My Sega Genesis Top 10

This list has been 5 years in the making. Multiple position changes, rewrites, and different formats have finally brought us a final draft. My Sega Genesis Top 10.

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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 the Mega SG.

2. This list has changed more times than I can count. I really did have a hard time battling how I felt as a kid versus how I feel today.

3. The Genesis was home to many firsts for me. Imports, mods, you name it and the Genesis is were it started.

4. I had a similar video on my old channel but I wanted to redo it. Taking into account the new "dual view" nature of some of the picks, it did change around some of my selections.

5. The opening montage before the honorable mentions is meant to be sort of a look at games I would have included had I went to a top 25 or so.

[goonerlee]

I can't believe in all the years I've been watching you that this list has never been done.

[DiRF]

"Ok, how in the HECK did he narrow it down to just 10?!"

*profiles 24 games*

"Ah."

[VicVein]

This guy has a great voice for narrating retro videogames nostalgia.

[nickcarter]

This mad man made a top ten list with 28 entries, I love it

[The_Badcompany]

My top 3 Genesis games are Shining In The Darkness, Shining Force II & Phantasy Star IV... I'm a huge Jrpg fan so it makes sense why those are my top 3

[pirovash]

As much as I love my Dreamcast and Saturn, the Genesis will always be my 1st love.

Will always remember when my bro and I beat Contra Hard Corps and almost had a heart attack

[hopefulballistics]

Interesting. I’ve changed the exact opposite. I used to like longer RPG’s, now I prefer the quick pick up and play arcade style games.

[Stephen_Eee]

SLX, you're one of my hidden gems channels. You've given me so many games to play and a ton of content to enjoy. Nothing else to say other thanks 😊

[WaifuLife]

Got to be honest, my jaw dropped when I saw S3&K as an "Honorable mention".

[lesterrr]

wow, that's actually an excellent idea for a format - to include nostalgic vs newly found games in the same spot, and you're right, it is cool to share why we love the games we do, this video for example definitely convinced me to give your # 1 a go! my list is way different from yours, but it's interesting to realize how some of the earlier releases didn't stand the test of time as well as the others, especially SOR!! I guess the third game IS more technically superior in the long run, even if the second is more aesthetically pleasing.. very well done list and, again, I appreciate the pixel perfect scaling lol !!

[SonofSethoitae]

I'm always so interested in people's Genesis top tens because there tends to be a bit more variety than in SNES lists, at least in my experience.

[BDreGaming]

Revenge of Shinobi not being in your top 10 just made my head explode

[XZumex]

Retro bird's list:
1. Rocket Knight Adventure
2. Rocket Knight Adventure
3. Rocket Knight Adventure
4. Rocket Knight Adventure
...

[KesMonkey]

I always hoped you'd to a Genesis top 10, and have been eagerly awaiting this for a long time.

[forcedfeedbackclassicgamer]

Your #5 is two of my personal Top 5 Genesis titles. Thunder Force IV is just freakin' incredible looking and sounding, and Phantasy Star IV is amazeballs, totally agree that it's the best of the original canon titles. I'm literally in the middle of a play-through of it right now. ;)

[jeremybuse]

Dude! Best video to date! I had flashbacks of childhood sleepovers playing gunstar heros and phantasy star 4 till we got yelled at to go to bed.

[PSFan]

I really enjoyed this list. I loved what you said at the end and I would like to share some of my personal favourites from the Mega Drive. I love Shinobi III, Aladdin, The Lion King, Sonic 2, Road Rash 2, Gunstar Heroes and the original Streets of Rage. What I loved about Streets of Rage was the soundtrack and I had a blast playing it with members of my family and my friend. Speaking of the soundtrack, the mix of chill beats and powerful action packed themed songs made it so easy to immerse myself into the game. The visuals just stood out so much to me where even though it isn't as impressive as other games on the MegaDrive, it was how the locations looked that hooked me. I loved the moves in the game as well and how you could call for backup.

Sonic 2 was the first Sonic game that I played and it was what got me hooked on Sonic. As a kid, I had a book kinda like Where's Wally, but Sonic 2 themed. Sonic 2 was the game that got me hooked on the checkered pattern and the music. Emerald Hill Zone has a perfect starting song as it is upbeat and gets the player ready for adventure. The music matches what the stages look like perfectly. I especially loved the music for Mystic Cave Zone as I am a fan of horror. It is a game that greatly enhanced my love for video games.

Aladdin and The Lion King are games that not only have fantastic visuals, but great music as well that are faithful to how the soundtracks of the movies sounded, but with that Mega Drive touch. Yes, the difficulty was annoying, but the gameplay felt smooth and was enjoyable. That Hakuna Matata stage though... How I didn't throw the game out the window because of that stage is beyond me.

Road Rash 2... What can I say. The music is so good. I loved the variety, whether it be a rock theme, or the music for the Hawaiian stage where it felt thematically appropriate. It is visually pleasing with everything looking nice and colourful and the level of detail was really good. Racing and taking out the other racers was a blast. Buying new bikes, seeing new locations and improving how I played the game was truly a fantastic experience. Gunstar Heroes is one of those games that it is easy to fall in love with because of the reasons that you mentioned. I used to play it with my friend.

I started playing Shinobi III later when I reached my 20's. I love how it is challenging as when I got better at the game, it felt so good to apply that knowledge. I liked the visuals, but I loved the look of the stages more. I didn't play it with a loud sound; so I didn't get to hear how good the soundtrack was. I just checked out the soundtrack now on YouTube and I regret not having played the game with louder sound as it is fantastic.

There are more games that I really enjoyed, but those are a few and those are the reasons that I love playing them. The Mega Drive truly was an amazing console.

[charleybarley]

My personal top 10:
1. NHL 94
2. Mutant League Hockey
3. Castlevania: Bloodlines
4. Pirates! Gold
5. Rocket Knight Adventures
6. Contra: Hard Corps
7. Phantasy Star IV
8. Zombies Ate My Neighbors
9. Ghouls N Ghosts
10. Lightening Force

Honorable mentions: Ms. Pac Man, TMNT: Hyperstone Heist, Lost Vikings, Shinobi III, Mutant League Football.

[IkariMetalSlugger]

Pretty solid list. I'd replace Castle of Illusion with World of Illusion on my list. Castle is great no doubt. But World was just that much better to me. Being able to also play as Donald was cool. And it's a great co-op game. I feel that game never gets the proper attention it deserves compared to Castle.

[Blitzwing]

Commendable selection as always, Lord. Here's my contribution.
10) Wiz n' Liz
9) Sonic 2
8) Mega Bomberman
7) Mega Turrican
6) Toejam & Earl
5) Thunder ⚡ Force 4
4) Revenge of Shinobi
3) Rocket Knight
2) Streets of Rage
1) Gunstar Heroes