/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.9916117]

What are some "quirky"/unique games that are actually good?

Games like
>Gitaroo Man
>Parappa 1, 2, UJL
> Katamari Damacy, We Love Katamari
>PangYa Golf
>No One Can Stop Mr Domino
>Elite Beat Agents, OSU!, OSU 2
>WarioWare series
>Nights into Dreams
>Elebits/Eledees

There's a lot of lists but sometimes I find people just list games that are unique for the sake of it and the games are actually shit. Also I find a lot of the good ones are concentrated around PSX, PS2, DS and Wii, probably because these systems just have so many games compared to other systems.

[Anonymous No.9916120]

>>9916117
Forgot the boy
> Klonoa Door to Phantomile, Klonoa 2
> Ridge Racer series (not really quirky but not a stereotypical racing game)

[Anonymous No.9916131]

>Nights into Dreams

oh boy here we go

[Anonymous No.9916136]

>>9916131
Which other gliding harlequin game did in unapologetically rip off?

[Anonymous No.9916138]

>>9916117
those aren't unique, just rhythm games

[Anonymous No.9916143]

>>9916131
It's good
>>9916138
I only listed 3 rhythm games.

[Anonymous No.9916151]

>>9916117
I liked this one. 1, 2 and 4 are JRPGs, while this one is a platformer, for some reason.

[Anonymous No.9916196]

>>9916151
You liked the whole series or just the platformer one? I tend to avoid RPGs

[Anonymous No.9916248]

>>9916196
Just this one. Jrpg games are untranslated lol.

There's also manga and anime which this series is based on, but I haven't checked it out as well, it's some weird kodomo that was cross-promoted in Saru Getchu anime series.
By the way, Ape Escape has plenty of quirk.

Also try Hachiemon, it's a quacky action game starring some Japanese TV mascot. Plays a bit like Sonic at times but with some crazy shit going on

[Anonymous No.9916264]

Mad Panic Coaster is pretty good and fast paced

[Anonymous No.9916430]

>Gitaroo Man
Only oldfag neogaffers play with that shit

[Anonymous No.9916468]

>>9916430
It's fucking fun though. Also try Stretch Panic it's good but weird

[Anonymous No.9917881]

Shake Kids on the PS1

[Anonymous No.9918015]

>>9916117

[Anonymous No.9918456]

>>9916117
It's an older game, but I really enjoyed Magical * Taruruuto-kun on Genesis. Maybe not quite as "wacky" as the others but still worth checking out. I feel Jet Set Radio and Drill Dozer also scale the periphery of this style. Maybe Samba De Amigo and Space Channel 5 as well. I want to mention the LocoRoco series on PSP though it's technically not retro yet.

[Anonymous No.9918878]

>>9918456
>yet
Fucking grim

[Anonymous No.9919960]

>>9916120
Seconding this

[Anonymous No.9920361]

>>9916117

[Anonymous No.9920660]

>>9916120
Based and wahoo pilled

[Anonymous No.9920717]

It was a fun side scroller.

[Anonymous No.9920860]

>>9916264
I really want to play this game, I'm just having a hard time finding it at a good price.
Just got to keep checking online, I suppose.

[Anonymous No.9920897]

I really miss off the wall japanese auteur shit so bad guys. Why are video games so fucking boring now

Shame all these classics are so expensive

[Anonymous No.9920910]

>>9920897
Because you’re looking in the wrong place, dingus.

[Anonymous No.9920919]

>>9920910
im not interested in whatever indies are doing man

[Anonymous No.9921010]

>UP
>DOWN
>UP
>DOWN
>CHU CHU CHU

[Anonymous No.9921015]

>>9920919
Bet you would if they were Japanese.

[Anonymous No.9921029]

>>9921015
no because i dont care about what the japanese are doing either

[Anonymous No.9921035]

>>9916117
It’s good if you like minigames

[Anonymous No.9921201]

>>9920919
>video games SUCK now
>no I will NOT play anything but AAA titles
you lot are a dime a dozen

[Anonymous No.9921203]

>>9921201
nobodys making anything cool so its whatever

[Anonymous No.9921204]

>>9916120
In what way is generic animal mascot platformer #235 unique or interesting?

[Anonymous No.9921210]

>>9920919
All these obscure niche quirky games were the equivalent of indie back in the day. Tiny studios with very small budgets and limited print runs

[Anonymous No.9921221]

>>9921210
not saying otherwise

[Anonymous No.9921240]

>>9921203
You have buried your head in the sand yet somehow think you understand what’s happening outside. How embarrassing.

[Anonymous No.9921245]

>>9921240
i dont understand why you're being a jerk. this is a retro game board. like what are you even trying to do here.

[Anonymous No.9921452]

>>9916248
NamuCoooooooo

[Anonymous No.9921459]

Gekisha Boy (Gekibo)

Really bizarre PC Engine....shooter? Where you play as a photographer tasked with taking weird and interesting pictures. Really funny with a Japanese game indulging in lots of stereotypical portrayals of Americans.

[Anonymous No.9921493]

>>9916117
You forgot Tomba/Tombi. That one is a classic.

[Anonymous No.9921504]

>>9921245
>Why are video games so fucking boring now
You're both in the wrong. Keep it retro.

[Anonymous No.9921524]

Please play moon rpg! Originally made in 96 for PS1, It's made by the same people who made chulip, another really good one for ps2. It's one of the best games ive ever played. Soundtrack is wonderful, storyline is amazing, been trying to get people to play it for years!! It got a remaster in 2020, so it's on steam/switch now. Would love to see more people appreciating that masterpiece!! :)

[Anonymous No.9921786]

Shake II on the PS2 purely because it gave us this masterpiece: https://youtu.be/Q16Kx9-Ys2s

[Anonymous No.9921927]

>>9920860
Just use an emulator and rom.

[Anonymous No.9921950]

>>9921201
>>9921015
He is not wrong Indies are trying to chase trends too much on the Roguelike Deckbuilder genre now after trying in Platformers instead of having variety in their approach like scrolling shooters, tactical rpgs, puzzle droppers(Tetris attack), or something off the wall like Kula World etc etc in the west we are missing variety very badly. But I do think there does exists some diamond in the rough for retro like games at least with Forza Polpo which is a Jumping Flash type of game. It's just they are few and between nowadays.

[Anonymous No.9921971]

>>9916117
>No Chuchu Rocket
I can not believe nobody remembers this. It was one of the last good titles on Dreamcast. Sure it may not be as beautiful as Space Channel 5 or Samba De Amigo but it really has really clever puzzles and the whole point was getting high which is as funny as it looks.

[Anonymous No.9921976]

>>9916117
https://youtu.be/WRD5whY9Hs0
Jumping Flash. Also if anyone wants a modern day version someone made their own spin with Forza Polpo on Steam.

[Anonymous No.9922104]

Rhythm Paradise series
Super Monkey Ball, maybe

[Anonymous No.9922179]

>>9917881
Really enjoying how those renders look at such a low resolution
Reminds me of pokemon x and y where its 3d but has visible pixels

[Anonymous No.9922476]

>>9921927
That, or just burn a CD-R if you want to play on the real hardware. Really there is no excuse.

[Anonymous No.9922660]

>>9922476
emulation is gay
>burn a cd-r
i dont know how to get that stuff working

[Anonymous No.9922783]

>>9921927
>>9922476
My autism won't allow me to play a game any other way than a real copy of the original game on original hardware, so purchase the game I must.
>>9922660
You want to play Mad Panic Coaster too?

[Anonymous No.9922809]

Zig Zag Ball, another minigolf PS1 game kinda like Kero Kero King / Ribbit King. Probably the most colorful game i've ever played

[Anonymous No.9924736]

DDR

[Anonymous No.9924862]

>>9922783
Sometimes in life you have to do what you have to do even if it's not the way you want to.

[Anonymous No.9924894]

>>9916117
Oh No!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9BoEbZ1Pzk

Legit good game with great soundtrack and some action/puzzle gameplay.

[Anonymous No.9925201]

>>9921524
Seconding this post. Moon is great and Chulip is one of my favorite games of all time. They're obtuse, but quirky and full of charm.

[Anonymous No.9925680]

>>9921950
This, westaboo fags on here sneed when you point out that indies aren’t nearly as diverse as they claim they are, no another pixelated deck building roguelike survival voxel based early access game isn’t quirky or different, stay mad that Japan at least *used* to try some very different stuff but California by the numbers indieslop will never have the same level of interesting gameplay or artistic direction.

[Anonymous No.9925795]

>>9924862
I'd rather just not play it then.
But I'm not at that stage yet. I think I'll be able to source a copy of the game.

[Anonymous No.9925841]

>>9921204
I don't think Klonoa is a bad game, but it's pretty overrated. Gameplay is nothing special, and no one would give a fuck about the story if it weren't for the asspull plot twist at the end.