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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!

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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
                    last edited by

                    @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
                      last edited by space cadet

                      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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                              • mediamogulM
                                mediamogul Global Moderator @ClassicGMR
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                                @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.

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                                • ClassicGMRC
                                  ClassicGMR @mediamogul
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                                  @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. :)

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

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                                  • BobHarrisB
                                    BobHarris
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                                    If you like cinematic platformers (oddworld, another world, flashback) then Heart of darkness (ps1) is a great hidden gem.

                                    Pi 3B , 64 GB Sandisk ultra flashdrive, 19 systems, 872 hand picked classic gaming gems :-) Dual shock 4v2

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                                    • KN4THXK
                                      KN4THX
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                                      So for DOS my little bro and I played Wacky Wheels shareware which I found on my local BBS because we couldnt afford a SNES when they first came out. Finally bought the full version as an adult.

                                      Also for DOS I loved Death Gate. It's a magic user trying to click through puzzles kind of like Teen Agent(love it too!) and Journeyman Project (awesome!) but less cartoony and more in depth. I found it very challenging and fun with a simple but fun plot/story.

                                      Not sure how popular it is or was, as I didn't own a PS1 but Tetris Plus is Soo much fun for two players and most people seem to not have heard of it. It's very casual and has Bob the Builder's brother in it as a treasure Hunter ( or that's what we call him ) who you have to help reach the bottom and not get trapped on your Tetris tiles.

                                      "If you're gonna play the Game Boy, You gotta learn to play it right" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLGl92ETNQ

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                                      • ClassicGMRC
                                        ClassicGMR @KN4THX
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                                        @thedatacereal Oooooh Wacky Wheels!

                                        I wonder if that'll run on the Pi with DOSBox. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

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

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                                        • KN4THXK
                                          KN4THX @ClassicGMR
                                          last edited by KN4THX

                                          @classicgmr It's runs fine on mine. I bought the 3D Realms anthology a long time ago which runs through dosbox so just copied the files over. No controller support that I found in the Game Options which bummed me, but didn't dig around, I was just getting all of my .sh files created.

                                          It also comes with all of these so I am tempted to add them all:

                                          Arctic Adventure
                                          Bio Menace
                                          Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
                                          Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy
                                          Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons
                                          Math Rescue
                                          Monster Bash
                                          Mystic Towers
                                          Paganitzu
                                          Monuments of Mars
                                          Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure
                                          Crystal Caves
                                          Death Rally
                                          Alien Carnage
                                          Hocus Pocus
                                          Major Stryker
                                          Blake Stone: Planet Strike
                                          Realms of Chaos
                                          Pharaoh's Tomb
                                          Word Rescue
                                          Secret Agent
                                          Raptor: Call of the Shadows
                                          Terminal Velocity
                                          Wacky Wheels
                                          Stargunner
                                          Shadow Warrior
                                          Wolfenstein 3D
                                          Rise of the Triad: Dark War
                                          Duke Nukem
                                          Duke Nukem 2
                                          Duke Nukem 3D
                                          Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

                                          "If you're gonna play the Game Boy, You gotta learn to play it right" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLGl92ETNQ

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                                          • ClassicGMRC
                                            ClassicGMR
                                            last edited by ClassicGMR

                                            So I played a LOT of games on my vacation that I hadn't tried before nor heard of thanks to you all throwing games out there! Elevator Action Returns has been one of my new favorites since I booted it up. :)

                                            This morning I had an hour to kill so I jumped into the SNES library and remembered that Populous - while not technically a "hidden gem" since it's EVERYWHERE - had an excellent port to the SNES system. The hour flew by.

                                            @mediamogul How'd you like Pressure Cooker?

                                            @space-cadet said in What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion:

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

                                            Can you provide a link to a review or something? I cannot find mention of this game anywhere. MobyGames doesn't have it listed either. Google just gives me a ton of Twisted Metal links.

                                            EDIT: Never mind. I see your post below it that corrected the name to Amerzone - didn't see it before for some reason. Now I can go look for the game.

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

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