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Simple question, /vr/

What is your favorite Sega Genesis game, and why?

Picture related, this is the only game I would consider "perfect", It has everything from lightning fast gameplay, spot on controls and an AMAZING OST!

Damn this is one badass game

>> No.583132

looking back at the 16bit era Sega games had better controls.

>> No.583131
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583131

Ristar.

It's fun, it's simple, it's colorful, it's got a great soundtrack, and Ristar is a fucking boss.

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583147

>>583132

>> No.583162
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583162

Sonic Spinball. It was such a neat concept, and I just love pinball games.

>> No.583167

besides the obvious, obligatory mention of the Sonic games, I'd have to say The Adventures of Batman and Robin was my favorite growing up.

dat soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA9D5DD7C356A0556

>> No.583168

Toejam and Earl: Panic on Funkotron.

And yet it's so hard to find a co-op buddy for it.

>> No.583174
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>>583132
Looking back at the 16-bit era, the Genesis was a system, and it sure had what a lot of folks would call "games".

>> No.583202
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583202

Rocket Knight Adventures. I love boosting all over the place, and it had enough variety and mixed things up enough to keep the game fresh.

>> No.583216

Gotta be Gunstar Heroes. You save a cute little pixie village by blowing it to shit. What's not to like?

>> No.583256

Thunderforce 4 all day erry day.

>> No.583261

Toe Jam & Earl. the ultimate 2p co-op game.

>> No.583265

Mortal Fuckin' Kombat.

I grew up with Genesis MK, it's my second favorite fighting series (MvC), the controls were configured just the right way for the Genesis controller, and the Genesis controller itself was fantastic.

I've got some fond memories of Liu Kang's bicycle kick.

>> No.583284

>>583167
PS best bro-op game

Also once again I need to mention the soundtrack

>tfw you fight a boss and the music goes right in tempo with you throwing shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sN-lekUOC0

seriously a good fucking feeling bro

>> No.583305

This question is too hard, OP.

There are too many goddamn awesome Genesis games.

Shinobi3, Toejam & Earl, Landstalker, Chakan, D&D Warriors of the Eternal Sun, Phantasy Star series, Sonic, Rocket Knight Adventures, Castlevania Bloodlines, Splatterhouse, Herzog Zwei, Altered Beast, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Shining Force, Gunstar Heroes...

I could be here all day naming "favorite" games.

>> No.583316

>>583086
I love that game as well, OP. Best Ninja game I've ever played, sick soundtrack and gameplay.

However, I must say my love for Sonic 3 & Knuckles speaks louder.

>> No.583325

>>583216
That game was so fast-paced, it put Sonic's BLAST PROCESSING to shame.

>> No.583361

Shinobi 3, Sword of Vermilion, Ranger-X, Road Rash 2, Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys, Sonic 3 locked onto Sonic and Knuckles

Hard to pick a favorite, lol.

>> No.583401

What I played most then

>Honorable Mention: Revenge of Shinobi. The guy at SEGA's freaking tip line told me there was no way to save the girl at the end! What an asshole!

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583421

What I played most then

>Honorable Mention: Revenge of Shinobi. The guy at SEGA's freaking tip line told me there was no way to save the girl at the end! What an asshole

>> No.583414

>>583401

What a jackknob, rofl.

>> No.583415

>>583401
Wow, fuck that guy.

>> No.583431

What I play most now

>Honorable Mention: Gunstar Heroes

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>>583431
Man I'm having a bad day for attaching images.

>> No.583458

Sword of Sodan.
Because.

>> No.583494

>>583441
oh fuck yes, i love that game. I still replay it every so often.

>> No.583529

>>583494
It gets hard! You feel the Zuul pressure!

>> No.583531

>>583458
I honestly don't believe you and anybody that played that game shouldn't either.

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583559

>>583529
why wasnt winston in that game? racist jap developers?

>> No.583568

>>583458

I have a broken Genesis controller and hole in my childhood bedroom's wall that strongly disagree.

>> No.583573

>>583559

Probably because he was barely in the promotional material (and first film for that matter).

>> No.583612

>>583559
Winston is a token plus... uh... only three buttons...

>> No.583626

>>583086
I prefer shonobi 2 over 3, but that's because I had a gamegear as my first sega game system so shonobi 2 was my first and I expected the rest of them to be in the same style.

>> No.583642

>>583216
>What's not to like?

The shmup level sucks.

>> No.583669

>>583086
Ninja on some kind of jet powered surfboard?

All that's missing it for him to be an anthropomorphized rodent with 'tude.

>> No.583671

>>583642
It's actually fine. Maybe not as good as the rest of the game but it's nice for a change of pace.

>> No.584420
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584420

Excellent bosses, amazing music, multiple pathways to choose from, 4 different characters with cool weapons, what isn't to love? besides the faggots who think 3 is better

>> No.584430

Soleil.

Far better than any Top-Down zelda game ever made.

And i love A Link to the Past, but Soleil is fucking amazing

>> No.584452

>>583671
It was pretty cool.
I had the chaser laser so I could pilot the ship without worrying and he had the chaser fire, so he could pilot the fire without worrying.

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585250

This. I used to think I was alone in living it, until I found you, /vr/

>> No.585261

>>583086

>This fucking game

God damn this was fun, especially that level.

>> No.585258

Dune 2

Because it was the only RTS game available.

>> No.585340

>>585258

What about herzog zwei (kinda)
Populous
Powermonger
General chaos
Cannon fodder

They all fill that RTS zone quite nicely

>> No.585402

Zero Tolerance

>only with 2 consoles, tvs, and the console link cable for ultimate multiplayer

>> No.585596
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585596

Contra the Hard Core - as Anon already said, it has four characters to choose from, all of which play differently and each one with a set of 4 unique weapons. There are four main pathways through the game with 12 levels in total (+ a hidden one), six different endings, 65+ enemy types almost half of which are bosses with multiple attacks and forms.
It has tons of personality and style, awesome cyberpunk setting (hell, even the character select screen is impressive), great graphics with some of the best visual effects ever to grace the Mega Drive, memorable action set-pieces... oh, and a killer soundtrack! On every imaginable level it is one of the best games ever made.

Also,

Vampire Killer (aka Castlevania Bloodlines) - for reasons not unlike those quoted above. Konami really did their best with their Mega Drive efforts!

The Super Shinobi II - Anon already explained why.

Earthworm Jim 2 - Even the first game was one of the best, but the sequel takes the cake here. Practically every stage plays differently and features some wacky gimmick and yet they all manage to be perfectly well balanced and fun to play.

Each one of these is a contender for the top on my list, but if I really had to choose only one I would probably go with Contra.

Some other favorites: Alien Soldier, Gunstar Heroes, Burn Knuckle series, Comix Zone, Splatterhouse part 2 & 3, Gynoug etc.

>> No.586086
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586086

I'm probably alone on this, but I enjoyed this game more then most platformers of that era.

The music is catchy, backgrounds are beautiful, and lots of secrets to uncover.

>> No.586097

>>585340
Cannon Fodder is not a RTS, say whatever you want.

The others - even Herzog Zwei - can be considered RTS-Themed games. It goes along with games like Return Fire.

>> No.586152

I know that I haven't played enough Mega Drive games to state my absolute favourite with certainty (I only have around 20), but right now the contenders are:

Probotector, which I've definitely spent the most time with, but I let up after discovering how butchered the game was compared to the original. I just went off it.

Mercs, which is fun as fuck.

Hellfire, which I believe has the strongest level design out of all the MD shmups I've played so far.

>> No.586239

ToeJam & Earl. I have a lot of great memories messing around and exploring in this game with my brother and friends. It's a game that doesn't take itself too seriously yet has really fun gameplay, particularly the items. The enemy selection is pretty varied, with some enemies really inspiring fear in you (like the boogeyman). Trying to catch Santa is also a lot of fun. Also, if I recall, you can skip the ship pieces and the levels will continue to randomly generate into infinity, although that might have just been a neighborhood myth. And the leveling up mechanic was cool, too.

>> No.586317

>>585250
>that boss mega drive logo

I will always love you my mega drive (not genesis)

>> No.586325

>>586086
... I remember that game! Oh MY GOD, MY CHILDHOOD, IT'S REPLAYING BEFORE MY VERY EYES thank you so much anon

>> No.587338

Growing up, it was either Sonic 3 & K or Sonic 2, though I was too young to really explore most of the library.

At the moment, it's probably Lightening Force/Thunder Force IV.

>dat fucking music
http://youtu.be/QGozBqDCa-s

>> No.587740

Hey guys, I'm setting up Hyperspin at the moment and doing Genesis right now.

Would you say Sonic 1-3 is sufficient or should I also have Sonic + Knuckles as well for every cart? i.e. do I need S+K,S+K1, S+K2, and S+K3? Not really a huge fan of Sonic but I get completionist OCD about some things.

And Alien Soldier is the best genesis game without a shred of doubt.

>> No.587753

>>586239

The levels aren't even randomly generated, man... though I used to think this too. The ship pieces are randomly placed, though. So many hours spent with my brother on that game. That damn mailbox... "Brrrreee!".

>> No.587774

Dynamite headdy
it's just so good

>> No.587786

>>587774

That game has some damn amazing music. The art direction and character in that thing is just second to none. Why does no one make this kind of game anymore? Who the hell decided everything has to be in "hyper-edgy brown mode?".

>> No.587901

>>587786
>dat version of the nutcracker for the first boss
I wish all video games were this creative

>> No.587936
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587936

Streets Of Rage for me. I played it so fucking much

Flashback is also up there, but i never got past the second level.

I got a megadrive last week though so im going back to finish it once and for all

>> No.587968

STreets of Rage 2.

It's the pinnacle of the beat-em up genre. Any game afterwards only added fluff and gimmicks.

>> No.587989

>>587753
But they are. There's two modes; one with a fixed world and another with randomly generated one. The only one that's always fixed is the very first level, which only lasts for 30 seconds anyway.