Hidden Gems !

[RaHoWa]

Futari wa Precure and Futari wa Precure Max Heart on GBA are fun, easy, cute and uh girly, but you can be a manly man and still enjoy it.
The first is a reflexion platformer where you have to alternate between the 2 characters you control to reach the end of each level.

The 2nd is a fast-paced action platformer with some nice sub-games.

The only shortcomings are that the texts are entirely in Japanese - but that doesn't prevent you from progressing - and the music is a little wearying.

 

[Deadgar64]

Nice! I'll add it to a list i did of games to play randomly drinking with my friends. The graphical style looks like Kendo Rage and Hyper Iria, other two uncommon games that i've seen people mentioning as hidden gems:

Very interesting this one.. is it oficially released when GBA was around the market or is it a homebrew launched after? The mini games looks experimental while the general graphic design is so modern, as in WipEout games.

Well, i'll be a little repetitive now but i mentioned in another thread, about PSP games, another two i played just recently and now i carry in my heart as amazing discoveries: Grand Knights History, and Shadow of Destiny. I'll copy paste what i posted there as a quote, just in case of someone look for hidden gems only on this thread without go in there too:

HYPER IRIA!!!!

 

[Deadgar64]

Pop'n Twin Bee: Rainbow Bell Adventure

Not a shooter, but a 2D platformer with all kinds of crazy weapons and enemies and CO-OP multiplayer!
Tis a hoot.

Hagane

This game rules.
It's like if Keita Amemiya designed the art for Shinobi.
No, really, he did the art for this game and it plays like an SNES Shinobi joint.

 

[lucasgvse]

HYPER IRIA!!!!
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Iria's character design is so good that keeps working really well on differente drawing styles

 

[Boo Man]

There is a game called Rocks N Gems on a PS1 demo disc that i consider a hidden gem
its not an official game or anything
i had forgotten about it for years until i found it again here:

https://cdromance.org/psx-iso/83-in-1-net-yaroze-collection/

 

[Kannibal]

Gamera 2000 is a 3D Shooter with a unique gimmick where you can use a kaiju for strong attacks.

Goiken Muyou II is a pretty obscure fighting game that is as simple as virtua fighter. the mechanics are not as deep but it's still a very solid 3D fighting game.

 

[Deadgar64]

Iria's character design is so good that keeps working really well on differente drawing styles

For real!
Moriyama looked great in the get-up, too!

Also, that game is pretty rad! Kinda a Beat-em-up/Fighting game.

 

[lucasgvse]

It kind of has a similar visual style to Monument Valley

Yeah, that's true. But Alto is a pure sliding game with no complexity, no need to think, so it's easier for my atrophied brain !

Journey influenced Monument Vally aesthetic and also had great sliding partes. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a reference to Alto's Odyssey's team.

 

[RaHoWa]

Mystic Warriors - arcade, KONAMI, action/run' n gun - 1993

 

[Geass]

Wow tons of cool stuff posted here gonna have to try them.
Summon Night Swordcraft Story - Really awesome action rpg on the GBA that has some light dating sim aspects but is mostly centred around dungeon diving and fighting in the tournament to progress the main story. Love the game to death.

Bust a Groove - Awesome and unique rhythm game on the PS1, its got a ton of characters and some really cool stories for each of them with their arcade mode endings. Also the music kicks ass 100% reccomend every at least check out the music for this one.

 

[Sayo]

Journey influenced Monument Vally aesthetic and also had great sliding partes. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a reference to Alto's Odyssey's team.

Journey was such a fantastic experience, even if it really doesn't have any replayability.

 

[StMil]

There is a game called Rocks N Gems on a PS1 demo disc that i consider a hidden gem
its not an official game or anything
i had forgotten about it for years until i found it again here:

https://cdromance.org/psx-iso/83-in-1-net-yaroze-collection/

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Not sure if you know about this or not, but that is actually a clone of a classic retro game called "Boulder Dash".
There are a ton of Boulder Dash clones across many platforms. It was really a true classic.

As a kid I played Boulder Dash 2 on the C64 quite a bit. It was a really fun game but sooo hard (at least to me as a kid). Getting crushed by rocks was my childhood.

 

[Boo Man]

Not sure if you know about this or not, but that is actually a clone of a classic retro game called "Boulder Dash".
There are a ton of Boulder Dash clones across many platforms. It was really a true classic.

As a kid I played Boulder Dash 2 on the C64 quite a bit. It was a really fun game but sooo hard (at least to me as a kid). Getting crushed by rocks was my childhood.

oh ok that makes sense, i kinda figured it was a clone or something but had no idea "Boulder Dash" is the original. ill definitely check it out thanks!
and yeah these games are super hard but funny, i laugh every time i die and i die alot on that game XD

 

[symplily]

my hidden gem would be Disruptor, pretty cool fps from psx

 

[StMil]

my hidden gem would be Disruptor, pretty cool fps from psx

Really, that's such a great game! Super cheesy cutscenes, and fun gameplay.

I mostly just remember the last level being really hard because tough enemies teleport in to your position in pairs (one in front and one behind).

But that was so long ago... Maybe nowadays I could handle it... I must try!

 

[symplily]

Really, that's such a great game! Super cheesy cutscenes, and fun gameplay.

I mostly just remember the last level being really hard because tough enemies teleport in to your position in pairs (one in front and one behind).

But that was so long ago... Maybe nowadays I could handle it... I must try!

My favorite part was how the soundtrack altered depending on the situation you were in, achieving greater immersion.