Hometown Heroes: Gamings few true exclusives

Collaborative list time again! I want games that never left their original release console. No ports, no remasters, no remakes, and most importantly, no PC games. We'd be here all day if i had to list all the abandonware and itchio stuff that never had the chance to get on a console, and i think it's more interesting to look at games that require their original console or disc to run.
Notable caveats:
- A backwards compatible console does not exclude a games inclusion
- Streaming services like PSNow are a gray area and I'll play that by ear (see: Infamous' inclusion)

Castlevania
Castlevania
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Magical Starsign
Magical Starsign
Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
Jet Set Radio Future
Jet Set Radio Future
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Urban Reign
Urban Reign
Evergrace
Evergrace
Forever Kingdom
Forever Kingdom
Lost Kingdoms
Lost Kingdoms
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Otogi: Myth of Demons
Otogi: Myth of Demons
Soul Sacrifice Delta
Soul Sacrifice Delta
Freedom Wars
Freedom Wars
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
Fable II
Fable II
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Folklore
Folklore
10,000 Bullets
10,000 Bullets
Heavenly Sword
Heavenly Sword
Gantz: The Game
Gantz: The Game
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze
Infamous
Infamous
Infamous: Second Son
Infamous: Second Son
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Trauma Center: New Blood
Trauma Center: New Blood
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
F-Zero GX
F-Zero GX
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Wave Race: Blue Storm
P.N.03
P.N.03
Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon Colosseum
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Donkey Konga
Donkey Konga
Kirby Air Ride
Kirby Air Ride
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Chibi-Robo!
Chibi-Robo!
Wario World
Wario World
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Geist
Geist
Mischief Makers
Mischief Makers
The Munchables
The Munchables
Slime Mori-mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippo-dan
Slime Mori-mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippo-dan
Wild Arms 4
Wild Arms 4
Kenshi
Kenshi
Blue Dragon
Blue Dragon
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain
Killer Kong
Killer Kong
Nintendo Land
Nintendo Land
Mario Superstar Baseball
Mario Superstar Baseball

11 Comments


1 year ago

look at all these sweet little oddities, bunch a kooky fellas

1 year ago

The Trauma Center games come to mind. The original Under The Knife was remade as Second Opinion but Second Opinion along with Under The Knife 2 and New Blood have never been re-released. Trauma Team was on the Wii U E-shop though.

1 year ago

I'd like to nominate Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for this list because of its weird not-port. It got some (and by some I mean like 10%) of its cutscenes remastered and frankensteined into a "movie" for 1.5, instead of having the full game get remastered, like the two other games in 1.5. So the actual Days game is still stuck on the ds. idk if youd count this but i thought it was an interesting edge case

1 year ago

Love both of these suggestions. Ninjabunny you're super correct about the weirdness that is 358/2, it's such a weird tough inclusion, but i think I'll add it for strangeness and diversities sake. Because you can technically only get the original 358/2 experience on a single console

1 year ago

- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- F-Zero GX
- Luigi’s Mansion
- Wave Race: Blue Storm
- P.N. 03
- Pokémon Colosseum
- Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
- Star Wars: Rogue Leader
- Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
- Donkey Konga
- Kirby Air Ride
- Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
- Geist
- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Chibi-Robo
- Wario World
- Cubivore

1 year ago

Hell yeah!!!!

1 year ago

Luigi's Mansion got a remake on 3DS

1 year ago

Thank you!

1 year ago

Mischief Makers, if I recall, never left the N64.

7 months ago

Due to being considered the weakest in the franchise at the time, Mario & Luigi Partners In Time never got a 3DS remake like the others.


also add Bloodborne for the meme lol

5 months ago

Serial Experiments Lain for the Playstation - https://backloggd.com/games/serial-experiments-lain/
Killer Kong for the ZX Spectrum - https://backloggd.com/games/killer-kong/
Nintendo Land for the Wii U - https://backloggd.com/games/nintendo-land/
Mario Superstar Baseball for Gamecube - https://backloggd.com/games/mario-superstar-baseball/


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