Extremely Weird And Obscure Games

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[The Real Thing]

Bank Panic. It doesn't get much in accolades, but I always thought it was something special. If I ever install MAME or FBNeo to a PC or console, I make sure that bankp.zip is there too.

It's simple: you maintain an environment where the townsfolk can make deposits at the bank. Robbers show up, and you dispatch them (or they, you). Controls are a stick for selecting which doors you're watching, and 3 buttons that allow you to fire at whoever is at said doors. It's oddly compelling and VERY difficult. And it reminds me of being a punkass kid at the skating rink, long ago.

There are better games, sure, but it holds a special place.

 

[MrBagTastic]

Astra Superstars

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Fire Truck 1978, co-op gaming before it was even a thing

 

[Cosmiken]

This looks SIIIIICK. I had no idea there was a Crocodile Dundee style arcade beat em up. It looks pretty decent.

 

[Zerohour2k12]

Thanks to this thread, I finally recalled this game!

 

[Deleted member 3099]

Thanks to this thread, I finally recalled this game!
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Zero Team is so damn good! Such an underrated gem!


For me, it's probably not that obscure nowadays since it's been somewhat "discovered", but I've always had a soft spot for Breakers Revenge.

 

[DorfleFlorp]

Return To Zork, Gabriel Knight 1 and 2, and Beneath A Steel Sky are my top 4 ScummVM games

 

[DjQuick2008]

I always liked the G.I Joe Arcade as well as Bucky O'Hare (awesome beat'em up style game) and a TOTALLY obscure gem....Cowboys of Moo Mesa. (Think Sunset Riders with Bulls/Cows)

I have that cowboys of moo mesa on a handheld was a great find

 

[sandogma sandogma]

I loved playing Lucky & Wild with my cousin back in the day. It was a two seat cabinet. One seat for the driver with a steering wheel, pedals and a mounted gun. The other seat had a mounted gun as well. It was so much fun!

 

[Deleted member 132407]

Zero Team is so damn good! Such an underrated gem!


For me, it's probably not that obscure nowadays since it's been somewhat "discovered", but I've always had a soft spot for Breakers Revenge.
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One of my favorites including these series

 

[nattybohman]

It’s really not THAT obscure, but I’m always shocked how many people don’t know about Dig Dug II. It’s, in my opinion, better than the original game, while being very different and fun.

I loved Dig Dug and I remember seeing Dig Dug II, but being confused about it as a kid. I never understood what I was supposed to do in the game. If I remember correctly, your character was on an island.

 

[Deleted member 3099]

One of my favorites including these series

Nice pick! Kizuna Encounter is great and super underrated.

 

[Cosmiken]

I just remembered about that sweet Fist Of The North Star machine where you have to do punchies. I wish I could find it again someday. Last time I tried playing it I was too young and short to reach the top paddles.

 

[DjQuick2008]

very good streets of rage like game.

 

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very good streets of rage like game.

ALL Atomiswave stuff seems to be sadly forgotten, since little of it was ported. It’s a shame, but games that lived and died in the arcade alone are often doomed to be forgotten.

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I loved Dig Dug and I remember seeing Dig Dug II, but being confused about it as a kid. I never understood what I was supposed to do in the game. If I remember correctly, your character was on an island.

Yup!

The game is isometric in nature, and the drill that was once used only for basic traversal has become something more puzzle-like in nature. The core of the game is to use the drill on those black dots to cut apart the island and have the parts with monsters on them fall into the ocean, using your pump as a last resort for when a monster can’t be taken out any other way. It’s very different, and definitely off putting, but it’s an amazing action puzzler, and learning how to disassemble each area to get the best score is super satisfying, especially with you getting a higher multiplier for more enemies killed at once.

Right now, it’s easy to emulate, on all consoles thanks to Arcade Archives, and is even on the handheld “Namco Museum DS” collection if you want to take it with you. That’s where I first played it, actually, and it’s been a favorite for me ever since.

 

[Deleted member 171852]

I hate having fun. Recommend me obscure Japanese exclusives Kusoges(that have not been patched to English) that no one knows about so i force myself to suffer make a review about it

(pic unrelated, kinda)

 

[bigstinkie]

クリスタルクエスト

 

[fake-chan]

Ganso Saiyuuki Super Monkey Daibouken.

To give you an idea of how bad it is, it has loading screens despite being a Famicom cartridge game.

 

[Deleted member 171852]

クリスタルクエスト

Can you give more references for this? My non existent Japanese knowledge couldn't pinpoint what game is this and i didn't know where to find it lmao

 

[Viviana Santos]

Top contestant for the worst JRPG of all time.

 

[Deleted member 171852]

Ganso Saiyuuki Super Monkey Daibouken.

To give you an idea of how bad it is, it has loading screens despite being a Famicom cartridge game.

oh this one is quite well known isn't it. If i recall Arino played it in Game Center CX. I will put on my list anyways.

 

[bigstinkie]

Can you give more references for this? My non existent Japanese knowledge couldn't pinpoint what game is this and i didn't know where to find it lmao

oh i have made queer assumptions

クリスタルクエスト crystal quest for computer systems
it is a bit of a tongue in cheek recommendation as the control scheme is essentially broken on any modern computer systems so it will be extremely frustrating to play

 

[Deleted member 171852]

oh i have made queer assumptions
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クリスタルクエスト crystal quest for computer systems
it is a bit of a tongue in cheek recommendation as the control scheme is essentially broken on any modern computer systems so it will be extremely frustrating to play

Even better then, its on my list.

View attachment 80914 Top contestant for the worst JRPG of all time.

I'm noticing a pattern in artstyle and how kusoge a game is lmao