Obscure/Retro Mech Games

[Goat]

Brahma Force for the PS1

Note, this is a mechwarrior-esque game (FPS view with cockpits) that puts you in dungeon crawler stages, infiltrating per level as you go in deeper. One word; awesome.

Gale Gunner

I only saw this gameplay vid after Goat mentioned it. I guess he can say more about it. Supposedly, it plays like FME.

It plays like Exteel, FME, and a bit of Votoms: Uoodo/Woodo and Kummen's dashing system. Note: The controls are one of the hardest to master, whenever you'd do a 180 turn or just look back, the dpad controls will be inverted, literally. If mastered, you'll see that it can move exactly like FM3's imaginary numbers and VOTOMS anime. Much like trying to do a Pugachev's Cobra in an air simulator, which isn't exactly activated with a few buttons (you need to do it all manually).

The in-game physics for the dashing works like Megaman Volnutt's roller skates, with more confusing controls. Edit: I forgot to mention that the whole inverted controls thing only applies whenever you're dashing.

Carnage Heart

Not for any typical gamer. This is more of a programmers' game, with mech ball-busting action. To put it simply, you buy parts and configure your mechs with a lot of no-over-denominator restrictions. Stealing the enemy base = win, don't forget to program your AI btw. Also, it has two discs; one for the game itself and one for the tutorial, which is much bigger than the former afaik.

Afraid Gear Another

I couldn't see any gameplay videos of it around youtube (too lazy searching for other sources). It plays like Carnage Heart, only that the setting and theme are AC: MoAish. You can tune stuff here too. You can also say that the battles play like Monster Rancher and Dragon Seeds (IIRC you can give commands).

Space Griffon (Formerly titled as Hamlet)

A supposed survival-horror mech game for the PSX and DC. Plays like Mechwarrior and uses Macross-esque mecha (although you are only as fast as a mech in MW). I've also shown the cliche and crappy voice acting & drama to Rick. The story really had potential and was good though.

The game is literally a whole fucking survival (horror) game; you only get to use whatever you find for the rest of the whole game (NO PLOT ARMOR OR PLOT RESUPPLYING). IIRC you can use melee if you run out of ammo, although you're still fucked.

Robo Pit 1 and 2

I wouldn't say that 1 was really obscure; 2 was way more underground. A TPS hack-and-slash-and-shoot game that lets you customize your robot's color, parts, etc.

Iron Soldier

Another generic mechwarrior-esque game.

Shadow Gunner

Plays like Tiny Tank on the PSX.

Ghost In The Shell (PSX) was pretty good too.

TPS mech-car game that lets you play as a Tachikoma. Levels are played similarly to Shadow Gunner and Tiny Tank, only that you can fucking stick to whatever wall and kill everyone hanging unto walls from above, sides, wherever.



Gungriffon Blaze


Probably not as obscure, but not everyone owned a Sega Saturn. Been wanting to play this when I saw this in some old video gaming magazine during pre-highschool.

Ultrabots

One of the games I played when I first owned a PC. Also another generic mechwarrior-esque game.

Too bad Omega Boost wasn't exactly obscure. Or I would've placed a gameplay vid here.



Edit:

Does Rock'em Sock'em Robots Arena count?



I remember playing some of the stuff listed during childhood. I also heard some even rarer games mentioned by Wanzerfreak before (I really forgot the names). Along with Krazy Ivan if I remember correctly.