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Obscure Series You Wish Would Make A Comeback
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The Ganbare Goemon series. Every game that's ever made it to the west has been phenomenal. The two N64 games are some of my most treasured memories of that console. The last true game in the series came out in 2005 on the DS, which I heard was pretty good though it was very Japanese heavy and difficult for a non-speaker to play. He's basically only been used as a pachinko machine mascot ever since, though even the last time he was seen in that context was 2011. He did get included as a Bomberman Switch costume in a very recent update, however.
Unfortunately he's a Konami property, and it's very likely we'll never see another Goemon game again. Which is a damn shame, because his games are a goofy-ass, robot-punchin', coin-collectin' good time.
I absolutely loved Mystical Ninja for the 64 <3
On topic, I'd love to see another Azure Dreams, won't happen since it's Konami, but it was a fun rogue-RPG
I'd love to see another Last Ninja game.
Keep the isometric view, keep using pixel art, update the controls and fight mechanics (adding some moves like blocking or parrying for example) and I'll be satisfied.
The creator of this piece of fanart had the right idea:
Keep the isometric view, keep using pixel art, update the controls and fight mechanics (adding some moves like blocking or parrying for example) and I'll be satisfied.
The creator of this piece of fanart had the right idea:
I don't think it's that obscure personally, but I'd kill for Fantasy Zone 3.
This time, use a real System 32 board for development.
This time, use a real System 32 board for development.
Adventures of Lolo
http://hg101.kontek.net/eggerland/eggerland.htm
I always want more cute puzzles. Dear Nintendo and Hal, the series could do a perfect come back on mobile.
Cotton
http://hg101.kontek.net/cotton/cotton.htm
Criminally underlooked series. While the the shmup genre today is mostly for the bullet hell fest, I would be pleased to play some more traditional titles with a sense of adventure. I want my favorite witch to come back for some cute and mystical adventures.
Pocky & Rocky
http://hg101.kontek.net/pockyandrocky/pockyandrocky.htm
A young priestess and a raccoon who team up to fight the evil in the Japanese mythology. Please more!
Gargoyle/Demon's Quest
http://hg101.kontek.net/gng/gng4.htm
I want the Ghouls'n Ghosts'n Goblins series back and above all its awesome and more adventure oriented spin-off, Gargoyle's Quest.
Kid Dracula
http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cameo.htm#kdrac
A fun spin-off parody of the Castlevania series which would deserve another entry.
Skyblazer
http://hg101.kontek.net/skyblazer/skyblazer.htm
Awesome action title which has only been a one-shot.
http://hg101.kontek.net/eggerland/eggerland.htm
I always want more cute puzzles. Dear Nintendo and Hal, the series could do a perfect come back on mobile.
Cotton
http://hg101.kontek.net/cotton/cotton.htm
Criminally underlooked series. While the the shmup genre today is mostly for the bullet hell fest, I would be pleased to play some more traditional titles with a sense of adventure. I want my favorite witch to come back for some cute and mystical adventures.
Pocky & Rocky
http://hg101.kontek.net/pockyandrocky/pockyandrocky.htm
A young priestess and a raccoon who team up to fight the evil in the Japanese mythology. Please more!
Gargoyle/Demon's Quest
http://hg101.kontek.net/gng/gng4.htm
I want the Ghouls'n Ghosts'n Goblins series back and above all its awesome and more adventure oriented spin-off, Gargoyle's Quest.
Kid Dracula
http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cameo.htm#kdrac
A fun spin-off parody of the Castlevania series which would deserve another entry.
Skyblazer
http://hg101.kontek.net/skyblazer/skyblazer.htm
Awesome action title which has only been a one-shot.
Rampage: Hopefully the new movie gets a project up and running. It would be awesome to leap around a 3-D environment from building to building and chasing helicopters, grabbing and throwing tanks and being a total jerk to your co-op players.
Black and White could be cool but those games always seemed half finished. They would be easy to transfer to consoles. Actually, that's the ideal sim for a console.
Ooh, think of the mechanics they could add. We need a stealth game to live up to that level.
Powerstone. A no brainer.
Give it a nice 70's or 80's cheeze vibe.
Ones mentioned previously:
Klonoa
Jersey Devil
Tomba!
Power Stone
Here's a new one I'll add that's obscure to most people: Forbidden Forest for the Commodore 64.
and its sequel, Beyond The Forbidden Forest:
Both of these games, (especially the sequel) really locked in the survival horror atmosphere in a way that I think is unappreciated nowadays.
Klonoa
Jersey Devil
Tomba!
Power Stone
Here's a new one I'll add that's obscure to most people: Forbidden Forest for the Commodore 64.
and its sequel, Beyond The Forbidden Forest:
Both of these games, (especially the sequel) really locked in the survival horror atmosphere in a way that I think is unappreciated nowadays.
Elite Beat Agents
Probably never cause Rhythm Heaven is Ninty's main Rhythm game, but I dream :(
The Legendary Starfy
I want this so I can have Starfy in Smash, please :/
Chibi-Robo!
A true sequel, come on Ninty :(
those are the main 3 but special mention to
Geist
Binary Domain
Alpha Protocol
For the Frog the Bell Tolls
Marvelous (The SNES game)
Jersey Devil
Blasto
and a bunch I'm missing
Probably never cause Rhythm Heaven is Ninty's main Rhythm game, but I dream :(
The Legendary Starfy
I want this so I can have Starfy in Smash, please :/
Chibi-Robo!
A true sequel, come on Ninty :(
those are the main 3 but special mention to
Geist
Binary Domain
Alpha Protocol
For the Frog the Bell Tolls
Marvelous (The SNES game)
Jersey Devil
Blasto
and a bunch I'm missing
Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse. (Sequel / Prequel)
The World Ends With You. (Sequel / Prequel)
Amazing gameplay, superb soundtrack, and an absurdly hilarious story. What more do you need?
The World Ends With You. (Sequel / Prequel)
Amazing gameplay, superb soundtrack, and an absurdly hilarious story. What more do you need?
I'd love a new Digital Devil Saga. It kind of gets lost between Shin Megami Tensei and Persona but it's one of my favorites.
Ty the Tasmanien Tiger need to come back
Didn't even know he had a third game before 2015 for it NEVER come to europe
Didn't even know he had a third game before 2015 for it NEVER come to europe
Some more Puzzle goodness should return, including:
1) Mr. Driller: It's a good evolution of Dig Dug, and while they had a lot of releases in a short span of time, it's strange that they stopped releasing new games.
2) Panel de Pon/Puzzle League: Meaning, the game on its own without needing to latch onto some other game, like Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It might be difficult to do that due to the setting of this game consisting of fairies, but the base game in incredibly fun and would be a great companion to Puyo Puyo.
3) Wario's Woods: If this gameplay style would return, it would need to be retooled into something else, like maybe Captain Toad. It's a personal wish of mine but is in my opinion the least likely to come true.
Thank you for reading.
1) Mr. Driller: It's a good evolution of Dig Dug, and while they had a lot of releases in a short span of time, it's strange that they stopped releasing new games.
2) Panel de Pon/Puzzle League: Meaning, the game on its own without needing to latch onto some other game, like Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It might be difficult to do that due to the setting of this game consisting of fairies, but the base game in incredibly fun and would be a great companion to Puyo Puyo.
3) Wario's Woods: If this gameplay style would return, it would need to be retooled into something else, like maybe Captain Toad. It's a personal wish of mine but is in my opinion the least likely to come true.
Thank you for reading.
Not sure how obscure it is now that Kyle Bosman played it for Dumb Game Monday but could you imagine a new Tail of the Sun game on current gen hardware? That'd be funky as hell.
On mobile so can't go linking pics.
EDIT: forget the top half, bring back I-Ninja from ps2.
On mobile so can't go linking pics.
EDIT: forget the top half, bring back I-Ninja from ps2.
Many suggestions after my own heart.
My take:
Gregory Horror Show
Kao the Kangaroo
Terracon
Already mentioned but I would love for Baten Kaitos and Lost Kingdoms to come back.
I think Lost Kingdoms (Rune in Japan) would be more likely to ever come back (we already know thah From Software is doing something for Switch, and both games were GameCube exclusives back then). Baten Kaitos (also with two GameCube exclusive games) seems less likely as Bandai Namco owns the rights and we would need TriCrescendo and Monolith Soft. working on it.
At least we got something similar to Lost Kingdoms with Folklore on PS3, but now that one is also an obscure IP :(
I think Lost Kingdoms (Rune in Japan) would be more likely to ever come back (we already know thah From Software is doing something for Switch, and both games were GameCube exclusives back then). Baten Kaitos (also with two GameCube exclusive games) seems less likely as Bandai Namco owns the rights and we would need TriCrescendo and Monolith Soft. working on it.
At least we got something similar to Lost Kingdoms with Folklore on PS3, but now that one is also an obscure IP :(
Modern graphics might be best since it would allow more options for gameplay. A current gen Primal Rage with online mode would be dope. But even the oldschool Harryhausen style remastered would be cool to see.
Ecco the Dolphin
At the end of Ecco: The Tides of Time,Ecco is instructed to destroy the Atlantean time machine by the progenitor of all life on Earth, the massive sentient double-helix Asterite, so he heads to their sunken city to execute the task. The Vortex Queen - a defeated alien from another world - beats Ecco to the time machine and travels back in time, integrating with life on Earth and giving rise to arthropods. When Ecco arrives at the machine, he decides not to destroy it, but to again use it, departing to a time unknown...
Ed Annunziata, Ecco's creator, was once asked on Twitter what his plans were for an Ecco 3. He wrote:
Ecco 2 was released in 1994, and it's been 23 years since its release (the Dreamcast spinoff was cool, but its own continuity). The gameplay was incredible, dolphins are fun to play as. Eating fish for health, managing on oxygen meter, blasting alien heads off with your sonar - the gameplay was really solid. Maybe introduce Metroidvania elements? Let's bring back Ecco. Ed Annunziata's down for it. Call him up, Sega.
The Dreamcast one is so underrated. The visual style and some of the concepts (a floating highway comprised of snaking tubes of water for example) were mindblowing for the time. It was actually pretty challenging to and you had to use your dome to progress. I'd be down for a remaster, but doubt it will happen.
I kinda did make a comeback:
It's time to get the band back together, first person, VR support. Could really be something. Include Kojima and Del Toro in this venture too.
I would say so (it's been 12 years since Resurrection and 17 since ME2), and also wholeheartedly agree.
The ideas in Survival Kids are awesome and I'd love another top-down game in the same vein, without the elements that bogged down Lost in Blue. I'd even take something that whole-sale copies Eventide Isle in Breath of the Wild but on a grander scale.
Konami owns the IP though so we're probably more likely to see an ARK rip-off than a proper come-back.
A proper HD follow-up to Opoona would be awesome too, they seem to be teasing something lately so maybe this will actually happen.
Konami owns the IP though so we're probably more likely to see an ARK rip-off than a proper come-back.
A proper HD follow-up to Opoona would be awesome too, they seem to be teasing something lately so maybe this will actually happen.
I would say so (it's been 12 years since Resurrection and 17 since ME2), and also wholeheartedly agree.
Sir Dan and Gallowmere in HD :o
On a similar note, i really miss the PS2 Maximo games and i wish Capcom remastered them just before announcing Maximo 3!
I feel like I can give a pass to Chrono Cross because, if they ever did make a Chrono sequel, it was definitely be ripped straight from the Trigger mold. It would Darks Souls 2 the fuck out of Chrono Cross.
Beaten to it, but Mischief Makers, yes, more of that please. I'd settle for a remaster or a VC release at this point.
River City has had 3 (non sports related, as there's one on Steam, and on PS3) games by the JP IP holders come out in the last 2 years. River City Tokyo Rumble, River City Knights of Justice, River City Rival Showdown, and there's also the "indie" NA released sequel, River City Ransom Rival Underground, which came out this year. At least 3 out of the 4 are pretty solid. (not a fan of the Knights of Justice style)
Hopefully, a large collection of the games (that is out in JP on 3DS and slated for Switch) will be releasing in the US next year.
I hope. I've been buying all the localised titles at launch. I also got in on the kick-starter for RCR Underground lol.
I'm also not a fan of the Knights of Justice style but I thought Tokyo Rumble was awesome.