Rare Games that Are Difficult to Play

Games that are either out of production, have limited numbers of re-releases or ports, or are otherwise difficult to find and difficult to play. You'll probably have to emulate these if you really want to play them, or really scrounge for the original copy on the original platform. Lots of gems.

180 Games

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Discworld
Discworld
Kaze no Notam
Kaze no Notam
M.C Kids
M.C Kids
Panorama Cotton
Panorama Cotton
Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu
Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu
Steambot Chronicles
Steambot Chronicles
Mizzurna Falls
Mizzurna Falls
7th Dragon 2020
7th Dragon 2020
Silent Scope
Silent Scope
Battle Fantasia
Battle Fantasia
AirBlade
AirBlade
WTF: Work Time Fun
WTF: Work Time Fun
Tokimeki Memorial
Tokimeki Memorial
Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble
Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble
Rakugakids
Rakugakids
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth
Shining Force III
Shining Force III
Robot Alchemic Drive
Robot Alchemic Drive
7th Dragon
7th Dragon
Bakemonogatari Portable
Bakemonogatari Portable
Tear Ring Saga: Berwick Saga
Tear Ring Saga: Berwick Saga
Survival Kids
Survival Kids
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Oregon Trail II
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima
Twinkle Tale
Twinkle Tale
Gunple: Gunman's Proof
Gunple: Gunman's Proof
Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest.
Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest.
Fantastic Dizzy
Fantastic Dizzy
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
Lord of Arcana
Lord of Arcana
The Settlers
The Settlers
Cleopatra's Fortune
Cleopatra's Fortune
Forever Kingdom
Forever Kingdom
Iblard: Laputa no Kaeru Machi
Iblard: Laputa no Kaeru Machi
Princess Crown
Princess Crown
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette
Love & Destroy
Love & Destroy
Magical Vacation
Magical Vacation
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero
Battle Golfer Yui
Battle Golfer Yui
Rabbit
Rabbit
Witch's Wish
Witch's Wish
The Matrix Online
The Matrix Online
Beyond the Labyrinth
Beyond the Labyrinth
Community Pom
Community Pom
Ronde
Ronde
The Sims Online
The Sims Online
PoPoLoCrois Monogatari
PoPoLoCrois Monogatari
Super Adventure Rockman
Super Adventure Rockman
Magi Nation
Magi Nation
eCrew Development Program
eCrew Development Program
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
Top Shop
Top Shop
Fishing Resort
Fishing Resort
Painter Momopie
Painter Momopie
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3: Kitaguni-hen - Chiisana Boku no Dai Sougen
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3: Kitaguni-hen - Chiisana Boku no Dai Sougen
Dawngate
Dawngate
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
Phase Paradox
Phase Paradox
Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie
Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie
Little Red Hood
Little Red Hood
Kingdom's Item Shop
Kingdom's Item Shop
Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari
Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
Chocobo World
Chocobo World
Witch n' Wiz
Witch n' Wiz
CRW : Metal Jacket
CRW : Metal Jacket
Frantic Flea
Frantic Flea
Space Invaders Get Even
Space Invaders Get Even
Fuuraiki
Fuuraiki
Abarenbou Princess
Abarenbou Princess
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song
KiKi KaiKai: Dotou-hen
KiKi KaiKai: Dotou-hen
Sarara's Little Shop
Sarara's Little Shop
Dinotopia: Game Land Activity Center
Dinotopia: Game Land Activity Center
Goblin's Shop
Goblin's Shop

4 Comments

Funbil

1 year ago

My mind goes to a ton of Playstation and Sega Saturn games right at the turn of the century, especially because that original hardware is getting difficult to maintain - Tail Concerto and Panzer Dragoon Saga are some of the more prohibitively expensive examples of games that are still relevant and worth playing.

heychrisfox

1 year ago

Yeah, there must be so many others that I just have no knowledge of. So all suggestions welcome!

Seth

1 year ago

siren is on ps4 so i don't know if it counts for this list

efrencito

4 months ago

Great list!

Is something wrong with the Switch version of KOTOR or perhaps did you mean to add The Old Republic MMO instead?

Golden Sun is now on the Nintendo Switch Online service by the way.
heychrisfox

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