Your "Cult Classics"

We all have our own cult classics when it comes to movies, books, TV, etc. But what about games?

Well I'll start off by listing my cult classics:

Digimon World (Playstation)

Mickey's Racing Adventure for the GBC.  Best Game Boy racing game EVER.

Starsky and Hutch.
God I loved that game.
Also going back through the years, does anyone remember that old arcade Star Wars Trilogy game?
That was fucking intense ^_^
And now that I think of it, Die Hard Trilogy for PSOne. I never knew anyone else who owned it, but it was a firm favourite of mine for many years.

"Starsky and Hutch.
God I loved that game.
Also going back through the years, does anyone remember that old arcade Star Wars Trilogy game?
That was fucking intense ^_^
And now that I think of it, Die Hard Trilogy for PSOne. I never knew anyone else who owned it, but it was a firm favourite of mine for many years."

I came across it a few weeks back and I was wondering whether the lightsabers were always that bad, or if i was just used to smoother gaming...

I remember that Digimon game. I could never get the right evolution :(

Lost Kingdoms (Gamecube)

Ghost Master. I've never heard anybody talk about it but it was alot of fun.

Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense

    The most fun i ever had with any PSone game, i still play it to this very day.

Star fox Assault

    Alongside Adventures, this is the most hated Starfox game ever. I really loved it, even though it was really short, i beat it at least once a year ever since it was released, multiplayer almost every weekend with my bro and sis. And yes i loved the on-foot missions.

     Seriously, what's not to like about this awesome on-rails adventure game?

      Everyone who got a gamecube on day one probably played this game, but it was soon forgotten once Metroid Prime, Smash Bros, Eternal Darkness, Pikmin, Mario Sunshine and others appeared. Best racing game ive played, it was impressive the first day and it still is impressive today.

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Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense

    The most fun i ever had with any PSone game, i still play it to this very day.

Star fox Assault

    Alongside Adventures, this is the most hated Starfox game ever. I really loved it, even though it was really short, i beat it at least once a year ever since it was released, multiplayer almost every weekend with my bro and sis. And yes i loved the on-foot missions.

Pepsiman

     Seriously, what's not to like about this awesome on-rails adventure game?

Wave Race: Blue Storm

      Everyone who got a gamecube on day one probably played this game, but it was soon forgotten once Metroid Prime, Smash Bros, Eternal Darkness, Pikmin, Mario Sunshine and others appeared. Best racing game ive played, it was impressive the first day and it still is impressive today.

Endless Ocean
      I was pretty much the only person in the world who was hyped for this game, i love it, beautiful, relaxing, amazing.

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"Ghost Master. I've never heard anybody talk about it but it was alot of fun.

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Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense

    The most fun i ever had with any PSone game, i still play it to this very day.

Star fox Assault

    Alongside Adventures, this is the most hated Starfox game ever. I really loved it, even though it was really short, i beat it at least once a year ever since it was released, multiplayer almost every weekend with my bro and sis. And yes i loved the on-foot missions.

Pepsiman

     Seriously, what's not to like about this awesome on-rails adventure game?

Wave Race: Blue Storm

      Everyone who got a gamecube on day one probably played this game, but it was soon forgotten once Metroid Prime, Smash Bros, Eternal Darkness, Pikmin, Mario Sunshine and others appeared. Best racing game ive played, it was impressive the first day and it still is impressive today.

Endless Ocean
      I was pretty much the only person in the world who was hyped for this game, i love it, beautiful, relaxing, amazing.

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Off the top of my head I'd probably say Comix Zone and Scooby-Doo Mystery for the Genesis.

A lot of people enjoy Endless Ocean at Insert Coin. You know that site you should register for and post in. ;)"

Gregory Horror Show is immensely under appreciated. I could never get past that fish guy in the basement though. At least, I think it was a fish guy.

Completely forgot about:

Apocalypse

Awesome, badass game

killer clowns from outerspace.

Dude, Digimon World was great, but I played the hell out of Digimon World 2.  Without even having beaten the game first, I am one of the only people in the world who can attest first hand that the gameplay timer stops at 99:99

"I remember that Digimon game. I could never get the right evolution :(

Lost Kingdoms (Gamecube)

At the time of my experience with this game, I had played no previous card-based RPGs. So, I was very sketchy on playing this since I thought it would a boring affair similar to the (somewhat enjoyable) Final Fantasy card-games. Boy, was I wrong. There wasn't much cooler to me (at the time) than seeing a big, mean looking lizardman get messed up by a huge werewolf that I summoned. The story caught my attention somehow, and going around wasting monsters with other monsters while customizing decks was a great way to kill some time. The sequel I didn't enjoy so much (I think it was because of the lack of random-esque battles). A hidden gem."

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX (PS1)

Tony Hawk - skateboards + bikes = this game.  I don't know why this series didn't take off like Tony Hawk and SSX did, but I think it deserved to.
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"I remember the whole extreme sports craze of the late 90's/early 00's."

"Gunraidan said:

"I remember the whole extreme sports craze of the late 90's/early 00's."

Yeah me too, i also remember the Matt Hofman and Kelly Slater games"

"Nothing was as bad as last years shooter phase. NOTHING. Seriously the market has never been so saturated since the platformer craze of the early 90's.


P.S. You should post in GG Weekly not in the Blogs :P"

"killer clowns from outerspace."

"Gunraidan said:

"Nothing was as bad as last years shooter phase. NOTHING. Seriously the market has never been so saturated since the platformer craze of the early 90's.


P.S. You should post in GG Weekly not in the Blogs :P"

  Didn't find any of the news interesting so far :P"

Fucking Einhander.

Looney Tunes B-Ball.

Number Munchers.

Sorry if it's a little long.

Secret of Mana

Another few I'd add to my list would be:

• Extermination
• Aggressive Inline
• Way of the Samurai
• Mafia

Shogo (PC,) 1998
Someone made a killer page for it here on GB
Awesome FPS that featured on foot levels as well as levels that allowed you to control giant mechs (of your choosing, and they'd all have different attributes.) It's odd to find such an entertaining FPS with such interesting mechanics (on foot / mech) and such an off-beat Japanese feel. This made made seamless vehicle control as we know it in modern day FPS games look like child's play. One moment you were on foot, the next you were in an enormous MCA batlling other mechs and squishing tiny human enemies underfoot - it all controlled flawlessly, and felt incredible.
On Foot:

Hmm, I have a few of these I guess:

Digimon World was amazing, although I could never beat it as I played the Spanish version (since I was living in Spain at the time), which had a glitch where you couldn't progress further than the 2nd floor of the last area.

Also, Touhou is not freeware, despite the fact that they haven't been released outside of Japan, although I would agree that they are a "cult classic" amongst the fans who don't live in Japan (as it's pretty damn huge series there). The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil would have to be my favourite, though, as I really enjoyed the characters, music and spell card patterns (which I believe to be the most entertaining in the series). That, and the fact that EoSD is the only one that's made me see bullets whenever I closed my eyes after a couple of hours worth of playing.

Edit: I just realised, you posted a screenshot of Perfect Cherry Blossom when referring to Imperishable Night.

I'm an old school PC gamer, and a lot of the games I think of as being cult classics were actually big sellers then.  However, given their relative rarity in conversation on GB, I'll throw a few into the mix.

PC:
Quest for Glory/Police Quest/Leisure Suit Larry/Space Quest adventure series
Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist
Shadow Warrior
Rise of the Triad
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Syndicate
Jagged Alliance series
Silent Storm

CONSOLES:
Disgaea (really, most of Nippon Ichi's strategy RPG's)
Dark Cloud
Rogue Galaxy
Vigilante 8 series
Suikoden
Discworld

The one and only.  The peak of gaming for me, the last game I was truly and absolutely excited to get my hands on.

Ladies and gents.

Shenmue

Randolph - I freakin' loved Shenmue 2.  Still do love it.  Does anyone know if it's on the BC list for the Xbox 360?

"Randolph - I freakin' loved Shenmue 2.  Still do love it.  Does anyone know if it's on the BC list for the Xbox 360?"

Rock!  If I didn't have a to-be-played list a mile long, I'd go back this weekend and start it again.

First, this is a great idea for a discussion.

Astro Boy: Omega Factor - This GBA title should have been much more popular then it actually was. A shooter co-developed by Treasure? What isn't to love. Unfortunately, nobody played it. The game featured a number of levels through which you progressed, each with a fast paced blend of shooting, platforming, and beat-em-up gameplay. In between were flying shooter levels resembling R-Type, and tons of huge, awesome bosses. Once you played through each level, the story made you play through again, looking for hidden things in each level, and there were many. As you progressed the first and second times, these hidden things would also increase the stat of your choice. The game had a huge variety of gameplay sequences enhancing how good it was, but unfortunately, nobody cared to play it.

Front Mission - Front Mission was originally released for the SNES exclusively in Japan, but last year, Squenix brought it to the US on the DS. The release was very quiet, and nobody noticed when one of the best turn based strategy games ever was released. No one reviewed it, almost no advertising was done, and it is a shame, because the game is a true gem. You can customize each piece of your wanzers (FM's name for mech) and you have plenty to customize. You can name them, color them, and choose from tons of optons regarding parts. Each mission provides a variety of creative objectives to carry out, and all are fun. Finally, the game offers not one, but TWO full length campaign sequences, providing for tons of gameplay.

• Wipeout 2097

• Soul Reaver
• Donkey Kong Country (snes)
• Tekken 3
• Odd world abes oddysee
• Die hard trilogy

Mechwarrior Series

Giant battlemechs, what else is there?

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• Wipeout 2097

• Soul Reaver
• Donkey Kong Country (snes)
• Tekken 3
• Odd world abes oddysee
• Die hard trilogy

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Threads of Fate - I have probably played the demo for this game over 25 time's before I went an rented the actual game. I regret not buying it now.

Legend of Dragoon - I though it was pretty awesome back when I was like 9, so awesome that when I forgot to bring it to a house I was staying at for a weekend, I bought another copy to be able to play it. (maybe this isn't the best example since it was a PS1 Greatest Hits)

I think you folks all need the definition of "cult classics" explained to you:

"I think you folks all need the definition of "cult classics" explained to you:

A work of fiction that is extremely popular with a select audience but may or may not be successful at the time of the work's original publication 

Therefore, any game at all can be considered a "cult classic".  I can't remember who it was, but a few days ago, someone posted up a thread that was a series of videos about neglected 8-bit Nintendo games, and he made a strong point on there.  With the availability of the internet, opinion is too easily thrown around and criticism is next to worthless nowadays, but it also means that with so many opinions flying around, anything can be considered a classic or "underrated" or "neglected" or a "cult classic".

I honestly think that the only two games I've seen on this list so far that deserves to be considered "cult classics" are Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense and Dark Cloud.  Other than that, eh.

I'll add a third and fourth one on here, because yes, I'm that full of myself and that sure of my opinion:

By large, these two games are probably the two most recognizable "cult classics" of the last generation of console games.  While I could easily post up games like Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, Project Snowblind, or even something as lucrative as Vagrant Story (which is my favorite game of all time), these remain to be the only two games in my collection from the last console generation that were bought and NEVER resold to a store again.

Beyond Good and Evil featured stealth gameplay that, personally, was much more satisfying and smoother than Metal Gear Solid while offering a photo-taking element that kept you engrossed and actually had you interacting with the world around you.  Mix in lovable characters, a grand and epic story, and one hell of a staff to fight with, and you got one of the greatest "cult classics" to ever exist.

Freedom Fighters was an easily overlooked third-person squad-based shooter for consoles that grabbed me by the balls and refused to let go.  This game features one of the best, if not simply THE best, squad-management mechanics to ever be featured in a game.  The story was topical, funny, and at the same time, it really made sure you were into your environments.  To think that people complain about EA never putting out any type of original IPs...and the one time they did...no one paid attention to its brilliance.  Tsk tsk...

So, chalk those two up on the list.

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I know plenty of people that didn't like it.  Most didn't enjoy the graphics of the game, which was seen as kid-like to many of them.  They also didn't care much for the fact that there was very little combat in the game.  Aside from Ubisoft not knowing how to advertise the game at all to the open market, as well as the appeal at the time for more Mature games over anything, I could easily see how this ended up in bargain bins within two weeks time.

it may be too early but, Too Human is an excellent game that keeps on giving.  Sorry, I know thats not the popular opinion but the game was awesome fun.

"I know plenty of people that didn't like it.  Most didn't enjoy the graphics of the game, which was seen as kid-like to many of them.  They also didn't care much for the fact that there was very little combat in the game.  Aside from Ubisoft not knowing how to advertise the game at all to the open market, as well as the appeal at the time for more Mature games over anything, I could easily see how this ended up in bargain bins within two weeks time.

However, we're not talking about UNDERRATED games.  We're talking about CULT CLASSICS.  Very extreme difference.  An underrated game is one that was critically panned but found an audience...like, say, The Boondock Saints as a movie...yet it still doesn't have a HUGE audience to it.  Cult classics are like Wizard of Oz, which was a bomb when it first came out, but thanks to the increasing popularity of television, it ended up finding its audience and is now considered a classic...but still, it is a cult classic.

On an off-note...I fucking hate The Wizard of Oz.  L. Frank Baum must roll over his grave every time he hears about ruby slippers...

**EDIT**  Sorry, I'm at work and wasn't able to focus well on writing out those definitions.

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