Obscure works that you love?

What are some obscure works of fiction that you enjoy and wished got more love?

I think I've made my WondLa love quite apparent on these forums, but I'll say it again. I loved that trilogy.

Many who know me already know, so but Quest 64 is one of my favorite games of all time. Helps that it has a lot of love to put into despite being rushed. Historical references, geological references, various art stuff, music that sets the mood, unique enemy designs, every NPC has their own model(something that's actually pretty unexpected in 3D, especially at the time. It was common for NPC's to still share designs if they have the same role, as shown in most rpg's), and a unique turn-based action rpg system that requires a lot of thought to really work with.

Of course, game is repetitive battle-wise to an extreme degree, and the lack of most status effects kind of ruins some strategy(most of the strategy ties down to dodging enemy attacks while using your own in really smart spots due to the lack of an inherent aiming system or telling you where the attack would land, like old Strategy RPG's like Shining Force did), or at least makes it a lot more tedious and pretty simplistic to a rather extreme degree. At some points i just barrel through monsters without strategy because of repetitiveness.

Ooooh boy am I a fan of obscure things! :D

Among other things, I love Action League NOW!, Ar tonelico, Arc the Lad, cat planet, Lady Lovely Locks, Rose Petal Place, Toby Terrier and His Video Pals, Trollz, The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, Peppermint Rose, Corrector Yui, The Protomen, Hannah Fury, The Megas, A Little Snow Fairy Sugar, Lufia, Magical Vacation, Mighty Max, 7th Dragon, Valkyrie Profile, A Witch's Tale, Wedding Peach, tons of Yu-Gi-Oh video games, Robopon, Shantae (been a fan since it was just a GBC game), and I'm pretty sure I'm the ONLY fan of Metal Walker and Car Battler Joe on the planet.

I think the most obscure thing I've troped was Ebenezer, a musical prequel to A Christmas Carol that was developed in a UK school in 2011, was only performed there, and only for that season.

edited 6th Feb '18 4:03:36 PM by lalalei2001

Shantae is a great series :D

Aw yes I love lots of obscure/obscure-ish ^note at least in the West stuff (especially rhythm games)

Game Center CX, Taiko no Tatsujin, Rhythm Heaven, pop'n music, Gitaroo Man, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, Ghost Trick, Yakuza ^note though actually not too sure how "obscure" this is anymore?, Haré+Guu, Chargeman Ken!, Nico Nico Douga medleys (that counts right), Parodius, Neptunia, Sega Hard Girls, several weird bootlegs like Pokemon Vietnamese Crystal and I'm sure I forgot some stuff
Also looking forwards to Gal Metal :3

edited 6th Feb '18 6:52:34 PM by Zanreo

One of the obscure works I happen to like is Gogona da Tovlis Gunda, a short film from Georgia (the country, not the US state) about a snow boy who makes friends with a human girl. It's rather cute and charming, too bad not many non-Georgians know about it.

There are some other obscure works I like as well (most of which are cartoons, but still), but I'll get to those later.

I scream a lot about Tiny and Big and Scud the Disposable Assassin. I think it’s well deserved, they’re great things that need more love.

See also: Mission Hill, 12 oz. Mouse, Paperinik New Adventures, and Pickle and Peanut.

Here's another obscure work I like: Generation O!, an old cartoon that used to air on Kids WB about a rockstar kid named Molly O! who, while famous, still had to cope with various problems kids can face (such as, for example, having to get her tonsils removed).

Sunbow Entertainment, the folks behind Generation O!, also made an even more obscure cartoon, The Brothers Flub, which I consider So Okay, It's Average at best. Its theme song could certainly use some work; it's like nails on a chalkboard, but without any nails or chalkboard involved!

Expedition, and its movie version Alien Planet.

I really love Sandra the Fairy Tale Detective. Sally Bollywood, Chalk Zone, Mummies Alive, Sherlock Holmes in The 22nd Century, Killer is Dead, Vampire Princess Miyu and a few others I like.

Hey, I've seen a few episodes of Sandra the Fairytale Detective before! It's actually pretty decent, in my opinion.

The City of Lost Children is one of my favorite films of all time. Well on its way to becoming a Midnight Movie staple in its day, it seems to have become a bit forgotten these days. A damn shame, as I think it’s stunning. I introduced a lot of people to this movie and not everyone loved it as much as I did, but to be fair it is an acquired taste.

The Backwater Gospel

There was this anticipation novel I read as a youth, so obscure I can’t remember the exact title, something akin to Homemade Utopia perhaps. Not that I loved it as much as I found it fun.

TL;DR, much of the “future world” setting in the 1993 film Demolition Man seems cribbed from it, I saw it again recently with friends which is why I remembered the book.
Main differences being, book-side future lifestyle wasn’t that strictly controlled: you could use words beyond G-rated with impunity, have consensual exchange of fluids, and eat elsewhere than Taco Bell. Law enforcement was also quite efficient with minimal violence, so no need to unfreeze some ’80s Cowboy Cop.
But then, in the book, they didn’t have Sir Humphrey as their govermayor.

Birdz was a surprisingly good cartoon, especially given that it was a late 90s Nelvana toon.

There are a lot of obscure game shows that I like, as well, such as Lingo, Card Sharks, etc.

Also, the Fish Police comics were a million times better than the cartoon.

edited 26th Feb '18 10:07:14 AM by Twentington

One show I really liked was Archie's Weird Mysteries.

Here be Monsters (RIP), which would've been that one game I wouldn't stop gushing about if it were still alive.

That BBC show from The '70s called An Englishman’s Castle.

Come to think of it, the short book Jésus-Christ Rastaquouère from early last century by Francis Picabia. I wouldn’t call it fiction, or non-fiction. It’s, Dada…

edited 1st Mar '18 3:38:22 PM by AlityrosThePhilosopher

Anyone remember Eureekas Castle and Allegras Window? I always got those mixed up as a kid, and caught Bear In The Big Blue House and Gullah Gullah Island on occasion. I really loved Out of the Box and The Upside Down Show.

edited 1st Mar '18 3:39:16 PM by lalalei2001

I remember Allegra's Window and Gullah Gullah Island.

So,did anyone here like Catscratch? It was made by Doug Tennapel. I liked it while it was still airing.

Fun fact: We have one videotape each of both Allegra's Window and Gullah Gullah Island, the second of which is actually from back when Nickelodeon had a deal with Sony Wonder to distribute their videos before Paramount got around to doing that. (I can't remember if the Allegra's Window tape is from the Sony Wonder-distributed era of Nickelodeon videotapes.)

edited 2nd Mar '18 11:58:58 AM by SparkPlugTheTroper

I pirated a few episodes but have yet to watch them. It came during that period when I had given up entirely on cartoons.

I also enjoy SpacePOP, mainly for the 'so bad it's good' factor and a couple catchy songs.

Hamtaro probably counts as obscure now, too. [still has all the video games]

edited 1st May '18 9:52:08 PM by lalalei2001