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    What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @ClassicGMR
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      @classicgmr said in What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion:

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      • C
        cylum
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        Just a couple:

        Spawn for SNES
        Time Stalkers for Dreamcast

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          ruthless4u @ClassicGMR
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          @classicgmr said in What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion:

          I'm old. Let's get that out right away! Aladdin's Castle is like a unicorn for most people these days. :)

          I remember walking into Aladdin's Castle and throwing my token in line to play Street Fighter II, dropping coins into the classics like Qix, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, etc.

          However... I'm more interested to hear about that gem you played that wasn't as popular, didn't draw a crowd or was just so much fun but only seemed like it was fun to you. What game did you gravitate to that others just didn't find attractive?

          Mine was Mania Challenge. I played Mat Mania/Exciting Hour originally but Coco Savage turned off all my friends (I wasn't a fan either).
          "He's too hard."
          "You can't beat the guy."
          "The game sucks."

          Mania Challenge streamlined the game, gave you 3 opponents that got progressively harder ... but you could do REVERSALS!! Oh the coins that game has taken from my grasp! Personal best is 728,000 points at Funspot on my last trip. Hoping I can break 1 million at some point in my life.

          I'd like to try some stuff I never played before. Doesn't have to be an arcade game either. Everyone had consoles! Atari and Intellivision through PS4 and XBOne. Let's talk about games!!

          Aladdins Castle, that name brings back some memories...

          Not Arcade games but back in the day 2 I loved were

          Firepower( Amiga)
          Campaign ( Amiga)

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          • space cadetS
            space cadet
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            Circus caper Nes

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            • LoggaheadL
              Loggahead
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              A hidden gem I tripped across in Mame that I have never seen in an arcade is Elevator Action Returns I loved the first Elevator Action by Taito and played a lot of it but never knew there was a sequel.

              At any rate, I love it too. The graphics and animation are beautiful and the game is a blast to play.

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              • ClydeC
                Clyde @Loggahead
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                @loggahead Same here, I only learned about EAR last year since my recurred passion for arcade games led me to reading and watching everything about the topic. :) I didn't play it yet, but it definitely looks gorgeous and like fun.

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                • ClassicGMRC
                  ClassicGMR @Loggahead
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                  @loggahead I just tried E.A.R. in MAME. I love it! It's a much better Elevator Action than ... well ... Elevator Action! :)

                  SaGa Frontier for the Playstation was a very good RPG yet very, very few seem to remember it even existed.

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                  Enjoy the ride!

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                  • ClydeC
                    Clyde @ClassicGMR
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                    @classicgmr said in What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion:

                    @loggahead I just tried E.A.R. in MAME. I love it! It's a much better Elevator Action than ... well ... Elevator Action! :)

                    Just like Crazy Climber 2 is much better than Crazy Climber 1 with no apparent drawbacks other than the latter's historical value.

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                    • madmodder123M
                      madmodder123
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                      I don't think these games are super popular, but they are some of my favorite PS1 games that no one talks about:
                      Shipwreckers (Good multiplayer too!)
                      The Legend of Dragoon
                      Vandal Hearts
                      Future Cop LAPD (Also has fun Co-op + VS)

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                      • jonnykeshJ
                        jonnykesh
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                        "Snatcher" on SEGA CD.

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                        • madmodder123M
                          madmodder123 @jonnykesh
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                          @jonnykesh YES Snatcher is also a great one, Hideo Kojima worked on it!

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                          • ClassicGMRC
                            ClassicGMR @madmodder123
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                            @madmodder123 Legend of Dragoon is a great game. :)

                            Not many people I know have seen the Gargoyles cartoon from the mid-90's and even less seemed to have played the Gargoyles game on the Sega Genesis. I loved playing as Goliath and it wasn't some easy kids game!

                            Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
                            Enjoy the ride!

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                            • ClydeC
                              Clyde @ClassicGMR
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                              @classicgmr said in What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion:

                              Not many people I know have seen the Gargoyles cartoon from the mid-90's

                              I have and I love it. :D I like its dark and somewhat (for a children's series) mature atmosphere, and also the many real legends they slipped in, even if more or less distorted.

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                              • space cadetS
                                space cadet
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                                Amazonia on ps1 is a great game that I just discovered recently.

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                                • madmodder123M
                                  madmodder123 @space cadet
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                                  @space-cadet Is that an auto-correct error? from what I can find on psxdatacenter.com Amazonia is not a game for ps1

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                                  • space cadetS
                                    space cadet
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                                    Yeah typo at work. Amerzone ps1 point n click game.

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                                    • Stuart2773S
                                      Stuart2773
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                                      Bruce Lee - Sega Master System - Homebrew

                                      a remake of the old Commodore 64 & Spectrum game

                                      alt text alt text

                                      http://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/BruceLee-SMS

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                                      • PittStoneP
                                        PittStone
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                                        Gameboy Advance: Alien Hominid

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                                          shadow
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                                          I don't know if I would count this as a "Hidden Gem" for say, but it is a game that is no realty known.

                                          Knuckles Chaotix.

                                          I love knuckles chaotix. For me it is a great game. I am a bit annoyed at the tethering mechanic, but I can live with it.

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                                          • ClassicGMRC
                                            ClassicGMR @PittStone
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                                            @pittstone said in What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion:

                                            Gameboy Advance: Alien Hominid

                                            @shadow said in What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion:

                                            I don't know if I would count this as a "Hidden Gem" for say, but it is a game that is no realty known.

                                            Knuckles Chaotix.

                                            I love knuckles chaotix. For me it is a great game. I am a bit annoyed at the tethering mechanic, but I can live with it.

                                            Haven't tried either game. Will have to check them out during my next gaming session. :)

                                            Pressure Cooker for the Atari 2600 is one of my personal favorites from my youth. Played that game for HOURS.

                                            Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
                                            Enjoy the ride!

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