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 Conqueror
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forgot this

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Posted : 13/08/2011 2:10 pm
 Euro
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Posted : 13/08/2011 2:36 pm
 IA
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I don't think anything bitmap brothers can be called "underrated" though I'll perhaps give you Z.


 
Posted : 13/08/2011 5:30 pm
 simondbarnes
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Flicky
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Posted : 13/08/2011 5:41 pm
 lemonysam
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Shining Force II, way better than final fantasy at that stage.

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Palace of Magic on BBC Micro, I still wake up at night having nightmares about that ****ing boot.

Oh and Psychonauts as someone already mentioned


 
Posted : 13/08/2011 5:59 pm
 racefaceec90
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loved this on my amiga 500+


 
Posted : 13/08/2011 6:09 pm
 Cougar
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Ooh, I know. [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_%28video_game%29 ]Silver[/url].


 
Posted : 13/08/2011 6:32 pm
 Euro
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Don't know what happen to my original post ❓

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Posted : 13/08/2011 8:22 pm
 Del
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revs on the bbc.


 
Posted : 13/08/2011 10:56 pm
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Shining force 2, great call. The shining games are some of the best made, I've got them all mint boxed, won't ever sell them.


 
Posted : 13/08/2011 11:08 pm
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Wow, how much of shining force III do you have? That must be worth a few quid. I've only ever played it as a fairly dodgy ROM.

In fact that reminds me of a game which is hardly underrated but certainly is somewhat overlooked: panzer dragoon saga.


 
Posted : 13/08/2011 11:57 pm
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So many games in this thread are either forgotten, or just weren't big hits. Quite a lot of them were critically acclaimed so I think I'm just gonna throw up a few I have fond or vague memories of and maybe others do too. Cant believe how much of Sabrewulf I recalled from that screenshot. Anyway, here goes.

Saboteur
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Who dares wins II
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Fighting warrior
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ATV Simulator
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Zub
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Gauntlet
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Renegade
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Zombies ate my Nighbours
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Immortal
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not underrated by any stretch but I must mention

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and the daddy
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Posted : 14/08/2011 12:36 am
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hehe. What a great thread. Some awesome memories going on there.

Chaos Engine and Jet Set Willy really ring a bell. As does Wheelie.
One game that I've not seen so far though is orbitor on the Spectrum.

And Arkadia...

Still, this is all nothingness, compared to....Populous 2!!!!


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 12:38 am
 Cougar
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Speaking of Speccy games,

Did anyone get to the end of Dragontorc (or Avalon for that matter)?

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Posted : 14/08/2011 12:51 am
 Euro
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Don't know why my Fury of the bloody Furries image keeps getting removed. Hardly offensive.

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The greatest pre-online multiplayer game ever - Skidmarks

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Posted : 14/08/2011 7:49 am
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Original Delta Force, playing on line till the early hours.
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F117A
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Gunship 2000
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Diablo II
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Laser Squad on the Amstrad.
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And can anyone remember the name of that game where you controlled 4 men set in the future where you did missions around a city? You earn't money and developed weapons like a gattling gun,flame throwers.


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 10:18 am
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Nobody has mentioned Solitaire.

It's free sits on your PC for those bored moments at work


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 10:36 am
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2 more speccy classics.

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And I think the "4 men set in the future where you did missions around a city" must be...

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slainte 😀 rob


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 10:45 am
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not really played any computer games since this.. apart from a brief vacation into nerdworld to complete silent hill..


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 10:48 am
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Posted : 14/08/2011 10:52 am
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Yep thats the one Colournoise.


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 10:55 am
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Just found out there is a ZX spectrum Elite collection on itunes thats got Laser Squad on it for the iphone/itouch 😀


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 11:19 am
 IA
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And can anyone remember the name of that game where you controlled 4 men set in the future where you did missions around a city? You earn't money and developed weapons like a gattling gun,flame throwers.

Syndicate (as above, or syndicate wars).

Gauntlet, Diablo 2 "underrated"?!

Gunship 2000 though - top choice! Also skidmarks 🙂


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 11:26 am
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Some great suggestions on here: Elite, Turbo Esprit, Sabre Wolf brings back some good memories of my Spectrum 48 days, I had many an hour wasted plaing Commando & Green Beret (again probably not underrated).
My favorite from back then was Quazatron:
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Actually downloaded it with an emulation pack a couple of years back, unfortunately the fustration caused playing it, didn't translate well 😳

Slightly more up to date (but not too much) & maybe more I remember as their game play was great (maybe another thread in the making?):

Systemshock, you can have monster jump out at you left and right in Doom et all, but the downright spooky calls of the Ai in the this game were great atmosphere-wise (Bio-shock was a contempory apparently) & the lack of ammo meant you couldn't just run amok with your gun. Though Wiki kinda suggest it did "moderately successful", so may not really come under the "underrated title"
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Also there was an IGN modern day soldier/assasin RPG game I can't recall the name of (damn thats fustrating, and IGN have release quite a few games)

oh and Max Payne's bullet time, cool as ****


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 11:42 am
 Waderider
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British Lowland on the Speccy 48k. Why bother with graphics when they are shite?!

I still play Speccy games (very occasionally 🙄 ), using FUSE on Ubuntu. Emulator available [url= http://people.igalia.com/berto/ ]here[/url] and games available [url= http://www.worldofspectrum.org/games/index.html ]here[/url].

Agree with lots of the above sentiment 😀 Have to say though I don't like games that are just about blowing things up and shooting. I worked that out of my system with original Doom. Free browser version [url= http://www.gameshot.org/?id=3088 ]here[/url], I've played it full screen somewhere on the net......


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 11:47 am
 z1ppy
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I remember now, the IGN game was "Project IGI" (I'm going in), major lack of save points (none[!] mid level) was very fustrating but meant you 'had' to get it right!

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Posted : 14/08/2011 12:06 pm
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Oh yeah, Syndicate. The first computer game with advertising built into the game IIRC.

Gunship 2000! I have spent a significant amount of money trying unsuccesfully to find a modern helicopter game that provides a similar experience.


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 12:10 pm
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Spy Hunter - from codemasters on the 48k.

I'm pretty sure my old neighbour in Darras Hall was the writer of Knight Lore (spelling) - went on to make Driver and Stuntman.

James Pond - company who released it had the code at the start that you could collect the fruit in a certain order and unlock the whole game.

Martian Memoradndum -

Kings Quests, Police Quests and Space Quests.

4D Boxing.


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 12:22 pm
 IA
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Posted : 14/08/2011 12:26 pm
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Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now. Fantastic title, fantastic game. Totally inappropriate, but so much fun.

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Posted : 14/08/2011 1:51 pm
 Elfinsafety
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And that rare thing, a game which din't involve shooty killy death and destruction...

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(Goes off to fire up old iMac in OS9....)


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 1:53 pm
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Project IGI was great. Shooting people through walls never gets old.


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 4:49 pm
 Cougar
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Laser Squad on the Amstrad.

This. Close the file.

I've got the PC version somewhere, actually. Might have to dig that out.

Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now. Fantastic title, fantastic game. Totally inappropriate, but so much fun.

Written by a good mate of mine, that.


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 6:47 pm
 colournoise
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This evening fell into a big Spectrum emulator hole...

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slainte 😀 rob


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 11:32 pm
 Elfinsafety
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Written by a good mate of mine, that.

Really? Get him to write a new version!

Iron Maiden soundtrack FTW!


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 11:39 pm
 racefaceec90
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😀


 
Posted : 14/08/2011 11:50 pm
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So everyone knows manic miner, JSW - but did anyone play Technician Ted? Pyar fiendish game, with a wee bit of social commentary layered on top.

If you want to talk sad, I actually watched the five part walkthrough a while back 😳

Dyanmite Dan was another impossible platformer from around the same time.


 
Posted : 15/08/2011 12:03 am
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i am playing syndicate jst now


 
Posted : 15/08/2011 7:51 am
 Xylene
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D-Fend Reloaded lets you play dos games in win 7


 
Posted : 15/08/2011 7:52 am
 Cougar
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Tech Ted is just about the most difficult game ever. And the loading screen is genius.


 
Posted : 15/08/2011 8:30 am
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for me it was chucky egg,revenge of shinobi,bomberman.


 
Posted : 15/08/2011 8:56 am
 racefaceec90
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this is more addictive than crack (not that i take/condone drug taking in any shape/form e.t.c 😉

am just starting to replay this again (collecting those agility orbs is like gameing msg 😀


 
Posted : 15/08/2011 1:14 pm
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Not sure if it was underrated or not although there are plenty of folk Iknow who've never heard of it, I nominate

Tenchu:Stealth Assassins

Sorry, no picture as i'm posting from a ps3


 
Posted : 15/08/2011 1:20 pm
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For current games, Europa Universalis 3 is quite underrated.

Not underrated at all, but one of my favourite games ever, is Day Of The Tentacle.
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Posted : 15/08/2011 1:54 pm
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Treasure Island Dizzy for the Atari ST - class!


 
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