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Most obscure PC games you have ever played?

Post by Muzozavr » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:33 pm

Just curious, what's the most obscure PC games you've ever played?
(not asking for consoles, because, well, how many people are going to be familiar with something like ZX-80?)

I'm starting off by naming "Magnetic Labyrinth". I'd be waaaay surprised if anyone even knows what it is. I googled for it but it seems the game just vanished from general knowledge. It's almost like it no longer exists, I barely found one mention (along with a downloadable copy, but I do own it on a disc)
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Post by jdl » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:43 pm

Possibly, I Wanna Be The Guy. :wink: :lol:

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Post by Muzozavr » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:12 pm

Well, IWBTG is... not very obscure. Some other obscurities maybe?

I also just remembered Sky Cat, damn god that was one hard game. :lol: Could never pass level 1. Played it again and STILL can't pass level 1.
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Post by dlcs18 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:20 pm

Springy :roll:

My dad got it from the shop a while ago. It's a fairly good game, and it even has a very clever level editor. :P (I don't play it anymore though)

But it seems like I'm the only one who has ever played it since there's NOTHING on the internet about it. I was hoping to find some new user created levels for it on the net when I played it.
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Post by Muzozavr » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:30 pm

If it's not a mahjong clone, then I have no idea which game you're talking about. Doesn't google all that well. :lol: Pretty obscure, huh?
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Post by dlcs18 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:41 pm

Muzozavr wrote:Doesn't google all that well. :lol:
Well, that's the point. :P

Springy is a puzzle game. I can't describe the gameplay very well.
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Post by mqdar » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:42 pm

When you say "obscure", do you mean "quiet" and "not very well known"?

I would say Monopoly Tycoon. I never see anything on the server list.

There's also that site called Igfip (www.igfip.com), which Jdl posted about a while ago. I don't think anyone except Jdl and me goes there. (the person who, I think, created the site does have future plans for it, though, and hopefully it'll become much more active in the future)
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Post by cbloopy » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:54 pm

Muzozavr wrote:Doesn't google all that well. :lol: Pretty obscure, huh?
By that criteria, I'm thinking jdl's "Stinky's Labyrinth" would count as the most obscure PC game that I've played. :wink:

(That said, Google actually did get a hit, courtesy of the youtube video about engine bugs.)
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Post by dlcs18 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:14 pm

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Post by Muzozavr » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:26 pm

cbloopy wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:Doesn't google all that well. :lol: Pretty obscure, huh?
By that criteria, I'm thinking jdl's "Stinky's Labyrinth" would count as the most obscure PC game that I've played. :wink:

(That said, Google actually did get a hit, courtesy of the youtube video about engine bugs.)
Damn. I forgot one thing.
Added after the fact: no unfinished games. No killed-in-alphas either, btw.
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obscure DOS game

Post by VirtLands » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:08 am

Here's some obscure games,... and they are free too:

A-Train
http://www.myabandonware.com/game/a-train-1bn/#download

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Another one of my favorites is..

Supaplex:
http://www.myabandonware.com/game/supaplex-19v/

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Here is another OLD, perhaps obscure DOS game, it is called
Oil's Well
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/856/Oils+Well.html

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How about Boppin' :) ?
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/3350/Boppin%27.html

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You can find a lot more Classic DOS Games here:
http://www.classicdosgames.com/company/apogee.html
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Post by Boppelist » Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:48 am

I think Midnight Synergy's "Colony" counts as obscure when compared to the other Wonderland games.

I really liked that game, it's challenging. :D
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Post by Blast!10 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:59 pm

Pixelpart!
Oh wait, that's my game and it's not even finished...

Into a Dark Time!
Oh wait, that's my game...

Camera obscura!
Oh wait, that's not a game, it's a kind of camera...



HOLD IT!
Obscure = not well known, right?
In that case...
Wonderland Adventures 2: Mysteries of Fire Island
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Post by bround » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:53 pm

Icy Tower
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Download: It's a game by downloaded from here.

Tropix 2
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Download: It's a game by downloaded from here.

Wonderland Adventures: Mysteries of Fire Island
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Comment/Download: This is my version by me. There are no download for my version, but offical game downloaded on here.

Toontown
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Download: It's a game by downloaded from here after you registered.
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Post by Nobody » Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:01 pm

Very... nice... screenshot... of... your... version... of... WA: MOFI
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Post by dlcs18 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:20 pm

I hope you people aren't thinking what I'm thinking of those red circles on strings...
EDIT: What is the point of them being there anyway? :lol:
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Post by Muzozavr » Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:53 pm

dlcs18 wrote:I hope you people aren't thinking what I'm thinking of those red circles on strings...
EDIT: What is the point of them being there anyway? :lol:
*can't unsee*
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Post by Emerald141 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:54 pm

What are you thinking? :lol:
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Post by dlcs18 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:59 pm

Emerald141 wrote:What are you thinking? :lol:
A human exploded onto the MoFI screen. *shot*
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Post by stinky2 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:02 pm

Emerald141 wrote:What are you thinking? :lol:
i think he put two circles, then added the strings
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Post by bround » Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:41 am

You guys were bad.
My answer is I updated some of my WDFs.

I didnt edit the picture that i taken!
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