Childhood games no one talks about

[destinyduelist]

Does anyone ever get hit with a long lost memory you thought was gone forever?
I was hit with some childhood nostalgia of playing Captain Tsubasa Vol. II on the NES in Japanese. I don't know how I found it online, I must've been maybe 10, I just remember playing it on my cousin's old laptop with him after emulating it, today I was on RGT Repo looking for some old games to play and randomly stumbled upon it and saw that it has an English patch now, kinda crazy how that happens
So what's your childhood retro game no one really talks about nowadays?

 

[Enian]

A bunch. Inkheart sticks out because you held the DS like a book. The game itself wasn't even that good, I think. I actually don't remember much of it, besides that gimmick.

What I do remember being a really good game was Sonic Chronicles, and the two Sonic Rush games. There were a lot of good DS games that simply got overshadowed by their respective non-handheld counterparts.

 

[Cu-Neo]

One of the first games that I personally got in my collection was this Playmobil one:

I remember that it was pretty decent but I was an infant so I am not so sure.

 

[Tonberry]

This game was just amazing. It was like Mario, Sonic and Earthworm Jim all in one, and the soundtrack was unbelievable. It’s a classic but it’s kind of forgotten. If it was on more than PC it would be remembered as a timeless masterpiece.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

No one ever talks about Apogee's Secret Agent, the game that made me a gamer:

 

[destinyduelist]

you held the DS like a book

Underused DS gimmick/mechanic, wish there was more games like Hotel Dusk on it

 

[VodkaEnergee]

Zenonia 1-3 for the phone.

Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver 1 & 2 for PC.

 

[destinyduelist]

This game was just amazing. It was like Mario, Sonic and Earthworm Jim all in one, and the soundtrack was unbelievable. It’s a classic but it’s kind of forgotten. If it was on more than PC it would be remembered as a timeless masterpiece.
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Dude, my mom got me this randomly when I was a kid for whatever reason
This game is so awesome I have to replay it

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Zenonia 1-3 for the phone.

I played the first on PSP not too long ago, it's pretty nice for what it is

 

[DunkeyKong]

Cool childhood story!

It's a bit hard because I can't exactly remember which one isn't talked about a lot. Maybe Alien Hominid and Mario VS Donkey Kong

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

Maybe Chibi Robo? I honestly just guessed since I really don't know.

 

[CardcaptorEd2019]

Cool childhood story!

It's a bit hard because I can't exactly remember which one isn't talked about a lot. Maybe Alien Hominid and Mario VS Donkey Kong
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Growing up I had the one for DS

 

[ThunderBoy]

Tiny Toon Adventures for Sega Genesis / MegaDrive

 

[Scum Of Orion]

Wario Land on my old gba. My grandparents got it for me at an estate sale when I was 9 and I think I wore out the buttons of that gameboy playing it nonstop.

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Growing up I had the one for DS
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I had that one too in middle school, great time burner

 

[Izzy]

Does anyone ever get hit with a long lost memory you thought was gone forever?
I was hit with some childhood nostalgia of playing Captain Tsubasa Vol. II on the NES in Japanese. I don't know how I found it online, I must've been maybe 10, I just remember playing it on my cousin's old laptop with him after emulating it, today I was on RGT Repo looking for some old games to play and randomly stumbled upon it and saw that it has an English patch now, kinda crazy how that happens
So what's your childhood retro game no one really talks about nowadays?

Super Striker was the first cinematic soccer game I ever played, I actually did that on my Youtube channel years ago. Now I'm being reminded of Tecmo World Wrestling.

 

[ShadowsofCreation]

With the internet being what it is, I've found 'hidden gem' and 'games no one talks about' to be incredibly rare.

Actually surprised to have not been familiar with a couple games in this topic, so bravo everyone!

I don't know that I have one to contribute myself unfortunately.

Ducktales on GB maybe? Everyone talks about the NES version, not the GB version. Or Burai Fighter, also on GB? No one said they had to be GOOD games >.> (Ducktales is, Burai Fighter isn't)

 

[DunkeyKong]

Growing up I had the one for DS
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That's a great one! Haven't tried that in awhile

 

[norunove]

First one i hold dear and very close to my heart, Klonoa, me and my cousin used to love just playing this on his PS1 whenever i used to go spend some time in my auntie's place

The second one is Army Men, i loved watching Toy story as a kid and having a game with the green toy soldiers was just so cool to my lil young brain lol

Third one is Fur fighters, this game just was so cool, i remember spending countless hours on the multiplayer mode just shooting and walking around the stages (The control scheme was kinda ass tho lmao)

 

[zacharinolongpants]

I had this weird ass SNES game called Jim Power. It's got run n gun and shmup levels and they all look trippy and cool but the execution is very frustrating. Lots of trial and error and memorization. The music is AWESOME.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

Feels like I never hear folks bring up Brave Fencer Musashi anyone

This was probably my first ps1 adventure game as a kid, as the stuff I played first were things like Crash and Twisted Metal, and it holds a pretty big spot in my heart.

 

[Dyne]

R.C. Pro-Am was such a fun game back in the NES days.
One of the best racing games around back then, but nobody talks about it now.

 

[Снегопад]

Never knew where it came from, but my brother and I had it in our rotation of co-op games for years.

 

[destinyduelist]

The second one is Army Men, i loved watching Toy story as a kid and having a game with the green toy soldiers was just so cool to my lil young brain lol

Another game I played a lot with my cousin when we were younger, although he liked it a lot more than me

It's a bit hard because I can't exactly remember which one isn't talked about a lot. Maybe Alien Hominid and Mario VS Donkey Kong

Its a shame Alien Hominid isn't talked about much today considering how great the game is and what a great indie success story it is, it's quite inspirational

 

[CardcaptorEd2019]

The second one is Army Men, i loved watching Toy story as a kid and having a game with the green toy soldiers was just so cool to my lil young brain lol

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I also had one of the Army Men games growing up except it was for PSX and not the Dreamcast

 

[destinyduelist]

I also had one of the Army Men games growing up except it was for PSX and not the Dreamcast

Off topic but your name is nostalgic, Cardcaptor Sakura

 

[HawkR]

I was always kind of an off-beat kid, and I wonder how much Shadowgate had to do with that. I've been thinking about it a lot lately, actually.

On a happier note, one time I was crusing through some remixes on Youtube, and found an arrangement of Super Mario Land's World 2. I had forgotten it completely, but I used to play the game just to hear that song; I must've been no more than 4 years old. Then we lost the GameBoy, and I never thought of it again. Funny how things get unearthed like that.