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Title: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: wartoy on January 22, 2019, 05:06:43 pm
Hello im trying to give a little more love to my sega genesis collection.Their is a local store near me with a large amount of genesis games most of them I never even heard of.Anyone have any recommendations of harder to find or lesser known titles to look out for.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: panjin79 on January 22, 2019, 05:25:12 pm
Alissa Dragoon is a lot of fun if you like action games
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: pzeke on January 22, 2019, 05:35:58 pm
The Genesis wasn't my thing growing up, so I pretty much "discovered" it fairly recently (figuratively speaking), so I don't have much to recommended. However, I played Wings or Wor, High Seas Havoc, and Burning Force and enjoyed them quite a lot.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: zenimus on January 22, 2019, 05:37:42 pm
Elemental Master is a fantasy themed vertical shooter with cool graphics and awesome music.

Gauntlet IV gets overlooked a lot, but it has a great soundtrack that's exclusive to the Genesis by Hitoshi Sakimoto. He's the guy who went on to do tons of RPG soundtracks, like Final Fantasy Tactics, Valkyria Chronicles, and Dragon's Crown.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: dreama1 on January 22, 2019, 05:54:58 pm

mystical fighters.  It's a beat em up.

arcus odyssey, it's a little like gauntlet sort of but much improved. 

el viento , it's from the makers of the tales franchise. It has very unusal graphics.

Valis series.

Blue Almanac, it's a rpg like phantasy star.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: seberhusky on January 22, 2019, 07:40:29 pm
Vapor Trail.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: aliensstudios on January 22, 2019, 09:18:11 pm
I plugged in Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure, just to test it after I got it in a lot and couldn't put it down.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: stealthrush on January 22, 2019, 09:25:56 pm
Crack Down - action

DJ Boy - beat'em up

Marvel Land - platform

Atomic Runner (Chelnov) - Run'n gun

Dahna: Megami Tanjou - platform
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: bikingjahuty on January 22, 2019, 10:05:48 pm
The Flintstones: Essentially a 16-bit version of Surprise at Dinosaur Peak. Fun fact, this was the first video game I ever owned.


Dinosaurs for Hire: Fun Run and Gun game similar to contra. Hard as balls though.


Mic and Mac: Global Gladiators: Fun platformer with slime and McDonalds advertising



Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: vivigamer on January 23, 2019, 10:38:06 am
World of Illusion - All I ever hear about is people talk about Castle of Illusion, but I found World of Illusion to be one of the finest examples of 2D platforming there is - Also it's Co-op! I honestly find Castle of Illusion very average in comparsion. It's not a long game by any means but every level is so colourful and rich in animation, it really is my favourite game of the era. It might not be lesser known but it always seems overshadowed by Castle' so I had to give it a shout out!
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: wartoy on January 23, 2019, 06:14:46 pm
Thank you all for your input I came away with about 10 suggestions I either never heard of or forgot about.Definitely going to have to research them.If anymore come to mind please feel free to post them it's much appreciated.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: Flashback2012 on January 23, 2019, 07:38:34 pm
Flicky!

Dino Land, Dragon's Fury, and Dragon's Revenge if you like video pinball. DF is a port/remake of Devil's Crush from TG16.

Herzog Zwei is the proverbial granddaddy of RTS. The game inspired Westwood Studios to make that one game called Command & Conquer or something.

Super Hydlide

Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: aliensstudios on January 23, 2019, 08:15:29 pm
Flicky!

Dino Land, Dragon's Fury, and Dragon's Revenge if you like video pinball. DF is a port/remake of Devil's Crush from TG16.

Herzog Zwei is the proverbial granddaddy of RTS. The game inspired Westwood Studios to make that one game called Command & Conquer or something.

Super Hydlide
Dino Land is damn good.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: pzeke on January 23, 2019, 08:46:59 pm
Check out Alien Soldier, too.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: dreama1 on January 23, 2019, 10:12:48 pm
Back again.


-jewel master

-two crude dudes

-Bloodshot. FPS game (yeah really) Even has a 2 player mode. Godly game makers to get that running on a 16 bit console.

-rampart

-dashin desperadoes

-Dyna brothers 2 (Import)

-Shadow blasters


Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: masamune on January 24, 2019, 03:52:26 am
Here are some solid Genesis games that are worth looking into:

Blades of Vengeance: Think of 16-bit Dragon's Crown. Published by Electronic Arts.

Chiki Chiki Boys: A very cool platformer.

Trampoline Terror!: This game gets panned a lot, but is quite addictive once you get into it. Difficulty ramps up quickly about half way through.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: pacgamer89 on January 25, 2019, 06:52:51 pm
Some of my favorite genesis games are Forgotten Worlds, Truxton, Zero Tolerance, Izzy's Quest For The Olympic Rings, and Robocop vs The Terminator.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: redblaze57 on January 26, 2019, 01:27:42 am
Phelios. It's a shoot'em up based on Greek mythology
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: mastodon on February 26, 2019, 11:36:59 am
Hello im trying to give a little more love to my sega genesis collection.Their is a local store near me with a large amount of genesis games most of them I never even heard of.Anyone have any recommendations of harder to find or lesser known titles to look out for.

M.U.S.H.A.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: megasilverx1 on February 28, 2019, 01:12:06 am
I don't have a super expansive Genesis collection, but I can give a few good/descent hidden gem suggestions for the system:

Zoop- If you like puzzle games, this one is pretty unique and fun in 10 minute sessions. It's also on basically any console that was relevant back in 1995.

Wiz 'N Liz- Developed by the same group who made Lemmings, this is one of the weirdest games I've ever played.

Ms. Pac-Man- Great port of the arcade version.

6-Pak- A fairly cheap cartridge containing six Genesis games like Sonic 1, Streets of Rage, and Revenge of Shinobi.

Frogger- Like with Ms. Pac-Man, this is a good port of an older arcade game. Also the last Genesis game released in North America.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: mark1982 on March 03, 2019, 09:15:54 am
You have a pretty large Sega Genesis collection from the looks of it, heh.

But I suppose you could look after some of those Japanese/EU titles that didn't get a US release. These titles don't require you to read Japanese as they're mainly action based and not RPGs.

- Alien Soldier (JP/EU)
- Golden Axe III (JP)
- Battle Mania (JP)
- Pulseman (JP)
- Second Samurai (EU)
- Twinkle Tale (JP)
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: wartoy on March 03, 2019, 11:02:46 am
You have a pretty large Sega Genesis collection from the looks of it, heh.

But I suppose you could look after some of those Japanese/EU titles that didn't get a US release. These titles don't require you to read Japanese as they're mainly action based and not RPGs.

- Alien Soldier (JP/EU)
- Golden Axe III (JP)
- Battle Mania (JP)
- Pulseman (JP)
- Second Samurai (EU)
- Twinkle Tale (JP)
Thank you all for your recommendations.As far as pal games go I thought the genesis was region locked? I do have a couple but never tried them thinking they wouldn't work.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: Flashback2012 on March 03, 2019, 11:26:20 am
You have a pretty large Sega Genesis collection from the looks of it, heh.

But I suppose you could look after some of those Japanese/EU titles that didn't get a US release. These titles don't require you to read Japanese as they're mainly action based and not RPGs.

- Alien Soldier (JP/EU)
- Golden Axe III (JP)
- Battle Mania (JP)
- Pulseman (JP)
- Second Samurai (EU)
- Twinkle Tale (JP)
Thank you all for your recommendations.As far as pal games go I thought the genesis was region locked? I do have a couple but never tried them thinking they wouldn't work.

You need to get you a Magic Key adapter or more simply track down a Game Genie and just set it to off. MOST JPN MD games just need a pass through device but some like Light Crusader won't work unless you have a specific adapter.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: mark1982 on March 03, 2019, 11:58:06 am

Thank you all for your recommendations.As far as pal games go I thought the genesis was region locked? I do have a couple but never tried them thinking they wouldn't work.

You need to get you a Magic Key adapter or more simply track down a Game Genie and just set it to off. MOST JPN MD games just need a pass through device but some like Light Crusader won't work unless you have a specific adapter.

Yeah, it's just an adapter because the cartridge is a different physical shape, but there are some cases of region locked games.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: Flashback2012 on March 03, 2019, 12:35:30 pm

Thank you all for your recommendations.As far as pal games go I thought the genesis was region locked? I do have a couple but never tried them thinking they wouldn't work.

You need to get you a Magic Key adapter or more simply track down a Game Genie and just set it to off. MOST JPN MD games just need a pass through device but some like Light Crusader won't work unless you have a specific adapter.

Yeah, it's just an adapter because the cartridge is a different physical shape, but there are some cases of region locked games.

The Japanese Light Crusader is definitely one that needs a special adapter as I had to buy the adapter with the game years back. I think the EU Mega Man: The Wily Wars also requires a special adapter to play. I'm not going to lie, I LOVE that Sony did away with that region locking nonsense with their systems and the other two mostly followed suit.
Title: Re: Recommendations on lesser known sega genesis games
Post by: wartoy on March 03, 2019, 08:25:46 pm
Thanks everyone looks like I'm getting a game genie really appreciate the info.