Thirty greatest video games that time forgot

[Arqus_Zed]

A few thoughts:

- Bust A groove? Really?
- ChuChu Rocket was fun, but not THAT much fun.
- Devil Dice, hell yeah, though I would have opted for Bombastic instead (the spiritual successor on PS2).
- Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem? "Game that time forgot"? I know plenty of people still gushing about this game.
- Freedom Fighters? Well.. Maybe.
- Frequency. Nice! I've always preferred Frequency and Amplitude to the "gimmick controller" rhythm games.
- Gitaroo Man? I've seen this on many a "cult game list", but I wouldn't know why. Yeah, it's wacky, but the gameplay isn't all THAT good.
- Little Big Adventure? Meh.
- The Neverhood? Ah, I approve.
- Oni? Really? I don't see it.
- Sacrifice? I think everyone knows about that game ever since Brütal Legend's gameplay was compared to it.
- Tenchu? Meh.
- Vib-Ribbon? Nice!
- The Warriors. Ah, film-to-game done right.

 

[Gxas]

I feel like I just took a level in nerd for having heard about most of these games and having played around half of them...

I got a $50 Amazon gift card for Christmas and said, "Dammit, I'm buying Vagrant Story!"

Then I saw the $102.00 price tag for "CD with case and booklet"... So I bought FF Origins, Chronicles, and Anthology instead.

I still want a copy of Vagrant Story, as I've never finished the whole game, but I NEED to have the whole package or else I just feel dirty...

Yeeeeeeaaaah, about that:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vagrant-Story-PS1-2000-USED-GOOD-CONDITION-/310842973580?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item485faf5d8c

Never got into that game, but I was pretty young when I got it. Maybe I should give it another shot someday.

YOU ARE A GOD AMONG MEN! (I never check Ebay usually, because I've had bad experiences in the past, but this is quite worth another shot)

EDIT: And it is purchased. Wonderful. My collection of the PS1 JRPG greats is slowly increasing!

 

[Flatfrog]

why is the guardian talking about retro video games?

I'm not complaining but why?

They have a gaming blog - obviously the guy who writes it was feeling like shouting out some love for some forgotten classics.

A few weeks ago Charlie Brooker did a piece focusing on some important video games that influenced the medium and the world in general, and it was mostly the old favourites; I think this piece was slightly in response to that, saying that there are other games out there that were influential in a less obvious way.

And he's got copy to fill.

 

[Gxas]

YOU ARE A GOD AMONG MEN! (I never check Ebay usually, because I've had bad experiences in the past, but this is quite worth another shot)

I AM YOUR GOD NOW, BRING ME YOUR VIRGINS!

Vagrant Story isn't exactly rare or valuable, I paid 4? for my copy years ago. Some folks on Amazon have simply unrealistic expectations.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00001X50L/sr=8-1/qid=1390429035/ref=olp_page_3?ie=UTF8&colid=&coliid=&condition=used&me=&qid=1390429035&shipPromoFilter=0&sort=sip&sr=8-1&startIndex=20

True, I guess that childhood nostalgia could paint the game as more rare than it actually is. I mean, in terms of Musashi on Amazon, it was upwards of $250, which is absolutely ABSURD for how good the game truly is.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I've never even heard of most of those, except for Eternal Darkness, that game was awesome.

 

[The Madman]

I remember really liking Oni when I played it ages ago. As I recall the level design was a bit iffy with lots of giant open levels and drab visuals, but the gameplay was solid and the story was entertaining. No idea whether it still holds up today but I remember it fondly.

Freedom Fights is great too! Seriously, that game deserved to do better than it did and even today I'd love to see a sequel. I'm not even American and that game got me all patriotic and stuff, plus it had a killer soundtrack. Some of Jeremy Soule's best work.


I also own Sacrifice but still haven't gotten around to playing it, same with Eternal Darkness.

If I were to add a game to that list it would be: Anacronox such a fun little forgotten game.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I'm pretty sure that when it released, Freedom Fighters was reviewed fairly well. It was always a game I wanted to try anyway. Gitaroo Man was my favorite game on the PSP but now that I know it's on the PS2, I know that I have some hunting to do.

Ya know what games I liked but seemed to have been forgotten? A number of Xbox exclusives such as Break Down (first person punching game), Whacked! (party game made of mini-games with demented humor tossed in), Crimson Skies (arcade-ish flight-combat sim), Otogi: Myth of Demons (arcade beat-em-up with emphasis on destroying everything) and, Mechassault (3rd person shooter where you are a Mecha...and destroy cities.)

 

[The Madman]

Mechassault (3rd person shooter where you are a Mecha...and destroy cities.)

Can't speak for the others, but Mechassault is part of the Mechwarrior series which is still pretty strong today. Not exactly a forgotten game or series.

 

[Kinitawowi]

As far as this place is concerned, you could basically replace this entire list with "anything released pre-Crash and anything not released in the USA", because the British bedroom coding scene never happened. (Really glad to see a mention of the almighty Chaos in today's dispatches.)

However, for the list we have.


I've never understood the love for 3D Deathchase. Yeah, it's neat and all, but I thought Stoo Campbell declaring it the Number One ZX Spectrum Game Of All Time in Your Sinclair was a mistake; if technical achievement is the barometer then I'm more impressed by the conversion of R-Type.

Aliens was shite. It just was. Sorry.

The only other one I've actually played was Pyjamarama, and if they had to pick a Wally Week game then surely Everyone's A Wally was the right choice; its multiple playable characters through separate but interconnected storylines influencing everything from Head Over Heels to Maniac Mansion and beyond.

Little Big Adventure was massive in my high school, but never spent much time on it myself.

Zillion gets a shoutout in Bayonetta, for the record. And if they're going to big up Herzog Zwei then surely they should have gone all the way back to Stonkers.

 

[Foolery]

2. Needs more Zookeeper (or just Taito in general. I feel like Taito as a whole has been very under appreciated in gaming's history)

Fuck yeah, Taito! New Zealand Story and Bubble Bobble. I'm sure most people recognize those.

Anyway, the only title in the article I've actually played is Oni. If I were to add anything to that list, it'd probably be Drakan.

 

[Signa]

I'm sad that No One Lives Forever didn't get a nod.

 

[Raggedstar]

Heard of a few of those games (Neverhood, Oni, Vib-Ribbon, ChuChu Rocket, though Eternal Darkness I would hardly call "forgotten"). In fact, I almost picked up Oni at a Goodwill and I kind of regret it. Can't say much else really interest me in that list.

 

[The_Echo]

Oh man, FreQuency. I played the demo for the sequel Amplitude once upon a time and fell in love.

What a great way to construct a rhythm game.

I need to pick up a copy of those games. I'm a bit surprised Amazon has them for reasonable prices.

 

[lord.jeff]

Hooray for the Chu Chu Rocket love, easily my favorite party game.

 

[white_wolf]

I played Alien trilogy on the genesis and that was ok I just wish I got to find and help Newt and Ripley actually spoke. But I have to disagree on bustagroove really? Terrible concept and game overall. I agree with Tenchu but what about Mr.bones, Thunder Strike, Vagrant Story, or Alone in the dark?

 

[Aris Khandr]

Bust-A-Groove and GuitarooMan are the only two games from that list that I have played. And I unapologetically love both of them. Bust-A-Groove is the reason I got a Playstation, even though the game was sold out and I never did end up finding a copy. Both games are on my list of "I really want the soundtrack to this game, but can't justify spending $35-40 on it". Wish they'd get a decently priced digital release. A PC release for the games themselves wouldn't hurt my feelings any, either.

 

[DirgeNovak]

Eternal Darkness doesn't belong in that list. Everybody remembers that game. Hell, I've not played it (yet) and I remember it.
Freedom Fighters was indeed awesome. I really want to replay that.
I missed The Warriors, Oni and Tenchu, but I know of them.
I have never heard of the other games.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

What about the Dizzy games? Crap, i guess every game we mention on this thread means they are not forgotten because we just remembered. lol

 

[TheMadDoctorsCat]

I can't speak as to most of these, but "Little Big Adventure" was just pure awesome. It was a true stealth puzzler with a great story, a great cast and (at the time) some ridiculously good animation and graphics. I absolutely loved that game but, like many of them, I never finished it. I got to the section with the friendly dragon, but no further.

Still, absolutely fantastic game.