Obscure, Rare, and Lost Media

[Uptight 534]

Like, for example - Did you know there is a PS1 game that has the most ''out-there'' concept for a skateboard game that has yet to be done again?

The name is Thrasher: Skate and Destroy and it was published by Rockstar Games and it's pretty crazy!

The game has:

• Ragdoll physics. Yes! literally Ragdoll physics when you fall off the skateboard or hit something in an awkward manner
  
• You can break your board and even bones! So you have to not only do tricks correctly, you can't mess up too many times, otherwise ''oops there goes my leg, I can't go as fast anymore''
  
• The police can find you (as it is illegal skateboarding and sh** ?) and, once they do, the game shifts into FIRST PERSON MODE from the perspective of the police men and gives you a small amount of time to run away to the exit of the level before they catch you. if they do, you instantly lose the game and all the points you were building up.
  

Like that is the shoot I'm talking about xD like woot???

Here are two videos of it! it does not show all of the crazy stuff on it but, it gives a pretty good idea of what it was going for. Pretty out there for a late 1999 PS1 game, honestly.


Gameplay 



Video showing the FPS police mode

(WARNING! The audio is really bad! this was the only video I could find showcasing it)

I completely missed this when you posted it. Thrasher: Skate and Destroy was essentially the forerunner to the Skate series  with its controls and way ahead of its time. Totally unique and an awesome concept. The developers, Z-Axis, also developed the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX games (and the third abomination that should not be named) that had very similar controls and ragdoll physics. After watching skating channels review this game, I have always wanted to play it.

EDIT: Also just looked at the soundtrack, and it is all bangers of 80s and 90s hip-hop.

[LCPD]

Turn-On (1969) 

Once relegated to lost media, it was found and uploaded both episodes. It was a comedy like show “designed by a computer.” Legend has it as it was airing across the US, it was cancelled by ABC By the time it reached the Midwest for its negative reception. 

[famknight]

Echelon (2001)



An arcade styled flight sim game made in Russia. It has a very niche community and understandably so because this game was never popular (even when it was launched). It is available on Steam and also has a sequel called Echelon: Wind Warriors

[solarfiction]

this always interested me