What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion

ruthless4u

@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)

space cadet

Circus caper Nes

Loggahead

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.

Clyde

@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.

ClassicGMR

@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.

Clyde

@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.

madmodder123

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)

jonnykesh

"Snatcher" on SEGA CD.

madmodder123

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

ClassicGMR

@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!

Clyde

@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.

space cadet

Amazonia on ps1 is a great game that I just discovered recently.

madmodder123

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

space cadet

Yeah typo at work. Amerzone ps1 point n click game.

Stuart2773

Bruce Lee - Sega Master System - Homebrew

a remake of the old Commodore 64 & Spectrum game

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

PittStone

Gameboy Advance: Alien Hominid

shadow

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.

ClassicGMR

@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.

mediamogul

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

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

2600 games are among my most favorite games in general and for whatever reason, this is an Activision title that has escaped me. The graphics look fantastic and the straightforward nature of the game play reminds me of a good Game & Watch game. I'll have to try this out later tonight.

ClassicGMR

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

2600 games are among my most favorite games in general and for whatever reason, this is an Activision title that has escaped me. The graphics look fantastic and the straightforward nature of the game play reminds me of a good Game & Watch game. I'll have to try this out later tonight.

Mine as well. I grew up on Atari 2600, Intellivision and TI99 4/a games! :)

I really do understand the hype behind Pitfall. It was a HUGE game that played well. But, for my money, I would choose Pressure Cooker every time. I've always just been weird that way. :)