Z.A.R

Outlaws.

stormyskiesahead wrote:

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath has gotta take my top spot though, phenomenal and tragically overlooked.

It never occured to me that SW was overlooked. Always thought it was one of those that everyone rated at the time.

Buck Bumble was a great shout. I'd like to also put votes in for Space Station Silicon Valley, and Rocket Robot on Wheels. The latter is probably the best optimisation of the N64 hardware outside a first party title.

XIII on xbox

Earthbound
Wind waker
Gtaiv
Jet force Gemini

MattyJ wrote:

XIII on xbox

Loved that.

I decided blast corps was too obvious. Maybe I'm wrong.

(it's no gta IV though.)

Facewon wrote:

I decided blast corps was too obvious. Maybe I'm wrong.

(it's no gta IV though.)

I didn't put Blast Corps on my list coz Rare were everywhere back then. It's a top 10 of all time for me, but it's not suitable for here, I don't think. Now, Viva Piñata....

Hi five for reg on blast corps. Cracker of a game.

Facewon wrote:

Hi five for reg on blast corps. Cracker of a game.

I say this every couple of years or so, but back in the day, I had the official Nintendo magazine record for Oyster Harbour, never beaten

The original Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen

Had bags of atmosphere and a pretty good plot that weaved through time and wasn't the mess of the later games.

It was sort of Zelda ish in terms of structure now I think back on it.

Jumping Flash.



It’s fantastic, a bit easy maybe and the non-jumping tunnel levels are crap but I loved that sense of freedom in bouncing weightlessly from platform to platform in these surreal, abstract worlds. The fact that the graphics were unrealistic and cartoony means they’ve probably held up far better than many early PlayStation games. I also liked the atmosphere, the crazy Engrish translations of the cut scenes and the fact the music wasn’t overbearing and was kept low in the mix behind the sound affects - as if it were coming from miles away and was caught on the breeze, occasionally wafting in your direction.

Metal Gear Acid.



I’m not much of a MGS fan, the first one was good but after that I got bored of the stealth and thoroughly pissed off with being made to sit through so many interminable cut scenes ... so I actually prefer MG Acid to any of them barring the original. I’m a sucker for isometric graphics too, and the turn based card game elements seemed far more suited to a portable than the later ‘proper’ MGS games (which I bought and predictably soon tired of). I preferred the style of the first one, rather than the more cartoony sequel but I surprised myself in spending so much time on this game back when the PSP came out.

People have mentioned my other obvious choices like Wetrix and Lumines. I think someone mentioned Fantavision too, which I liked. Respect to whoever mentioned Overboard, that was a lovely little game.

Links 2004 on Xbox was a brilliant golf game, before Microsoft stopped the series and I thought Everybody’s Tennis deserved more love and appreciation, it’s lovely and a fitting accompaniment to the fantastic golf series.

LiberoGrande has been totally overshadowed and made irrelevant by FIFA’s pro mode and Pro Evo’s subsequent knock off but it was pretty unique at the time, controlling just one player in the team and trying to single handedly rescue your hapless teammates from another humiliation. Nice chunky colourful Jap graphics too.



Ergheiz - Squaresoft’s attempt at a 3D fighter (with yer man from FFVII), I only owned it for awhile before selling it on or swapping it or something but it was intriguing at the time.



Pandemonium too, whilst we’re on PSone era games. I remember enjoying that, far more than later platformers like Crash and Spyro.

Shouts from LD on Links and Libero Grande. Big big fan of random middle of the road sports titles.

Like any nfl game that wasn't Madden at the turn of the century. Each one better than the big dog.

Topspin.
FEAR 2.
Transistor.
Risky Woods.

Transistor is solid.

I reckon Mark of the ninja passes for this thread too.