What are some of your favorites no one seems to like?

[Malon_Forever]

What games do you really like, but seems that no one else enjoys them? Or games that you wouldn't even think anyone likes. Your own little hidden gems that doesn't seem like many other people see it as a "gem."

I know for the NES, there is a couple of games that I had so much fun with growing up, but never really heard anyone talk about them. G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor is probably one of my favorites on the NES (got to love the music). It's a cool little side-scroller, and did I mention the music? :D Also, I love the Little Mermaid for the NES. It's so simply, and yet so fun.

Also, does anyone else like the Castlevania for N64? It seems like not many people like this game. To me, it had a great balance of puzzles, platforming, and action.

Another is Mission Impossible for the N64. It's a neat stealth type game. I never really like games based off movies, but this is one of the few exceptions.

So what are some of your favorites that seem neglected in your eyes?

[Wraith Storm]

Bullet Witch! :snipersmile:

I FREAKING LOVE Bullet Witch. Not only did that game single handedly sell me a 360 but it also reinvigorated my love for modern gaming. It's one of the most enjoyable games I have played in the past 8 years.

I honestly can't fathom why people didn't like it. But thats okay, I like it enough for all of the haters. :wink 2:

[Nesmaster]

Two Worlds. I love the game to death and yet everyone I talk to hates it. I found an enjoyable game under the bugs/glitches/shortcomings. I too enjoyed Bulletwitch, enough to finish it completely (stupid HELL mode being worth 1 GS point :P) 5 times. I also really dug Mad Tracks around the launch on XBLA, while the reviews and gamers alike were trashing it. Had the expansions been cheaper at the time I would have probably grabbed them...

[UK Collector]

Wiz 'N' Liz. A classic in my eyes, but nobody else seems to notice. Sure its easy, but who cares? The gameplay is pure and simple. And its funny.

[Baloo]

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker to an extent. Some like it, and some don't. I love the game though.

[Streetball 21]

Two Worlds. I love the game to death and yet everyone I talk to hates it. I found an enjoyable game under the bugs/glitches/shortcomings. I too enjoyed Bulletwitch, enough to finish it completely (stupid HELL mode being worth 1 GS point :P) 5 times. I also really dug Mad Tracks around the launch on XBLA, while the reviews and gamers alike were trashing it. Had the expansions been cheaper at the time I would have probably grabbed them...

I bought Two Worlds about a month ago but have yet to play it. I have heard average things about the game. Hopefully I can play it soon, it looks like a good game.

As for me, I'd have to say Super Mario Bros. 2. Mainly since a majority of people enjoy part 3 more. For some reason, I prefer part 2.

[Cobra Commander]

It seems that I'm the only person on the net who loves Zelda II. Back in the day, everyone else loved it, now with the internet revolution, I found out I'm teh G4YZZ for liking it.

[hellfire]

mario strikers charged
sonic and the secret rings
dark sector
grid runner
sonic adventure 2
oddword stranger

[mezrabad]

Horse Racing (Intellivision) - I don't hear people not liking it, but it seems like it would be easily overlooked. Horses run on three different tracks, variable distances and through nine different races on which you can bet with up to five other people. Picking a horse and figuring out what sort of track and distance they'll do best on so that you can win a lot of pretend money is tricky but fun.

Final Fantasy XI (various) - I actually hear people saying, repeatedly, that they think FFXI sucks, as if restating their opinions over and over will make their opinions facts. Whether it sucks or not, I have a great time playing it (as do about two million other people, but who's counting?).

Text Adventures (personal computers circa 1979-1988) - There are many people who call themselves gamers who have never played Zork and its ilk. I'm not saying those people aren't gamers, but they should really look into one of the original artforms of their hobby - they may be surprised at how immersive words on a screen can be.

Psi-Ops (Xbox) - violent and fun. What's not to love about igniting a corpse with pyrokinetic powers and then flying it around with telekinetic powers, slamming it into your enemies and igniting them, too? Good times.

Video Whizball - cart #20 (Fairchild Channel F) - given the system it's on, who'd have thunk? Also the game with the first Easer Egg (out before the 2600 game Adventure, if I'm not mistaken.)

[StakeRaiser]

I love Spelunker for NES, but most just complain that its too hard

[DDCecil]

These 3:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5219/drak.png

I still play and enjoy all 3 to this day.

I also like the 2 N64 Castlevania games, SMB 2, and Zelda II.

[Baloo]

Oh, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It's a pretty fun game, but everyone else seems to think it sucks due to it's long password, overbearing difficulty, and odd search engine.

[TurboGenesis]

Many of the games I enjoy are down the beaten path… but here are some I enjoy which are hated by most everyone.

•Deep Blue (TG-16): Sure the game is unfair and such, but I just enjoy playing it and find the challenge to pull through just as fun. I am able to 1cc this game and can get to the final stage in the second loop.

•Chubby Cherub (NES): I don't know what it is, but I just have fun trying to get through this game. Sure, some things seem cheap and there are many issues, but some of the fun and challenge for me is to persevere through these shortcomings…


Wiz 'N' Liz. A classic in my eyes, but nobody else seems to notice. Sure its easy, but who cares? The gameplay is pure and simple. And its funny.

I love Wiz & Liz. It is indeed a fun and great game…

[Sonicwolf]

A Nightmare on Elm Street for the Nintendo Entertainment System. I really find that game entertaining.

[Berserker]

It seems that I'm the only person on the net who loves Zelda II.

Same here. I was surprised by the number of people here who spoke up that they liked this game in some other thread here awhile back, but the stigma still runs pretty strong that this game is widely held to be some sort of dark stain on the Zelda franchise, perhaps slightly above the CD-I games or something.

I think that although it has its warts, underneath those there's some pretty fun raw gameplay.

The "warts" in this case just being bad design decisions, such as the alligators that throw unblockable hatchets blocking the item (hammer) and the path towards the town that offers the only real viable attack against alligators that throw unblockable hatchets, the downward thrust.

Actually not including the upward and downward thrust from the very beginning was probably a bad design decision, because when you have both of those, that's when the raw gameplay element really opens up, at least IMO.

[TurboGenesis]

I liked many of the NES sequels that get alot of hate:

Zelda II
Super Mario 2 (USA)
Castlevania II

What I liked was that they were fresh new idea instead of recycling the first game. Long gone are those days… :-/

[Kitsune Sniper]

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown.

...

What?

[obesolete]

friday the 13th for nes. I love it. why? because it's so bad.

[mario2butts]

Sonic 3D Blast

Universally panned, but I can't help myself. I love it.

[BetaWolf47]

Mega Man 4-6... nuff said...
Sword of Mana
Final Fight 3
Sonic Blast Man 2
Castlevania 64 & Legacy of Darkness
Albert Odyssey [Gaiden]: Legend of Eldean

I'm one of the few people who enjoys owning Albert Odyssey because of entertainment factor and not how much it's worth... although the value is an added plus :P

Still though, it baffles me how games like Sword of Mana, the N64 Castlevania games, and others can get such positive critical acclaim and be hated by fans of the respective franchise.

[Ze_ro]

Wild Metal on the Dreamcast.

--Zero

[Howie6925]

super hydlide-Genesis

[kupomogli]

These 3:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5219/drak.png

I still play and enjoy all 3 to this day.

I also like the 2 N64 Castlevania games, SMB 2, and Zelda II.

Hydlide no, but every other game you mentioned would be on the list for me as well. I always thought SMB2 was universally liked though.

-Wild ARMs 3 for some reason alot of people don't like(as well as the rest of the series. I mean wtf?)

-Mobile Suit Gundam Encounters in Space, though this is probably because they've never played the game and it has Gundam in the title(if you like Zone of Enders it's almost exactly alike but Gundam-ish.)

-Castlevania Lament of Innocence. Bashed alot as a DMC clone but with a worse level design, it really plays nothing like DMC but it has combo attacks so people judge it on that reason(amazing game though.)

-Castlevania 2. We all know everyone hates this game because they're all following the nerd. That's okay, though, not my problem if they want to bash an amazing game because their opinion is based off anothers.

-Fester's Quest. Same as above.

-Ehrgeiz, Beyond the Beyond, Granstream Saga, King's Field 1 and 2(or 2 and 3 in Japan,) etc, etc, etc. There are alot of good games that are regarded by others as trash.

[Malon_Forever]

It's nice to see some people actually giving some love to Castlevania 64.

This thread really wants me to check out some games. Many I have never even heard of.

[o2william]

I see a few games I like have already been mentioned: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Zelda II, Castlevania II... SMB II is still my favorite Mario game.

I'm a big fan of the Odyssey2, while a lot of people bash its entire library. ;)

I've also always liked Journey Escape for the 2600, Jaws and... *gasp* Deadly Towers on the NES.

[Gameguy]

Text Adventures (personal computers circa 1979-1988) - There are many people who call themselves gamers who have never played Zork and its ilk. I'm not saying those people aren't gamers, but they should really look into one of the original artforms of their hobby - they may be surprised at how immersive words on a screen can be.
I haven't played the old Text Adventures yet, but I plan to. Awhile back I was lucky to find a couple compilations of some Infocom games on CD-ROM, I just haven't got around to playing them yet.


I actually enjoy Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures for the Genesis, it seems most people dislike this game for some reason.

[123►Genei-Jin]

Double Dragon 3 (NES)
Final Fight 3
Legend of Kage
SMB 2
Fighter History Dynamite - Karnov's Revenge
Street Fighter EX +A

I know I'm forgetting a bunch of them right now

[Mobius]

Sonic 3D Blast

Universally panned, but I can't help myself. I love it.

I got your back on this one. I think it's actually quite good. People just got hung up on the fact that it wasn't the true 3D Sonic platformer they wanted. Well, if they had known then what we know now about the quality of 3D Sonic platformers, they might have appreciated 3D Blast!

[Ye0ldmario]

Battletoads for Genesis.

Yeah, it's a pain in the ass to play, but it will keep you busy.

[CelticJobber]

I liked Mortal Kombat 4 and thought it was alot better than MK3 (which I never liked as much as the rest of the series). But most people hate it and consider it the worst of the regular MK series.

[Kitsune Sniper]

It's nice to see some people actually giving some love to Castlevania 64.

I never played it on a real system (I HATE the N64's pad) but I tried it on an emulator and would like to give it a try on the real thing one day.

And regarding Final Fantasy Mystic Quest - that was the FIRST RPG I ever played. Even if the game was easy as hell, it still holds a place in my heart.

[Malon_Forever]

I never played it on a real system (I HATE the N64's pad) but I tried it on an emulator and would like to give it a try on the real thing one day



Here's a great controller for the N64 analog stick wise. It's similar to the gamecube, but I like it more.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y70/alxbly/N64%20pads/HoriPadMinisSmall.jpg

[ryborg]

Capcom's Soccer Shootout on the SNES is not only the best soccer game and not only the best sports game, it's one of my favorite games of any genre ever on any system. Pure arcade-style soccer action, yet not cartoony or over the top, perfect for people who hate 1-0 games. I have never met anyone else who loves this game aside from my group of friends, and we don't even like "real" soccer that much.

I never understood the hate for Zelda II. It's clearly inferior to LoZ and LttP but it's a damn good game, one of the best on the system. I always wished they'd do another overworld map/side scrolling action game.

[Mathius]

Count me in on the Zelda II, and SMB2 crowd. I was never more excited in my life the days these two games were released.

[Dr. Dib]

I've always enjoyed both of the Mystical Ninja games for the N64. I believe Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon is more disliked then Goemon's Great Adventure though as it was a change in format. Both were pretty fun.

Super Mario Bros. 2 I also enjoyed, but I don't really think its a game that no one seems to like. Excluding a certain Youtuber, it doesn't really seem like many people dislike the game. They usually just point out it really isn't a Mario game and move on.

I may be one of the people who also ends up on the Final Fantasy Mystic Quest train. I bought it thinking it was the prequel to Secret of Mana (well in Europe it does have that name) and found out later about what it was. I never liked RPGs though so maybe I'll enjoy one without a challenge.

Moving on to modern games, I did enjoy Sonic and the Secret Rings. It had a lot of problems, but was still relatively enjoyable. Plus it was the first true 3D Sonic game where you didn't have to play as anyone besides Sonic.

I've also enjoyed Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. Both are pretty much hated by the fanbase of each game and I have to agree neither stands up to their prequels. They are still somewhat enjoyable even if they do bastardize their respective series...

[NayusDante]

Mega Man X6 - THIS is how you do a localization. Everyone else thinks it was "lazy" because they didn't just cut the voices like they did in X5.

FFXI - The only MMO that I've ever really liked. I'm reactivating this month, hopefully I'll get something to 75 before FFXIV, which will undoubtedly become my new obsession,

Gate 88 (http://www.queasygames.com/gate88/) - Seriously, I don't know anyone else that likes this. It's Asteroids meets RTS, with controls taking after the former. The author went on to make Everyday Shooter, which I don't enjoy nearly as much.

Chex Quest - I know one other guy who like it, let alone played it. The people I know who actually played it generally hated it.

Gundam Crossfire - It has abysmal friendly AI, terrible slowdown, and some cheap missions. Still, it's a realistic Gundam game, which adds some artistic value. More accessible than Armored Core.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 - As much as the game sucks, it had some redeeming qualities. I loved the hub-world in Sonic Adventure, so seeing it implemented again was nice, even if it's not nearly as good. It also looks nice, the art style has definitely evolved into something with a lot of potential. Aside from that, everything sucked. I still look upon it more favorably than most.

Unreal Tournament 2003 - Nobody seems to remember this one too well. Sure, 2004 had most of the same content, but 2003 was an amazing game on its own. Where UT99 perfected deathmatch, 2k3 made it more fun. There's also mods that don't run well on 2k4 that were developed for 2k3.

Chrono Cross - Most people go into this one expecting the wrong thing. It's beautiful on its own if you look at it for what it is. It's not so much a sequel to CT as it is another story in the continuity.

Final Fantasy VIII - This one gets flack for all the wrong reasons. People don't like Squall because he's too negative, but it makes sense over time. It's easily the most human game in the series, but the fanbase has become something rather odd, preferring spiky hair and crazy plots. Given, FF8 jumps the shark when buildings start flying, and the plot doesn't make a whole lot of sense after that, it's still a good story with interesting themes.

The Dig - Eveyone seems to love Monkey Island, Sam & Max, etc. Nobody remembers The Dig, LucasArts only original science-fiction adventure game. The Dig had style and it had a really interesting story. The characters were great and the dialog was memorable. The puzzles were creative, etc. I loved everything about The Dig. I never noticed that the cut-scenes look different from the actual gameplay until I read a negative review, I just thought that was what their animation team came up with and it fit well enough. It's definitely got a cult following, but I wish it had done better and paved the way for more similar games.


A bit off topic, but there's a few games that I feel the complete inverse toward. Everyone raves about them, but I'm filled with hatred.

Halo - I really tried to like it. I played it through and saw it as a crappy Metroid ripoff in terms of story, and a lame shooter in terms of gameplay. I finally found my CD key the other day (backed up in a reg key, finally found a viewer app), and decided to give it one more chance. Before I even finished the first chapter, I had the worst headache of my LIFE. It took me hours to get to sleep that night. The art style TRIES, but that's the only complement I can give it.

Final Fantasy VII - I loved FF7. That was before Advent Children. That was before the fanboyism became widespread. That was before FF8 even came out. It's viewed differently today. There's a really good art style that you can tell it was going for, but it doesn't keep it consistent, forgivable considering their experience with PSX development. What they turned it into years later isn't that art style, it's something different. Now, while I have fond memories and still play it from time to time, I can't say that I'm anything close to what is now considered an FF7 fan.

[chrissylas]

I LOVE Text Adventures. Adventure games in general is my favorite genre so I'm a sucker for anything that involves more puzzles and less twitch action.

Also, Mystical Ninja 64 is probably my favorite N64 game ever. I'm an idiot so I own the American version, the EUR version and the Japanese version.

As far as mine:

Wall Street Kid for NES. Sure it's not that exciting but I remember buying it for the collection a few years ago and popping it in to see if it worked. Four hours later I stopped trying to make money and finally turned it off. It's probably in my top 5 NES games and I have no real idea why.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer for the NES. I grew up playing this game and it has always held a soft spot in my gaming heart. What kind of person could hate a game where the first level has a giant octopus in the bottom of a huge ship infected with rats and pirates and where the second level involves rafting down a river with the ability to jump 100 feet in the air?

[Saabmeister]

Is there ANYBODY else out there that loves Auto Destruct for the Playstation?

[Steve W]

Club Drive on the Jaguar. I've always liked it, and most people dump all over it.

South Park Rally on the Dreamcast. I never read any good reviews about it when it came out, so I put off buying it until I found it cheap. And it turned out to be pretty fun. A lot of reviewers complained about the courses and not having set tracks that you can end up going the wrong way on, but that's what I liked about it.

Star Wars: Demolition on the Dreamcast. Plenty of people have crapped on this game, but I love it. It takes the vehicular combat mechanics of Vigilante 8: Second Offense, but fixes the bugs from that game and makes it a little more challenging. I still fire it up to this day and play it for an hour or two at a time.

One game that I never really heard anything about, even right after its release, was Roadkill for the Xbox/GC/PS2. I loved the absolute hell out of that game. I bought every version and played it through at least a dozen times across all three consoles. I even hooked my GameCube up to my laptop and recorded some of the talk radio stations.

[AB Positive]

My heart belongs to Phantom Dust. Turning Magic the Gathering into an action/mystical/weirdout massive one on one... one on three sometimes... gameplay... ah... it's so crazy. I love me some Phantom Dust. If you have an xbox get this.

[ronclon]

Legend of Kage this game is on a lot of top 10 worst nes games around the internet and I think that that is just ridiculous.

Ring King this game gets a lot of flack nowdays but I think it's a great game. I think most of the bad rap it gets now is due to the between rounds animation and the sick way society views things now.

[thom_m]

Also, I love the Little Mermaid for the NES. It's so simply, and yet so fun.

I thought I was the only one! The Little Mermaid is short, easy, simple...and a lot of fun! I like SMB2 a lot to; I didn't even know it got any of the hate it seems to get.

Also, there's this stange, shameful force that makes me like Heavy Nova (Genesis). And I'm not proud of saying that.

[Tron 2.0]

NES:Legend of Kage i played this version first befor i ever played it in the arcade.Sure it's wasn't a faithful port but i like it the way it is.

NES:Metal Gear you know it's weird how popular this version was in it's day.Though that has change,once fans found out how much konami had it changed for the nes.Now the msx version has become the perfer choice.

NES:The Goonies II while it's puzzle solving and back tracking made the game confuseing i didn't mind it.Sure it's not straight forward like the arcade original and famicom port,but i found it a welcome change soon enough.

Neo Geo:Cyberlip offen called a poor mans metal slug i thought it's gameplay wasn't that bad.Sure it had no diagonal fire and not a wide selection in weapons.Still it's cheesey plot and bosses that were so out there it did keep me entertain.

NES:Castlevania II Simon's Quest even befor the avgn ranted how terrible the game was i enjoyed it.It had it's short comings but i still don't see it as one of the worst nes games ever made.

[Kid Fenris]

I always thought Advance Guardian Heroes was a good game. It has some technical flaws, but the level design and control really make up for that.

[Misto]

I really liked the Castlevania N64 games, and Mission Impossible (N64) as well.

I also have to agree with Pac-man 2: The New Adventures, I always found myself playing that game for some reason dispite having about 50 other Genesis games at the time.

As for the old text adventure games, some of those have caught my interest as well. I ended up picking a few of them up for the TI-99 (Pirate Adventure and Impossible Mission). I found them to be quite hard, yet still fun. Most modern gamers don't realize how easy they have it today with hints, in-game tutorials, and if all else fails - the Internet.

[Loremaster]

Chex Quest - I know one other guy who like it, let alone played it. The people I know who actually played it generally hated it.


Dude! I'm on a Chex Quest related forum! The game's actually got a fair following, quite a few fan sequels, and a couple of the guys from the original team that made it came over to the forum and developed another 5 levels and such. www.chexquest.org. Just remember that quite a bit of the user base is rather young, so expect some REALLY juvenile behavior.

I'm also on the boat that liked Fester's Quest. I mean, I can see why some people wouldn't like it, but to me it isn't so bad. I think that's one the James actually likes, and he's just taking the piss out of it for fun, kinda like Castlevania 2. I've often found that you really gotta try some of the games the Nerd talks about, sometimes they're REALLY good, just with some flaws that maybe cause people to overlook them. However, you're NEVER getting me to play Superman 64. The gameboy version was bad enough.

Milon's Secret Castle is another one that I love, although I can also see his nitpicks. But, it is aimed at people like my girlfriend, who LOVE to explore and discover secrets so...

One game that I LOVE that nobody seems to really know is Mole Mania for the Game Boy. Game was so much fun, and really tough! Yet, nobody really remembers it.

I also liked Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi on the Genesis. I've heard lots of people don't like this one because of the one hit kill thing, but to me it is the second best of the series, right behind Shinobi III.

[j_factor]

I liked Billy Hatcher a lot. Not sure why everyone hated on that game. I thought it was rather fun, unique, and had some interesting level design.

I also thoroughly enjoyed Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.

For classic gaming, I have to say that Fatal Rewind for Genesis is one of my old favorites.

I seriously think Saga Frontier is one of the best RPGs ever. I love that game.

[alexkidd2000]

Speed Devils Online was my favorite Dreamcast game. It was the first console game I played that had a really deep and awesome online play mode.

[Azraelscross]

FF VIII: Constant complaining about "sappy story" and "Stupid junction system" drives me crazy. I loved the story and after i spent more than 2 minutes on it the junction system was a breeze. not my fav FF buts its pretty close

Too Human: heard good. then alot of bad. but i enjoy it. little hard sometimes for someone who has barely any games that aren't Turn Based RPGs though

Sonic Spinball: Screw you all. I loved playing this game as a kid and i still like playing it today

VP 2: love it. wierd considering...

now a game i HATE

VP 1: Ah hell. i started this with high hopes and about 2 hours in i wanted to shoot myself. this is the only game i've ever played i'd give less than a 5 on a scale of 10. i gave it a 3.....

[Malon_Forever]

I liked Mortal Kombat 4 and thought it was alot better than MK3 (which I never liked as much as the rest of the series). But most people hate it and consider it the worst of the regular MK series.

Mortal Kombat 4 is great. It was the first 3D MK, and I liked what they did with it.




Chrono Cross - Most people go into this one expecting the wrong thing. It's beautiful on its own if you look at it for what it is. It's not so much a sequel to CT as it is another story in the continuity.

I remember bringing this game up in the Classic Video Game Quiz thread, and I pretty much thought no one else liked this game. It's my favorite RPG of all time.




I thought I was the only one! The Little Mermaid is short, easy, simple...and a lot of fun!

How much fun is it to just pick up shells and toss them at enemies with such ease! I need to go play that game now.




Sonic Spinball: Screw you all. I loved playing this game as a kid and i still like playing it today

It's a pretty neat game. I always would miss those containers that would carry you into an area, and would land in the posion.

[NayusDante]

A bit off topic, but Chrono Cross is actually the only game that ever really moved me, emotionally, and I'm that one guy who didn't care when Aeris died. If you play the series through (CT->Radical Dreamers->CC), it's pretty powerful stuff. It really hurts that they never followed up on CC...

[Black_Tiger]

AD&D Treasure of Tarmin: INTV
Destiny of an Emperor: NES
Ultima IV: SMS
Neo Metal Fantasy: PCE
The Space Adventure: Sega-CD
7th Saga: SNES
Tengai Makyou The Apocalypse IV: Saturn
Shadowman N64/PSX/DC

[Malon_Forever]

A bit off topic, but Chrono Cross is actually the only game that ever really moved me, emotionally, and I'm that one guy who didn't care when Aeris died. If you play the series through (CT->Radical Dreamers->CC), it's pretty powerful stuff. It really hurts that they never followed up on CC...

What is Radical Dreamers? I've heard of it, but what system was it on?

[todesengel]

What is Radical Dreamers? I've heard of it, but what system was it on?
Radical Dreamers was for the Super Famicom Satalliview. As for games I enjoy that most people seem to be down on Sonic The Hedgehog for the Master System is one that I never understood all the hate for and I feel that both N64 Castlevania's aren't as bad as everybody makes them out to be (the platforming segments are terrible in them though).

[Azraelscross]

A bit off topic, but Chrono Cross is actually the only game that ever really moved me, emotionally, and I'm that one guy who didn't care when Aeris died. If you play the series through (CT->Radical Dreamers->CC), it's pretty powerful stuff. It really hurts that they never followed up on CC...

i cared about it alot. I was so HAPPY WHEN SHE DIED!the only decent thing sh could do was her final limit break. and unless your a perfectionist like me your not gonna bother. i'm crazy enough to try and get all limit breaks possible on disc 1. and i'm almost there

and just remembered another game i liked that seems to be hated

Xenosaga series: when i was thinking of buying all of them in an auction i got message after message of "don't do it. they are terrible" and "hahaha. i don't know anyone who would want to play such a crap, slow game" then i bought them and have been having a blast. its slow going but everything bad i heard was wrong

[The 1 2 P]

Syphon Filter 1-3(PS1)
Speed Racer(PS1)
Bust A Groove 1-2(PS1)
Speed Racer(PS1)
Mortal Kombat Mythologies(PS1)
Otogi 1-2(Xbox)

[XYXZYZ]

I really liked the first Ninja Turtles NES game. Everyone else seems to think it's too hard.

And how come people are mentioning Super Mario Bros. 2? I don't remember that game ever being unpopular.

[MachineGex]

I am going way back to the Atari 2600, to find a game that most people say is bad, but I enjoy it. The game... Artillery Duel. Sure it gets old, but it is a lot of fun for a quick 20 min. round of classic gaming. If they would have added just a few more things to this game, it would have been great. I always thought the game needed a Rampart type level in between action, so players could rebuild or maybe move cannons.

I love p.aying this game and it is usually one of the first games that come out when the 2600 gets fired up.

[MissingNo_1231]

Abadox (NES) - So few people seem to know about it, and those who do seem to just cast it off as being too difficult.


Sudeki (Xbox) - I could be wrong, but it seems to me that not many people liked this one. It's one of my favorite Xbox games though.

There's probably a lot more. I love pretty much any game that I don't have to spend a lot of money on and is at least kind of fun.

[poloplayr]

Shonen Ashibe (Super Famicom).

God, I love this overly cute platformer more than I really ought to - for a straight adult male.

[Baloo]

I really liked the first Ninja Turtles NES game. Everyone else seems to think it's too hard.

And how come people are mentioning Super Mario Bros. 2? I don't remember that game ever being unpopular.

People are probably mentioning SMB2 after people started randomly hating the game after they found out it was basically Doki Doki Panic and SMB: The Lost Levels is actually the real Super Mario Bros. 2

I would take Super Mario 2 over Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels any day the week myself. Lost Levels is just a much too hard version of SMB.

[NayusDante]

I can't believe I forgot about this one...

E.T on 2600!

When you look at games of that era, E.T. was actually pretty ambitious in terms of gameplay. Maybe not the best execution, but it's creative, nonetheless.

[PresidentLeever]

I don't know anyone who likes/knows the old GB game Blaster Master Jr.
sequel to Robo Warrior for the nes, and quite an improvement with multiscrollnig levels and bigger, more challenging bosses. Maybe it's just overlooked.

Why are people even mentioning stuff like smb and zelda? All the main games have millions of fans.

[PresidentLeever]

Abadox (NES) - So few people seem to know about it, and those who do seem to just cast it off as being too difficult.

Agreed, it's a really good game in the same vein as Gradius but faster paced and with better variation. My only gripes are the slow rate of fire on the main weapon, and how when you die later on it can be a real pain to get back on your feet.

[Malon_Forever]

People are probably mentioning SMB2 after people started randomly hating the game after they found out it was basically Doki Doki Panic and SMB: The Lost Levels is actually the real Super Mario Bros. 2

I would take Super Mario 2 over Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels any day the week myself. Lost Levels is just a much too hard version of SMB.

I feel the same way. When I first played the Lost Levels on Super Mario All Stars, I got to about the 3 world, and have never played it again. It felt too much like the original, and was harder to top it off. I like a challenge, but sometimes I just want to progress through a game.

[Ruudos]

Adventures of Rad Gravity (NES)
Blue Stinger (Dreamcast)
Fester's Quest (NES)
Low G Man (NES)
Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
Solstice (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)

[The 1 2 P]

I really liked the first Ninja Turtles NES game. Everyone else seems to think it's too hard.

And how come people are mentioning Super Mario Bros. 2? I don't remember that game ever being unpopular.

I LOVE the first TMNT game. Although it is a bit difficult I managed to beat it back in the day as a kid so it's always been one of my favorite Nes games. Others have told you why SMB2 gets hate but honestly that game is way better than SMB1 imo. I use to obsess over SMB2 and have beaten it several times because of how much fun it is.

[MissingNo_1231]

I never new there was a general disdain for Super Mario Bros. 2.

I mean, it's not my favorite out of the original trilogy, but I love how different it is, and it's just a fun, quirky game.

[Wraith Storm]

Blue Stinger (Dreamcast)
Solstice (NES)


Blue Stinger was awesome! So many memories! The solid graphics, the incredible music, the funny dialog and intriguing story. My friend and I played this game to death. I remember skipping out on the last bit of School one day so we could try and get past a part that we were both stuck on. I love how it parodied the survival horror genera (I think a lot of people didn't understand this) but at the same time managed to be half-way serious and craft an excellent original game. I love the RPG elements they threw in. Kill the monsters and they would drop gold. Then take the gold and buy better equipment, weapons, ammo and items to increase your stats!

Solstice is one of my favorite NES games ever. Great music, graphics, puzzles all thrown into a HUGE isometric platformer. This is one of the few games that I refuse to use any outside help with. I have been trying to beat it since i was a kid but I still can't find one of the staff pieces. ONE DAY I will beat this game! :LOL:

[Cobra Commander]

I can't believe I forgot about this one...

E.T on 2600!

When you look at games of that era, E.T. was actually pretty ambitious in terms of gameplay. Maybe not the best execution, but it's creative, nonetheless.
I can't believe it either! I actually loved the game.
Everyone I've ever talked to who said it was the worst game ever, wasn't even born when the game came out.

[gamesboro]

Fighting Masters for the Genesis.

Hardly anyone knows what it is, and everyone that does hates it....

Except for me.

[NayusDante]

Solstice is a great game, but it really needs a save feature. A similar game that comes to mind is The Immortal, both of which would have greatly benefitted from a few extra features.

[Malon_Forever]

^I love Solstice! I've never gotten really far in the game, but it's really fun. I wish I could actually sit down someday and beat it...

[Xian042]

I see a few games I like have already been mentioned: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Zelda II, Castlevania II... SMB II is still my favorite Mario game.

I'm a big fan of the Odyssey2, while a lot of people bash its entire library. ;)

I've also always liked Journey Escape for the 2600, Jaws and... *gasp* Deadly Towers on the NES.

I, too, like SMB2 and Jaws, I just wish you could save in Jaws. I also loved Goonies II, a lot of people I know hated it.

Rollcage I and II for PS1. <-- why no update yet???

Recently Street Fighter IV. I know people like it for the most part, but none of my friends are interested and I cant find a local tournament to play anywhere. I asked one store why they don't hold one and they said nobody is interested in playing.

[muchomojo]

Space Ace and Lester the Unlikely, both for the SNES. Two great and quirky games that I don't think I've ever heard anything good about.