Extremely Weird And Obscure Games

[PrismRed]

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Toribash isn't really cryptic but was my absolute Jam for a long ass time, and i don't see anyone remembering it(outside of an user here on RGT), or at least playing for more than a few minutes, maybe because the skill ceiling was too absurd. Matches would take a long time so in order to grind and improve i would spend all day long playing in servers. One of the contributors to me learning english too.

Good to see you young'un, I used to run an org and a clan back in the day, more than a decade ago.
The forum is still active the last time I checked.
I thought my username is a blatant giveaway.

 

[lukebuskin]

The user who dumped Blue Sango has an Internet Archive page that might be worth checking out if you have a 95 or 98 emulator, but just know that I haven't vetted any of the software there personally. QEMUsad.

 

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[Deleted member 171852]

Weird and obscure is a way to put it alright...

 

[dropsmegamega]

I found about a lot of these old jap director games (myst type games) a few years ago through the unofficial garage discord. And made this list dedicated to strange games in backloggd, although not all the games on the list are necessarily obscure: https://www.backloggd.com/u/HeidenNaugler/list/strange--surreal/

 

[lukebuskin]

I found about a lot of these old jap director games (myst type games) a few years ago through the unofficial garage discord. And made this list dedicated to strange games in backloggd, although not all the games on the list are necessarily obscure: https://www.backloggd.com/u/HeidenNaugler/list/strange--surreal/

Excellent list! Thank you. I tip my horns to your Total Distortion.

 

[Deleted member 171852]

I found about a lot of these old jap director games (myst type games) a few years ago through the unofficial garage discord. And made this list dedicated to strange games in backloggd, although not all the games on the list are necessarily obscure: https://www.backloggd.com/u/HeidenNaugler/list/strange--surreal/

I just want to point out to be careful with the term "jap" because it's seen as kinda offensive for many Japanese people. I made this mistake before and was embarrassed publicly lol

 

[Azura]

Corpse Party

 

[Nacho-01]

it's so weird but at the same time it's so fun
(it's only a playtest though)
download page: https://slappyhappy2000.itch.io/uncanny-cat-golf

 

[Deleted member 257420]

Sora’s cousins who glare at you for grabbing the board by it’s hanger instead of its end and smell like lung cancer.

 

[ImhotepTheSecond]

Pangya: an MMORPG focused on playing Golf. I found it boring personally but it looks interesting. Although servers are down there are still some private ones

Knights in the Nightmare: a weird hybrid between tactical RPG, bullet hell shooter, and tower defense? one of those games that are really hard to describe

Rasetsu Xan: Japan only RTS-RPG for PC and PS2. You might've seen pictures of it before because of its user interface

Bokura no Kazoku: by the same people who made Boku no Natsuyasumi. Effectively an RPG simulating your character and his family growing up and going through major stages in his life like graduation and marriage. very cozy!

 

[Cosmiken]

"Jackie Chan Simulator 2000 Game Of The Year Edition"

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Weird, but not obscure in the slightest

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also if you want the DS equivalent to LSD,

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I just want to point out to be careful with the term "jap" because it's seen as kinda offensive for many Japanese people. I made this mistake before and was embarrassed publicly lol

Remember to think of Sonic CD when abbreviating Japanese (JP)

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Heard its tedious as heck.

First time I see the full cover art sheeesh psychotic.

 

[Lee__Kanker]

Not weird but obscure, I doubt many people know theres a game of this movie, it's surprisingly well made! Town is detailed and fun to explore, lots of activities..

 

[Cosmiken]

100% platnummed

 

[DanVzare]

I just want to point out to be careful with the term "jap" because it's seen as kinda offensive for many Japanese people. I made this mistake before and was embarrassed publicly lol

I had no idea. It makes sense though. Thanks for sharing.

To add to the list though, A Rock Star Ate My Hamster:

You have to put together a band and manage them in order to get an album to go platinum. It's both weird and obscure.

And for something REALLY obscure and also a bit weird, look no further than Pocket Runner aka 포켓 런너 (also sometimes known as 恰哥與肥佬 which I think loosely translates to Chago and the Fat Man):

It's so obscure, that there's almost no information about it on the internet (to the point where someone was trying to tell me that it was a DOS game based on the limited info they found, despite the fact that I literally have the game, and it's very clearly a Windows Executable).
And what other game can you think of, where gorillas peeing is a level hazard, and a guy makes boxes appear and disappear by pulling his pants down and sticking his butt out.


Both of those are somewhat fun games too. :)

 

[lukebuskin]

100% platnummed

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...MIAMI!

 

[FreshDinoBone]

The nicest thing I can say about this game is that the sprite work is good. Also they took the riff for Raining Blood and put it in one of the songs

 

[Cosmiken]

The nicest thing I can say about this game is that the sprite work is good. Also they took the riff for Raining Blood and put it in one of the songs

Possibly, truly, Ubisoft's finest work

 

[FreshDinoBone]

Possibly, truly, Ubisoft's finest work

I couldn't agree more

 

[lukebuskin]

I couldn't agree more

This game treads the line between the kind of game you'd look at and believe was real, and one of the games that was faked as a gag in early Homestuck.

 

[FreshDinoBone]

This game treads the line between the kind of game you'd look at and believe was real, and one of the games that was faked as a gag in early Homestuck.

Lol, it really does look like a fake game, and it doesn't help that it's an exclusive for the gameboy color of all consoles

 

[Viviana Santos]

Planet Laika is definitely one of the best psychological horror games I've ever played in my entire life, up there with Silent Hill 2 as my favorite horror game of all time. Amazing story and fascinating psychological themes, exploring delicate topics such as neurodivergence and trauma (such as Dissociative identity disorder (DID) and Childhood trauma, and also Psychological/Mental/Physical/Sexual abuse), It's definitely one of the most impactful experiences I've had with a piece of media, I literally cried while playing. It's not for everyone as it can be incredibly disturbing and upsetting, But it's also incredibly beautiful, powerful and cathartic.

 

[King Koopa's iconKing Koopa]

Paranoisascape, the only horror pinball game I have ever played.