13 Best Sega Genesis Games - Segadrunk

No more screwing around, here's the 13 best Genesis/Mega Drive games:

[0:00] (intro)
[1:09] 13, Alien Soldier
[2:04] 12, NHL 94
[2:39] 11, Pirates! Gold
[3:22] 10, Herzog Zwei
[3:59] 9, Thunder Force IV
[4:37] 8, Castlevania: Bloodlines
[5:18] 7, Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium
[6:11] 6, Sonic the Hedgehog 2
[7:00] 5, Streets of Rage 2
[7:41] 4, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
[8:24] 3, Shining Force II
[9:07] 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3
[9:57] 1, Gunstar Heroes

[scottnotpilgrim]

Had a Sega Genesis at my grandparents and an SNES at home.

I was spoiled

[Bigapple]

I remember renting Gunstar at a video star my brother and I used to go to as kids. We both decided on it because we pretty much tried everything else, and we said 'heck lets give it a try.' We went home expecting nothing special, probably some mediocre side scroller. Man, were we wrong. We were completely blown away. It is to this day the best game we've played on genesis. We still talk about it from time to time.

[Goochensteinburg]

Dude as a former Sega Genesis kid, it's criminal how many people sleep on Shining Force when it comes to "best Genesis games" I was so happy to see it as high as it was on your list. The original Shining Force was my first turn based strategy game and is still one of my all time favorites in the genre. Definitely solidified my decision to sub to the channel. <3

[VirtualWarfareRP]

You can't forget about Rocket Knight Adventures. That was an amazing game.

[ant]

Completed Shining Force 2 over 20 times at the very least! Yet I'm still excited every single time I start a new game. It's truly brilliant.

[DaveVoyles]

One common theme among ALL of those games: the soundtracks are AWESOME

[autumnshade]

I feel the Mega Drive is totally underrated these days. Thanks for giving it some much deserved cred.

[FernandoMartinez-xfux]

I enjoy your style. It's upbeat, friendly, and always to takes a "glass half full" perspective.

[strmchild]

Herzog Zwei was the first game that ever kept me up till 5 am. I remember EGM originally gave it a really bad score (like 2/10), then a year or two later changed it to 10/10. I guess they totally misunderstood it the first time. Absolute classic. Still fun to pick up and play almost 30 years later.

[totallyfrozen]

Dude!! You include Pirate’s Gold! Nobody ever mentions that one (or Shadow Run). The entire list is good! Lots of fun to be had

[ArixOdragc]

Alien Soldier is one of my favourite games that not enough people talk about. I've beaten it so many times I've lost count, and I still come back to it over and over.

[chrisfern]

Tough list to do even without mentioning:
Monster world 4
Ranger X
Toe Jam and Earl
Pulseman
Strider
Dynamite Headdy
Gain Ground
Contra
Comic Zone
Streets of Rage 3
Vectorman 1&2
RocketKnight Adventures
Crusader of Centy
Panarama Cotton
Road rash series
Phantasy star 2&3
Ecco the Dolphin
(Edit) And many more

[cfinchyy]

NHL 94 took over my entire summer once. So many competitive arguments with my friends, and we knew ZERO players lol

[SevenGC]

Sonic 2 was half of my childhood! My parents divorced and I had a SNES at home at my Moms and went to my Dads every weekend where we had a Genesis. My Dad and I played all the Sonic like crazy but Sonic 2 was the one we always got the furthest in, we would usually make it to Sky Chase every run which was basically 2 bosses from the end, not bad for a 7 year old and my Dad that really didn't game lol.

[SkotchOG]

THANK recognizing Gunstar Heroes for the awesomeness it truly is.

[Sircreepingtonth]

Another thing the Sonic and Knuckles cart can do: you can plug in Sonic 2 and play the whole game as Knuckles.

[DojoVII]

Hell yes Shining Force 2. An absolutely amazing game.

[Oni_Dino]

I'm in the same boat as Drunk, missed out on Sega when I was a kid. So these Sega vids expand my horizons. Thanks, Drunk.

[jenniferpruitt]

Good to see Phantasy Star 4 and Shining Force 2 on here. What I wouldn't give to see a new PS installment (main story with Dark Force, no Online or Universe) for today's consoles. And Shining Force, when the last time the Shining series had a new story?
A revival of these would be great!

[rolygymratnavarro]

I would have put "rocket knight adventures" on that list as a def #1, but love the list. A few good hidden gems here I now gotta check out! Great video