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

[midnitecarnival]

I remember playing a game on PC that had almost the same gameplay as Out of this world but the character you control has a red t-shirt and black pants and it's like a futuristic setting.
I remember you have a gun and the enemy at that point is almost invisible.

I played it in the early 2000's but the computer was old so maybe the game is older.

Flashback, maybe?

Others like Out of This World: (if interested)
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Oddworld (series)
Heart of Darkness
Prince of Persia (original)

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Let's double check if this is the enemy you're talking about:

Ttthhhpppttt..

Sorry, didn't see this.

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Hi guys,

the game i'm searching for came on a CD from an old italian computer magazine, whose name i don't remember (we don't want to make it that easy, do we?)

It run on Windows XP, and it was a platformer. Could also have been a Flash-based game, the graphics were somewhat cartoonish.

Now, a couple of peculiar details: each level was a single screen, i'm pretty sure of that. And one of the "worlds" (basically a collection of levels) was desert-themed, and i distinctly remember that the underlying music was a blatant ripoff of the theme from "Lawrence of Arabia".

One last thing: i think the controlled character was some sort of humanoid potato, or something like that, lol! but honestly i'm not so sure about this detail.

Hope someone can help me find that game, thank you!

Spud's Quest?

Spud's Quest on Steam

Spud's Quest is an adventure game that draws its inspiration from the classic games of old, most notably the Dizzy, Zelda, and Metroid series. Help Spud and his friend Prince Charming on a journey to uncover four ancient elemental essences that have the power to remove a curse upon the royal family.

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Potatoman Seeks The Troof?

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Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

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[Pepelu]

Hello. I'm looking for the name of a game I used to play as a kid. It was on a cd compilation with multiple games. It was the story of an alien with a big head that wore a green outfit, and had purple skin I think? The levels were designed like some sort of grid. The character was in a bubble, and there were square in the grid that were higher than the others. I don't remember much, so if someone found the name just by that, it would be amazing. Sorry for bad english, and thanks for reading.

 

[Deleted member 842005]

Flashback, maybe?

Others like Out of This World: (if interested)
============================
Oddworld (series)
Heart of Darkness
Prince of Persia (original)

Post automatically merged: Jul 28, 2025

Ttthhhpppttt..

Sorry, didn't see this.

Post automatically merged: Jul 28, 2025

Spud's Quest?

Spud's Quest on Steam

Spud's Quest is an adventure game that draws its inspiration from the classic games of old, most notably the Dizzy, Zelda, and Metroid series. Help Spud and his friend Prince Charming on a journey to uncover four ancient elemental essences that have the power to remove a curse upon the royal family.

store.steampowered.com

Potatoman Seeks The Troof?

Save 66% on Potatoman Seeks the Troof on Steam

Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

store.steampowered.com

Nope, but thank you!

 

[JustLooking123]

Hello. I'm looking for the name of a game I used to play as a kid. It was on a cd compilation with multiple games. It was the story of an alien with a big head that wore a green outfit, and had purple skin I think? The levels were designed like some sort of grid. The character was in a bubble, and there were square in the grid that were higher than the others. I don't remember much, so if someone found the name just by that, it would be amazing. Sorry for bad english, and thanks for reading.

Could it be Gubble?

 

[Pepelu]

Could it be Gubble?
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I liked this game very much as a kid , but unfortunately it isn't the one I'm looking for. Thanks for the replie

 

[Deleted member 560402]

Games similar to Flashback

Oddworld
Heart of Darkness
Out of This World
Heart of The Alien
Prince of Persia
Blackthorne

 

[Glimbo]

Hello. I'm looking for the name of a game I used to play as a kid. It was on a cd compilation with multiple games. It was the story of an alien with a big head that wore a green outfit, and had purple skin I think? The levels were designed like some sort of grid. The character was in a bubble, and there were square in the grid that were higher than the others. I don't remember much, so if someone found the name just by that, it would be amazing. Sorry for bad english, and thanks for reading.

Pirate Planet / Tito The Bouncing Alien

 

[midnitecarnival]

Pirate Planet / Tito The Bouncing Alien

Looks fun and great soundtrack! Unfortunately it appears that only a demo was ever released.

 

[KaiserMk7]

To recite a possibly overused or dated meme...
Everybody gangsta til someone asks for help finding an adult flash game or doujin visual novel.

 

[Pepelu]

Pirate Planet / Tito The Bouncing Alien

YESSS, THAT'S THE ONE!! It brings memories thank you !

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

I been thinking of game, i used to play on a famiclone(89-90) on a multicart(probably a bootleg of some sorts), where you controlled a greenish? colored character(could be played cooperatively) in a vertical autoscroller(or maybe more akin to Ikari warriors, Pocky and Rocky) where you fired something akin to a boomerang one if not all the levels looked like a rice field.
Any help that doesn't help is welcome.

 

[Clippy]

Transplanting this here from another thread for @sucrose1 so it reaches all our sleuths

Anyone remember a possibly shareware Windows 98 game?

It featured random procedurally generated 3D landscapes, mostly really tall red mountains and bodies of water, it had draw distance fog, it was your average late 90s 3D game of the day. I'm pretty sure it was a racing and flying game, with cars and planes, I remember the flying physics being tricky, you needed enough speed to actually get some air. I remember the goal being a sort of capture the flag, or deliver objects to the destination under a time limit (think Crazy Taxi).

Does this ring any bells for people here?

I'll try looking into it myself. Probably tomorrow.

 

[midnitecarnival]

I been thinking of game, i used to play on a famiclone(89-90) on a multicart(probably a bootleg of some sorts), where you controlled a greenish? colored character(could be played cooperatively) in a vertical autoscroller(or maybe more akin to Ikari warriors, Pocky and Rocky) where you fired something akin to a boomerang one if not all the levels looked like a rice field.
Any help that doesn't help is welcome.

Sounds like Krull ( based on the 80's film )

They released a version for the Atari 2600 so it would not surprise me if bootlegs were made for other systems if not, official releases.

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

Sounds like Krull ( based on the 80's film )

They released a version for the Atari 2600 so it would not surprise me if bootlegs were made for other systems if not, official releases.

Thank you, but i remember a rice paddy, somewhat like the ones in Sid Meier Sword of the samurai a Dos game...
Although, you know how messy memory can be, it may be mix of dreams and imagination.

 

[resketreke]

I been thinking of game, i used to play on a famiclone(89-90) on a multicart(probably a bootleg of some sorts), where you controlled a greenish? colored character(could be played cooperatively) in a vertical autoscroller(or maybe more akin to Ikari warriors, Pocky and Rocky) where you fired something akin to a boomerang one if not all the levels looked like a rice field.
Any help that doesn't help is welcome.

It's a very long shot since it doesn't fully match the description, but could it be Front Line?

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

It's a very long shot since it doesn't fully match the description, but could it be Front Line?

The gameplay does match (don't remember vehicle combat though) it may as well been a Taiwanese "hack", from those famiclones ingrained with multiple games in the motherboard.
They frequently had repeated games, like Contra with various cheats like invulnerability or multiple lives.

 

[yungmysterymane]

I been thinking of game, i used to play on a famiclone(89-90) on a multicart(probably a bootleg of some sorts), where you controlled a greenish? colored character(could be played cooperatively) in a vertical autoscroller(or maybe more akin to Ikari warriors, Pocky and Rocky) where you fired something akin to a boomerang one if not all the levels looked like a rice field.
Any help that doesn't help is welcome.

I feel like this could be what you're looking for. Ikki is pretty fun! I always liked the music for that and Demon Sword. Kinda scratched your brain in a good way.

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

I feel like this could be what you're looking for. Ikki is pretty fun! I always liked the music for that and Demon Sword. Kinda scratched your brain in a good way.

Yeah that's it, thank you... I do remember the melody stuck in my head for hours....

 

[Arthur_McSultan]

I remember an FPS that my brother used to play when I was little. Basically, it looked and played like COD, but there was a gimmick where if you typed your name in the game, the NPCs would actually say it, so if you typed in "John" the characters would actually say John. I remembered how you started in a town that turned into an active warzone, with vison being limited due to the fire spreading.

Another thing I recall was that my brother would only play the intro of the game, either because he wanted to name his character different swear words or the game might've been only a demo.

My brother went to college around 2006 so that game must of been made before then.

 

[GEORGE?W?BUSH]

There are two games in my head that I played as a very, very young kid and haven't been able to find. Neither of them could have come out past 1997, both of them playable on Windows 98. Both of them were probably shareware games.

One of them was a maze game where like, a laser would fill up if it touched you, you'd lose. The other was sort of like, Rampage but more horizontal, with a larger play area than the dinosaur section from Bart's Nightmare.

 

[yungmysterymane]

I remember an FPS that my brother used to play when I was little. Basically, it looked and played like COD, but there was a gimmick where if you typed your name in the game, the NPCs would actually say it, so if you typed in "John" the characters would actually say John. I remembered how you started in a town that turned into an active warzone, with vison being limited due to the fire spreading.

Another thing I recall was that my brother would only play the intro of the game, either because he wanted to name his character different swear words or the game might've been only a demo.

My brother went to college around 2006 so that game must of been made before then.

This is tough because I honestly only know a handful of games that do this, and most of them aren't first person. There's "Lifeline" and the two "Black and White" games, but neither of those are FPS games.

 

[EnthusiastGuy]

Ok, O actually have one. It's been bugging me for years, almost 10 of them. I am a fan of Dizzy-like adventure games so this game I have (blurry) in my mind kind-of came rather close.

- It's on the ZX Spectrum
- Main character was a fox (I think) and it could pick up items and use them.
- 2D graphics, individual screens, you had to travel to an edge to go to the next screen, nothing scrolling. Slightly lower graphical quality than Dizzy games.
- I remember the fox was somewhere outdoor, maybe some vegetation, but definitely in or near a town.
- there was an ATM that you could interact with and I think I had to find an ATM card somewhere.

That is honestly all I can remember. I would REALLY appreciate if anyone remembers it, but don't go overboard. I think I spent a total time of days on the ZX Archive YouTube channel searching for gameplay videos to find it.

I think this is a difficult one.

But thanks!

 

[KaiserMk7]

Ok, O actually have one. It's been bugging me for years, almost 10 of them. I am a fan of Dizzy-like adventure games so this game I have (blurry) in my mind kind-of came rather close.

- It's on the ZX Spectrum
- Main character was a fox (I think) and it could pick up items and use them.
- 2D graphics, individual screens, you had to travel to an edge to go to the next screen, nothing scrolling. Slightly lower graphical quality than Dizzy games.
- I remember the fox was somewhere outdoor, maybe some vegetation, but definitely in or near a town.
- there was an ATM that you could interact with and I think I had to find an ATM card somewhere.

That is honestly all I can remember. I would REALLY appreciate if anyone remembers it, but don't go overboard. I think I spent a total time of days on the ZX Archive YouTube channel searching for gameplay videos to find it.

I think this is a difficult one.

But thanks!

I don't have the slightest idea of where to start to help you, but there's also a much more recent freeware Dizzy game on steam if you're not already aware of it.

 

[EnthusiastGuy]

Oh, yeah, I know it. There are also a lot of fan-made Dizzy games using the Dizzy AGE engine. Most of them are on theyolkfolk website.

No, this one was different, but the limited info I remember really makes it difficult to find indeed.

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

So I'm not looking for a Sonic romhack. Pretty sure it was a romhack of Sonic 2 but it included a hub area that used the cut Wood Zone style, and you could play as pretty much anyone from Sonic history that had been in a 2D game at that point.

I remember being able to play as Vector specifically, as well as Espio and Charmy, but not a lot else about what the rest of the hack entailed.

LIke I Said, it had a hubworld structure that was somewhat akin to the one in Sonic Advance. Has anyone come across this before and happened to remember what it was called?