Okay, so I bought a Sega Genesis at a yard sale for $5. Surprisingly, it works! It came with 2 games: Doom Troopers and NBA Jam. I have since then bought Sonic the Hedgehog (what's a sega without Sonic?)
So I wanna know...what other games can I get that'll make owning a Genesis worthwhile? I like shmups & platformers. :D
Games you may like:
Thunder Force series
Animaniacs
The Pagemaster
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Vectorman 2
World of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
Can't go wrong with the Phantasy Star series as well as Landstalker and Street of Rage series.
If you love horizontal space shooters, I recommend Bio Hazzard battle!
( and of course all Sonic games! Especially Sonic & Knuckles! )
You should try to get a copy of Pier Solar (http://www.piersolar.com/ (http://www.piersolar.com/)) once it's available again.
You NEED to get EX Ranza aka Ranger-X, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5titrqe43w4
http://www.vgmuseum.com/pics5/exranza.html
The ooze is pretty darn fun
Ristar is an amazing game made by sega
Cant go wrong with Zool intergalactic ninja I guess
BUT BY FAR My favorite genesis game has to be
The haunting go check it out!
Quote from: L___E___T on October 10, 2011, 01:06:44 am
You NEED to get EX Ranza aka Ranger-X, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5titrqe43w4
http://www.vgmuseum.com/pics5/exranza.html
Oh...Oh my god...I'm in love! :D I <3 Mecha games!
Oh, also grab Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, so you can play Sonic 3 & Knuckles!
Sonic 2 is probably the best 16-bit Sonic if you haven't already played it to death.
Gunstar Heroes
...probably sells for a lot nowadays, though.
Honestly, I love my Genesis for platformers. I have all five original sonic games (Sonic, 2, 3, & Knuckles, CD). Vectorman is also a pretty good game, along with Ristar.
I remember I really liked B.O.B. and Chakan. Chakan was bastard hard though!
Rocket Knight Adventures is a very nice platformer with good music, cute graphics and nice gameplay. I highly recommend it for fans of good platformers.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Rocket-knight-adventure.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I30Zqtrl9S4
heck yes, this list need to be really built up!
Decap Attack is awesome, Battle Mania (Trouble Shooter) is by far my favorite genesis shooter.
Some affordable, must-have, common games I had as a kid:
- Streets of Rage 2
- Mercs
- Universal Soldier (it's turrican rebranded)
- Earthworm Jim I & II
- World of Illusion starring Mickey & Donald
- Cosmic Spacehead
- Gunstar Heroes
- James Pond
- Toki Apespit
- Another World
- Flashback - The Quest For Identity
- Strider
- The Terminator
- Terminator 2 The Arcade Game
- Revenge of Shinobi
- Shinobi III
- Vectorman
- Zool
- Global Gladiators starring Mick & Mack (MacDonald's)
- Micro Machines (the 8-player one)
- Fantastic Dizzy
- Cool Spot
- Road Rash I, II or III
- Burning Force
- Animaniacs
- Golden AxeOf course, I'd like to point out that these are the games I've played and enjoyed, but I think there's something for everyone in this list - along with those mentioned previously.
Take a look here at the Genesis/Megadrive list and check YouTube out before buying, but you really are spoiled for choice with plenty of cheap games available:
http://www.vgmuseum.com/genesis.htmSpoiler
These are pricey, but amazing:
- Alien Soldier
- GleyLancer
Mutant League Hockey.
Really great games to own on the genesis are also
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (not unlike the snes game and is great to have in their collection).
zombies ate my neighbors (the game is hilarious where you arm yourself with the weirdest weapons and have to kill all kind of creatures to save your neighbors, but of course if you dont like them you can let the zombies eat them ).
Comix Zone (fun platformer which you leap from page to page beating up bad guys with a fun twist).
i also just want to add that street of rage and street figther games are just awsome to have on the genesis ;D
One of my favorite platformers as a kid was Puggsy. Great underrated game.
Mega Turrican
Mega Turrican is ace but I prefer the Universal Soldier version - the music is great throughout.
Also, I left it off so as not to sound super biased, but I played Street Fighter II' Special Champion Edition TO DEATH.
There are better ports to be honest but if you can find it cheap, why not pick it up.
if you like spaceship shooters DEFINANTLY go with fireshark, though i would recommend getting a box copy as the cart. isnt to exciting to look at
Castlevania bloodlines awesome game
Quackshot: starring Donald Duck
Haunting: starring Polterguy
Sunset Riders
Decal Attack
The Ooze
Those are just a bit of my favorites from childhood.
Was Zero Tolerance mentioned? If not, it's an interesting doom-like FPS shooter. Some background worth reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Tolerance_%28video_game%29
Probably a little late, but check out Landstalker, Beyond Oasis, and Crusader of Centy if you like RPG's at all. Beyond Oasis is a bit like Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Another World has already been mentioned, and that's a very cool platformer/puzzle adventure game. Short, difficult, and artsy. Flashback: The Quest For Identity is a game in the same vein as that, incidentally created by the same studio, Delphine Software. Ecco The Dolphin is a beautiful game, deceivingly cute (dolphins!) and notoriously hard. I'm surprised at how well the physics and controls are implemented - very fluid. There is a sequel, Ecco: Tides of Time, that I have two copies of but have not played.
I agree with those that said gunstar heroes. It really is an awesome game.
I also recommend you get a game genie for added fun.
burning force and game genie are good suggestions.
An extra benefit to game genie, is some japan games will fit. puyo puyo 1 & 2 work that way.
I use game genie to boot my mega drive bootleg multicarts. I'm not much of a cheater in games. I like codes that cause cosmetic changes though.
So I bought Battletech about a month ago & I'm just now getting around to playing it. I cannot believe nobody has recommended it here yet...it is an AWESOME game! ;D
Sorry, the more you press into the 16-bit era, the slimmer my repertoire of game-knowledge will get. The 'Shining Force' titles are also amongst my top choices for the system. In truth, they are two of the titles for the Genesis/MD that I have played repeatedly and constantly over the years. :bomb:
Earthworm Jim
Quote from: 80sFREAK on December 04, 2011, 12:34:44 am
Just wonder, why Dune not on the list?
Was that actually based on the Herbert novels? :bomb:
I wasn't aware there was a genesis release. I didn't have a genesis until I was 19.
I forget if anyone else mentioned this, but I'd say Lemmings is another game.
Some games not mentioned
Dynamyte Headdy is a good platformer....
streets of rage series obviously other than that i prefer double dragon, Alien Storm is a great one
Maximum Carnage. Punisher, Alien Soldier
Musha is one of my top shooters tho its very expensive i may be able to get a boot cart of that :D
Quote from: Cheetahmen on December 08, 2011, 12:58:45 pm
I forget if anyone else mentioned this, but I'd say Lemmings is another game.
If you honestly want to play 'Lemmings', you should try a computer version. :bomb:
I'd say for STG/shmup players, Raiden Trad is awesome for its sheer difficulty and the extra bonus stage alone.
Quote from: Xious on December 10, 2011, 07:26:32 am
Quote from: Cheetahmen on December 08, 2011, 12:58:45 pm
I forget if anyone else mentioned this, but I'd say Lemmings is another game.
If you honestly want to play 'Lemmings', you should try a computer version. :bomb:
Yeah, but given what computers are like you'd probably have to arse around with DosBox for it to work. :-\
I got Ecco the Dolphin a couple days ago...really interesting & pretty, but difficult and frustrating at times.
Did I properly read through everything and see no mention of Toe Jam and Earl? Aladdin was a good game on the genesis as well. Most disney games are fun platformers. Mickey Mania is a definite pick up.
Quote from: DowntimeinJapan on January 23, 2012, 09:37:01 pm
Did I properly read through everything and see no mention of Toe Jam and Earl? Aladdin was a good game on the genesis as well. Most disney games are fun platformers. Mickey Mania is a definite pick up.
See, there's another one!
I'll just add that to my list:
Quote from: senseiman on December 17, 2011, 10:38:19 pm
How is it possible that this thread has gone through two pages so far without... (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=7018.msg104786#msg104786)
Quote from: nintendodork on February 23, 2009, 02:57:25 pm
Also, why hasn't... (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=683.msg44442#msg44442)
Quote from: nintendodork on May 03, 2009, 05:03:06 pm
I'm surprised no one beat me to the punch on this. (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=3445.0)
Quote from: nintendodork on March 12, 2009, 01:54:05 pm
I'm surprised no one has said this yet... (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=3233.msg47225#msg47225)
Quote from: Lee Yo on May 21, 2010, 10:30:35 am
I'm still puzzled as to why no one has ever mentioned that... (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=4811.msg77873#msg77873)
Quote from: lkermel on July 26, 2010, 09:23:49 am
I'm surprised no one has mentioned... (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=383.msg81176#msg81176)
Quote from: nintendodork on December 30, 2010, 11:20:28 pm
Surprised a thread like this hasn't already been made. (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=5564.0)
Quote from: Zwario on November 14, 2011, 09:42:48 pm
I can't believe no one mentioned... (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=6812.msg102967#msg102967)
Okay, so here's all the games I've got for my Genesis, and (nearly) every one of them is awesome:
After Burner II
Battletech
Desert Strike
Ecco the Dolphin
Out Run
Raiden Trad
Ranger X
Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Thunder Blade (not that great.)
Thunder Force II
Quote from: makaveli on December 10, 2011, 03:01:08 am
Musha is one of my top shooters tho its very expensive i may be able to get a boot cart of that :D
I want one! :o
Toe Jam & Earl
Toe Jam&Earl Funkatron
Decap Attack
Aladdin
Quackshot
I got rid of my Genesis long ago, but Marvel Land is a pretty good underrated game for it.
Dragon's Fury, a port of the PCE's Devil's Crash. And Thunder Force IV is imo the best part of the series. Impressive graphics and a pumping FM-Metal soundtrack.
Turtles- The Hyperstone Heist is great too. Not as fancy as Turtles IV, but with more arcady music
I'll second (or third, or whatever) Gunstar Heroes, Strider, MUSHA (where my username came from), Castlevania Bloodlines, Golden Axe, Burning Force, The Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi III, Bio Hazard Battle, Alien Storm and the Thunderforce games. A few others definitely worth looking into are:
Mystic Defender
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Splatterhouse 2
Splatterhouse 3
Valis III
Gaiares
Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Truxton
Target Earth
Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Phelios
Batman (based on the '89 movie)
I keep my genesis collection fairly small...
sonic 2
castlevania bloodlines
gunstar heroes
streets of rage 2