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

[Anoobis]

Except for the first-person part, sounds like it could be Hydra.

 

[TNRKAMUI]

Hey everyone.

I'm asking because I've been trying to find a game for years.

I remember it for the nes. But I've searched ROM packs and found nothing.

It was a shooter where a ship moved horizontally, from left to right, (Gradius like) and power-ups changed the ship's firing mechanics.

Similar to Contra.

The one I remember most was two balls (no pun intended) that surrounded the ship and I think protected it from damage if it got hit.

One of the first levels had a rocky background, like flying through the Grand Canyon.

Sorry for the vague memory.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

It's not Life Force, is it?

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Biometal is the only game I can think of

 

[PhaseJump]

Life Force is as Gradius-like as you can get, it's an actual spin-off. Parodius too.

You're sure it was NES?

SMS had R-Type, PC Engine and Genesis had a million shmups that fit the vague description. Gynoug/Wings of Wor, Lightening Force, Gaiares.

It was a ship? Not a flying character?

 

[HYEROS]

Abadox ?

Action in New York/Final Mission/SCAT ?

Breakthru ?

Burai Fighter ?

Captain Planet and the Planeteers ?

Section-Z ?

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Air Fortress ?

Cybernoid ?

Over Horizon ?

Seicross ?

TaleSpin ?

 

[χKai]

Alpha Mission

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Xevious

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B-Wings

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R-Type and Zero Wing come to mind, but neither is for NES

 

[TNRKAMUI]

Thank you all so much.
Life Force is the closest thing I found to my memory.
Alpha Mission has similar power-ups, but it moves vertically, not horizontally.

Thank you so much, guys, for taking the time and dedication to help a stranger with a glitched memory.

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R-Type and Zero Wing come to mind, but neither is for NES

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R-Type and Zero Wing come to mind, but neither is for NES

Thanks a lot, bro.
You reminded me of BreakThru.
I loved that game.
I must have been 5 or 6 years old... and I probably never got past the second level, but it was awesome trying to jump over the rubble.

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I never owned a SNES.

But I remember playing Mega Drive games, so thanks to your suggestion, I checked out other consoles.

Thunder Force fits my memory perfectly.

There's a power-up that surrounds you.

I'm going to focus my efforts on Genesis titles.

Thanks a lot, bro.

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Life Force es lo más parecido a Gradius que existe; es un spin-off de verdad. Parodius también.

¿Estás seguro que era NES?

SMS tenía R-Type, PC Engine y Genesis tenía un millón de shmups que encajaban con la vaga descripción: Gynoug/Wings of Wor, Lightening Force, Gaiares.

¿Era un barco? ¿No un personaje volador?

Recuerdo haber jugado a juegos de Mega Drive, así que gracias a tu sugerencia, probé otras consolas.

Thunder Force encaja a la perfección con mi memoria.

Voy a centrarme en los juegos de Génesis.

Muchas gracias hermano.

 

[Antaeus]

This sounds weird because this isn't a console game but a flash game from the late 2000s/early 2010s and i don't know if it counts but i'm trying my best describing it

So the game was about 2 guys probably from the special forces or military trying to stop a zombie outbreak in the city
The game was in first person kinda like a rail shooter i remember that the first level was in the park and the last levels are in the city and obviously you shoot zombies
If i remember you can play as the other guy changing turns while the other is healing himself
I can't say too much about the artstyle just it's just your typical action flash game from 16 years ago
I remember exactly when you finish the game you get a screen with one of the main guys fighting the zombies while it plays a loop from the song ''What You Know'' from T.I

 

[DougRiddler]

When you say that you "sat on a jet ski", do you mean like an arcade cabinet type of thing like this?
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Yes

Was this a light gun game, or where you just piloting the craft? Also, can you narrow it down to a decade you played the game in? It would definitely help ID the game.

I was piloting. And it was like year 2000(but this arcade could be old in that year).

My first thoughts were Hydro Thunder and Aqua Jet. I'm pretty sure Hydro Thunder has a bunch of different vehicles you can drive, but Aqua Jet is first person.

It would be helpful if you listed games you found already that aren't what you're looking for. Would be nice to narrow down some low hanging fruit :)

Also, have you tried r/tipofmyjoystick ? They're also very helpful.

It's hard to tell you what game is not what i'm looking for. Like "i'm pretty sure it's not super mario"...
And no, it's not Hydro Thunder.


To narrow it down:
I'm SURE it's first person. (it fits cuz i sat on a "jetski")
This ship could shoot guns.
The environment is kinda "Rambo" feelings... war, jungle, water...
The console was RED.

Except for the first-person part, sounds like it could be Hydra.
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And, no, it's not Hydra. It's not in first person and you don't sit on a couch like that. but this second picture of this game is very look alike.

Anyway, thank you a lot for your help!

 

[DougRiddler]

kinda like an "up". But anybody has some other game in mind?

 

[PacGuy]

Wish I could help! Bumping! Love hunts like this

 

[Anoobis]

What are the graphics like? 2D sprites or fully 3D?

 

[DougRiddler]

What are the graphics like? 2D sprites or fully 3D?

It's a fake 3D environment. Like Top Gear.

Edit: the most frustrating thing is that I can't find even an close image of what the game looks like. It was told here the game Hydra. It's not this game, but the game is very look alike. This picture is very close(despite the game I'm talking about is first person).

 

[Anoobis]

Was the seat a fully modeled separate vehicle like the Wave Runner cabinet's, or could it have been something simpler like this?

 

[DougRiddler]

Was the seat a fully modeled separate vehicle like the Wave Runner cabinet's, or could it have been something simpler like this?

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the seat is VERY look alike this cabinet. The cabinet didn't have that seat that "tilts", it was a handle, like this one.

EDIT: "handle" is the right word? Sorry about my bad english ._.

 

[PacGuy]

the seat is VERY look alike this cabinet. The cabinet didn't have that seat that "tilts", it was a handle, like this one.

EDIT: "handle" is the right word? Sorry about my bad english ._.

I'm from the US. You speak better english than some Americans. Don't worry.

 

[NeonKnights]

I am looking for a Windows PC game very similar to Super Monkey Ball where you move the ground instead of the ball. I remember the ground had a checker board pattern in some stages and I think I remember the ball had different color customization options. I would have played this game around 2009 to 2011 on a VAIO laptop. I know that's not a lot to go on however that is all I remember about this game.

 

[bjork]

I am looking for a Windows PC game very similar to Super Monkey Ball where you move the ground instead of the ball. I remember the ground had a checker board pattern in some stages and I think I remember the ball had different color customization options. I would have played this game around 2009 to 2011 on a VAIO laptop. I know that's not a lot to go on however that is all I remember about this game.

Neverball and Neverputt | FOSSwire

This?

 

[NeonKnights]

Neverball and Neverputt | FOSSwire

This?

Thank you! Yes I think this is it, I remember the golf stages too, so I must have played both of these games back then. Thanks

 

[Anoobis]

Is it a rail shooter like Wild Pilot?

 

[cjl8336 cjl8336]

Only one other game with similar gameplay that I could find

 

[SolemnlyDoc]

This sounds weird because this isn't a console game but a flash game from the late 2000s/early 2010s and i don't know if it counts but i'm trying my best describing it

So the game was about 2 guys probably from the special forces or military trying to stop a zombie outbreak in the city
The game was in first person kinda like a rail shooter i remember that the first level was in the park and the last levels are in the city and obviously you shoot zombies
If i remember you can play as the other guy changing turns while the other is healing himself
I can't say too much about the artstyle just it's just your typical action flash game from 16 years ago
I remember exactly when you finish the game you get a screen with one of the main guys fighting the zombies while it plays a loop from the song ''What You Know'' from T.I

Is it Road of the Dead 2?

 

[Antaeus]

Is it Road of the Dead 2?

I'm sorry but no
Road of the dead has some similarities like the protagonists are in the military and has zombies but this is not the game

 

[Anoobis]

This sounds weird because this isn't a console game but a flash game from the late 2000s/early 2010s and i don't know if it counts but i'm trying my best describing it

So the game was about 2 guys probably from the special forces or military trying to stop a zombie outbreak in the city
The game was in first person kinda like a rail shooter i remember that the first level was in the park and the last levels are in the city and obviously you shoot zombies
If i remember you can play as the other guy changing turns while the other is healing himself
I can't say too much about the artstyle just it's just your typical action flash game from 16 years ago
I remember exactly when you finish the game you get a screen with one of the main guys fighting the zombies while it plays a loop from the song ''What You Know'' from T.I

Marksmen? https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/422919