Extremely Weird And Obscure Games

[Noon]

My answer to any question starts with a spectral force game… there’s quite a bit of great IF games on J-PS2, some got English psp ports, they’re really rough but run better emulated.

Damn it altus poison pink is a better name than eternal poison!

crazy that Gust (Atelier series) made this.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Are they playable for a non-Japanese speaker?

Yes since they're primarily action, fighting.

 

[cornpops]

Ah, but did you know that they also released this one on the PS2?

That's right, the exclusive demo for

METAL GEAR SOLID 2
SONS OF LIBERTY​

Steambot Chronicles

This needs highlighting: The Japanese knew the game as Poncotsu Roman Daikatsugeki Bumpy Trot.

Say it out loud. It's lovely.

 

[Lokgamer]

One of the best PS2 horror games.

 

[Don Patch]

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Honō no Takuhaibin, Yoshitsune-ki, Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi: Gekitō! Ragnarok Hachikengō, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Hajike Festival, Onmyō Taisenki: Hasha no In, Ueki no Housoku: Taosu ze Robert Juudan!!, Buso Renkin Youkoso Papillon Park e, Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle!

That's... a Bo-BOBO game?!

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My answer to any question starts with a spectral force game… there’s quite a bit of great IF games on J-PS2, some got English psp ports, they’re really rough but run better emulated.
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crazy that Gust (Atelier series) made this.
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Okage is a hoot!

 

[bjork]

Ah, but did you know that they also released this one on the PS2?
That's right, the exclusive demo for

METAL GEAR SOLID 2
SONS OF LIBERTY​

Around here at the time, the demo was the main reason people bought ZoE, and once MGS2 came out proper, ZoE could be had pretty cheaply in the used bins almost immediately.

 

[cornpops]

That's the joke, really. There was a very brief period of time where the excitement over MGS2 was so great, people bought a completely different game just to be able to play a demo of it. Konami/Kojima definitely knew what they were doing.

It's a piece of PS2 trivia that's a bit lost to time. Obscura for sure; you just had to be there.

 

[bjork]

That's the joke, really. There was a very brief period of time where the excitement over MGS2 was so great, people bought a completely different game just to be able to play a demo of it. Konami/Kojima definitely knew what they were doing.

It's a piece of PS2 trivia that's a bit lost to time. Obscura for sure; you just had to be there.

Same thing happened with Tobal No.1 and the FFVII demo a couple years prior, too.

 

[cornpops]

And I thought ZOE was the only one. The more you know.

There's gotta be a list of these reverse-parasitic games. Like, games sold on the merits of their bonus materials, and not the game itself.

 

[bjork]

And I thought ZOE was the only one. The more you know.

There's gotta be a list of these reverse-parasitic games. Like, games sold on the merits of their bonus materials, and not the game itself.

Square specifically did it with other titles as well at the time. FFVIII demo with Brave Fencer Musashi, Xenogears with Parasite Even, and I think Vagrant Story had... like Chocobo Racing or something? It's been 30 years so it's all fuzzy.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

That's... a Bo-BOBO game?!

@Don Patch

 

[JellyjamLu]

This one Funny:

 

[midnitecarnival]

I'm seeing many games in this thread that I never heard of but they never reached the USA so that's made them even more obscure than they may have been in Japan.

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This one Funny:
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YES! Had it not been for CD Romance, some years back, I would've never known of this!

 

[Deleted member 924886]

Shotgun Copman for PC is a 2D platformer where you cannot jump, only move using shotgun blasts, trying to arrest Satan. A very peculiar game, It doesn't really make sense.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Pixygarden

 

[Mileena]

I got the plat in like 5 minutes lmao but yes this game is….something.

 

[MDGeistsfavMC5song]

I dont know what I originally said in this thread, its almost 50 pages long, but in case I didnt say it the first time, Operation Darkness, the really cool but janky WW2 tactical rpg with vampires, witches and historical figures from Success (the Cotton guys).. for real, you can get Frankenstein to punch a Tiger tank to death, or Jack the Ripper to mess up a dozen ubersoldatens... and this is from the mid xbox360 days

 

[UnDubious]

I dont know what I originally said in this thread, its almost 50 pages long, but in case I didnt say it the first time, Operation Darkness, the really cool but janky WW2 tactical rpg with vampires, witches and historical figures from Success (the Cotton guys).. for real, you can get Frankenstein to punch a Tiger tank to death, or Jack the Ripper to mess up a dozen ubersoldatens... and this is from the mid xbox360 days

Funny thing is I literally just found out about this game (I wasn't paying attention to new releases in the 360 days). Too bad it's stuck on the 360.

 

[MDGeistsfavMC5song]

Funny thing is I literally just found out about this game (I wasn't paying attention to new releases in the 360 days). Too bad it's stuck on the 360.

oh man its good.. I bought it for like 15 bux just cuz it was from Success and I was shocked to see one of their games on the 360.. spent the next month playing and learning everything about it and had a blast.. its like the ultra janky precursor to Valkyria Chronicles.... with vampires, witches etc.. edit- mines still digitally stuck on my 360, but you can "find" it if you can emulate 360

 

[beefbowl]

Operation Darkness

That's a pretty cool name, I'm intrigued.

WW2 tactical rpg with vampires, witches and historical figures

Interesting premise, I'm in

Frankenstein to punch a Tiger tank to death

Yeah I'm sold, time to dust off my 360

 

[sandogma sandogma]

Pixygarden

I enjoyed watching this. Thank you for sharing! I never heard of this game and love discovering all the weird and unique games that came out during the 32-bit era!

Its too bad this game never got a fan-translation and mods.

 

[Ikagura]

Pixygarden

In the thumbnail I was wondering if I was looking at Mewtwo or Giygas.

 

[TruxtonTatsujin]

I just scrolled through all 49 pages just to remember what weird game it was I posted but it turns out it was actually a thread talking about the steam release of Milano's Odd Job Collection. I kind of hate it when shit get's merged around here.

Anyway instead of just complaining I guess I'll contribute too.

 

[Bakuma1997]

Remember the time a fast food company made G-rated Manhunt?

 

[Badseed Badseed]

OK you guy's want weird and obscure, I'm here for you.
BEHOLD in all its glory. Stroker for the Commodore 64

A game where you are... well, let's just say Shaking hands with the milkman