Top 50 Sega Genesis Games

[digitalpress]

Discuss.

General rule with these lists: if you think a top fifty game is missing, then let us know what game to drop in place of it. Present your argument well, get it seconded, and it could affect the list... nay, the entire cosmic balance! Really.

For the FULL list of Genesis games, check HERE.

Alisia Dragoon
Altered Beast
Castle of Illusion (Mickey Mouse)
Columns III
Comix Zone
D&D: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Dragon's Fury
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim (series)
Ecco the Dolphin
Flashback
Forgotten Worlds
Gaiares
Gain Ground
Ghouls N Ghosts
Golden Axe
Gunstar Heroes
Herzog Zwei
Landstalker
Madden '93
Mega Bomberman
Mercs
MUSHA
Mutant League Hockey
NHL '95
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star IV
Pirates! Gold
Red Zone
Revenge of Shinobi
Road Rash II
Robocop vs. Terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Rolling Thunder II
Shining Force (series)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (series)
Splatterhouse 3
Star Control
Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition
Streets of Rage (series)
Strider
Super Hang-on
Sword of Vermillion
Thunderforce III
Toe Jam & Earl
Valis III
Vectorman
World Series Baseball '96

[Kroogah]

Add Gaiares, one of the best horizontal 2D shooters EVER, and the excellent platformer Valis III. Maybe add Shadow Dancer as well?

Drop Greendog, Jurassic Park, Vectorman, or Comix Zone. None of those games ever did anything for me.

[Arcade Antics]

I'll second the addition of Shadow Dancer to the list, and the removal of Greendog or JP.

I mean, how many games let you sick your wolf on the enemy? Gotta love it.

[ubersaurus]

I say delete Super Street Fighter 2 for Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition. Simply more to do in that game, added to the fact its widely agreed Super SF2 just wasn't a very good SF2 version in comparison to the previous 2 (Champion edition and Hyper Fighting, both of which are on SCE).

I also say Sonic 3 & Knuckles should be added and sonic 3 or sonic & knuckles (or both) be dropped...on their own they were pretty decent games, but together they shined as a true gem of the system. In the place of one of those I'd suggest Starflight, which is a very innovative, open ended, and entertaining game. Few other games I have played are similar to how it plays.

[Charlesaway]

I liked Columns, but I loved Columns 3, with the cheesy story and all.

[digitalpress]

Updated. What do you think?

[geelw]

drop one of the boxing games and kid mario, er chameleon in favor of shining in the darkness (or add it to the shining force games, as it pioneered that streamlined interface and cool character art style).

add mega turrican, lump all the phantasy stars together (i hated 3, but it's there and you can't ignore it, lol), and where's LANDSTALKER, fer cryin' out loud?

[flicky]

I would personally add

Flicky (superb, addictive platformer)
Dynamite Headdy (amazing platformer by Treasure)
Hellfire (my favourite shooter on the Genesis)
Mean Bean Machine (fantastic puzzle title)
Super Hang-On (great racer - at the moment there's only 1 racing game on the list!)

and I would remove

Altered Beast (has not aged well)
Kid Chameleon (very generic Mario clone)
Taz Mania (always found this quite dull)
Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing (not as good as Muhammad Ali Boxing)
Greatest Heavyweights (ditto)

Also, what about the EA "Strike" series? (Desert / Jungle / Urban Strike)? You could also make a good case for the Micro Machines series (3 sequels were released in Europe, they got very good reviews and sold well). BTW, you can actually have 8-player races on some of the Micro Machines games!

Cheers
Jon

[theaveng]

You left off one of my all-time favorites: POPULOUS

[ratmankey]

I second Flicky. That game is INSANELY addictive. And Landstalker, of course. How could you forget that? Even if it is way too difficult... I also second Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and Dynamite Headdy. Treasure forever!!!

Ahem. Anyway... Super Hang-On really ought to be on there. Jurassic Park ought to be brought back too...how many other games let you be a raptor and devour humans? GOOD games, I should say (Turok 2 let you do that, but that game sucked.)

Also, I agree, Kid Chameleon really is rather generic. And even though Altered Beast hasn't aged well, I still love it for its cheese value. "Welcome to your doom!!!!!" "Power UP!"

How about Disney's Aladdin? One of Dave Perry's best...and unlike Cool Spot, it doesn't even numb your mind after the first few levels!

[Kid Fenris]

Who-hoo! Time to flog yet another dead topic!

Anyway, I nominate Alisia Dragoon, an inventive mix of shooting, platforming, and early monster-breeding. It's challenging, it looks great, and it has one of the best soundtracks among Genesis titles.

To make space for Alisia, I'd dump Raiden Trad, which is a mediocre shell of its arcade originator.

[dsullo]

Come one guys you can't leave off the king of pop MICHAEL JACKSON's MOONWALKER and the Best RPG on the system Warriors of the Eternal Sun.

[nesman85]

no way is moonwalker in the top 50, leave it off!

[dsullo]

OK moonwalker is a stretch....

But you cannot Deny Warriors of the Eternal Sun.

Its got to be there!!!

[digitalpress]

OK after many suggestions I'm updating it. I didn't add games that didn't get a "second vote" (or mine). We're actually OVER 50 games right now so we need to chop a few off!

[michael]

How can you forget Mortal Kombat 2?!

[GENESISNES]

or Shinobi III for that matter!

[gwaine]

Warsong! That game is my favorite Genesis game, and though it's not the most well-known game, it was the only Langrisser title to be ported to the States. It is unbelievable, a cross between Military Madness for the TG-16 and Shining Force, a great turn-based "Tactics RPG." Anyone else a big fan? Also a game that maybe should be in there: "Powerball." Futuristic Rugby/Soccer/Football that is just so fun and fast-paced...also a lot of fun with a friend. Anyone else play this before? How about one of the Madden football games?

[dan2357]

Dont know what to drop, But FlashBak I feel should be on there.

[dan2357]

Dont know what to drop, But FlashBak I feel should be on there.

No edit in this topic?????
That would be FlashBack