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offline ChildrenTalking from United States on 2004-06-04 06:46 [#01222528]
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Tetris :p
&
Lolo 1,2,3 (fav. game ever)


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-04 06:50 [#01222535]
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Tetris: not underrated at all.

Lolo 1,2,3: I don't know what this is, but it sounds like
you have to complete it by typing "lol" as badly as you can
then counting to 3.
It sounds pretty bad.

What happened 5 decades ago?


 

offline ChildrenTalking from United States on 2004-06-04 06:53 [#01222536]
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you never played Lolo for NES? you should its an awesome
puzzle game. i didnt want to mention anything from the 50's
or 60's cause the likelyhood of someone playing them are
about .002 i'm sure :p


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2004-06-04 06:54 [#01222539]
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pick up sticks!


 

offline hobbes from age on 2004-06-04 06:54 [#01222542]
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Tetris needs no presentation obviously and is not underrated
i think.
i used to LOVE playing Lolo! cheers! i forgot about that
game.


 

offline Matvey from Kiev (Ukraine) on 2004-06-04 06:57 [#01222549]
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softball


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2004-06-04 07:00 [#01222551]
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copter


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-04 07:34 [#01222621]
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Project Eden


 

offline Jedy from dublin (Ireland) on 2004-06-04 07:35 [#01222622]
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i just downloaded lolo

man i'm sure i heard the music in some idm track too

maybe bogdan


 

offline Patrick Bateman from American Gardens Buildings - W (United States) on 2004-06-04 07:39 [#01222627]
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Tetris is the most realistic game ever. No matter how good
you are, you'll always die in the end. Have a nice weekend.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2004-06-04 07:40 [#01222629]
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Cyber Empires!


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-04 07:41 [#01222632]
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is Tetris underrated? I thought it was one of the most
successful vg of all time.


 

offline KainiIndustries from over the roof floats billy on 2004-06-04 07:45 [#01222647]
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That's quite deep for you, Alecz.


 

offline slint on 2004-06-04 07:59 [#01222675]
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knights of the round


 

offline Skeptopotamus from Home (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-04 08:18 [#01222692]
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Grim Fandango


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2004-06-04 09:14 [#01222780]
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Grossly overrated if anything.


 

offline hyakusen from 8=============> on 2004-06-04 09:18 [#01222785]
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sudden strike 2


 

offline chaosmachine from Ottawa (Canada) on 2004-06-04 09:21 [#01222794]
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zelda 2

everyone seemed to hate it at the time, because it was so
different from the original.. but i think it has some great
innovations which aren't really seen in the other zelda
games (the rpg-style leveling system, for one).. if you've
never played this one, go download the rom.


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2004-06-04 09:27 [#01222809]
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Deus Ex.


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-04 09:28 [#01222811]
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didn't Deus X win loads of awards the year it came out?


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2004-06-04 09:30 [#01222817]
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I don't know. But it isn't in everyone's top 5 games of all
time, and it should be.


 

offline soundguy from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-04 09:34 [#01222822]
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It's in my top 5 FPS list


 

offline J Swift from United Kingdom on 2004-06-04 10:18 [#01222876]
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Llamatron - although it's got a massive cult following, so I
don't know if you'd really consider it underrated.

Shadowrun (SNES)

Colony (Spectrum)


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-06-04 10:36 [#01222932]
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Yes, i remember Shadowrun for the SNES, and it was decent,
but i prefer the Genesis version, as it allows the player
much more freedom and deeper character development.

Anyways, a few of mine:

Phantasy Star III - Everyone seems to hate on this game, but
it's actually one of the more unique games of the series.
The funny thing is, the beginning of the game starts with a
princess getting kidnapped, something which would of
infuriated Phantasy Star fans at that time considering the
game's traditional atmosphere of futuristic fantasy.
However, as the game progresses, you start realizing more
and more that the game is Phantasy Star after all, up to the
plot twist where the entire game suddenly makes sense. T

hat, and the fact that the game spans three generations. The
first character is an Orakian, a man of pure fighting
prowess, no techniques. However, once you complete his
generation, you can marry the Layan, Maia, or the Orakian,
Lena. If you marry Maia, your next character is 1/2 Orakian
and 1/2 Layan, a balance of good magic and strong fighting.
If you marry Lena, your character is 100% fighting. And each
of these two possible characters have their own quests, own
appearances and scenarios. They each have two girls they can
end up marrying, meaning that your final main hero could be
one of four possible characters, each with their own ending.
Quite ahead of Genesis' time, compared to other RPGs.

I'll probably post a few others here in a moment.


 

offline brokephones from Londontario on 2004-06-04 10:37 [#01222937]
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Yeah. Definately Grim Fandango



 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2004-06-04 10:42 [#01222944]
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another one, Bushido Blade. While many fighting games were
mostly about combos and special manuevers, this game was
more about timing and strategy.


 

offline r40f from qrters tea party on 2004-06-04 10:44 [#01222947]
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TETRIS rules


 

offline Erronous from Netherlands, The on 2004-06-04 10:50 [#01222959]
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for me, definitely Aidyn Chronicles - The First Mage (on
N64)

one of the best games i've ever played. Every review told me
it sucked, i couldn't disagree more.

Oh, and ofcourse "the Lost Ride' on Philips CD-i. A virtual
roler coaster in full motion video, putting the cd-i to the
max. But hey, who knows cd-i.... actually the whole cd-i is
underrated as hell.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2004-06-04 11:00 [#01222966]
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dungeon keeper


 

offline RedSky from Chicago (United States) on 2004-06-04 11:11 [#01222978]
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GALAGA


 

offline RedSky from Chicago (United States) on 2004-06-04 11:15 [#01222987]
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Wait that's not overrated at all.


 

offline xf from Australia on 2004-06-04 11:54 [#01223053]
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a game called 'nomad soul', otherwise known as omnikron.

dammit, i want to play it again, except my original cd's are
all scratched. email me if you have it.

the game was fucking awesome; huge universe, you can explore
it at will. soundtrack by david bowie.


 

offline Lex from Waterloo (Canada) on 2004-06-04 11:58 [#01223062]
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That copter game is just a ripoff of SFcave.


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-04 12:06 [#01223071]
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Baldur's Gate stopped me socialising for a couple of
months... probably gets enough credit tho



 


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