out of you now if he could. He's a BIG fanboy of this game and for good reason, it's very fun and wellmade. Shame there's no fandom for it whatsoever.

To everyone who loves RTS - CHECK OUT BATTLE REALMS.

>>1307
RTS is one of those genres I've never played because it looks intimidating. I'm thinking about it, though.

Jet Force Gemini. This was without a doubt THE best gaming experience of my childhood.

It's a 3rd-person shooter set in a fictional galaxy where giant bugs terrorize little cuddly bear-like creatures. And you have to kill the bugs. You can kill the bears, too, but eventually you will have to backtrack (a fucking lot) to rescue them all before taking on the head bug baddy. Great level design and amazing music made the massive amount of backtracking that much more bearable (lol). It was truly ahead of it's time.

Another forgotten gem is Sphinx and The Cursed Mummy. It was a neat little puzzle game. The cliffhanger ending screamed "sequel", but the game didn't really sell as many copies as THQ wanted, so it never happened. Wasn't even discussed. A shame, too, it was a damn good title.

>>1310
I've talked to my friend who was a hardcore fan of Jet Force Gemini, and she sent me the music for the credits. My mom thought the first minute or so was porno music, lol.

>>1310
Holy shit I loved that game. Oh the nostalgia.

Chameleon Twist for the Nintendo 64.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/Chameleon_Twist_Cover_Art.jpg
http://www.chronicgames.net/images/games/nintendo%2064/chameleon-twist-screenshot-001.jpg

I got it from my cousin when we were visiting family in Utah for Christmas. I liked it because of the music and it was different from the other platforms I had played like Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie. However, the easy was too short, with only 6 levels and could be completed in one sitting. The same goes with it's sequel.

HOLY FUCK I REMEMBER OMF, I PLAYED THE SHIT OUT OF THAT AS A KID

The music was awesome and Pyros was such a badass mech, omg. FIRE KICK

Also Jazz Jackrabbit and Hexen. I fucking loved Hexen. I always played as the Cleric cause he had the coolest weapons.

>>1325
Holy crap, I thought only my sister and I remembered Jazz Jackrabbit!
The derpy red rabbit was my favorite.

>>1326
Jazz Jackrabbit was the first game I ever beat! Man the music is awesome, I found the soundtrack not too long ago. I think you're talking about Jazz Jackrabbit 2, which I never played, but I do remember Spazz.

Another obscure game I loved that nobody remembers now is Battle Beast. Fuck that game was fun. Cartoon animals that changed into robots and fought each other. Good times.

>>1326
You're thinking about Jazz Jackrabbit 2 there. No shame, that was a good game too!

The very first game I owned as a kid was Jazz Jackrabbit 1. Got me into gaming as a whole and Jump n' Runs specifically. Good times, good times ...

>>1282
THIS GAME MY GOD THIS GAME!

I still have a cd somewhere with the installer. It's amazing.

Also jazz jackrabbit and raptor, an awesome shooter for the computer. I spent hours on that fucking game. One of the best shooters I've played. Fuck touhou!

Anyone remember an old PS1 game called Intelligent Qube? I only played a demo over and over, but it was addicting as heck.

I barely remember this fucking game. I do remember the feeling of uneasiness that followed me during, and a while after, playing it. I remember it being fun, though the fact that it was all a dream(?) kinda spoiled my mood upon completing the game.

Terrified me as a kid. Can't get enough of it now.

>>1334
Used to own that when I was 9, I got to watch my parents play it for hours. Now all we own still IS the Playstation Underground demo.

I swear, between me and my brother there is no one I know who has played this game. Which sucks, because its fun as all hell. I've always wanted to make a custom server to play this game, I have no idea how I would do that though :/

Kameo: Elements of Power.

Granted it was a launch title for the 360, but not many people outside of Rare fans really remember it. It was slated for a movie, and a sequel, but both were canned pretty quickly.

Horribly underrated.

>>1333
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 was one of the first games I ever beat. Also my first platformer, believe it or not. Great game, even if the level design was fairly bland. Awesome soundtrack and animation, though.

<- THIS GAME. Dear lord, I still love the ever-loving heck out of it.

I doubt anyone knows what this logo is for.

>>1611
It's marathon, anyone who's played Halo 3 knows what this is.

I loved this game a ridiculous amount.

>>1611
i sure as hell kmnow what it looks like it is but probably isn't

>>1612

People should have played Marathon itself to know what it is. I admit I appreciated the little references to it in Halo, but god-damn.

Also, I think it's worth linking this for anyone who is curious: http://marathon.sourceforge.net/

>>1616

I have to admit, this is pretty much why I main Tau in Soulstorm.

>>1613
You'd think it would be a perfect fit for Wii. Also it was cool they brought Todd back for that.

>>1300 I love that game so damn much, god...

Hmmm.... A lot of people are totally unfamiliar with the SNES game Earthbound... which is actually the best game in the world. No joke, homes.

>>1639
Played it, love it and I love that reference in that game as well.

>>1639

I wouldn't say Earthbound is obscure, it's probably the most popular Nintendo RPG franchise aside from Pokémon.

This little shit of a game was my friend for years until some relatives lost it. I loved going around and killing things. I never got far because someone else always wanted to TV

I borrowed this game for a while for my cousins and I loved playing it. I miss it...

Terranigma. An SNES RPG only released in Japan and Europe, and I still wonder why it hasn't been ported/re-released at all.

Legend of goddamn Legaia, also known as The Legaia. As a wee miss, I ditched Final Fantasy VII about an hour in and popped this in instead. I fell in love.

It's a traditional JRPG with elements of a fighting game and capturable monsters that you could summon. It's short (you can beat it in 24 hours) but really fun and sort of original.

No One Lives Forever.

I swear, it inspired TF2 a little, and I remember it being the first FPS (well, NOLF and Half-Life 2) that garnered my attention.

>>1687
Hey, I remember that one. Used to play it with my dad.

>>1639 Hurpdurp Mother 2 was better. Get me my Hipster glasses.

<-- My childhood. Arc the Lad is my favourite RPG game series. If I mention it some people will vaguely recall the Cattle Call shitfest 4th and 5th games for PS2 (4 was okay, I like it, but 5 I don't even speak of) or the awful anime of the second game. But the PS1 games were just... all I ever needed.

>>1310
So I tried this game for the first time yesterday. The aiming is really hard, but it is indeed fun. Then again I also tried Ocarina of Time for the first time yesterday, so I've got a lot of catching up to do.

As for my contribution, I had a sort of love-hate relationship with this game, which I doubt was played by very many people- it got 6.5 out of 10 but I'd play it if I still had it.

>>1712
Oh god the emperor's new groove game. I played the demo on the DVD but I never actually got the game itself. Kinda regret that, I had fun at the time.

Okage: Shadow King. I love that game in ways I can't even begin to list.

Pity it sold maybe 10 copies outside of Japan.

>>1743
I have been told I would like it because I am a fan of Tim Burton's aesthetic, and apparently it is "Tim Burton: The Game".

Although you can say the same for Psychonauts (and, of course, the Nightmare Before Christmas games).

>>1744
Okage's aesthetics are A LOT like Tim Burton's. The main difference is that Tim Burton's movies use a lot of black and white and shades of grey, while the game is very colourful. If you like Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride, I wholeheartedly recommend Okage to you.

The "see a classic tale from an unexpected pov" premise is very Burton-ish too. Okage's premise is one of the most original I've ever seen in a game.

Narrative-wise, it's kind of a mixed bag. The first half of the game is amusing, but feels rather shallow. It's sort of a parody/subversion of the classic Evil Overlord story: entertaining and enjoyable, but nothing groudbreaking.

THEN, at about half point (which, admittdely, is what a lot of gamers would call too late), you get some genuinely unexpected and very interesting plot twists. From that point onwards, the story gets much more engaging, gradually developing until it actually becomes introspective and emotionally involving. The ending (not just the final scene, but the whole showdown with the Big Bad) is one of my favourite endings ever.

The humor is kind of hit-and-miss. some gags are very childish, others are hilarious. In general, it's a very lighthearted kind of humor: wacky situations and snarky lines. Overall, I loved it, but YMMV.

The gameplay is a mixed bag too. It's very simple (basically it's attack, defend or use magic), but also very hard (you have few HP, and the enemies hit hard). If you liked old SNES RPG you'll probably love the challenge, but if you are a fan of modern RPG you'll be annoyed by the total lack of customization).

One thing that I think Okage objectively failed at is that one very poignant story that explains the Big Bad's pov can only be heard if you complete an absurdly difficuly luck-based subquest. Such an important plot-related scene should have been part of the main story, not a throwaway missable scene that 99,8% of the players never saw.

Also, the loading times are excruciatingly long.

Still: awesome aesthetics, unique premise, plenty of humor and memorable lines, an initially shallow plot that eventually develops into a moving story with a great ending, and challenging boss battles. This is why, despite it's glaring flaws, Okage is one of my favourite games ever.

I've got some games to add to the list: the ClayFighter games, The Neverhood, and Skullmonkeys. I don't know how many people remember those games, but they were awesome.

Also, there was supposed to be a new ClayFighter game. It was gonna be for the Wii, but no one ever heard about it, again. I think it got canceled :(

>>1746
I accidentally said "slaymation" the other day, and someone told me it'd make a good Clayfighter sequel title.

>>1745
Arguably, Willy Wonka and Alice and Wonderland are pretty colorful movies of his. I might like it, then. I admit I'm not an old-school gamer (I tried emulating Final Fantasy 1 once and I ragequit), but I can try it out and see if I like it.