Pheonix Gamma Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 So I've been playing my two favorite lost gems lately: Mischief Makers, and Klonoa 2, the latter I had managed to score at gamestop last Sunday. It's kind of ironic how both games are somewhat similar. First, there's Mischief Makers. IMHO, it's Treasure's best game ever. It's quirky and I just love it. Unfortunately, it was 2D on the N64, in a time where 3D was end all be all of console games, so it didn't sell all that well. The game's focus was around Marina's super human strength, and her ability to grab, shake ("SHAKE SHAKE") and throw andthing in her path. See that enemy over there throwing Ninja stars? Grab those stars and send 'em back. Or grab that bozo and use him as a shield. Or take the star and put in in the "clanpot", and mix 3 of them together to make a boomerang. The levels were really varied. Some were intense on the action (Clan War, Clan War II) while others had some serious puzzles (Aester's Maze or whatever it was called. Bloody hard.) And some were just bizzare (The Day Of, which is an olympic games level. Catastrophy!, which was a dodgeball match against a cat) The bosses were a hoot (one boss had you riding on the back of a cat, while being chased by a robodog/motorcycle hybrid that shot missles, which you have the option of riding and throwing back at it. The last boss is crazy, too. And of course, Phoenix Gamma gave me the hardest time out of all of them...) It really deserves a sequel, be it on GBA or DS. Preferably DS, as if it were released on a GBA, it'd experience the same fate as the original, being a dead platform now. Oh, and an anime is a must, as the characters are so wacky and the plot is amusing. Klonoa 2 (the PS2 game) is a new favorite for me. I played the GBA games (even the japanese only RPG) but never played the PS2 game because I never had a PS2. When I saw this at gamestop, I got it right away. Klonoa's gameplay is similar to MM's, it revolving around grabbing and throwing, and both being sidescrollers (Klonoa being a 3d sidescroller) and both having puzzle and platformer elements, but Klonoa focuses more on the puzzle aspect, which is never too hard to figure out. Most puzzle games have me beating my head against a wall, but Klonoa has great pacing, and it's only fault is that it's a tad short, and just a speck too easy. I love Klonoa's atmosphere. The music is immersive, and the backgrounds look very lush. I love how, even though the game is on rails, Klonoa can still hit objects in the background, which makes it all seem a little more real. Plus, I think Klonoa is a total badass, even if he has a fear of water. Klonoa's fairly popular in japan, so hopefully more games will be coming our way. We're still missing the Klonoa RPG, and Klonoa 2 (the GBA game) recently came out, literally YEARS after it hit Japan. Odd... Anyways, share your favorite lost gems. I need something to kill the lack of good summer games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidge204 Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Descent 3. The most underrated game ever, IMHO. =Smidge= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaber Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Crashdummies Nes and Genesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosol Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 bomberman. except bomberman b-daman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRPXQZME Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Hm, I remember a few kids games... might not be so interesting if you don't like kid humor or playing around like a kid. Stay Tooned (Sierra Online, 1993), a nice Saturday morning cartoon styled game. Funny as all heck, and some of the humor is immature yet quite sophisticated. Recess in Greece (Morgan Interactive, 1994), following the monkey Morgan (as Odysseus) through the myths of Ancient Greece, especially as seen through the Iliad. Lots of amusing ADHD-inspired animations done by Vietnamese artists. Not posting any others coming to mind, since I don't think they warrant "gem" status. Oh, and if you've never played the Hugo trilogy, you don't deserve to call yourself a master a gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covox Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I see your Descent 3 and raise you the rest of the Descent series. All classics, and even better now there are engine-ports like D1X and D2X-XL bringing Descents 1 & 2 into glorious OpenGL. Tremendous fun in multiplayer. If you can't stand complex ordinary flight sims, be warned that this makes dogfighting highly enjoyable. Interplay, however, are in the soup due to financial irregularities ("that money was just RESTING in my account!") so you'll probably need to torrent the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorSatyr Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Stay Tooned (Sierra Online, 1993), a nice Saturday morning cartoon styled game. Funny as all heck, and some of the humor is immature yet quite sophisticated. Agreed. That game creeped the hell out of me while it was first out, though. >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoniC++ Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Kickle Cubicle Only puzzle game I ever found fun enough to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark the Echidna Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Incredible Machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eraysor Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Team Buddies. Ridiculously underrated and generates the same amount of fun as SSBM at parties. Probably my favourite game ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Team Buddies is excellent. "____ing hell, mate!" It would be silly of me not to mention Beyond Good & Evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tentril Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Heck yes. Beyond Good & Evil rocked! Cool Spot y'all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eraysor Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Cool Sport and BG&E are awesome. Although I sold BG&E before I completed it *shot* It was very good while I still had it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ila Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Mega Turrican for Genesis. Pretty much Metroid except level based and more trigger happy. Also the Klonoa for the original Playstation... although I'm still desperately searching for a new copy of it. Also, Ehrgeiz and Einhander for the Playstation. Both were excellent games in my opinion that just didn't get enough copies produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosol Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Einhander i didn't enjoy much. I still prefer gigawing or r-type final over it. Never been lucky enough to find ehrgeiz anywhere though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eraysor Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I have seen Ehrgeiz only once since it came out, one second-hand copy in a GAME store. It looks pretty spiffy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRPXQZME Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I saw Ehrgeiz at an arcade in Myrtle Beach... that was four years ago, though. It was... weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I have Ehrgeiz, but it's broke. The broke-in-half kind of broke but with more pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRPXQZME Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 (edited) [Ah. Pity.] Edited October 24, 2019 by BRPXQZME Non-necessary info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 It's not quite the same without a good controller, but I did re-go through the interesting adventure mode a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1LT Worm Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Trog for the NES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstantSonic Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I found my copy of Klonoa 2 about 2 years ago at Gamestop as well. One of the top ten most under rated games in my list. Simply awesome. And then there's the old Epic Pinball series, Jetpack, and Full Throttle, and most importantly, MDK2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tentril Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Jeez I had forgotten entirely about MDK. Awesome game. Pilotwings for N64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuma Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Kid Chameleon. Bubble and Squeak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Well guys, most of my memories revolve around the ole' C64, Commodore 64. I was lucky to be young in it's ending days, so stuff was still being put out for it when I was a kid, just not as mainstream. The C64 Ghostbusters title will always hold a place in my heart as the best Ghostbusters game title, and the only real playable one. Good times, good times. to go on when i was a bit older, it would need to be 'Toonshock' and the 'Monkey Island Series'. Toonshock was a game staring Christopher Llyod as a Happy, Loveable cartoonist who got sucked into his own world during a freak storm (At least, I think that was it.). It was a modern day 'Who framed Roger Rabiit.". I'am Sure the Monkey Island series needs no intro duction. "You fight Like a Cow!" Also.. um. Sonic. the hedgehog. Yeah, imagine we were so engrossed as that game as a kid we used to 'play pretend sonic' with my friends...... hahahahahaha. we were such losers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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