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

Originally Posted by Identity Crisis

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)

What the hell, that is a total and utter ripoff of Pang 3.

Also, I am liking the amount of Rocket Knight Adventures this thread has.



This image was a bit small, but it was the best I could find. If you guys haven't tried Toejam and Earl yet, you should. It's a pretty mellow and relaxing game, where you wander around earth collecting presents and rocket ship pieces. The whole story in a nutshell is basically, Earl's crashed your ship, it's in a million pieces, and now you need to find them.

There's 25 levels, but they aren't all that long. The great thing about this game is that the two player mode is split screen, and when you meet up together the screen merges into one again. The maps can be set to random, so they're randomly generated. This leaves for quite alot of fun. It's more fun with a friend, though.

Presents can be picked up and dropped, and you can exchange them with your partner. Since all presents you pick up are simply question marks, you won't know what you have until you've tried it. If you get another present with the same wrapping, it won't be covered in question marks and you'll know what it is. You can hold up to 20 presents maximum per character, or something.

The game's just peaceful. When everyone was playing Sonic and Street Fighter II, I was playing this. I still play it today. With the random maps, it really doesn't get old. But it's much more fun with someone to play with.

Jam it back in, in the dark.