Cult Classics

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Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Tokubetsuhen is an SNES fighting game by Namco which was only released in Japan. It's very unique in how the fights play out- there's never a tangible spatial difference between the two fighters besides "airborne" and "on the ground". The characters are represented in cutaway windows and it is designed to look and play out like an anime fight (click here for a fun video). There are balance issues abound, but the fun is really mostly because of how dang novel the concept is, and that earned it quite a bit of popularity online. I would love to make my own game like it eventually.

Little Samson was a great and mostly undetected NES platformer. Not the best, but just a really solid title that had interesting design choices along with good graphics and music to boot.