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I remember MDK... never played it though.

Anyone remember Syndicate?

Just an FYI, MDK for the PC is abandonware now I believe, which means that its free! Try HERE and do a search. Lots of other free/legal abandonware here as well. Have fun!

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Originally posted by Scottaculous Anyone remember Syndicate?

Very fun game!!! Didnt play it too much, reminds me so much of Shadowrun (on SNES or Genesis)!

Other hidden gems: (NES) Startropics - Well this one was kind of popular but a great litle rpg, challenging and quite lengthy!

I know there are a whole bunch more, but i cant think of any right now!

Shadowrun for the Genesis was loaded with win.

Awesome to see some Phantasy Star series mentions, that's my favorite series of all time (obviously)...

Some other faves of mine:

NES: Power Blade, Metal Storm, Battle of Olympus, Guardian Legend
SNES: Space Megaforce, Lufia 2, Axelay
Genesis: Gunstar Heroes, Landstalker, Ranger-X, GleyLancer
SMS: Fantasy Zone: The Maze
Turbo Grafx: Ys 1-2, Ys 4, Far East of Eden series, Exile, Soldier Blade
N64: Sin and Punishment, Mischief Makers
Saturn: Far East of Eden 4, Radiant Silvergun, NiGHTS, Galactic Attack/Layer Section
PS1: Star Ocean 2


Connerman: Rez is OUT TODAY on 360!!! I'm gonna go write a post on it!

Ok top of my list here for a game that was so overlooked but was so incredible for its time, that I'm still today shocked it was merely a puff in time.

Sinistar: Unleashed on the PC

The game, now nearly 9 years old, look amazing even today. It was way ahead of its time and had that old school, arcade shooter feel to it.

Vandal Hearts for PS1...one of the best (if not THE best) turn based strategy RPG of all time. I frackin love this game. Great story...nice effects..lots of blood...full 3D camera control...awesome maps and tons of different character classes to experiment with. A must play for strategy fans.

http://psx.ign.com/articles/150/150727p1.html

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Originally posted by Capitalizt Vandal Hearts for PS1...one of the best (if not THE best) turn based strategy RPG of all time. I frackin love this game. Great story...nice effects..lots of blood...full 3D camera control...awesome maps and tons of different character classes to experiment with. A must play for strategy fans. http://psx.ign.com/articles/150/150727p1.html

I hardly ever beat RPG's, I can count the number I have on one hand, and guess what, one of them fingers represents this game. Incredibly awesome, Konami struck gold when they released this piece of platinum software back in the 90's. Tons and tons of fun.

Vandal Hearts 2 was a little different, though, as the enemies moved at the SAME time as you did, unlike this one where you took turns.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN yeah, phantasy star on the megadrive was wicked. "shining in the darkness" was a "3d" dungeon scrolling RPG which was awesome as well, i loved the storyline.

A great game here as well. I didnt own it, but a friend of mine did and I can admit that this went very much under the rader. I wanna say they made a sequel, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Originally posted by Gen3r4l1ty yea, still have 2 -4 for gen as well. All classics in my mind.

I hear the cartridge of the 4th can go for upwards of $200 on eBay. Honestly, though, I never really got into it, I'm not really an RPG gamer, and I got these as gifts from a friend who happened to sell his Genesis (and he didnt know the value these games had mwuhahaha). That being said, I DID get into Phantasy Star Online for Dreamcast, not as much as a lot of people, but enough that I knew what I was talkin about.

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Originally posted by BTG Lots and lots of good games

I'm lovin the tastes you have, I forgot about nearly all of those games. Cant say I've played all of them, but Mutant Hockey League and MDK are some favs that the rest of the world seemed to forget about.

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Originally posted by Mr Game+Watch Connerman: Rez is OUT TODAY on 360!!! I'm gonna go write a post on it!

I am FORCING my roomie with his huge as all hell HDTV to buy this for his 360, I cant even fathom how good it will look. Oh, and his stereo, the one that causes noise complaints from neighbors 4 doors down...imagine the sound on that. Wow.

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Originally posted by Magnus The game, now nearly 9 years old, look amazing even today. It was way ahead of its time and had that old school, arcade shooter feel to it.

Ill have to check this out, never heard of it. Sounds interesting to say the least.

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Originally posted by CONNERMAN2000 A great game here as well. I didnt own it, but a friend of mine did and I can admit that this went very much under the rader. I wanna say they made a sequel, but I'm not entirely sure.

You might be thinking of Shining Force, for which they made a sequel. It was the same style as shining in the darkness (characters and story) but it was a more traditional 3rd person RPG rather than a 1st person. Both of the Shining Forces were also excellent.

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Originally posted by Gen3r4l1ty You might be thinking of Shining Force, for which they made a sequel. It was the same style as shining in the darkness (characters and story) but it was a more traditional 3rd person RPG rather than a 1st person. Both of the Shining Forces were also excellent.

Hmmm...I very much know of Shining Force 1 + 2, the second was one of the few games I had for the Genesis back when in the grade school days, so I'm pretty sure that's not what I'm thinking of, I always thought they made a Shining in the Darkness 2 or something of that sort, maybe it only came out in Japan or maybe I dont even know what I'm talking about.

But it IS very easy to confuse the two, how many games have Shining as a predominant word in the title...

I also want to say that Shining Force 3 for Saturn is one of the hardest games to find. And when you find it, you are likely paying very high triple-digit dollars.

One of my favorite shooters on the NES, partially because you had to work for your powerups (trying to keep bells from floating down) and had the most random enemies: Icicles, Watermelons Boss, Jukebox, Hangers

those moby games images are t3h hotness

Earthbound for SNES, one of my favorite games of all time. But not sure if its one of those hidden gems, I didnt know alot of people who ever played it, but between RPG and Gaming enthusiast, alot of them played it.

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Originally posted by CONNERMAN2000 Hmmm...I very much know of Shining Force 1 + 2, the second was one of the few games I had for the Genesis back when in the grade school days, so I'm pretty sure that's not what I'm thinking of, I always thought they made a Shining in the Darkness 2 or something of that sort, maybe it only came out in Japan or maybe I dont even know what I'm talking about. But it IS very easy to confuse the two, how many games have Shining as a predominant word in the title... I also want to say that Shining Force 3 for Saturn is one of the hardest games to find. And when you find it, you are likely paying very high triple-digit dollars.

Dayem... if there is a Shining in the Darkness 2, that might be reason to dig out the 'ol genesis and start hittin ebay! (or maybe check the emu sites ) I'll have to look in to that.

(as it is, this thread is already making me want to dig out some old gems)

Rocket Jockey



Fragile Allegiance



Urban Chaos Dreamcast

In 3rd grade when my family got me an IBM XT I played the hell out of JumpMan.



Look how far we've come.

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Originally posted by Scottaculous I remember MDK... never played it though. Anyone remember Syndicate?

hehe, hardly an "unknown" game though

who bought (was it bullfrog?) i think maybe sierra did. anywayz, would be awesome to see a sequel. first game i ever encountered where you could flame-throw innocent civilians!

Bullfrog was bought by Sierra yea. Man Bullfrog was sick, Theme Hospital ftw! I think they had Dungeon Keeper too.

Syndicate was great man and definitely not unknown. What about Syndicate Wars, wasn't that the sequel?

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Originally posted by Fledz Syndicate was great man and definitely not unknown. What about Syndicate Wars, wasn't that the sequel?

i remember having this dicussion before, and i cant remember. i thought it was more of an expansion, but i could be wrong like i was last time? either way, i never played anything that looked like a sequel (ie improved graphics, interface, new units weapons etc)

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Originally posted by ARNATINE Urban Chaos Dreamcast

I played the demo of the PC version of this years ago. I thought it was a good time. I think the reviews were horrible, but what the hell do they know.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN i remember having this dicussion before, and i cant remember. i thought it was more of an expansion, but i could be wrong like i was last time? either way, i never played anything that looked like a sequel (ie improved graphics, interface, new units weapons etc)

Syndicate was the first game, Syndicate: American Revolt was the expansion for the game, and Syndicate Wars was the sequel. Nothing better than blowing up a building ful of innocent civilians

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Originally posted by Moongoose Syndicate was the first game, Syndicate: American Revolt was the expansion for the game, and Syndicate Wars was the sequel. Nothing better than blowing up a building ful of innocent civilians

haha, cheers mate! were you the one that corrected me last time? cant believe i missed out on either american revolt or wars. one of them i didnt get to play! by the looks of wiki it was wars.

anywayz, we need a next gen version!

Yay, my memory still serves me well.

God I loved driving the cars and running people over

Pontifex


not a game, game perse, but definitely one of the most addicting puzzle/physics/games out there.

you have to build a bridge with set materials/money for a train over a river. gets harder and harder, try the demo|

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Originally posted by Fledz Yay, my memory still serves me well. God I loved driving the cars and running people over

I have fond memories of plowing down 2 dozen people and a building with a 4 man mini-gun barrage.

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