The Best of the Best on the Sega Genesis

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Opening "Sega" jingle is from Astal for the Sega Saturn.

Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.

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By: Jan Neves

Intro by Evan S.

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.

[miamimagicians]

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

[Nintendo]

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.

[bp]

I gotta give my mom some love. I was getting bullied by some dbags that ironically became my good friends in HS so she ordered me the Genesis from a place in the States on launch day through an ad in EGM despite the Canadian dollar worth 50% and shipping alone was 150 bucks all told I think it was around 800 she spent.I remember the day so clearly when Loomis pulled into our townhouse complex while all us kids were playing hockey outside and they watched me unbox it

[jaredwhite]

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

[radbuster]

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

[duckysingleton]

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

[danielespeziari]

I can't wait to see the Master System episode

[alroulexe]

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!!

[AfroRyan]

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

[Patsfan]

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

[tomtaku]

Really great picks. I would’ve included a “Best Adventure” category.

Runner up: Beyond Oasis/Story of Thor

Winner: Crusader of Centy/Soleil

[mosheahvows]

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

[skinsthewin]

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!

[maxbspqr]

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

[alexanderarce]

This console defined my teen years in the 1990s

[Bloody-Butterfly]

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

[Anfernee_G]

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.

[Soynereh]

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

[goldenlightning]

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

[gimo]

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.