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Gotcha Force for the GameCube slaps hard and I want another one so bad. I've only met 1 person who also played it back then. Ahhh fuck just talking about it makes me wanna download it now

Geometry Wars Retro Evolved is the best arcade style game in existence.

Hmm. I don't know if they'd stand the test of time, but a few older games I enjoyed a lot back in the day that aren't going to show up much of anywhere due to age:

• Loony Labyrinth, a 2D video pinball game for the Mac and Windows by Little Wing Software. I've played huge numbers of tables on newer and more sophisticated engines, but that table kept me coming back for more hours of gameplay than any later ones. Not on GOG or Steam, though Little Wing sells copies directly.

• Flying Nightmares, or AV-8B Harrier Assault. Untextured polygon flight sim where you're operating off a US amphibious assault force; probably one of the few games kind of like Carrier Command 2 that I can think of in that you can also control other of your forces (though Flying Nightmares focuses on operating the Harriers, and Carrier Command 2 the amphibious assault ship). Doesn't look like GOG or Steam have them.

• Eufloria. Steam link for an HD re-release. One of those "real-time 4X" games, but using plants and seeds and minimalistic graphics.

• Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising. A spiritual successor to Carrier Command. One has an amphibious assault ship, can construct autonomous vehicles and move your ship around. Unlike Carrier Command 2, this is a single-player game. Wish that someone would make a more single-player-oriented Carrier Command 2. The graphics haven't really kept up with the time, and it tends to encourage exploiting the AI's weaknesses, but I've had a lot of fun with it.

It's not exactly unknown within its niche, but because it is niche, Rule the Waves 3, a game that simulates naval fleet command and development.

EDIT: Oh, here's an oddball, not quite as old game: Ghost Master. One acquires and upgrades different types of ghosts, then places them and uses their abilities to scare humans away from a location. Nothing else very similar to it out there that I'm aware of.

The entire Pang series.

• Bionic Commando on Game Boy --> platform game with good graphics and good musics for a 1992 Game Boy game. It's an adaptation of the NES/Arcade game but in a futuristic world and more fluid controls (in my opinion) than the NES one.
• Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle --> really good tactical RPG with a funny universe and awesome music that was released early on the Nintendo Switch.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. An absolute gem from Dontnod that plays like a double-A god of war with superb writing and voice performances.

Gives me the same vibes as Claire Obscure, but in a less flashy, more grounded world of early colonial America

The Cube Escape series. Free to play escape the room puzzle games with a really creepy vibe

Sanctum used to be really fun and has a kickass soundtrack

Jump Ultimate Stars!

Chewy: Esc from F5

A funny little German point and click adventure about a little pink alien landing on earth and trying to get back to space, I think. I should play it again. I think by now it even has ScummVM support.

A little better known is Simon the Sorcerer. But it was kind of overshadowed by Monkey Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Griffon_VF-9

Wildly fun game, with a bit more than a few terrifying moments thrown in due to the PS limitations at the time. They turned it into a feature instead of a limitation, and it made the whole game more horrifying.

It was also a cool voice acted anime storyline with giant mechs on the moon as an adventure/run and gun game.

DayZ seems like a game that people either love or hate/have never heard of.

I'd almost claim it's up there with GTA series as the best games ever made.

Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Has the first 2 seasons of the show. Never got a sequel :(

My favorite Atlus game is Digital Devil Saga 1&2 but that's not even people's third thought when I say Shin Megami Tensei PS2 era.

Sentient by Psygnosis for PC and PS1.

It is a super ambitious 1997 adventure game on a simulated space station with multiple endings. The whole crew is simulated also and there is a fairly open dialog system with which you can ask questions, give orders or just small talk.

I would give an arm and a leg for a proper remake.

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Lost Kingdoms 2 for the GameCube

Great card battle concept that I wish was put into a modern game and improved with more transformations and monsters

Creaks. It's a puzzle platformer sort of in the style of Limbo and Inside. Beautiful hand drawn graphics. Really challenging puzzles. And the music feels like it organically evolves as you progress through the game.

Sprout Valley and Chicory: A Colorful Tale are two indie games I adore a bunch but don’t get much mainstream love.

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