Much like Streets of Rage 2 improving over it's predecessor, Golden Axe II is also equally superior over the original in terms of enemy designs, boss fights, gameplay and animations. One of the more obscure games to be had on the Mega Drive / Genesis. Hard Corps combined all of the great, non-stop shooting gameplay that is expected of this great run'n'gun action series.Ī highly unappreciated, mostly ignored action title on the Genesis known for having some of the best visuals to push out it's hardware.Ī very original and unique take on the gravity style of shmups (you know, like asteroids). In a time period when Disney games weren't criticized for being "kiddy" and were respected as a form of video game art, These games stand as an example of this. They made this nice 2D platforming gem on the Mega Drive.ġ7) QuackShot: Starring Donald Duck and World of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse Shinobi III ranks amongst the best of the platforming action titles in this category.īefore Gamefreak was known for Pokemon. In regards to the many Ninja games released during that era, such as Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Warriors, Hagane, and Ninja Spirit.
Run'N'Gun gameplay with selectable levels, fantastic music, and large boss fights!ġ5) Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master With a spell combination system that predates Chrono Trigger and a Tragic Heroine that predates AerisĪnother Treasure developed gem for the Mega Drive.
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This is the game that got my interested in the SRPG genre, long before Disgaea and Final Tactics, was Shining Force, the 2nd game is the highlight of the series on this list.ġ2) Phantasy Star IV: End of the MilleniumĪrguably the best turn based RPG on the system, with a story and characters I had emotional attachment too. This is one is my favorite entry in the entire series.Īwesome 2D platformer by the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog. One of Sega's best side scrolling Beat Em Series. One of the earliest Genesis games I've ever played and my first RPG I've beaten. Highly detailed and colorful 2D platformer, developed by Treasure. Very nice run'n'gun action game in the same style of Contra, developed by Treasure. The other Action Adventure title on the Genesis that was used the formula established by Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series. (Everything I want to say regarding this game can be read here) The only Castlevania game to ever been released on a Sega platform, except being the Saturn port of Symphony of the Night (which didn't get a English localized release)Īn awesome and colorful action platformer by Konami developed by Contra staff. Beyond Oasis is one of two games that is direct answer to Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series. Games are listed in not order of favorites, but just selected from memory at the time of writing.ĭeveloped by Yuzo Koshiro's studio Ancient. Not every one of these games stand the test of time, but a significant majority do and still hold up very well to this day. I highly recommend people trying the games on this list. Starting off, let's begin with this nicely written and extremely informative article This thread is the perfect excuse for me to paste an old post I wrote for the 25th anniversary of the Sega Genesis. That said I did play stuff like Mortal Kombat, Earthworm Jim and NBA Jam on Genesis so that was my experience with those games I'll leave it to to others to argue wich multiplats are best on which system. I didn't include multiplats in my list because I wanted to focus on exclusives. Two highly competitive consoles both with quality game lineups filled to the brim with exclusives. Rocket Knight Adventures (Konami was seriously God tier back then)Īnd there's more, imo the 16-bit era was one of the best times to be a gamer. Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3 (one of the best beat em up franchises of the 16-bit era)
Revenge of Shinobi and Shadow Dancer (Good ol 16-bit Ninja action) Sonic 1, 2 3 & K (pretty obvious but I was a big Sonic fan) Well as a SNES fanboy who was also fortunate enough to have a Genesis back in the day the big ones for me were
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