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Old computer games you're pretty sure no one but you ever played.
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At launch on the PSOne, we imported one at the office along with any games we could get our hands on.
That included an odd Japanese game that was kind of like a visual novel, and I distinctly remember a candle as a character, who then proceeded to squirt blobs of was suggestively all over some big bombed nurse character.
That included an odd Japanese game that was kind of like a visual novel, and I distinctly remember a candle as a character, who then proceeded to squirt blobs of was suggestively all over some big bombed nurse character.
Dark Octave
Banned
Septerra Core.
MastaKilla
Member
Whacky Wheels... No idea if anybody else played it because I was like 5 years old. But damn good times.
I picked this game up years ago from half price books in some multi-game package. Never could play all the way through it.
Here For The Free Feed
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in grade 6 i was the champion of 'super bunny' and it got to a point that nobody else bothered trying to beat me. would have been like 1989-1990 or so?
never heard of that game since it was probably really shit
never heard of that game since it was probably really shit
Emperor Bohe
Member
Yooo I remember that bull dozer game. Wasn't it just called "bulldozer"? Haha
Played it on a school mac one day.
This was my GOAT as a kid:
Operation Neptune
Hell yeah, I played the shit out of this. The memories... Got some games I wanna post but I'm on my phone right now.
DimmuBurgerKing
Member
I often show Castle of the Winds as an example of computer gaming in its purest form. It really is engaging, even though it's so incredibly simple in design. Even for its time.
The problem with old games is that I just tend to remember the classics and not the 250 shovelware on one cartridge type. In any case this game is not really obscure, in fact it's a classic in being more or less the first serious game to be released as an entertainment game. I'm just curious if GAF played it.
Tooth Invaders (C64) (1982)
Tooth Invaders (C64) (1982)
Electronic Formula 1, from Tomy, circa 1978.
Although apparently I'm not the only one who's ever played it, since I've found evidence of it's existence on the Internet.
Actual gameplay footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIHJ3CeC7sg
I got mine as a hand me down from my bro and played the shit out of it on long trips. Then dad bought me the Western Bar and a couple of Game & Watches to replace it.
This one my older bro played on his PC.
EDIT: Lol, they remade this game? Nice! Will buy
They remade the game 4 times
Mother Goose - AGI
Mother Goose - SCI0
Mother Goose - SCI1 (CD, full talkie)
Mother Goose - SCI1.1
Mother Goose Deluxe - SCI2.1 (full talkie and hi-res graphics)
I own all of them except the SCI0 version
It's a pain to find.Colorful Vocabulary
Member
AstroRock.
Used to play this game so much kid. I love the soundtrack to it too.
Used to play this game so much kid. I love the soundtrack to it too.
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
SHOGO. Great game that was underrated and overlooked.
Gangxxter
Member
Pretty sure I'm the only person who played (and enjoyed) this.
I also played this, but the German version named "Autobahn-Raser". Heck, I actually played many titles in the "Raser" series: Autobahn-Raser 1-3, Urlaubs-Raser, Europa-Raser and USA-Raser. And I enjoyed them all.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Gemstone Warrior
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cxjYqVF8I
Captain Goodnight and the Islands of F.E.A.R
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjJp37zflUs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cxjYqVF8I
Captain Goodnight and the Islands of F.E.A.R
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjJp37zflUs
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I honestly don't remember much about this game, other than that it combined your typical Sim-ish construction and management stuff with isomorphic point-and-click adventure game mechanics. Weird game, but fun for a kid really into trains.
I wonder if I still have this one, I got pretty far into it before I stopped playing.
Castle of the Winds:
I think I got it from a CD that came with a magazine way back in the mid-90's. Was a lot of fun, despite its simplicity. The character graphic used an icon file, so I used Locke from FF3/6 for mine. lol
Wow..I could not for the life of me remember the name of this game, was one of the few games installed on my very first computer that my grandfather gave me after he upgraded..
Used to place this all the time too
Battle Zone
Played it on a school mac one day.
This was my GOAT as a kid:
Operation Neptune
omg operation neptune... that was the math game right? oh man...
I also effing loved this game right here... Worms before Worms existed!
I think it was called Gorillas or QBasic Gorillas...
Which led to my love of Scorched Earth!
Xenomorph
This first person dungeon crawler had the best manual ever! Man, the hours I spent geeking out over that thing. So many good memories. The game itself was really good too, though I don't remember it as fondly as its fantasy brethren. Maybe that's cause I could never finish the damn thing. It had some really cool mechanics and atmosphere, but was apparently held back a bit by lack of dev time and being forced to make do with the Amiga's default 512K memory.
One of its devs is apparently considering a Kickstarter to (in his words) "recreate it in the same way that ‘Legend of Grimrock’ revised Dungeon Master." Man, I'd die for that. Maybe a new, kick-ass manual could be a backer reward. ^^
I'm not talking about Starsiege:Tribes, I'm talking about the original Starsiege with mechs.
Have yet to find anyone who played it.
Have it installed on my computer, haven't played it in awhile though. Super fun game.
Lots of games I recognize here. Lots that I don't recognize as well.
I guess I'll contribute. Got a couple games that I could put up but I'll just put up one. Boppin' is a puzzle game of sorts with kind of a creepy tone to it, especially the bosses. Also your dude commits suicide if you get stuck by sticking a gun in his mouth and pulling the trigger I think. I only had the shareware version, but apparently the creators put the game up for free awhile back. That's cool of them.
http://jenniverse.com/boppin main.html
whiteninja
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Traaaaaaking, looks like the lizard!
Also had some awesome music
Yes! I played a whole lot of this.
SHOGO. Great game that was underrated and overlooked.
Thiiiiss gameeeee, was awesome.
Kocolino67
Member
Task Force 1942
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Oh, I loved that one. Great atmosphere. I was the king of kiosk robbery.
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The Clue! Basically a burglary sim. You wou would recruit people, get equipment and plan your burglary. Then sit back and watch the plan execute. It was great.
Oh, I loved that one. Great atmosphere. I was the king of kiosk robbery.
Sportbilly
Member
A couple of Atari 800 games I remember playing-
Liverpool.
A Football Manager-type game. You could only play Liverpool (why would you want to play anyone else?)- it was written in BASIC and took an age to update on match day.
Drelbs
Not that obscure maybe- a very addictive and slightly weird arcade game. I dreamt about the game for weeks after playing.
Liverpool.
A Football Manager-type game. You could only play Liverpool (why would you want to play anyone else?)- it was written in BASIC and took an age to update on match day.
Drelbs
Not that obscure maybe- a very addictive and slightly weird arcade game. I dreamt about the game for weeks after playing.
Teknopathetic
Member
Attack Retrieve Capture, aka ARC.
Warheads: SE
Deathdrome:
Netwits:
Plane Crazy:
Microsoft Ants, but I can't find a picture.
I absolutely did play Wacky Wheels and HEDZ.
Warheads: SE
Deathdrome:
Netwits:
Plane Crazy:
Microsoft Ants, but I can't find a picture.
I absolutely did play Wacky Wheels and HEDZ.
SteveWinwood
Member
unapersson
Member
SHOGO. Great game that was underrated and overlooked.
I played this one as well, it even got a Linux release. They should get it on Steam.
Scooter's Magic Castle
This one rings a bell. Think it came bundled with my sound card. Never actually played it though.
MichaelFassbender
Member
Either Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine or Here They Come!
one must fall?
Monty Mole
Member
I played that. Got it on a Minerva shareware CDROM back in like '95.
Here's one...
Thing on a Spring
Member
I was so pissed when I got the game home and loaded it up. If memory serves, though, I believe it was one of the games that had Space Invaders playable at the loading screen. Guess it wasn't totally worthless.
Never played the full version, but I did play the shareware version. It came included on my Terminal Velocity cd.
Never played Starsiege, but I did play a couple of the other games in the series. I'm pretty sure my Earthsiege 2 cd is around here still. Also played Cyberstorm, but I have no idea where that one ended up.
Did you ever play Scorched 3D? Been a few years since I last played, but I remember having a lot of fun with it. Really need to limit yourself to the smaller caliber weapons though. Nukes and MIRVs just have way too big an AoE compared to the map size.
I'm sure there has to be someone here that has played it before, but I spent so many hours playing Alien Legacy. The first time I played it I was really, really bad at it. I expanded too fast, didn't explore enough, didn't build up my colony sites and ended up having all my colonies wiped out by one of the early game story events. The second time I played it was a couple years later. I managed to build up proper colonies, spread my people to all the planets of the inner system and got through the early story events. I got so sucked into the story that I would wake up 2.5 hours before school just so that I could get extra play time in during the morning. Exploring the system and slowly piecing together what happened to the earlier colonists who disappeared by discovering all the ruins, technology or cryptic warnings they left behind.
sephiroth7x
Member
Its probably not even obscure but I used to love Toonstruck for some reason!
Then I played this game as well... think it was only a demo but was the most messed up piece of rubbish ever!!
shacklesmcgee
Member
Word Rescue
Quest for Fame
Quest for Fame
My first one was from when I was a kid, it was a fun spelling game.
Second one was a game called Crime Fighter. It was a game about being a criminal, and had turned based movement and turned based fighting. It was freeware, so I'm sure it's still floating around.Youtube link to see what it was about.
Second one was a game called Crime Fighter. It was a game about being a criminal, and had turned based movement and turned based fighting. It was freeware, so I'm sure it's still floating around.Youtube link to see what it was about.
