+dallasINtokyo It's easy to be enthusiastic when it's the system that helped me in life. I know the rules of football, basketball, baseball, tennis and hockey because of that system.
Kickle Cubicle brings back memories of going to the dentist when I was a little kid. They had an NES hooked up in the waiting room, and that was one of the games they had there. I would always try to see how far I could get before I was called in to my appointment...and I remember the chair they had for you to sit on while you were playing was a giant tooth.
OMG RESCUE the embassy mission!! I played that game at a friends house when i was a kid and have been trying to figure out what it was called ever since!!!
Burai fighter: cheat sidescrolling shooter with a kick ass soundtrack. Kabuki Quantum fighter: made by the Kirby developpers; a cheat fun sidescrolling action game where you beat enemies bu headbanging!
I rented and played a lot of North & South! I lived in Electronics Boutique and Software Etc. I have the BEST memories from those two stores. Great friends that worked there that I got to know. I miss the 90's SO much.
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games I don't know whether it is a "Hidden Gem", but I never see Shadow of the Ninja mentioned. It's an action game similar to Ninja Gaiden, but not as difficult, developed by Natsume. The Game Boy port was slightly changed and became the official Ninja Gaiden for GB
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Not sure how hidden these are, but some that are not as well know. Heavy Barrel: Arcade top down shooter kind of like the top down sections of Super C. This is a two player game so it was always a fun one to play with a friend when I was a kid. Game is also extremely cheap to buy. Iron Tank: Kind of reminds me of a top down shooter, only in a tank. Can collect power-ups and run over guys which is one of the best things ever. Also an extremely in-expensive game. Here's some games I've heard of more recently but never knew of when I was young: Mighty Final Fight: Basically Final Fight on NES with the art style more like River City Ransom. Really great game and one I don't actually own because it is very expensive, hopefully one day I can get it but worth checking out. Whomp'Em: Similar game to Megaman. Great platformer and not horribly priced for anyone looking to collect it. Shatterhand: This game is very similar to the Batman NES game. Another one that's not horribly expensive. Not sure if any of these are considered as hidden. Of the people I know, they are games not so well known.
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games I have 2 for you: Faxanadu and Flying Warriors. Faxanadu is a side scrolling action RPG with a flawless soundtrack. I wanted a sequel to that game so bad that I mailed $40 cash to the developer's address in the instruction manual, you know, to cover my copy, right? Needless to say, I never got a sequel, and no matter how much money I make in my life, I'll always be $40 poorer because of that. My friends still laugh about that to this day. Flying Warriors is a localized version of one of the games in the Japanese Hiryu no Ken series. Again, great game with no sequel, at least not here in the U.S. When I got older and discovered emulation, I found out that there was indeed an NES sequel in Japan. Still waiting for that one to be translated... Anyway, 2 greats there that you should definitely check out if you haven't. Even complete in box, these 2 are cheap.
John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Great suggestion with Rescue The Embassy Mission. I had this game and totally forgot about it. When I saw it in this video my face lit up, and the memories came rushing back. So thank you for reminding me of this awesome game.
I can't believe that the massive glitch in Rescue the Embassy Mission wasn't mentioned. Maybe it isn't in all copies. When you beat the game you get a newspaper talking about your adventure. But the game ending is swapped. If you win, you get the lose newspaper, but if you lose you get the winning one. Loved the video. Princess Tomato is one of my favourites from when I was a kid
I would recommend Clash at Demonhead. It's an action-adventure platformer. My favorite thing about the game is the fact that it's an open sort of world, since you can choose which area you want to go to on an overworld map. This game makes you explore and I love that. There are also shops and power ups. Overall it's a really fun game!
Those are pretty common so I'm guessing underrated/underappreciated even though the collecting landscape has been changing post 2014 to where incoming collectors could view what were/are popular fairly common titles as now "uncommon" thanks to Ebay availability. It took the YT crowd almost a decade to wake up to many of the common titles hardcore gamers grew up with and a big part of the overlooking also had a lot to do with the younger crowds reviewing Nes titles a few years ago (following the Avgn inspired trend of the time) before acquiring the experienced eye for acknowledging what a gem looks like.
This "Rescue the embassy mission" game is SO impressive! it has some visual effects that I have no idea how they made! (And that's because I've studied how retro 8 and 16 bit graphics work) Like the lights and the sniper aim, it's incredible! Keep in mind that the system could only show 25 colours on-screen and only had a single BG layer... With that in mind I'm still trying to wrap my head around how did they do those visual effects...
+Ruko Michiharu i had that game as a kid....and i'll take your word on its technical aspects, i remember being psyched myself when i first fired it up. The actual game itself was terrible....u literally saw everything the game had to offer in minutes. I felt ripped off then, and i feel that it in no way qualifies as a "hidden gem" on the nes. i maybe would recommend peeps to watch a quickie letsplay of it if they were so inclined...but paying anything more than 50 cents to me would be getting scammed! north and south, wurms, and cowboy kid were straight fire picks in my book. Wurms cover art for japan is great. Its usa variant, so terribly cheesy it hits glorious levels. Worth it for that alone.
None of these games are good, there all fake games, didn't you see the unity watermark. My ass sounds like a good irish whiskeyTouch and hold a clip to pin it. Unpinned clips will be deleted after 1 hour.Welcome to Gboard clipboard, any text you copy will be saved here.Tap on a clip to paste it in the text box.Use the edit icon to pin, add or delete clips.
As John mentioned, Cowboy Kid IS a lot like Mystical Ninja. Actually, it's almost just like a reskin of the Japan-only Famicom game Ganbare Goemon 2 (with different levels, of course), which is an earlier game in the Goemon, also known as Mystical Ninja series. So if you liked this one, you should probably check that one out, and even the first Ganbare Goemon game, because it's pretty similar. The first one is even available for the GBA as a part of the Famicom Classics series.
Thank you for sharing your favorite "hidden gems!" :D You help me find my ultimate favorite game, Rescue, the ebassy mission! I couldn't remember the title. My sis and I would always rent that one and have a blast. :D
Hidden Gem Racer on NES - Knight Rider Its one of the first racers that utilized all of the mechanisms on the dash of inside the vehicle, forcing you to pay close attention while driving. Its a great alternative to Outrun, which the NES did not have. The background graphics changed to different real cities on each level, a very nice touch for the time. There is two modes, driving and a mission mode that gave you the ability to shoot while driving. In both modes, you have the ability to make your vehicle jump extremely high up into the air, which is awesome.
Dude, I LOVED Monster Party as a kid. It was such a weird, trippy, fun game to play. Creepy, but somehow visually pleasing. And the ending was trippy as hell.
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is one of those games you rented when you'd already played everything else at the rental store but you had to have something to play for the weekend, so you take it home, and it's surprisingly very good. It was very fun to explore and dive into the exciting world of vegetable politics and fruit intrigue. It was at least different :)
+tekguru8 Haha, yeah, the crab. "Sorry, I'm dead." I loved the Watch Me Dance guys. I didn't realize I had to actually watch them dance. I must've spent 10 minutes killing them over and over.
When I first got to them, I did the exact same thing. It made me so mad that I couldn't defeat them. It wasn't until much later I found out you just stand there and do nothing. Grrr...
John Riggs: RIGG'd Games ---> When I was 10, I was using the old NES Advantage controller when I faced the Watch Me duo. I had the turbo on and just held that button down for about 10- 15 minutes (I mean, I was 10. I was an idiot) before getting frustrated and launching the Advantage across the bed just to stare at the screen in disbelief. Just when I yell out "WHAT DOES IT TAKE???" They melt away. That moment made it one of my favorite NES games of all time.
I loved it and I like the guest (like all your guests). Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Would you ever do a Sega Master System video? Hidden gems or anything?
Dig Dug 2, Dragon Spirit, Fire Hawk, Fire and Ice, Iron Tank, Little Nemo, Ring King, Shatterhand, Solar Jetman. Glad to see North and South made the cut!! Fantastic game.
Yea Kabuki is another hidden good one. I have been telling people about Power Blade forever. Less than 2 years ago is was a $5 game. Now its expensive and now more start to pay attention lol.
Yea I didn't even know of Power Blade 2 back then to be honest. But id assume all NES games were dirt cheap then. Around that time I was playing a lot of PS1.
AMAZING video!! I grew up in this era, while collecting these games today, I spent 7 days str8 researching games and haven't heard of a single game mentioned here! Each game looks worth a play too! RESPECT!
So much respect. I'm more into classic gaming. Last time I bought a system was a Wii and doing that was a stretch. I prefer to watch longplays of classics, or videos talking about classics more than investing in new systems. This is happy content.
Wow I actually remember renting Monster Party as a kid. Holy hell, did I forget this game. The flashback hit when I saw the legs sticking outta the ground. ;)
I had Rescue as a kid. It was definitely one of my most played games for a while. It was so much fun and ahead of its time. You could also play for a short time as it got really hard but so rewarding when you would finally move on. Man i always hoped for a remake or rerelease on the xbox arcade or something it would so work.
After buying over 400 NES games and likely playing more, the most creative game, possibly on all platforms, is Mendal Palace.. Truly one of a kind in every regard.
+Ryan AirZonkWorldChamp Inbetween these days, more of a cult classic but yeh I suppose it could pass. Not to mention that game alone is better than this entire list imo.
Its a good game, but not hidden, it debuted at #9 in Nintendo power upon release... Hidden now, maybe, but it wasn't. If a game cracked the nintendo power top 10 at any point, I don't consider it hidden, b/c it was voted upon by fans of the most popular games at the time. The video is what I'd consider hidden gems, little fanfare, maybe got a 1/2 page ad in EGM or something at one point, sparse rental /store stocks.
I have Kickle Cubicle on the famicom. It's one of those games on on the NES that makes you appreciate just how far they pushed the technology to the limit.
The reason that the Monster Party name/cover art have little to do with the game is because in the Japanese release all of the bosses were ripped straight from movies, but in the West they replaced the movie-based bosses with new bosses to avoid copyright infringement.
princess tomato in the salad kingdom is awesome. especially when you get the giant robot part hahaha. sad that xexyz, or werewolf, even whomp em, or astyanax was not included 😢
John, Paul, Reggie and Kinsey are great, I wouldn't mind if they were all in every single video. But you should totally get Tony Stark back sometime as well! :D
+TheBigJB Cheers for the reply dude! I was hoping for that big hammer you got, but that's selfish of me. You need that for defence if the zombies come! Looking forward to your return. :D
+IronRooRoo You're absolutely welcome! Appreciate the love. Sadly, you don't have much hope of that massive hammer. It will only be wrested from my domain when I pass from this earth and even then it will likely go to one of my children. +Lishadra perhaps.
Dr. Chaos, Vice: Project Doom, GunNac, Zen Intergalactic Ninja, Bucky O'Hare, The Lone Ranger, Shadow of the Ninja and especially Guerilla War. Really great games on the NES that not everyone has heard of.
I like conquest of the crystal palace, the magic of scheherezade, guardian of legend, journey to silius.... I like your list though I will pick up monster party
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Ohhhhh and the lone ranger. no one ever talks about that game. non linear gameplay, super Mario world over map, top down run and gun, side scrolling platformer, and first person dungeon crawling action where u walk around with the controller and shoot with the light gun. plus it's Konami and cheap. it blows my mind
Amazing video! North & South has AMAZING version on PAL Amiga. If you got this try to click on photographer's butt :) I don't know how is it on NES version but if you do that on the Amiga it will give you a good laugh :)
***** Also interesting is that "North and South" design and art style was based upon a Belgium comic series "Les tuniques Bleues" (The Bluecoats in english) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Tuniques_Bleues Truly extraordinary game and unbeliveable fun to play!
+Chromotrigger It's a great game on the Amiga! Really good two player. I also liked Hostages (aka Rescue: The Embassy Mission) on the Amiga. Both of these were published by Infogrames in Europe. Both games look and play better on the Amiga but it's great to see them on consoles :)
I'm am so happy you mentioned Rescue. Definitely one excellent NES title. I got it from a cousin who got rid of their 20 game collection. And I am so happy to run across it.
John Riggs is the only other person other than myself that I've ever heard say "Paper, Rock, Scissors" instead of "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Awesome sauce.
Firstly, I love both of your shirts. Secondly, some lesser-known and/or maybe overlooked games I've always been a fan of, are: Low G Man, Bucky O'Hare, M.C. Kids, Karnov, Star Tropics, Xexyz, Yo Noid!, Air Fortress, and Kid Niki.
Great video, but just so you know, that is a white lion, not a tiger on that particular game. I mean, the game itself is called "Ghost Lion". I'm just going to chalk this up to a verbal slip because I refuse to allow myself to believe that you don't know the difference.
Cowboy Kid was awesome. I rented it over and over. The multiple endings and such was awesome as hell. I had not heard of any other game aside from Cowboy kid and Princess Tomato. Great vid!
My gf actually got me Snow Bros for $350 on my birthday once. I told her never to spend that much on a game again lol. But we ended up both beating it co-op mode. Best gift ever.
The Japanese version of the Krion Conquest is actually the definitive version as it has cutscenes as well as a continue feature that Vic Tokai stupidly remove from U.S. version. So it's more seem less to seek that version out as opposed to the one released in the states. And it ain't easy getting that import for a decent price.
I grew up with Kickle Cubicle and I HIGHLY recommend it to any NES owners or puzzle fans. the graphics are great and the different food themed worlds are colorful and interesting. Brings back a ton of fond memories.
I LOVED THIS VIDEO! My 2 favorite games were "Kicker Cubical" and "Princess Tomatoe", but I completely forgot what they were called, as it has been many years since I've played them. I have been trying to find them for many years. Thank you for doing this video. 🤗🤗
Eureka!!! "Rescue: the embassy mission" is one of the first videogames I every played on my cousins comodore system. I were never able to find the name later on, so I could not go back to it. Thanks to you two I will now be able to do just that. Thanks a million.
I knew North and South felt familiar.I had played it back in the early 90's on an Amstrad Computer.Fan memories. MetalJesus was right,that this game had a PC feel to it.As i see on the almighty net ,the game was released in 1989 for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST and ported later for NES, Amstrad CPC, MSX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.
I loove this dude's enthusiasm! Bring him back, please. Love the show, man!
+dallasINtokyo We had a lot of fun in this video... laughing and joking. It was great.
+dallasINtokyo It's easy to be enthusiastic when it's the system that helped me in life. I know the rules of football, basketball, baseball, tennis and hockey because of that system.
@@JohnRiggs same
@@JohnRiggs you were the real 🌟 of the show lol not taking anything away from MJ
Kickle Cubicle brings back memories of going to the dentist when I was a little kid. They had an NES hooked up in the waiting room, and that was one of the games they had there. I would always try to see how far I could get before I was called in to my appointment...and I remember the chair they had for you to sit on while you were playing was a giant tooth.
OMG RESCUE the embassy mission!! I played that game at a friends house when i was a kid and have been trying to figure out what it was called ever since!!!
Just Be Respectful. Lol i remember this game too
My brother owned it. The mission with no radar is tricky
Great vid as usual Metal Jesus and Riggs!
+RetroGamingTube 85 Thanks, yo!
Two goats, rgt n Riggs :)
What other NES Hidden Gems games do you wanna see in Part 2 and 3?
+MetalJesusRocks dragon fighter
+MetalJesusRocks Saiyuuki World 2, Dr. Chaos, After Burner, Moai-kun, Milon's secret castle, Werewolf y Onyanko Town.
Burai fighter: cheat sidescrolling shooter with a kick ass soundtrack. Kabuki Quantum fighter: made by the Kirby developpers; a cheat fun sidescrolling action game where you beat enemies bu headbanging!
+Prestige01 cheat = cheap
+MetalJesusRocks Gun Nac is a great one but not so much of a hidden gem I feel.
There was one called Kickmaster - a cross between Castlevania and Karateka. Incredible game that I most likely replayed hundreds of times.
I rented and played a lot of North & South!
I lived in Electronics Boutique and Software Etc. I have the BEST memories from those two stores. Great friends that worked there that I got to know. I miss the 90's SO much.
Crystalis, The Guardian Legend, Little Nemo: The Dream Master, Legendary Wings.
Guardian legend is the best shooter on NES I think
Hell yeah, Little Nemo was my game for the NES.
Crystalis, Little Nemo, and Legendary Wings were my JAMS!!!
Crystalis is amazing. Legendary wings is very good just brutal
As always, let us know what other NES Hidden Gems are out there. We'll try to include it in our next video!
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games I don't know whether it is a "Hidden Gem", but I never see Shadow of the Ninja mentioned. It's an action game similar to Ninja Gaiden, but not as difficult, developed by Natsume. The Game Boy port was slightly changed and became the official Ninja Gaiden for GB
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Not sure how hidden these are, but some that are not as well know.
Heavy Barrel: Arcade top down shooter kind of like the top down sections of Super C. This is a two player game so it was always a fun one to play with a friend when I was a kid. Game is also extremely cheap to buy.
Iron Tank: Kind of reminds me of a top down shooter, only in a tank. Can collect power-ups and run over guys which is one of the best things ever. Also an extremely in-expensive game.
Here's some games I've heard of more recently but never knew of when I was young:
Mighty Final Fight: Basically Final Fight on NES with the art style more like River City Ransom. Really great game and one I don't actually own because it is very expensive, hopefully one day I can get it but worth checking out.
Whomp'Em: Similar game to Megaman. Great platformer and not horribly priced for anyone looking to collect it.
Shatterhand: This game is very similar to the Batman NES game. Another one that's not horribly expensive.
Not sure if any of these are considered as hidden. Of the people I know, they are games not so well known.
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games I have 2 for you: Faxanadu and Flying Warriors. Faxanadu is a side scrolling action RPG with a flawless soundtrack. I wanted a sequel to that game so bad that I mailed $40 cash to the developer's address in the instruction manual, you know, to cover my copy, right? Needless to say, I never got a sequel, and no matter how much money I make in my life, I'll always be $40 poorer because of that. My friends still laugh about that to this day. Flying Warriors is a localized version of one of the games in the Japanese Hiryu no Ken series. Again, great game with no sequel, at least not here in the U.S. When I got older and discovered emulation, I found out that there was indeed an NES sequel in Japan. Still waiting for that one to be translated... Anyway, 2 greats there that you should definitely check out if you haven't. Even complete in box, these 2 are cheap.
+Eric Schell Man, I LOVED Iron Tank!
+SlyBeast I LOVE Flying Warriors
John has really stepped in and added some more depth to your game collecting and your channel. Glad to see you guys are friends :)
+SuperJTthunder What a wonderful think to say. Thank you!
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games great video. your awsome bro..iv been collecting NES & SNES games as of late, appreciate the gems.
John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Great suggestion with Rescue The Embassy Mission. I had this game and totally forgot about it. When I saw it in this video my face lit up, and the memories came rushing back. So thank you for reminding me of this awesome game.
Bless you guys, i am 30 yr old man who still plays NES games from time to time.So much nostalgia of good times.
I can't believe that the massive glitch in Rescue the Embassy Mission wasn't mentioned. Maybe it isn't in all copies. When you beat the game you get a newspaper talking about your adventure. But the game ending is swapped. If you win, you get the lose newspaper, but if you lose you get the winning one.
Loved the video. Princess Tomato is one of my favourites from when I was a kid
I would recommend Clash at Demonhead. It's an action-adventure platformer. My favorite thing about the game is the fact that it's an open sort of world, since you can choose which area you want to go to on an overworld map. This game makes you explore and I love that. There are also shops and power ups. Overall it's a really fun game!
+EterniaWolf Good call, that's one of my favorite games ever, it's very underrated.
+EterniaWolf Yep! Super awesome game. I could never beat it.
I liked that guys unbridled enthusiasm
Just like William Mumphrey?
Shadow of the Ninja, Conquest of the Crystal Palace, Karnov, Cobra Triangle, and Mendel Palace. Few I would recommend.
+sgirardacus7 Great suggestions!
A friend of mine had Karnov and Cobra Triangle when we were kids. I freaking loved those games, especially Cobra Triangle.
+Judson Joist Oh yeah! I remember being terrible at it but my buddy was pretty good. I remember watching him doing those jumps.
Those are pretty common so I'm guessing underrated/underappreciated even though the collecting landscape has been changing post 2014 to where incoming collectors could view what were/are popular fairly common titles as now "uncommon" thanks to Ebay availability.
It took the YT crowd almost a decade to wake up to many of the common titles hardcore gamers grew up with and a big part of the overlooking also had a lot to do with the younger crowds reviewing Nes titles a few years ago (following the Avgn inspired trend of the time) before acquiring the experienced eye for acknowledging what a gem looks like.
Karnov is pretty hard lol.
Fire and Ice is a fun puzzle game that I haven't seen reviewed anywhere.
This "Rescue the embassy mission" game is SO impressive! it has some visual effects that I have no idea how they made! (And that's because I've studied how retro 8 and 16 bit graphics work) Like the lights and the sniper aim, it's incredible! Keep in mind that the system could only show 25 colours on-screen and only had a single BG layer... With that in mind I'm still trying to wrap my head around how did they do those visual effects...
+Ruko Michiharu i had that game as a kid....and i'll take your word on its technical aspects, i remember being psyched myself when i first fired it up. The actual game itself was terrible....u literally saw everything the game had to offer in minutes. I felt ripped off then, and i feel that it in no way qualifies as a "hidden gem" on the nes. i maybe would recommend peeps to watch a quickie letsplay of it if they were so inclined...but paying anything more than 50 cents to me would be getting scammed!
north and south, wurms, and cowboy kid were straight fire picks in my book.
Wurms cover art for japan is great. Its usa variant, so terribly cheesy it hits glorious levels. Worth it for that alone.
Jason! John! You guys are in a roll!
+Radical Reggie Hey Reggie! The PS1 Buying Guide video we shot is COMING SOON!
+MetalJesusRocks Really? I thought it got cancelled
+Radical Reggie PS1 Buying Guide will be an awesome video. I'm looking forward to it.
+MetalJesusRocks SPOILERS!!!!
+utoobninja Yeah MM5 is the priciest of the bunch. Totally awesome game, though. You'll find it soon enough, I hope. I love the Mega man series!
Kickle Cubicle was amazing. My mother was a gamer and it was something she had brought home. Great memories.
Nightshade was one of the best games I played on the NES, it was well ahead of its time. It kind of introduced me to the RPG world and it was big fun.
So many games I want to get. These videos are awesome.
None of these games are good, there all fake games, didn't you see the unity watermark. My ass sounds like a good irish whiskeyTouch and hold a clip to pin it. Unpinned clips will be deleted after 1 hour.Welcome to Gboard clipboard, any text you copy will be saved here.Tap on a clip to paste it in the text box.Use the edit icon to pin, add or delete clips.
@@Xxsnipedawg72xX thank you for your efforts
@@enigmatv5641 my ass, it's a good Irish whiskey 😘
lol I thought you were saying the "Crayon Conquest"
I'm just getting started in the Video Game Collecting Hobby. And, I appreciate what you do MetalJesusRocks. Keep up the good work.
As John mentioned, Cowboy Kid IS a lot like Mystical Ninja. Actually, it's almost just like a reskin of the Japan-only Famicom game Ganbare Goemon 2 (with different levels, of course), which is an earlier game in the Goemon, also known as Mystical Ninja series. So if you liked this one, you should probably check that one out, and even the first Ganbare Goemon game, because it's pretty similar. The first one is even available for the GBA as a part of the Famicom Classics series.
I love it when you bring John over! Really a fun guy :)
Thank you for sharing your favorite "hidden gems!" :D You help me find my ultimate favorite game, Rescue, the ebassy mission! I couldn't remember the title. My sis and I would always rent that one and have a blast. :D
Hidden Gem Racer on NES - Knight Rider
Its one of the first racers that utilized all of the mechanisms on the dash of inside the vehicle, forcing you to pay close attention while driving. Its a great alternative to Outrun, which the NES did not have. The background graphics changed to different real cities on each level, a very nice touch for the time. There is two modes, driving and a mission mode that gave you the ability to shoot while driving. In both modes, you have the ability to make your vehicle jump extremely high up into the air, which is awesome.
Black Manta, Monsters In My Pocket, Circus Caper, Mighty Final Fight, Kung Fu, Felix The Cat, Crash Dummies, Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge.
okay I really enjoy all your guests on the show but, John Riggs is easily my favorite. Please bring him back!
Startopics better be on this list!
Same with 8 Eyes and Crystalis!
+Eric Durant I still long for a Star Tropics 3
My response @ 7:46: White tiger?? That's a lion! XD
Dude, I LOVED Monster Party as a kid. It was such a weird, trippy, fun game to play. Creepy, but somehow visually pleasing.
And the ending was trippy as hell.
Great as always!
What about an Arcade Hidden Gems video?
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is one of those games you rented when you'd already played everything else at the rental store but you had to have something to play for the weekend, so you take it home, and it's surprisingly very good. It was very fun to explore and dive into the exciting world of vegetable politics and fruit intrigue. It was at least different :)
man kickle cubicle is a game ive been searching for for a long time but couldn't remember the title so glad to see it on here
My favorite boss of Monster party is either the deceased crab or the tempura boss.. Also, I'd love more of these hidden gems videos..
+tekguru8 Haha, yeah, the crab. "Sorry, I'm dead." I loved the Watch Me Dance guys. I didn't realize I had to actually watch them dance. I must've spent 10 minutes killing them over and over.
When I first got to them, I did the exact same thing. It made me so mad that I couldn't defeat them. It wasn't until much later I found out you just stand there and do nothing. Grrr...
+tekguru8 My favorite is the onion ring.
John Riggs: RIGG'd Games ---> When I was 10, I was using the old NES Advantage controller when I faced the Watch Me duo. I had the turbo on and just held that button down for about 10- 15 minutes (I mean, I was 10. I was an idiot) before getting frustrated and launching the Advantage across the bed just to stare at the screen in disbelief. Just when I yell out "WHAT DOES IT TAKE???" They melt away. That moment made it one of my favorite NES games of all time.
I loved it and I like the guest (like all your guests). Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Would you ever do a Sega Master System video? Hidden gems or anything?
Some of more underrated NES : Zen Intergalactic Ninja, Banana Prince, Solomon's Key, Choujin Sentai Jetman, Wacky race
Dig Dug 2, Dragon Spirit, Fire Hawk, Fire and Ice, Iron Tank, Little Nemo, Ring King, Shatterhand, Solar Jetman. Glad to see North and South made the cut!! Fantastic game.
Power Blade, Shatter Hand, Vice Project Doom, GI Joe.
+RetroR0bbie All are awesome, for sure!
Yea Kabuki is another hidden good one. I have been telling people about Power Blade forever. Less than 2 years ago is was a $5 game. Now its expensive and now more start to pay attention lol.
+RetroR0bbie I remember buying Power Blade and Power Blade 2, both for about $5, in the late 90s. Glad I did!
Yea I didn't even know of Power Blade 2 back then to be honest. But id assume all NES games were dirt cheap then. Around that time I was playing a lot of PS1.
GIJoe is so underrated. One of the best side-strollers on NES.
Kickle Cubicle! One of my favourite NES games!
hell ya
AMAZING video!!
I grew up in this era, while collecting these games today, I spent 7 days str8 researching games and haven't heard of a single game mentioned here! Each game looks worth a play too! RESPECT!
So much respect. I'm more into classic gaming. Last time I bought a system was a Wii and doing that was a stretch. I prefer to watch longplays of classics, or videos talking about classics more than investing in new systems. This is happy content.
Here are some my favorite hidden gems for the NES:
FaXanadu
Legacy of the Wizard
The Guardian Legend
Sky Shark
Trojan
Dragon Spirit
Solstice
Fuck yeah, faxanadu is awesome.
Or guardian legend... love the music
+Dark Mountain Productions
Faxanadu and Trojan are great stuff.
+Dark Mountain Productions
Nice picks! I never played Solstice, but the rest are easily among the greatest on the NES.
So I've heard. When I was a kid, one of my friends had it, and swore by both its difficulty and overall awesomeness.
Wow I actually remember renting Monster Party as a kid. Holy hell, did I forget this game. The flashback hit when I saw the legs sticking outta the ground. ;)
How could you forget fighting the tempura!?
I can't forget this game, it is one of my favorites I still played today, my sister and I played it all the time taking turns with each level.
More John Riggs so much a gentleman and you too Metal Jesus. Thank you for the smile and the passion for good games. Be safe.
I had Rescue as a kid. It was definitely one of my most played games for a while. It was so much fun and ahead of its time. You could also play for a short time as it got really hard but so rewarding when you would finally move on. Man i always hoped for a remake or rerelease on the xbox arcade or something it would so work.
I love John’s positive energy. Such a nice guy.
Didn't he get picked up for child pornography charges?
U guys should u do a remake of this video
I had North & South on Amiga. It's a great game. :)
After buying over 400 NES games and likely playing more, the most creative game, possibly on all platforms, is Mendal Palace.. Truly one of a kind in every regard.
that military drum beat and John marching like a soldier at the beginning for some reason makes me smile
I played Double Dragon 2 The Revenge, yesterday and you know what, it was so Awesome, the Old Nintendo Really Rock's.
That's a badass game. 1 or 2 player.
The title says "nintendo nintendo entertainment system"
+Zane X Yep. That's because for search engine results you want BOTH
sounds reasonable..
Hahahhahahahahahahhba
I didn't even notice, it's like an eBay title
something about this drum pattern with John happily smiling and moving like a toy soldier made me smile as well :D
Ghost Lion is now going for $150 LOL we all should have listened to John in the past! Its been slowly rising but now just shot up this year!
Plus Chystalis needs to be on the hidden gems, its one of my favorite games ever and I never see anyone playing it or even hearing about it.
Amazing it was rare. Glad it has love out there.
The Guardian Legend - I'll be curious to see your opinions on that one.
+Ryan AirZonkWorldChamp Inbetween these days, more of a cult classic but yeh I suppose it could pass. Not to mention that game alone is better than this entire list imo.
+Ryan AirZonkWorldChamp One of the greatest!
Its a good game, but not hidden, it debuted at #9 in Nintendo power upon release... Hidden now, maybe, but it wasn't. If a game cracked the nintendo power top 10 at any point, I don't consider it hidden, b/c it was voted upon by fans of the most popular games at the time. The video is what I'd consider hidden gems, little fanfare, maybe got a 1/2 page ad in EGM or something at one point, sparse rental /store stocks.
I have Kickle Cubicle on the famicom. It's one of those games on on the NES that makes you appreciate just how far they pushed the technology to the limit.
The reason that the Monster Party name/cover art have little to do with the game is because in the Japanese release all of the bosses were ripped straight from movies, but in the West they replaced the movie-based bosses with new bosses to avoid copyright infringement.
princess tomato in the salad kingdom is awesome. especially when you get the giant robot part hahaha. sad that xexyz, or werewolf, even whomp em, or astyanax was not included 😢
John, Paul, Reggie and Kinsey are great, I wouldn't mind if they were all in every single video. But you should totally get Tony Stark back sometime as well! :D
+IronRooRoo I need to give you some kind of award or something. The check's in the mail. ;)
Seriously - thanks!! I'm touched! I'll be back very soon.
+TheBigJB Cheers for the reply dude! I was hoping for that big hammer you got, but that's selfish of me. You need that for defence if the zombies come!
Looking forward to your return. :D
+IronRooRoo You're absolutely welcome! Appreciate the love.
Sadly, you don't have much hope of that massive hammer. It will only be wrested from my domain when I pass from this earth and even then it will likely go to one of my children. +Lishadra perhaps.
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is an amazing game. One of my favorites of all time.
that intro closeup on the planescape box: "miss those days"
Finally a hidden a gems that isn't all Japanese anime...
Heading down to the game room to pull some of these titles... nice work.
Dr. Chaos, Vice: Project Doom, GunNac, Zen Intergalactic Ninja, Bucky O'Hare, The Lone Ranger, Shadow of the Ninja and especially Guerilla War. Really great games on the NES that not everyone has heard of.
I loved North & South. Played it a lot with my brother. Had no idea it was a hidden gem.
ULTRA Games were called PALCOM Games in Europe. We didn't have ULTRA here :o
The more you know
GreenSoap doesn’t matter what the company was called, just Konamis way of getting around Nintendo’s limits for quality
I like conquest of the crystal palace, the magic of scheherezade, guardian of legend, journey to silius.... I like your list though I will pick up monster party
+Wayne Small Those are some great games, too! You get the gold star for spelling 'Scheherazade' correctly.
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Ohhhhh and the lone ranger. no one ever talks about that game. non linear gameplay, super Mario world over map, top down run and gun, side scrolling platformer, and first person dungeon crawling action where u walk around with the controller and shoot with the light gun. plus it's Konami and cheap. it blows my mind
I love his energy, he's so excited about games, I can really relate.
hidden gems is also my favorite series in the channel, the history of how he got the last game melted my heart... greetings from Chile
Awe, such a heartwarming story hearing that your now wife got you the princess tomato game back then when you were just dating ❤️
$150 😬 for that game now.
If my girlfriend got me such an offensive game thatd be the end of the relationship!
Amazing video! North & South has AMAZING version on PAL Amiga. If you got this try to click on photographer's butt :) I don't know how is it on NES version but if you do that on the Amiga it will give you a good laugh :)
***** Also interesting is that "North and South" design and art style was based upon a Belgium comic series "Les tuniques Bleues" (The Bluecoats in english) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Tuniques_Bleues
Truly extraordinary game and unbeliveable fun to play!
+Michał Marek That makes sense. North and South just feels like a PC game.
Yes. The Amiga version is indeed the best. The NES version is ok, but nothing in comparison :)
+Chromotrigger It's a great game on the Amiga! Really good two player. I also liked Hostages (aka Rescue: The Embassy Mission) on the Amiga. Both of these were published by Infogrames in Europe. Both games look and play better on the Amiga but it's great to see them on consoles :)
+Michał Marek I've always thought of that game as a C-64 title. I was kind of surprised that neither of them knew it was on the home computers 1st.
I'm am so happy you mentioned Rescue. Definitely one excellent NES title. I got it from a cousin who got rid of their 20 game collection. And I am so happy to run across it.
Princess Tomato really is the ultimate weird game for NES, I too encountered it at a rental shop in the 90s
Call me crazy, but I loved T&C Surf Designs Thrilla's Safari.
Heard Metal Jesus, Saw Metal Jesus, Subbed within' 3.2 seconds =3
John Riggs is the only other person other than myself that I've ever heard say "Paper, Rock, Scissors" instead of "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Awesome sauce.
Firstly, I love both of your shirts. Secondly, some lesser-known and/or maybe overlooked games I've always been a fan of, are: Low G Man, Bucky O'Hare, M.C. Kids, Karnov, Star Tropics, Xexyz, Yo Noid!, Air Fortress, and Kid Niki.
john riggs is the man! :D
+1Muzition1 How can I be the man when YOU are the man?
+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games We have the Technology!
Great video, but just so you know, that is a white lion, not a tiger on that particular game. I mean, the game itself is called "Ghost Lion". I'm just going to chalk this up to a verbal slip because I refuse to allow myself to believe that you don't know the difference.
Cowboy Kid was awesome. I rented it over and over. The multiple endings and such was awesome as hell. I had not heard of any other game aside from Cowboy kid and Princess Tomato. Great vid!
I like this guy. He has a great unique perspective on the NES that you don't hear often.
Your hidden gems videos are also MY favorite videos on your channel!! Keep em coming!
My gf actually got me Snow Bros for $350 on my birthday once. I told her never to spend that much on a game again lol. But we ended up both beating it co-op mode.
Best gift ever.
my earliest childhood memories are playing kickle cubicle :)
The Japanese version of the Krion Conquest is actually the definitive version as it has cutscenes as well as a continue feature that Vic Tokai stupidly remove from U.S. version. So it's more seem less to seek that version out as opposed to the one released in the states. And it ain't easy getting that import for a decent price.
SHADOW GATE FOR VEGANS was the funniest thing I heard in 2017 so far LMAO. I love this guy
I grew up with Kickle Cubicle and I HIGHLY recommend it to any NES owners or puzzle fans. the graphics are great and the different food themed worlds are colorful and interesting. Brings back a ton of fond memories.
I love north vs. south. Love the ending when you win as the south.
Nobody mentions how good GI JOE was for the NES. Not sure if it's a hidden gem, but very underrated.
I LOVED THIS VIDEO!
My 2 favorite games were "Kicker Cubical" and "Princess Tomatoe", but I completely forgot what they were called, as it has been many years since I've played them. I have been trying to find them for many years.
Thank you for doing this video. 🤗🤗
Ghost Lion contained the plot of every Fallout before Fallout ever existed.
I love watching some of these older videos and always still looking for those hidden gems!
Eureka!!! "Rescue: the embassy mission" is one of the first videogames I every played on my cousins comodore system. I were never able to find the name later on, so I could not go back to it. Thanks to you two I will now be able to do just that. Thanks a million.
Kickle Cubicle, that was an absolute classic.
The cover of ghost lion looks like those old ass paperback romance novels you always see your grandma read lol
I knew North and South felt familiar.I had played it back in the early 90's on an Amstrad Computer.Fan memories.
MetalJesus was right,that this game had a PC feel to it.As i see on the almighty net ,the game was released in 1989 for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST and ported later for NES, Amstrad CPC, MSX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.
I'm sitting here as we speak scanning craigslist for bargain games... so geeked to get a collection of sega/nes/snes games...