Truly Theme Hospital was a wonderful game. And not that unknown, in fact. I noticed a lot of people misunderstands "unknown" for "just old". Also? Republic Commando being forgotten is one of humanity's worst crimes.
So! Now that I've been established as an elitistic prick, I'd like to list mine. Sorry if some got already mentioned.
Alright, lessee:
- Hollywood Monsters by Pendulo Studios, and to that extent, Igor: Objetivo Uikokahonia. A couple of adventure games by the aforementioned company that despite its quality (Hollywood Monsters was hand-drawn, and really good) never really got outside of Spain. There was a somehow more famous saga called Runaway, which retains some of their spirit.
- Evolva. Now I don't really know if this one made it big time, but I don't quite remember it as being super-famous. It was a third-person action game about a team of four extraterrestrial soldiers who could absorb -and evolve, hence the name- their enemies, developing new skills depending on what they consumed. It was complex, it was fun and it had amazing graphics.
- Quest 64, or Holy Magic Century as it was called in Europe. A N64 RPG which was pretty massive for the console, and that usually is looked down on. It surely wasn't perfect, but I had a blast of a time with it.
- LSD for the Playstation 1. A randomized and bizarre dream simulator where everything can be a portal to an even more bizarre room, and where you can land on a city where the buildings are covered with human faces. How this game isn't hailed as one of the best in human history escapes me.
- Chibi-Robo for the Gamecube. This game got riiiight about the end of its console's lifespan and unfortunately not many people played it. I believe there is a Wii port, though, and don't know if it made the game more popular.
- Oh! Oh! Oh! And Sparkster for the Genesis. I kinda guess this one is still pretty much remembered in the nostalgic community, but due to it being launched during the furry-cute-with-a-'tude mascot era didn't get too hot, which it's a shame since it had pretty good controls and flow, and because in my opinion it would have made for a really nice game series
- And finally (and I'm sure someone must've been added this one already) Cybernator for the SNES. I think the only reason it isn't remembered on the whole of the gaming community as one of the best platformer-shooter games out there is because it had quite a lot of distribution problems outside of Japan
Also, if you want more forgotten / overlooked gaming gems, I'd suggest visiting this site [http://hardcoregaming101.net].
