I find that most of the great games on the Sega Mega Genesis Drive can be had for quite cheap. Everyone knows about the Sonic games and the great sports games. But what else? Common titles are great but what of the uncommon titles? Is there anything else the Genesis does better than the Turbo Grafx-16, and Snes?
The obvious answer humanoid is, of course! But first, a list compiling the great common games EVERY Sega Genesis and Mega Drive player can't go without!
Will's Essential Genesis Common Titles List!
- Sonic the Hedgehog 1,2,3 (The holy trinity of Genesis games)
- Sonic and Knuckles (Probably the best Sonic game)
- Sonic Spinball (Tough as nails pinball game. Oddly fun though)
- Sonic 3D Blast (You can see smoke coming from the system as you play this game. Solid 3D helping of Sonic!)
- Altered Beast (Tame beat 'em up. But still great fun!)
- Golden Axe 1 and 2 (The two kings of fantasy beat 'em ups)
- Columns (Dare I say the second greatest puzzle game of all time?)
- Lion King (Phenomenal graphics and sound)
- Aladdin (Tommy Talarico did wonders on the music. The graphics are even better than the Snes!)
- Mortal Kombat 1,2,3 (All bloody. All great)
- Street Fighter 2 Special Champion Edition (Phew!)
- Streets of Rage 1 and 2 (The king of all beat 'em ups on the system!)
- Outrun (Best racing game. Multiple paths, multiple endings. Outstanding music)
- Phantasy Star 2,3,4 (Look no further for your RPG needs)
- Ghouls and Ghosts (One of the toughest action/platformer games)
- Shinobi 2, 3 (Great ninja action. Excellent in both sound and graphics)
- Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine (Nice little puzzle game)
One of the best commons!
That right there nets you some of the best in almost every basic category of video game. From racing, Rpg's, action, puzzle, beat 'em up, and platformer. So what else? What else is essential when you get past the common titles? Well, here's another handy dandy list of great uncommon titles that shouldn't cost you more than 30 bucks.
Will's Awesome List of Uncommon Genesis Titles!
- Forgotten Worlds (2 Player shmup)
- Comix Zone (Fantastic comic book style beat 'em up)
- Castlevania Bloodlines (One of the best action platformers)
- Battletoads (A port of the Nes terror. Although this one the 2 players bugs are fixed, and the difficulty is decreased)
- Contra Hard Corps (THE hardest Contra game. 2 Player run and gun goodness)
- Castle of Illusion (Disney platformer starring Mickey Mouse)
- Quackshot (Another great Disney platformer starring Donald Duck)
- Rolling Thunder 2, 3 (both games are underrated run and gun games. 2 players too!)
- General Chaos (Old school Real Time Strategy game, 4 player support!)
- Gunstar Heroes (Could very well be better than Contra Hard Corps. Phenomenal 2 player game)
- Spider-Man/Venom: Maximum Carnage (Single player beat 'em up)
- Lightening Force (Fantastic music in this sweet shmup)
- Gaiares (Probably the hardest shmup on the Genny)
- Thunder Force 2 (excellent shmup. Very underrated)
- M.U.S.H.A. (most folks say this is THE shmup on the Genesis)
- Rocket Knight Adventures (Another excellent action/platform game by Konami)
- WWF Raw and Royal Rumble (Both are great multiplayer wrestling games)
- Gauntlet IV (What more can be said. Its gauntlet. And it supports 4 players!)
- Dynamite Heady (tough and under appreciated)
- Shinning Force 1,2 (Some more wonderful Strategy/RPG's)
- TMNT Hyperstone Heist (Overlooked beat 'em up)
A Staple in any Genesis owners library!
Another thing that is a MUST on the Genesis is a 6 Button Pad. Grab two of these and just forget the 3 button controller. Trust me on this one. You'll thank me when you and your buddy are playing tons of Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat!
A Must for Genesis Owners
If you're into light gun games than buy both the Sega Menacer and the Konami Justifier. But, a big heads up people, the light gun games aren't as relevant as the 8-Bit era. Just so you know. ;)
- Body Count
- Menacer 6 game cart (comes with the Menacer obviously)
- T-2 The Arcade Game
- Lethal Enforcers
- Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters
Say hello to the Justifier!
Make my day punk!
Unlike the Snes, the Genesis is still rather inexpensive to get into. Most of the triple-A quality titles can be had at low prices. The uncommon games are truly great and very affordable too. So get cracking! SEGA!
Until Sonic gets a job delivering pizzas,
In the meantime, in between time!
-Will ^>^
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