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GameSpot Asia's Jonathan Toyad shows off a few underrated mascot platformer titles we may have missed out on in the 90s, and tells us why they deserve the spotlight.

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92 comments
tgwolf
tgwolf

Why don't we have any more recent icons?? Oh yeah, there are no classic games anymore...I DIDN'T SAY THERE CAN'T BE OR SHOULDN'T BE!! Just want to make that point very very clear...

megakick
megakick

just put them in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, I bet Sony can get a good deal.

uglypinkmoose
uglypinkmoose like.author.displayName 1 Like

Rocket Knight Adventures is such a bomb game.... I would say the best wannabe mascot Ive played fo sho....lol different generation but what about Glover? I always considered him a wannabe mascot...I remember that game being so awesome and now I can hardly control it....I need to pop it back in and start practicing I would love to play through it again

zanelli
zanelli

Missed a few... Mix it up a bit, how about next time no Japanese developers.

goufzero20
goufzero20 like.author.displayName 1 Like

Bet some of these old game better than games these days since alot of games are usually uner 12 hours these days and multiplayer. Exception of RPG but alot american style rpg getting dull as most seem revolved around mid-evil style europe. Least japanese games have more flair and often longer with sidequest making only 25%-30% of gmae rather than 75%

otanikun
otanikun like.author.displayName 1 Like

Rocket Knight Adventures was awesome and I'm definitely going to play Pulseman but it looked like a Megaman clone.

fend_oblivion
fend_oblivion ranger

Pulseman actually looks like a pretty good game.

AJAlucard
AJAlucard like.author.displayName 1 Like

May i ask?. is megaman x an underrrated character?..

 

And also, i would like to say.. thumbs up.

Yes there is the graphics music and everything in today's games.

But for some reason, they just cant beat the classic retro games.. 

otanikun
otanikun

 @AJAlucard I would have to agree in at least one aspect, the lovable blue bomber has pretty much been tossed aside by Capcom after cancelling the promised MMO and the highly anticipated Megaman Legends 3 and it's subsequent cancellation despite tons of fan support and their cancellation of the promised demo.

mimic53
mimic53 like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @KsomotoSan 

It's the actual music from Ristar from the stage Planet Automaton.  All of the music from the game is pretty cool!

shadowboy88
shadowboy88 like.author.displayName 1 Like

If this site were GT sonic would have been in the thumbnail :p

BlackBaldwin
BlackBaldwin like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

the sega genesis was a great console I am disappointed that johnathon didn't have gunstar heroes on this vid since it was one of the best games on the console in my opinion anyways...

LucasArts-
LucasArts-

Ohh GOD help me :- z

I hope this age never come back 

KsomotoSan
KsomotoSan

Anyone know the song that's playing when he's presenting Ristar?Like where's it from and what's it called? 

KsomotoSan
KsomotoSan

Neeevermind, I just found it.It's from the game itself (as I thought) and it's called "Lock Up" if anyone else wonders. 

Iranazi
Iranazi like.author.displayName 1 Like

I've only played the Rockey Knight game on psn and frankly, I thought it was a good game :D then again I haven't played the original

macca366
macca366

Poor Bubsy.. The 3D PSX game was horrendous, it LITERALLY gave me nightmares and gave me trouble sleeping after I'd played it as a kid. I had to listen to a Playschool cassette to ease myself to sleep

itchyflop
itchyflop like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

another show is needed great stuff lmaof funny guy brilliant

ARKphoenix2k
ARKphoenix2k like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 3 Like

Rocket Knight Adventures was awesome. I never owned the game but my friend did and I would always ask to borrow it off him. I really wish they released the original on XBLA/PSN instead of re-making it. Its good just not as good as the mega drive/genesis.

itchyflop
itchyflop like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @ARKphoenix2k still got mine along with a few (100) other classics like eswat, gun star hereos,general chaos, gynog, herzog zwei, thunder force, rolling thunder, shadow dancer and fighting masters. Man they were the days i used to love my md. 

itchyflop
itchyflop

trauma most foul ohhh brilliant hahaha

Alecmrhand
Alecmrhand

I loves me some Jonathan Toyad....He is great when commentating on "Now Playing".  I like his unique taste in games....sometimes he comes up with stuff ive never even heard of and i enjoy that.

RajWalia77
RajWalia77

The Guy was more entertaining than the games he was talking about.

aldronlin
aldronlin like.author.displayName 1 Like

great videos, sure brought back lots of good memories.  But i found that i have hard time following his English..... is it just me?

rushiosan
rushiosan

I like some SEGA mascots, like Ristar and Knuckles. But most part of SEGA games are bad while comparing to what other companies had to offer. Sonic never was a good game in my opinion, it was just innovative in the 2D platforming aspect. It's a damn frustrating game in the end.

TasteOmega
TasteOmega like.author.displayName 1 Like

all are kool games and one of my reconmendations is tomba for the ps

mwu_fraga
mwu_fraga like.author.displayName 1 Like

Dont forget Cool Spot and Chester Cheetah Too Cool To Fool!!!!! :D

j04353
j04353 like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 4 Like

Any video that gives Pulseman it's dues is awesome in my book.

tybearmvt
tybearmvt like.author.displayName 1 Like

how bout Vectorman and  Kid cameleon?

JasonHartMaivia
JasonHartMaivia

No one ever talks about Rainbow Mika Nanakawa.  There aren't many videos about her at all.

So sad...  I think she's awesome.

Devil_Spooky
Devil_Spooky like.author.displayName 1 Like

Rocket Knight Adventures is one of the best games I ever played, the remake is good too, the 2 sequels to the original... not so much....

 

A forgotten gem, Spot goes to Hollywood.

 

And another great one that's gonna be released on PSN/XBLA next month is the original ToeJam & Earl.

MR_TUBBy
MR_TUBBy like.author.displayName 1 Like

While it certainly isn't as obscure as Ristar or Sparkster, I feel like my old favorite franchise Banjo-Kazooie is joining the ranks of "lost and forgotten."  I become even more sad when I think about what has become of the parent company..

Toonzbery
Toonzbery like.author.displayName 1 Like

Damn...i need subtitle for this.

emanwell
emanwell like.author.displayName 1 Like

He should mention Megaman X, who is being cruelly neglected by capcom

mr_toffee
mr_toffee moderator moderatorstaff like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @emanwell Don't worry. We're working on giving Mega Man and his X counterpart his due. Hang tight!

DeathwachMarine
DeathwachMarine like.author.displayName 1 Like

I also think Earthworm Jim is alittle too well known to be one of the featured characters in one of these episodes....

DeathwachMarine
DeathwachMarine like.author.displayName 1 Like

Damn, there was this one series of titles that came out for the gameboy color, featuring a squirrel as the main character you play as, but for the life of me, I cant remember the name... They were pretty good too

supa_badman
supa_badman like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

man, Ristar was the greatest genesis game ever.

 

But it's definitely one of those games that wouldn't have survived the 3D jump.

pazshepard
pazshepard like.author.displayName 1 Like

Vectorman, Rocket Knight Adventures, Ristar... Man I miss my Genesis :(

Stardust7
Stardust7 like.author.displayName 1 Like

I remenber to play that game pulseman...Its very cool and hard lol

TrueGB
TrueGB like.author.displayName 1 Like

Rocket Knight Adventures got a pretty crappy remake on XBLA and was left out of the Sonic Mega Collection+ for some odd reason (Comix Zone got in though). I miss that game. I also enjoyed Dynamite Heady mainly because its style was so similar to Rocket Knight.

Bangerman15
Bangerman15 like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

holy crap I remember playing rocket knight adventures back in the day! totally forgot about that game

Superzone
Superzone

I've never played Rocket Knight Adventures.  Looks awesome!  Is it on the Wii VC or PSN?

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