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Title: Famicomaniac Joined: Jul 11 2009 Posts: 23

Are they guilty pleasures, or do you simply have so much pity on them that you can't help but enjoy them for whatever they're worth? Whether it's one of those ways or something else not listed here, we all have games that we can't help but love even when everyone else says we should go screw ourselves for liking them. I, myself, like Tecmo Secret of the Stars. I know that it got 92nd place on Syd's Top 100 SNES games, but everywhere else I seem to go... all I see are bad reviews! Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places, but it seems everyone and their dogs hat this game. For me, though, the game has a special kind of charm I can't help but appreciate... So, what games do you people like that others can't stand?[/url]

Posted: Jul 12 2009 06:52 pm

Super Punch-Out, Mega Man 7, and the Dynasty Warriors series.

2011 SNES Champ Joined: Dec 04 2006 Posts: 1929

Majora's Mask is my favorite Zelda game and not many people like it.

I like Final Fantasy IX much more than VII or VIII.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 07:39 pm

Revolution X
Soulcalibur Legends
Bomberman Generation
Rampage: Total Destruction
Heavenly Guardian
Castle of Shikigami III

Posted: Jul 12 2009 07:54 pm

As bad as they are, I kinda like the Chester Cheetah games.

I have a good reason, though. My dad works for Frito-Lay.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 07:58 pm

I love Burgertime.

Not sure on other people's opinions on the game however...probably not so good.

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

Rampart on the NES. This game has given me more joy than any quasi-puzzle/strategy game can give.

When I try to show other people, they usually just roll the eyes and go on playing crap like Ghostbusters NES.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 08:39 pm

Andrew Man wrote:

I love Burgertime.

Burger Time is an arcade classic. People don't have to like it, but they damn well better respect it.

Joined: Mar 13 2009 Location: Arlington Posts: 467

FFX-2. I liked it. My roommates are convinced to this day that I'm gay.

Title: Alexz Aficionado Joined: May 21 2008 Posts: 2889

Cool Spot. I missing playing.

Krusty's Funhouse (the puzzle game) I enjoyed a lot too.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 09:50 pm

Ghandi wrote:

Cool Spot. I missing playing.

Krusty's Funhouse (the puzzle game) I enjoyed a lot too.

I grew up playing both of those on the good ol' Genesis, I loved both of them.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 10:48 pm

Believe it or not, Yo! Noid is pretty big amongst old-school players here in Brazil. And I kinda found some fun in it.
I also like Legend of Dragoon for the PSX, though it's not that great for an RPG.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 11:07 pm

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship Of Doom, apparently. Also, Resident Evil Survivor.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 11:17 pm

Thorton02 wrote:

FFX-2. I liked it. My roommates are convinced to this day that I'm gay.

I have to agree with them. Sorry dood

Posted: Jul 13 2009 12:28 am

Ba'al wrote:

Ghandi wrote:

Cool Spot. I missing playing.

Krusty's Funhouse (the puzzle game) I enjoyed a lot too.

I grew up playing both of those on the good ol' Genesis, I loved both of them.

Absolutely, both of these are fucking classic.

Cool Spot played alot like Vectorman in the sense of shooting freedom and light exploration. Don't get me wrong, I love Vectorman, but that game is much more popular IMO.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 12:31 am

Freedom Fighters for PS2. Great graphics. Amazing Alternate histroy plot. Beautiful soundtrack. Everone else I know hates it or has never played it.

Oh and WCW Mayhem.

Title: Naunie Joined: Dec 07 2008 Posts: 1026

The SNES Mario Is Missing.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 01:23 am

SpraCoalee wrote:

Freedom Fighters for PS2. Great graphics. Amazing Alternate histroy plot. Beautiful soundtrack. Everone else I know hates it or has never played it.

One of the greatest games ever. I absolutely LOVE that game. I loved the bastard tanks in Times Square slightly less. I also got a kick out of the stuff on the News Ticker on the Soviet News Network.

Arlock41 wrote:

The SNES Mario Is Missing.

I grew up with that one too...played it many a time. I don't necessarily remember it, but I know I played it.

I've always been a huge fan of the Conflict series. Every review I've read on many of the games (Vietnam in particular) has been scathing. However, I've played all the Conflicts (with the exception of Denied Ops, because a big turnoff was not controlling 4 characters and not bringing Bradley, Connors, Jones, or Sherman/Foley back), and I have liked each newer one more than the last (culminating in Global Terror), which is a rarity for me. I have fond memories of each game, and playing it on XBox with my custom soundtrack made it all the better for me.

To this day, I kick around the idea of seeing if I can buy the XBox from my brother so I can re-play those games.

Also, Arena Football was a hidden classic I discovered...I really liked being able to create teams and start an alternate AFL timeline with my created teams.

Joined: Jun 23 2009 Posts: 21

The WWF games on the 64. I fuckin loved em.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 01:35 am

The Pale Rider wrote:

The WWF games on the 64. I fuckin loved em.

...which ones? the Attitude-era ones, or WM2000/No Mercy?

If it's the latter, those games were critically acclaimed, no?

Gallery 2 · Posted: Jul 13 2009 01:45 am

I'm under the impression that I'm the only guy who likes StarFox Command at this point.

And the Bust A Groove games (the japanese ones).

And some others that I can't recall right now but once I remember I'll post them here.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 02:00 am

When I was a kid, I just played whatever games my mom bought me, when she could afford it. Sometimes I lucked out and ended up with a Zelda or Final Fantasy, and other times I wasn't so lucky. But I loved every game I had, and to this day even the terrible ones make me smile. Some of the worst offenders that I love to death even while freely acknowledging how much they suck:

The Karate Kid
City Connection
Quatro Adventure
TMNT 1

Posted: Jul 13 2009 02:20 am

SoldierHawk wrote:

Quatro Adventure

The Robin Hood game isn't too bad, and the Dizzy game would be fun were it not for the fact that you die in one hit and have no lives or continues. Was that game simply not finished or something? Confused

Thorton02 wrote:

FFX-2. I liked it. My roommates are convinced to this day that I'm gay.

I liked it as well. Of all the Final Fantasy games that utilize the ATB method of battling, I think this one did it the best.

Syd Lexia wrote:

Andrew Man wrote:

I love Burgertime.

Burger Time is an arcade classic. People don't have to like it, but they damn well better respect it.

Seconded.

For me, Friday the 13th on NES. Sure, I find Jason impossible to beat on the 3rd day, but I've always had fun with it.

Title: Robot Soul Brother Joined: Jul 11 2008 Posts: 137

...Some games that immediately come to mind are:

Grand Theft Auto IV

Home Alone (SNES, Game Boy, and Genesis [Yeah, that one] versions only)

Mortal Kombat 4 & Gold

The first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game on NES.

Art of Fighting 1 & 2

Hook

Renegade (Well, the first 3 stages, anyway)

Rampage

Wario Land; Super Mario Land 3 (It's not that people don't like it, it's more like people have forgotten all about it)...

Posted: Jul 13 2009 02:48 am

SaGa Frontier 2. I haven't played the later games, but I know everyone was ragging on it when it was around.