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    • BobHarrisB
      BobHarris @Brigane
      last edited by BobHarris

      @brigane I second Timeshock...it's the table that satisfied my pinball needs for the last 20 years and I still enjoy playing it. Not really a hidden gem though if you know anything about pinball simulations. Also it's a bit of a challenge to get it working properly in Dos. I don't recommend the PS1 version.. doesn't work in the libretro core and also has input lag.

      Street fighter III Second impact for FBA is a great hidden gem. Most people are not really familiar with the SFIII games, because when they first came out you could only play them either in the arcade or on the Dreamcast. It does not have a lot of familiar characters from Street Fighter II, but it's a brilliant and beautiful game. For competitive play SFIII Third strike is better, but for solo play I prefer Second impact (it's the only 2D Street fighter game in existence with a true widescreen mode and has better music, sound effects and backgrounds).

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

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      • PittStoneP
        PittStone
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        Gameboy Advance: Alien Hominid

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        • space cadetS
          space cadet
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          Nes mighty bomb jack

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          • ClydeC
            Clyde @PittStone
            last edited by

            @pittstone I like the style of Alien Hominid very much. Does the GA version have advantages over the others (Flash, PS2, GameCube, Xbox …), or do you just happen to have that one?

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            • obsidianspiderO
              obsidianspider @Clyde
              last edited by

              @clyde You can play it on a Pi? That's an advantage ;)

              πŸ“· @obsidianspider

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              • PittStoneP
                PittStone @Clyde
                last edited by

                @clyde Yes, the GBA Version can be play'd very easy on a Pi. ;)

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                • PittStoneP
                  PittStone
                  last edited by

                  DOS GAME: Knights of Xentar
                  (Has English Full Speak or German Full Speak)

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                    Beldar
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                    If you like action platformers, Kick Master is a surprisingly good game. The story is so terrible that it's funny. A princess was kidnapped (very original) and all of the kingdom's knights and warriors have failed to save her. So, they call upon you, the master of kicking things to save the day!

                    I would rank it up with the later NES Megaman games as far as the fun factor but the controls are a bit loose.

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                    • PittStoneP
                      PittStone
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                      DOS Game: Talisman
                      (Found nothing about it on Youtube. Its a Point'n'Click Adventure with 80's Style Anime FMV's)

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                      • BriganeB
                        Brigane
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                        Jumping Jackson (Amiga, Atari ST)

                        I remember this being a really fun game while growing up.
                        Jumpin' Jack'son is a top-down puzzle-platformer about a yellow ball with crazy hair who needs to collect records in order to play his favourite tunes while avoiding the onslaught of evil trumpets, guitars etc.

                        Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                        Os: RetroPie 4.5
                        Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                        • PittStoneP
                          PittStone
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                          OpenBor:

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                            PittStone
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                            PS2: Cold Fear

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