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A Grand Theft Auto game?

Alaisiagae wrote:
Which one?

Vice City

Yep

Which Fire Emblem is this?
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SupremeSarna wrote:
No idea. My scope of FE is very limited, lol.

SupremeSarna wrote:

That's totally the chick from Liberation Maiden (Nintendo 3DS): a fun lil' shmup that landed stateside on the exclusively through the Nintendo eShop. While those servers are, sadly, living on borrowed time, it did see a physical release on its native soil. But, since the big N weirdly decided to region-lock this cartridge format, a Japanese import won't run on anything over here.

So, download it now while you still can. In case you need any additional coaxing, check out this brief-yet-solid YouTube video review by either clicking or tapping the image below:
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P.S. I had no idea that chick ever crossed over into the Fire Emblem series. I can only assume it was done as a nod to someone who worked on both properties. Which title was it, @SupremeSarna?

Noid wrote:
Correct! She never crossed over—that was a red herring since the LM’s character portraits share the same artist as Fire Emblem Awakening and Fates. She’s practically just pink-haired Lucina, lol.

Also, be careful when Googling images of Liberation Maiden. Some people really like the opening cutscene where she sits down on her vehicle, apparently.

Here's a fun one!
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Noid wrote:
Mercenary Force / Tenjin Kaisen

SupremeSarna wrote:

Correct!

That game looks pretty cool. Is it any good?

Oh, most definitely, @Scott: super-fun and super-affordable as long as you're okay with just the cartridge.
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Agreed, Zero!
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Mega Man Xtreme

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Yup!

Noid wrote:

Cool! I added it to my to-play list

i doubt its it, but no more heroes? i know it got released again or something

jdwooley14 wrote:

No. This is a very recent release. Switch, PS4 and PS5.

Akiba's Trip?

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

Not that one. This game released this year.

Is it from Shin Megami Tensei?

SupremeSarna wrote:

No. It’s an action-RPG that was released in the summer.

Here’s an image straight from Google to get this moving along:

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That character appears on the cover art.

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Dusk Diver?

Very close!

BloodPuppetX wrote:

Dusk Diver 2 (Nintendo Switch)
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Correct! It’s actually a pretty good game. Playing it now.

Here's a fun one!
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I don’t know it but I like when he tossed that bat.

Bat-B-Gone! It's a fun little beat 'em up that saw both a North American release on the and, years later, a European release on the . I picked a slightly more obscure title 'cause a) it could definitely use a little more exposure and b) I was tired of @SupremeSarna guessing correctly in less than a minute.

Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge.

SupremeSarna wrote:

Correct!

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That's some classic monochrome pinball right there! Good pedigree, too, as the same studio would later create the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series. It's the one and only Revenge of the 'Gator (Game Boy)
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Here's a fun one!
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Noid wrote:

Does it use the SuperFX Chip?

SupremeSarna wrote:
Only a handful of games used the chip. Most made do with Mode 7 graphics, which is just using standard hardware?

Then I have no clue which game this could be. Is it for a more obscure system?

SupremeSarna wrote:

GBA, the controls are bad. lol

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Yes! I've finally picked a title unbeknownst to the mighty @SupremeSarna! I can now die a happy man.

But, seriously, I had a feeling this might be a hard one 'cause, outside of me buying it from GameStop back in the day for $2.99, I really haven't heard much about it. So, here's a few clues:
• As @WithinTemptation mentioned, it was released for the over a decade ago back in April 2002.
• It was developed by the relatively unknown British studio Graphic State.
• Unsurprisingly, the creative director, Richard Whittall, cited 1993's Star Fox for the as one of its influences.
• Its title is one word followed by one letter and, oddly enough, both are also present in the title of its previously-mentioned influential predecessor.

Noid wrote:

Google helped a lot with the other ones--looking up strings of text to find a matching images (i.e. "8-bit video game shmup robot") is fair play, as long as you don't paste the exact image into Google.

This one is Star X. If you have the interest, I'd recommend using your knowledge of the game to improve the Gameplay section of Star X's Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_X

SupremeSarna wrote:

Correct, @SupremeSarna, and, sadly, I just copied and pasted everything I knew about it from that very same Wikipedia page.

Noid wrote:

Hope I didn't ruin the magic for you.

Anyways, how will you do with a game that NEVER RELEASED?
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SupremeSarna wrote:

You, sir, just so happened to have stumbled upon one of my favorite series. That screenshot is from the unfinished and unreleased EarthBound 64 (Nintendo 64)...or was it for the Nintendo 64DD?

Noid wrote:

Correct!

Here's a fun one!
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It’s not a Goemon game, is it?

SupremeSarna wrote:

Nope! It's actually the "Game Over" screen to -- what else? -- yet another shoot 'em up!

Noid wrote:

It's Bangai-O. I knew before I hit quote reply

Love the music, I hear that screenshot.

Phantasy Star IV?

Noooo. Almost the right system tho, depending on your region! This is from the CD variant, the US didn't get that specific release but they did get a bit of a scaled down port.

These guys went on to work on the Tales series. This game was the first in a trilogy, the US never got the third release.

Earnest Evans

DarkFact wrote:
That's an entire history in itself. They were with the people who went on to do the Star Ocean franchise, aka Enix/Tri-Ace.

Oduomega wrote:

Cool!

Yoshi wrote:

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Latter's where it actually came from.

I think it’s Harmful Park; if so someone else can go

The HUD doesn’t look right for that one.

Ooo! Excellent Christmas theme, @Yoshi. I definitely recognized that pew-pew right away when I saw the little red biplane with that fun Go! Go! Tank-esque hook mechanic. Data East released this to the arcades back in the early nineties and it never saw a home port which, sadly, remains true to this day if I'm not mistaken. It's the one and only Boogie Wings (Arcade).
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Here's a fun one!
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Noid wrote:

I think it's Star Fox; if it is, someone else can go.

DarkFact wrote:

Nope! It's definitely not Star Fox (Super Nintendo). This one may be a little tricky again. So, here's a hint: it was originally released for and never left the .

Is that Falsion?

Noid wrote:

His guess was the Atari Star Fox, I assume, not StarFox SNES

Yoshi wrote:

Nope!

DrizzDrizzDrizz wrote:

Well, that certainly makes more sense; but, also a nope!

This one may have been too deep a cut and that's sayin' somethin' 'cause the shoot 'em up genre's already pretty darn narrow. So, go ahead and click the spoiler button, call it out, and let's get this wagon train movin'. But, I do recommend giving it a shot 'cause, graphically speaking, it was pretty impressive for its time.

Noid wrote:
Geimos!

My next three will be based around the same concept.
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Is it Geimos

SupremeSarna wrote:

I actually know this one! Back in the day, Nintendo of Japan released a handful of mini audio CDs with music from their days. The cover art of one in particular intrigued me 'cause I'd never heard or seen it before. I did a little research and found out it was an in-house project for the . Since I never owned that console, I never ended up buying or playing it. But, I still remember it. It's The Mysterious Murasame Castle (Famicom Disk).

@Noid Correct!

Heh. Here's a picture of the mini audio CD that I mentioned earlier.
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Here's a fun one!
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DarkFact wrote:

Correct! But, @SupremeSarna beat you to it. So, guess this new one! Hint: it's got ninjas in it.

Ninja Commando?

Yoshi wrote:

Correct!

Noid wrote:
Neo Geo games are hard to sneak past me.

Here is another one with holiday spirit:

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I might actually know this one ... wasn't this Blue Stinger? Dreamcast launch title that tried to be like a Resident Evil? I remember playing it, barely remember much about it except never finishing it (I think).

Noid wrote:

No I guessed the last game on the current one, I was being an butt-hole

MrBean wrote:

Well done.

King's Field

Yoshi wrote:

Yep! A game I haven't played in ages and always wanted to revisit as I don't think I ever beat it.

MrBean wrote:

Same here.

I'm running out of holiday ideas, but here is another:

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Deathsmiles II

Indeed. I feel like our tastes must be similar.

Yoshi wrote:

I like the shmups. Played through Deathsmiles 1&2 very recently.

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Don't know the game, but what an absolute unit.

I have no idea on this one.
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That is a game I regret not buying. Now the price is ridiculous and I'll never get to play it. Crystar. That picture was part of the advertising for the game.

WithinTemptation wrote:

Correct. It’s more affordable on Switch if you have one.

Noid wrote:

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SupremeSarna wrote:

I literally laughed out loud from this one.

WithinTemptation wrote:

You’re up.

@WithinTemptation Again, you’re up.

SupremeSarna wrote:

You should probably just go. I think she always passed.

Very well.
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Samurai Warriors 1?

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Close…

SupremeSarna wrote:
Samurai Warriors 3

Oduomega wrote:

Correct!

Recettear an item shop's tale

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Pandora’s Tower?

That looks hellish. Could it be from Agony?

Alaisiagae wrote:

Correct

Cool! Okay, here's one.

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My gut instinct was Kid Icarus: Uprising, but I know that’s wrong.

Reminds me a bit of Darksiders 2

Nay and nay.

This screencap is from the QTE event to kill one of the bosses. The game's protagonist has the scythe, on the right of the image.

In this game, you have an AI-controlled companion for about 90% of the time. I would say she floats like a duck (a hint, for those who recognize the movie reference).

Dante's Inferno?

She's a witch!

Not Dante's Inferno, but right gaming era.

@Alaisiagae Knight's Contract! Googling "PS3 Xbox360 scythe" got it immediately.

Merry Christmas, y'all!
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SupremeSarna wrote:
Yes, that's the game. I was hoping someone would get it because they had played it, not because they looked it up on google...

Alaisiagae wrote:

Hey, I didn’t paste the picture into the search engine. That’s my rule for Googling.

SupremeSarna wrote:

Merry Christmas! While I don't recognize that particular screenshot, I do recognize those pre-rendered graphics from back in the day. They were particularly notable for being used in the groundbreaking Donkey Kong trilogy on the , of which I'm much more familiar with the first two and not as much on the third. So, I'll take a stab and say it's Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Super Nintendo).

Noid wrote:

Correct! This is a special cheat code that turns bonus room collectables into Christmas presents, ornaments, and stars.

Here's a fun one!
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Mighty Final Fight

Yoshi wrote:

Technically, you're correct. But, that's actually not the video game I picked. If nobody's guessed correctly by noon today, I'll give it to you. So, what's the other name of this video game?

It must be Capcom Classics Mini-Mix. I thought it looked a little bit off.

Yoshi wrote:

Correct! I chose this compilation 'cause it's crazy how the cart is hundreds of dollars while the exact. same. video game. on the goes for around twenty bucks. Life's wild, man.

Noid wrote:

I'm going to miss the Virtual Console for this reason, even if it was never supported as well as it should have been.

@Yoshi Ninja Gaiden Arcade.

SupremeSarna wrote:

Very close but no.

@Yoshi Ninja Gaiden Lynx

SupremeSarna wrote:

That's the one.

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Mega Man 5

BloodPuppetX wrote:

Nope! The graphics are more stark in MM5, and the screen is bigger. That’s a hint.

Ha! Nice hint, @SupremeSarna. It's definitely Mega Man (Game Gear).

Noid wrote:

Correct!

Here's a fun one!
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Noid wrote:

Super Mario Bros. Special!

SupremeSarna wrote:

Correct!

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NES Remix?

Nope.

My guess is either a or picross / pushmo puzzler.

Noid wrote:

Wait, WHAT was that second one?

@Noid Yeah, it’s Pushmo. Next!

If no one’s going, I’ll post another! Don’t make me do it!

This is Gelato Beach in Super Mario Sunshine. You roll a giant watermelon up to that cabana and get a Shine Sprite from it!

Fishing was my favorite part of SMS tbh, the tackle options were fantastic, big ups to the super useful radar system as well

That's too crisp for Super Mario, this is Final Fantasy XV

Lol

Final Fantasy CXXVIIVCXVIIIXIIICIVCXII

Oduomega wrote:

Spoilsport

Oduomega wrote:

You’re up! Make it good!

World of Tanks?

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Which one?

I thought it was one game lol.

Blitz?

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Yeah. Blitz is a bit of a stripped-down version of WoT.

Someone else can go.

Don’t mind if I do:
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Nintendo Land

Yoshi wrote:
Yup!

I wonder why Nintendo Land (Nintendo Wii U) hasn't yet seen a port.

Noid wrote:

Some of the minigames require two screens.

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Wooly world?

No, sir.

Sonic Lost World Yoshi DLC

Bingo!

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

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Locoroco

Yoshi wrote:

Yee. You saw the URL, didn't you?

SupremeSarna wrote:
Locoroco is just that iconic. Even I knew that from just seeing the image.

A good PSP game, imo.

SupremeSarna wrote:
I did notice the URL, but I knew it was a PSP game and was trying to remember the title, so it was inevitable.

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Resident evil for gbc?

Resident Evil Gaiden, specifically.

Indeed

Yoshi wrote:
Who gets the turn? He got there first but I got the title.

you take it

This one’s a little awkward because the image was apparently upscaled by a fan—it should be far more jagged since it’s for a non-HD handheld system. Good luck!
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Looks like something out of a Godzilla game. So maybe the one for the PSP?

Nope. It's from an IP that is now dead, all thanks to this game. =[

You’re right, we haven’t seen a Chibi-Robo game in quite some time, lol.

Oduomega wrote:
Oh? Got any ideas? Hint: It's not Gex.

Ray man?

It's Chibi-Robo Zip Lash. I thought it was an okay game.

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Correct. But-but-but I heard it was a horrible game because no one bought it! And a popular YouTuber played through it in bad faith and the said it was the worst game he ever played! It's gotta be a flaming dumpster fire.

Yeah, the hate is very overblown. I enjoy it, just not as much as the first. It might be better than Park Patrol, haven't compared them in a while.

You've piqued my interest, @SupremeSarna. Which content creator didn't give Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash (Nintendo 3DS) a fair shake? It was perfectly fine for what it was.

Noid wrote:
Scott The Woz. Love his videos, but he was off the mark on Zip Lash. I may be the world's biggest ZL simp, and I'm willing to give it a 7 or 8 out of 10. The way people talk about it, you'd think it killed a family of five, but that's just not true. It makes a couple mistakes, but everything that isn't those is good-great.

Pass again.

Bioshock?

No, but this game was released on the same gen consoles Bioshock was

@DemonAlcohol Do you want to start a rule that if the winner doesn't post a new image within 24 hours, somebody else can just take their turn? This isn't directed at anyone in particular, some people just aren't as active on here and it can take a while before they catch up and post something. Sometimes we wait a few days, then they finally pop in and say somebody else can take their turn lol. Just seems like it would be a good way to keep the thread moving, since it's slowed down a bit.

I'll add a clue, the game takes place during Christmas and was released on PS3, 360 and maybe others.

Batman: Arkham Origins?

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

I'm surprised nobody got this sooner. First thing I thought of when I seen that was GameTZ.

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My Friend Pedro!

Correctamundo

X-COM... Enemy Unknown?

X-COM 2? Bought it for $5 off the eshop but have barely played it.

Yoshi wrote:

Nice work, that was tricky.

This one is a Japan-only release from a major publisher.

Wai Wai World. Never heard of it and needed to google.

I saw it on GCCX I think. Looked really fudging convoluted

WithinTemptation wrote:

Correct.

Langrisser 2

BloodPuppetX wrote:

Yes

Someone else can go.

Thank you, sir.

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Metal Slug something
X?

That, my dear @Yoshi, is a) the spiritual predecessor to SNK's Metal Slug franchise, b) lovingly referred to as "Metal Slug Zero" by its fans, and c) better known by its actual names: "Geo Storm" (JPN) or "GunForce II" (USA).

Here's a fun one!
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Outrun was my first thought, but been way too long since I've seen it

MrBean wrote:

Nope! This is definitely a tricky one. So, I'll throw out the first hint to keep everyone enticed: this part is intentionally modeled after an arcade racer...but, it's oh-so much more than that. There're plenty more hints still to come and each're bigger, better, 'n' badder than the last. So, keep those guesses comin'!

Arcade Paradise

Correct, @WithinTemptation, and well done!

someone else can go

The billowy explosion and beautiful, golden qubba in the background gave it away, @DarkFact. All it's missing is the iconic plasma-slice of Mr. Hiryu's sword. That's the one and only Strider.

Here's a fun one!
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Phantom Breakers: Battle Ground? IDK, Google’s failing me on this one.

SupremeSarna wrote:

Nope! This is definitely a tricky one. So, I'll throw out the first hint to keep everyone enticed: this part is intentionally modeled after an arcade beat 'em up...but, it's oh-so much more than that. There're plenty more hints still to come and each're bigger, better, 'n' badder than the last. So, keep those guesses comin'!

Noid wrote:

Knuckles & Knees

Arcade Paradise! I've been playing this for the past few days. I believe I have all 35 cabinets unless there's a secret after getting the sign!

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Warioware... Get It Together?

WarioWare Smooth Moves.

EDIT: It's definitely WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!

SupremeSarna wrote:

Haha glad someone got a bit tripped up!

You're up next.

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Reminds me of Rayman 2 (which i barely played, ages ago) for some reason lol

Super Smash Bros. (Melee?) If not, it's Brawl. Something about the trophies having weird textures...

Oduomega wrote:

Yeah, it's Melee. Yer up!

Oduomega wrote:
Cyberpunk 2077. I guessed it right on first sight, but Google confirmed it.

SupremeSarna wrote:
That was quicker than a Quickhack, lol.

Yeah, it's the Arasaka AV from the start of the Corpo run.

Easy one:

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Donkey Kong Country 2

Scott wrote:

I don't know what Pokemon is what, but clearly a GB Pokemon game?

That is not a Pokemon, but I don't know what the hell it is lol

Final Fantasy Legend

Basilisk enemy

I knew @BloodPuppetX would get it!

Only because I played them all on Collection of SaGa recently. Someone else can go.

Ahhh nice. The only FF games I own that I haven't played. I think years ago I did one of them on an emulator, hell If I remember ... so old ... so busted.

BloodPuppetX wrote:

I thought I remembered you had played through that recently, plus we often have the same taste in games. That's why I thought you would get it

MrBean wrote:

When I got my Game Boy for Christmas as a kid, it was bundled with Tetris, and I also got Final Fantasy Legend. It's one of the most nostalgic games for me, by far. Unfortunately, the mechanics of the game are extremely confusing and there's really no way you could figure them out without using a guide. I finally went back and beat it several years ago, but I had to use guides heavily to figure out how things worked.

Scott wrote:

I think I've played all the Saga games now besides the original Romancing Saga. I'll get that one eventually. I actually have mixed feelings about this series, but the GB games were good.

Scott wrote:

U.N. Squadron for SNES?

Rhythm Tengoku. @Frank

SupremeSarna wrote:

You got it

What would you pay to be this guy, with a jagged, low-poly woman hugging you?
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Castlevania 64

Scott wrote:

Pinball Hall of Fame?

Nope

Definitely screams Batman and Robin to me.

nope

It's the Williams pinball logo? But... crap, I've see that symbol before, I just can't remember where.

Mortal Kombat

nope

Mortal Kombat 2

Scott wrote:

Here's how degenerate my brain is... I saw the red symbol and immediately I was like "...Blood Wake?" A game I've never played.

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Ain't it tho

Is it Wario on Virtual Boy lol

Aaaarg. Is it a coin/collectible in the game?

No, no, and no. Here's the full screen:

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Ultimate Mortal Kombat?

It's not Mortal Kombat, or any fighting game.

It was originally an arcade game, and was ported to multiple systems with a slightly different name.

Smash TV? I know some home releases were called "Super Smash TV".

Yes! It was Super Smash T.V. specifically, although Smash T.V. does have a very similar looking screen. It's from the beginning of the game when some text scrolls up the screen describing the game show. It's burned in my brain from playing this game so much as a kid.

DarkFact wrote:

That's a game I forgot about ... I remember having fun with it, but still was no Hydro Thunder.

I would not have guessed that. I wonder what memory of mine it was tickling?

And it is very nearly the same as the Williams pinball logo.

Super Kiwi 64
Been thinking of buying that in the eShop

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

Yep!

I started it a couple of days ago. It's alright, but not quite as good as the Toree games imo.

River City doges!

Correct

TMNT Shredders Revenge

DarkFact wrote:

That’s an actual game?

I know of River City Girls

Kommie wrote:

Hint: The title is sorta based off a year or an event that happened during a particular year. It's also post-modern.

DrizzDrizzDrizz wrote:

You're fortunate to have not run into them when they grew up.

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It was on Game Pass for a while I think. May still be on xbox

Pok?mon Arceus?

YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

WithinTemptation wrote:

There you go

Beyond the Beyond

yes

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Breath of Fire?

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