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[plagiarize]

here's one. i'm pretty sure that this was a game i played on the Atari ST. you were a red helmeted alien who landed on a planet's surface and ventured down underneath into all these different caves to (i think) repair your crashed spaceship. you were basically a green ball with feet (inside a big red helmet).

it was kind of metroidy in that the world was split up into screens, but was open for exploration. there were these little metal platforms you could fly about, otherwise you were jumping around and shooting stuff (i think).

any takers?

 

[exfixate]

I can barely remember this SNES game.

It was a platformer.
It was pretty colorful and lighthearted.
The main character picked up power-ups that made him transform into different things.
One of the bosses may have been an 'evil' scientist.
It is not Mega Man (ha).

I know I probably just described about half of the platformers on the SNES, but this has been killing me.

 

[Bay Maximus]

Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators?

Holy crap this is definitely it. How the hell did I completely forget about McDonald's being a part of this game??? Anyways, good find man :lol

 

[brb]

I can barely remember this SNES game.

It was a platformer.
It was pretty colorful and lighthearted.
The main character picked up power-ups that made him transform into different things.
One of the bosses may have been an 'evil' scientist.
It is not Mega Man (ha).

I know I probably just described about half of the platformers on the SNES, but this has been killing me.

Maybe Super Widget?

 

[Facism]

sorry if this is really vague.

There was this arcade game, it was a 2-player arcade side-scrolling platformer/shooter. It was futuristic and you could choose what level you played via picking it's corresponding planet. All i remember really is that the red planet was hard as balls.

 

[N4Us]

I can barely remember this SNES game.

It was a platformer.
It was pretty colorful and lighthearted.
The main character picked up power-ups that made him transform into different things.
One of the bosses may have been an 'evil' scientist.
It is not Mega Man (ha).

I know I probably just described about half of the platformers on the SNES, but this has been killing me.

Might have also been Claymates, but the main character's a blob and you might've remembered that, so maybe not.

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

Morph also has a similar concept:

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

 

[mclem]

here's one. i'm pretty sure that this was a game i played on the Atari ST. you were a red helmeted alien who landed on a planet's surface and ventured down underneath into all these different caves to (i think) repair your crashed spaceship. you were basically a green ball with feet (inside a big red helmet).

it was kind of metroidy in that the world was split up into screens, but was open for exploration. there were these little metal platforms you could fly about, otherwise you were jumping around and shooting stuff (i think).

any takers?

This sounds like one that's appeared here from time to time, and I'm always surprised to find it on a new platform - I thought it was Spectrum-only. Is it Starquake?

 

[mclem]

I can barely remember this SNES game.

It was a platformer.
It was pretty colorful and lighthearted.
The main character picked up power-ups that made him transform into different things.
One of the bosses may have been an 'evil' scientist.
It is not Mega Man (ha).

I know I probably just described about half of the platformers on the SNES, but this has been killing me.

I think it's most likely to be Claymates, as mentioned by someone else above, but I can also imagine there's some chance it's (Super) Putty instead.

 

[plagiarize]

This sounds like one that's appeared here from time to time, and I'm always surprised to find it on a new platform - I thought it was Spectrum-only. Is it Starquake?

ta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starquake_(game)

seems like it was on a number of platforms.

 

[Dr Zhivago]

sorry if this is really vague.

There was this arcade game, it was a 2-player arcade side-scrolling platformer/shooter. It was futuristic and you could choose what level you played via picking it's corresponding planet. All i remember really is that the red planet was hard as balls.

Xain'd Sleena?

 

[Roto13]

I need the name of this game so I can look it up and relive my childhood.

 

[protonion]

I googled "clue words coins net treasure" and got Treasure Mountain!

 

[Sniper McBlaze]

My brother had a game on Amiga a long time ago and all I can remember from it one scene who scared the living hell out of me.

I think the game was a horror point and click adventure. but not Gabriel Knight. I remember you were walking around some kind of bar or something and you could talk to a girl. And if you talked to her a second time her face transformed in to some vampire/demon like face.

What could it be?

Edit: Just checked around on GoG. Could it maybe be a game called Personal Nightmare?

Edit: Don't think it was that game.

 

[Lumine]

I'm trying to remember a game. It's an old pc game, can't remember how old exactly, I played it as a kid. Somewhere mid-nineties I guess. It's a rts game where your goal is to run a small farm village. I don't think it had much warfare/combat if any at all. I remember the graphics being quite bright and comical. That's about it, anyone have any ideas?

 

[poppabk]

My brother had a game on Amiga a long time ago and all I can remember from it one scene who scared the living hell out of me.

I think the game was a horror point and click adventure. but not Gabriel Knight. I remember you were walking around some kind of bar or something and you could talk to a girl. And if you talked to her a second time her face transformed in to some vampire/demon like face.

What could it be?

Edit: Just checked around on GoG. Could it maybe be a game called Personal Nightmare?

Edit: Don't think it was that game.

Dark Seed maybe.

 

[eso76]

My brother had a game on Amiga a long time ago and all I can remember from it one scene who scared the living hell out of me.

I think the game was a horror point and click adventure. but not Gabriel Knight. I remember you were walking around some kind of bar or something and you could talk to a girl. And if you talked to her a second time her face transformed in to some vampire/demon like face.

What could it be?

Don't remember that scene in particular but i don't remember many horror point and click games on Amiga.

Dark seed maybe ?


point'n'beaten

 

[Roto13]

I googled "clue words coins net treasure" and got Treasure Mountain!

Oh god, it's all flooding back now. Thank you.

 

[Lumine]

I'm trying to remember a game. It's an old pc game, can't remember how old exactly, I played it as a kid. Somewhere mid-nineties I guess. It's a rts game where your goal is to run a small farm village. I don't think it had much warfare/combat if any at all. I remember the graphics being quite bright and comical. That's about it, anyone have any ideas?

I think I found it myself. I think it's Beasts & Bumpkins. It was made in 1997. Anyone remember this game? I remember liking it at the time, but it's too long ago to remember if it really was any good and if the gameplay still holds up. Anyone know if it's worth trying to find it?

 

[quetz67]

There was an arcade game, typical shooter from the Space Invader/Galaxian era where you had a ship with a single shot, then at the end of every level there was a bigger ship docking from below giving you wider shots.

 

[RoryDropkick]

There was an arcade game, typical shooter from the Space Invader/Galaxian era where you had a ship with a single shot, then at the end of every level there was a bigger ship docking from below giving you wider shots.

Moon Cresta?

 

[Bisnic]

I remember some very old Sierra PC game. Early 90s or late 80s, im not sure. It was on some tourist island, like hawaii or something, and i think it played a little like Police & King Quest back then. I think the main character was wearing a white suit or something... One of the first PC game i've ever played, yet i can't remember the name! It's been nearly 20 years, and i was 6-7 years old back then, it's kinda hard to remember anything. :lol

 

[Graphics Horse]

I remember some very old Sierra PC game. Early 90s or late 80s, im not sure. It was on some tourist island, like hawaii or something, and i think it played a little like Police & King Quest back then. I think the main character was wearing a white suit or something... One of the first PC game i've ever played, yet i can't remember the name! It's been nearly 20 years, and i was 6-7 years old back then, it's kinda hard to remember anything. :lol

Operation Stealth springs to mind...
Starts in a latin american airport and the guy on the box has a white suit, I had always wanted to play this but never got round to it!

edit: Leisure Suit Larry?

 

[someguyinahat]

I remember some very old Sierra PC game. Early 90s or late 80s, im not sure. It was on some tourist island, like hawaii or something, and i think it played a little like Police & King Quest back then. I think the main character was wearing a white suit or something... One of the first PC game i've ever played, yet i can't remember the name! It's been nearly 20 years, and i was 6-7 years old back then, it's kinda hard to remember anything. :lol

If it was on a tourist island, then you played Leisure Suit Larry 3.

 

[joshschw]

It's a PS1 game that I've been trying to find for years. The problem is I can't remember its name. The only thing I remember about it is that there is a certain part at the beginning of the game where a girl asks you to kiss her and you can do so by pressing forward or decline by pressing back. If you kiss her, her boyfriend will show up and kick your ass and it's game over. Any ideas what this game might be?

Also, it's an adventure game and had a futuristic setting.

thanks

 

[yencid]

Hmmm im trying to remember a game, it was on ps2. You where a tank (or a vehicle if i remember correctly) that was litteraly you as a character, there where other NPCs which where vehicles as well. You equip weapons and things kinda like an RPG (i vaguely remember equiping wings, not sure tho)

 

[MadmanUK]

Ring of Red?

 

[yencid]

hmmm... no thats not it.

 

[Forbiden]

It was a NES game. Don't remember the name at all though. It was side scrolling platformer like Ninja Gaiden, had a boss at the end of every stage and all that good stuff. Aside from that, I don't remember much of the game. I do remember though, that at the beginning of the game, you are asked to select some sort of orb which I believe affected your character in the game.

 

[Sniper McBlaze]

Don't remember that scene in particular but i don't remember many horror point and click games on Amiga.

Dark seed maybe ?


point'n'beaten

No, not Dark Seed.

 

[RoryDropkick]

It was a NES game. Don't remember the name at all though. It was side scrolling platformer like Ninja Gaiden, had a boss at the end of every stage and all that good stuff. Aside from that, I don't remember much of the game. I do remember though, that at the beginning of the game, you are asked to select some sort of orb which I believe affected your character in the game.

Conquest of the Crystal Palace?

 

[Bisnic]

If it was on a tourist island, then you played Leisure Suit Larry 3.

Sure looks like the old Police quest game, and the guy wearing a white suit. Seems like it.
Damn, i didnt know i was playing such a game at my age. Good thing i didn't understand a word of english back then huh?

And its funny how all the early Sierra games were using the same graphic engine.

 

[devildog820]

Sure looks like the old Police quest game, and the guy wearing a white suit. Seems like it.
Damn, i didnt know i was playing such a game at my age. Good thing i didn't understand a word of english back then huh?

And its funny how all the early Sierra games were using the same graphic engine.

http://sierragamers.com/aspx/m/641124

Start clicking.


Also, are you sure it was a Sierra game? Could've been Les Manley. Not sure if part of that was on an island.

http://gamesolutions.efzeven.nl/les-manley-search-for-the-king-walkthrough-accolade1990/

 

[Bisnic]

http://sierragamers.com/aspx/m/641124

Start clicking.


Also, are you sure it was a Sierra game? Could've been Les Manley. Not sure if part of that was on an island.

http://gamesolutions.efzeven.nl/les-manley-search-for-the-king-walkthrough-accolade1990/

I'm sure it was a Sierra game, i even remember those shitty diskettes with the real photo of a mountain on them, just like the blurry pic from that website you linked.

 

[Sqorgar]

Hmmm im trying to remember a game, it was on ps2. You where a tank (or a vehicle if i remember correctly) that was litteraly you as a character, there where other NPCs which where vehicles as well. You equip weapons and things kinda like an RPG (i vaguely remember equiping wings, not sure tho)

Seek & Destroy?

I think I found it myself. I think it's Beasts & Bumpkins. It was made in 1997. Anyone remember this game? I remember liking it at the time, but it's too long ago to remember if it really was any good and if the gameplay still holds up. Anyone know if it's worth trying to find it?

I think there was a sequel called Knights & Merchants, which I wasn't too impressed with. I think they were both Settlers clones, so if you haven't played Settlers, maybe start with that series. Even better, try the Cultures series.

 

[someguyinahat]

Sure looks like the old Police quest game, and the guy wearing a white suit. Seems like it.
Damn, i didnt know i was playing such a game at my age. Good thing i didn't understand a word of english back then huh?

And its funny how all the early Sierra games were using the same graphic engine.

That's a screenshot of LSL 1, not 3. LSL 3 looks a little more advanced than that, probably in line with PQ2.

Also, are you sure it was a Sierra game? Could've been Les Manley. Not sure if part of that was on an island.

It wasn't. Also, it should be noted that Les Manley isn't a very good game. Tried to be Leisure Suit Larry, but...well let me just say that when a game isn't good compared to the Leisure Suit Larry series? That's saying something.

 

[Vitet]

Anyone know an arcade soccer game where the post-final game is against pirate/alien/golden and some more rare teams, depending on your skills?

 

[MidnightScott]

This is about the name of a game I played on a PlayStation at a friends house when I was a little kid.

The game involved shooting bubbles from a gun at your enemies. That is all I remember about the game.

Does anyone know what that game is called?

Thanks if you can help.

 

[sazabirules]

This is about the name of a game I played on a PlayStation at a friends house when I was a little kid.

The game involved shooting bubbles from a gun at your enemies. That is all I remember about the game.

Does anyone know what that game is called?

Thanks if you can help.

Is it Buster Bros?

 

[SabinFigaro]

This is about the name of a game I played on a PlayStation at a friends house when I was a little kid.

The game involved shooting bubbles from a gun at your enemies. That is all I remember about the game.

Does anyone know what that game is called?

Thanks if you can help.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Bisnic. It's Codename: Iceman. 100% definitely Codename: Iceman.

 

[MidnightScott]

You know it might be that, but for some reason I remember it being a 2D game. Thanks anyways

EDIT:

Is it Buster Bros?

HOLY SHIT YES. I BELIEVE THIS IS IT. I just looked it up on Youtube and I think it is this!

Thank you so much, this has been bothering me for many years!

It seems a new game was released for the DS called PANG: Magical Michael in Europe...

I wonder if it's on PlayStation Network.

 

[Chowfahn]

Okay, there's this game that was announced in the past year that I can't remember the name of. There's a trailer and a website for it, but I can't find them. It's got some Link to the Past style combat, 2D and 3D art, and an isometric camera angle. I think it's for XBLA and PSN.

The main character is kinda stubby and has grey hair. Kinda reminds me of the guy from the anime Mushishi. The world takes place on floating blocks in the sky. The narrator for the trailer had a gravelly voice but the art style was very bright and colorful. There was also a feature in the game where you can build buildings in a town or something.

Anyone remember? It looked pretty cool. Thanks in advance.

 

[williamsan]

Oh this is perfect, okay, here are the details

-Sega Genesis
-Involved big robots
-Scrolled upwards
-It was a shooter, lots of futuristic japanese robots and such. You could upgrade your armor with different abilities on the fly. Also, you were flying the whole time.

Man, I'd love to play this again.

 

[Chairhome]

Okay, there's this game that was announced in the past year that I can't remember the name of. There's a trailer and a website for it, but I can't find them. It's got some Link to the Past style combat, 2D and 3D art, and an isometric camera angle. I think it's for XBLA and PSN.

The main character is kinda stubby and has grey hair. Kinda reminds me of the guy from the anime Mushishi. The world takes place on floating blocks in the sky. The narrator for the trailer had a gravelly voice but the art style was very bright and colorful. There was also a feature in the game where you can build buildings in a town or something.

Anyone remember? It looked pretty cool. Thanks in advance.

Bastion?

 

[Chowfahn]

Bastion?

That's it! Wow, that was fast. Thanks a million.

 

[iMike76]

Me and my brother played this game in the arcades probably in the late 80's or early 90's. It was a 2 player football type game with robots on tank like treads.

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

 

[Chairhome]

Me and my brother played this game in the arcades probably in the late 80's or early 90's. It was a 2 player football type game with robots on tank like treads.

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Cyberball

 

[archnemesis]

Oh this is perfect, okay, here are the details

-Sega Genesis
-Involved big robots
-Scrolled upwards
-It was a shooter, lots of futuristic japanese robots and such. You could upgrade your armor with different abilities on the fly. Also, you were flying the whole time.

Man, I'd love to play this again.

M.U.S.H.A.?

 

[iMike76]

Cyberball

That's it! Thanks man.

 

[Sniper McBlaze]

My brother had a game on Amiga a long time ago and all I can remember from it one scene who scared the living hell out of me.

I think the game was a horror point and click adventure. but not Gabriel Knight. I remember you were walking around some kind of bar or something and you could talk to a girl. And if you talked to her a second time her face transformed in to some vampire/demon like face.

What could it be?

Edit: Just checked around on GoG. Could it maybe be a game called Personal Nightmare?

Edit: Don't think it was that game.

Anyone?