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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:41:43
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We all have our own cult classics when it comes to movies, books, TV, etc. But what about games?

Well I'll start off by listing my cult classics:

Digimon World (Playstation)





Digimon World















Digimon World at the time (and possibly even now) was the ultimate monster raising game. The game started off by getting transported to some strange world inside of your Digimon battle toy. Inside you find out that the previous capital city is all but abandoned and strange things have been going on throughout the world.  You are given a "Digimon" in which you can raise and care for as well as have it go to battle. This game took the little portable monster raising games to another whole level. It took you to a free-roaming world and a RPG like story and stat system. Besides the horrible/almost impossible evolution system this game was almost flawless. Truly a classic gem.


Snatcher (SEGA CD)



Snatcher














Kojima's hidden gem. Before the epic "Metal Gear Solid" he worked on some legendary adventure games being Snatcher and Policenauts, in which the latter I've (sadly) never played. However I have played the former and it lives up to his quality and ego in every form. Obviously borrowing from Bladerunner and The Teriminator as well the game leads you onto a stunning Adventure/Light-Gun hybrid.

Touhou Project 8: Imperishable Night (PC)




Touhou Project 8: Imperishable Night















When asking one what there favorite shoot-em-up is, they often respond with games like "Radiant Silvergun", "Ikaruga", "DoDonPachi", and what not. However I differ. My favorite shoot-em-up is "Touhou Project 8: Imperishable Night" a freeware (in the United States at least) doujin shoot-em-up. Tight feel, tight controls, excellent level design, and epic music this game has it all.


Now that I have listed mine, what are some of your cult classics?

Rules: - The game has to be at least 3 years old.
             - It has to be a "lesser" known game. So you can't list games like Halo or even Skies of Arcadia or Ikaruga.

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We all have our own cult classics when it comes to movies, books, TV, etc. But what about games?

Well I'll start off by listing my cult classics:

Digimon World (Playstation)




Digimon World















Digimon World at the time (and possibly even now) was the ultimate monster raising game. The game started off by getting transported to some strange world inside of your Digimon battle toy. Inside you find out that the previous capital city is all but abandoned and strange things have been going on throughout the world.  You are given a "Digimon" in which you can raise and care for as well as have it go to battle. This game took the little portable monster raising games to another whole level. It took you to a free-roaming world and a RPG like story and stat system. Besides the horrible/almost impossible evolution system this game was almost flawless. Truly a classic gem.


Snatcher (SEGA CD)



Snatcher














Kojima's hidden gem. Before the epic "Metal Gear Solid" he worked on some legendary adventure games being Snatcher and Policenauts, in which the latter I've (sadly) never played. However I have played the former and it lives up to his quality and ego in every form. Obviously borrowing from Bladerunner and The Teriminator as well the game leads you onto a stunning Adventure/Light-Gun hybrid.

Touhou Project 8: Imperishable Night (PC)




Touhou Project 8: Imperishable Night















When asking one what there favorite shoot-em-up is, they often respond with games like "Radiant Silvergun", "Ikaruga", "DoDonPachi", and what not. However I differ. My favorite shoot-em-up is "Touhou Project 8: Imperishable Night" a freeware (in the United States at least) doujin shoot-em-up. Tight feel, tight controls, excellent level design, and epic music this game has it all.


Now that I have listed mine, what are some of your cult classics?

Rules: - The game has to be at least 3 years old.
             - It has to be a "lesser" known game. So you can't list games like Halo or even Skies of Arcadia or Ikaruga.

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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:42:15
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Damn it accidental double post...oh well.

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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:52:39
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Ogre Battle 64
Harvest Moon 64
Darkwing Duck (NES)
Meteos (DS)
Pokémon TCG (GB)
Baten Kaitos Origins (GCN)

and though a big franchise, it's never really mentioned: Final Fantasy on the NES.

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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:49:42
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Not fair, i want to put Endless Ocean there Sad.

Oh weel:

Wave Race: Blue Storm
Vigilante 8: Second Offense
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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:12:10
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Here's mine

Uniracers (SNES)
Golden Axe Warrior (Sega Master System)
Wonderboy in Monster World (Genesis)
Wonderboy IV (Mega Drive)
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (DS)
Stunt Race FX (SNES)
Pilotwings 64 (N64)
Chibi Robo (GCN)
Battalion Wars (GCN)

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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:17:52
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Oops, I had a typo on my 4th game. It's supposed to be Monster World IV. It's part of the Wonderboy series,though. Unfortunately, it only came out in Japan. Great game. I'm hoping it'll come out on VC someday.

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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:30:39
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Glad you made it Black Rose. If you want to post here it's best to do it in "Gamingeek Weekly" because that's where all the stuff goes on. Grinning

Thanks for coming.

But yeah I really want to try Pepsiman.

Oh yeah and Monster World VI was awesome.

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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:03:31
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Okay my turn:
Demon's Crest (awesome gargoyle em up)
Fighter's Destiny (point pased fighting game)
Second Sight (cool story, cool powers)
Conflict: Desert Storm 2 (4 player co-op)
Hagane (Ninja game with awesome art)
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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:53:10
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These aren't my all time favourite games, just some lesser known less successful ones I really loved:

XIII
killer7
sega soccer slam
slitherlink ds
chibi robo

...will add more when i think of some older ones

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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:56:21
Screw your rules!

Killer 7
Hotel Dusk
Cybernator
Body Harvest
Hybrid Heaven
XIII is pretty cool bugs.
Black rose is right, Endless Ocean belongs on the list. Or will do when the rules allow it to.


LOL I remember Fighters Destiny. It was actually pretty good but with some crappy visuals.

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Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:00:45
Here's five of mine which are all from the SNES. Four are Konami titles and one is from Capcom.

1. Sparkster
2. Legend of the Mystical Ninja
3. Axelay
4. Demon's Crest
5. Sunset Riders

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Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:15:30
I always wanted to play Sparkster. Sad

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Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:47:26
@ Archie, why are yours all from the SNES?

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Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:28:39
@ gg Well I do have more but for some reason those are typically all the ones that pop into my head right away. The SNES will always hold a special place in my heart. *tear*

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