Affordable Gems on the Sega Genesis & Mega Drive 

Bonus camera footage at the end before the credits! Man I didn't know US ESWAT had any changes. I purchased the Japanese version back in the day. I was on the phone with the guy at the game store and he said "Man ESWAT on the Mega Drive has a bunch of voices... and they sound like REAL RECORDINGS!" That's all I needed to hear and ran down and bought it. I've never played the US version but now I'll have to fire it up on a flash cart. Maybe I'll have to do another Regional Differences episode sometime. Oh, and JP MD Strider also makes a "Pah" vocal noise every time he swings his sword. It's the same with the arcade. They took it out in the North American version because the version of the arcade here doesn't do that either. Not sure if I like it or not. What's censored about the last boss? I honestly can't remember and I have both JP and NA versions.

Completely agree with the damaged game cases. I always liked picking up copies shunned by others. Having someones name scrawled on it or a sticker from some video rental store just adds some authenticity to it. Makes it a little time capsule. It will never be worth as much but i think it adds some charm to ones collection.

I still remember the magazine ads for Skitchin': "Skatin' - hitchin' - Skitchin' - bitchin" It was 90's AF

I got Virtua Racing complete w/ box/manual for only 5 bucks at a collector game store few years ago, and it was in pretty great condition almost brand new !

I like your attitude to this hobby. I’ve replaced some old MegaDrive games I had lost and picked up a heap that I never owned all at reasonable prices here in 🇦🇺. But the ones I set out to own at the beginning are more than I want to spend. Last MegaDrive pick up was EA Double Header Madden/Hockey.

the Strike series was so underrated, i would love a mild hd remastering of Jungle, Urban, Soviet and Nuclear Strike

I am constantly amazed at how great Sega games look on HD

JP Sonic 1 is definitely worth it. The background parallax enhancements really add a lot of depth to Marble, Spring Yard and Scrap Brain. Nice ripple effects in Labyrinth were also added.

Bloody love this channel. Loads of regular content, informative, & puts in personal perspective & memories alongside facts about each game. Excellent stuff.

Man, Sega Lord X.. That Saturn game collection at the end, was a thing of beauty. 👍 It brought a tear to my eye.😭 I really miss being a kid. If I had a time machine, I would go back in time and live in the 90's forever.

I've been playing a lot of retro games lately and it's really made me completely forget about all the modern crap that's coming out. The thing is, there are so many great games that came out forever ago which I haven't even played. I have a backlog of games I'd like to play before I die and the ironic thing is I might not even get to play them all before I die because there are so many. We are truly in a golden era of video-gaming. Great video as always sega lord. You always make these retro trips so entertaining 😃

Your insight is much needed to be heard in the video game space we are in. A positive outlook is much needed and you sir are are shining light 💡 don’t let no shadow cast over you or your shining light! God bless my guy and Sega forever!!

Thank you. As someone who didn’t have any sega growing up this is helpful.

Another alternative is the Sega Genesis Mini, a nice micro console with a lot of games, including several mentioned in this video. I find this to be preferable to a real Genesis, because the games are built in, more can be added with minor hacking, and it can be easily connected to a modern television. An actual Genesis... does not look so great on a flat screen TV!

Thank you for lists like this. Helps me collect a little more. I have a large collection but my local game store went under so it's hard to find random cheap games to pickup and play RIP CD GAME EXCHANGE.

I definitely do agree that there are still a lot of good affordable games out there even if you can’t afford the greatest ones. In fact, I think besides the Atari 2600 and possibly the PS1 or 2, I think I’ve noticed that out of most retro game consoles out there the Sega Genesis has the most affordable games you can get for it. I think that’s probably a major factor as to why the Genesis has become one of my favorite retro game consoles, and how I was able to acquire so many games.

Toejam and earl is a great two player time, I highly rate the remake that came out a couple of years on practically everything!

Thanks for making this video! I was just at a retro game store and picked up Desert strike without even knowing that it was going to be on this list! Some of these games are awesome and I’m happy that they’re not so expensive yet

I still have most of the games featured in the video all in cases and in perfect conditions..... and till this day, I still think that Evander Holifields read deal boxing and Greatest Heavyweights are still two of the best boxing games I've EVER played

I really appreciate seeing some PAL coverage. Thank you, X.

This is a really tough time for people getting into retro video games. All the best games went way the hell up and flash carts from trusted sellers/retailers have become scarce. Unless you’re willing to dish out the big bucks to resellers. Mister Devices and Retropies are probably the next best thing. After that its PC Emulation.

Im lucky enough to have begun collecting before prices got too out of hand but I am late to the Genesis party. I do have a couple from this list already but will keep my eyes peeled for Tiny Toons, Jungle Book, the Strike series and Toy Story. Always on the lookout for games to play with my little girl.

as always thank you. This video is a great help for those just starting to collect.

Another fine video by SLX! I sadly must admit I was NOT a gamer as a kid, and didn't become one until the Late 90s. My sisters DID OWN an NES and SEGA Genesis, but had limited games for it. My first handheld was a GameBoy Color and first console was a Nintendo 64, and for that reason most of my games are good to hold onto (I still have a in-box copy of "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door" that honestly, I only played for about 3-4 hours before losing interest in it...) In recent years of collecting the games I have been curious about that I missed out on as a kid (such as Ristar, Earthworm Jim: Special Edition and literally ANY GAME in the SEGA Saturn Library) or games people online have slammed on but still was curious about, wanted to give a fair chance and honestly got some enjoyment out of (Earthworm Jim 3D, Wild Woody and the Gex Trilogy of Games), I will admit the prices for collecting retro games is bottom-line ridiculous. So much so, that one year I wanted to put "Burning Rangers" on one of my holiday wishlist, but the price for a complete boxed copy alone later made me face reality and scrap the whole idea... For that reason, my retro game collection is quite tiny, but being how I only play video games on a once-in-a-while basis these days, I'm PERFECTLY fine with that. I still do have games I wish I had played back in the day and owned a copy of, but for the most part, those are the games I already own in my collection...

Excellent vid! Would love to see a sega cd and Saturn episode like this

Great stuff as always. Genesis has tons of quality cheap games. I'm glad you call out asshole speculators and price gougers too. I really wish the community as a whole just flat out stopped paying high prices for old games. Flippers and resellers would fall flat on their face and liquidate their stock at a loss. Then real fans of collecting and having original games and hardware would enjoy the hobby paying very little. Greed has ruined old school gaming. As long as idiots pay high prices scumbags will keep taking advantage of them. Buy an Everdrive, download entire ROM sets and watch the prices plummet.

Sega has done a fantastic job of rereleasing Genesis/megadrive games on modern consoles, not to mention the Genesis mini. And now we are even getting some of the more obscure games for the Everdrive. An alternative way of collecting official commercial releases for a lot less.

This was a great episode! Thanks for this advice! We appreciate the time and effort you put out! Awesome job man!

I saw a clean copy of road rash at the shop yesterday for 6 bucks, fun game to this day.

I love Animaniacs, such underrated game.

Another excellent video. For me it wasn't that I'd gotten every Nintendo game I wanted, more the chance to experience what I missed out on with Sega stuff growing up. It's much easier to appreciate now that it's not always put up against a competitor, and can be more clearly seen as one medium of pixel art and chiptunes among many. On the flip side, one factoid about Whip Rush people might appreciate is that it was programmed by Takayan, the guy behind Battle Mania. He said he did them for the Mega Drive because he "didn't like Nintendo."

Hearing SLX saying the opening lines to the tiny toon adventures theme was really something!

5:22 - NBA Hangtime is really missing something without Tim Kitzrow.

I remember playing World of Illusion and Mega Bomberman for many an hour, great games

You missed the puggsy game, great playstyle, great garphics, great ost

I LOVE Genesis 6 pak, bought 1 loose and another plastic boxed, boxed i paid under 20 or even less. Aladdin boxed complete/great condition paid less than 30, Sonic Japanese boxed minus manual i think paid 20 at import collector store

Great video. I will definetly try to pick a few of these up.

Thank you for shouting out Whip Rush, as I loved that hidden gem of a shooter!

I love this channel sega lord x awesome work man. You can still get great games especially if it’s cart only which doubles the games if your only collecting carts only. The genesis probably has the best bang for the buck for collecting games

I was impressed that you showed the "Dick Tracy" game as I recently found it on an emulator (Super Console X) and love the game. The ability to shoot the targets in the foreground as well as background is also orchestrated very well. It is unlike any other game of that time period IMO. Great video. Peace!

Love the channel keep it up brother

Love the video Sega Lord X, excellent break down of what games are affordable from different regions. I'd like to point out that those prices shown in your video are the U.S. prices, here in Australia they're roughly anywhere between $50 and $100 dollars as the Aussie dollar is buying roughly 72c U.S. cents.

I picked up a complete in-box Street Fighter 2 Special Champion Edition for under 20 bucks at a Garage Sale 25 years ago and I was satisfied.

HELL YEAH Skitchin' was my jam. That was perfect game for my preteen self who was all in with the inline skating scene at the time.

I believe video games are made to be played, so while I mostly agree about not sweating over something like a worn label as long as the game is playable I personally prefer something identifiable rather than a worn out mess. We rented the heck out of Phantasy Star IV in the 90s and in the late 00s or early 2010s I chose to look for a complete-in-box copy on eBay. Found one for under $50 and was surprised how little it was worn, like it was barely played at all. No noticeable creases in the instructions or tears in the map, and the box was intact.

This was a really enjoyable episode!

Thank you, been waiting on your next video.

Excellent list for those wanting to start their collection and anyone else wanting to expand theirs!

I was lucky finding Warsong complete in Germany for 50,- Dollars . It had a lot of additional huge stickers (price tags) on the cart and box. I used a slight alcohol solution, removed the stickers carefully and it looks now like almost like in very good condition. Really happy that I purchased and done that

Great Video, X! Do another but in the $50 to $100 range!!!

Thanks for all Sega content you have provided over the years@Sega Lord X

I bought a Genesis because i always saw the Toy Story game advertised on the VHs intro and wanted to play it. Bought a carboard box complete for $20. I've enjoyed the simplicity of the system

I bought almost all of these games over 10 years ago for less than £1 each. It's insane how much they have gone up in price.

I'd highly recommend all the titles on your list. Here in the UK the Micro Machines games were very popular as you say, and I too highly recommend them for fast and fun multiplayer madness. I think Micro Machines 2 Turbo Tournament was the best in the series, but they're all great. 👍

Hey slx it's the guy who emailed you awhile ago about his two dogs and Im doing better than at the time I emailed you and thank you for that email it meant a lot more than u know. I watch every one of your videos some of them multiple times and I want share I got a loose copy of NBA jam at a local pawn shop for snes about 7 months ago for 10 bucks and still can't believe I found it for so cheap and you can't spend ten bucks and get as much fun out something for that price. And your videos have given me something I look forward to that I always learn from about a hobby that I love weather its a hidden gem for a steal or games that stupidly over priced. Or games to avoid.

I have a loose copy of E Swat and man I love it. The music is so damn good

Boogerman doesn’t get the love it deserves.

Funny, Astérix and the Great Rescue on the Mega Drive was one of the first videos of the Joueur du Grenier, France's answer to the AVGN.

Awesome list! Not sure I'd put Greatest Heavyweights ahead of Super Punch-Out!! as the best 16-bit boxing game though. :) Keep up the excellent work SLX!

Man, I loved Toy Story on the Genesis. There's a lot of variety in that little game.

Work if Illusion is my favorite game ever! Really a gem!

Nice picks man!

definitely some great picks! I do have the SEGA 6-pak I think I found it for 10 bucks or so some years ago?! may have to look up that tiny toons game it definitely seems to have a bit of a sonic vibe to the gameplay. may eventually start collecting for the Japanese side if I can, though!

great video ! regards from France :)

One hidden gem I recommend you can get for about $15 - $20 is Eternal Champions.

Always great content

I still have about 32 gameboy advanced games in mint condition with every original insert for the boxes and the original receipts when I bought them back when I was like 16. Did the math combined their worth like 7k ish. People that I know used to say that I was crazy for keeping all my stuff but look at me now lol.

Thanks for the video! Here are some other cheap recommandations : sub-terrania, lion king, cool spot, global gladiators, decap attack, street fighter II sce, the NHL games, pac attack,...

Great video here. You don't have to spend a fortune to enjoy the wonderful world of retro games. Plenty of stuff like you highlighted is fairly common and affordable and like you said a game only with a repro box is another great alternative if you just want to play the more expensive games👍

Some excellent choices.

Anyone in gaming market could use the wisdom of Sega Lord X.

Dat ending was beautiful 😭

Thank you!. Best ever. Game sack and sega lord X together . wow!

You're a legend, man. Thank you for continuing to spread the love you have for Sega and keep helping put a smile on the faces of fans and the other types of people like us. You're the best... You're great for people trying to get in, and you're an awesome representation of what it means to _be_ in. Thank you, and God bless. Please do continue to push your passion for Sega, Arcade, and 16-bit/Retro technology. You helped me dive in to this world I've largely missed out on as a young'n... I am one of those who watched my older brothers play things and envied it a great deal... It's sad to see how little *true* passion lies for these titles/systems if not to just seem to fit in when brought up in conversation... It disappoints me. I'd bring up retro gaming to any of my conversations and that will make it hard to find any connections within it.... What little recalls/remnants of Mario or Sonic remain silent as their only responses.... but no spark... no enthusiasm... no real passion for it at all. If anything, most people look down on it because it's inferior, period. Nevertheless tho... I really and truly appreciate what you're doing... Thank you, SLX. Great deal of respect for you, man. Keep speaking from the heart no matter what, and keep sharing your passion. It helps more than I think you'll ever truly know... And like you say/always said: Personal touches make all the difference! And they sure do!! Keep shining, bro. You're doing great! 👍

I have all these on emulating and there so much fun !

Love your recommendations and reminding people that a game doesn't have to be expensive to be good. 🔥🔥🔥

Adventures of Batman and Robin is a gem too 😎 Super difficult but contra like 👌

Thanks

1.) I bought Tiny Toons immediately after your review video on it and was able to get it CIB for $20. Duuuuuuuuuuude! Thank you. That game is amazing! 2.) A suggestion for a Japanese only Mega Drive game I would make for some people (I'll explain) is King Colossus. An over head, action RPG. Thing is there is an English translation patch for it now so if you have say a Retron 5 or something that allows you to upload translation patches to the device it's fully playable. Those without such devices I would suggest stay away. Goes between $40-$50.

What a nice nocturnal surprise!

I totally agree with buying games in bad shape and giving them a better home. I think it also gives some "patina" to them. The most important thing to me is playing the original hardware, not looks.

Came here for Road Rash and was NOT disappointed!!

Aladdin and The Jungle Book can also be obtained in the Disney Classics Collection for multiplatform along with The Lion King, which would explain why they're not worth that much these days. But the problem is that it costs too much for what it's worth, so I'd suggest waiting for a sale. I especially find it annoying how the GOG version doesn't have the option to buy the expansion as DLC if you already own the vanilla release, which just has The Lion King and the Virgin Interactive version of Aladdin.

Honestly the prices are what drives me away now. As a gamer who started in 1988 with a NES , I just don't see some of that stuff being worth that much. You can often get a genesis game collection for x box 360 , switch and others for like 30$. I got guardian heros and other saturn games downloaded on my 360. I got tons of Nintendo stuff on my wii U. I know its fun collecting but for me I am happy just playing the games. There are mini consoles , collections , and tons of ways now to retro game. I got a genesis mini 1 and 2 , neo geo mini , snes mini , and idk how many game compilations. Trust me guys you can buy a switch , ps 4 , 5 , x box and it will still be cheaper than retro collecting. If you go buy a genesis and say even 10 good games like sonic 2 , sonic 3 , sonic and knuckles , shinobi 3 , gunstar heroes, rocket knight adventures , Streets of rage 2, Shining force 2 , Phantasy star 4 , ranger x , and others. You could easily be looking at 600$ or more just for that. Or you can buy a mini console for 100$. Or a game compilation for 30$. I don't care about collecting , i just want to play them.

Great video

I love Earthworm Jim 1 on SNES

I just like listening to his voice

My fiancee just bought Aladdin 2 weeks ago off of EBay complete and nearly mint for $20. I was kinda stunned because I was expecting to pay more. The animation is pretty insane on that one. i also use that 6 Pak to save major shelf space. I've got Whip rush too and that one is better than a lot of people know. I have only seen one video on RU-vid where someone actually understands the mechanics of that game.

Man, World of Illusion is great. It will be one of the first games I'll introduce to my kids if I ever have any.

Idk if you’ll see this but when you show game prices- would you be able to show the price they usually go for in Europe too? Since the prices between England and America can vary sometimes, love the content btw

There is one RPG that belongs on this list IMO - Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday. The PAL version can be had complete for $40. I beat the US game many years ago, it is quite complex for what it is.

The best as always!

I LOVED NBA Hangtime.

I dunno man, a Big Mac combo with chicken nuggets sounds pretty good right about now! 😂

Good games list! Micro machines 96 and micro machines military is great for 2 player and there's a course editor

Hey SLX, Greatest heavyweights looks similar to (How I remember) Evander Holyfield Boxing on the Genesis. Were they made by the same developer ? That's a game I don't see talked about much but I loved it and it was definitely the best Boxing game I had played on the genesis. I haven't gone back to see how it holds up but I really enjoyed my time with it as a kid, a future review perhaps ?

I got FIFA '95 last year for £8. Not (only) to play it, but for that music. Skitchin' used the same sound driver and that sounded great too (particularly in a sea of GEMS titles, of which the majority sounded awful). Desert Strike and its superior sequel Jungle Strike are well worth getting. I can't believe I owned both at one point before swapping for other games, but I got a lot of mileage out of them. I remember that some magazines (*cough* GamesMaster *cough*) saying the SNES version was probably better, but it did nothing with the hardware (not one colour more was added, unless you consider a slight palette shift an upgrade), was occasionally frustrating to play due to the lowered horizontal resolution, and was censored. The Immortal goes for very cheap as well here in the UK. As this wasn't meant to be a pro-EA post, Sub-Terrania and Red Zone are also very affordable.

If you can't find the AMAZING game that is Castle Of Illusions, the remake also available on the Xbox 360/One via backwards compatibility. And I honestly think it's an amazing remake as well!

I got NBA hang time out of a bargain bin about 15 years ago for 25 cents. Played it constantly and loved it

I remember just about every commercial for these games.(God I feel old)