Kid Appropriate Genesis Titles

[Daria]

For the past month or so I've been working at an elementary school as an aftercare counselour, anyway last Friday I brought in my Genesis to keep some of the kids entertained since I noticed the love playing Sonic 3 on the classroom computers. Being the new girl it's usually next to impossible to get an assistant counselour to help me even though I have double the the number of students I'm suppose to take care of (33 as opposed to 18). But last Friday I had 3 assistants and 1 full fledge counselour sitting around the genny. :P

I brought in "The Lion King", "Sonic 2", "Sonic Spinball" and "Columns". Sonic 2 was a huge hit, as was "The Lion King". I also own "Aladdin" although I couldn't find it in time, I literally thought of bringing in the system 15 minutes before leaving for work that day.

Anyway I'd like to pick up some more cheap kid friendly games for them to play on future Fridays and I could use a few suggestions. The school's pretty strict about showing no worse then G-rated films, so games really can't be any worse then that. "Scary" themed games are also probably a bad idea else I'd take "Zombies ate my Neighbors" or "De-Cap-Attack" (although the later would probably be ok if I had my boss approve it).

[pseudonym]

castle of illusion. it's a fun game and it has mickey mouse in it. zombies ate my nieghbors isn't really scary. how young are the kids?

[Cirrus]

Lets see.... how about Quackshot? That's simple and pretty fun. Ecco the dolphin games... NBA Jam might be fun for some of them, too. Doing a half court dunk with the ball on fire appealed to me when I was younger.

Pac-mania... Rampart... TMNT: Hyperstone heist if its okay...

Also, don't forget the other sonic games.

[Daria]

castle of illusion. it's a fun game and it has mickey mouse in it. zombies ate my nieghbors isn't really scary. how young are the kids?

It's not that they're young, I have the 4th graders, but it's a wealthier school and some of the parents are somewhat uptight so we have to appeal to the lowest common denominator. So I'm pretty certain my boss would take one look at the cover on Zombies and turn it down regardless how scary the actual content may be.

The kids weren't even allowed to watch "Dark Crystal" which is rated PG.

[Xexyz]

I'm not sure about the Ecco suggestions. That game can have an eery atmosphere at times, might give some of the kids nightmares :P Definately find a copy of Rocket Knight Adventures and Dynamite Headdy.

[GrandAmChandler]

RISTAR! Excellent games for genesis. Here is what I came up with on the top of my head.

Castle of Illusion
World of Illusion
Aladdin
Beauty & the Beast
Sonic 1
Sonic 2
Sonic 3
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic 3D Blast
Ristar
Ecco
Ecco Tides of time
Lion King
Toy Story
Quackshot: Donald Duck
Fantasia
Any of the SEGA (Kids) CLUB titles

I am sure there are a ton more kids games, and I am not sure if some of these do not meet scary criteria, as I have not played through all of these completely. Most of the disney titles I'd assume should be fine.

[Sniderman]

Boogerman. Yes, it's all snot, farts, and spitting. But if the kid is a bit older, kids love the gross humor stuff.

Garbage Pail Kids
Captain Underpants
Mattel's Slime in a Can
Queasy Bake Oven

Etc.

[mattmcgrath25]

With all this mention of Ecco...how about the Ecco game made specifically for kids - Ecco Jr.

There's also EA's "Rolo To The Rescue", another kid-specific title.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Ms. Pac-Man (you never go wrong with Pac-Man games)

Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (Point and Click game is pretty fun, but I'm not too sure if it's too advance for the kids or what not, since you control Pac-Man all the time) Yet there is a hidden bonus of Pac-Man and Jr. Pac-Man games hidden inside via these password codes "PCMN0RG" and "PCJRDPW"

Arcade Classics (Pong, Centipede, and Missle Command)

Columns is fun and harmless (yet insanely addictive)

Arcade's Greatest Hits (Midway classics, yet Sinistar may scare them)

Animaniacs

Ahhh! Real Monsters

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure

Taz-Mania always rocks

Taz: Escape From Mars (Marvin the freakin Martian man!)

Toe Jam and Earl Panic on Funk-A-Tron, just cuz it's funky like dat 8-)

Ecco Jr. from the "Sega Club" series

[DTJAAAAMJSLM]

Marvel Land! It has a nice, kid-friendly look and was one of my favorite platformers on the system. I'd still love to see Namco make a sequel!

[esquire]

Top 10 Games not to play for the kiddies:

10. Caesar's Palace

9. Mutant League Football

8. Mutant League Hockey

7. PTO: Pacific Theater of Operations (or any other KOEI strategy game)

6. Bible Adventures (only if you're at a public school)

5. Road Rash

4. Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama

3. Crueball :rocker:

2. Mortal Kombat

1. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker :shameful:

[esquire]

There are literally tons of kid friendly games for the Genesis. Some have already been mentioned, but here you go:

Aero the Acro-Bat
Fantasia
World of Illusion
Castle of Illusion
The Great Circus Mystery
Math Blaster Episode I
McDonald's Treasureland Adventure
Animaniacs
Tiny Toon Adventures:ACME Allstars
Tiny Toon Adventures:Buster's Hidden Treasure
Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
Art Alive! (mouse compatible)
Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle and Friends
Aquatic Games starring James Pond
Disney's the Little Mermaid - Ariel
Awesome Possum
Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest
Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast
Berenstein Bears Camping Adventure
Block Out
Bonkers
Champioship Pro-Am (RC racing)
Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
Columns
Cool Spot
Crystal's Pony Tale
Desert Demolition starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
Dino Land (this is a pinball game)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Flicky (extremely fun and challenging)
The Flintstones (great platformer)
Frogger
Gadget Twins (a shmup for kids)
Garfield: Caught in the Act
Goofy's Hysterical History Tour
The Great Waldo Search
James Pond series
Ecco series
Sonic series
Klax
Marko
Lion King
Aladdin
Marble Madness
Ms. Pac-Man
Mickey Mania
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
Micro Machines
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Pac-Attack
Pac-Man 2
Pac-Mania
Paperboy
Paperboy 2
Pinnochio
Pink Goes to Hollywood
Pocahontas
Puggsy
Quackshot
Rolo to the Rescue
Scooby-Doo Mystery
Taz in Escape from Mars
Taz-Mania
Tin Head
Disney's Toy Story
Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio (requires mouse)

[Goodwill Hunter]

For very young kids, or kids with no vg skills, Barney's Hide n' Seek is good if you can stomach the purple dino. The next step up is Crystal's Pony Tales...slightly more challenging, but still very easy (and not nearly as annoying!). And I second Columns...it starts very slow, and kids love the colors and sounds.

33 kids!...good luck!

Rich

[Daniel Thomas]

How about the Japanese version of Last Battle? I'm pretty sure kids would like that. Ha, ha.

Can you tell I don't have kids?

[Cryomancer]

Yeah, don't take Ecco. That game messes with my head to this day.

Take Sonic 3+Knuckles!

[Immutable]

Mortal Kombat III... j/k

[Dire 51]

You know, Splatterhouse 2 and 3 are must-plays for the kiddies. You can't go wrong there!

Yes, I'm kidding.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Both Rocket Knight Adventures and Sparkster are cheap, K-12 friendly titles. Maybe you should give them a whirl next time. Rocket Knight Adventures: Kid tested, gamer approved.

[Gamemaster_ca_2003]

I would Like to add the Magic School Bus.

Good for Young Kids and they Learn Too.

[Elusive]

Yeah, don't take Ecco. That game messes with my head to this day.

Take Sonic 3+Knuckles!

Hm. You'd be better off with a game that isn't as delicate when Locked-On, and one that doesn't support saves, or they'll end up arguing over save slots. Me and my siblings can testify to that =)

I'd recommend the Rocket Knight Adventures series, but they can be a little hard for younger games to get to grips with. Outrun, Columns or Ristar should also keep them interested.