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Torak

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Most obscure game you've ever played?
« on: March 29, 2008, 04:57:00 pm »
Basically, say the least known game you've played.


For me it's Ishar.

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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2008, 05:02:00 pm »
Probably It Came from the Desert, an abandonware DOS game, or maybe CthulhuMUD.
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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2008, 05:38:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by Torak:
<STRONG>Basically, say the least known game you've played.


For me it's Ishar.</STRONG>

Ahh, the youth these days... It was a well-known RPG series back in the Amiga days.
Now, Abandoned Places or Buck Rogers were somewhat more obscure RPGs from that era.

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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2008, 06:14:00 pm »
Sobor. I actually played more obscure games (or not) but I can't remember their names and noone can help me because they are so obscure. (BTW if someone knows what these games are, please PM me about it)
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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2008, 06:17:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by Tommy2U:
<STRONG>Buck Rogers</STRONG>

Countdown to Doomsday?

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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2008, 07:02:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by Torak:
<STRONG>Countdown to Doomsday?</STRONG>
Or matrix cubed. played those too (but Sobor is way more obscure). didn't beat either of them though.
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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2008, 01:44:00 am »
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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2008, 02:48:00 am »
Hmm...  Don't suppose Q*bert would count, now would it?


The main thing that comes to mind would be a game I think was called "Fate of the Dragon".  It had several other names, however.

Either that, or several other copies of the game that had different names.  The game was Chinese, after all.

EDIT:  Oh wait, there's also 'Dungeon Odyssey'.  I'm not sure how many folks know about that one.

[ March 30, 2008: Message edited by: Kagus ]

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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2008, 06:06:00 am »
quote:
Originally posted by Torak:
<STRONG>

Countdown to Doomsday?</STRONG>

Sadly, I don't remember. I played it on my Amiga, the game engine was from the other SSI RPGs of the period (Pools of Radiance and its sequels) plus you could travel in your spaceship throughout the solar systems and fight space pirates and the like.
A cool game overall.

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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2008, 09:56:00 am »
My first RTS and one of my most favourite games ever, Ancient Conquest, perished in obscurity for reasons I'll never understand.

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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2008, 01:57:00 pm »
Cap'n Crunch's Crunchling Adventure! ...

I found it in a thrift store and got it for the sheer gag value. It's a suprisingly decent game.

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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2008, 06:51:00 pm »
Castle of the Winds.  An old rougelike that focused on magic combat versus weapon combat.
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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2008, 07:02:00 pm »
Castle of the Winds owned so much face.  I never got a chance to play the sequel.
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Re: Most obscure game you've ever played?
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2008, 07:32:00 pm »
I think both actually are released as Freeware now (Maybe even into public domain)

I believe I have Part 1 and Part 2 on my comp at the moment.

Most obscure?

I'm gonna go with Loom

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