Affordable Gems on the Sega Genesis & Mega Drive

Some games I think are very much worth the asking price.

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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. Like the expensive games episode, these are just rough values that will be greatly affected by where you live, shipping, condition, and other factors.

2. I own every game in this episode and picked them up when they were even cheaper than they are here.

3. I am not against emulation or reproductions. In fact, I encourage them. Art should not be just for the filthy rich.

4. When buying games from other regions, be aware that 50/60hz differences will come into play. Some games will run slower. Some faster. And some won't play at all due to regional lock outs.

5. Strider's Japanese end boss says - "All sons of old gods, die!"
I loved this but it was striken from the US version for some reason.

6. In ESWAT, the Japanese version is actually harder. It has enemies in different places and no continues.

[Boogie_the_cat]

I still remember the magazine ads for Skitchin':

"Skatin' - hitchin' - Skitchin' - bitchin"

It was 90's AF

[GameSack]

Bonus camera footage at the end before the credits! Man I didn't know US ESWAT had any changes. I purchased the Japanese version back in the day. I was on the phone with the guy at the game store and he said "Man ESWAT on the Mega Drive has a bunch of voices... and they sound like REAL RECORDINGS!" That's all I needed to hear and ran down and bought it. I've never played the US version but now I'll have to fire it up on a flash cart. Maybe I'll have to do another Regional Differences episode sometime. Oh, and JP MD Strider also makes a "Pah" vocal noise every time he swings his sword. It's the same with the arcade. They took it out in the North American version because the version of the arcade here doesn't do that either. Not sure if I like it or not. What's censored about the last boss? I honestly can't remember and I have both JP and NA versions.

[Patrick]

I got Virtua Racing complete w/ box/manual for only 5 bucks at a collector game store few years ago, and it was in pretty great condition almost brand new !

[maxstoner]

I like your attitude to this hobby. I’ve replaced some old MegaDrive games I had lost and picked up a heap that I never owned all at reasonable prices here in 🇦🇺. But the ones I set out to own at the beginning are more than I want to spend. Last MegaDrive pick up was EA Double Header Madden/Hockey.

[ZonicMirage]

JP Sonic 1 is definitely worth it. The background parallax enhancements really add a lot of depth to Marble, Spring Yard and Scrap Brain. Nice ripple effects in Labyrinth were also added.

[ainsleybowstead]

Bloody love this channel. Loads of regular content, informative, & puts in personal perspective & memories alongside facts about each game. Excellent stuff.

[EliteGamersUnited]

the Strike series was so underrated, i would love a mild hd remastering of Jungle, Urban, Soviet and Nuclear Strike

[mxggo]

I am constantly amazed at how great Sega games look on HD

[sharksmate]

I've been playing a lot of retro games lately and it's really made me completely forget about all the modern crap that's coming out. The thing is, there are so many great games that came out forever ago which I haven't even played. I have a backlog of games I'd like to play before I die and the ironic thing is I might not even get to play them all before I die because there are so many. We are truly in a golden era of video-gaming.

Great video as always sega lord. You always make these retro trips so entertaining 😃

[drPeidos]

I totally agree with buying games in bad shape and giving them a better home. I think it also gives some "patina" to them. The most important thing to me is playing the original hardware, not looks.

[clover]

Man, Sega Lord X.. That Saturn game collection at the end, was a thing of beauty. 👍 It brought a tear to my eye.😭 I really miss being a kid. If I had a time machine, I would go back in time and live in the 90's forever.

[musclemark]

Your insight is much needed to be heard in the video game space we are in. A positive outlook is much needed and you sir are are shining light 💡 don’t let no shadow cast over you or your shining light! God bless my guy and Sega forever!!

[Bored_Barbarian]

Thank you. As someone who didn’t have any sega growing up this is helpful.

[SECONDQUEST]

Thank you for lists like this. Helps me collect a little more. I have a large collection but my local game store went under so it's hard to find random cheap games to pickup and play RIP CD GAME EXCHANGE.

[stelomation]

I definitely do agree that there are still a lot of good affordable games out there even if you can’t afford the greatest ones. In fact, I think besides the Atari 2600 and possibly the PS1 or 2, I think I’ve noticed that out of most retro game consoles out there the Sega Genesis has the most affordable games you can get for it. I think that’s probably a major factor as to why the Genesis has become one of my favorite retro game consoles, and how I was able to acquire so many games.

[maxrichards]

Thanks for making this video! I was just at a retro game store and picked up Desert strike without even knowing that it was going to be on this list! Some of these games are awesome and I’m happy that they’re not so expensive yet

[DrBizz]

Great stuff as always. Genesis has tons of quality cheap games. I'm glad you call out asshole speculators and price gougers too. I really wish the community as a whole just flat out stopped paying high prices for old games. Flippers and resellers would fall flat on their face and liquidate their stock at a loss. Then real fans of collecting and having original games and hardware would enjoy the hobby paying very little. Greed has ruined old school gaming. As long as idiots pay high prices scumbags will keep taking advantage of them. Buy an Everdrive, download entire ROM sets and watch the prices plummet.

[dangerotterisrea]

Toejam and earl is a great two player time, I highly rate the remake that came out a couple of years on practically everything!

[kenspeedbicycle]

I bought a Genesis because i always saw the Toy Story game advertised on the VHs intro and wanted to play it. Bought a carboard box complete for $20. I've enjoyed the simplicity of the system

[jessragan]

Another alternative is the Sega Genesis Mini, a nice micro console with a lot of games, including several mentioned in this video. I find this to be preferable to a real Genesis, because the games are built in, more can be added with minor hacking, and it can be easily connected to a modern television. An actual Genesis... does not look so great on a flat screen TV!