Top 25 Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Games 

I STILL can't believe how the developers were able to make the Aladdin game look so utterly amazing despite having a mere 16-bit console to work with. Absolutely astonishing.

No Contra, no Comix Zone, no Alien Soldier, no Toe Jam and Earl (the good one), no Gun Star Heroes, no Herzog Zwei, but there was room for goddamn Boogerman. Brilliant list.

Nothing beats the sound of the MegaDrive chipset. Just so... MegaDrive, love it.

The nostalgia... ow man... Number one...Streets of rage! You´re goddamn rght! Thank you!

Nostalgia of the 90s growing up

Great list! It reminded me of my childhood. I remember Streets of Rage (all three), Super hang on, The revenge of shinobi, Strider, Golden ax and Sonic (all games) were the ones I played the most on the mega drive. I still played a lot also Altered beast, Kid chameleon, Phantasy star two, Out run, Contra hard corps and splatterhouse two.

Good list, but Quackshot definitely belongs up there!

Road Rash II was the best of the series in my opinion and I still play ir from time to time on my Genesis. I still have the one I bought in 1993 in perfect working condition. I also still play Super Hang ON, Eternal Champions, Streets of Rage and many others just to re-experience what made gaming great. Theme Park and Evander Holyfield Real Deal Boxing could've take the place of a clue of games that made the first list. Theme Park set the standard for management simsby being entertaining, challenging and extremely detailed. While I do enjoy a good number of modern games, I do feel that developers emphasize great graphics to overshadow shite games.

Very nice lost brings back many good memories, some of these I haven't played but a lot I have. Anyone remember super thunder blade? Columns? Altered beast?

Great list. Specially Gunstar Héroes, Shinobi III, Sonic 1, Comix Zone, Castlevania, Rocket Knight, Lion King...oh, wait

I remember earth worm Jim was absolutely huge when it came out, it’s interesting it hasn’t survived incarnations on later consoles

A top 25 is a good idea because Top 10 is not enough for the Megadrive/Genesis (or Snes). So many great games! :) My top 25 personal favorites Megadrive/Genesis games: 25)- The Adventures of Batman & Robin 24)- Alien Soldier 23)- Gunstar Heroes 22)- Contra Hard Corps 21)- Aladdin 20)- Castlevania Bloodlines 19)- Thunder Force IV 18)- Shinobi III 17)- Sonic 2 16)- Batman 15)- Strider 14)- Streets of Rage 13)- Moonwalker 12)- Gaiares 11)- Castle of Illusion 10)- Alien Storm 09)- Musha Aleste 08)- Quackshot 07)- Ghouls'n Ghosts 06)- Golden Axe 05)- Devil Crash (Dragon's Fury) 04)- Shadow Dancer 03)- Streets of Rage 2 02)- Thunder Force III 01)- Sonic the Hedgehog Honorable mentions: Mercs, Comix Zone, Rolling Thunder 2, Golden Axe II, Gynoug & OutRun. No Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat II, NBA Jam, TMNT...cause I think that snes versions are better.

What a game strider was! I use to sneak downstairs hours before school so I could play it... sorry dad, now you know. Haha. Great list.

Amazing list. Amazing system. Polygons are nice..but there's just something about sprites that I love. My honorable mentions. Splatterhouse 2 and 3 Pirates Gold Dragons Fury Seperation Anxiety It's impossible to do a top 25 list. There's just too many great games and it's a matter of preference too.

Wow. I look at the comments and almost everyone complains about not including some games on the list. I appreciate that you choose these games over some widely popular or technically superior games, it makes your list unique. There are hundreds of videos that list those games it's god to see some other opinions, like I didn't think I'll ever see Pit fighter on a list like this XD.

Minha lista dos melhores jogos do mega drive: 1 - Sonic 3 & Knuckles 2 - X- Men 2: Clone Wars 3 - Street Of Rage 4 - Then Revange of Shinobi 5 - Golden Axe 6 - Thunder Force 3 7 - Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 8 - Doom Troper 9 - Castlevania: Bloodlines 10 - Alien Soldier 11 - Earthworm Jim 12 - Comix Zone 13 - Sunset Raiders 14 - Ghouls´n Ghost 15 - Final Fighter 16 - World of ilusion 17 - Raiden Traid 18 - Top Gear 2 19 - Aladdin 20 - Flashback 21 - Toki 22 - Toy Stori 23 - Chakan 24 - Quackshot 25 - altered Beast 26 - Kid Chamilion 27 - Alex kidd 28 - Victorman 29 - Toejam & Earl 30 - Gunstar Heroes

So many great games - Shining Force 1 & 2 are both amazing.

My favourites are, streets of rage 2, golden axe, teenage mutant ninja turtles, Michael Jackson's moonwalker, NBA jam, ea/NHL hockey, pit fighter, terminator 2, final fight. The games back then was fantastic.

4:01. i still remember vividly yelling at my tiny tv "what the fudge is he doing here!!" when he first appeared the wall climbing blighter

Dick Tracy is always missing from these line ups. I have no idea why. It was by far my favourite mega drive game.

Vector man 1 and 2, Shinobi 3, Shadow Dancer, landstalker, Beyond Oasis, Quack Shot, Sonic 2, Phantasy Stars, NHL and sports games, and lots of shooters... tho I was thinking it would be great if sega had a fighting game with their characters.. Sega def got the roster to have a dope fighting game..

wow this brought back some great memories , loved desert strike and streets of rage and also loved the Rambo game, those of us who loved these games imagine if they did them the same with great new graphics thats all they have to change and people would buy it

Sonic 1? Alex Kidd?

An interesting list. We all have our own favourites missing from it, of course. I would urgently suggest Wonderboy in Monsterworld. Also, Speedball 2, Micro Machines 2, EA Hockey (and sequels), Jungle Strike, Sensible Soccer, PGA Tour Golf (and sequels), MERCS. And Ghouls and Ghosts.

NO Jurrasic park: Lost World Commonn????.... first open world game ever, picking up weapons and viachles...a game ahead of its time!

King’s Bounty...Nice dude...I thought I was the only one who played that game:) If there was no this game, we would never have Heroes of Might and Magic 🤘🏻

Alien 3, Contra hard corps, Toe jam and Earl, Tiny toon, Airton Senna monaco gp, Ristar, Joe e Mac, e vários outros poderiam estar nessa lista.

Good list but for me would also be in my list: - Gunstar Heroes - Toejam & Earl 1 - Comix Zone - X-men 2 clone wars - Quackshot - Bubsy 2 - Adventures of Batman & Robin - Ecco the dolphin - Mr. Nutz - Vectorman

Sensible Soccer, Jungle Strike, Micro Machines 2 Turbo Tournament, Krusty's Super Fun House, Speedball 2, PGA Tour Golf

Streetracer, SOR 3, TMNT, NBA jam, Micro Machines, Contra, Quackshot, World of Illusion, Fifa 94, Mortal Kombat

Finally someone who puts sonic 3 "and knuckles", above sonic 2. Sonic 3 & knuckles is one of the best sonic and best megadrive game ever. Aladdin should be higher for me and Robocop vs terminator lower and Quackshot should be on the list. Otherwise i kind of agree.

The greatest game console from all times. here in Bolívia i realy fall in love to the mege drive right in 1991 when i was a eleven years old boy.

I definitely came here for Streets of Rage. I was not disappointed

Great list mate. Glad to see Robocop Vs Terminator in there. Man thats a cool game! Subbed and will check out your other offerings. Good work :)

A time when life was a joy .

cant believe wiz n liz aint on here amazing game that

I miss Super Monaco GP.

Oh super hangon is such a great game once you get the hang of it. Not in many lists but I think it it should be. Thanks

Nicht schlecht das viedo noch mal die alten Zeiten noch mal zu sehen 😀👍

Sega games the best thanks for showing this to the fans

used to luv revenge of shinobi and streets of rage 2... i actualy still play em from time to time on the megadrive.

No Phantasy Star? What planet are you on?

Not a bad list at all! Mine might look something like this in no particular order: Top 25 Genesis games: Starflight Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Comix Zone Kid Chameleon Castle of Illusion X-Men 2 Clone Wars Shining Force II Ristar Shinobi III Streets of Rage 2 Pirates Gold Aladdin Tiny Toons Busters Hidden Treasure Herzog Zwei Castlevania Bloodlines Landstalker Sonic 3 + Knuckles locked on Boogerman Beyond Oasis Phantasy Star IV Sonic the Hedgehog Golden Axe Taz Mania World of Illusion Gargoyles

Totally agree with #1

The flying carpet from Aladdin causes me PTSD

Think at 1 of the strike games should be there, no quackshot or monco gp... Other than that nice list!

WHAT?! Toejam & Earl wasn't even in the list!! Blasphemy!!

golden axe II so many memories

Dynamite Heady deserves its spot in the top ten

the music on streets of rage is fire

Greatest console I ever owned. Having a UK Mega Drive, I remember you could pick up Genesis games for much cheaper, plus they got released in the US before the UK. I still say the UK games had better covers and the US games had better manuals. I remember picking up many new Genesis releases for under £20, but would clock in at around £40 in the UK. Top 3 games had to be ESWAT, Sonic and Streets of Rage. The 16bit era was the best era by far for gaming. Have to mention Quackshot, World of Illusion, Tazmania, ESWAT, Moonwalker and FIFA. The Mega Drive trampled with SNES for Disney and EA Sports games.

Brought it all back! My childhood at weekends right here

Sensible Soccer, GOAL deno dini, lemmings. 👍🏻

Rock-n-Roll racing Zero Tolerance Toy story NHL FIFA General Chaos True Lies Comics Zone

My favorite based on genre : Fighting : Yuu Yuu Hakusho Beat em up : Street of Rage 3 Racing : Road Rash 3 Shooting : Contra Hard Corps Puzzle : Columns Sport : International Superstar Soccer Deluxe Platformer : I'm not a fan of this genre, but if I have to pick it is Wani Wani World. Simulation : Theme Park

Glad to see shining force games in these lists. Many will say phantasy star games are better, but for me shining force 2 was top notch. Would have liked to see kid chameleon and comix zone instead of some of the listed titles, but you got some great games there.

I appreciate it's your personal list. But.... you missed a load of classics. Gunstar heroes. Contra hard corps. Castlevania bloodlines. Comix zone. Mortal kombat 1. TMNT. Decent list tho.

Street Fighter special champions editions,Ristars,trouble shooter,terminator 2 the arcade game,Splatherhouse,Virtua Racing,Ranger X, Biohazard battle,internacional superstar soccer Deluxe

5.52 if you timed hitting them again with the axe shaft just as they were about to get up, you could do that until they died from it. :D I remember drinking beers and playing Kings Bounty all night, completing the game from start to finish, with a friend.

Where's Toe Jam & Earl?

I just love playing sega mega drive games anyone remember james pond

Muito Legal os jogos antigos

you forgot Contra Hard Corps

I love the bike racing.

Kings bounty was underrated they should have continued this game. when i think of the old games i always remember that one I bought it for like 2 bucks back in the day

When I saw the thumbnail I thought....really? Then you redeemed yourself at #15. I appreciate the durations and they are not all cliche' choices.

gunstar heroes, tmnt hyperstone heist, outrun, contra hard corps

Have multiple games on this list. The nastolgic memories of gaming and my childhood com rushing back. In my opinion Streets of Rage 2 belongs innthe #1 spot. Demolition Man was the best movie game tranisition in my opinion. I wish Sonic CD made it to the list though. Too bad Ecco the Dolphin didnt make it to the list though.

I love Super Hang-on

It was one of my favorite Moto games ❤

Alien Storm. Holy shit I'd forgotten all about that game until this!

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How come you haven’t added Toe Jam & Earl, Rock’n roll Racing, Quackshot, Sonic 1, Outrun...added some of awkward games instead.

Missing many classics, shooters are also absent. But very happy to see Revenge and Shinobi, Super Hang On, Shining Force and SOR2 in first place though. I would recommend...Ristar, Alien Solder, Dynamite Headdy, Shinobi 3, Beyond Oasis, Gunstar Hereos, Castle BL, Rocket Knight Adv, Adventures of Bat&R, Musha, Thunder Force series, Fire Shark, Twinkle Tale, Phantasy Star IV, Comix Zone, Alisia Dragoon, Ghouls & Ghosts, Contra HC, Monster World IV, there are alot of great Gen/MD games.

Pitfighter gets an honourable mention? That's controversial :)

1. Sonic 2 2. Streets of Rage 2 3. Gunstar Heroes 4. Sonic 3 & Knuckles 5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist 6. Shinobi III 7. Strider 8. Alien Soldier 9. Sonic the Hedgehog 10.Altered Beast 11.Aladdin 12.Ristar 13.Streets of Rage 14.The Lion King 15.Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine 16.Tecmo Super Bowl 17.Golden Axe 3 18.Beyond Oasis 19.ESWAT 20.Alien Storm 21.Sonic 3D Blast 22.Streets of Rage 3 23.Lemmings 24.Bonanza Bros. 25.Taz-Mania Some notes: As of right now, I have yet to play any of the most notable titles from Konami or EA outside of Hyperstone Heist. And I haven't played much in the way of fighting games yet, either. In fact, if you're wondering why a game hadn't made it on the list, chances are, I haven't played it yet. I do own both Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection and the Sega Genesis Classics collection, so games like Phantasy Star, Sword of Vermillion, and Shining Force are still on the docket in case I ever have the time to play them. Also, I have played and beaten both Comix Zone and the Vectorman games. I thought they were merely okay. And ToeJam & Earl simply confused me; I really don't get the appeal of this game. I'm also not the biggest fan of the Golden Axe series of games, although I consider the third entry to be the best of the bunch.

An odd one that's on my list is Zero Tolerance. I like how Dune was on your list. Good games for a laugh were Mutant League Football/Hockey. True Lies was fun. We all have our memories of the 16bit era and unlike today not every game was at your finger tips. You were lucky to get 2 games a year otherwise you would rent one on the weekend from the video store.

Robocop vs Terminator, now they recreated their battle on Mortal Kombat 11

I Loved

I had to laugh at Pitfighter's honourable mention. It's so bad it's good!

Pitfall, Zero Tolerance and many more

Agree with number one but surely you have to pick Skate?!

If I could collect them all from a console it would probably be the PlayStation. Genesis/Mega Drive, PS1, PS2 are my favorites.

Not exclusives but for 2 players can't go wrong with games like mega twins and lemmings.

Street of Rage 😍😍

Super Hang on in top seriously?

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🤩 So many great games on this list!!! Shining Force was a HUGE addiction of mine!!!💯👍💥 But... Why does Sonic Spinball get no love???🤨

Kings Bounty! the best grandFather of the RPG puzzle game... :D

Great list. My list would of been similar. Too many great games on the Genesis.

I more or less agree with the list, some really nice choices, except Road Rash, which should be kicked the hell out of a Top 100 for any system.

Spider-Man's a baddie in Revenge of Shinobi!?

My top 5: 5 Earth worm Jim 1and 2, 4 Sonic 1,2 and 3d, 3 Golden axe 1 and 2, 2 Street of Rage 1 and 2, top 1 is the Shinobi 1 and 3!

X-Men 2 - Clone wars, Contra - The hard cops, Comix zone.

Markos magic football and fatal fury should be on this list yo 🧐

Golden Axe 3 is the best of the series if you give it a good go at it

If you remember this you had great childhood

Everyone knows puyo puyo deserves to be number 1!! Everyone agrees that puyo puyo is too addictive!!

Street of rage was goated

Chakan? The best one for me.