List that little known game you sort of stumbled upon and turned out to be great.2 Rules:
1).Should be somewhat obscure and not usually discussed here.
2).Should play on modern computers without too much fuss.
My contribution would be "Black Buccaneer" available in the Viva Adventure Anthology Package. Its more fun than a human should be allowed to have.

That's great that you like Black Buccaneer; but it is an action adventure. I tried to play it and didn't do too well on the jumpings and slashings and hunting for saved game stands.

Well..For me "Geo" It was Sanitarium...I always seen this game around...One day I got it on a trade ,but it wouldn't play on my old computer...So I was going to trade it off again...I got my new computer...But didn't think it play on a high priced computer...But one day I said let me try & load it to see if it will play...

I was in Total shock !!! It played beautiful...I was so happy I got to play it..Cause its a Great game to me...

Mag,
I didnt say it was easy, I said it was fun!Ha ha aha

Darleen
Sure glad to hear that Sanitarium played on a newer computer.
Been thinking of getting it. Now I will for sure (will be part of my next order from Dave).

Hard to not break one of those rules, since either the games are hard to find or they're discussed here. The only one I can think of that might fit is Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy.

Tex Murphy I always enjoy this one and wish someone would finish the story off .Does this count

Don't know if they are obscure enough, but I haven't seen many comments on:
Byzantine
Deathgate
Timelapse
Titanic: adventure out of time

Great games that deserve more attention

Your right Nickie,I changed rule 2.

Handsfree,
What is Deathgate about?
Was Titanic about the Oceanliner or a Spaceship?

I really enjoyed The Arrangement, an independent game released a few years ago. A man's wife goes missing, the story follows his search for her. Some good puzzling.

Deathgate is a first person fantasy game, based on the books by Weiss and Hickman.
I don't know the books, and I'm not a fantasy fan, but this game drew me in quickly.
The story is epic -I won't try summarizing it- but you have to go out through the deathgate into the realms of fire, water etc to find the pieces of a broken seal. Every realm is almost an adventuregame in itself. There's actually a review here, so maybe I broke the first rule
It played flawless in dosbox.

Titanic: adventure out of time is about the oceanliner (the spaceship was 'Starship Titanic').
4 different suspenseful storylines, each connecting to a historic event, are cleverly combined.
When the credits roll, you will know your way around the Titanic blindfolded.
This game does something that is supposed to be awful: after the ship hits the iceberg, you have to wrap up all the stories before it sinks. That means a 55 minute timed sequence! I hate that. Normally.
But here it works extremely well. I played this years ago and hardly remember any specifics, but the sense of anxiety in that last hour, trying to tie up all loose ends while there's panic all around, is something I never experienced since in a game. Don't skip this one because of that timed bit!
I played it on win98, so I'm not sure about the second rule.

And don't forget the appearence of Inferno in there (as the wife, I believe!)

Ana

That's right, Ana, I had forgotten that!

I really like the Ben Jordan series, they are all free games. You can find all seven of them at Free Games Galore!

I was pleasantly surprised by Largo Winch- even though there is some fighting scenes and I loathe fighting- it was not that much and very easy to get through. The rest of the game was a great story, dialogue, point and click scenes and characters.

I'll add the following:

1.) Noctropolis
2.) Deja Vu (1 & 2)
3.) Shadowgate
4.) Bargon Attack
5.) City of the Lost Children

I will have to go with The Dark Eye. I played it on XP and still have it installed ready to play again.

I loved the "Journeyman Project" series, two or three of them I believe.
They played on Win 3.1 so should play on DOS box if you know how to tweak them.

kazzmo,
I'm so glad to hear The Dark Eye played on XP. I second your recommendation of this game--especially on Halloween. Loved that strange, interesting game.

My daughter got out The Last Express and loaded it up on her Vista laptop and it worked!

I recommend Jazz and Faust and Torin's Passage, both of which I played on XP I believe.

Koalanut

Wow those are really obscure Inlandaz.I have only heard of Noctropolis.

I totally liked Blue Ice and Kosmology of Kyoto.

I have to go with Drascula a real fun spoof of all vampire games.

Games I enjoyed a great deal and not seen much around here.

1: Nippon Safe Inc. + Big Red Adventure (Dynabite Software) - DosBox
2: The Riddle of Master Lu - DosBox
3: The Bizarre Adventure of Woodruff and the Schnibble - ScummVM