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Tip of my Joystick - Find games by describing it.

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This community is to find that game you can't remember. Like it's on the tip of your tongue.

If you want to post, use this syntax: [Platform][Estimated Year] A short description of the game.
Example:
[NES][1980]A man jumping on mushrooms

You can add a longer description in the Body. Preferably according to the template in the rules.

If your game is found, change the title by adding [Solved] in front of the title, and the game name. For example:
[Solved][NES][1980s] Super Mario Bros.
If you're not sure about any of the details you can add [Unknown] instead.

Rules:

  1. One game per post
  2. Mark your post if it's solved according to the above syntax
  3. Try using this template when posting:

Platform(s):

Genre:

Estimated year of release:

Graphics/art style:

Notable characters:

Notable gameplay mechanics:

Other details:

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Platform(s): web browser, maybe Flash?

Genre: I forget. Possibly an adventure game?

Estimated year of release: I don't have any idea on a release year, for all I know it was made in 1996 and survived till 2009! All I know is I played it somewhere between 2005–2009, giving 2009 as a hard upper bound on release year.

Graphics/art style: 3D cartoonish

Notable characters: Playable character was a Christmas elf, I think with blonde hair. Red and green outfit. Cannot remember the elf's gender. I remember no other characters.

Notable gameplay mechanics: If I recall correctly you could walk between rooms and probably needed to find some object or other.

Other details: Spent a lot of time on sites like www.santafun.net, might have existed on some site whose name was some permutation of the words "santa" "christmas" "fun" "games".

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[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

kinda shot in the dark, but maybe one of the Merry Gear Solid -games? https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/metalgear/images/9/91/Merrygear2.png

edit: I realize you said it was 3d, but... still giving this a go as a guess :P

[–] Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Nope, but now I have to look into Merry Gear Solid haha