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Post by vetus on May 26, 2013 19:09:32 GMT -5
Just like we have a thread about obscure Playstation games, let's have a thread about obscure arcade games you like. I'm pretty sure there's already a similar thread but it's also a very old so I decided to open a new one instead of making thread necromancing. I'll start with this one I found today by chance on Youtube and I love it: Sel Feena, a very cute and enjoyable action game.  |
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Post by nickz on May 27, 2013 10:29:49 GMT -5
I always liked Black Heart. It's a lot of fun, just if you're interested in playing it, get the Japanese version.
Some others off the top of my head-
Wyvern Wings
Gaia Crusaders
The Crystal of Kings
Outrunners
Thunder Cross II
Oh My God!
I want to recommend Shienryu, but some of the enemies and bosses are very poorly designed. It's fun, but has some major flaws that hold it back.
I'll have to check through my stuff to see what else.
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Post by roushimsx on May 27, 2013 12:39:28 GMT -5
A lot of the fun obscure ones I used to enjoy are generally considered cult favs now (like The Outfoxies and NitroBall). Super loved Shienryu. For obscureness, I guess I nominate its followup, Sengeki Striker. It's a pretty great spiritual successor (unlike Shienryu Explosion, which sucked)
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Post by Weasel on May 27, 2013 13:15:22 GMT -5
I have a weird affinity for the late-80's/early-90's Namco library, outside of the more obvious ones. StarBlade is cool for what it is and when it came out, but my bigger favorites are Finest Hour (somewhat Valken-esque side-scrolling mecha platformer), Thunder Ceptor (if you've ever played HyperZone, you know what to expect here), and Exvania (or Bomberman with chain whips).
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Post by vnisanian2001 on May 27, 2013 14:05:26 GMT -5
 Very early Nintendo game. Looks to have been made either shortly before or shortly after Donkey Kong. |
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Post by cambertian on May 27, 2013 17:09:23 GMT -5
Reminds me of the first time I saw a Beatmania/Hiphopmania machine.
I thought, for some reason, that it was motion-controlled, so you had to hover your hand over the turntables.
It was especially painful because I had all of these people around me trying to tell me what to do, and I just WOULD. NOT. LISTEN.
But anyway, Power Stone and its sequel are two of my favorite games... Perhaps of all time.
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Post by nickz on May 28, 2013 14:05:31 GMT -5
More good obscure arcade games-
Metal Black
Night Striker
Edward Randy
Change Air Blade
Dragon Saber
Steel Gunner
Steel Gunner 2
Dig Dug II
Desert War
Total Carnage
Waku Waku 7 (even though my friends hate it)
There was a Cotton Game that had you picking a team of three. It had better graphics than the other games in the series. I Can't remember the name.
Also, +1 to Outfoxies. I tried that one out after reading the article and loved it.
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Post by vetus on May 28, 2013 16:36:18 GMT -5
I'm trying to remember a really crazy action game (and kinda hard if not impossible) from Jaleco which was making references in classic anime like Fist of the North Star (you fight Kenshiro and when he dies he explodes) and Maison Ikkoku. Kitten Kaboodle (aka Nyan Nyan Panic in Japan) is another great obscure arcade game from Konami I highly recommend: hg101.proboards.com/thread/10290/kitten-kaboodleand Exvania (or Bomberman with chain whips). Looks really cool. I'll definitely try it. Waku Waku 7 (even though my friends hate it) Your friends have shitty taste in fighting games (I'm also a huge fan of Waku Waku 7).  |
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Post by loempiavreter on May 28, 2013 21:52:27 GMT -5
I'm trying to remember a really crazy action game (and kinda hard if not impossible) from Jaleco which was making references in classic anime like Fist of the North Star (you fight Kenshiro and when he dies he explodes) and Maison Ikkoku. Ginga Ninkyouden |
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Post by personman on May 29, 2013 0:53:17 GMT -5
A good while back a friend of mine introduced me to a brawler by the title of Arabian Magic on Mame. Never really see anyone mentioning it so I'm guessing its pretty obscure.
Not a big fan of the genre myself but its was ok. Had some funny engrish if I'm remembering right.
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Post by vetus on May 30, 2013 22:54:23 GMT -5
That's the one. Thank you very much. It's one of my favourite arcade games and one of the craziest and funniest I've ever played. I miss Jaleco. |
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Post by vetus on Jun 4, 2013 20:05:22 GMT -5
Sweet mother of God! How comes I didn't discovered NMK's shmup games earler like Rapid Hero (which for one strange reason it's not included on gamefaq' database), Gunnail and Thunder Dragon? They're so fucking awesome! Expecially Rapid Hero:
Mecha fans will definitely love this game. How many shmups you have met where the same kick ass mecha is the boss in every level but with different forms (like Dr Eggman in Sonic games) and in the end you fight with the pilot himself which is a ninja that shows no mercy just like most ninja in video games?
Any other NMK fans here?
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Post by brianc on Jun 5, 2013 13:01:13 GMT -5
Very early Nintendo game. Looks to have been made either shortly before or shortly after Donkey Kong. The crazy thing is that it actually got an Atari 2600 conversion. It's much more simplistic compared to the arcade version, though. |
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Post by nickz on Jun 5, 2013 13:05:51 GMT -5
NMK sounds familiar. I think they made Desert War and a bunch of other stuff published by UPL? My favorites from them are Omega Fighter, Black Heart, and Bio Ship Paladin. Omega Fighter has a complex scoring system that rewarded you for killing enemies close to your ship over ten years before Ketsui. Black Heart is amazing, but it's very slow paced. Its loop 2 is super hard. Bio Ship Paladin is also good, but has some cheap/frustrating moments. It has a lot of interesting ideas that are fun, but could have been implemented better. I know it got a Genesis/Mega Drive port, but I've never tried it, so I don't know if it fixed any of the arcade version's problems. I've only played Saint Dragon's Amiga port, so I'm not sure on that one either.
I've never heard of Gunnail or Rapid Hero before. Maybe I should look into them.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 16:14:38 GMT -5
Gunnail scoring system is particular too. Basically you have four hits shield, and multiplier occurs AFTER that you get hit (i.e. if your shield bar is empty any enemy that you destroy gets a x3 score points).
Hacha Mecha Fighter is another fun and obscure game by NMK. A particular with the scoring system is that hitting the right edge of the screen gradually incrases your score (game always scrolls from left to right iirc).
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