Multiplat Your favorite hidden gems

[Starman]

Any system is fine, but what are your favorite hidden gems? Obviously the term itself is debatable, but you know what I mean. A game that never reached the mainstream. A game maybe none of your friends on the playground ever played or even heard of. To start, I'll just list one per system.

NES
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (well known IP, fairly obscure game)

SNES
Shadowrun (it has a cult following now, but it was obscure FOREVER)

Sega Genesis
Shadowrun (same universe, entirely different game, superior to the SNES version in my opinion)

Sega CD
Rise of the Dragon (great point and click game and has voice acting, unlike PC version)

Sega Saturn
Policenauts (never officially released in the US, but you owe it to yourself to play a patched version; old-school Kojima fun)

Sega Dreamcast
Demolition Racer: No Exit (one of the best Dreamcast games ever released, criminally underrated

Xbox / Playstation 2
Rocky (same answer for both consoles; great game)

That's it for now. What say you, gentlemen?

 

[Patrick Jane]

Toy Story 3

 

[Crimson Fury]

I wish Konami would rereleased Snatcher and Policenauts.

 

[Gene Tunney]

Any system is fine, but what are your favorite hidden gems? Obviously the term itself is debatable, but you know what I mean. A game that never reached the mainstream. A game maybe none of your friends on the playground ever played or even heard of. To start, I'll just list one per system.

NES
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (well known IP, fairly obscure game)

SNES
Shadowrun (it has a cult following now, but it was obscure FOREVER)

Sega Genesis
Shadowrun (same universe, entirely different game, superior to the SNES version in my opinion)

Sega CD
Rise of the Dragon (great point and click game and has voice acting, unlike PC version)

Sega Saturn
Policenauts (never officially released in the US, but you owe it to yourself to play a patched version; old-school Kojima fun)

Sega Dreamcast
Demolition Racer: No Exit (one of the best Dreamcast games ever released, criminally underrated

Xbox / Playstation 2
Rocky (same answer for both consoles; great game)

That's it for now. What say you, gentlemen?

Shadowrun on the Sega Genesis was so prolific that I wrote a song about it during the mid 90's.


Nintendo
There was one Nintendo game in particular that I remember being great, but the title eludes me. It could have been about ninjas. Really liked the Adventure Island games.

Super Nintendo
Secret of the Stars - I used to play this game before weekend football practices.

Sega Genesis
Uncharted Waters

 

[Mack Yancy]

I wish Konami would rereleased Snatcher and Policenauts.

Neither of these are hidden gems, champ.

 

[Mack Yancy]

Shadowrun on the Sega Genesis was so prolific that I wrote a song about it during the mid 90's.


Nintendo
There was one Nintendo game in particular that I remember being great, but the title eludes me. It could have been about ninjas. Really liked the Adventure Island games.

Super Nintendo
Secret of the Stars - I used to play this game before weekend football practices.

Sega Genesis
Uncharted Waters

 

[My Spot]

The Sega CD version had some brutal fatalities.

 

[WhiteMousse]

Aside from Signalis, obviously. I've blown that thing enough here I suppose.

Not a whole lot of people talking about this.

It's easy, short, but very sweet. The story is engaging, the FFVII block models are irresistible and the music is top notch. It's amazing how quickly the characters grow on you.

The aiming mechanism is bad but for some reason I think it was intentional. There were only one or two "oh come on that's stupid" puzzles.

If you like survival horror you need to get it.

 

[Gene Tunney]

I remember renting this game before a night Junior High football game under the lights. In that game, I intercepted a pass and scored a touchdown, effectively winning the game. It was the only touchdown I ever scored. I skipped school the next day to play this game. How about that memory?

 

[Crimson Fury]

Neither of these are hidden gems, champ.

Neither is Eternal Champions, the so called Street Fighter and MK killer which was mediocre at best.

At least the sequel was pretty good.

 

[WhiteMousse]

Neither is Eternal Champions, the so called Street Fighter and MK killer which was mediocre at best.

At least the sequel was pretty good.

I was going to say. Eternal Champions is ultimate meh

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

Mace Griiffin Bounty Hunter. Too bad i could not finish it because space combat got to hard and it was not skipable.

 

[Losfer Words]

Probably not so hidden but that Riddick game from back in the day was way better than it had any right to be.

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

Maybe not as excellent as some other JRPGs, as the PS was a juggernaut, but I loved this game when it came out. Things start popping off early, your party gets assembled quickly, and the battle system was pretty fun and different for the time. Nice graphics too. Sadly, the story is standard fare, but everything else about the game was really good imo

 

[Gref]

Blood (video game) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

By March 1997, Quake had been out for 9 months. Quake 2 was on the way, as was Unreal and Half-Life. Blood was well received but not a mega hit like Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem 3D.

After a lackluster sequel and winding up in IP rights hell; Blood was all but forgotten until Nightdive Studios was licensed to update the game which resulted in Blood: Fresh Supply.

Blood is peak 2.5D boomer shooter and rightfully part of the "Build Engine Trinity" with Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior.

Spoiler: Box Art Front

Spoiler: Box Art Back

 

[badascan]

Nes: Little Ninja Bros
Archon
Gorilla War

Snes: Breath of Fire 2
U.N. Squadron

N64: Snowboard Kids 2
Wetrix

Switch: Thea the Awakening
Darkwood

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

Probably not so hidden but that Riddick game from back in the day was way better than it had any right to be.

There were like 2 of those.

 

[Patrick Jane]

You know what is a real hidden gem? WWE All-Stars for the Nintendo 3DS. Most people never even paid attention to this version because the PSP, Wii and PS2 ports were so insanely butchered that they are a borderline scam. But for some reason, the version on the 3DS is feature complete and runs very smooth on the system. Better yet, it has all the DLC from the 360 and PS3 versions included on the cartridge from the start. This is the supreme version of the game.

 

[Losfer Words]

There were like 2 of those.

I think it was Escape from butcher bay

 

[Mr Holmes]