The Obscure Game Theatre is a channel run by YouTube user Frankomatic that is dedicated to Let's Plays of older games. Although the title of the channel includes the word 'Obscure', unknown games aren't the only focus as the occasional more well-known game or game series sneaks itself in as well. Almost all genres of games have been touched with the exception of Flight Simulations. Though Frankomatic has let it be known that he is a particular fan of Adventure Games, he is currently taking a break from them after completing a run of a large chunk of the King's Quest series.
Games featured on OGT include:
- Action 52
- The Adventures of Rad Gravity
- The Adventures of Willy Beamish
- Air Fortress
- Amagon
- Anticipation
- Arkista's Ring
- Athena
- Atlantis
- Aztec Challenge
- Balloon Tournament 2006
- Beach-Head
- The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble
- Big Nose the Caveman
- Black Crystal
- Blood'n Guts
- Blue Max
- A Boy and His Blob
- Brain Dead 13
- Brain Lord
- Bruce Lee (C64)
- Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space
- Castle of Dr. Brain
- Castle Wolfenstein
- Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
- Catastrophes
- Challenge of the Dragon
- Challenger
- Choplifter!
- Chopper Commando
- Chuck Norris (C64)
- Chuck Norris Superkicks
- Christmas Eve
- Cliff Hanger (C64)
- Commando (Capcom)
- Conan (C64)
- Cosmic Ark
- Covert Action (with Jadestar)
- Cutie no Suzuki Ringside Angel
- Daibakushou Jinsei Gekijou: Ooedo Nikki
- Demon Sword
- Depict1
- Dino Eggs
- Disney's Magical Quest
- The Great Circus Mystery
- Magical Quest 3
- Donkey Kong Junior
- Donkey Kong 3
- Donkey Kong '94
- Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp
- Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo
- Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
- Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
- Dragon Ball Z: Chou Saiya Densetsu
- Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku
- Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden 2
- Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
- Double Dragon
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Felix the Cat (NES)
- Gandalf the Sorcerer
- Goblins 3
- Guerrilla War
- Gun Fu Deadlands
- He-Man Text Adventure
- Hercules (C64)
- Heroes of the Lance
- High Noon (C64)
- Hirake! Ponkikki
- Holy Diver
- Ice Climber
- Ikari Warriors 3: The Rescue
- Island of Dr. Brain
- Jill of the Jungle: Jill Saves the Prince
- Jumpman
- Karate (2600)
- Karateka
- Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
- King's Quest I: Quest For The Crown
- King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
- King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human
- King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
- King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
- King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
- King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
- Kirby's Dream Land 2
- Let's Go Find El Dorado
- Life and Death
- Life Force
- Live A Live
- Lone Ranger (NES)
- Mad Doctor
- Masters of the Universe (C64)
- Mickey in Numberland
- Mickey Mousecapade
- Midnight Rescue
- Mighty Bomb Jack
- Mountain King
- Night Stalker
- Ninja Jajamaru
- Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
- Panic!
- Panic Restaurant
- Project Space Shuttle
- Race Drivin'
- {[Video Game/Rambo}} (NES)
- Rambo: First Blood: Part II (C64)
- Ring King
- Road Avenger
- Rolling Thunder
- Secret Scout
- Skull and Crossbones
- Space Ace (SNES)
- Space Battle
- Spellbound
- Spelunker
- Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
- Spy Hunter
- Stunts
- Super Dodge Ball
- Super Jinsei Game 2
- Super Solvers
- Sword of the Samurai
- Taboo
- Torin's Passage
- Train Robbers
- The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang
- Ultimate Wizard
- Uninvited
- Wizards & Warriors
- Wonder Project J
- Xevious
- Yoshi's Cookie
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective
- ZZT Burger Joint
This Let's Player provides examples of:
- Alternative Character Interpretation: Done in-universe in one death scene in Brain Dead 13, when Frankomatic sees Fritz in a different light when he plants a calla lily on Lance's grave (in spite of the fact that he did this to mock Lance's dead body):
- Angrish: A recurring theme in of the OGT. Particularly in a number of the more sadistic titles, such as the Adventures of Rad Gravity, Air Fortress, Amagon, the Lone Ranger, and Space Ace.
- Blatant Lies: The into video on his youtube channel's main joke is stating a "feature" of his videos, and then cutting to clips of him doing the exact opposite (e.g. "Flawless Gameplay!" cue him walking into a game's version of Goombas.)
- Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: When Frankomatic tries hard not to lose in the final confrontation that involves dancing in Brain Dead 13:Frankomatic: Y! M! C! A! Splits... mooning... [Lance gets shot full of holes and reduced to his eyeballs] ...failure!
- Cluster F-Bomb: During one particularly tough quest in the second Legacy of Goku game, he is forced to protect a mother dinosaur's eggs that are blocking a generator he needs to destroy. What makes this really difficult is he can't fight back while carrying an egg and the second an enemy attacks him it'll break, which forces him to repeat it several times. After he finally delivers all the eggs to safety, the dinosaur doesn't even give thanks for protecting her eggs and instead chews him out for making her move, which sets him off a short yet brutal tirade as he tears apart any enemy unfortunate enough to stand in his way.Frankomatic: Oh, goddammit...fuck you, dinosaur! Go to hell! And burn! Seriously! Also, fuck you guys. And fuck you. And especially fuck you. And you know what, for good measure... fuck you too. And for even more good measure... fuck you generator!
- Everything Trying to Kill You: Perhaps the prevailing theme of Obscure Game Theatre. Particularly evident in the King's Quest Series, Space Ace, Dragon's Lair and Brain Dead 13 among others.
- Genre Savvy: Frank himself is this, demonstrating a broad knowledge in popular culture, movie and video game cliches, and anime.
- Loads and Loads of Loading: The Sega CD port of The Adventures of Willy Beamish. Frank at one point calls it Loading Screen: The Game.
- Malevolent Architecture: Evident in many entries of the Obscure Game Theatre, however none more prevalent than in the King's Quest Series; where in a world filled with malevolent dragons, witches, and trolls; stairs, walkways and bridges are the leading causes of death.
- The Many Deaths of You: The myriad of death scenes within the King's Quest Series, Space Ace, Dragon's Lair and Brain Dead 13 are enough to warrant their own end credit. Also provides numerous examples of Yet Another Stupid Death and Have a Nice Death.
- Mobstacle Course: Amagon A scrawny Marine and a hungry dinosaur in a foot-race! A daring escape or deserted island cuisine?
- Nintendo Hard: The OGT hits this kind of game a lot, from Air Fortress to Space Ace on the SNES.
- Precision F-Strike: One is given to Cedric in King's Quest V after Graham returns from the desert after almost dying from dehydration, getting stuck in an ancient treasure vault, and stabbed to death by bandits.
- Rated M for Manly: Ducking spears, dodging boulders, leaping over spiders, crocs and snakes, swimming with piranha and crossing broken rope bridges? It must be the Aztec Challenge! Add killer flamingos (that're full of grenades) and you'll have Rambo for the NES.
- Self-Deprecation: "I need more extra lives, as I have none of my own."
- Tempting Fate: Mentioned during the Let's Fail of Hercules on the C64. Fate takes a little while to respond. It also probably wasn't the best idea to mention that Moonstone has random lockups early on in the run of the game, either.
- Your Princess Is in Another Castle!: Wizards & Warriors In which our hero, Kuros, rescues countless damsels only to leave them, cold and alone, to fend for themselves in his search for his princess.