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Brandon22000
Joined: Jun 05 2013
PostPosted: Jan 03 2014 04:06 pm Reply with quote Back to top

You ever had that one game that you loved to death but the game had almost no attention from the gaming market at all? If ya know a game like that, please post the game here.

A couple of rules:
1: If you are posting a video, then it must have autoplay turned off. (although, if ya read the forum rules, then this just sounds monotonous)
2: Along the lines of rule 1, if said video is NSFW, then you must give some sort of NSFW warning

With those out of the way, I'll start. There's this game called LA-MULANA, a game that is a hybrid of different types of old school games (I'll list the type by a game of its type): Metroid (with some of the exploration required), Castlevania (with some of the game's controls),and The Legend of Zelda (for the game's similar style of exploration of different areas). Here's a vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCTnpFbriLo
This trailer is for the WiiWare version, and there is also a PC version, and ththe trailer is for the remake, The original version is for the PC, and is in a 8-bit format, unlike the remake, which has 16-bit graphics.
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
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PostPosted: Jan 06 2014 09:13 am Reply with quote Back to top

Heavenly Guardian on PS2/Wii. The game probably should have been a WiiWare title, because it looked and played like a SNES game, but it was damn fun. Also, it started off as Pocky & Rocky 3 but they lost the license midway through.
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
PostPosted: Jan 06 2014 11:07 am Reply with quote Back to top

Freedom Fighters for the PS2/XBox is a great game with good multiplayer.


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The Opponent
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Joined: Feb 24 2010
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PostPosted: Jan 07 2014 12:01 am Reply with quote Back to top

Brandon22000 wrote:
With those out of the way, I'll start. There's this game called LA-MULANA, a game that is a hybrid of different types of old school games (I'll list the type by a game of its type): Metroid (with some of the exploration required), Castlevania (with some of the game's controls),and The Legend of Zelda (for the game's similar style of exploration of different areas). Here's a vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCTnpFbriLo
This trailer is for the WiiWare version, and there is also a PC version, and ththe trailer is for the remake, The original version is for the PC, and is in a 8-bit format, unlike the remake, which has 16-bit graphics.

La-Mulana got a good amount of attention when the new version was released. What isn't getting as much attention is the sequel that was announced for later this year.


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Brandon22000
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PostPosted: Jan 08 2014 09:54 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I was actually talking about the original version for the PC, not the remake, Excel. Sorry for not specifying.
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Methid Man
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Joined: Nov 23 2010
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PostPosted: Jan 09 2014 07:11 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I'd have to say SaGa Frontier for the PS1. It's an RPG made by Square but it never got any attention. It's a very unique RPG. I like how it looks like a SNES game, I like the way the Life Point system works, I like that it has 7 characters each with their own story making it feel like 7 games in 1. It was the RPG that got me into RPG's.
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
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PostPosted: Jan 09 2014 11:23 pm Reply with quote Back to top

SaGa Frontier is an awesome game. I was planning on playing through it again this month. Always a good time.

By the way, SaGa Frontier is the 7th game in the SaGa series. You might know the first three by their North American names: Final Fantasy Legend. There are three games under that name that were released on the Game Boy. I recommend playing them if you have a chance.


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Rogue Hippo
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Joined: Jun 28 2010
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PostPosted: Jan 30 2014 12:19 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I'll suggest The Hobbit for GameCube. I avoided it for years simply because of the childish cover art but I played it about a year ago and it's a solid game. It plays just like a 3D Zelda game and it's nearly as good. So if you like Zelda and/or The Hobbit it's definitely worth the $5-$10 it'll cost for a used copy.
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aeonic
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Joined: Nov 19 2009
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PostPosted: Jan 30 2014 12:46 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Shatterhand for the NES.


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HardcoreGamer4Ever
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PostPosted: Jan 31 2014 01:42 pm Reply with quote Back to top

If you like Puzzle Games, I'd recommend Wario's Woods for SNES. It's probably my all time favorite Puzzle Game, and yet, not a lot of people have even heard of it, let alone played it.

I'll think of some more later.


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slapolakinkaido
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Joined: Jul 14 2009
PostPosted: Jan 31 2014 03:47 pm Reply with quote Back to top

@om*d wrote:
SaGa Frontier is an awesome game. I was planning on playing through it again this month. Always a good time.

By the way, SaGa Frontier is the 7th game in the SaGa series. You might know the first three by their North American names: Final Fantasy Legend. There are three games under that name that were released on the Game Boy. I recommend playing them if you have a chance.

Weren't there three more "Saga" titles released on the Super Famicom? They just weren't released on the American Super Nintendo. Always wanted to try those.


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Title: Dorakyura
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PostPosted: Jan 31 2014 06:56 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Yeah, the three on the Super Famicom are the Romancing SaGa games, the first of which had an enhanced re-release on the PS2 in the North American market. I recommend playing them if you have a chance, although I can't vouch for the quality of the translations, if there are any (I would bet that there are).


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PostPosted: Feb 01 2014 07:41 pm Reply with quote Back to top

There is one of Romancing Saga 3 I know of.


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