Kim Justice's Top 50 Sega Master System Games of All-Time
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- By popular demand, we've got another list! A lot of you really wanted to see one for the underappreciated Sega Master System, so here we go. It's not quite a top 100, but it is a top 50 covering everything from classics, to hidden gems, to...well, more personal choices. Enjoy!
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Watching now, but will be surprised if a guilty pleasure of mine is included - it's called Dragon Crystal. Fantastic game!
@@tubey84 loved that on game gear!
@@orderofmagnitude-TPATP It's tremendous on both. It's one of those games that don't grab people in on first glance, you've got to sit down and play it for a while before it really clicks. Never makes these lists it seems, goes totally under the radar.
In that way it's like Gain Ground on the Mega Drive, although a totally different actual type of game of course!
Ohh Psycho Fox! And I still have a soft spot for the SMS versions of Golden Axe and Ghouls N Ghosts...and Castle of Illusion
Easy: Lucky Dime Caper, Phantasy Star, Shinobi and finally: Wonderboy the Dragon's Trap one of my most favourite 8-bit games of all time! XD
I grew up playing a ton of master system games in the 90s and 00s but Phantasy star and Dragon's trap I didn't notice these games till 2013 and 2018.
I called my best friend up in 2013 about this 2nd Wonder Boy 3 game called Dragon's Trap and he got hyped and came over to my house (he left his job early btw) we played this game for hours on my Wii Virtual console and we were just stuffing down pizza and fruit soda XD... we felt like kids playing a game that was new to us at the time.
in 2018 I bought Phantasy star 1 on Wii Virtual Console just one hour before nintendo shut down the feature of buying wii points.
I called my bud up again and told him about this game and the Dragon's Trap remake. He traveled across the UK to come to my old house, stay over for an entire week and play these two games and many others.
Just recently he started playing Dragon Quest games because I wouldn't stop talking about them for like a decade now XD and we love RPGs but sadly we can't always get round to playing them :(. Infact in 2019 my friend is going through a very harsh time and what keeps him happy is playing these games I introduced him to and he's moved close to my old house so we can meet more often.
Castle of Illusion, The Donald Duck games, The Smurfs, The Asterix games... Master System excelled in these kind of cartoon platformers more so than the NES. And most of them are missing from the list. Land of Illusion is here but i wonder why all the others aren't.
Thank you SO MUCH for this trip down memory lane! My favorite game of all time wasn't on the list, but I've never met anyone else who's even played it; Penguin Land! Do you remember that one?
Tbh I was waiting for Penguin Land all the way to Number One 😂
Rastan has an amazing third arcade game that plays like a Final Fight game but with more interesting gameplay.
I personally really enjoyed the lucky dime caper
This was always my favourite too. It looks better than some 16 but games
Not many people seem to mention Populous which I thought was a brilliant conversion. Also Gauntlet was great.
The SMS1 was my very first console and turned me into a hardcore SEGA fan! ♥
I was addicted to Psychic World, Hang-On, Wonderboy, California Games and even Rocky!
Thanks for this 'tribute' video! It was beautiful!
Surprised Psycho Fix wasn't on here but great list, great memories!
The Ninja was great with good music. I wish they would release a master system sega compilation for current consoles instead of constant mega drive ones.
I've only been looking into this console library for a few years now, but I've loved just about everything I've come across so far. You covered lots of great games, but if I had to add any, I'd put Psychic World and the Asterix games on there as well. SpellCaster was also a ton of fun. Thanks for a comprehensive list!
I was blown away by robocod on the master system. It's nearly exact to the 16 bit counterparts.
Had no idea there was a port of Road Fighter on the SMS. Played the NES version to death as a kid. Loved it.
The Ninja was my go to game back then. So glad you had it on your list.
I miss Asterix, Cool Spot and Castle of Illusion.
Cool Spot was amazing on the mastersystem
Yeah, Asterix is brilliant.
Oh yeah, the best Asterix game j can think of! (The arcade game looks great, but is way too hard, from memory)
@@samadriel Asterix and the Power of the Gods on the Megadrive is really good as well!
Yup! Asterix was excellent! Played it to death.
I love your best-of lists. It’s just to reassuring and relaxing hearing you talk!
My favourite MS game was always Spellcaster
Totally agree with you about the soundtrack of Phantasy Star - it is the greatest for any 8-bit system indeed! Also, it's my very favorite game of the SMS. I loved to see Kenseiden and The Ninja as well. I missed Asterix, though... I think it's a lovely game, actually. Maybe Psychic World should have been remembered, but I prefer the MSX version. And great justice you gave to Compile! It's the best third-party developer for the SMS definitely.
The title screen music is so nostalgic, such an awesome soundtrack
Props for mentioning Alex Kidd in Shinobi World. Incredibly underrated and better than the original Shinobi for not being as frustratingly hard.
Always liked Quartet. No one talks about it. One of the few games I could beat in my youth.
Also loved the ninja. My favourite master system game ever though is Psycho Fox.
“”Lord of the Sword” sounds like the title of an early Testament song.
It certainly has a Disciples Of The Watch vibe.
Manowar
Aaaah !
Two metal kings," wearing jeans and leather, that's manowar's crowd." 😉
I loved The Terminator, Batman Returns, Asterix, Jurassic Park, Moonwalker, California Games, Bart vs the Space Mutants, Rampart :)
California Games that was a 'like totally radical dude' game.
So happy to see The Ninja on here, I thought it would be over looked. Bloody brilliant.
I think I would have to say my fav, of the games I had for my Master System 2 would have to be Asterix.
Just awesome...so impressed with your channel
Fantastic list filled with lots of amazing nostalgia but there is one HUGE omission for me. Psycho Fox has got to be on this list and it’s my favourite platformer on the Master System by far. What a game that was!!!
Favorite game Fantasy Zone II. Bought the Sega 3D collection for the 3Ds just to have that on the go.
The Ninja is great. The arcade version is Ninja Princess. For some reason they changed the main character to male for the home release.
The SMS really should have gotten a straight port of Ninja Princess. Shame that it didn't happen.
I'm glad to hear you also enjoy Chrontendo. That channel is criminally underrated
I'll never understand how an unfunny, boring, seanbaby stealing dipshit like the AVGN has millions of subs but dr sparkle has like fucking barely 8k. Chrontendo/turbo/sega are amazing.
Giving his vids better names would help, I just had a look and they're all called Chrontendo Episode XX... great, what are they about?
Great memories... Zillion, Wonder Boy, Kung Fu Kid, Black Belt, Kenseiden, Alien Syndrome, My Hero, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, the Ninja, Shinobi, even Rocky! My favourite was Space Harrier
Kenseixen was so dam hard lol
Even though I grew up with the SMS (me and my brothers pooled our money to get one), Its funny to me to hear that every SMS fan would put Phantasy star at number one when I have to say I never played it back in the day or really feel compelled to do so now.
It was the like of lucky Dime Caper, Asterix, Sonic 1 (and 2) or even Impossible Mission or Taz-Mania that I would go for first.
Phantasy Star is available in a "Sega Ages" release version, which offers "quality of life" improvements that make it more playable today. It's available on the Nintendo Switch, not sure of other systems. I played it on my friend's SMS back in the day, and been obsessed with it ever since. Any Sega Master System game list that doesn't include it is illegitimate in my eyes.
There is some cryptic nonsense in the beginning that had most players stumped.
Loved the 'idiot' rating ;-). This is an excellent list Kim and thanks for taking the time to do this! I literally just re-hooked up my Megadrive and plan to play both SMS and Megadrive games in the coming months!
Asterix on SMS all time favourite.
As a life long Sega fan, I really love yoyr videos about all things Sega. You and Daniel Ibbertson truly go above and beyond when making these vids. Thanx! 👍🏻☺️
I was hoping you'd make this video! Thank you so much.
Can't wait to watch it.
My fave sms game was Ultima 4. I also enjoyed World Games. Populous, Micro Machines and Prince of Persia.
I cant help but feel that this list was a bit unfair to Asterix.
It's a subjective list, so there is no fair or unfair.
Thank you for getting Wonder Boy’s music stuck in my head.
just the name "Wonderboy" gets the Tenacious D song stuck in my head! Damn you, Jack Black!
Looking forward to watching this! Always insightful and interesting video’s
YESSS been waiting for this one, thanks Kim
Awesome vid... absolutely loving the sms lately, just gone through my collection and have set up a console to experience it all. Really enjoyed this vid 👏
Excellent work Kim thanks for this.
I think Psycho Fox deserves a mention as well.
Totally agree.. fantastic game!
Yeah was a bit surprised it wasn't there
*The best some say better than Mario 2?!?* 💡
I've only played one game from the top 3, spent hundreds of hours on that game. In 1991 someone gave me it and told me to put the nut in the Laconian pot and that was the only clue I had as a 12yr old figuring the game out! It's still one of the games a dip in and out of. Warriors of the eternal sun on the megadrive had a similar feel, another awesome rpg. Always saw golvelious advertised on the foldable master system leaflets but never got round to playing it, Ultima iv and miracle warriors were pretty deep games, and y's is a classic
It went kid kool on nes, then psycho fox on master system then finally magical turbo hat adventure on megadrive, but sprite swapped to decap attack for the western world.
All are based on the same game engine.
I appreciate the thought and effort you put into this video. Just the right amount of footage and narration for each game (50 was a lot to take on). Great job.
Agreed he did it perfectly
Keep up the great work Kim..I absolutely adore your Videos they are top notch!!!
Great vid, Kim, a few, obvious gems missing, but you did a better job than I'd probably do.
Great list, really enjoyed this one. Great to see all my favourites and lots that I never played. For me, the Master System provided the closest arcade conversions when the Arcade used to be king, so there are lots of nostalgic buttons get pressed with these games 😊. Nice work 👍🏻
I like your intro, it's very early 80s British. It feels nice.
It's from the mid-80s BBC Video intro animation. I remember it from my ancient Doctor Who VHSs!
Did you forgot astérix?
Love your work! Massive support from Norway 😉
Great list and brought back some great memories. Just subbed to your channel. 👏🏻
Great list as always Kim,
and here are some more recommendations....
Ghouls And Ghosts, Asterix, Asterix And The Secret Mission, Star Wars, Prince Of Persia, Bubble Bobble, Alien 3, T2 The Arcade Game, Sagaia, Aerial Assault,
The New Zealand story, Speedball 2, Batman Returns, Super Monaco GP, Chuck Rock 2, Cloud Master, Aladdin, Golden Axe, Deep Duck Trouble, Psychic World.
I'm super happy to see The Ninja and Alex Kidd so high but I'm surprised that Aztec Adventure isn't on the list,it's a hidden gem for sure but I can't argue with the list as there are so many worth while games here
@34:34, more like a Ninja Gaiden Clone, It looks like it plays like Ninja Gaiden.
Still looks fun.
YES!!! MORE LISTS!!! :D This is really intereresting to me, I grew up with the NES but then me and my brothers moved on to the Genesis / MegaDrive and then we became huge Sega fans. :)
Wow... So many memories flooded my mind when the Wonderboy theme came on.
Very first console I bought myself as a kid using paper round money from my mams catalogue... used go to a car boot sale every Sunday to pick up games, if no luck there was a game shop across the road lol.. use to love a game called dead angle, spent hours playing it with my dad, operation wolf, obvs sonics and another fave was 007 the duel and batman returns guilty pleasure.... SORRY FOR GOING ON, THIS VID HIT MY NOSTALGIA SPOT
Back in the day I used to play "Global Defense" on the SMS...I managed to complete it, but couldn't manage to get the penguins to dance at the end of the level once I got to the asteroid belt - too much stuff going on at that point. I also managed to complete "Thunderblade".
You’re a good person and I really enjoy your videos. Keep going
I've a fond spot for both Battle Out Run and World Grand Prix - I'm probably alone in both of those, but they are both fun racers for their own reasons. Otherwise most of my personal picks are here, so it's a great list for sure!
For modern stuff, I'm quite a fan of Flight of Pigarus - a homebrew Caravan shooter which may not be up there with both Power Strike games, but is quite a fun challenge for a short burst of play.
Flight Pigarus is great fun, and looks absolutely amazing.
Great video. Wonder Boy on the Master System was the first video game I ever owned, so it will always have a soft spot for me. But I had most fun with Rastan on this console...it was just such an excellent port. Another favourite was Chase H.Q.
Love your channel! 🎉
Man I used to play the hell out of that Ghostbusters game. Even to this day, I still remember how brutal that staircase stage was near the end.
Great list there with alot of my favs on 👍😁
I wish I was able to play the Master System back in the day when it was current. I would have been the right age for it and with a bit of help from nostalgia I'd probably have more patience to give it's games a fair chance. That being said I'll def be checking some of these out, nice to have a large list of good recommendations.
Wowroms time! Thanks, Kim.
Excellent video! The Master System is my absolute favorite console of all time, with the Switch a very close second.
That's an interesting 1 and 2!
I've had no first-hand experience with this system; I have to say though that _graphics-wise_ it blows pretty much everyone else out of the water. Really impressive.
Being in Canada, the secondary market is the best of both worlds (also having a lot of Portuguese immigrants helps with the SMS). I found a SMS in a Portuguese junk shoppe for 8 dollars, and managed to build a collection including Cyborg Hunter, Sonic 1, several phaser games (including 2-player Gangster Town), Lost Stars, Dragon's Trap, etc.
I quite like this. Keep it up.
Fantastic choice and No.1 is too right. My all time favourite games like X-Beyond The Frontier (Incredible Game, Elite was spanked senseless by XBF), Skies of Arcadia, Cities Skylines, Forza 7 were later than this beauty called Phantasy Star. Wow many hours of map making relaxation and challenge. Great List superb and so glad you got Parlour Games and Casino Games in there. You forgot Shanghai (Mah Jong tile matching game)..
Totally agree with The Ninja. LOVED that game on the MSII - and I never knew about pressing the two buttons either. I just played it SO much and mastered it despite the lack of control knowledge. XD
Psychic World & Miracle Warriors really should have been on your list, I'm surprised.
that was so excellent - I love these videos of yours, as your explanations of each game almost always convince me!
Hey also, late Master System was popular in Britain, South America AND down here in New Zealand!
Big in Australia too. The SMS2 was more popular than the NES here in Australia.
@@fordprefect80 yep here in NZ as well, the NES was sold, but NO-ONE at all who I knew had one, same as the SNES.
So, Sega is much cheaper to collect here nowadays than Nintendo too.
Thank you Kim :D
18:50 I was playing the Mega Drive on of Galaxy Force yesterday and loving it. The music is stellar. I laughed at it back in the day though.
I love these lists
Terrific stuff. I am pleased to see The Ninja getting the love. I would rate the Master System version of Rainbow Islands top of my own list, and Bomber Raid too [though I would not necessarily defend it against charges of being nothing special, I love it.]
Thanks Kim, really enjoy these list vids!
I've been adding MS games on my NES Classic, so this list helps.
Does the Mini have to be fiddled with for this?
Most of my childhood games are in this list, only missing Psycho Fox and California Games. Nice video.
A pretty good list Kim. I personally would have given Space Harrier the old heave-ho in exchange for Special Criminal Investigation and there would have definitely been a Top 10 spot saved for Castle of Illusion, but that's just my own nostalgia.
Choplifter, Safari hunt & Aztec Adventure are some of my favorites
excellent video
50: Rambo: First Blood Part II
49: Basketball Nightmare
48: Fantasy Zone
47: Lord Of The Sword
46: Action Fighter
45: Reggie Jackson Baseball
44: Alex Kidd: The Lost Sars
43: Casino Games
42: Road Fighter
41: Montezumas Revenge
40: Wonder Boy
39: Golden Axe Warrior
38: Renegade
37: Bonanza Bros
36: Ghostbusters
35: The Incredible Hulk
34: Ghost House
33: Galaxy Force
32: Scramble Spirits
31: Teddy Boy
30: Fantasy Zone II: The Tears Of Opa-Opa
29: Parlour Games
28: Land Of Illusion (Mickey Mouse)
27: Kenseiden
26: R-Type
25: Zillion
24: Ninja Gaiden
23: Road Rash
22: Space Harrier
21: Enduro Racer
20: Double Dragon
19: After Burner
18: Master Of Darkness (Aka Vampire)
17: Wonder Boy In Monsterland
16: Alien Syndrome
15: Power Strike
14: Rampage
13: Black Belt
12: YS - The Vanished Omens
11: Power Strike II
10: Sonic The Hedgehog
09: Rastan
08: Outrun
07: Alex Kidd In Miracle World
06: Wonder Boy III - The Dragons Trap
05: Shinobi
04: The Ninja
03: Golvellius - Valley Of Doom
02: Alex Kidd In Shinobi World
01. Phantasy Star
2 years later, but I'm really enjoying this top 50. BTW, the R-Type was so GREAT principally because Compile did the conversion, and few people know how to squeeze SMS like them
Terrible flicker though, it could get almost unplayable at times. Probably runs better on emulators nowadays though
Great video thanks
Was hoping there'd be some Sega 3D Glasses games in there. Space Harrier 3D looked great with them so did Outrun 3D. I totally agree with your number one choice. Phantasy Star on the Master System was amazing for the time. Most Master System games in the late 80s cost around £25 here in England but Phantasy Star was a bit more at £35. I had Ghost House on a Sega Card which cost me £15.
this is making me want to compile a top 100 game gear games list
My gosh this takes me back so many years ago when you used to do such videos, I remember your genesis top game count down, keep it up me lady, you rock...
My favourites growing up were (in no particular order) Donald Duck - Lucky Dime Caper, Sonic Chaos, Asterix, Robocop vs Terminator, Safari (safari hunt?), Aladin, New Zealand Story and Rainbow Islands.
I owned a Sega Master System... I loved it... Wonder Boy! I miss playing these games.
Choplifter, king's quest , bank panic, thunderblade
Time soilders
Wonder Boy was great on Amiga as a kid. I probably had an unlimited lives cheat because I seemed to be able to finish it
Kim, these long form videos about one system are really enjoyable to me! Keep making more if you have more to talk about
Populous and Monster Land, but then, I had very few MS games before moving to the Mega drive. Please do a top c64 games list, if you can.
Great video Kim!
Wonder-boy 3 for the win.
Nice shout out for Chrontendo. His droning voice is perfect to fall asleep to, and I do so nightly.
Also, nice that Kim likes Montezuma's Revenge. In the 80s as a C64 owner I despised all of those weird looking British platform games that were available from Mastertronic and Firebird. Had no idea that it was the ZX Spectrum to thank for those weird graphics. What does this have to do with Montezuma's Revenge? Well, if a British C64 fan ever wondered why some of the U. S. games looked like crap (M.R., Pinball Construction Set, Choplifter, etc.) blame the Apple II for being our "SPECCY" in forcing graphically poor game ports on the C64. Once you are aware of the Apple IIs graphical style the games that started there but were ported to other computers is unmistakable.
Rastan, Outrun and a few other Master System conversions have a more weighty, balanced feel to them than other conversions. Long live the Master System.