/vr/ - Retro Games

>roguelike
>real time turn based like chess
>collectibles
>strategy
>fun and gameplay oriented
>monsters taming
>tower levels
>each tower's floor gets generated
>difficult
>dating sim
>side quests
If you're into rpgs who aren't overly weeaboo and want something challenging and different, this is for you

Still trying to figure out what Miki's "..." grab does to this day. Also, the soundtrack is fucking 10/10.

>>6722054
Stupid sexy alien

>>6722051
It's not really obscure, but I don't even hear anyone talk about it that often. Play babby's first ecchi dating sim rpg: Thousand Arms. Played this for the first time over at a friend's house (it was actually his sister's game lol), and I've been obsessed with it since. Silly and stupid 90s anime humor and cute girls to date to make your swords better, seriously, just play it.

>>6722278
Ecchi dating sim? Anon I need an example
>>6722237
A man of culture

>>6722051
Azure Dreams is one of my favorite Dmups

>>6722278
You're the son of an esteemed blacksmith who solely believes that if you're good with women, you're good at making swords. So you have to date your female party members (and some NPCs), and depending on how many dates and how smooth you are, your blacksmithing abilities will increase, giving you a better sword.

>>6723007
Shit, replied to myself >>6723030

>>6723030
>not the son of a shepherd

This game deserves to be obscure. I was fuming when I got this in '95 and I still hate it 25 years later. Jumping Flash was such shit I considered returning the PS1 but I didn't because I did like Warhawk.

I unironically prefer the stripped down GBC port. I don't care for the waifu shit or some of the town parts of the original and the port adds way more combat.

>>6722051
>released in all territories
>by fucking konami of all people
>reviewed in every publication
>obscure
Righto. I've got another obscure game for you, ready? it's called Final Fantasy 7. Pretty sure only I played it.

>>6723121
It also has better music and a soulful presentation. They got rid of the angel thing bullshit and put you straight in the game.
The gbc game being more unforgiving and hard also makes it more fun.
Also has more monsters
Not to shit on the ps1 ver, they're both equally good but the gbc remake has more soul poured into it, despite not having dating and city managements

>>6723445
if you have more obscuridads just post and suggest them

>>6723892
I should give the gbc game a shot. It's the dating and town management that put me off Azure Dreams the most but I've been going through looking for a console roguelike that's actually good.

>>6724060
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-anGjbckE
The ost alone is worth it. Playing it right now

>>6724069
Ironically when I play it won't have sound since my psp is half busted but I almost never play with music on anyways.

>>6723058
I'm not sure how anyone could hate this game. 1 and 2 were pretty fun imo and served as a foundation for the GIS. If you get a chance play GIS on ps1, it's feels like a refined Jumping Flash with some cool wall/ceiling climbing mechanics.

>>6724126
shit, forgot pic related.

>>6724128
That game is so awesome.

>>6724128
this game was advanced as fuck back in the days
the machinegun's sound effect is so satisfying
too bad masamune is dead

Feel free to prove me wrong, but sometimes it seems nobody played this.
And every single fucking time tomba/tombi 2 gets mentioned, some retard start polluting the thread with e-celeb quotes and trash
I'd like to properly discuss this game but the sole fact nobody is willing to do that without spouting memes makes it an obscure game nobody played but (you)
prove me wrong

Is Popful Mail enough obscure for /vr/?

Game was kinda trash but I enjoyed it enough. Never heard of anyone else playing it

>>6724149
Can I emulate this on my PSP?

>>6724178
>mAction Man

>>6724178
Lmao never knew there was a game based on the boy barbie doll

Azure Dreams gbc is a gem
The pixel art is too good

>>6724183
I think you can, yes
Another obscure game for you guys, this one's for those who like minimalistic artstyle and music loops
Dragon Slayer (gbc)

>>6724060
Yeah its really brutal. You think you've won by reaching the top and realize you've effectively only completed a tutorial.

So Anon...did you manage to enlarge the house, right?

>>6722051
i preferred chocobo dungeon

I loved this game so much, I privately designed a sequel for it 10 years later.

It is not a great game, but it had a ton of potential and a real vision behind it. The story blows away your average action platformer.

>>6722054
Kek, I nearly ripped my dick off to Fur as a twelve year old. good times.

>>6724436
based
>>6724392
tell me more anon, you've got me interested

Got recommended an obscure SNES rpg the other day and gave it a try, it's called G.O.D.
It's okay, but the game quickly loses its soul after the first act and feels like it was made in RPGMaker, still worth a try if you're looking for something you've never played, and it has an eng patch.

Order me something to play. No matter how retro it is. Let's do it

>>6724704
Valis 4 on SNES

>>6724712
Deal. What am I in for?

It's obscure enough to put half /v/ to shame for not knowing it, despite being plastered everywhere on magazines back in the days. Obscure

She was cute.

>>6725335
the first one was better

>>6725353
Care to elaborate? I liked this one too

>>6724252
That's a good sign for a roguelike.

This wasn't really a good game. It's flawed, barebones and pretty much undertone considering its year of release.
But it's still kinda charming. I've seen this game plastered all over codes magazines, and his design always catched my eye, but never played it until a few years ago.
It's not a deep game. Azure dreams in almost perfect in that regard, both psx and gbc ver

>>6722051

So many choices, so little time

Too bad the series went downhill so damn fast

>>6725502
Well, Blasto is open for improvement for sequels... Until Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife.

They promised this would've been sexy but I never coom

>>6725586
What the fuck. I looked into it and didn't know about it
Poor guy

>>6725459
i just remember liking the first one more is all

>>6722051

>>6722051
I rented this game thinking it was Alundra. Man was I pissed.

>>6725615
I've never played it. Always read about it, but none of my friends had it, everyone of them was into final fantasy faggotry. It's the only game I have regrets for

SOUL

>>6724126
I'm aware that this game is generally liked. I felt it was a poor introduction to 3D, especially as a launch title. I got Tekken and Raiden Trad which held me over until Resident Evil came out a year later.

>>6723058
>>6725642
It has the aesthetic the super mario 64 autist would love

>>6725628
Ray Tracers
God this game is so much fucking fun, can't believe it was an early release budget title

>>6725593
Zoom Zoom zooooooom

>>6725347
She looks like her face was carved from wax and then partially melted

>>6724145
I rented the original Tomba waaaaay back in the day and really liked it. Somehow found the sequel at a random ma and pa thrift for like $6 (not complete, just the disc). I haven't gotten a good chance to play the sequel yet, but I feel like I like the original better.

>>6725853
I'm just not from the US,friend. My blasto copy has an Italian dub.
Such news don't get reported in my country unless I'd look into it specifically, as I did now thanks to you.

>>6722051
No one ever seems to talk about this survival horror game, ever. Which is a real shame because I found it cool as fuck the first time I got to play it. You play some kid who's been given mental powers, and he has trouble controlling them. When your health falls to a certain point, literally walking next to someone will make their head pop off because you can't contain your power. It's kind of dark and edgy, but it's still good.

>>6725929
The game is exceptionally famous in my country, every kid played it back then and when it gets mentioned people go crazy talking about it.
It's called "TOMBI" here, because "tomba" has a grim meaning in my country
The first game is all about platforming, except from the towns levels
Tomba 2 has a quests system. You should definitely try it again, it's so good, keeping in mind it's not an improvement from the original ,but it's also not a step back. It's a game on its own, full of details and soul
Soundtrack is top notch too

>>6725954
Thank you anon. I will play it tonight

>>6725964
>Exceptionally famous in my country
This randomly reminds me of a Swedish guy I knew in college who said he'd give me $400 for my SNES revision console (the smaller one) because it was super hard to find in Sweden. I didn't sell it to him.

>>6725986
We had the same kind of SNES shortage in Italy too. For some reason it was so difficult to get a snes and N64 later. Gamecube got the same fate. These consoles were and are still pretty rare here. Prices go up every year like crazy, and retrogames has become the most expensive hobby market on ebay. Sounds like a joke, but it isn't. Systems are so hard to get by, let alone games.
The only console that was really popular here was the ps1. Even little kids know about 5th gen ps games
It's kind of a cult but It couldn't be helped. Growing up I ended enjoying and liking sega consoles more. These are the rarest, I know people that would kill strangers for a saturn or a dreamcast. Can't blame them

>>6725995
This is very likely the cause of the PSXs dominance in that generation

This is the most obscure game in my library.
Beat this, and the thread can die. I'll wait.

>>6726001
when you look carefully into psx games you notice they aren't that spectacular, and the memorable ones are very few.
and they're not crash, or metal gear, or anything that sony fans always bring upfront
memorable psx games are tomba, toy story 2 or breath of fire 4
same goes for the following gen, and again, and less again until today. it's overrated, and when something's good they just fuck it up or erase it
trash

doki doki panic

Fun rts like game with some influences from Star Control. You can download the full game from the creator's 90's-esque website. There's also also a beta for a sequel that's been worked on for 20 years.

>>6726390
I thought this game was just an urban legend? This is real? Is it actually good?

>>6726391
It's interesting but wouldn't say it's good.

>>6726393

>>6726391
it's fantabulous, 10/10 very nice, shamrock-free.

This

>>6722051
I reciently recieved the GB version of this game at work. I didn't get to play it much, but the price has to count for something.

Fucking love this game. Recently learned that it was part of the Choro Q series, but I spent hours in this game as a kid running around in a bright yellow lifted mini van just exploring the world. I didn't really care about the racing as a kid (though I'd like to give it a go now), but the whole world is so well fleshed out and large. there's a ton of empty space between towns and whatnot, but I think that gives the player a chance to see just how large the game world is because of the fact that you are the car.

>>6724145
The is the kind of game that more normies have played then nerds. I don't know why but they always have secretly dope taste. The only odd world fans I've met don't like games.

>>6725954
Got this in a 20 for $20 blind bag of psx games at my local store ages ago. Been meaning to start it. Will do now

This is probably the best "I want to play a Pokemon style game but I'm sick of replaying Pokemon for the 100th time" game to play. Really cool visuals.

>>6722051
Do you want them to be obscure AND good or just obscure? I can do the former all day.

>>6726586
How did you recieve it? Someone gave it to you as a present? Tell me the dynamics

>>6726730
Jade Cocoon logo was so fucking good

>>6726730
If we're talking about pokèmon style games, I'd also add Telefang. Even if this is more of a clone, but still rather obscure. You can find an english patch on cdromance if interested

if shareware and freeware are allowed: >>6726991

>>6727261
Of course they are. Anything goes. Suggestions are always accepted

>>6722051
>>6724128
>>6724145
>>6725335
>>6725347
>>6725603
>>6725954
None of those games are obscure.

>>6724145
i would really prefer if you'd be quiet

>>6727314
Bruh Galerians is pretty obscure. Funny how you didn't point out >>6726390 in the same equation

>>6724178
I've got a message from this game.
>I'm happy, hope you're happy too.

>>6726097
Did you know that this game was originally called Super Marble Madness? My uncle who works at Nintendo told me, it's a well-kept secret in the retro gaming world.

>>6726360
Rented this one once, it was a lot of fun. The faceless people weirded me out but I still enjoyed it a lot.

Grantsream Saga, Azure Dreams, Tombi, Galerians, Koudelka and so on... are your guys serious, were you even born in the late 90's??? None of these games are obscure you full on zoomers.

I played the game boy version of azure dreams if that counts.

>>6729818
Enlighten us. It's a thread for suggestions, and I'm sure you can contribute better than us then

>>6729876
It's an incredibly good version my man.
I've found the patched eng version of that Slayers game on a website

>>6729818
Don't you have other threads to be crusading the anti zoomer strawmen hunt?

Pretty much every game which wasn't translated from JP to ENG on the famicom. Or something

>>6722051
I loved the movie Evolution, and the cartoon spinoff Alienators. This was based on that cartoon. I bought this and a purple GBA with my birthday money in 2002 at Toys R Us.
Its a sidescrolling shooter/platformer with cool monster designs and fun weapons

>>6724145
>it seems nobody played this
Yeah, everybody on /v/ who played this seems to think so too.

Here's mine I guess.

>>6726013
>US $89.95
Was it worth it?

Not sure if it's obscure at all, but i'll post it anyways
Funny game

This game's soundtrack cracks me up and whenever I bring it up to friends they start laughing hard as well.

>>6723058
Nice i played the demo decades ago and had fun but yeah the full game is fairly meh. Still comfy to play

Metal Walker. A really fun rpg with pinball mechanics for the battles. It's also pretty hard.

>>6732156
I'm guessing you mean the US OST, the JP one was pretty neat and not as in-your-face.

I know it's not really obscure around these parts but I doubt I'll ever hear a normalfag mention Garage. I fucking love the visuals and aesthetic though, it's right up my alley.
That being said I didn't get very far considering the fact I don't speak moonrunes, if I had the money I'd see if I could somehow commission a full translation, but idk if that's even possible.

>>6732495
The US OST also has technical problems afaik. There is a sound channel conflict that either interferes with the music or the effects, can't remember which way.

>>6732478
I've never seen someone else bring this up or even reply when I mention it but I had good fun. I found it a little too easy but it was still a great ride.

>>6732140
Every single cent. It had everything a boy could've hoped for.

Behold...

does this count?

>>6726013
not a game anon

>>6726360
I love that game. Good taste, anon.

>>6722051
I hated this game. Lots of peopme liked it, but the "one town, one dungeon" thing is rarely for me unless it is Diablo. And the entire fact that you go back to level 1 whenever you leave the dungeon is pure faggotry.

>>6722278
This game had one of the worst combat mechanics in a jrpg ever. I enjoyed the game nonetheless. For somecreason I never could get special moves for anyone but the big sperg guy who couldn't talk to women so he was pretty much a must in my party.

>>6724145
Loved this game. Everyone who plated it loved it. It is fact.

>>6724201
The premise of this game blew my mind. Start off as a kid and develop into an old man with w unique fighting style that depended on how you treated your character. Execution was not as good but I still have a soft spot for it.

>>6725589
Shadow hearts rocked, and it all started with this. It was an interesting, weird game.

>>6725954
Cool as fuck is right. Never finished it because my pirated copy was buggy as hell.
>>6726360
You chose the pirate girl, like a patrician, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZaK-yH50eA

I will die on this hill

>>6722278
ANON MY BROTHER BORROWED THIS GAME FROM HIS FRIEND YEARS AGO AND IVE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

>>6737593
Oh wow, glad I could help, anon. Enjoy, it's pretty good.

>>6732478
I had this when I was a kid, thought the world was cool, but I didn't remember exceptionally liking it.

I can't remember the name of the game, but it played similar to Monkey Island. You were this teenage-looking dude in a city, and you could go on these 2D cartoon screens to different places. A record shop was one of the places, and one of the things you had to do was convince some bouncer outside some form of club to let you in by giving him something. I recall him not letting you in because you were too young. Anyone know which game this is?

>>6725563
I played the shit outta the second one. Printed out instructions on getting all the endings, never got hit, did it all.

I still enjoy the phrase "perfect genocide bonus."

>>6726041
What a dumb opinion

>>6737597
Thank you! Ahh this is it, I looked it up and the first boss is a crab in a cave just like I remembered! Thanks again anon!

>>6734519
Yes it wasn't popular or a huge seller back then.