Well shit, I got it for free somehow. Hmm...nexen said:Doubtful it was a voodoo3. This game featured a software rasterizer and came out in 1996.
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/terra-nova-strike-force-centauri
Hey! I have that game! I bought that and Discworld Noir during a vacation in London because I had never seen them state-side.Pylon_Trooper said:
Now THIS one...this is damn obscure. The Creed was an Australian-developed cyberpunk-ey sandbox game akin to a more character-driven Syndicate Wars. IIRC, it was developed by Blue Tongue, who went on to do the Starship Troopers RTT game. Anyway, it had a full mission editor, so you could create triggers, events, everything. A great game, although almost entirely forgotten.
I was under the impression that this was a widely-loved old classic. Like pretty much all Bitmap Brothers games. Much more popular with the computer gamer crowd though.shrapnelmagnet said:I played this on the PC (I think... I remember using a keyboard)... my friend was a lot better at it than I was But I remember thinking it was rad.
Might not be as obscure as I think, I just have never heard anyone ever make reference to it. Even at a video game company (which, admittedly, doesn't mean that there's more video game knowledge than a forum).
nexen said:Hey! I have that game! I bought that and Discworld Noir during a vacation in London because I had never seen them state-side.
AceBandage said:Not sure about no one playing it, but it's a game I never seen brought up anywhere.
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/1/586401_46770_front.jpg
It was such a frustrating game when I was a kid.
i almost posted this. this is such an amazing game for the NES. very very overlooked.Frank "Trashman" Reynolds said:Same with Metal Storm.
Rabbitwork said:i almost posted this. this is such an amazing game for the NES. very very overlooked.
Yeah, I'm sort of an obsessive pc game collector. I spent part of my London trip searching stores for PC games that weren't released in the US.Pylon_Trooper said:Then you, sir, win something. It'll be a certificate you can print out at home, but damn, you're the first person in a decade or more that I've heard of actually KNOWING this game, let alone OWNING it!
nexen said:I was under the impression that this was a widely-loved old classic. Like pretty much all Bitmap Brothers games. Much more popular with the computer gamer crowd though.
shrapnelmagnet said:Yeah, fair enough... Guess I shoulda known
Maybe this one is better?
http://images.marketworks.com/hi/5/4830/hyper-blade-bx-f.jpg
prodystopian said:Guardian War for the 3do
I even made a thread about it, but I can't seem to find it now. I used to beg my friend to let me play this on his 3do. I think this is the game that made me realize I love RPGs. It was horribly broken, but I had to finish it.
Sorry.shrapnelmagnet said:Yeah, fair enough... Guess I shoulda known
Maybe this one is better?
Geneforge was awesome.The_Technomancer said:Geneforge
I know all about it. No one seems to ever care when I bring the game up though.tempus67 said:In case you didn't know -they open-sourced this and it's still being actively developed today:
http://wz2100.net/
Great game for lan parties, especially on older hardware. Loved it back in the day and still play it now.
BGBW said:I got an Atari ST and a stack of games when I was young, half of which I've never played.
Of the ones I did, this I remember and have never seen mentioned anywhere:
Surprised Wiki had an article on it.
Probably not as obscure, but I'm curious to see who else has played it:
Llamatron
:lol :lol :lolI NEED SCISSORS said:You play as Jean-Luc Cougar, guy on the front cover and member of elite special forces unit SCAT.
Great game. It's a pity that the only english version available is the Super Famicom one.Kishgal said:Emerald Dragon. It's so wonderful (especially the PCE CD version).
Edit: Darn, looks like all of the images are broken there. I will have to find some myself when I get home.
I have this game. Why does it have a strange black cart and is it worth anything?Skiptastic said:Vindicators.
The End said:
Dra-Q said:I'll give you:
Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 for the Commodore Amiga.
Best theme-song in a videogame evar: youtube
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Did anyone here ever play Traffic Department 2192?
Frank "Trashman" Reynolds said:Does The Guardian Legend count as obscure? Loved the shit out of that game when I was a kid.
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I NEED SCISSORS said:One more game..
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Operation Winback for PlayStation 2. This was an upconvert of the N64 game of the same name. It was the first PS2 game I ever played and I was floored by the graphics at the time (which look horrendously archaic today, although I still have a place in my heart for them).
You play as Jean-Luc Cougar, guy on the front cover and member of elite special forces unit SCAT. Mister personality, along with the rest of his SCAT squad, are tasked with infiltrating a terrorist base and disarming the threat of annihilation. The terrorist cell make up the bulk of the game's bosses; of course you can expect dreadful voice acting when they exchange words before battle. Most of your time however is spent shooting bad guys, solving simple "red key = red door" puzzles, and sneaking past near-impossible laser traps (and if you get zapped, Cougar's "huuuuaaarrrRRRRR" death rattle will be ingrained in your mind forever).
The multiplayer was also absolutely fantastic, with tons of maps, modes, 4-player split-screen and full bot support.
And one more thing I should mention - this game fucking gave birth to cover mechanics. Fuck Gears of War, fuck Kill.Switch. Back in 1999 on the N64, this invented it and did it really fucking well too. Yet, no one seems to remember it - at the time it was played off as a gimmick and awarded shit reviews. Funny how things change when they're given a new lick of paint. So, as a result of both this and its extreme age, the game can be found on eBay today for about $1. Is it worth it? Depends on how much you love innovative scat.
BlueScrote said:Wow that armor doesn't look like it rips off any other IPs....
nexen said:Does anyone here know if the people that developed this game (Wizbang! Software Productions) did so at the University of New Orleans? I had heard that when the game was coming out but I never had it confirmed and google is not helping me.
Dude that game was awesomeTalladega Knight said:anybody ever play skitchin'? i used to play the shit out of that game at my cousin's house cuz i didn't own a genesis: