Favourite game that nobody else knows about.

[Muspelheim]

I think I'll win the grand obscurity prize yet again. :3

Rummel & Rabalder: Jakten på Kapten Hanssons Guld.

Basically, sometime during the 90's, there was this program on the telly about two rats (played by muppets) running a PI-bureau. It was a really nice show, I remember, and they made a fun PC game for it as well.
R&R gets aboard their flying carpet and you go flying through some very nice scenery for the time, pressing the right arrow key at the right time to avoid obstacles or collect carpet dusters and cheese doodles (powerups and score). I loved it, and if I still had it, I'd imagine that it'd still hold up fairly well in its simplicity. And I wouldn't be surprised if it's still somewhere in my muscle memory.

Although I mostly remember crashing into things. Alot.

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[mitchell271]

It shocks me that no one ever talks about Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. I would honestly argue that it is probably on if the best, if not the best in the Mario series.

A lot of people know about this one now, mostly because of the internet and the virtual console. It's achieved cult-classic status now.

OT: Dragon's Lair is the first one that I can think of. I know it's a cult-classic as well and almost lots of kids for its bone crushing difficulty, but I still love it. That or the original NES Ninja Gaiden, again for its bone crushing diffculty.

 

[AetherWolf]

We seem to get topics like these every week, but I'll leave my two cents anyway.

Spoiler

 

[Kargathia]

Spoiler

Before there were things like the Total War series, or CoH, I... kinda played the shit out of this.

 

[GRocci]

The Neverhood

 

[TheRussian]

Spoiler: Star Wars: Republic Commando.

Dear God, it has to be one of the best FPSs out there, on par with the Half Life series and waaay better than the Halo affair.

The mechanics are solid, the sound work is noticeably better than most FPSs, and the story is competently put together.

Now, in my opinion, Republic Commando is the second best Star Wars game out there, and I highly recommend it both to Star Wars and FPS fans.

 

[Jaeke]

Spoiler

I love those games and haven't really met anyone else who has played them, at least as much as I have.

I used to play that with friends at LAN parties, but we then discovered a little gem known as Company of Heroes, and have since then, sadly, never played middle-earth again.

A worthy trade off. CoH is a fine gem indeed but LOTR: BFME II has a special place in my gaming career.

I miss BFME 2 multiplayer horribly :\ damn EA turned off the servers to save money. It's been about a year and a half (January 2011). Not enough gamers with interests like me in my town to play LAN parties like that. Shame.

 

[Haefulz]

007: Nightfire

It's probably not as obscure as some of the other games in this thread, but it has been so overshadowed by the praise and love that Goldeneye gets that I never hear anyone mention it. Great multiplayer with bots.

 

[Wayneguard]

The Disciples series for sure. I like them better than HOMM and Age of Wonders but most tbs players disagree.

 

[peruvianskys]

I'm going to jump on the Breakdown bandwagon here. Also I remember playing a few Gamecube 007 games that were actually quite fun.

Dear God, it has to be one of the best FPSs out there, on par with the Half Life series and waaay better than the Halo affair.

The mechanics are solid, the sound work is noticeably better than most FPSs, and the story is competently put together.

Now, in my opinion, Republic Commando is the second best Star Wars game out there, and I highly recommend it both to Star Wars and FPS fans.

Yeah I loved this game too. It kinda just disappeared.

 

[sanguinator]

That no one knows about? Well, if it's that bloody obscure then I'd have to choose old games as people here are well versed in games.

I'll go with James Body 007 for the Game Boy, it was essentially Zelda mixed with James bond.

Fucking awesome game. I never finished it though I got damn far. It even had an original plot (even if it did reuse some characters) and I loves the level. Marrakesh was a hell of a level, you had to explore dat shit, win at the casino, go to the catacombs and fight men with turbans and swords, awesome.

Also, blowing up the wall in Q's lab and finding the M.A.R.B.L.E. Bloody useless thing and I hear it was only used in the ending but I still loved collecting it.

i used to play the shit out of that game. never did get very far though. i probably still have it.

 

[Kickingbear]

Legend of Dragoon. It was like final fantasy 7 but actually interesting with a pretty cool battle mechanic for it's time and a memerable story.

 

[Raioken18]

I'm not sure, would Vampires The Masquerade or it's sequel count? They were both awesome games that nobody knew about... Though Bloodlines had a glitch that made it impossible to beat straight out of the box, but user mods allowed for it to be finished.

They were both amazing games in their own right.

 

[EHKOS]

I GOT ONE! Jersey Devil, it had an interesting atmosphere but the controls sucked a bag of dicks.

 

[Trololo Punk]

It's been a long time since I played these two games. But I can remember playing them to death (To the best of my ability when I was 4 or 5 years old).

Spoiler: Blast Corps.

Spoiler: Rocket: Robot on Wheels.

 

[Brendan Stepladder]

Wario Land 3 for the Gameboy!

Though I guess most people realize that it exists...
I don't play obscure games.. :\

 

[Nekron_X]

I GOT ONE! Jersey Devil, it had an interesting atmosphere but the controls sucked a bag of dicks.

this. also the Gex the gecko series of games, tomba (or tombi), and wild arms 3.

 

[Nyaliva]

The Golden Sun series was one of my favourite but it was never spoken of when it was out for the GBA, although a few people here have mentioned it.

For something REALLY obscure: CATRAP for the Game Boy Original. Seriously, I never saw this game growing up but I found it on Nintendo's Virtual Console and I tell ya, it is one of the best, most unique puzzle games I've ever played. It's actually known as Pitman where I am but I still don't remember seeing it ever. If you search youtube for it there's only one guy's walkthrough of all the levels and a whole bunch of "Cat Rap" videos so...yeah...it's obscure.

 

[reiyo_oki]

Escape Velocity: Nova [http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/]

One of my favorite games from my childhood. It still works on XP, but I haven't tried running it on Windows 7, so I dunno if it'll work on my computer anymore or not.

Amazingly deep story for how simple the game is, and the simplicity actually makes it more fun. you have a ton of customizable options with just the base game (and even more with addons, available from the ambrosia site if you ever get bored of the original story.)

 

[Harley Duke]

Probably Croc 2. It's a really simple platformer, but when you're 6-7, it's a lot harder than it looks in the video.

That game ran me ragged for a long time. It was also the first game that I was proud to complete--all the Golden Gobbos, all the little colored gems, the whole damn shebang.


All that behind me... How come I was the only person I knew who played Magi-Nation? This was a turn-based RPG that used cards, technically, since it was trying to sell a trading card game alongside it. It was like Pokemon, only cooler. And it kicked my ass. Forever. Still haven't beaten it...

And Chrono Trigger, dammit. Chrono Trigger is Square's best work, and all you mongoloids need to go out there and play it. Right now. I'll wait.

EDIT A GO-GO: I totally forgot all about Rocket Knight Adventures! And Sparkster, the sequel! It's like Sonic the Hedgehog, only with swords and jet packs at the same time.