The "Can't remember the name of this game" Thread

2009-07-09 10:34:32 pm

I've been wondering title of one game for several years. It was fighting game like Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, but you play with animals instead of humans. I remember the first character was a rabbit, then there was a lion, hippo and couple more. The first arena was a jungle. It's on PC and was released est. 1990-1995 since it has VGA graphics and I used to play it in my childhood, about 13 years ago.

Does anyone have an idea what it might be ?

ZenicReverie

Edit history:

ZenicReverie: 2009-07-09 11:47:04 pm

2009-07-09 11:37:59 pm

Waiting hurts my soul...

Quote from Ewil:

I've been wondering title of one game for several years. It was fighting game like Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, but you play with animals instead of humans. I remember the first character was a rabbit, then there was a lion, hippo and couple more. The first arena was a jungle. It's on PC and was released est. 1990-1995 since it has VGA graphics and I used to play it in my childhood, about 13 years ago.

Does anyone have an idea what it might be ?

I will guess Battle Beast or Brutal: Paws of Fury

Ewil

2009-07-10 01:14:45 am

BRUTAL !!!

Thank you.

X

2009-07-11 06:09:21 am

destroy them with lazers

Quote from dalton 007:

The second one was a driving game, first person view but it wasn’t a racer. You had to make decisions from either going left or right when certain things happened i.e. First level has a truck coming at you, if you go left you spin and crash, if you go right you dodge and carry on through the level. I think the whole game did consist on making these decisions.

This sounds like Road Avenger to me. A great SEGA CD game.

Dalton 007

2009-07-11 09:47:58 am

Yes it was thank you.

X

2009-07-11 10:16:18 am

destroy them with lazers

Would Evander Holyfield Boxing be the other one?

Dalton 007

2009-07-11 11:57:19 am

No it’s similar but that’s not it. I definitely remember one of the opponents wearing a mask.

MatrixTN

2009-07-11 07:50:01 pm

You got a deletion wish?

Quote from dalton 007:

Two games on the mega drive, the first was a boxing game, which you fight from left to right like evader holyfields one. Plus it had an opponent who wears a mask, which might have been the final boss

I have no clue on this one. It's obviously not Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing (similar though). I have Greatest Heavyweights which also has Holyfield but it doesn't have a guy in a mask so that's not it. It's not Toughman Contest either which uses a different perspective. There's one with Muhammad Ali's name on it but I don't know if that would be it or not because I don't have that one or played it. Plus I haven't checked around anywhere regarding my friend's elusive boxing game which Enhasa thinks is either Ready 2 Rumble or Contender but I doubt the former.

Dalton 007

2009-07-16 02:18:06 pm

I just found it, it was james "buster" douglas knockout boxing. Suprising its actually pretty awful.

cortez

2009-07-16 04:21:56 pm

Stalker!

Quote from TheVoid:

The game was very similar to Lost Vikings. It also had 3 characters (Which were animals of some sort. I should also need to mention that they were just standing/walking like persons, not crawling around on 4 legs or something) with each their own abilities. One was a kind of General I believe, one an archer and the other was just a big brute. The models and such were more 3D-ish than Lost Vikings and the graphics were also newer/better looking overall, but the camera view was still from the side.
If I remember correctly I played it on the PC.

sounds like Gobliiins

TheVoid

2009-07-16 11:43:45 pm

Someone else pointed that one out, too. No, that's not the game Undecided

As far as I can remember the 3 main characters looked more like Leopards or Hyena's (They were soldiers and walking on 2 legs like humans).

Enhasa

2009-07-17 12:19:22 am

everybody wanna tell you the meaning of music

Alright, I think this was maybe the last thread I posted in before my "sabbatical." Apparently Essentia's been gone even longer, but anyway I like this thread, I don't know why.

X-Caliber 2097 is a kinda underrated game I'd say.

Quote from XFUBX:

The second one I need help with was a PS1 game aswell, but this one was 3D and was In thrid person. I can remember that the Hourglass was involved and you played as a kid on a purple/bule jacket. [Still need help!]

That's the joint Psygnosis/Traveller's Tales/Jim Henson game, Rascal.

Quote from AquaTiger:

A top-down space shooter for the PC, that unfortunately I don't even remember much about. What little I do know is that the main thing you had to collect before you could exit a level was a certain amount of what the game says is "EZT" and I do remember the last word of that acronym being something like "trizystalene" or however it's spelled.

Although I've never heard of this game and it doesn't seem to be on gamefaqs even, this was the easiest search job ever, just typed in "top down shooter" ezt and got Swarm. Tongue

Quote from Crescens:

So, this game probably came out in the late 80s or early 90s but probably the former. It was for a console that I don't really remember. I remember it was red. Anyway, I'm guessing it was an Atari because I could also play Kung Fu Master on it.

It's a vertical scrolling jet shooter game. Something I can clearly remember is that one of the jets could have about 4 orb thingies (bombs because they exploded on contact when an enemy hit it) encircling it.

I'd be embarrassed if I couldn't name a shmup, so I hope this is right. Wink

Red console with Kung Fu Master instantly suggests Famicom to me. I bet it's the classic, highly influential Zanac. You can get orb options that rotate around you and bash enemies, and the game starts off with a background of "red tiles" like you said. One of the most underappreciated NES games by nostalgists wearing NES pad t-shirts.

I feel kinda bad for TheVoid. Tons of guesses at his game but still no answer.

Alright, I think this was maybe the last thread I posted in before my "sabbatical." Apparently Essentia's been gone even longer, but anyway I like this thread, I don't know why.

X-Caliber 2097 is a kinda underrated game I'd say.

[quote="XFUBX"]
The second one I need help with was a PS1 game aswell, but this one was 3D and was In thrid person. I can remember that the Hourglass was involved and you played as a kid on a purple/bule jacket. [Still need help!]
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That's the joint Psygnosis/Traveller's Tales/Jim Henson game, Rascal.

[quote="AquaTiger"]
A top-down space shooter for the PC, that unfortunately I don't even remember much about.  What little I do know is that the main thing you had to collect before you could exit a level was a certain amount of what the game says is "EZT" and I do remember the last word of that acronym being something like "trizystalene" or however it's spelled.
[/quote]
Although I've never heard of this game and it doesn't seem to be on gamefaqs even, this was the easiest search job ever, just typed in "top down shooter" ezt and got [url=http://www.giantbomb.com/swarm/61-4413/]Swarm[/url]. :P

[quote="Crescens"]
So, this game probably came out in the late 80s or early 90s but probably the former. It was for a console that I don't really remember. I remember it was red. Anyway, I'm guessing it was an Atari because I could also play Kung Fu Master on it.

It's a vertical scrolling jet shooter game. Something I can clearly remember is that one of the jets could have about 4 orb thingies (bombs because they exploded on contact when an enemy hit it) encircling it. 
[/quote]
I'd be embarrassed if I couldn't name a shmup, so I hope this is right. ;)

Red console with Kung Fu Master instantly suggests Famicom to me. I bet it's the classic, highly influential Zanac. You can get orb options that rotate around you and bash enemies, and the game starts off with a background of "red tiles" like you said. One of the most underappreciated NES games by nostalgists wearing NES pad t-shirts.

I feel kinda bad for TheVoid. Tons of guesses at his game but still no answer.

Scepheo

2009-07-17 01:47:00 am

TheVoid; what OS did you play it on? Or in what year? Just knowing if it's a DOS game, works on vista etc. could help the search Tongue

TheVoid

2009-07-17 02:09:39 am

It has been so long ago, I can't really remember exact stuff anymore Undecided

It must've been on either Windows 95 or 98. I doubt it was on DOS, though I'm not entirely sure. But the graphics were just a bit too advanced for DOS, so it's likely after the DOS era Wink

The game was also from some bigger company, you know like Sierra or LucasArts or 3DO and the likes.

Sorry, I just can't give more specifics Sad

ZenicReverie

2009-07-17 02:13:26 am

Waiting hurts my soul...

Quote from TheVoid:

It has been so long ago, I can't really remember exact stuff anymore Undecided

It must've been on either Windows 95 or 98. I doubt it was on DOS, though I'm not entirely sure. But the graphics were just a bit too advanced for DOS, so it's likely after the DOS era Wink

The game was also from some bigger company, you know like Sierra or LucasArts or 3DO and the likes.

Sorry, I just can't give more specifics Sad

You do it on purpose, I know it... Wink

DOS actually had some decent graphics during that period, so it might still be DOS, but if you think it was around Windows 95, that'll help.

Warepire

2009-07-17 02:26:06 pm

Heavy Metal Powered

Quote from TheVoid:

It has been so long ago, I can't really remember exact stuff anymore Undecided

It must've been on either Windows 95 or 98. I doubt it was on DOS, though I'm not entirely sure. But the graphics were just a bit too advanced for DOS, so it's likely after the DOS era Wink

The game was also from some bigger company, you know like Sierra or LucasArts or 3DO and the likes.

Sorry, I just can't give more specifics Sad

can you remember if it was point-n-click or controlled with the keyboard ? this will cut the search field in half

TheVoid

2009-07-17 04:57:47 pm

I'm pretty sure it was controlled with the keyboard.

Warepire

2009-07-18 06:40:45 pm

Heavy Metal Powered

Quote from TheVoid:

I'm pretty sure it was controlled with the keyboard.

going to wing it here with Lost Vikings 2 - Norse by Norsewest:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/norse-by-norse-west-the-return-of-the-lost-vikings

thats the only adventure game i can think of with 3 chars where one is an archer for win95/98 that is keyboardcontrolled

TheVoid

2009-07-19 12:44:45 am

No that's not it, those are also Vikings instead of animals.

I've been searching my ass off on Mobygames myself, can't find it either Undecided

ChaoticSlinky

2009-09-07 03:14:19 pm

I have a question for identifying a game... I have no idea why but a random flashback appeared in my head recently of a game that I can ONLY remember the opening cinematic of. I don't remember who the characters were, but you're outside of a pizza place and I suppose the good guy gets kidnapped and there is a 'Closed until further notice' sign placed on the storefront. The bad guy escapes through an elevator in the phone booth and you follow him... That's where my memory ends. My friend said he had a vague memory of a game like that but also remembered nothing. Can anyone here remember and help me out?

Enhasa

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Enhasa: 2009-11-18 03:54:28 pm

2009-09-10 02:40:36 pm

everybody wanna tell you the meaning of music

Could you be more specific in any way? Whether or not you fully realize it, you remember more than ONE thing about any game. Stuff like:

1) a guess of what year the game could have come out on (it's not useful to say "when I was a kid" if we don't know how old you are)
2) a guess of what platform the game is on (even if you don't remember what console, at least say it wasn't on PC, and guess the generation)
3) what genre the game is in (again, even if you don't know exactly, you can probably rule some out or be broad like "action")
4) if you or others or general public thought the game was any good, how good/bad/colorful were the graphics, music, etc
5) who the intended audience of the game is (kids, casual gamers, movie franchise fans, etc)

Maybe this should go in the first post. Maybe I should take it over. Maybe this sentence was thrown in so there would be three of them.

ZenicReverie

2009-09-10 11:41:07 pm

Waiting hurts my soul...

Quote from ChaoticSlinky:

I have a question for identifying a game... I have no idea why but a random flashback appeared in my head recently of a game that I can ONLY remember the opening cinematic of. I don't remember who the characters were, but you're outside of a pizza place and I suppose the good guy gets kidnapped and there is a 'Closed until further notice' sign placed on the storefront. The bad guy escapes through an elevator in the phone booth and you follow him... That's where my memory ends. My friend said he had a vague memory of a game like that but also remembered nothing. Can anyone here remember and help me out?

A couple other things that you should be able to tell from this memory of yours. Do you remember any colors of the clothes the characters wear? How was the scene structured graphically (2D sprites, 3D game engine, Live video acting, Animated scenes?) It sounds more like a cartoon than a game, so what makes you think it's from a game?

X

2009-09-11 05:16:29 am

destroy them with lazers

Going to take a wild stab in the dark here and guess if its 'The Adventures of Willy Beamish'.

ChaoticSlinky

2009-09-13 01:12:31 pm

Hmm... I have no idea exactly when but I'm guessing it was before 2000.
It may have been on the PC or console so I'm no help there :/
It was action, I believe, and it was also probably a platformer.
I don't know if anyone else even played it, but it did have cartoonish graphics a la Sonic so that might be a generational clue.
I also think it was for kids because, like I said, it was cartoonish and I believe the main character was some sort of animal.

Enterim

2009-09-13 03:53:10 pm

Did a Sam and Max game begin that way? I don't remember.