Nidiogames: Original, playable video games inside other games
Basically, games within games.
Check Notes for nidiogame names.
Things not in this list:
- Previously released games (e.g. Celeste Classic within Celeste, NES games in Animal Crossing)
- Collections of games (e.g. Super Mario All Stars, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection)
- Games that serve as a one-time plot point (e.g. the punch-out arcade game in Deltarune Ch2, the dating simulator section of Super Paper Mario)
- Games about games (e.g. Moon RPG, Inscryption)
Check Notes for nidiogame names.
Things not in this list:
- Previously released games (e.g. Celeste Classic within Celeste, NES games in Animal Crossing)
- Collections of games (e.g. Super Mario All Stars, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection)
- Games that serve as a one-time plot point (e.g. the punch-out arcade game in Deltarune Ch2, the dating simulator section of Super Paper Mario)
- Games about games (e.g. Moon RPG, Inscryption)
52 Games
Mite Knight
Flower Journey
Flower Journey
Swimmer's Itch
Barnacle Blast
Barnacle Blast
HACK*MATCH
Boomerang Bandit
Earth Born
Beetle Mania
Rapunzel
Cities of the Doomed
Poopek Loves it all
The Caves of Al Dajjal
Pie or Anus
Harmadillo
Turbo Track Ultra Race
Poopek Loves it all
The Caves of Al Dajjal
Pie or Anus
Harmadillo
Turbo Track Ultra Race
Flappy Goat
Steamworld Goat
Box Pusher
Steamworld Goat
Box Pusher
Galf
Galf Seasons
Galf Nights
Galf Seasons
Galf Nights
PR3
Mukimuki SD: Memorial
Mukimuki SD: Memorial
Demontower
Squid Beatz 2
Journey of the Prairie King
Junimo Kart
Junimo Kart
Model Warrior Julianne
Tiger! Tiger!
NASU
Hero Klungo Sssavesss Teh World
Hero Klungo Sssavesss Teh Universsse
ConSumo
Future Street Racer 2165
Future Street Racer 3D
Monkey Fling
Nut Shots
Future Street Racer 2165
Future Street Racer 3D
Monkey Fling
Nut Shots
Dead Ops Arcade
Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3
Kabufuda Solitaire
Atomic Command
Grognak & the Ruby Ruins
Pipfall
Zeta Invaders
Red Menace
Grognak & the Ruby Ruins
Pipfall
Zeta Invaders
Red Menace
Automatron
QUB3D
Don't Cross the Line
Invade and Persuade II
Street Crimes: Gang Wars Edition
Badlands Revenge II
Space Monkey 3: Bananas Gone Bad
The Wizard's Ruin
Defender of the Faith
Monkey's Paradise
Race And Chase: Street Legal
Race And Chase: Get Truckin'
Race And Chase: Crotch Rockets
Camhedz
Invade and Persuade II
Street Crimes: Gang Wars Edition
Badlands Revenge II
Space Monkey 3: Bananas Gone Bad
The Wizard's Ruin
Defender of the Faith
Monkey's Paradise
Race And Chase: Street Legal
Race And Chase: Get Truckin'
Race And Chase: Crotch Rockets
Camhedz
They Crawled from Uranus
Go Go Space Monkey
Let's Get Ready to Bumble
Duality
Go Go Space Monkey
Let's Get Ready to Bumble
Duality
Kamuro of the Dead
Aircelios
Hama of the Dead
Hama of the Dead
Pure White Tiny Giant Glastonbury
Deathman
Geometry Wars
My Blaster Runs Hot - The Game
Zombie Uprising
Shenzhen Solitaire
Astro Chicken
Ms. Astro Chicken
Squid Jump
Squid Racer
Squid Beatz
Squidball
Squid Racer
Squid Beatz
Squidball
Mall of the Spook
Mrs. Spook
Spooky Kart
Mrs. Spook
Spooky Kart
Sunshine Academy
Math Kickers featuring the Algebros
Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey
Space Circus Catastrophe
Snake Boxer 5
Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder
Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey
Space Circus Catastrophe
Snake Boxer 5
Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder
Untitled arcade machine game
Armies of the Night
Anaconda
RetroRacer
AstroLander
RetroRacer
AstroLander
YF6
Boxcelios
Boxcelios 2
Gunrhein
Boxcelios 2 Turbo
MesuKing
24 Comments
Nice! I have a similar (but not exactly equivalent) list Games Within Games. You might find something in there that fits for this. I'm definitely stealing some of yours.
@thealexmott thank you!
@cowboyjosh ha, I figured someone else would have done the same thing. I will definitely be perusing yours for additions to my own
@cowboyjosh ha, I figured someone else would have done the same thing. I will definitely be perusing yours for additions to my own
Great list! What about Shenzhen Solitaire in Shenzhen I/O or Sigmar’s Garden in Opus Magnum?
Maybe patched in after you played Opus, but the two main characters have a conversation about Sigmar’s Garden being a game that kids play. Dialogue can be seen ~33s into this vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUd9nX54_Zo#t=33s
(Err, it’s arguably a board game in their world and not a video game though, which is probably your point. Nvm!)
This is a really cool list idea!
Cute list! I think Banjo Kazooie nuts and bolts might fit cause its got an in world arcade game made by Klungo that you play.
@silvernevermind Yes, that's a good add, thanks!
In MediEvil on PS4 if you 100% the game you can unlock the entirety of MediEvil on PS1
Yakuza 3, 4, and Dead Souls have an original game in their in-universe sega arcades called Boxcelios with a sequel/new version in each game; a time-based scrolling space shooter with mechanics I’ve never seen in a similar game (not that i’m by any means an expert in that genre)
I don't know the name of it, but Super Scribblenauts has an arcade game you can play if you summon an arcade machine in any level
@poyfuh Lost Judgment has another evolution of that series called "Aircelios"
And oh yeah, Judgment and Lost Judgment both have a faux light gun shooter in the in-game arcades called "Kamuro of the Dead" reusing assets from Yakuza Dead Souls.
another one (sorry for all the comments): Space Quest III has a Lunar Lander clone called "Astro Chicken"
@STRM thanks for the suggestion, but I'm just looking for original video games
@poyfuh Thanks!
@tangysphere Looks like it doesn't have a proper name, but I added it
@DJSCheddar Thanks, I tried to add all of the various Yakuza/Judgment games that applied. Also, Space Chicken is a cool addition, the oldest one so far
@poyfuh Thanks!
@tangysphere Looks like it doesn't have a proper name, but I added it
@DJSCheddar Thanks, I tried to add all of the various Yakuza/Judgment games that applied. Also, Space Chicken is a cool addition, the oldest one so far
Obviously it's your list, but you might want to reconsider MesuKing from Yakuza Kiwami. In the plot it's presented as a card game you play with children, even though when you actually play the game it's rendered as some sort of live action costumed wrestling match. It's... weird. Basically, not a video game.
Great job building up this list! I have so many more I have to steal now hahaha!
Great job building up this list! I have so many more I have to steal now hahaha!
Oh yeah I also added Hi Fi Rush because in the latest update they added an arcade cabinet that you use to access the new modes. They're basically just alternate modes for the main game, though (like score chases and stuff) so I dunno if it qualifies here.
va11hall-a has a danmaku minigame called Model Warrior Julianne in it! its hard as balls tho
@cowboyjosh Actually, I think MesuKing is based on Mushi King, which is a hybrid card/arcade game. It's presented as a video game in Yakuza so it's enough to count for me! I think I'm going to pass on the arcade mode in Hi-Fi Rush however, as it is more of a game mode despite having an arcade machine as the way you enter it.
missing ridge racer 7
thealexmott
9 months ago