Genesis What Sega Genesis games would you consider MUST PLAY?

[PixelAnas2]

Other than Sonic

 

[Max]

Splatterhouse 3, snow bros and mega bomberman

 

[Amakuchi]

Rocket Knight Adventures, Streets of Rage 2, Battle Mania, Thunder Force IV, Contra Hard Corps, Alisia Dragoon, Devilish/Bad Omen, Musha Aleste.....Atomic Runner.

Honorable Mention: Battle Golfer Yui

 

[bjork]

With such easy access to them nowadays, all? Just to see what's out there. You don't have to complete them to get the gist of what they're going for.

 

[Yuki Senoue]

PHANTASY STAR THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM

 

[Viviana Santos]

Phantasy Star IV, Phantasy Star II, Ristar, Pulseman, Gunstar Heroes, Dynamite Headdy, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Vectorman, Vectorman 2, Rocket Knight Adventures, Contra: Hard Corps, Thunder Force IV, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, The Revenge of Shinobi, ToeJam & Earl, ToeJam & Earl 2: Panic on Funkotron, Comix Zone, Kid Chameleon, Streets of Rage 2, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 3, Gynoug, Rent-A-Hero, Shining in the Darkness, Shining Force, Shining Force II, Beyond Oasis, Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole, Thunder Force II, Thunder Force III, Golden Axe, Golden Axe II, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, Granada, Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, Truxton, Steel Empire, DEcap Attack, Phelios, Wings of Wor, Rolling Thunder 2, Rolling Thunder 3, Bonanza Bros., Flicky, OutRun, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Monster World IV, Alien Soldier, Sparkster and Alisia Dragoon.

 

[Scotty]

• Battle Mania (Trouble Shooter)
• Ristar
• Dynamite Headdy
• Contra: Hard Corps
• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Shining Force
• Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2
• Alisia Dragoon
• Beyond Oasis
• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
• Mickey Mania
• Streets of Rage 1 & 2

There's plenty more that I'd recommend, but I'll just keep it at those. I actually prefer Sega's exclusives to the SNES (Yes, I know Mickey Mania is on SNES, but that version sucked lol).

 

[ZombieFish]

Don’t forget Aladdin.

 

[iisoide]

Herzog Zwei is pretty fun. It has a spiritual successor too called AirMech which I've been playing since 2012.

 

[AncientBehemoth]

Death and return of Superman. Spiderman Separation anxiety. Lost World Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park 1-2, Road Rash 2-3. Street Racer. Rock&Roll racing. Lost Vikings. Earthworm Jim 1-2. Robocop VS Terminator. Cool Spot. Phantasy Star 3. Battle Tech. Cannon Fodder. Zero Kamikaze Squirrel. BloodShot. Zero Tolerance. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Eternal Champions. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Hyperstone Heist. Dune Battle for Arrakis. Tiny Toon Adventure Buster's hidden treasure. WWE Wrestlemania. Boogerman. The Flinstones. Sunset Riders. Jungle Strike. Urban Strike. Tom&Jerry Frantic Antics. Pirates of Dark Water. Pink Panther. Ecco the Dolphin. Ecco Tides of Times. Ecco Jr. Greendog. Page Master.

 

[Estein]

Shining Force 2 and of course must play like Shadowrun on Genesis

 

[Isegrim]

Sunsoft's Batman due to the amazing catchy soundtrack. It's the reason why I bought the Mega Drive/Genesis.
Castle of Illusion
Quackshot
Street of Rage 2 and 3.
Super Shinobi (Revenge of the Shinobi) and if you're going to emulate it, get the first version before revisions for the rampant copyright outrages before Sega was forced to change it - imagine seeing Rambo, Terminator, Spider-Man, Batman and Godzilla and you get to beat them all up.
Shinobi 3
Splatterhouse 2
Splatterhouse 3 - I swear the Japanese version I played this was special. As long as the cutscene where Jennifer died didn't play, she'd live even if you ran out of time fighting the boss. Every ROM I find in the Internet did not have this quality and she'd die if you run out of time. This made it possible to have a fighting chance to save Jennifer on the highest difficulty. I still have the cart which had this property and if I had the hardware to convert it into a digital ROM, I'd try to upload it to the Repo. Unless someone has more information? I should make a separate topic about this...

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Thunder Force IV, the goat
Comix Zone, the GOAT

 

[nyka]

Ristar!
Outrun
Maybe Shining Force
Possibly Ecco!

 

[Pinballbuzzbro]

I'll do one for each genre

Platformer: Ristar
Beat em' up: Bare Knuckle 3
Shoot em up: Musha (Soulstar on the SCD gets an honorable mention)
Run and Gun: Contra: Hard Corps
Fighting: That one Yuu Yuu Hakusho game Treasure did
Racing: Batman Returns (Sega CD)
Puzzle: The Lost Vikings
Rpg: Shining Force IV

Unlicensed/Bootleg: Water Margin (not officially though don't give Piko ur money)

 

[LaserMoose]

I can recommend a few games I have in mind:

Streets of Rage 2
Shinobi III
Castlevania Bloodlines
Thunder Force IV

I have not yet played it myself quite yet unfortunately, however Phantasy Star IV is widely considered to be a contender for the best game on the system.

 

[DrunkGecko]

Bubsy

 

[NotReallyHere]

Nice to see a few of my faves have already been mentioned!

For me, personally, these are some must-try titles - especially if you missed out on the 90s and just want a peek into that moment in time:

Mutant League Football (or Hockey!)
NHL '96 (or, really, any game in the series)
NBA Jam / Tournament Edition
Mortal Kombat / 2 / 3
Road Rash / 2 / 3 (my personal favorite Genesis series )
Earthworm Jim (the first or second - though I am partial to 2...)
Spider-Man & Venom - Maximum Carnage
Contra Hard Corps
Castlevania Bloodlines
TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist

Honorable Mention - Zero Tolerance

Honorable Honorable Mentions - Street Fighter II CE or Super Street Fighter II. They just play so damn well with that six-button controller - especially once you crank up the speed and difficulty

 

[DanVzare]

Most of the ones I would've normally named, have already been mentioned by someone else, so I've picked out some of the more obscure games on the system that I think are must plays, specifically ones that are exclusive to the Mega Drive/Genesis.

-D&D: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
-Gunstar Heroes
-Metal Fangs
-Pirates! Gold
-Scooby Doo Mystery

And for an honorable mention, because I think everyone needs to play it because it is by far the most difficult game I've ever had the displeasure of playing - Rings of Power (one of Naughty Dogs early games believe it or not)

 

[Retro Doomer]

Think Brain think aha....
Golden Axe 1 and 2
Bonanza Bros
Ristar
Mmmmm...here we go:
Toejam & Earl Panic on Funkotron
Donald in Maui Maalad
Ecco tides of Time
Monster World IV
World of Illusion Starring Micky Mouse and Donald Duck

Not sure if those are Must Plays but still good:
Panorama Cotton
Dynamite Heady
Trouble Shooter
Alien Soldier
B.O.B.
Burning Force
Decap Attack
Valis

 

[Moreno909]

Devil Crash MD, Elemental Master, Xeno Crisis, Hyperstone Heist, Gleylancer, Mega Turrican

 

[freebie#47]

Heck, even some of the not so good games are better on the megadrive....also Spider-man X-men Arcadia revenge. It is better than the snes despite 2 guys opinions

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Shining force, phantasy Star and light crusader

 

[rollobobo]

Gunstar Heroes
Bonanza Bros.
Dynamite Headdy
Rolling Thunder 2
Alien Soldier
Crue Ball
Sonic Spinball
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sparkster

 

[AncientBehemoth]

Scooby Doo Mystery

I completely forgot that great quest.