They're RARE. AND they're GOOD!

[DigitalSpace]

A few of these are more scarce than rare, but here's my list.

On The Ball (SNES) - I'll second Aussie2B on this. I read about it one night in an article here at DP titled "75 games you might have missed" (It's number 44 on the list). I put it on my want list. Shortly after, I found it in a store for $5 and bought it. Pretty glad I did, it's one of my favorite SNES games now. You manipulate the maze to move a ball.

Zero The Kamikaze Squirrel (SNES, Genesis) - A spin-off of the Aero The Acrobat games. Not a bad platformer.

Dino City (SNES) - Highly underrated platformer. You can play as one of two dinosaurs carrying a little kid on their back. The kid can jump off the dinosaur's back to reach places the dinosaur wouldn't be able to alone.

Spanky's Quest (SNES) - The best way I can describe this is as something between Bubble Bobble and Adventures Of Lolo. And for a laugh, the main character is a monkey.

Biker Mice From Mars (SNES) - If you like Super Mario Kart and Rock N Roll Racing, you should enjoy this as well.

[TEXASGAMEPLAYER]

STARBLADE ALPHA

[-hellvin-]

without a doubt bounty bob strikes back...I play this about once a week on the xbox.

How I WISH I had the cart.

[vintagegamecrazy]

without BB strikes back too

Kendo Rage
- A recently acquired game for me, but I already feel it deserves to be mentioned. I haven't beaten it yet (the final stage with all the bosses is a pain), but it's damn good fun. It's probably one of the few silly Japanese platformers on the SNES that has a character that ISN'T super-deformed.

I can't believe you mentioned this game! I have it and it just plain sucks.

Snes sleepers
Joe and mac 2
X kaliber 2097
Cybernater

Nes Most think multi carts suck but most overlook
6 in 1 the games that are on here are primitive but done well and very enjoyable
Maxi 15 Only way to play stakk' em and has pyramid also both are great tetris style games and has a few others that are decent.

And can't leave out Qix and Tetris by Tengen All of these are truly rare and deffinately sleepers for fun factor.

[jethro jazz]

Felix the Cat (NES): Although obviously geared towards children, I always thought this was a great action/platformer game. It's too easy, but there are a lot of nice looking levels, a variety of vehicles, and nice play control. One of Hudson's last releases, if I'm not mistaken. It's funny how some of Hudson's later games (Adventure Island 3, Bonk's Adventure, Princess Tomato) are quite sought after, but this gem continues to be ignored.

is that the same as the original gameboy game? it has the same name and cartridge art.

[dethink]

clash at demonhead is probably my favorite NES game ever...

it's like mega man combined with river city ransom's RPG elements (and goofy japanese style)...hard as fookin' nails too, with tons of secrets. i think i put more time into that game than any other NES game, and only came close to beating it. dunno, i saw it in nintendo power, and it just spoke to me. had to have it. it was my present for getting my first B on a report card in 4th grade - i was a straight A kid until then, and my mum freaked out. my aunt consoled me and took me to toys 'r us to get it. dunno if it's the game or the memory of it...

[deathofthedead]

Gotta throw in my two cents.

Vintagegamecrazy mentioned Cybernator, but if you ask me the (unofficial) sequel is even better--Metal Warriors. This is the earliest game I can think of that let you get out of your vehicle (a mech, in this case), fly around, shoot stuff, and then jack somebody else's mech. Awesome!

Not so rare, but certainly overlooked often--Zombies Ate MY Neighbors and it's unofficial sequel, Ghoul Patrol. If someone made a good, new, 2D sequel, I for one would be very happy.

Princess Tomato In the Salad Kingdom--does anybody else remember that game? Similar to your Shadowgate/Deja Vu games. Except every character is a vegetable of some type. I don't think I need to say anything else.

Skyblazer--as far as I can tell very few people have ever heard of this title, but it's one of the most amazing 2D action games I've ever seen. Similar to Megaman, but this game is gorgeous and artful (not that I'd dream of dissing Megaman). Brought to us by Sony Imagesoft, and if you can name another good game by them, then you're a better person than I am.[/quote]

[zerohero]

Ninja Crusaders - NES

It had an interesting concept of changing into the animal that represented your weapon. For example, if you had a ninja star , you could morph into a cheeta. The game was extremly hard after the 6 stage though.

[Gamemaster_ca_2003]

I thought that Nintendo World Championships 1990 was a very Good Game (BTW Played it on EMU only).

[clawx]

For NES:

Journey To Silius
Panic Resturant
Felix The Cat
Little Samson
Clash at Demonhead
Gargoyles Quest 2: The Demon Darkness
Tiny Toon Adventures

For SNES:

The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang
Biker Mice From Mars
Joe & Mac 2
Tiny Toon Adventures: Wacky Sports Challenge

For Genesis:

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Treasure Hunt

[Tanis178]

hehe yeah i'll definately second Outlander, i've got it for the snes, i love the picture in picture when you blow away a biker with your sawed-off double, it's got Road Warrior written all over it regardless of what they call it.

[Tron 2.0]

Dracula X (PC Engine CD)

I don't see, Dracula X as rare just that it's price stays up due to it's demand.

[Tron 2.0]

Double post

TG16/PCE
Neutpoia/common but under rated.
Neutpoia 2/rare these days and pricey.
Exile Wicked Phenomenon
Steam Harts/it's uncut

Saturn
Cyberbots/most under rated fighter on the, Saturn but not rare.

NeoGeo
Neo Turf Master/rare on AES but common on MVS.
View Point/no port can beat the original.
Sengoku 2/i don't think it's that.. rare but realy under rated.
Twinkle Star Sprites/sure it's ports are common, but it still commands a good price on AES&MVS.
Neo DiftOut/trying to get this game has drove me nuts.
Nightmare in the Dark

[7th lutz]

Crusader of Centy -Genesis
Castle of illusion-sms
power Strike-sms

[B - Mark]

I have a question for the people who lives in USA:
- The Master System games is very hard to find in his country?

I know about this low popularity of Master System in USA because for the Nintendo´s monopoly and the negligence of Tonka Toys about this distribuition the console in country.

[B - Mark]

Other good rare games:

- Phantasy Star IV ( Mega Drive / Genesis )
- Contra Hard Corps ( Mega Drive / Genesis )
- Castlevania Bloodlines ( Mega Drive / Genesis )
- Gleylancer ( Mega Drive / Genesis )
- Megaman: The Wily Wars ( Mega Drive / Genesis )
- Tetris produced by Tengen ( NES )

[milhouseOFpain]

Princess Tomato In the Salad Kingdom--does anybody else remember that game? Similar to your Shadowgate/Deja Vu games. Except every character is a vegetable of some type. I don't think I need to say anything else.

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i loved this game as a kid. been looking for one in the wild off and on for a couple years with no luck. need to break down at hit ebay i guess.

[cyberfluxor]

It isn't rare and it's nowhere near expensive but Darkstone on the Playstation is really a great game to own. I've talked about it before and so have others but it really does deserve some credit. Diablo sells for around $15+ currently and are very close to the same thing. Of course Darkstone is common by far plus allows 360 viewing plus zooming in and out. There's also near no lag between actions but the load times are high, just like Diablo and most other big PS titles. Now something I have learned over time is that most gamers, even those that play B.net Blizzard games like Diablo 2 have never heard of the original being released on the PS. It's amazing to know that because I was nuts over getting my hands on it for a rental when it came out and I played it all night at a friends house.

[Hajjamujja]

R.C Pro Am 2 and Rodland (was only released in Spain) for the NES are pretty rare.

[suppafly]

SNES:

International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (NTSC-USA) Is the best 16-bit soccer game ever