Can't remember the name of that game from your past?

[Samatonic Samatonic]

I'll try my best to find it.

Update 1:
The game (according to your description) looks to me like Transformers: The Dark Moon and Transformers: China with both Driving and Fighting Segments.
Is that it ?

 

[FR4M3]

I'll try my best to find it.
Update 1:
The game (according to your description) looks to me like Transformers: The Dark Moon and Transformers: China with both Driving and Fighting Segments.
Is that it.

Nope, those aren't Java games. I think I should've added that it's those very limited in scope games where the game plays like a 8bit NES game and looks like it's 16bit with very compressed sprites and graphics. It's a Java Mobile game after all, couldn't be more than 1-2MB in size. So game is most likely from 2002-2005, and I only go to play it in 2008-09.

I played it on a Samsung Dumbphone, which I unfortunately can't pin point the model of.

 

[DunkeyKong]

After a long search, I only found some that are pretty similar. Here's what I could find

Air Combat: Drift In Time 3D

Top Gun: Air Combat

Airwolf (from Java's NES emulator)

River Storm 2 3D

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

I have no idea, but if it's a fighter jet that transforms into a robot for the boss battle, and there are "big ships", it definitely sounds like a Macross / Robotech game.

Were the "big ships" green and kind of rock-like, maybe? I guess you've already compared that to Macross images...

 

[driftwood]

Maybe, Archangel. There is a Youtube chanel called JAVA Mobile Games that has a video titled Arch Angel Samsung JAVA Game video shows something close to your drawing.

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Maybe, Archangel. There is a Youtube chanel called JAVA Mobile Games that has a video titled Arch Angel Samsung JAVA Game video shows something close to your drawing.

This Arch Angel definitely matching most of what the OP said!
I think you found it

 

[FR4M3]

Maybe, Archangel. There is a Youtube chanel called JAVA Mobile Games that has a video titled Arch Angel Samsung JAVA Game video shows something close to your drawing.

Yoo, this is it! Thank you so much!
As soon as I read "Archangel" a light bulb went up in my head and reminded me. Thanks again.:D

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Imma update reddit as well.

 

[Samatonic Samatonic]

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This Arch Angel definitely matching most of what the OP said!
I think you found it

 

[FR4M3]

I also have two more games which I need to find, hope mods & admins won't mind If I post them in a separate thread?

But first I need to draw about them, like I have done here. Hopefully in better quality and detail.

Also are spoiler tags not working? I added them twice but do not see them, both on mobile & desktop view.

 

[ATenderLad]

Maybe, Archangel. There is a Youtube chanel called JAVA Mobile Games that has a video titled Arch Angel Samsung JAVA Game video shows something close to your drawing.

Very well done, I don't have an award for this sort of thing so let's say you get a No-Prize!

Edit: @FR4M3 Yeah it's fine, although if they're also JAVA games the title for this one would still apply I think?

Spoiler: Test

I don't think spoiler tags aren't working?

 

[FR4M3]

Another thing I like is that my memory really servedbme right even though I played that game when I was 8-9 and only played it like 3-4 times. Before dad took and sold off that phone. Or maybe it was from one of his friends' Idr.

But I just wanted to say I did draw quite accurately, just needed to flip the HUD both vertically and horizontallly. I drew it like that probably because I've been play Doom ever since 2010.

 

[Samatonic Samatonic]

Very well done, I don't have an award for this sort of thing so let's say you get a No-Prize!

Let me do it.

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Another thing I like is that my memory really servedbme right even though I played that game when I was 8-9 and only played it like 3-4 times. Before dad took and sold off that phone. Or maybe it was from one of his friends' Idr.

But I just wanted to say I did draw quite accurately, just needed to flip the HUD both vertically and horizontallly. I drew it like that probably because I've been play Doom ever since 2010.

I actually like the drawing NGL. It looks understandable.

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Let me do it.
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I actually like the drawing NGL. It looks understandable.

Uh, thanks, but it was @driftwood who found the game

 

[Samatonic Samatonic]

Uh, thanks, but it was @driftwood who found the game

Let me fix that quick.

 

[DunkeyKong]

Congratulations @driftwood, you deserve a trophy

 

[Type Kaiser]

I also have two more games which I need to find, hope mods & admins won't mind If I post them in a separate thread?

But first I need to draw about them, like I have done here. Hopefully in better quality and detail.

Also are spoiler tags not working? I added them twice but do not see them, both on mobile & desktop view.

Hey there,

I don’t think the mods & admins would mind, but yeah, a separate thread sounds like a good idea.

Did you manage to make those drawings? If so, maybe we can help you find the games.

 

[FR4M3]

Did you manage to make those drawings? If so, maybe we can help you find the games.

Not yet fren, I'll mention you when I make the post. :)

 

[yoyo1999]

Hi everyone,

I’m desperately trying to find a PC game I played during my childhood, likely around the early 2000s. I haven’t been able to identify it yet, and I’m hoping this amazing community can help me solve this mystery.

Here’s what I remember about the game:

• Theme: It had a dark atmosphere, similar to a prison, with cages visible in the levels or background.
• Score menu: The score menu featured a prison scene in the background, including cages, which left a strong impression on me.
• Visuals: Colorful balloons would appear on the screen, probably as part of a celebration or after completing a certain objective.
• Release period: I believe the game was from the 2000s or perhaps earlier. I was born in 2000 and played it when I was very young.
• Platform: It was a PC game, likely running on Windows 95, Windows 98, or possibly through a DOS-based emulator.
• Language: I’m not sure if the game was in English or French.

I’ve already explored forums like Vogons and Reddit and received suggestions like Cool Spot, but that’s not the game. I also checked compilations like Game Pack CD: 40 Best VGA Games, but unfortunately, I didn’t find it there either.

If any of this sounds familiar to you, or if you have even the smallest hint or idea of where I could look (compilations, shareware, etc.), I’d be extremely grateful for your help.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance!

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Try asking here:

Can't remember the name of that game from your past?

This is our thread to help each other to get some relief from that mental agony of when you miss a game from the good old times, but can't remember its name!!! To organize it a bit, I think we can agree with some rules for asking and for answering. Asking: Describe the game as much as possible...

retrogametalk.com

 

[yoyo1999]

Try asking here:

Can't remember the name of that game from your past?

This is our thread to help each other to get some relief from that mental agony of when you miss a game from the good old times, but can't remember its name!!! To organize it a bit, I think we can agree with some rules for asking and for answering. Asking: Describe the game as much as possible...

retrogametalk.com

What do I do once I go to the link you gave me because I can't create a thread?

 

[DunkeyKong]

I could find 2 for now that are pretty similar

Prisoner

Alcatraz

 

[Yousef Yousef]

I can’t speak French so I can’t really explain some stuff for but if you can’t speak English then you may wanna wait for someone who speaks French to communicate with you

 

[yoyo1999]

I can’t speak French so I can’t really explain some stuff for but if you can’t speak English then you may wanna wait for someone who speaks French to communicate with you

Here is what you received my two photos

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looks like this, there was a prison in the score menu and when you finished a level, balloons flew away with strings in a bodruche

 

[Graw]

Here is what you received my two photos

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looks like this, there was a prison in the score menu and when you finished a level, balloons flew away with strings in a bodruche

Have you tried reverse image searching that image you posted?

 

[yoyo1999]

Have you tried reverse image searching that image you posted?

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