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.

177 Games

Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Terranigma
Terranigma
Lord of Arcana
Lord of Arcana
Kaze no Notam
Kaze no Notam
Battle Fantasia
Battle Fantasia
CRW : Metal Jacket
CRW : Metal Jacket
Magical Vacation
Magical Vacation
Rabbit
Rabbit
Chulip
Chulip
Rakugakids
Rakugakids
Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise
Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise
Gunple: Gunman's Proof
Gunple: Gunman's Proof
Bakemonogatari Portable
Bakemonogatari Portable
Cleopatra's Fortune
Cleopatra's Fortune
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
7th Dragon
7th Dragon
Community Pom
Community Pom
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
Painter Momopie
Painter Momopie
Power Instinct Matrimelee
Power Instinct Matrimelee
Splatoon
Splatoon
Sarara's Little Shop
Sarara's Little Shop
M.C Kids
M.C Kids
Top Shop
Top Shop
Kingdom's Item Shop
Kingdom's Item Shop
Goblin's Shop
Goblin's Shop
Survival Kids
Survival Kids
Twinkle Tale
Twinkle Tale
Witch's Wish
Witch's Wish
Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu
Sayonara o Oshiete: Comment te Dire Adieu
WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack: Covert Operations
Geist
Geist
Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble
Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble
Snatcher
Snatcher
Policenauts
Policenauts
The Settlers
The Settlers
Stella Glow
Stella Glow
Panorama Cotton
Panorama Cotton
KiKi KaiKai: Dotou-hen
KiKi KaiKai: Dotou-hen
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Apocalypse
Apocalypse
Abarenbou Princess
Abarenbou Princess
Crash Tag Team Racing
Crash Tag Team Racing
Space Invaders Get Even
Space Invaders Get Even
Super Adventure Rockman
Super Adventure Rockman
Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest.
Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest.
Ronde
Ronde
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol. 2: Irodori no Love Song
Discworld
Discworld
Pu Li Ru La
Pu Li Ru La
Clockwork Knight
Clockwork Knight
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter
AirBlade
AirBlade
Battle Golfer Yui
Battle Golfer Yui
Wipeout
Wipeout
Little Red Hood
Little Red Hood
Witch n' Wiz
Witch n' Wiz
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie
Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie
PoPoLoCrois Monogatari
PoPoLoCrois Monogatari
Magical Starsign
Magical Starsign
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Princess Crown
Princess Crown
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 105: The Maid Fuku to Kikanjuu
The Dog Island
The Dog Island
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
Love & Destroy
Love & Destroy
Guwange
Guwange
The Legend of Dragoon
The Legend of Dragoon
Fantastic Dizzy
Fantastic Dizzy
Pandora's Tower
Pandora's Tower
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette
Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette

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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