Games Played: Panzer Dragoon Zwei (0:18), Demon's Crest (0:30), Radiant Silvergun (0:44), Earthbound (2:08), Majora's Mask (9:18)

Astro Boy on GBA, an absolute masterpiece by Treasure that it seems most assumed would just be licensed garbage.

Your channel is hilarious. You have a real talent for turning basic questions into really fun videos.

Man, I still get people to appreciate the gamecube for the amazing console it is, definitely one of my favorites!

My friend and I used to play Earthbound back when it came out. I liked the fact it more or less took place in the real world.

Definitely Wind Waker. Back then I thought it was the coolest thing to happen to the Zelda series; years later I couldn't believe that people wrote the game off entirely. The cutesy art style was deceptive, making you think the game would be a pushover when it was actually a monstrous adventure and a huge world to explore. It was almost like the game intentionally threw you curveballs to mislead your expectations, and then flip the table on you and surprise you later. I loved that. Same reason why people like "sleeper cars" (cars like a cheap 90s looking Camry but with an obese engine & turbo inside of it). Something that knocks you off your feet is a lot of fun.

I love how clean all the labels are on your games. They're so nice.

Growing up in the Blockbuster Video era, sometimes you'd stumble into these classics when all the copies of Street Fighter II were checked out. I used to tell people at school about Earthbound back in 1994 and how incredible of a game it was and then I was the biggest advocate for Chrono Trigger the next year. Sure sometimes you'd strike out and get a Clay Fighter renting the less popular SNES games on the shelf, but then sometimes you'd strike gold with an Earthbound or a Uniracers or an Actraiser.

You nailed it with the entire Saturn library line. I didn’t know a single person growing up who had one and it was never really talked about. But looking back at its library now, it had a lot of good games. Too bad about the prices the games go for now, basically emulation is the only reasonable option for someone who would be interested in discovering the Saturn for the first time. Saturn emulation is still a bit choppy too.

Psychonauts. I know that pretty much everyone who played it enjoyed it but the game did not sell well until it was released on Steam several years later. I found my PS2 copy at a local pawn store over a decade ago, and my sister still has it (and the PS2) to this day. We still both love the game and have never stopped singing it's praises.

I loved all 4 NES Dragon Warrior games back in the day. The series is not super popular here now, but it is more well thought of than it was back then.

Sega Saturn owns this list

I’m going with Mario 2. I remember that game getting a ton of crap from kids in the schoolyard back in the day. I loved it because it was one of the 5 or so games that I actually owned at the time lol but it holds up better than a lot of NES games and is now well regarded as it should be

I bought almost all the new Working Designs releases beginning in the late 90s and tracked down used copies of the earlier releases throughout the 00s. The guy who worked at what was then Babbage’s near my house seemed so confused that a kid wanted old-school JRPGs. Every time I went in the store he would always talk about the newest upcoming items for preorder (Lunar 1 & 2, Arc the Lad, Vanguard Bandits, etc.). He once told me, “You’re one of the only people we have buying this stuff.” I wouldn’t say every WD game is regarded with universal acclaim now, but they sure have gotten expensive.

I was a major fan of Sonic 3D blast when it came out, I loved it, my friends all laughed at me but I was obsessed and I still love the music, I know it's not revered really but it gets a lot more love now.

I do, indeed, believe you called up your friends and sang the praises of Rocket Knight Adventures as a kid. (Or as an adult; as the case may be.) And I applaud you for it.

Two games I owned back during the snes/ Genesis era were rocket knight adventures and wild guns. Back then I felt like I was the only one talking about them amongst my friends.

I've mentioned this game before, but I played a lot of Little Nemo the Dream Master back in the day. I loved it, and it is still one of my top 5 NES games to this day. I feel like it gets some respect now, but back in the day, it felt like I was the only one who played it. It's an outstanding Capcom game, so I find it puzzling that it didn't get any love back then.

Mystical Ninja on Nintendo 64. In fact, it still doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

Cybernator (SNES by Konami)- best mech game until Titanfall 2.

While I remember a lot of hype around Shenmue in gaming magazines of the day, I was the only one in my group of friends who seemed to be super into it. Overall I'm not sure the game was "unpopular" around the time of release but it does seem to be a series that gained recognition over the years.

I was always on the earthbound train. Remember my brother renting it back in the day. I could not keep my eyes off it.

For me it was games like klonoa Door to Phantomile and Xeno gears. I tried sharing these games for many years. Most people thought Klonoa was a kids game and Xeno gears was too complex a story to follow. There are plenty of great games that get lost in the shuffle. Eventually they are rediscovered and appreciated.

My pick has gotta be Actraiser. It hasn't exactly exploded in popularity nowadays, but I've heard more people express their love for that game way more than I ever heard back in the day. Hell, I screamed with excitement when the remake was announced, partially because I was amazed that it's still so loved that it was deemed remake-worthy.

Hoy Crap it wasn't until I paused the video to see...Ness is looking up at the enemy...Man that cover art is legendary! So simple yet effective of what to come!

That's a nice looking Saturn controller. As for your question of the video: I think my best pick would be the same as yours. I worked at a Gamestop when the Gamecube/PS2/XBox were current gen and NOBODY was buying or playing Gamecube games. The other employees at the Gamestop made fun of how poorly the games sold and how it was a console for little kids. I was the only one there who loved the Gamecube.

I've been championing Zelda 2 since I played it as a kid. I'm not sure how long it will take for people to realize that is a good game. Hopefully any day now. I also thought the Wii U was great and I don't think other people did until all the cool Wii U games came to Switch.

I was an OG Earthbound players. My friend started screaming to me about how I need to play this game called EarthBound and that I would love it, so he hands me the game with the players guide so I could borrow it and ever since it's been my favorite game ever made. Back then, I thought nobody knew about it because nobody really did know about it, but then a few years later I find out that there's a small but dedicated fan club to Earthbound and today it's beloved by a ton of people. Earthbound really did start out small and grow from there, the core audience is just so dedicated.

LMAO @ 0:08 the quick kiss on the Mario World cheek

TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist; it's always been overshadowed by Turtles in Time. I think it's getting more respect nowadays, but Turtles in Time still gets more love. Personally love Hyperstone Heist for not being an attempted arcade port, instead doing its own thing (sure it's because of the hardware, but still).

My friend had Shining Force II when it was new and I used to watch him play it and we loved it even though no one else seemed to know what it was. I think it’s pretty popular in the retro game community now. Not as popular, but I was really into Uniracers when it was new. Very underrated still. To me it seemed like none of my friends had heard of Banjo Kazookie when I was playing it back in the day either.

That little red bastard was the bane of my life. Cost me more 10 pence's back in 86ish than i dare count. Another great talk retrobird. I always like what you have to say.

like what bad Santa tells Thurman Murman, when he gets a candy corn in his advent calendar. They all can’t be winners now can they?

Retro Game Challenge was something I was lucky to snag as a kid, very good game btw.

For me personally is College Slam. Everyone talks about NBA JAM, but College Slam you can do so much more! So many more options to change before you play the game! Not sure if it's more popular now for everyone, but I play that game as much as I did when it first came out on my Super Nintendo, but now I play it on my hybrid, The 16 Bit Boy!

I got Earthbound for $13 at a flea market as a kid. I didn't have a clue what most SNES or Gameboy games were back then and had to judge based on the cart's label. I had no idea Earthbound would turn out to be so popular in the future.

Parappa the Rapper. I was the only guy in my gaming group obsessed with that game. Now it seems that it's been getting a "hidden gems" shine to it.

Games that where overlooked and gained popularity later are super interesting.

The MegaMan Battle Network series used to get written off as a Pokemon clone... Only now people are starting to realize how uniquely awesome it is. I hope Capcom makes a legacy collection for it soon, because I would love to replay it on the Switch.

Jackel on NES is a very underrated game. I give props to several KZfaqrs out there putting this game in a hidden gems list or things like that, but for whatever reason it doesn't get the kind of respect or love it should overall. It's not a top 10 game or anything but if you were to rank the better shooters or Konami games on NES it is definitely up there.

Your mentioning of the GameCube reminds me that Eternal Darkness was a game I got in on before it was a popular collectors item.

Lost Kingdom was a sleeper hit. I love 1 and 2

I love the fact NHL 94 95 and 96 and even a dedicated DOS and Sega CD community is forming out of classic NHL games. You should see the dedication for nhl 09 for pc and madden 08. It’s cool to see people going all in making amazing mods for the game.

I appreciate the Constant Referencing to the Panzer Dragoon Series! (Which I only discovered in 2018! No Nostalgia Here, but I STILL Love it!) But another Underappreciated Rail Shooter; Yoshi's Safari!!

Earthbound and Secret of Mana were one of those games I was super lucky to have growing up (sort of). My buddy owned them, but ended up giving them to me when I was maybe 14 or 15 which I still own to this day. It's weird because everyone talks those games up now but back then no one knew what they were. Not even me!

I love several games from the PS1 that still don't get enough attention: Mega Man Legends, Brave Fencer Musashi, and Bloody Roar to name a few.

The ones that come to mind first are games that I ended up getting late in a system's life, after most kids were playing other systems. Games like Weaponlord (talked about more now because of it being one of the first online fighting games compatible with XBand), and Comix Zone for Sega Genesis were later releases that I liked quite a bit. A few other Genesis games that more people talk about now are Beyond Oasis, Socket (still underrated in my opinion, but people mention the music being good at least), and Robocop vs. Terminator. One Super Nintendo beat 'em up game that I loved would be Marvel Super Heroes In War Of The Gems. It didn't get talked about back then because it came out pretty late, in 1996.

The entire Shining Force series. Been a fan since smash pack 2 on PC and spread the good word so it's nice to see so many people trying it for the first time after fire emblem brought renewed interest into the genre.

Star Tropics for sure. Loved it back in the day and it holds up big time.

Shaq-Fu, Balls 3D and Tiger handhelds all the way baby! Best games ever next to Nester's Funky Bowling on Virtual Boy, another classic!

I grew up in Hong Kong and had demons quest. The cartridge was called Demons Blazon and Was one of the most memorable 16-bit games I’ve ever played

I don't have an answer for you this time sir. I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your videos, your humor and your outlook. I apologize if I sound like a broken record. Your videos always brighten up my day and make me smile. The passion you have for gaming in general is unparalleled. It makes me think about how wonderful it is to live in a time where we all have so many wonderful possibilities when it comes to gaming. Please keep it up. You are doing an awesome job!

I preordered the Nintendo Switch as soon as pre orders were available. Told all my friends it was going to be a beast. Sure enough it became one of the most popular systems and was even sold out for a bit. (Chest pound)

gargoyle's are awesome, loved all three since i had it on gameboy in like 1992, never finished neither of them, still trying today though :)

glad you mentioned majora's mask, this was the game I was thinking of. People kind of hated this game 20 years ago.

Recent games have really disappointed me, so I started playing minecraft again (hadn't played it since the xbox360 release) and I got blown away, I know its not that old but still amazes me I got that game for free when I got an Xbox and its still that good.

I didn’t know about Ness until the N64 as well. As a matter of fact I didn’t even know of Earthbound before I seen someone playing it on Twitch and also a lot of comments saying they want Mother 3. I grew up more with the N64 than the SNES because I was to young to know video games when the SNES launched. Also I remember the only advertising I would see as a kid was for toys like legos and such on TV. I can’t even recall seeing a video game add. If I didn’t see the game on the shelf at the store then I didn’t know about that game.

I for whatever reason (probably a gaming magazine) had to have Gargoyle's Quest on the Gameboy! I remember going into KB Toys and was excited to get it. I still prefer that and the NES part 2 to Demon's Crest.

Rocket Knight Adventures, no seriously personally I'm surprised how many people are talking about, I literally played that game as a child and I friggin' loved it, the fast paced rocket gameplat, the incredible soundtrack and the flippin' rodent in armour is so cool, he's the reall awesome possum if you ask me, but when I told people about it they were all like, "the what?" but now seeing this channel, austin eruption and others praising it and giving praise it makes me feel good also know that it wasn't a feverinsh dream, and same thing with Ristar too, it's jsut that Sonic was so darn popular that people overlook all these gems, hopefully B.O.B. (the robot not the singer) will one day have it's spot in the light too.

Air fortress on nes, I rented it as a kid and still love it to this day.

I'm one of the few people who bought demon's crest when it was new and still have it today! I always thought it was a great game. I was a senior in high school and had a job so i could buy it myself. I was just the right age, cause I know my parents would have never bought it for me lol.

Final post (different topic chain) but I'm annoyed the Pocky and Rocky games haven't gotten people to look too much at them yet. They are honestly a really good and fun time. I think I first found out about them while I was being hospitalised for something... and for whatever reason they gave me a plastic bin with a SNES and several games to use before I got some tests done on me. Pocky and Rocky 2 was in that plastic bin. Really made my day--and it was definitely a game I looked for after then Maybe some people in the Touhou project could make a fan spin off that is essentially, "so... Pocky and Rocky was awesome... and we are continuing that"

WindWaker I told people that despite the cartoony looks the gameplay was amazing and also Metdroid Prime the 1st person perspectic turned people off and I was saying it was good.

Iggy's Wrecking Balls. Timeless classic

Yes! I bought Earthbound last year for the SNES & paid a pretty good price for it but it’s a masterpiece. Great soundtrack, story, and creativity. Demons Crest was also purchased last year and loved it. Nosferatu is also a good and interesting game.

Just got a PS1 yesterday. Finally a proud (?) owner. That darn Saturn though. If only I could have that 🤷🏼‍♂️

My friends would laugh at me for playing Populous on SNES. But it seems to be talked about more these days.

One of my favorite run and guns growing up was journey to silius. I think it has hidden gem status?

Regarding Earthbound... my first jRPG was Mario RPG. After that I ended up playing the two Final Fantasy games in the SNES and Chrono Trigger... and moving onto Earthbound after getting a recommendation from a local video rental store's owner. It was a small store owned by a South Asian family--always love seeing that stuff, people come here see opportunity I'd otherwise take for granted and make their lives better with it So yeah... playing Earthbound was a natural step for me. And yes... that box art did make it so I was less likely to try it Chrono Trigger was popular then... and it is popular now. Somehow it isn't even over rated. Which is freaking wild

I love(d) the following underappreciated games (and still do): Viewpoint (Genesis/PS1) Project Horned Owl (PS1) NBA Give N Go (SNES - The “home” version of the arcade game Run N Gun) TMNT - The Hyperstone Heist (Genesis) Pirates of the Dark Water (SNES) Toki (NES/Genesis) NBA Inside Drive and NFL Fever series (OG XBOX) NBA Hoopz (PS2) Sunset Riders (SNES/Genesis) Tecmo NBA Basketball (NES) NHL 2-on-2 Open Ice Challenge (Arcade/PS1 - It was like a hockey version of NBA Jam and it’s a whole lot of fun!)

I just wanna say I recently discovered your channel and really enjoy your videos. You have a lot of insightful things to say about retro games and a great sense of humor. I like when you accompany your discussion with footage of the games being played, too. Happily subscribed!

I’d have to say Fire emblem on GBA and GameCube. I loved those back in 2004 but didn’t see them get wide recognition until the 3DS entries a decade later. Amazing games

I think for me is tetris attack, I loved it back in the day and even today is my favorite game of all time. Maybe people liked it back in the day (specially with the 64 pokemon version), but non of my friends liked it when I was little.

- “Montezuma’s Revenge” on the Atari 2600 - “Jackal” on the NES - “Treasures of the Deep” on the PS1 - “Tempest X3” on the PS1 - “Phantom Dust” on the XBOX - “007: Nightfire” on the PS2/XBOX (Even though it was relatively popular? At the time, it was still heavily dismissed in favor of “007: Goldeneye” on the N64.) - “Starsky & Hutch” on the PS2/XBOX These are just a few fairly obscure or unpopular games that my friends and family and I REALLY enjoyed playing that never really garnered any acclaim until years after they were released…

I’ve always wondered why SOS isn’t more popular, it’s always been a hidden gem for me! It became my favorite SNES game and all these years later it still is 😊 I however never hear much about it from other gamers. I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for a re release or something from that game.

I feel so cool. I bought Earthbound after seeing the weird Ads in Nintendo Power.

Stubbs the Zombie was a really good Xbox game. I don't think it did too well originally because it came out close to the launch of the Xbox 360. Fortunately, it's been getting enough recognition that it was remastered for Xbox Series!

Talking about games that might not aged well. There is a group of people who bashed the 2 sonic adventure games and said that they didn't aged well. I tried both of them in 2017 and 18 and they sure had aspects that are questionable but I had a blast playing those games so I don't see why people call them badly aged.

Dude this channel is so underrated! Love these vids!

For me it's got to be, get ready for it! Speed ball 2 on the Amiga.

The first 3 Yakuza games (especially the first two!) they were slept on back in the day, now? They’re exploding in popularity!

Great video as always! A lot of the super Famicom stuff are a great shout too, doremi fantasy, magical pop'n, violinist of hiki and don't forget about ristar and other genesis games :)

Never like videos as fast as yours!!!!! Thank you!

I remember my best friend got Earthbound, when we were growing up & we played it nonstop. It was very quirky & weird, but that’s what made it great! We would be laughing so hard with each new bizarre enemy type you’d come across or crazy dialogue! We ended up beating it too, & I don’t remember if we had a strategy guide or not. Majora’s Mask was…interesting…but just too cryptic & difficult to get into, I don’t remember if we beat it; maybe? Anyway, I always loved weird games, since a lot of the games I got on holidays like Easter or something weren’t always as good as the ones I’d get for Christmas or my Birthday. Not all of them we’re great, but a few were fun & challenging, Dr. Franken on the Game Boy is a great hidden gem, & even other “bad” games I had like The Lawnmower Man, Total Carnage, or Drakkhen for SNES, had their good points. The controls weren’t always the best, or some game mechanics were funky, but it made it all the more satisfying when I was able to beat them. Sure, I had Mario, Zelda etc, but I’m glad I got to play the bad games, to help me appreciate the great games.

Another entertaining video! Looking forward, as always, to your next one!

Golden Axe Warrior- master system Run saber -- snes Steel Empire -- genesis Rygar-- nes Mouse trap -- colecovision Ladybug -- colecovision. All gems ppl cant stop loving now, cuz they are just like games they worshipped in the past, but different enough to renew that lost newness of a game thats been played to death.

I'm a few months late to reply but this video just now popped up. One game I've noticed that's gained popularity in recent years is Nightmare on Elm Street for NES. I bought it about a year ago and paid about $65 for it. I think it's because of it's atmosphere and the fact that you can play up to four players on it so it's a cool party game.

Comix Zone, Sunset Riders... In Russia theese were pretty popular games, and still popular now.

One thing I wanted to mention about Earthbound is all of the weird advertisements they had in video game magazines. I have to think the ads are what killed U.S. sales. I remember looking at those ads, and I had no idea what kind of game Earthbound was. My best guess at the time was some sort of cartoony fighting game or beat-em-up due to the grotesque nature of the ads. But even that was a weak guess. Gross magazine ads was a thing back then but they took it to the next level with the Earthbound ads with the scratch and sniff. The thing is, that most gross out ads were for games which were known enough to where they didn't need explanation. But nobody knew what Earthbound was. And to think this was a time when JRPGS were becoming more popular in the U.S. and I know, I would have picked up the game back then if I had known it was an RPG. I feel like if they had gone with a traditional ad campaign that Earthbound would have sold many more copies.

For me it's the DC. Bought mine in 1999 and played the hell out of it, then gave it a way to another kid to enjoy. Best decision I ever made for a video game.

My favorite game which never got the credit it deserved was Metal Warriors on SNES partly because it was legitimately rare. Ironically, rarity caused it's collector's value and notoriety to rise so high that emulation is the only reasonable means to play it. That's a shame because this is a legitimate classic which will no doubt be lost to the ages.

I also got that Gargoyles game from a flea market as a kid 😅

I still want earth bound the history behind the game I love it

Personal horn tootin’: Skies of Arcadia for Dreamcast. I got ribbed so badly by my friends. Turns out - stellar game to this day.

Nice coverage of Earthbound! That would definitely be my game, as it was so formative for me back in the day that some of my friends think it's a main part of my personality. I feel like I was one of those few people who unlocked Ness in Super Smash Bros. and was genuinely excited for his inclusion being that I knew who he was.

I have a back catalog of games I want to play/complete starting from current games going all the way back to NES lol

I sung the praises of Nier and Yoko Taro's other works for years and nobody cared until Nier Automata came out. It's vindicating for people to finally be seeing the light after all these years, but I'm still mad it took people this long to care.

For its got to be the sega Saturn. I bought my Saturn new and still have it today. I play it a lot and street fighter vs X-men is my favorite game on the Saturn and I don’t know why but last bronks is one I still play today. Great video

When we were would make it to the rental store late we could normally count on Pocky and Rocky 2 to be available. When I had the option to buy it later on it only costed fifteen dollars at the time.

After finishing FF7, stumbled upon some RPG s which werent that common/populair in europe at the time. Star ocean, grandia where my favorite. Breath of fire 3 was more known but not like it is now.