Well, Escapists? For me it's the G1 Jockey series, since I was about six years old I played it on the PS2, and, when the G1 Jockey Wii game came out I lept on that, and still maintain to this day that it is the best Wii game, because I'm just weird like that.
Poll: Obscure Games That You Really Like?
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Second Sight. From the dudes who made Timesplitters. Almost nobody has heard of it, but it's a pretty awesome game.
Not sure if it counts as obscure, but the Hamtaro game boy games have always been a guilty pleasure of mine.
I would have to say Ribbit King.
It's a game where you play golf with frogs but it seems like the devs enjoyed putting certain types of frogs in their mouths.
Most of my friends understood: we only usually played it when the room got really smoky.
It's a game where you play golf with frogs but it seems like the devs enjoyed putting certain types of frogs in their mouths.
Most of my friends understood: we only usually played it when the room got really smoky.
Oh goody, another chance to recommend Sweet Home! 
Sweet Home is a Japan-exclusive Survival Horror RPG made by Capcom for the Famicom (NES). It has a great atmosphere and a dark, well paced story that would stand out even today. For Americans (and possibly other regions...I'm not sure how major the censorship was elsewhere), seeing such a grim and gory game for the NES only adds to the atmosphere.
The combat is fast paced. The item puzzles actually make sense (most of the time). The grind is almost non-existent. The encounter rate is relatively low. Add in great story and atmosphere, and you get one of Capcom's best games.
Here's the review that convinced me to play it, if you want more information.
http://retrowaretv.com/happy-video-game-nerd-sweet-home/
Sweet Home is a Japan-exclusive Survival Horror RPG made by Capcom for the Famicom (NES). It has a great atmosphere and a dark, well paced story that would stand out even today. For Americans (and possibly other regions...I'm not sure how major the censorship was elsewhere), seeing such a grim and gory game for the NES only adds to the atmosphere.
The combat is fast paced. The item puzzles actually make sense (most of the time). The grind is almost non-existent. The encounter rate is relatively low. Add in great story and atmosphere, and you get one of Capcom's best games.
Here's the review that convinced me to play it, if you want more information.
http://retrowaretv.com/happy-video-game-nerd-sweet-home/
Um, is Arcanum obscure? If not, I guess I'll go with Jazz Jackrabbit 2. Really fun platformer, like a combination between Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog. Was made by Epic oddly enough, back in the 90s.
If that isn't obscure, I guess... I'unno, Dungeons of Dredmor is pretty damn good.
If that isn't obscure, I guess... I'unno, Dungeons of Dredmor is pretty damn good.
Several, in fact:
The Neverhood Chronicles - claymation point-and-click adventure by Doug TenNapel, the same guy behind Earthworm Jim and The Tick.
Space Station: Silicon Valley - a quirky little platformer where you take control of robotic animals, each with their own attacks and abilities.
A-10: Tank Killer - early combat flight game with an emphasis on ground attack.
Urban Chaos: Riot Response - an FPS where you fight a gang that's threatening to take over a city. Notable for utilizing mobile cover (and a brutal melee weapon) in the form of a riot shield. It's campy as hell, but that's part of its charm.
Dungeons of Daggorath - extremely old dungeon crawler-esque game originally for the TRS-80 Color Computer. One of the first games to utilize a first-person perspective. You go around fighting various monsters in order to become strong enough to eventually defeat an evil wizard. Utilizes an ingenious health mechanic in the form of a beating heart. If you get hit or over-exert yourself, your heart starts beating faster. If it beats too fast you'll pass out, which usually results in your death. This forces you to pace yourself and rest a bit from time to time. It also makes the game surprisingly tense and thrilling even to this day, despite how it looks like this:
You can experience the game yourself nowadays due to a PC port of the game (creator Douglas Morgan released the source code years ago).
http://mspencer.net/daggorath/doddownload.html
The Neverhood Chronicles - claymation point-and-click adventure by Doug TenNapel, the same guy behind Earthworm Jim and The Tick.
Space Station: Silicon Valley - a quirky little platformer where you take control of robotic animals, each with their own attacks and abilities.
A-10: Tank Killer - early combat flight game with an emphasis on ground attack.
Urban Chaos: Riot Response - an FPS where you fight a gang that's threatening to take over a city. Notable for utilizing mobile cover (and a brutal melee weapon) in the form of a riot shield. It's campy as hell, but that's part of its charm.
Dungeons of Daggorath - extremely old dungeon crawler-esque game originally for the TRS-80 Color Computer. One of the first games to utilize a first-person perspective. You go around fighting various monsters in order to become strong enough to eventually defeat an evil wizard. Utilizes an ingenious health mechanic in the form of a beating heart. If you get hit or over-exert yourself, your heart starts beating faster. If it beats too fast you'll pass out, which usually results in your death. This forces you to pace yourself and rest a bit from time to time. It also makes the game surprisingly tense and thrilling even to this day, despite how it looks like this:
You can experience the game yourself nowadays due to a PC port of the game (creator Douglas Morgan released the source code years ago).
http://mspencer.net/daggorath/doddownload.html
Yea. The funny thing is that it's even weirder than what you're imagining right now.chronicfc said:
I had it for the PS2 but I think it was also made for the Cube. Not sure.
Best $5 I ever spent.
Oh, I loved Jazz Jackrabiit, all of them. I used to play them a lot when I was a kid. It really is a lot of fun and if I remember correctly, there was quite a lot different versions made. I remember playing a lot of different versions anyway, but that might be a faulty memory.AlternatePFG said:
How is Dungeons of Dredmor by the way? How does it compare to other roguelikes and does it have anything that makes it better than the free ones?
As for my own obscure game, I'll go with Lode Runner 2. I've mentioned the game a couple of times on the forums here and made a review of it in the User Review section. It really is a lot of fun, the story is non-existant, but the gameplay is great and the graphics aren't too bad, when think about that the game is 15(I think) years old now. It's great 3D(well, isometric 2D) platformer, but haven't met many others who's played it yet.
I'd say it's really good actually. I'm not the most experienced with rougelikes but the art style and humor gives it a sense of identity. It's also got a pretty good crafting and leveling system to go with it. It's pretty cheap too, got it for 4.50$ the day it came out on an impulse buy.Sp3ratus said:
I'm not sure if Chibi-Robo is obscure enough to be called "obscure" but my friends are exceptionally split on it. I think it's brilliant as do a couple of my friends, but I know many people to whom it is anathema