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I'm getting ready to put together a contest for the site, but in preparation, I would like everybody to list games that they think are excellent, but haven't received the recognition they deserve (chose 1 to 10 games that haven't been listed yet).

Please post the titles below and once the contest kicks off, you will have an opportunity to tell why the games are deserving in order to have a chance at winning some great prizes.

Here's the list so far:
Bangai-O
Cannon Spike
Cosmic Smash
F355 Challenge
Fatal Fury - Mark of the Wolves
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Revolt
Typing of The Dead
OoogaBooga
Wetrix
Project Justice
Hydro Thunder
Under Defeat
Yu Suzuki Gameworks
Test Drive LeMans
Red Dog
Silver
Seventh Cross Evolution
Record of Lodoss War
Super Magnetic Neo
Tech Romancer
Giga Wing 2
Armada
Last Blade 2
MDK2
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Blue Stinger
Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern
Illbleed
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
Evolution 2
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2

Enter the contest here:
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1452

Always gatta say EGG. Otherwise I say Cannon Spike. Possibly Red Dog and Silver. I need to play those two more before I can be sure.

Mozgus wrote:Always gatta say EGG. Otherwise I say Cannon Spike. Possibly Red Dog and Silver. I need to play those two more before I can be sure.

I always heard Silver stunk.... What do you like about it?

racketboy wrote:

Mozgus wrote:Always gatta say EGG. Otherwise I say Cannon Spike. Possibly Red Dog and Silver. I need to play those two more before I can be sure.

I always heard Silver stunk.... What do you like about it?

High resolution backgrounds. Mindless hack and slash always caters to me, lol. It had above average dialog. I haven't played in a couple years though. As with 400 other games, it's on my backlog.

Oh and I've only played for an hour, but 'Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm' is a fantastic looking and sounding game. Gameplay is stiff but manageable. Might become easier with practice. I've only played as the dude so far, but the voice acted dialog is fairly edgy and funny.

Seventh Cross Evolution - A evolution simulator in which you morph and create live structures. Poor graphics, but good gameplay.

Record of Lodoss War - Inspired from the anime series, the Dreamcast version plays out like Diablo - an over-head RPG with pre-rendered 3-D sprites. Fans of Runescape might enjoy.

Super Magnetic Neo - Slick Adventure / platform title with wonderful cute graphics and addictive gameplay, overlooked!

Bangai-O - Excellent platform/shump from Treasure

Project Justice - Impressive follow up from Capcom's Rival Schools (PS1) Japanese version includes a board game and character creator mode!

Cannon Spike - Reviving shump genre, Psykio teamed up with Capcom to create this short, but addictive platform/shump. Including 2-Player co-up!

Tech Romancer - Based on Old- Japanese mech culture, a shiny 3-D 1v1 fighter published by Capcom.

Giga Wing 2 - sequel to the Arcade / Saturn shump hit, featues a 2-player mode.

1. Armada
2. Last Blade 2
3. MDK2
4. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
5. Blue Stinger
6. Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern
7. Illbleed
8. Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
9. Evolution 2
10. Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2

Shenmue

Shenmue wasn't exactly hidden -- it was one of Sega's headlining titles...
Anything else?

BTW,
Enter the contest here:
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1452

I would have to say Rez. I had not played this game until a couple of days ago, because it was never released in the US on the Dreamcast. I do not know if it is really a hidden gem or not, but it blew me away with its originality and game play.

Here's my list:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2007/02/ ... games.html