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offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-12-05 05:36 [#00978106]
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videogame of all time in your eyes?

For me it has to be pipedreams. Excellent frantic puzzler,
up there with tetris in purity of design. One of those games
there's no way you could improve upon. This particualr one
has been mimicked dozens of times, yet no one seems to ever
mention it in their lists of favourite games, despite it
appearing on loads of formats.


 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2003-12-05 05:41 [#00978112]
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Although I don't think that the word "underrated" has any
meaning, I'll have to say Dynamite Headdy for the
Megadrive/Genesis.


 

offline morguean from Calgary (Canada) on 2003-12-05 05:42 [#00978113]
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HOLY FUCK FUCK SHIT I REMEMBER THAT GAME

IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW.


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2003-12-05 05:45 [#00978114]
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Horace Goes Skiing. Simple yet sooooooooo fuckin addictive.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-12-05 05:46 [#00978115]
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Whilst underrated tends to be a bit nonsensical when
refering to something that is merely a matter of taste (eg
"chocolate is underrated in my opinion"), when it is
something that has been imitated countless times and yet the
original is seldom acknowledged I think it's fair to use
it.

//grammar mode off.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-12-05 05:46 [#00978116]
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I made a version of that on the spectrum with even worse
graphics... it had a bug whereby if you timed it right you
could get outside the barriers and ski unhindered down the
mountain :D


 

offline uzim on 2003-12-05 05:49 [#00978118]
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i don't know this one - on which console was it?

Tetrisphere on N64 is a good puzzle game too =)
and has good music and graphics as well!


 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2003-12-05 05:52 [#00978121]
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I tend to prefer the word "overlooked", then. Yes.


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2003-12-05 05:53 [#00978122]
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I had it on the Spectrum. Never tied to fuck with the coding
though. Think I might crank out the Spectrum once again.


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-12-05 05:55 [#00978123]
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Deus Ex, it had fantastic reviews but I don't know anyone
that has played it!


 

offline uzim on 2003-12-05 05:56 [#00978124]
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ah, yes! i see the game now... (pipedreams)

i had a clone of it on an old Macintosh years and years ago.


 

offline uzim on 2003-12-05 05:57 [#00978126]
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i still prefer Puyo Puyo!

(but Puyo Puyo is just TOO hard for me... +_+)


 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2003-12-05 05:58 [#00978128]
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I have ! And, yes, it's great.


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-12-05 06:01 [#00978129]
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Indeed it is, but I got stuck n' gave up because I was
running out of disk space anyway :(


 

offline Bob Mcbob on 2003-12-05 06:14 [#00978147]
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Only one answer i can give...

RISE OF THE TRIAD



 

offline k_maty on 2003-12-05 06:17 [#00978153]
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general chaos for sega genitalsis


 

offline uzim on 2003-12-05 06:18 [#00978155]
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i know someone who has Deux Ex, and i tried it but i didn't
like it really....


 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2003-12-05 06:19 [#00978160]
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Aah, yes, that's a funny game. It can get a bit confusing at
times, though.


 

offline Chri5py from my Solarbear (United Kingdom) on 2003-12-05 06:33 [#00978179]
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The original GTA is often underrated by GTA 3 and Vice City
players. In some ways, GTA is a better game proving that
realism doesn't make essential gaming.

Head over Heals on the Amstrad CPC was truely great. I
completed it but only with 2 crowns... (sigh)


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-12-05 06:46 [#00978202]
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you look at Tetris, and you'd think it'd be so boring... but
yet it's so addictive and fun!!



 

offline Co-existence from Bergen (Norway) on 2003-12-05 07:40 [#00978265]
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O'Riley's Mine
1983 Datasoft

A snappy, crackling pop of a game that is fast and fun and
has great sound effects!



 

offline -V- from Ensenada Drive on 2003-12-05 07:41 [#00978266]
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Crystalis


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-12-05 07:54 [#00978272]
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Suprisingly good in deathmatch too.


 

offline Bob Mcbob on 2003-12-05 07:55 [#00978273]
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RISE OF THE TRIAD



 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-12-05 11:51 [#00978450]
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thats a great game, one of the few i have completed. the
bastard at the end had me for ages.


 

offline danbrusca from Derbyshire (United Kingdom) on 2003-12-05 11:59 [#00978456]
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One Man & His Droid
Chimera
Blue Max

All for the Atari 800XL, around 1988 I think.


 

offline Asche XL on 2003-12-05 12:08 [#00978458]
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IKARUGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for gamecube.


 

offline danbrusca from Derbyshire (United Kingdom) on 2003-12-05 12:13 [#00978459]
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Oh my god, Blue Max was 1983 :O


 

offline Asche XL on 2003-12-05 12:13 [#00978460]
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And after you're done getting raped in that, try getting
under 16 seconds lap time on talons reach, phantom class in
wipeout xl.


 

offline Asche XL on 2003-12-05 12:16 [#00978464]
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WIPEOUT XL!!

for playstation.

Many people don't know about it, but it is, infact, the best
game of all time. Tied with Ikaruga, Tetris, DK:country,
Street Fighter Alpha 3 and FFVII.



 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2003-12-05 12:24 [#00978471]
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Agreed about Dynamite Headdy. Another game that has dropped
off the face of the earth is Gunstar Heroes, also by
Treasure.

And I really loved Zombies Ate My Neighbours.

And though it may not exactly be underrated, I can't believe
Shining Force hasn't had a sequel since the damn Saturn
days.


 


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