The Best of the Best on the Sega Genesis

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By: Jan Neves
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Episode Notes:
1. Games captured on real hardware and FPGA devices.
2. Here is a list of the first "finished" draft with more runner-ups.
Best Puzzle Game - Puyo Puyo, BlockOut, Lemmings
Best Sports Game - Tecmo Super Bowl, NHL 94, Mutant League Football
Best Racing Game - Lotus Series, OutRun, Top Gear 2, Rock N Roll Racing
Best RPG - Sword of Vermillion, Crusader of Centy, Beyond Oasis
Best Shoot'em Up - Eliminate Down, Gleylancer, Thunder Force III
Best Platformer - Sonic 3, Dynamite Headdy, Castle of Illusion, Quackshot
Best Action Game - Earthworm Jim, Rocket Knight Adventures
Best Run n' Gun - Alien Soldier, Target Earth, Adv. Batman & Robin
Beast Beat'em Up - Streets of Rage 3, Splatterhouse 3, Mazin Saga
Best Fighting Game - Fatal Fury 2, Super SF2, Mortal Kombat II
Best Arcade Port - Virtua Racing, Strider, Super Hang-On
Best Sound - Revenge of Shinobi, Castlevania Bloodlines, Streets of Rage
Best Graphics - Red Zone, Toy Story, Pulseman, Lost World, Panorama Cotton
3. If I get a good response to this video, I may do a viewer edition.

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@miamimagicians Год назад

Such a GREAT CONSOLE! The 90s was the golden era

@Vulpas Год назад

Genesis was 80's technically, but I agree lol.

@chivalrous_chevy1163 Год назад

SNES was the best console.

@Vulpas Год назад

@@chivalrous_chevy1163 SNES was amazing but PS1 probably edges it out, at least in RPGs.

@Ehrle6969 Год назад

@@Vulpas it doesnt kid LOL

@RicardoRandom691 Год назад

Yeah. I love modern gaming, and I'm very happy to be alive in a time when 3D and even VR are easily available. But there's just something special about the 8 and 16 bit generations. The art styles that were born out of needing to maximize expression with a limited number of pixels are still magical to me. Even when buying new games, a new pixel-art game will catch my eye just as easily as the latest HDR 4k extravaganza.

@AfroRyan Год назад

Poor Rocket Knight. I'm sure that was a hard one to leave out.

@donkeyparadise9276 Год назад

ikr. i'm about to drop 200 Canadian on that one.

@Cellfix Год назад

Yeah, that's a great one! My two first games on this console were Truxton and then Rocket Knight Adventures!

@donkeyparadise9276 Год назад

@@Cellfix greeeeennnnndooooogggg

@Cellfix Год назад

@@donkeyparadise9276 😆

@Cellfix Год назад

@@donkeyparadise9276 Bob Cornhole would love that game 🤣

@Nintendo85 Год назад

My dad used to give me a quarter to play the arcade Roadblaster outside our Walmart every time we went there. I had no clue there was a Genesis port. I'm gonna pick it up in memory of him.

@jaredwhite200 Год назад

I’m so lucky that I had the best of both worlds back in the early 90s. I had both A Sega Genesis & a Super Nintendo & I loved them both so much

@elbitxo5945 Год назад

I had the SNES and my best friend had the MegaDrive. We used to exchange systems quite often, and we grew up playing and loving both systems too. Even nowadays you still see comments out there claiming one system was much better than the other, or one is the best and only 16bit system they care for... and I think man, you are missing so many amazing games, what a shame.

@madspunky Год назад

@@elbitxo5945 The Super Nintendo was clearly better, and I know that because I've played hundreds of Genesis games : D

@madspunky Год назад

But which one did you love more?

@whosaidthat84 Год назад

@@madspunky if I had to pick one then I'd go with SNES but that doesn't take anything away from Genesis.

@madspunky Год назад

@@whosaidthat84 Thanks! Would you care to say why you preferred the SNES? Yeah, the Genesis was also a must own console!

@danielespeziari5545 Год назад

I can't wait to see the Master System episode

@radbuster4403 Год назад

after a long crappy day at work this is exactly what I need to cheer me up, thanks Sega Lord X!

@donkeyparadise9276 Год назад

lots o chumps at work tbh

@jackrussell3084 Год назад

If you come back so drained after work, I think you need to start soul searching what you REALLY want to be doing with your life. Getting happiness from a RU-vid video as though it's an opioid is not really a good sign hey.

@donkeyparadise9276 Год назад

@@jackrussell3084 check out mark Dice

@HeathenDance Год назад

@@jackrussell3084 Wise comment. Too many people are seriously addicted to social media. They literally use it like a drug. It's like painting over dirt. Probably one of the reasons they are always tired, as well. But it's a complex mental health issue, when grown ups in their 30's and 40's fight their depression by watching short videos about old videogames.

@MrSmokincodz 8 месяцев назад

@@jackrussell3084shut up

@HybridAngelZero Год назад

It makes me a little wistful that Rocket Knight Adventures didn't win any awards (I did see it as a runner-up in the expanded list in the description, though) but honestly, I can't disagree with a single winner or runner-up in the video, these games are all simply stellar!

@donkeyparadise9276 Год назад

ikr

@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 2 месяца назад

Its a better game than Contra Hard Corps even though on paper that game is my dream. The graphics suck too much and Rocket Knight is just more enjoyable

@Bloody-Butterfly Год назад

I’m so happy you gave Ranger X an award. It is my #1 favorite Game on the Genesis.

@Rohaldos Год назад

I owned the japanese version Ex-Ranza I still play it every now and than and the special effects still impresses me today. Such an incredible game!

@Bloody-Butterfly Год назад

@@Rohaldos I really like the gameplay. You have a lot of freedom of movement. And being able to shoot to the right while moving to the left was extremely rare back then.

@aristides3527 Год назад

I agree. Definitely one of my top favorites.

@amai2307 Год назад

A bit weird tho. Even if we count games of the same style - contra hard corps and alien soldier are just better. Better colors, better sprites, better animations. Ranger X only has meh pseudo 3d as an excuse to put it on top.

@amai2307 Год назад

@@Bloody-Butterfly moving backward while shooting is nice, but it has nothing to do with graphics. Category we are discussing is best graphics on sega. p.s. I also like this game quite a bit, but that's not what I am talking about.

@Soynereh Год назад

I'd add an adventure-action genre to include Monster World IV, Centy and Beyond Oasis.

@diegog1853 Год назад

Just commented something very similar lol. There is also Light Crusader, Sword of Vermillion, wonderboy in monsterworld. Yeah it had quite a lot of adventure games, more than run and gun games for sure. So it is weird that they were not their own category. Beyond Oasis is crazy good and might as well be the second best zelda-style adventure game of that generation.

@bmwolgas Год назад

Or the criminally overlooked Pirates! Gold. This game deserves more attention than it gets and is one of the best on the system, IMO.

@stevetb7777 Год назад

@@bmwolgas Just played that for the first time the other day and it was another one to add to the "I wish I had this back in the day" list!

@retrosoul8770 Год назад

The video is great but that is a glaring omission in the genre department. Not sure how that was missed. Too bad. Great games you mentioned up there!

@jjeaze Год назад

20:40 once the category came up i was like the winner will be SOR2 im calling it. Then you said "you knew this had to be here" by far the best beat em up ever made!

@Patsfan1987 Год назад

Was hoping Road Rash 2 would be #1, that game was played by me and everyone in the neighborhood almost everyday! Truly a great game

@RealziesCuts Год назад

🎮🏆

@48hourrecordsteam45 Год назад

Hell yeah.!! Road rash 2 is so damn awesome.!! Shinning gem on the genesis .!!

@MaaZeus Год назад

I spent lots of evenings playing RR2 and 3 with my friend, bashing each other and the enemies and laughing at the hilarious cutscenes. Good times and good memories from my childhood. 😎👍

@alexanderarce3341 Год назад

This console defined my teen years in the 1990s

@Abndrift Год назад

Genesis was 16 Bit witchcraft. Those games still look good today

@lucag.lisickza425 Год назад

i agree

@Vulpas Год назад

It was impressive for an 80's machine, no doubt.

@phpianocover Год назад

Indeed. I'm always amazed how SNES came 2 freaking years later and was not so superior at all.

@dirtymarco3111 7 месяцев назад

Super nes > genesis

@dirtymarco3111 7 месяцев назад

@@phpianocoverlol. The snes was better by a large margin.

@skins4thewin Год назад

So glad Gauntlet 4 got a mention for best music. For my $ it is without question the #1 title in that regard. That soundtrack is just insane & absolutely blew me away the first time I heard it. It really does sound like something that doesn't seem possible on the Genesis & the instrumentals almost sound real. It's incredibly impressive!

@goldenlightning8842 Год назад

thanks for making ristar at least a runner up the game is phenomenal i wish more people were aware of it's majesty. it's my fav game of all time

@notyetskeletal4809 Год назад

I will play it now that ai know. Yay

@laughingseal2282 Год назад

Hot take: Ristar is better than Sonic.

@LorenHelgeson Год назад

It has so much polish. Really deserved more attention.

@aritzmartinezrodriguez1825 Год назад

@@laughingseal2282 It is. There are actually a few platformers better than sonic on the genesis/megadrive, like the Rocket Rackon games.

@jc.1191 Год назад

It does look cool, I missed that one in it's day.

@Anfernee_G Год назад

11:13 - Couldn't agree more. As a child, this was the first game where my parents took me to a local shop (I honestly can't even remember the name, only that it was in Granada Hills, CA), and my parents said I could pick any game I wanted. I chose this because of the amazing box art. Was immediately hooked to it and have loved the soundtrack as a kid. It was brutally difficult for me back then, but the satisfaction of finally beating it about 20ish years later is an experience I'll never forget. I'm so happy to have my original game complete in box with the manual.

@popeye5274 Год назад

You’re the man! 👍

@alroulexe4996 Год назад

A superb console, the Megadrive! We'd get back mashed from the pub and I'd go into a zone on Columns, unbeatable! Glad you mentioned Vectorman, so classy, that one. I loved the Dragons pinball games, Crue Ball too. Good times!!

@Slotten68 8 месяцев назад

NHL 94 is arguably the greatest hockey game of any console past or present. They still have organized tournaments around the country to this day

@tomtaku80 Год назад

Really great picks. I would’ve included a “Best Adventure” category. Runner up: Beyond Oasis/Story of Thor Winner: Crusader of Centy/Soleil

@alucardvania986 Год назад

Amazing choices! Such great gameplay and soundtracks.

@NakedSnake85 Год назад

That Golden Axe music. Goosebumps!

@nsptyty9617 Год назад

Yeah Golden Axe 2 in between stage music (when you get health/book pickups).

@gimo80 Год назад

Rocket Knight Adventures is my absolute favourite game on the Mega Drive - Konami honestly released some bangers on the system, Castlevania: Bloodlines (or The New Generation over here) being another. Awesome video and great list.

@maxbspqr Год назад

Sir, the quality of the content you keep pumping out is unreal! What an amazing channel! Greetings from Rome, Italy.

@DBEleven11 Год назад

Comix Zone could easily be on Graphics, Music and Beat'Em Up categories. And we had it translated to Spanish and other languages, rare thing on the 90's... Incredible game.

@sev2300 Год назад

Your video created fantastic moments, filled with nostalgia, for me this morning. Thanks very much.

@4BlueHero Год назад

Nice list! I was a total Sega Genesis kid growing up in the 90s so I'm getting all nostalgic seeing these games. I was very surprised to see the Yuyu Hakusho fighting game though. I played that on an emulator.

@mosheahvows5071 Год назад

Couldn't agree more with your RPG picks Segalord. Great taste!

@duckysingleton4712 Год назад

Beyond Oasis is the game that made me fall in love with what videogames could be. Still go back and play it every once and a while

@miketate3445 Год назад

I had no idea the music in Gauntlet was that good.

@kcollier2192 Год назад

Absolutely loved Gunstar heroes and wish it could get a revival on modern platforms. Glad it's on this list- and should be on many others.

@TomaLevine Год назад

I played it first with my friend mike on 360 (he showed me). Epic game. Xbox had a lot of Sega gems like guardian heroes.

@KaskelotenZebbe Год назад

Really cool to see you put Sword of Vermilion on the list of Best RPGs. It's an underrated gem and very good for its time.

@joshuamackey2326 Год назад

Sword of vermillion wasnt selected it was phantasy star 4 and shining force 2...

@KaskelotenZebbe Год назад

@@joshuamackey2326 It's on the list in the description of additional runner-ups.

@jc.1191 Год назад

It had a charm, but had some problems.

@KaskelotenZebbe Год назад

@@tolani05 I really liked the graphics, level design and combat too.

@DeathmetalSe7en Год назад

Thank you so much for making content. You're one of my favorites. Can't wait to check this one out

@ChrisMeadows1992 Год назад

Your VO adds so much to this content! Such a compelling narration throughout, really genuinely television-level. Love your channel, man

@WenzelAudio Год назад

My all time fav genesis game is Super Hang on. The campaign mode is so challenging and fun and the soundtrack is so good.

@Marcus_K Год назад

It's one of the best Genesis racing games and also a superb arcade port. Tends to get overlooked because of Road Rash I guess.

@retrosoul8770 Год назад

@@Marcus_K very true, annoying so. I also strongly prefer Super Hang on. Love the campaign mode. The campaign bike ends up being better than the one you play with in the arcade mode.

@chriswheatley3146 Год назад

Overall, very solid picks with good reasonings behind them. The only thing I would have changed was to separate the RPGs into RPG and turn based strategy since they're entirely different styles of gameplay. With that said: Top RPG: Phantasy Star 4. Runner up: Shadowrun. Top Turn based Strategy: Shining Force2. Runner up: Warsong or Master of Monsters Technically you could also separate RPGs further into turn based and realtime as well; which would take the top and runner up pick for Top RPG as the tops in their respective categories with new runner ups. Lastly, I'd add one more category for real time strategy; with Herzog Zwei and Dune 2 being the winner and runner up.

@whosaidthat84 Год назад

I just recently started play Herzog Zwei and it's so amazing. It took me awhile because it was hard to figure out at first but once you do it's Freakin great!

@diegog1853 Год назад

There are not too many strategy rpgs on genesis really, 6 in total. Bahamut senki, lagrisser 1 and 2 (warsong), shining force 1 and 2 and master of monsters. From which only 4 were released outside of japan, and I mean at that point is basically 50/50 chance of them appearing on the list. There are also not a lot of turn based rpgs on the genesis, specially released outside of japan and during the genesis lifetime. So putting those together doesn't bother me. I would though separate adventure games/action rpgs from the bunch. So that we give games like beyond oasis, crusader of centy and landstalker a chance. Not to mention real time strategy games... we are talking here about the time where the genre was being created. I think you just missed populous lol. So at that point there is really not a point in calling them the best, is like saying that sonic is the best physics-based speed platformers on the genesis. Actually I think there are more of those than Rts games.

@fredhurst2528 Год назад

Shadowrun rocks. Great ambience and music.

@amai2307 Год назад

Would you put mega lo mania into RTS or TBS?

@dracovania Год назад

Hi, long time subscriber first time commenter. Just wanted to thank you for the great content you provide us with, the love you share for this games is truly contagious, I always loved Sega and the Genesis even when I mostly owned Nintendo platforms, recently my fiance asked me what I wanted for Christmas and you helped me make my mind... I want the console I always wanted and never had... I want a Sega Saturn. Keep up the good work!

@TerriblyAwesomeGames Год назад

I have often thought about making a top ten Genesis games and gave up. There’s just too many that deserve that top spot. But I will say this is easily the best SEGA Genesis list I’ve seen on RU-vid. Fantastic job! Also thank you for considering Mazin Saga, that game is still very unknown and I always enjoyed it.

@48hourrecordsteam45 Год назад

My top ten 1.sonic 3 & knuckles 2.shinobi 3 3.streets of rage 2 4.phantasy star 4 5.shinning force 2 6.road rash 2 7.super street fighter 2 8.ultimate mortal Kombat 3 9.castlevania bloodlines 10.thunder force 4 11. X-men 2 clone wars 12.Jurassic park 13.ristar 14.rocket night adventure 15.the lion king 16.mega turrican 17.pulseman 18.alien soldier 19.Contra hard corpse 20.😢 But sega genesis cannot be narrowed down to a top ten because there is too many games and too much will be left out and everybody might have a totally different top ten list . It breaks my heart to do a top ten and leave out some games . Like scooby doo mysteries ,zombies at neighbors, earth worm Jim.

@TerriblyAwesomeGames Год назад

Makes me happy to see others with Road Rash 2 so high on their list. Love that game!

@HaldamirElensar Год назад

This is by far your best video. Your choice of 2 games per genre is a smart one. Also adding Categories as Sound, Graphics and Arcade port was just a genius move to cover some games which deserves to be in a TOP list. Other than Road blasters I agree with every game you call on all categories.

@duckhive Год назад

This is undoubtedly a great list! Man, I really miss playing Road Rash.

@yambu007 Год назад

Perfect video man Thanks for all the work... Honorable mention: the mighty "Rocket knight adventures" what a great experience beating this game

@saschaludwig1049 Год назад

Lord X, your videos are like a time machine, which takes you back to the good old glory days. The way you talk about it with all your energy makes me feel like a growing-up again...back to the days where 16-bit was the bang and it meant the world to us. Thank you so much for your work, pls keep on

@noirlavender6409 Год назад

Gunstar heros is easily the best run/gun game I've ever played in my life, not a single contra release even comes closer to it. The only title I'd consider better in anyway is METAL SLUG but I don't know if I could call metalslug more fun, nothing beats the fun madness you can have in gunstar heroes

@autobotstarscream765 Год назад

Contra fired the Spread Gun so Treasure could fill the screen with homing shots.

@sid3fx1122 Год назад

Yes! Greatest Heavyweights. Great selection. It was such a good game!!

@48hourrecordsteam45 Год назад

Great ass game .!! Played till my controllers broke I was so waiting for a sequel. My little Brains keep saying next time they will. Make u able to regenerate body health at the round break and a stamina bar to regulate spamming punches And a better crowd .. maybe like wwf arcade game .

@48hourrecordsteam45 Год назад

Never happened 😔 it should have been an annual franchise ..especially when they made the 2k brand

@broosewee Год назад

Great great picks! So many memories of these games I can write a book on each one and how I felt playing them at the time and how they shaped me in life. Always love and appreciate your videos dude SLX!

@Fluffybutterpants Год назад

Thanks for the video, this was a fun watch. You hit on pretty much every Genesis game I'd have in here. I'd throw Dynamite Headdy a mention for graphics/platformer, Mega Turrican for music, and MUSHA for schmup. Happy to see Ranger X on here!

@kennethd4958 Год назад

Genesis is my favorite 16bit system... the first console that was MINE... not for the whole family. Its one of the only systems I still use original hardware for... everything else I use a Mister. Great video as always. It's such a good feeling seeing a new SLX video posted!

@dmac7128 Год назад

All great choices. The Revenge of Shinobi's sound track made the best impression on me. That game is what sold the Genesis as a serious gaming platform when it came out.

@kazvall8157 Год назад

Back with another one of those block rocking beats! Thanks SLX

@ROOMBAfloorvac Год назад

I love these style of videos! Keep the lists coming! Great work!

@stncldrwg Год назад

Good choices overall. Kind of surprised though that Golden Axe wasn’t considered anywhere. That would have been my choice for Arcade Port for sure.

@sloppynyuszi Год назад

I agree. Golden Axe and Stryder I don’t think had much room for improvement in translation, and they are early releases.

@joshuamackey2326 Год назад

Yes I said the same thing Golden axe was almost one to one as an arcade port. Also strider and ghouls and ghosts were pretty damn good too.ghouls and ghosts was almost one to one as well

@brianduncan4868 Год назад

Great List. I dismissed Greatest Heavyweights when it first came out, because it looked too much like Evander Holyfield Real Deal Boxing (I played that game a lot). I didn't play Greatest Heavyweights until like 20 years later (via emulation), & realized how much more improved/polished the fighting engine/mechanics were over EHRDB. I was so impressed, I bought a CIB physical copy of it a short time later (which I still have). As the saying goes: "Better Late Than Never." You sold me on Comix Zone. At first I was like, 'huh???' My favorite racing game would be Super Monoco GP. A very good port of the arcade version, that ran smoothly. Super Street Fighter 2 was a better port than Special Champion Edition in my opinion. SSF2 had a mode you could select (that I believe was exclusive to the Genesis version) where you could fight every character. Strider, Vectorman, & Alien Soldier would be on my list as well.

@actionfigurefunandfriends7833 Год назад

Fantastic list. You're totally right about Ristar. It plays so well I should've played it years ago.

@droniholland7185 Год назад

Dude... this made me feel like a kid again for a few minutes.. your video came on my home page.. you got yourself a sub from me.. can't wait to watch all your videos! I was a hardcore Sega kid growing up... late nights playing sonic 1,2 and vector man was my childhood...

@sirissac234 Год назад

Honestly, I think I would have gone for a top three games format for each genre to this best of the best compilation. The Sega Genesis and its library deserved it.

@lazarushernandez5827 Год назад

Agreed, the Genesis has enough great games that it could have been Gold, Silver and Bronze. The almost made it list is full of winners as well.

@nikolaikalashnikov4253 Год назад

Based on the comment section, so many people were disappointed when their personal favorite didn't get mentioned... ...so, for that reason, I think it would have been better to simply mention the Top 5 Nominees, then give & explain the Winner. ...Altho, having a Top 3 (Bronze, Silver, & Gold) is a cool idea... He said that he didn't want to make the video too long. ...Whereas, with most Award Shows, they simple give mention to all the nominees before declaring the winner.

@DreamcastQ Год назад

this is the video we needed right now! these games look so good still, for how old they are

@GedH-316 Год назад

I love videos like these, I have about 25 megadrive games and I'm always looking for good recommendations on what I missed out on as a kid. I had the SNES growing up and had a loan of a megadrive for about a year and absolutely loved it, but I was obviously limited in what games to play. I rented quite a few sega games in that time and I have a lot of fun memories from then (nostalgia is very strong from then), I even picked up most of those games in my modest collection including Ristar, Rocket Knight, SOR 2 etc. But finding other good quality games to play from videos like these is fantastic. Thanks my dude 👍

@panemetcircenses952 Год назад

Excellent writing in this video @SegaLordX, the rewrites obviously paid off!

@VideoGameOwnage123 Год назад

The Lost Vikings is SUCH an underrated gem on the platform. I'm so glad you gave it a shoutout. It's sequel Norse by Norsewest on Saturn is also superb.

@thegreatgario3478 Год назад

i actually picked it up today on his recommendation (got it for free in a buy 2 get one free deal) - never knew it had extra levels on the genesis, so here's looking forward to it

@Kuli24000 Год назад

The 3 player especially. I mean this game was MADE to be 3 player. So much fun. It's the latest game we're playing.

@BlondeMcGuinn 6 месяцев назад

I bought the Blizzard Collection that has the definitive versions of both The Lost Vikings 1 and 2. Great games for sure.

@JohnnyParrotJoe Год назад

I had Genesis and SNES when I was a Kid. I enjoyed both of them. After more than 30 years, I can say Genesis had some special feeling on it. Kind of a magic that you couldn't find on SNES.

@OttoBittoSplatoon Год назад

Man, I love these videos, so many rétro gems to discover

@Vvewa Год назад

Thanks for the video SLX, always makes me play games I haven't heard of.

@victisomega4248 Год назад

I love the choices you picked despite disagreeing with Sonic 2. S3&K had such a story to tell that you could see in game and from the Archie comics that I consider it peak 16 bit platforming, Sonic 1, 2, and CD hold a special place in every SEGA kid’s heart I simply can’t argue with. A tip of the hat to Vectorman 1 and 2 for OSTs though, those were a cut above.

@chrisscott2920 Год назад

Video has literally just come in time for me to download to watch on a flight. Love this, thanks SLX!

@gregorys9629 Год назад

I really need to give Road Rash 2 another shot on my Genesis Mini. I played the first few stages and had a blast, but was distracted by Bloodlines. Great video btw - could really tell the care and effort which went into it, and how hard it must have been for you to choose the best of the best!

@oyohval Год назад

Excellent, this was awesome to watch and I think you've gotten them spot on.

@loutre_retro Год назад

Best 16 Bit ever.

@llpBR Год назад

Best Music is a difficult matter. But I cannot think of any other game than Toejam & Earl. The sound maybe is simpler but man, that groove...

@llpBR Год назад

@@tolani05 hmmm no, sorry. Gauntlet doesn't make me humm the melody all day :-P

@alexgeorge501 Год назад

these "Best Of Best" videos you do are kind of like an award show of sorts, Can't wait to see what "Best of the Best" you'll do for the 32X & SEGA Saturn, thanks for the Great video as usual and keep on bringing us the awesome content!

@STR82DVD 29 дней назад

I had a lot of fun reliving my early 30's with your list. Thanks young lad.

@Redfoot138 Год назад

I'll always have a strong affinity for Strider. It was the game that convinced me I had to own a Genesis.

@stevetb7777 Год назад

I rented Strider, and then bought it. Ahead of its time in many ways... and the first 8 MEGA genesis game. LOL, that's 1 megabyte. It's just amazing what they did with such limited storage capacity!

@stevetb7777 Год назад

@Benjamin Jagun I'd argue it was far from the first game that showed the Genesis was a capable machine. There were many great arcade ports before it such as Ghouls N' Ghosts, Golden Axe, etc. =D But ya, 8 megabits was huge. Phantasy Star II was a 6 megabit game (I think mine had a sticked on the case bragging about that). I still can't believe they could fit those games in under a megabyte of data. Looking at games of today, even simple sprite-based games. Efficiency isn't a thing so much anymore. Cracks me up that there can be slowdown on that new Ninja Turtles sidescrolling beat 'em up and that people are overall impressed with the performance and number of sprites on screen. That isn't a thing anymore. There should be zero slowdown for 2D games this day an age, LOL.

@nikolaikalashnikov4253 Год назад

@@stevetb7777 ...YES... I agree that " _there should be zero slowdown for 2D games [in] this day and age_ "... However, you might need to clean your graphics card &/or update your drivers ? Also, keep in mind that console devs can optimized for the specific hardware, where as PC developers have to accommodate a wide array of devices (CPUs & Graphics Cards): How do you optimize for that ? ...I'm really not sure... The only thing that comes to mind would be to ship the source code with a very optimized compiler and build the executable on installation ?

@jc.1191 Год назад

Gunstar heroes does look pretty cool. Never heard of it before unfortunately.

@lazarushernandez5827 Год назад

Definitely play it. If you like Contra this fits the bill, it has all of the action of the Contra titles but also has a great sense of humor, and lots of innovative effects.

@jc.1191 Год назад

@@lazarushernandez5827 Sounds good. Thanks

@maxducoudray Год назад

Streets of Rage 2 is legit the greatest Beat ‘Em Up of all time, across every platform ever made.

@miamimagicians Год назад

Sonic two is probably the greatest platformer ever besides super Mario three

@frankdascoli709 Год назад

Madden Championship Edition and NHL 94 are the correct answers

@officerj2002 Год назад

Damn you posted this video around 2-3am for me😂 still watching it

@eric6345 Год назад

Comix Zone looks incredible, I'll have to check this out! Thanks for showing clips from different games.

@edwest2263 Год назад

Comix Zone is indeed the best looking game on the Genesis. Great pick.

$@fractal_gate$

@fractal_gate Год назад

Great game!

@fearanarchy Год назад

The problem with categories at times are when you get stuff Herzog Zwei, Gain Ground, etc. They are a little harder to define. RPGs could also have been subdivided further with the SRPG (squad) versus Western (solo) or even Adventure RPG etc. Good picks overall and showed the hardware well.

@bifftannen1598 Год назад

As someone who grew up on Nintendo systems, it's nice to see these Best Ofs from a competing system. I've been playing a lot more Sega games over the years & these videos help point me in the directions of games I may have overlooked. Thanks

@hereandnow3700 Год назад

you been going in overtime lately. Respect!👍

@nigelhighlands3131 Год назад

Man, this really is an eye opener into just how strong and varied the Genesis library was. The Super Nintendo may have excelled in certain genres more, but the Genesis might have the more interesting library as a whole.

@renzoaraujocanepa Год назад

The Genesis was the best 16 - bit console, and one of the most important of all time. I just loved my Sega Genesis and Mega Drive (I had both)

@KXPriestess Год назад

You left Kid Chameleon off…it is hands down the best game on the Genesis! It is probably the most difficult, most diverse, most visually interesting. It could be the best platform, best action, best sound. Only the most hardcore could beat it in 1992 and I couldn’t for almost 15 years w/ save states. It deserved a sequel and deserves a remake now

@xxxmachoman96xxx Год назад

It's absurd how dense that game is. I'm always in awe of it every time I pick it up

@KXPriestess Год назад

@Benjamin Jagun The only flaw in the game was not having passwords or saves. It was a visual masterpiece of a game. I respect your opinion...to me it was one of the best games ever made for the Genesis.

@sabelaine6044 Год назад

I’m so excited for this! I’ll have to watch when I finish work

@JohnDoe-wq5eu Год назад

Wow that generation was wild. Every time I go back I realize just how great it was and how far it pushed the aged hardware inside the Genesis even further to the limit. So masterful what people did back then.

@michaelkeller5927 Год назад

NHL 94 was robbed!

@1sodom1 Год назад

Дедуля! Ты как всегда великолепен!!!!

@TheMountainDemon Год назад

Awesome selection and awesome video!

@brichan1851 Год назад

My all time favorite SEGA Genesis game is Burning Force. I loved this Space Harrier clone. The music was great and it was simple arcade fun. This was an early hidden gem from Namco. Most people wouldn’t be impressed with this today, but I still love it as it takes me back to 1991 when I discovered the Genesis.

@brichan1851 Год назад

@Benjamin Jagun are you trying to tell me I don’t love Burning Force? You don’t have to like it. I love the game and am entitled to my opinion. I’m not insulting your taste. Please don’t insult mine.

@ezeepeezy Год назад

Outstanding list, thanks for this great content! First takeaway: Holy crap I've been sleeping on that Gauntlet soundtrack!😵🤩

@lostinbkk555 Год назад

Thank you for including a best music section

@mandroid-rb4uy Год назад

Hello Sega Lord X You are the Best of the Bestkeeping all these Classic Games alive big hugs from the UK

@moandaindesigns Год назад

You hit it out of the park sir. Well done.

@MimosaSector Год назад

Your content is top notch. Thank you.

@slamjackson2137 Год назад

Shout-out to the quality control you put into this channel. The delay was worth it.

@Skotch_Korean Год назад

Thank you for including Gunstar Heroes & Ristar.

@ChokeslamToHell Год назад

What a console, and great video! Personally, I have Landstalker and Wonderboy on my lists somewhere, but there are so many great games I can see how some get left off. And NHL 94 I think was an oversight :)

@IcePakOG Год назад

Glad to see some love for Lost Vikings. This game and its sequel on the Saturn are great.

@brothersly8294 Год назад

I am the same age as you... i never was a console kid... i had a dad that was an engineer... I had a Tandy TL/2 in 1989... An XT clone in the 80s... but I aboutly love your content.. and the love you had for the consoles as a kid... i always dreamed about having a console, always bought the magazines... played my buddies consoles... SNES came out in 1991... finally bought my first snes with my paperboy job a year. after the release