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[Android18a]

As long as I live I will extol the virtues of Pop'n Twinbee. I bought it because I loved the bright cover, at the young age of 12 or so. It was either that or Cool Spot, and this really stood out to me. It was the first really "anime" styled game I'd bought.

Wonderful, wonderful game with excellent music and really nice bright cute graphics. It's a travesty that I never see anyone talk about it.

The NES version gets a few releases here and there on virtual consoles and the like, but it's the SNES' Pop'n Twinbee which really brought the series to life. The arcade titles aren't too bad either, but I still find Pop'n the best of the Twinbee bunch.

Although actually, was this actually released in the US anyway? UK gamer here

Wonderful little skit animations after every stage, too

 

[InfiniDragon]

Robotrek

Oh snap, Robotrek. That game was frickin' awesome. Good man.

I find it hard to believe no one else liked Arcana.

Whoa now, let's not get hasty. I loved Arcana.

 

[goldenenergy]

Another one:

Wiz 'n' Liz

Very fast-paced arcade-type platformer. Not a great game but it's fun, with an interesting aesthetic and a cool soundtrack. Great two-player mode too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px-WdFMeYy8

Edit: apparently this game was developed by Bizarre Creations, who also developed the PGR series, Blur, Geometry Wars, etc.

 

[DCharlie]

Man, this is in no way obscure.

well, not just that - i'm confused by almost all the games listed as obscure! But as someone pointed out - that's probably because i'm an old fart gamer

Some more games :

Gley Lancer (MD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT-nQAxOd2M

Metal Warriors (SNES)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P85-pgQtYS8

Legend (SNES)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fnes665LEo

Miracle Girls (SNES)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIxtzEWrkzs

Magical Pop'n (SNES)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzEIEcwoZQA

Do Re Mi Fantasy (SNES)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySl0GIG9IUc

Gurume Sentai (SNES)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrg9Iqi57_s

Zenki - Battle Raiden (SNES)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5nIPz1dFgY

 

[Cow Mengde]

 

[PetrCobra]

Another one:

Wiz 'n' Liz

Very fast-paced arcade-type platformer. Not a great game but it's fun, with an interesting aesthetic and a cool soundtrack. Great two-player mode too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px-WdFMeYy8

Edit: apparently this game was developed by Bizarre Creations, who also developed the PGR series, Blur, Geometry Wars, etc.

Glad someone mentioned this. What do you mean it was not a great game? It definitely was. I mean, it IS.

One of my all-time favorite platformers. Very original. The music is great and the gameplay is furious. So many secret minigames, too... I had a table on a piece of paper with all the fruits to remember the results of mixing them.

When you finished the game on the hardest difficulty, an even harder difficulty appeared that included all the bosses of the other difficulties. That one was really difficult! But I finished it anyway in the end.

 

[boutrosinit]

hey, i want the answer for this too!!!

If it looked like this, it's Zombies Ate my Neighbors.

 

[DonMigs85]

This game any good? Saw it while going through an ancient EGM.

 

[kevinski]

This game any good? Saw it while going through an ancient EGM.

It's better on Neo-Geo, but yeah, it's supposed to be a good game. Bear in mind that it's played from an isometric perspective, though, so it can sometimes be difficult to judge whether or not you're gonna get hit by certain things.

 

[sixteen-bit]

This game any good? Saw it while going through an ancient EGM.

I got it for like $1 brand new at a KB Toys about 6 years ago. It's not worth much more than that IMO.

 

[butanebob]

Although actually, was this actually released in the US anyway? UK gamer here

I love Pop 'N" Twinbee! And yeah pretty sure it was PAL and JAP only i'm afraid. There was a semi sequel in Japan on snes also, it was some kind of platformer i think.

 

[Kuran]

This game any good? Saw it while going through an ancient EGM.

Hilariously literal cover, great game.

 

[British Monsoon]

I love Pop 'N" Twinbee! And yeah pretty sure it was PAL and JAP only i'm afraid. There was a semi sequel in Japan on snes also, it was some kind of platformer i think.

That one definitely made it to the UK too - Pop 'N' Twinbee's Rainbow Bell Adventures. It was a pretty fun platformer that retained the same cutesy style, although it wasn't very challenging. I loved that you could fly your guy all the way up into space, which I thought was a really cool, albeit pointless, touch.

 

[Shadowlink]

 

[Callo Merlose]

Also, one of the first Genesis games I played. Pretty good shooter.

Oh my sweet Lord, thank you for reminding me of this game/name. The part where you fight Medusa

GAVE

ME

NIGHTMARES.

 

[Clipjoint]

This

 

[Momo]

Also..Yuyu Hakusho Tokubetsu hen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK5t9b7mxYY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Played the shit out of this as a kid, hope there is a trans oneday so I know wtf i'm doing lol

 

[edeo]

If it looked like this, it's Zombies Ate my Neighbors.

I loved this game but it was so damn difficult

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Many of my first choices were already posted, so these two are my contributions. (Happy to see Granada listed...love that game.)

Metal Marines (SNES)

Excellent if simple single-player turn-based action-tactics game. Always wanted to see a more developed sequel, though the MS-DOS version, IIRC, included two-player versus over null modem/crossover cable.

Wings of Wor (Gen)

Older-styled horizontal SHMUP with a good soundtrack and lots of what Genny was good at and that was tons of sprites on screen and lots of raster/line-scroll effects.

 

[Haunted]

It's a fairly old thread to bump, but I didn't want to open up a new one for just one game I found again. I recently came across this old beaut at a flea market and the nostalgia doors just opened up and memories came flooding in as soon as I saw the cover (it was the Amiga version who uses the same artwork).

So yeah, anyone else play Ocean Software's Pushover (1992)?

Fun little puzzle game about dominoes with various attributes. To be honest, I don't even know how obscure this thing was or if it was fairly well known in England - the Amiga version was sponsored by Quavers® and features plenty of in-game placement of the snack in all the cutscenes.

 

[Maaseru]

^ Loved this gem when I was a kid. Scrolling beat-em ups were the order of the day back then. SO many good ones.

 

[ghibli99]

Does The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES) count? I'm playing that right now, and while it's starting to feel a little rough around the edges (early 16-bit era), it's still a lot of fun, and the music is fantastic. I never did finish this back when it was new, so I'm hoping to fix that this time.

 

[Starsunder]

^ Loved this gem when I was a kid. Scrolling beat-em ups were the order of the day back then. SO many good ones.

Joe and Mac was amazing. Love that game.

My contribution.

One of my favorite games ever. I would do terrible things for an HD remake.

 

[Mieu]

I'd cut classes for this game. I really liked the first installment. For some reason, the sequel didn't really have the same fun this had.

 

[Celine]

Bump ?
Since the theme I must have already wrote something in here but I want to add Stunt Race FX.
It's not obscure (it's Nintendo) but it is an overlooked game IMO.
It's true that technology bog down the experience (you need to adapt to the low framerate) but this game is 100% Nintendo arcade goodness IMO.

 

[vagabondarts]

The most overlooked title I know of from the era. It has three different names depending on region, which doesn't bloody help.

Europe: Soleil
USA: Crusader of Centy
Japan: Ragnacenty

whoah this looks really awesome. I can't believe I've never heard of it before.

YESSSSSS!!! Love this game!!

 

[AtlusAram]

Glad to see Metal Warriors and EVO getting love. So underrated.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

I'd been thinking about hooking up my SNES yet again recently, and Hurricane Isaac effectively robbing me of cable for 5 days was all the excuse I needed. When the power came back after 3, I managed to find all my associated hook-ups and games, and although it looks a bit assy on a 46" screen, I've been enjoying the heck out of it.

I don't really own anything obscure, but this timely bump is reminding me of a lot of games I'd forgotten. Is ebay/craigslist the only real logical source for cartridges anymore?

 

[EvilMario]

Posted about Spanky in this thread early, but I just wanted to mention two of the most overlooked games on the Super NES might be Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Kirby's Dream Course.

Dream Land 3 was a very late life Super NES game and it seems like the one mainline Kirby game that no one has played. It's actually a very cool title with a unique look, lots of animal friends with cute animations and very tricky puzzles that seem lacking in recent Kirby games. There's a few nods to other Nintendo franchises, including an entire stage devoted to fighting metroids.

And Dream Course doesn't seem to get a lot of love, but I love the game. It's something of a golf / puzzle game hybrid and it's actually great for multiplayer. It wasn't originally a Kirby game at all, but the Kirby style + enemies do lend itself to the game. Few people will ever play the additional stages, as it requires you to score gold, or silver on all eight of the worlds. And that's tough. Really fun though.

 

[RedSwirl]

Glad to see most of the games I would've mentioned on here. A lot of games that I actually bought recently.

 

[Reclaimer]

I'd been thinking about hooking up my SNES yet again recently, and Hurricane Isaac effectively robbing me of cable for 5 days was all the excuse I needed. When the power came back after 3, I managed to find all my associated hook-ups and games, and although it looks a bit assy on a 46" screen, I've been enjoying the heck out of it.

I don't really own anything obscure, but this timely bump is reminding me of a lot of games I'd forgotten. Is ebay/craigslist the only real logical source for cartridges anymore?

Try Amazon. Some of the 3rd party and individual sellers have great deals on carts in awesome condition. I bought a mint, like new, box and manual and all, Yoshi's Island off there for $25. Awesome deal. You can get cart-only deals for less.

 

[ghibli99]

Just wanted to say once again that this thread is fantastic. Even within the first few posts, there are games that I have honestly never heard of, and can't wait to look into more. Appreciate everyone's contributions!