HoshiChiri Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) The Guardian Legend:In the game, the player controls a lone protagonist, the Guardian, who is on a quest to destroy a large alien-infested world named Naju before it reaches the planet Earth. YES. YES YES YES. I love this game. I've never finished it- hell, I'm not sure I've ever gotten more than 2 keys. I still love it- it's a slightly bizarre but completely awesome mash-up of vertical shooter and Zelda. It is very worth your time! Edited March 21, 2016 by HoshiChiri 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamc Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 The Guardian Legend is fantastic. For a real challenge, enter the password TGL to play "arcade mode", which is just the shooting segments. You don't get as powered up this way, so it's really tough. Guardian Legend, Zanac (and Gun*Nac) were all done by Compile, who also did Space Megaforce on the SNES. They were shmup masters. Their Aleste series (of which Space Megaforce is a part, it was Super Aleste in Japan) uses my favorite power up system. The two "Nac" games use a system similar to Aleste's so I really like them. Space Megaforce is my favorite shmup ever. More info on Compile: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/aleste/compile.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfleet Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 You guys have covered most of the "hidden gems" I wanted to talk about, but one missing from the list I used to love back in the day was Astynax. It plays just like Legendary Axe on the TG16 (I think they had the same developers) and it's a lot of fun. It has "Ninja Gaiden"-style cinematics and nice graphics to boot. It's also dirt cheap right now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 NES collector John Riggs shares 11 NES games that are Hidden Gems (Part 3) for Nintendo collectors. Games Shown: Bucky o’Hare The Guardian Legend Fire ’n Ice Rockin’ Kats Cartoon Workshop Kabuki Quantum Fighter The Battle of Olympus Pinball Quest G.I. Joe Crystalis Shatterhand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Whooo! Guardian Legend made the list! YAY! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go look up Kabuki Quantum Fighter. Sounds right up my alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 NES collector John Riggs shares 11 NES games that are Hidden Gems (Part 3) for Nintendo collectors. Games Shown: Bucky o’Hare The Guardian Legend Fire ’n Ice Rockin’ Kats Cartoon Workshop Kabuki Quantum Fighter The Battle of Olympus Pinball Quest G.I. Joe Crystalis Shatterhand Pinball Quest is a hidden gem? As much as I love pinball games, PQ is a terrible attempt at combining the pinball and adventure genres. Kirby Pinball Land (GB/SGB) and Mario Pinball Land (GBA) got it right however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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