[General Discussion] lesser known old games that are still worth to play?

I'm not entirely sure of the scarcity of this game (none of my peers knew that it existed before I showed it to them), but Super Buster Bros. for the SNES is worth taking a look. There appears to be arcade stations designed after the game, and it might be more popular than I realize.

Super Buster Bros (SNES)- This is a very addicting puzzle/action game. Basically, you travel all over the globe busting giant bubbles which pop into two smaller bubbles (or just pop in the case of the smallest ones). The game requires some strategic thinking in the sense that if you go out busting everything in sight haphazardly, you might be caught in a barrage of smaller, but still deadly, bubbles. These levels range in difficulty and require patience, timing, quick reflexes, or any combination of the three. The endless mode is also quite entertaining. It basically boils down being fast enough to pop everything on screen, but playing conservatively so you don't wind up with more than you can handle.
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The picture is from Wikipedia's entry on Super Buster Bros. (although the article itself isn't very descriptive)

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Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

First time I've heard of it as Buster Bros, seems Capcom changed the name of the series for America. It's called 'Pang' in other parts of the world, sequels appeared on all sorts of systems, even Game Boy got one along the line. It was horrible, the game emulated the speed of a dead snail covered in glue when you started popping the bubbles. But yeah, awesome game in 2 player. =D

Hmm, I never knew that. I'm guessing that the American Buster Bros/Pang had a different processor or something because I haven't had all that many instances of (what I think you're talking about) sprite lag, with the only time when there were upwards of 50 bubbles on-screen. Anyway, if eriol33 wanted to get a ROM of it or something of it, it probably should be the Americanized version.

EDIT (to avoid spamming, sort of): Whoops. I didn't play any other versions of the game, so I naturally assumed you were talking about the SNES game. Sorry about that.

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Originally Posted by avanent

I never played it on console, but Pang can be found all over the net as a flash game as well. We played it online in high school, definately alot of fun.

The Pang formula was used a bit on the 'net, but none of them seem to apply the same type of physics (for lack of a better term for Pang) and gameplay. I dunno, I guess I'm just used to the original game after playing for several years rather than on a computer.

Originally Posted by avanent

Trouble Makers / Mischeif Makers, while not quite as old (N64), was always fun. Each level had different aspects, and so each level was a sort of unique expierance. I don't think ti did very well at all, but I always found it to be alot of fun.

I second Mischief Makers. The side-scrolling levels were very intuitive and the "Shake, Shake" of Marina was definitely a unique touch. The boss fights were also entertaining. *sigh* I regret only renting the game when I did.

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I didn't collect enough gold gems by the time I had to bring it back to know what Marina looked like in human form. Argh, only one more blasted second!

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