16 Bit Generation

Orim

Metal Marines

Not the best game in the world but nonetheless it's very fun.

Fairly simplified RTS with easy enough to use combat and economy but can get very tough towards the end.

Further support for Sunset Riders as well.

EDIT : It's turn based, not real-time. Still a great game and up there with advance wars as one of the few times strategy was done right on a console.

Mr.Saturn

Martin Walker wrote: »

Games that are cool but not the big ones!

CiDeRmAn

Pick up Dune 2 on the MD, an outstanding game and the genesis (pun intended) of the C&C series.

LoGiE

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Pick up Dune 2 on the MD, an outstanding game and the genesis (pun intended) of the C&C series.

Did the MD version have the same bonkers AI as the Amiga?

Doctor DooM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Pick up Dune 2 on the MD, an outstanding game and the genesis (pun intended) of the C&C series.

When I saw the OP asking for lesser known but awesome MD games this was first to spring to my mind.

And yes, it's the proto C and C, good stuff.

Harkonnen nukes and suicide tanks ftw

CiDeRmAn

To hell with you Harkonnen lover!
Let the Sisters have you!
Actually, come a little closer and I'll have your heart plug out!

Atreides are a bit of wet blanket though, aside from Maud'Dib, but he had more in common with the ass-kicking Fremen...

Retr0gamer

LoGiE wrote: »

Did the MD version have the same bonkers AI as the Amiga?

Yup and the cheating AI as well

CiDeRmAn

People still love Mario Kart 64, and it had super cheap AI didn't it?

Retr0gamer

Yep but it's still kind of funny. The cheating AI from Dune 2 was actually carried over to Command and Conquer. Even if you take out the enemies means of collecting money they have an infinite amount of money. In C&C I cut off the AI's means of getting any cash and yet their silos kept filling up and I kept robbing them with engineers

Hank Scorpio

Heres a list of the snes games I own, (some of the best ones imo)

donkey kong country 1 2 and 3(amazing tough gameplay + gfx)
super mario kart(best racing game on the snes)
super mario all stars + super mario world(classics)
street fighter 2 turbo(best fighting game and sf on the snes)
starfox(uses super fx chip, some framerate issues on pal snes)
super punchout(good fun)
yoshis island (smw2)
zelda a link to the past (this is a must buy, one of the best games ever)
f-zero (one of the best racing games on the snes, uses mode7 gfx)
Mickey mania + the magical quest (very good platformers, hard to finish)

Mr.Saturn

I'll throw in the sidescrolling beat'em-ups, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles in Time (SNES). Alternatively, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyperstone Heist (MD). They're technically two different games, but share quite a bit, as they're both based on the arcade title, Turtles in Time, differing with some levels and enemies.

They're both limited and repetitive, I suppose, as you're using three buttons at most (I think the MD version has the run mapped to a button instead of a spurt thing as in the SNES version), but I still find them very enjoyable and there's enough meat there to get a good hour's game, with some fun replay value. Pretty much all you can ask from a decent arcade title, I guess.