Topic: Favorite Old/Lost/Forgotten Game Series

[CVfan13]

Remember any old short games series, or possibly any standalone games, that never really got any other new titles past the NES or SNES era? Like maybe ones that had a sequel or two but then nothing? If you could pick one of these to suddenly get new games for the series, or remakes, or just anything new involving that game, what would you pick? Well, I remember Wizards & Warriors for the NES and there was a trilogy, and then one GB title. But that seems to have been the end of that series. What do you think?

[Azmodan]

Shatterhand. Excellent platformer with some epic music, and just kind of died along with the NES. 

[The Last Belmont]

Kid Icarus, it was such a great game it's a shame it only got one gb sequel.

[crisis]

Duck Tales

[Gecko]

In Reply To #1

I second the Wizards And Warriors series.


Also, Legacy of the Wizard. That game's had me captivated by its greatness for many an hour at a time. I know it's part of a series, but I can't remember the name of it, and it was eventually discontinued.

[Clara E. Leet]

Earthworm Jim

[A vicar in a tutu]

Forgotten Worlds.

The first stage's boss scared me in my youth.

[DarkLavos]

Gargoyle quest

[Slayer]

Demon's Crest was an awesome sequel to that game...we'll we ever have another adventure with Firebrand.
...I used to assume that Firebrand was Sparda in DMC (similar struggle), but then I realized that probably isn't the case.

[Highwind Dragoon]

Little nemo: the dream master for the NES.

[Bloodreign]

Kid Niki, or as it's known in Japan, Kaiketsu Yanchamaru, only one of it's three games reached US arcades and the NES (and a few other systems). The last two were Famicom only, though after the first two games, the third game was garbage, such a shame.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Off the top of my head:

M.C. Kids for NES
Battle of Olympus NES
Wonder Boy series (SMS)

[CVfan13]

In Reply To #3

Is that true? I mean, I don't really follow it, but isn't Pit in SSBB? He looks like he's from another more recent game in the new Smash Bros.

I second the Wizards And Warriors series.

Awesome. It was just so cool right? One of the best parts is that music. Whenever I play through it, I can't help but hum along to all that old medieval sounding music. The first one was also the first NES game I ever finished.

[Dark Nemesis]

GB: World Cup
GB: Wizards & Warriors Chapter X: Fortress of Fear

[Ray]

Syndicate. I played it on the snes. It got the ps1 era sequel
but I didn't finish that.

Defender of the Crown- it too got a sequel/remake of sorts. that didn't do very well.

Chrono Trigger- it isn't forgotten by it's fanbase, and it too got a semi-sequel in Chrono Cross, but it doesn't exactly look like it's high on Square-Enix's priority list.

Actraiser. part 2 ditched the charm that made the first game great despite all it's shortcomings.

Soulblazer. Good game. Not without it's faults or sequels of sorts (illusion of gaia/time, terranigma)but good game design.

EVO search for Eden.

The Donkey Kong Country series. I don't know if Donkey Kong 64 was a continuation of the series or not.

pilot wings.

Blastcorps- Okay, so it's not from the nes/snes generations but seemingly forgotten and great fun to play.