Hidden Gems!

[RustySK]

As others have said, many many games on the Saturn are worth playing. Not to mention Saturn ports of many games are superior to their PS1 counterparts (though not always).

This reminds me of another particularly good one where the Saturn port is the best version:

Vandal Hearts.
Quality TRPG - I don't recall it doing anything super unique, but it's just all-around really good.

 

[Bakuma1997]

I don't know it is counts as hidden, but the port of Twinkle Star Sprites has a new mode, a new character exclusive to that version and the cutest intro of a game

For something Hardcore i would reccomend Panzer Dragoon Saga or Virtua on

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[bjork]

Let me sum up: all of them but the sports games ;)

I kid

Absolutely kid, World Series Baseball II might be the best baseball game ever made. There's also a bunch of golf games on it that are pretty fun, albeit a bit clunky.

There's a lot of obvious ones, some of which were mentioned above, but I'll throw another vote in for Mystaria/Blazing Heroes. Not sure why the title change happened with that one, but it was a pretty decent one of those for the time.

I remember Winter Heat being pretty good too, but it's been almost 30 years.

 

[Viviana Santos]

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[middler]

Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru

Just be careful as you track down roms, the saturn does have plenty of the ol' J-pron roms as well.

And no the game i linked above is not one of them. ;)

 

[ThatsNotRich]

As others have said, many many games on the Saturn are worth playing. Not to mention Saturn ports of many games are superior to their PS1 counterparts (though not always).

That part.

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[oldtimesgaming]

I hope I can play these games again someday

I had them but I had storage problems and ended up losing them

I could only find 1 of them

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Jet de Go 2 - Lets go by Airliner
Robin Hood - Defender of the Crown
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Surf's Up
Happy Feet

 

[Jeff]

 

[Telathys]

I never see anyone talk about CrimeWave! Great little vehicular combat game, has a real arcade feel to it.

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[tigg]

 

[Eclipse14]

To name something that someone else hasn't said here already, Hyper Duel.

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[TheREALBLUEdragon]

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There are too many famously good games here. That's not what a "hidden gem" is. People need to see some really obscure stuff.

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Goiken Muyou: Anarchy in the NIPPON. A flawed but cool 3D fighting game.

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UNO DX. It's an UNO RPG with anime characters.

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NinPen Manmaru is an admittedly bad but very charming 3D platformer starring a ninja penguin.

 

[Viviana Santos]

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[TheREALBLUEdragon]

Zero Divide: The Final Conflict is a criminally overlooked 3D fighting game.

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Sokyu Gurentai is a fantastic vertical shooter with similar mechanics to Layer Section but with greater depth.

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Zen Nihon Pro Wrestling is a fun wrestling game that includes Jeffry and Wolf from Virtua Fighter as guest characters.

 

[Vanity Crow]

Thought I'd mention some more niche ones here that I didn't mention. For PSX:

Spoiler: [PSX Games That I am Pretty Sure I Forgot To Mention]

Roll Away, Klaymen Klaymen: Neverhood No Nazo which has gotten its own english fan port. Thrill Kill and Magic Castle two games that never got to see the light of day on the official market. Tall - Twins Tower, Threads of Fate, Time Bokan Series: Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronbo, Tiny Tank, Um Jammer Lammy, Armed Fighter, Dark Tales: From The Lost Soul which also got its own English fan translation, Elemental Gearbolt for one of the most intense light gun shooter games out there. Get a USA copy for the hardest difficulty, a JPN copy for the easier difficulty. You're welcome. Fantastic Night Dreams - Cotton also got its own PSX port from Japan got translated properly too surprisingly. There's also ...IRU! which is a really cool take on the horror genre as a whole. And a few other games that I don't think I've seen mentioned. Crusader No Remorse, Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman - The Shooting [2000 Series], Kakuge-Yaro: Fighting Game Creator, Mega Man Legends 1 and 2, Pepsi Man, Samurai Deeper Kyo, and a game that I think some of you may find interesting and possibly never heard of, especially if you like Cyber Org, Spriggan: Lunar Verse. It is not without its own issues, but it was a lot of fun in my memory.

 

[RustySK]

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Whoa, that's such a disproportionally fantastic cover!
I mean, I like the smooching game just fine in spite of its jank, but damn, that's Ico-style classy!

Anyway, this one might potentially have been mentioned before, but I've lost the plot at this point, tbh.

Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie.
A charming... I think you'd call this an Adventure game with Puzzle elements? for the PSX that has a super cute presentation.

 

[Eclipse14]

To name something not said already...

R-Type Delta for the PS1.
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land for the PS2.

 

[RetroLaw]

Yeah, inFamous is the best ps3 game. TLOU1 can suck myyyyyyyyyy just kidding but I like inFamous

I agree with that statement.

In fact, this is fact.

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I see we love kissin' eh ?

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[G78]

The 5th generation of consoles was an era of experimentation and unique ideas. However, many outstanding games were overlooked by the broader audience.

Which games, in your opinion, were true masterpieces but never got the recognition they deserved?

Share your rare finds that amazed you with their gameplay, music, or graphics.

Why do you think some of these games remained unnoticed?

Let’s bring back the best hidden gems from the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Nintendo 64 era!

 

[DunkeyKong]

I'll go first
SAY GEX