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

            How'd you like Pressure Cooker?

            I can't believe the game has eluded me until now. It really is a 2600 game that has everything possible going for it. The graphics and music are among the best on the system and the game play, while extremely straightforward, has a level of complexity to it that you don't often find in 2600 games. I love 'Burgetime' and assumed going in that I would end up making a lot of comparisons between the two, but the similarities really begin and end with the underlying burger making theme. While 'Burgertime' is an excellent action platformer, 'Pressure Cooker' challenges your brain to problem solve and multitask in an extremely satisfying way. In that sense, you could say that it actually shares more in common with something like 'Tapper'. It's definitely a great game and one that I'll be going back to often from now on.

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              suavemike
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              Toy Commander on Sega Dreamcast. Absolutely love that game.
              Archon on C64 though I know it came out on other platforms. That was the version I loved as a kid.
              Maniac Mansion on the NES
              Faxanadu on the NES
              Glory Days 2 on the nintendo DS. Similar to choplifter. Absolute gem that no one seemed to play

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

                Archon on C64 though I know it came out on other platforms. That was the version I loved as a kid.

                I absolutely concur. My grandma gave it to me for Christmas; it was my all-time-favorite for most of my C64 time.

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                • simpleethatS
                  simpleethat
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                  I love poking around for random fun games to play. Recently I randomly put on Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth (NES) and really dug that. It's a hybrid side scrolling SHMUP, FPS, and side scrolling adventure and all three elements work.

                  On Genesis/ Megadrive I was always a fan of SubTerrania as a kid.

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                    gomisensei
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                    OK, i've been exploring MAME for some hidden gems, and I found this bizarre game, called "The Great Ragtime Show", it's a sidescrolling/platform-ish shooter that is just amazing to play. Give it a try, it works in MAME2003-Plus, the rom name is ragtime.

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                    • RanmaR
                      Ranma @Stuart2773
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                      @stuart2773 said in What's your "Hidden Gem"? Game discussion:

                      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

                      Thank you so much for sharing this. I was a massive fan of this game as a kid on the C64. To play it now on the Master System is just fantastic! It really is some very nice work indeed. :-)

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                      • chizzerC
                        chizzer
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                        Troddlers on the SNES is brilliant.

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                        • ClassicGMRC
                          ClassicGMR @chizzer
                          last edited by

                          @chizzer Troddlers - excellent game! Never even heard about it before but it's going in my favorites list. :)

                          @gomisensei - I don't have a copy that works. I'll have to hunt one down.

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

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                          • ayekayeA
                            ayekaye
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                            Pomping World

                            -AK

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                            • martincrocenziM
                              martincrocenzi
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                              Gunstar Heroes - SEGA Genesis

                              I play it from time to time. I think it's one of the best games for 16-Bits consoles.

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                                Emulatre71
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                                Rolan's Curse for Game Boy, it's action RPG like.

                                Rolans Curse cartridge.jpg

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                                • DTEAMD
                                  DTEAM @Emulatre71
                                  last edited by DTEAM

                                  1 - Dolphin Blue on Atomiswave (working properly since yesterday with the new lr-flycast update) It's my top 1 on RetroPie
                                  2 - Zelda on Game & Watch ( best LCD old style - MAME/Lr-Mess)
                                  3 - Raiden (all games ) - Lr-fbneo
                                  4 - Wolfenstein 3D - 3DO
                                  5 - All Metroid games

                                  a last one ---> Choushin Heiki Zeroigar (english translated) on PCFX

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                                  • ColstarC
                                    Colstar @ClassicGMR
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                                    @classicgmr I remember playing Buck Rodgers(?) alot and some really basic game where you had to shoot a shark that swam towards the screen. I only really used to go into arcades when my family went to seaside resorts for holidays, so I didnt get to visit them very often. :(

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                                    • themazingnessT
                                      themazingness
                                      last edited by themazingness

                                      I am the only person who has reviewed Second Dimension RetroPak Vol. 1 on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137930/Second_Dimension_RetroPak_Vol_1/ It is a pack of modern NES games. The emulator it is using is Mesen, but I just rename the rom files to .nes and play them how I choose. My favorite game in the pack is Perfect Pair, a Pac-man-esque game where you play as cupid, avoid enemies, and claim territory to bring a couple together. It's actually my favorite NES game now.

                                      Admittedly, Super Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man 4, and TMNT II the Arcade Game are more substantial titles (other favorites of mine), but I'm a sucker for arcade style games these days.

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                                      • jamrom2J
                                        jamrom2 @themazingness
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                                        Wow...old thread still going. I'll toss my hat in the ring on this one....

                                        I'm 51 now, so I've seen and played in the glory days of Arcade, Console, Home Computer... etc. And what fun it was... I have a few based on the systems I owned.

                                        [Arcade]
                                        BerZerk
                                        Robotron
                                        Spy Hunter
                                        Reactor
                                        Gyruss
                                        Asteroids Deluxe
                                        Time Pilot '84
                                        Front Line
                                        Moon Cresta

                                        [Intellivision]
                                        Bomb Squad
                                        B-17 Bomber
                                        Space Battle
                                        Tron Deadly Discs

                                        [Atari 2600/VCS]
                                        Adventure
                                        Raiders of the Lost Ark

                                        [Commodore 64]
                                        Forbidden Forrest
                                        Impossible Mission
                                        Racing Destruction Set
                                        Ultima
                                        Beach Head
                                        Raid on Bungling Bay
                                        Computer Ambush
                                        Summer/Winter Games
                                        Grand Prix Circuit
                                        Telengard (one of my first games on C64)
                                        A.C.E.
                                        Gunship
                                        Flight Simulator II
                                        Spy vs Spy I and II

                                        [Amiga 500]
                                        Eye of the Beholder
                                        Dog Fight
                                        Armour-Geddon
                                        Battle Hawks
                                        Their Finest Hour
                                        Birds of Prey
                                        Gunship 2000
                                        Hardball II
                                        Nuclear War
                                        Wings of Fury
                                        Knights of the Sky

                                        [Early PC]
                                        Indy and the Last Crusade (point and click version)
                                        Doom
                                        Duke Nuke'Em
                                        Mech Warrior 3
                                        NHL 95
                                        NHL 96 (menu music is worth it alone)
                                        Red Baron
                                        Red Baron 3D
                                        Indianapolis 500
                                        Herectic
                                        Flight Simulator (any version)
                                        A-10 Tank Killer
                                        System Shock
                                        X-Wing
                                        Dark Forces
                                        Knights of the Sky

                                        Can go on forever... but I think that covers all the good stuff pretty well.

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                                        • ClydeC
                                          Clyde @jamrom2
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                                          @jamrom2 Nice list, I concur with at least half of it. But most of them were pretty popular, whereas this thread is 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.

                                          No offense, just a friendly reminder for everyone still reading here. 😇

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                                          • jamrom2J
                                            jamrom2 @Clyde
                                            last edited by jamrom2

                                            @clyde hahaha... you're right! hidden gems! I'm sorry... I'll try again.

                                            Lets see...

                                            [Aracde]
                                            Reactor
                                            Timber
                                            Space Duel
                                            Rally-X

                                            [Intellivision]
                                            Microsurgeon - play this at the hardest level "critical"
                                            Biplanes/Tanks (Triple Action)

                                            [Commodore64]
                                            Again...Computer Ambush
                                            Police Cadet
                                            Kampfgruppe
                                            Bruce Lee II (homebrew)

                                            [Atari800]
                                            Broadsides

                                            [Amiga]
                                            Gee-Bee Air Rally
                                            Persian Gulf Inferno
                                            Hostages

                                            [PC] - this one is tough
                                            Alien Doom
                                            Syndicate
                                            Pinball (came with Win98)
                                            Close Combat (Win95)

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