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Nintendo have produced some awesome games over the years on both home console and handheld video game systems.

There are obvious franchises and characters such as Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong that most people have played at some point in their lives however there are also a massive number of great games that were largely ignored by the masses.

Here we take a look at ten of those games which were widely loved by those that played them but didn’t sell as much as they should. They are definitely worth a look in your local games shop bargain bin for!

1. GTA: Chinatown Wars (DS) – This series has seen each game succeeded in quality from the last and GTA Chinatown wars is no different. Just as good as it’s home console cousins, but sold only a fraction they did.

2. Beyond Good & Evil (Gamecube) – This game had high production values, a great story and characters, was set in a fantastic world and looked great. If you missed it, it’s well worth a shot.

3. Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Gamecube) – Nintendo proving once again that they are masters of platform games and the bongo controls worked brilliantly here giving the genre a fresh twist.

4. Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros Treasure (Wii) – One Capcom’s early efforts on the Wii and one of the third party efforts that was criminally ignored overall. Excellent puzzle game.

5. Blast Corps (N64) – A great game from a great developer. This shows why Rare had the N64 sewn up in the mid 1990′s.

6. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (Gamecube) – A fantastic psychological thriller with great graphics, controls and and awesome sanity feature made you really wonder if you were going mad!

7. Chrono Trigger (SNES/DS) – Many young gamers would probably have not played this so now is your chance with the DS remake. This is Japanese role playing at it’s finest.

8. Sin & Punishment (N64/Wii) – A Treasure developed title with typically great game-play and visuals. Now available on VC on Wii.

9. Okami (Wii/PS2) – A totally brilliant adventure that ranks up there with Zelda. Everyone should play this game – you owe it to Capcom!

10. Chibi-Robo! (Gamecube/Wii) – Released late in the Gamecube’s life mean’t not many people gave this quirky title a chance. The fact you can play it on your Wii gives little excuse not to go and track this down.

That concludes our missed Nintendo gaming gems list.

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There have been so many great Nintendo games over the years on many different handheld and home consoles.

There are obvious franchises and characters such as Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong that most people have played at some point in their lives however there are also a massive number of great games that were largely ignored by the masses.

Below is a list of such games – highly regarded and reviewed yet mainly ignored by most gamers.

1. GTA: Chinatown Wars (DS) – This is the most highly rated game on the DS yet many people ignored it. It sold nothing compared to its bigger console counterparts yet it is every bit as good!

2. Beyond Good & Evil (Gamecube) – This game had high production values, a great story and characters, was set in a fantastic world and looked great. If you missed it, it’s well worth a shot.

3. Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Gamecube) – If any Gamecube game deserved to sell better than it did, it must be this one. 2D platforming at its best with great bongo controls.

4. Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros Treasure (Wii) – An excellent puzzle adventure that was quite difficult too. The cutesy look and name put many off, but it was worth every penny.

5. Blast Corps (N64) – A great game from a great developer. This shows why Rare had the N64 sewn up in the mid 1990′s.

6. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (Gamecube) – This game spooked players with it’s sanity feature and was totally original and great fun to play.

7. Chrono Trigger (SNES/DS) – While many would argue that this was played a lot in the early days, newer console gamers and Europeans have probably missed this one and now it’s re-released on DS, there are no excuses not to play this Square classic.

8. Sin & Punishment (N64/Wii) – Only originally released in Japan. This Treasure created shooter deserves your attention now it’s available on Virtual Console on Wii.

9. Okami (Wii/PS2) – Capcom must have wondered what they did wrong with this one as it hardly sold at all. Well they did nothing wrong as it is about as good as it gets. Gamers lost out here big time by ignoring this.

10. Chibi-Robo! (Gamecube/Wii) – Released late in the Gamecube’s life mean’t not many people gave this quirky title a chance. The fact you can play it on your Wii gives little excuse not to go and track this down.

That ends our ten Nintendo gaming greats.

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The cost of new video games for the latest consoles like Xbox 360, Wii and PSP can be quite high and though most of these games have excellent graphics and longivity, there are some equally awesome old school retro video games available for a fraction of the price.

You can pick up an old Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast or Playstation 1 for example for next to nothing and the games are really cheap when bought from a second hand game retailer or from somewhere like ebay.

For the price of one new release on a modern console, you can probably pick up an actual retro console and a few games to go with it!

This is a great way to play some of the old classics which you may have missed out on the first time round. Games like Super Mario 64, Shenmue and Final Fantasy VII.

Just because the graphics may look dated, son’t let this put you off playing retro video games. The gameplay and depth of some of these old games sometimes overshadow the length of a modern game in the time it takes to complete. Games like Super Mario World and Final Fantasy are great examples of this.

If you want a more convenient way to play retro games then you don’t have to look any further than Wii, Xbox 360 or PS3. They all have the ability to download retro video games directly to the console and you can enjoy a blast from the past on them. The Wii for example has the Virtual Console which includes games from the NES, SNES, N64, Commodore and Neo Geo.

Using these services are great as you don’t have to buy the old console to play those games on if you don’t want to (though playing them with the original controllers is cool) and you get to play games from the world’s best developers such as Sega, Konami, Capcom, Rare and countless others.

Either way you really have no excuse not to check out these retro video games if you haven’t already. Go and have a look, you will find some gems out there!

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There have been so many great Nintendo games over the years on many different handheld and home consoles.

There are obvious franchises and characters such as Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong that most people have played at some point in their lives however there are also a massive number of great games that were largely ignored by the masses.

Below we take a look at some awesome titles that got excellent reviews, were loved by those that played them, but you may have missed and are worth going back to.

1. GTA: Chinatown Wars (DS) – This series has seen each game succeeded in quality from the last and GTA Chinatown wars is no different. Just as good as it’s home console cousins, but sold only a fraction they did.

2. Beyond Good & Evil (Gamecube) – Quite a cult classic among Gamecube gamers, quality controls, graphics, story and characters mean’t for a really enjoyable game.

3. Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Gamecube) – If any Gamecube game deserved to sell better than it did, it must be this one. 2D platforming at its best with great bongo controls.

4. Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros Treasure (Wii) – A great puzzle game which was also quite taxing on the mind. Capcom created a great franchise but we will not likely see it again as this was largely ignored.

5. Blast Corps (N64) – This was created by Rare, who also developed Goldeneye on N64. Unfortunately not many that played Goldeneye played this and it deserved better.

6. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (Gamecube) – Still one of the best psychological thrillers on any console. This had amazing sanity effects that really played with your mind.

7. Chrono Trigger (SNES/DS) – Many young gamers would probably have not played this so now is your chance with the DS remake. This is Japanese role playing at it’s finest.

8. Sin & Punishment (N64/Wii) – Unavailable originally in the west, this is now on Virtual Console on Wii so download and enjoy some Treasure action.

9. Okami (Wii/PS2) – An awesome game comparible to Zelda. This must be played if you like video games as it’s simply breathtaking.

10. Chibi-Robo! (Gamecube/Wii) – Released late in the Gamecube’s life mean’t not many people gave this quirky title a chance. The fact you can play it on your Wii gives little excuse not to go and track this down.

That ends our ten Nintendo gaming greats.

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