Classic Games No One Talks About - The Game!

[George]

Shadowrun

I talked about this game on a article. The game needed a lot of work and it was limited on the Genesis, but fuck can it be made into a epic game now. Basically the game reminded me of Fallout... in the future with hackers and such. This is also bbbbbbefore Fallout was a franchise.

The RPG was an 'action RPG' and was open ended, meaning a player can explore the game etc.

In the game you do 'Shadowruns' basically big companies would hire you to do illegal jobs. You call the anonymous contractors 'Johnsons'. Sounds dirty. The game had classes like 'combat', 'hacker' types that are good with electronics and the magic users. The game also had gangs, much like Fallout. It is a pretty rich universe that could be made to an awesome next gen RPG.

The Gensis version was developed by BlueSky Software (Vectorman fame).

The 'license' was bought by  Microsoft, when they made a 'half' game effort and tried to make it into a shooter, that failed. Hopefully they get a big studio to do a cool RPG, instead of sitting on it and laughing at fans.

[Sega Uranus]

Some interesting choices in here. I like how George posted Bubsy even though pretty much everyone hates that game, I have some good nostalgia for it. Good music too.

Cosmic Smash is a classic, I completely back that game too.

Crusader of Centy is always a game I thought looked amazing, but I could never get into it. I might try again, although they made another wonderful game I would like to point out:

Ranger-X, or Ex-Ranza in Japan is one of the best action games on the Genesis, and one of the best mech games of the generation. Without a doubt.

It is a very unique game that is very challenging in a very fair way. Every mission is completely different and really pushes the platform in one way or another. It also makes best use of the six button controller than any game I am aware of, yes even better used than fighting games!

The gimmick with the controls is that the C button shoots right, while the A button shoots left, so you can shoot left and move right for instance. What I love even more is that you have a side kick car thing, that is sometimes a plane that you can control with the X and Z buttons (X makes it go left, Z makes it go right), even cooler is how you can combine with the ship to create a super mech thing, this is also where you change your special weapons. Extremely impressive game overall, and with a great soundtrack to top it off. One of my favorites on the platform for sure.

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Keio Flying Squadron 2 is one of the funniest games I have ever played, but that is pretty much because it is one of the weirdest games I have ever seen. Seriously, it makes Katamari Damacy look normal in comparison. It is a platforming sequel to a very 'meh' shmup on the SEGA CD, so you already know it will be bizarre.

I do not want to say much because half of the enjoyment comes from the weird shit you will see. All I will mention is that it is a standard platform that is a bit on the easy side, but it all has a lot of personality, great art and some of the music is wonderful too. The English version was only released in PAL regions, but it is easy to find and also emulate.

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Lack of Love is easily the most unique game I have ever or will ever play. It is a game about evolution where you start out as a basic element in a puddle and make your way out into the world as it grows. It is a Dreamcast exclusive in Japan, but it is very playable even if you do not understand the language. There is really no way I can describe this, it just has to be played to be understood.

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Mickey Mouse in Castle of Illusion for the Master System is an interesting game. Mainly because the Genesis release is way better known and more loved. Most people go on to assume they are the same game and that this release is just the worse of the two. Not true. The Master System and Game Gear release of Castle of Illusion is a very different game, even though much of the art and music is shared, they barely feel the same. The mechanics are about as solid as an 8 bit game can get and there are enough secrets to keep the player busy for weeks.

Not the best Disney game by SEGA in a longshot, but it is very overlooked and under appreciated from what I have seen. I really wish SEGA would remake or rerelease their Disney games, but with new characters or something by them so they could be better known for these fantastic games. A lot of people think Disney made them, which is a shame.

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Will post more later again.

[CrazyT]

Wow that ranger X game looks really really good and great choice in picking the master system version of castle of illusion. So weird but I just think it's the superior game in all aspects. Visuals are more colorful, music sounds better and also the level design was a lot better.

[CosmicCastaway]

Golden Axe Warrior for the Sega Master System.

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It plays very much like the original Legend of Zelda. It's a lot of fun and can be quite challenging

[fernandeath]

I've read your recommendations and I'm interested in Crusader of Centy and Lack of Love. I'll seek for them.

But I would not recommend Keio Flying Squadron 2 unless you can find it really cheap (which is quite unlikely).


My suggestion is Dark Savior, for Sega Saturn.
The game has 4 different main stories plus a side quest. That means you can beat the game 5 times and you'll see differente stories/ characthers/ enemies/ sceneries in each time!!





It mixes action with RPG elements.
The combat system is great.

You can read a nice review about it in here:
http://www.shinforce.com/saturn/reviews/DarkSavior.htm