Dweeb, you and the other Retro Round Knights are heroes of this community. You're jumping through hoops to keep the history of those works of art alive while big names (or big N-ame) of the industry are butchering it for stupid greedy reasons. Thank you for all the awesome work you do, I appreciate you so so much.
I have 2 for you, not sure if they're hidden gems but I know I don't see anyone talking about them. 1. SNES - Vortex - This was one of the first SuperFX chip games that came out on the SNES and it a really cool 3D game that has you in a vehicle that can shift into different things like a plane, a robot a car that sort of thing. Graphics look pretty cool for a SNES game and I feel like they were going for the "Open World" idea, but of course couldn't really impliment it. 2. Genesis - Warlock - Though this game is an adoption from a terrible horror flick, I really enjoy the puzzles that requires you solve. I like the well shaded background and the music is a bit eerie. The druid character you play is super versitle and it just a good side scrolling puzzle game. Great work getting everyone together on this!
Oh wow.... I thought my retro catalogue was HUGE and I literally have discovered a new game from just about anyone, those were without a doubt hidden gems! Thanks Dweeb, amazing video, amazing collab!
This needs to become a series, most of those channels are mostly concerned with the hardware side of things which is cool, but I love getting recommendations for games to try out since I was basically a DOS kid and I don't know many retro games apart from top 10 lists or hidden gem lists. Personal favorites are just a little well more personal.
My personal hidden gem is Metal Storm for the Famicom/NES. It’s a robot platformer game. I love it because it has a really interesting gravity inversion mechanic. The graphics are top-tier, and the controls are incredibly smooth. All that creates a very immersive experience.
Absolutely loved it. This format is so good and having everybody we love in an episode giving their different perspectives is a super cool idea. Great Job General Dweeb.
Brilliant idea, this community is easily the most civil out there, no one hates no one, all support each other, and we all benefit from it! More please Mr. Dweeb ❤
Brilliant as usual TD. Im glad you took the lead as Sylvester Stallone in the Retro game world version of the Retro inspired "The Expendables". Cameo cast heaven.
My hidden gem is 'Record of Lodoss War' on Dreamcast. From my understanding, it strays from the lore of the anime in order to better service what it is, a really good Diablo clone. In fact, the best on any consoles of that generation, if you ask me.
@ThePhawx ! I love your hidden gems pick (I won't spoil it here), it's one I often try to get people to play. I bought it thinking it was one basic thing, and started playing and discovered just how magical it was. Great choice, dude! Nice choices all 'around. Good job getting the roundup, Dweeb!
Speaking of hidden gems... Tales of Eternia is super underrated. Everyone knows the series because of Symphonia on the gamecube, but Eternia has such a nice little cast and the combat is genuinely fun.
Dude I’m all in for this series hell yes!!! Russ and you have been my favorite channels as of late :) cheers to success and more collaborations down the road
Simply put, I LOVE Hidden Gems videos and getting all these great Tubers' together for one video is the best yet! I always watch these with some scratch paper on the side so I can take some notes on games that I missed in the past. My few hidden gems: 1. WarGames: Defcon 1 on the PS1 (I am also going to sneak in Tempest X on the sly and see if anyone notices) 2. Tetrisphere on the N64 (I test this on every new system I buy because even high powered systems like the Deck don't always play it perfectly. I LOVE the music on this one and will crank crank the volume every time I start testing! 3. Ecco the Dolphin (both titles) on the Sega CD. Like Tetrisphere, I LOVE the music on these and still listen to it on UA-cam today. I thought I was so cool back in the 90's when I learned I could listen to the music from these games by skipping the first track. Yup, I'm a nerd to the core. Thanks again, Mr. Dweeb and everyone involved!
I had capflag!! 😊 I've been thinking about this game lately, I LOVED it as a child! We had the EXACT same experience, mom mailing off a check and getting that white and yellow floppy disc in the mail. my first turn based strategy game! Thanks for pointing out that i can put it on my RG 353v! ❤
I remember Capture the Flag! I played it all the time on one of those "500 Great Games" Dos shareware compilations that our dad would sometimes bring back from work trips. Thank you for the memory unlock!
Great idea and great video, thanks for putting this together. My hidden gem is "It's Mr. Pants" for the GBA which is an amazing puzzle game made by Rare and published by THQ. I feel like i never hear anybody mention it, but it's one of my favorite Tetris-ish puzzle games on any system. It's almost like a reverse Tetris.. you place blocks to clear the board. Good stuff.
Absolutely loved this video. This is the collab vid I didn't think I needed. For me my hidden gem is Full Auto 2: Battlelines on PSP (also on the PS3). Would be considered retro? Anyways I played so much of this when I was younger. Its a combat racing game with weapons, cool sound fx and some really cool cars designs. Thanks to this amazing community and happy gaming!
Holy cow, Capture the Flag! I used to buy all sorts of magazines that had shareware on them and I remember playing that game! Must've been 8 or 9 years old back then, what a game!
I love watching your videos and so happy to see you did a collab with all of my favorite dweebs. I don't know if this is a hidden gem but no one ever talks about it. GBA - Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
Oh my god, Capture the Flag! I absolutely loved that game. I remember trying to get my mom to play it with me because I was an only child living on a farm. In my adulthood I think I'd completely forgotten about it.
This was so great, looking forward to more chapters. My hidden gems are all the Intellivision games I grew up with. Night Stalker, B-17 Bomber, Star Strike and both D&D games (including a 3D one!) stand out.
I've got an awesome one. "Snake Rattle'n Roll" one of Rares early NES titles and it is a killer game. Tough as nails and satisfying as hec. Quarky and fun.
Great video! Love the camaraderie. One of my retro hidden gems has to be Kwirk on GB. I never owned a GB growing up (I'm and 80's kid) but I had friends and family that had one. I never really played Kwirk until I met my father-in-law (in 2002). He had an OG gameboy and a couple games but he was always playing Kwirk. He showed it to me one day and I got HOOKED. My father-in -law passed away a few years ago and as a gift to my wife, I got her a red GB Pocket with a copy of Kwirk. We play it once in a while and have fun solving the puzzles but most of all we remember my father-in-law while playing it.
Thanks so much, Stubbs. I've been looking for apocalypse for sooooooooo long. I played it as a kid but couldn't ever find it because I barely remembered anything about it at all.
Super Robot Wars series and Onimusha Tactics in GBA were a hidden gem. Everytime I watch a video of tactics game on the console, I hear same overrated stuff like FF tactics, Tactics ogre and Advanced Wars. For SRW A, D, R and J, you can pick mechs from great mecha animes ranging from Mazinger Z up to great gundam titles up to UC Gundam and Seed. The original generations had great rpg elements where you can upgrade your mechs and train your pilots. You can create combos and assists. You can combine mechs mid battle. It's just so much fun. Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes Series specially ultimate ninja hero 5 in ps2 was also a hidden gem. The 2d fighting game where you can play your favorite naruto character, with unique combos and on advanced competitive stage, you'll need mastery of animation cancelling and chakra management. It's much more brutal than thr brain dead gameplay of ninja storm series. SRW was also underrated on PS1. I had so much fun on Super robot wars Alpha Gaiden.
Capture the Flag is such a great choice! I haven't played a serious game of it since the 90s, but I always make sure my Carr Software folder is one of the first things I copy over when I get a new hard drive/PC
Amazing stuff, my good Dweeb. Always look forward to a new video and even more so when a multitude of my other favorite Retro UA-camrs are included! Small nitpick with the editing -- when Zu is talking about DQVII, there's an insert of an image of DQVIII. Not sure if that was on your end or his end, but for the sake of being an absolute alpha nerd, I felt the need to bring it to your attention. 😅
My favorite hidden gem was Take-Two Interactive's 1996 FMV DOS game RIPPER. It has Christopher Walken, Paul Giamati, Blue Oyster Cult, Cyberpunk, puzzles, B movie acting, and the type of PG-13 story that made me feel super cool to be playing it as a teen.
I loved the snk vs capcom on the neogeo pocket. Was such a fun little game. But it had a sister game called snk vs capcom: card fighters clash also on the pocket, which was a way bigger game and so much fun to play!
Excellent collaboration! Lots of great answers here I'll have to rewatch and make a proper list. A note on Katamari, this series WAS a hidden gem in the early days FOR SURE, but it has sort of become the hidden gem that is NOW a cult favorite. Especially by the time the series came to xbox 360 and was called "Beautiful Katamari" and held it's value for AGES. No judgement though, because it's an EXCELLENT choice. ...oh MY hidden Gem? Well it's hard to pick one so I'll have to pick a few. 1) Remember Rare? What did they make in the Early Days? Have a look back at the NES Era at a game called "Solar Jet Man" imagine if Asteroids was even more complex and took place INSIDE planets with more aliens and treasures and puzzles and ship upgrades? You'll love it, go check it out 2) More NES?, How about Solstice? Known by the retro game music community from KILLER music composed by Tim Follin, Solstice has no business satisfying your ears this well. it also is a fun puzzle platformer. You play a wizard who has to gather pieces of a powerful magic staff so he may defeat an evil mage and save the princess. Boot it up and enjoy. 3)What? you want a Sega title? Here we go, Crusaders of Centy. I love this game. It was forged in the crucible of the Nintendo Sega rivalry. But why would I dare to explain? the video game historian has an EXCELLENT video on this game that is almost as interesting as playing the game itself (ua-cam.com/video/kCgIZIasYnE/v-deo.html). But seriously if you don't want to play the game after watching that? idk man it's a crazy good sales pitch. I have a few more, but I have already written a novel down here... so best of luck with those and I'll see you around the discord ^_^
I remember renting Solar Jet Man. Had no idea it was Rare that made it. And Solstice is amazing (that's on my list of NES gems). And HOW DID I KNOW that you'd be suggesting Crusaders of Centy. I could NEVER have predicted that you'd bring that one up 😏
Final Lap Twin was techincally the first JRPG I ever played back when it was released back in 1989, and was what got me into the genre as a whole. I recommend that game to people all the time and rarely does anyone take me up on checking it out. I hope this video gets more people to play it. It's an awesome Dragon Warrior/Early Final Fantasy wannabe and does it's own things, including hidden loot, areas, dungeons etc. Absolutely a treasure of an early JRPG.
This is such an excellent idea. Great collaboration from some of my favorite content creators. Maybe you can get Retro Game Guy in on the action. One of my favorite hidden gems was Crusader No Remorse. It was a DOS game with a very interesting perspective. I was sucked in by the box art, fortunately it was a really fun game.
I'm diggin' the Arthurian themed collab! I've got a recommendation, and while it's not a hidden gem, I do feel it's overlooked and sidelined a lot. Vagrant Story for the PS1. Throwin in Final Fantasy Tactics as well for good measure. B) Dragon Quest Monsters lookin neat! 👀
Enjoyed the video. Final Lap Twin is definitely something I'm gonna enjoy as a fan of Lamborgini American Challenge for the SNES, but with betting instead of a set amount to be paid for loosing. I'd say katamari damacy is probably the least hidden gem on the list here. It kinda blew up because of the absurdity in early online stuff at the time. You could roll a ball up and pick up people. It was shocking to people. Very fun game though. Highly suggest.
Fun fact about apocalypse on the ps1, Bruce was going to be a secondary character in the game so all of his dialogue was written and recorded as though he was reacting to what the main player was doing, but testing of the game found people wanted to play as Willis.
Just got myself a Miyoo Mini Plus, signifying my fire baptism as a retro console gamer, and it's so nice to find this awesome comunity of people sharing their love for retro gaming. My hidden gem is Dragon Valor, for the PS1. It's a very basic action RPG that has you control several generations of dragon slayers. You get to choose who they marry, resulting in different warriors going forward. I think it's tons of fun, and could swear that modern Ys games owe a lot to this game.
My hidden gem: the 1982 arcade game, "The Pit". It's a single screen precursor to the likes of Boulderdash. Dig down into an alien pit, evade robot bad guys, grab a diamond, and escape through a monster-filled pit before the enemy tank destroys your spaceship! So much character squeezed into such simple graphics!
Whoa! I had that capture the flag game on our pc when I was younger. I played it a lot! Later when we had a newer PC, I played mainly rage: incoming and total annihilation ^^
As I am finishing the video, Capture the Flag is an amazing game! I remember playing it as a kid! I emulated it a few years back, but now want to see if I can get it working on an Odin 2 🤔
Hell yeah! What a collab, really comes to show how far our little community has come. I would absolutely love to see more, Dweeb!!!
Like... His face ? 😎😎
More seriously, yeah we want more of this, feast time this video is 🤝
This group is so supportive. I love this community! ❤
Me too and honestly I find a lot of love and acceptance in the video game community platform Wars notwithstanding
Ditto!
Awesome video, and honored to be part of the collab! Keep up the amazing work TD!
What a GOAT, MrSujano!! Only the real ones remember you before emulation was cool 😅
Dweeb, you and the other Retro Round Knights are heroes of this community. You're jumping through hoops to keep the history of those works of art alive while big names (or big N-ame) of the industry are butchering it for stupid greedy reasons. Thank you for all the awesome work you do, I appreciate you so so much.
That was really nice to hear. Thanks man 🍻
Bro summoned the Avengers of the retro handheld community for this😎
10:45 TechDweeb calling himself "handsome". Get it? Because of the hands? I lol'd.
Let's have a hand for that joke!
These jokes are getting out of hand
Isn't TechDweeb a hand model professionally?
I don't want any mention of a job that includes a hand... please... don't...
I have 2 for you, not sure if they're hidden gems but I know I don't see anyone talking about them.
1. SNES - Vortex - This was one of the first SuperFX chip games that came out on the SNES and it a really cool 3D game that has you in a vehicle that can shift into different things like a plane, a robot a car that sort of thing. Graphics look pretty cool for a SNES game and I feel like they were going for the "Open World" idea, but of course couldn't really impliment it.
2. Genesis - Warlock - Though this game is an adoption from a terrible horror flick, I really enjoy the puzzles that requires you solve. I like the well shaded background and the music is a bit eerie. The druid character you play is super versitle and it just a good side scrolling puzzle game.
Great work getting everyone together on this!
Oh wow.... I thought my retro catalogue was HUGE and I literally have discovered a new game from just about anyone, those were without a doubt hidden gems! Thanks Dweeb, amazing video, amazing collab!
Collabs are the best 😏
This needs to become a series, most of those channels are mostly concerned with the hardware side of things which is cool, but I love getting recommendations for games to try out since I was basically a DOS kid and I don't know many retro games apart from top 10 lists or hidden gem lists. Personal favorites are just a little well more personal.
My personal hidden gem is Metal Storm for the Famicom/NES. It’s a robot platformer game. I love it because it has a really interesting gravity inversion mechanic. The graphics are top-tier, and the controls are incredibly smooth. All that creates a very immersive experience.
This video was so much fun, incredibly well done as always!
I freaking LOVE that capture the flag game! Totally forgot about it! Thanks techdweeb
It was so good! Even playing it now is an adult it's great, nice that there is a turn-based strategy game that isn't all bazookas and fireballs.
Absolutely loved it. This format is so good and having everybody we love in an episode giving their different perspectives is a super cool idea. Great Job General Dweeb.
Thanks buddy! Looking forward to future episodes with OTHER special guests ;)
Brilliant idea, this community is easily the most civil out there, no one hates no one, all support each other, and we all benefit from it! More please Mr. Dweeb ❤
Well said :)
Chapeau Tech Dweeb, you’ve nailed a great new series. Bonus points for getting Russ to do a comedy UA-cam reaction face for the thumbnail! 😂
Ah yes I agree with Mr Sujano on Street Fighter on GBC
Definitely gonna check this one out
i found this one accidentally a few years ago and the mechanics are so nice
If you're using some emulation handheld why not just play the arcade version of alpha instead of the crappy game boy color version lol
Bringing all the community together! Love this one, Dweeb! 🧡
7:10 Final Lap Twin! Yes the story RPG mode is really fun. Highly recommended & strangely still underrated.
I cant believe it existed for so long and ive NEVER heard about it!
@@OzymandiasWasRight You will love it! Still remember playing this on Turbo Express. Unfortunately Turbografx system was very underrated system.
This is the Avengers for retrogaming nerds
Prepare yourself, I'm gonna hit you up for a future episode!
@@TechDweeb OH BOY 🙏🙏
Brilliant as usual TD. Im glad you took the lead as Sylvester Stallone in the Retro game world version of the Retro inspired "The Expendables". Cameo cast heaven.
Awesome list of recommends from the retrotubing fellows! Thanks for including me in the fun! ❤❤ stubbs
Thanks for joining! I'm excited for the episode with the apple, I've done some fun edits 😘
@@TechDweeb My pleasure sir, and haha I know my body is ready for the apple episode, but is my heart?
Oh my gosh! A clash of my favourite channels! Thanks Dweeb!
Russ: I have this game, I don't know if you've ever heard of it, it's called Contra.
Can you play with a dpad?
@@TechDweebonly sometimes
I tried playing it but can’t get the diagonals right
I love this a lot, thanks to all the awesome people who will contribute to this series
Love the concept of this rapid fire format, and the topic too! Can't wait to see more episodes
This was amazing! I love what you did here bringing everyone together like a little family of friends. This is the heart of retro gaming right here.
Your arm must be soar from fending off those old ladies at the bowling alley with that sweet hat.
14:08 Steel Empire is one of my favourites it was great to hear this get mentioned.
My hidden gem is
'Record of Lodoss War' on Dreamcast. From my understanding, it strays from the lore of the anime in order to better service what it is, a really good Diablo clone. In fact, the best on any consoles of that generation, if you ask me.
I'll give it a try!
Thank you so much👍Sounds exactly like something I'm looking to get into at the moment.
@@greyghostinfinite You're very welcome! May the potions and loot be with you.
@ThePhawx ! I love your hidden gems pick (I won't spoil it here), it's one I often try to get people to play. I bought it thinking it was one basic thing, and started playing and discovered just how magical it was. Great choice, dude! Nice choices all 'around. Good job getting the roundup, Dweeb!
Speaking of hidden gems... Tales of Eternia is super underrated. Everyone knows the series because of Symphonia on the gamecube, but Eternia has such a nice little cast and the combat is genuinely fun.
Dude I’m all in for this series hell yes!!! Russ and you have been my favorite channels as of late :) cheers to success and more collaborations down the road
Absolutely love this! Keep those awesome collabs with fellow retro enthusiasts coming. Great job, TechDweeb!
This is incredible!!! 👏👏👏 So stoked to see the next entries! Thank you for bringing all of these boys together for us!
Some girls coming too!
@@TechDweeb O heck yeah!! 🙌🙌🙌
Simply put, I LOVE Hidden Gems videos and getting all these great Tubers' together for one video is the best yet! I always watch these with some scratch paper on the side so I can take some notes on games that I missed in the past.
My few hidden gems:
1. WarGames: Defcon 1 on the PS1 (I am also going to sneak in Tempest X on the sly and see if anyone notices)
2. Tetrisphere on the N64 (I test this on every new system I buy because even high powered systems like the Deck don't always play it perfectly. I LOVE the music on this one and will crank crank the volume every time I start testing!
3. Ecco the Dolphin (both titles) on the Sega CD. Like Tetrisphere, I LOVE the music on these and still listen to it on UA-cam today. I thought I was so cool back in the 90's when I learned I could listen to the music from these games by skipping the first track. Yup, I'm a nerd to the core.
Thanks again, Mr. Dweeb and everyone involved!
Solid suggestions!
Seeing all of you in one video puts a smile on my face. BTW, we need odin mini 2 content!
Ultimate retro-crossovers gathering!
I had capflag!! 😊 I've been thinking about this game lately, I LOVED it as a child! We had the EXACT same experience, mom mailing off a check and getting that white and yellow floppy disc in the mail. my first turn based strategy game!
Thanks for pointing out that i can put it on my RG 353v! ❤
Wow, that is an impressive cast, congratulations on pulling it off! Great video!
I'm a 3ds lover and I didn't knew of that last game 150 hours is insane
Brilliant idea, and so great to see everyone embrace that they are more alike than anything, and not competitors. Right now, this is the best scene.
Uniracers...megalove for that one!
If I ever learn game dev for a hobby, I'm literally just going to make 'Uniracers 20XX'...
More of this! Well done all! Have a bunch of new games to check out on my RGB30!!!
I also loved Super Monaco GP on GG too, first racing game for me on a handheld!
My favorite hidden gems are Rastan (Arcade & Console [sms] ) and Black Tiger (Arcade). Thank God for emulation!
I remember Capture the Flag! I played it all the time on one of those "500 Great Games" Dos shareware compilations that our dad would sometimes bring back from work trips. Thank you for the memory unlock!
Great idea and great video, thanks for putting this together. My hidden gem is "It's Mr. Pants" for the GBA which is an amazing puzzle game made by Rare and published by THQ. I feel like i never hear anybody mention it, but it's one of my favorite Tetris-ish puzzle games on any system. It's almost like a reverse Tetris.. you place blocks to clear the board. Good stuff.
Absolutely loved this video. This is the collab vid I didn't think I needed. For me my hidden gem is Full Auto 2: Battlelines on PSP (also on the PS3). Would be considered retro? Anyways I played so much of this when I was younger. Its a combat racing game with weapons, cool sound fx and some really cool cars designs.
Thanks to this amazing community and happy gaming!
Holy cow, Capture the Flag! I used to buy all sorts of magazines that had shareware on them and I remember playing that game! Must've been 8 or 9 years old back then, what a game!
I love watching your videos and so happy to see you did a collab with all of my favorite dweebs. I don't know if this is a hidden gem but no one ever talks about it.
GBA - Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
Oh my god, Capture the Flag! I absolutely loved that game. I remember trying to get my mom to play it with me because I was an only child living on a farm. In my adulthood I think I'd completely forgotten about it.
Same! I talked my mom into playing because I had no one else to play with! And she did. What a sweetie.
Awesome 👍 a little recommendation from me , 'spindizzy' for the sinclair spectrum . Marble on a 3d landscape at its best 👌
This was so great, looking forward to more chapters. My hidden gems are all the Intellivision games I grew up with. Night Stalker, B-17 Bomber, Star Strike and both D&D games (including a 3D one!) stand out.
The Retro Roundtable is the collab I always wanted. The channels that got me into retro emulation and handhelds.
Every hidden gem video that doesnt list Shantae (great game, not hidden anymore) heals my soul
I've got an awesome one. "Snake Rattle'n Roll" one of Rares early NES titles and it is a killer game. Tough as nails and satisfying as hec. Quarky and fun.
"Don't lick your handhelds." Stubbs: *Feels attacked.
He's blocked me on socials because of that
😂😂
@@TechDweeb😘
Great video! Love the camaraderie. One of my retro hidden gems has to be Kwirk on GB. I never owned a GB growing up (I'm and 80's kid) but I had friends and family that had one. I never really played Kwirk until I met my father-in-law (in 2002). He had an OG gameboy and a couple games but he was always playing Kwirk. He showed it to me one day and I got HOOKED. My father-in -law passed away a few years ago and as a gift to my wife, I got her a red GB Pocket with a copy of Kwirk. We play it once in a while and have fun solving the puzzles but most of all we remember my father-in-law while playing it.
No way I LOVED that Capture The Flag game as a kid! Shareware version. Probably off a magazine cover disk ❤
Thanks so much, Stubbs. I've been looking for apocalypse for sooooooooo long. I played it as a kid but couldn't ever find it because I barely remembered anything about it at all.
Should have just asked Stubbs! 😛
SUCH a great game, time to play it again my friend 🧡
Super Robot Wars series and Onimusha Tactics in GBA were a hidden gem. Everytime I watch a video of tactics game on the console, I hear same overrated stuff like FF tactics, Tactics ogre and Advanced Wars.
For SRW A, D, R and J, you can pick mechs from great mecha animes ranging from Mazinger Z up to great gundam titles up to UC Gundam and Seed. The original generations had great rpg elements where you can upgrade your mechs and train your pilots. You can create combos and assists. You can combine mechs mid battle. It's just so much fun.
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes Series specially ultimate ninja hero 5 in ps2 was also a hidden gem. The 2d fighting game where you can play your favorite naruto character, with unique combos and on advanced competitive stage, you'll need mastery of animation cancelling and chakra management. It's much more brutal than thr brain dead gameplay of ninja storm series.
SRW was also underrated on PS1. I had so much fun on Super robot wars Alpha Gaiden.
This was fun to watch and learned about other creators I haven't been exposed to (love everything Retro Game Corps does!)
Capture the Flag is such a great choice! I haven't played a serious game of it since the 90s, but I always make sure my Carr Software folder is one of the first things I copy over when I get a new hard drive/PC
This was a really fun video! I love it! My hidden gem is Cosmo Tank for the OG Gameboy. Many good memories there.
Yeah I found that game while hidden gem hunting. Neat game!
Totally agree with Sujano’s picks!
I will have to check out Final Lap Twin, looks and sounds fun
Love this collab. Can't wait to see more.
Amazing stuff, my good Dweeb. Always look forward to a new video and even more so when a multitude of my other favorite Retro UA-camrs are included!
Small nitpick with the editing -- when Zu is talking about DQVII, there's an insert of an image of DQVIII. Not sure if that was on your end or his end, but for the sake of being an absolute alpha nerd, I felt the need to bring it to your attention. 😅
Yeah I know. My own brain fart there. :S
My favorite hidden gem was Take-Two Interactive's 1996 FMV DOS game RIPPER. It has Christopher Walken, Paul Giamati, Blue Oyster Cult, Cyberpunk, puzzles, B movie acting, and the type of PG-13 story that made me feel super cool to be playing it as a teen.
This is frickin amazing. I hope there's so many of these!
I loved the snk vs capcom on the neogeo pocket. Was such a fun little game. But it had a sister game called snk vs capcom: card fighters clash also on the pocket, which was a way bigger game and so much fun to play!
Excellent collaboration! Lots of great answers here I'll have to rewatch and make a proper list. A note on Katamari, this series WAS a hidden gem in the early days FOR SURE, but it has sort of become the hidden gem that is NOW a cult favorite. Especially by the time the series came to xbox 360 and was called "Beautiful Katamari" and held it's value for AGES. No judgement though, because it's an EXCELLENT choice.
...oh MY hidden Gem? Well it's hard to pick one so I'll have to pick a few.
1) Remember Rare? What did they make in the Early Days? Have a look back at the NES Era at a game called "Solar Jet Man" imagine if Asteroids was even more complex and took place INSIDE planets with more aliens and treasures and puzzles and ship upgrades? You'll love it, go check it out
2) More NES?, How about Solstice? Known by the retro game music community from KILLER music composed by Tim Follin, Solstice has no business satisfying your ears this well. it also is a fun puzzle platformer. You play a wizard who has to gather pieces of a powerful magic staff so he may defeat an evil mage and save the princess. Boot it up and enjoy.
3)What? you want a Sega title? Here we go, Crusaders of Centy. I love this game. It was forged in the crucible of the Nintendo Sega rivalry. But why would I dare to explain? the video game historian has an EXCELLENT video on this game that is almost as interesting as playing the game itself (ua-cam.com/video/kCgIZIasYnE/v-deo.html). But seriously if you don't want to play the game after watching that? idk man it's a crazy good sales pitch.
I have a few more, but I have already written a novel down here... so best of luck with those and I'll see you around the discord ^_^
I remember renting Solar Jet Man. Had no idea it was Rare that made it. And Solstice is amazing (that's on my list of NES gems). And HOW DID I KNOW that you'd be suggesting Crusaders of Centy. I could NEVER have predicted that you'd bring that one up 😏
@@TechDweeb I still have my Physical copies of Solar Jet Man & Solstice. I'll have to bring up my cartridges sometime
Thanks for the list of new people to follow. Love your content, @TechDweeb!
Shatterhand (NES), Felix The Cat (NES), Al Unser Jr's Turbo Racing (NES) and Ranger X (Genesis/Megadrive) are some good ones.
Solid picks 👍
I really like this collab idea, great way to grow the community! I haven't really seen most of these creators which is cool
collab of the century 💯 I actually played Super Monaco GP back in the day! That unlocked a memory. Apocalypse and Final Lap Twin look so cool.
I love this idea! And kudos to the awesome creator community coming together to do this!
Final Lap Twin was techincally the first JRPG I ever played back when it was released back in 1989, and was what got me into the genre as a whole. I recommend that game to people all the time and rarely does anyone take me up on checking it out. I hope this video gets more people to play it. It's an awesome Dragon Warrior/Early Final Fantasy wannabe and does it's own things, including hidden loot, areas, dungeons etc. Absolutely a treasure of an early JRPG.
Brilliant!
We need more videos covering cool games to play on our handhelds. Greatly appreciated!
Holy cow! It's like Super Retrogaming All-Stars! Fantastic, guys!
This is such an excellent idea. Great collaboration from some of my favorite content creators. Maybe you can get Retro Game Guy in on the action. One of my favorite hidden gems was Crusader No Remorse. It was a DOS game with a very interesting perspective. I was sucked in by the box art, fortunately it was a really fun game.
Love Apocalypse also Skull Monkeys,Einhander and Ergeiz. All also on the PS1
I really like the idea of this Video and I enjoyed it, Thanks TechDweeb 🤝🏻
Well my favorite hidden gem Retro game is ( SNES: Megaman X )
This is an excellent collab! Looking forward to the rest of the series!
I'm diggin' the Arthurian themed collab! I've got a recommendation, and while it's not a hidden gem, I do feel it's overlooked and sidelined a lot. Vagrant Story for the PS1. Throwin in Final Fantasy Tactics as well for good measure. B)
Dragon Quest Monsters lookin neat! 👀
Great idea for a video and nice to see everyone taking part :)
I feel like a lucky dweeb that so many cool people said yes
Sega Genesis: Beyond Oasis. This is my hidden gem. It's basically a Zelda Beat-em-up Action RPG for the Genesis / Megadrive.
Enjoyed the video. Final Lap Twin is definitely something I'm gonna enjoy as a fan of Lamborgini American Challenge for the SNES, but with betting instead of a set amount to be paid for loosing. I'd say katamari damacy is probably the least hidden gem on the list here. It kinda blew up because of the absurdity in early online stuff at the time. You could roll a ball up and pick up people. It was shocking to people. Very fun game though. Highly suggest.
Fun fact about apocalypse on the ps1, Bruce was going to be a secondary character in the game so all of his dialogue was written and recorded as though he was reacting to what the main player was doing, but testing of the game found people wanted to play as Willis.
Woah! I didn't know this. Blew my mind, I need to learn the rest of the lore now. ❤❤ - Stubbs
Magmax for the NES and Revenge of the Gator Pinball for Gameboy are two of my favorite retro hidden gems.
Nice! I played so much Capture the Flag with siblings and friends back in the day. Totally forgot about it, thanks for the reminder.
Just got myself a Miyoo Mini Plus, signifying my fire baptism as a retro console gamer, and it's so nice to find this awesome comunity of people sharing their love for retro gaming.
My hidden gem is Dragon Valor, for the PS1. It's a very basic action RPG that has you control several generations of dragon slayers. You get to choose who they marry, resulting in different warriors going forward. I think it's tons of fun, and could swear that modern Ys games owe a lot to this game.
Aleste and Zanac on MSX are fantastic experiences, very cool old school shmups.
NES - Chip n' Dale - Lots of fun playing in coop
Yes!!!
My hidden gem: the 1982 arcade game, "The Pit". It's a single screen precursor to the likes of Boulderdash. Dig down into an alien pit, evade robot bad guys, grab a diamond, and escape through a monster-filled pit before the enemy tank destroys your spaceship! So much character squeezed into such simple graphics!
That actually looks like a lot of fun. I love arcade games from the early 80s.
Whoa! I had that capture the flag game on our pc when I was younger. I played it a lot!
Later when we had a newer PC, I played mainly rage: incoming and total annihilation ^^
You're a real artist man, love you.
As I am finishing the video, Capture the Flag is an amazing game! I remember playing it as a kid! I emulated it a few years back, but now want to see if I can get it working on an Odin 2 🤔
It is cool to see you guys united talking about Games ❤
Thanks TechDweeb for getting this together❤. My hidden gem is King's Valley on the MSX
Oooh our first MSX hidden gem!
Really loved the cast AND the recommandations. More please!