Extremely Weird And Obscure Games

[NotGodlike]

As title says, I'm interested in seeing some very odd and less known Nintendo developed/published games that are not part of their respective IPs.
As an example, there's StarTropics which is their alternate take on Zelda but on an distant island with some platformer elements.

 

[Viviana Santos]

Doshin the Giant and Cubivore are by far the most bizarre games Nintendo has ever published/released.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Startropics is definitely not what I'd call obscure. It's quite well known as a classic. Obscure is something like these imo

Halfway through saying this I completely forgot it said Nintendo games
I guess I got 2/6. Here's an actual list of those aside from Conquest of the Crystal Palace and Custom Robo. Would you believe me if I said Fashion Dreamer is part of the Style Savvy franchise?

 

[NotGodlike]

Startropics is definitely not what I'd call obscure. It's quite well known as a classic. Obscure is something like these imo

Yeah, but those aren't Nintendo titles aside from Custom Robo

 

[GeoHikari]

Played ton of this in my childhood fat ps1 haha

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Yeah the remake is crap.

Possibly Crypt Killer was one of the company's inspirations to develop the ok Cobra(board) game Evil Night, who is the Konami's answer of Sega's The House of The Dead series.

 

[UnDubious]

I would say Startropics was well-known to real NES-era kids but it's at least semi-obscure now. It was a little bit before my time and I didn't hear about it until I started digging later on; I figure people younger to me would probably never about it unless they were die-hard Nintendo fans or deep into retro gaming and hanging out in places like this.
I ended up playing both games when I was probably 20 or so (I think), they're pretty good.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

The rest of the Wars franchise I just remembered. Most people probably wouldn't know it's not just Advance Wars if it weren't for Smash. It is such a missed opportunity Battalion isn't named Gamecube Wars

 

[NotGodlike]

The rest of the Wars franchise I just remembered. Most people probably wouldn't know it's not just Advance Wars if it weren't for Smash. It is such a missed opportunity Battalion isn't named Gamecube Wars
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I played the one on the Wii, it was pretty fun and had sandbox potential with how the missions were structured! (if only 3rd game did exist)

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

I played the one on the Wii, it was pretty fun and had sandbox potential with how the missions were structured! (if only 3rd game did exist)

I'm really hoping that all the shit that happened to Reboot doesn't kill the franchise...again

 

[Jeff]

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[Stare best girl]

Murasame Castle and Ouendan duology+EBA

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

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How did I actually forget Ever Oasis, the goat

 

[alpha_wolf24]

what about Trade and Battle: Card Hero. its so obscure its not even translated yet

 

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[Firenoh]

This should be a good resource.

 

[Viviana Santos]

GiFTPiA, a game released exclusively for the GameCube, unfortunately so far there is no fan translation for this game.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

This should be a good resource.
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SUKAPONNNNNNN MY BELOVED

 

[Deleted member 440565]

Hotel Dusk Room 215 and Last Window: Secret of Cape West for Nintendo DS by second party Nintendo developer Cing. Amazing underrated games. These need a remaster and rerelease just like Trace Memory got.

 

[Frickinfrik]

Wish this was released in the U.S.

 

[legsrjust4show]

About fifteen years ago, my local arcade in Springfield, Oregon had one of these whackass beetle fighting games made by Sega:

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NGL, I really liked it! Totally had the card it would spit out, so I could play with the same beetle each time and help it grow stronger. I only played the game a few times before it got swapped out for something else, unfortunately

I grew up a "bug kid," and loved collecting bugs from the yard and putting them in a little wood and mesh holder that I had built. Only found a few Stag Beetles over the years, but I was always so fascinated by them - though I never made them fight. But at least I had this arcade game to help give me an idea of how that may have played out...

IT'S SO FUNNY WHAT THEY DID TO PARODY THIS WITH IN YAKUZA KIWAMI

Also incredibly funny that the video is age restricted

 

[cuttyflam]

The GOAT Gimmick!/Mr. Gimmick

 

[Yousef Yousef]

As title says, I'm interested in seeing some very odd and less known Nintendo developed/published games that are not part of their respective IPs.
As an example, there's StarTropics which is their alternate take on Zelda but on an distant island with some platformer elements.

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I would heavily advise giving the Famicom Detective Club at least a brief look. It’s a somewhat unconventional recommendation, but perfectly lines up with being an obscure first party ip.

 

[Action_Hank]

Gonna have to go with a game that was obscure and is sparsely mentioned today Kirby Air Ride!
Doesn't reading the name alone elicit a sense of joy?

 

[Firenoh]

Gonna have to go with a game that was obscure and is sparsely mentioned today Kirby Air Ride!
Doesn't reading the name alone elicit a sense of joy?

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Dawg, that’s Kirby.

 

[Action_Hank]

Dawg, that’s Kirby.

I should have expected such an astute reply from a dang ol' writer man, man