100 Underrated/Less Known/Hidden Gem Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Games!

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  • Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
  • NOTE The intro song is a sample from a Beastie Boys sample of an old Spanish song called El Rey Y Yo. You can find the sample here: • Beastie Boys - Hello N...
    Here we go with 100 more MD/G games, this time of the underrated/less known/hidden gem variety!
    Calling these "hidden gems" may be a little misleading; in my experience, I've found that MG/D fans are a hardcore and passionate bunch and are very familiar with most of the library. If you are one of these MG/D fans, there's probably nothing here you haven't seen before.
    If, however, you are new to the MD/G or only have a cursory knowledge of the platform's more popular titles, then you're in for a treat. There are some real gems here - certainly ones I had never heard of and some of them are truly amazing. True, most of them tend to be more of the arcade/action type (I don't think there are any JRPG-style games on this list), but sometimes that's all you need.
    Please note that I explicitly omitted any titles that were on the recently released "MD/G Mini Console". So titles like Alisia Dragoon, Beyond Oasis and Kid Chameleon - which are widely regarded as hidden gems - are not here. I did that because many of you who are watching this video probably own the MD/G Mini, and don't need to see those titles again.
    As a personal note - as someone who did not have a lot of MD/G experience before making this video - this was one of the more enjoyable videos I've assembled for this channel. I was simply blown away by some of these games. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I did making this!
    And to celebrate this video, here is a steam key for a game! 2LCLE-8H9IK-BZTIJ - if you claim it, please comment below and let us know what it was!
    Enjoy!
    1. Arcus Odyssey
    2. Atomic Runner
    3. Battle Mania Daiginjo
    4. BattleTech
    5. Bio Hazard Battle
    6. Blades of Vengeance
    7. Bubba'n'Stix
    8. Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
    9. Burning Force
    10. Centurion: Defender of Rome
    11. Chakan: The Forever Man
    12. Championship Pro-Am
    13. Chiki Chiki Boys
    14. Combat Cars
    15. Cosmic Spacehead
    16. Crue Ball
    17. Crusader of Centy
    18. Cyborg Justice
    19. Dahna: Megami Tanjou
    20. Dashin' Desperadoes
    21. Death Duel
    22. Decap Attack
    23. Desert Demolition
    24. Dick Tracy
    25. Dragon's Revenge
    26. Duke Nukem 3D
    27. Dune: Battle for Arrakis
    28. El Viento
    29. Elemental Master
    30. Exile
    31. Ex Mutants
    32. Fatal Labyrinth
    33. Flicky
    34. Gadget Twins
    35. Gairares
    36. Gain Ground
    37. Garfield: Caught in the Act
    38. Gauntlet IV
    39. Generations Lost
    40. Ghostbusters
    41. Gleylancer
    42. Granada
    43. Greatest Heavyweights
    44. Growl
    45. Gynoug
    46. Haunting Starring Polterguy
    47. High Seas Havoc
    48. James Pond 3
    49. Jewel Master
    50. Legend of Galahad, The
    51. Killing Game Show, The
    52. Marvel Land
    53. Master of Monsters
    54. Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter
    55. McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
    56. Mega Turrican
    57. Misadventures of Flink
    58. Mutant League Hockey
    59. Mystic Defender
    60. Normy's Beach Babe-o-Rama
    61. The Ooze
    62. Outlander
    63. Panorama Cotton
    64. Phelios
    65. Puggsy
    66. Powerball
    67. Pulseman
    68. Rainbow Islands Extra
    69. Ranger X
    70. Red Zone
    71. Rings of Power
    72. Rolling Thunder 3
    73. Saint Sword
    74. Saturday Night Slam Masters
    75. Scooby Doo Mystery
    76. Second Samurai
    77. Shadow Blasters
    78. Skeleton Krew
    79. Skitchin
    80. Socket
    81. Stormlord
    82. Sub-Terrania
    83. Super Skidmarks
    84. Sword of Vermillion
    85. Target Earth
    86. Techno Clash
    87. Technocop
    88. Tinhead
    89. True Lies
    90. Twinkle Tale
    91. Tyrants: Fight Through Time
    92. Undead Line
    93. Valis 3
    94. Wani Wani World
    95. Wardner
    96. Wiz'n'Liz: The Frantic Wabbit Wescue
    97. Wolfchild
    98. Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyo Toitsusen
    99. Zany Golf
    100. Zero Tolerance
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Комментарии • 455

  • @GaryRetroGamer
    @GaryRetroGamer  4 года назад +55

    NOTE: The song used in the title sequence is an old Spanish song called "El Rey Y Yo" - but then sampled by The Beastie Boys for their song "Hello Nasty". Read the description for a link to the sample.

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 2 года назад +1

      Sounds super dope

    • @user98xp
      @user98xp 2 года назад +1

      I knew that ish sounded familiar

    • @nicholaslamphere
      @nicholaslamphere 2 года назад +2

      It’s actually from the track ‘The Move’ off their *album* “Hello Nasty”. Drops at 2:55

    • @BMPK
      @BMPK Год назад +1

      any chance you could do a video where the games are exclusive to md/sms

  • @adamitj
    @adamitj 2 года назад +17

    Gaiares, Phelios, Combat Cars, Decap Attack and Chakan were pretty successful here in Brazil, with lots of magazine, posters and TV advertisements. They were notoriously famous in game stores where we could rent cartridges for one week.

    • @guilhermebraga9773
      @guilhermebraga9773 Год назад +3

      Yeah, and I remember playing a lot of Flicky as a kid. Not to mention Mystic Defender.
      I remember polterguy being realy popular too from that haunting game that was so unique and creative that it could never go unnoticed anywhere in the world

  • @tomaturtle7790
    @tomaturtle7790 3 года назад +6

    El Viento and Valis 3 are my absolute favorites on this list.

  • @JDM24
    @JDM24 4 года назад +69

    Chakan: The Forever Man is a difficult game.

    • @PENNSYLVANIA5999
      @PENNSYLVANIA5999 4 года назад +3

      I KNOW SEQUEL NOWWWWW

    • @PENNSYLVANIA5999
      @PENNSYLVANIA5999 4 года назад +4

      They left room for SEQUEL spoilers ahed stop reading
      Basically death said to chacken that amongst the stars theirs more evil
      So a sequel is certainly possible but I think chacken killed all humans in order to stop evil he would have to kill evreything no people no evil but in the end he would become evil so no rest

    • @johnbowles5399
      @johnbowles5399 4 года назад +4

      lol that's an understatement. As a kid I got quite far into it but I never finished it. It's an interesting game, very dark and brooding and very, very difficult! I think that's why so many people dislike it.

    • @milesr4609
      @milesr4609 4 года назад +2

      From the creator of Ecco the dolphin, Ed Annunziata!

    • @0214455
      @0214455 4 года назад +1

      You should try Warlock!!! I just love the dark atmosphere and the creepy sounds and music!!! When i was a kid, i played so many times and finished the game after mouths! The game is one of my favorites of the Sega Genesis! Greetings from Brazil!

  • @franciscovieiradebem2700
    @franciscovieiradebem2700 4 года назад +30

    Centurion made me the total war fan I'm since day one. My Scipio`s defence was unbeatable, those marauders beggars fell like leaves

  • @aussieducksfan
    @aussieducksfan 4 года назад +17

    It’s criminal how under appreciated Chiki Chiki Boys is!... the games was developed by Capcom and had some of the best music on the Mega-Drive. Not to mention is addictive as heck!

  • @r.thomas9648
    @r.thomas9648 3 года назад +11

    So many memories! #43 Greatest Heavyweights looked pretty damn good for '93

    • @lancercncs1822
      @lancercncs1822 Год назад +2

      It is! It was probably the best realistic boxing game in the 16-bit era, improving upon the already really good Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield Boxing.

  • @davidbermudez8370
    @davidbermudez8370 4 года назад +22

    Oh man what wonderful list. Games like pulseman, Ranger X, elemental master... beautiful works. Thx for the memories.

  • @HighFalutinTootin
    @HighFalutinTootin 3 года назад +3

    Small detail about EX-Mutants the player characters talk trash on enemies after destroying them it gives the game personality and it's funny and can catch you off guard

    • @inputfunny
      @inputfunny Год назад +1

      "So long sucker!" -Buff man Mcgee

  • @texastoast7514
    @texastoast7514 4 года назад +5

    Gynoug is GREAT side scrolling shooter I never hear anyone hardly mention. It was also called Wings of Wor here in the States.

  • @HeroQuestFans
    @HeroQuestFans 3 года назад +5

    Dune the Battle for Arrakis is a classic PC RTS, and arguably the first game of the RTS genre (certainly the one that popularized it). earlier on the genesis was Herzog Zwei which was slightly different as you controlled a space ship while building your base to attack the equivalent on the other side (was made for an early type of modem-to-modem combat).

  • @brianknapp6215
    @brianknapp6215 4 года назад +11

    Glad to see that Battletech (a personal favorite) made your list.
    Still have my Genesis, my Sega CD, and all my games in storage.
    Might be time to bring them out soon...
    Stay safe!

    • @Apanblod
      @Apanblod 3 года назад

      I wish I had had some of the games on this list instead of a few abysmal games I owned as a kid..
      Ballz 3D, Bubzy II, Xenon II, Sonic 3D Blast, World Cup Italia 90 and Buster Douglas Boxing come to mind 🤮😣
      Luckily I also had Sonic 2, Sonic & Knuckles, Streets of Rage 3, Shadow Dancer, Road Rash 2, Taz in Escape from Mars and Rainbow Island, so that definitely helped. But I sure played a lot of dreadful games as a kid 😅

  • @Airmanshead
    @Airmanshead 3 года назад +7

    Thanks mate! Many of them were part of my childhood but were long forgotten, it's good to see their names again so I can look up for them

  • @stonemasksoldier1565
    @stonemasksoldier1565 3 года назад +6

    Ahaa! Ranger X!! Something told me if i waited long enuf it would show up. That was the game back in the day but i forgot its name lol. thanks G!

  • @leemyers8292
    @leemyers8292 2 года назад +2

    My childhood was amazing , what a time to be alive , still got my og mega drive :)

  • @rodrigof.r.desouza3587
    @rodrigof.r.desouza3587 3 года назад +2

    OMG, I remember that I played Pulseman and Mega Turrican AGES ago. Great games, for sure.

  • @SailorPalutena
    @SailorPalutena 3 года назад +5

    I'm from Brazil and I had the Duke Nukem 3D cartridge hahaha. It was awesome.

    • @speedtrack7022
      @speedtrack7022 3 года назад

      Aí sim, um BR

    • @user-cs5ld9if2y
      @user-cs5ld9if2y 3 года назад

      Well, I have different opinion - it was really terrible.
      The 2nd worst in all series.
      1st was on Visual Gameboy.

  • @sonicmania9993
    @sonicmania9993 4 года назад +10

    What a catalogue of treasures! Thanks, Gary, for your generosity in making this video. I'm sure it was fun to compile.
    I was in college during the Genesis/Mega Drive era, and didn't have videogames at college (ha! how times have changed!), so my retro collection starts with 5th gen Saturn/PS1/N64. I'm not sure how many of these games I'll pick up, even though I do have a working Genesis. I'm a little intimidated by the cart collectors scene... Plus if I start collecting for one system, I'll probably start collecting for all, and then we're talking thousands and thousands of $$$. And I still don't do emulation.
    That said, I am a huge Sega-head, and I now have a list of 41 games I want for the Mega Drive/Genesis, that have never been available on collections or virtual consoles, and that I don't have a cart for. Your video here has helped me add the last 9 to this list: Chakan, Dahna (JP only), Granada, Marvel Land, McDonald's Treasure Land Adv, Misadventures of Flink, Saint Sword, Tinhead, Wolfchild. A lot of my want list is in your list of 100, but I'm also interested in: Thunder Force II, Forgotten Worlds, Target Earth/Assault Suit Leynos, Air Buster, Vapor Trail, Urban Strike, Battle Mania Daiginjo (JP only), Eliminate Down (JP only), Illusion of Gaia, RoboCop vs the Terminator, and Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel.
    Keep up the great work, and I hope this channel continues to be a great source of enjoyment for you! We certainly love the videos.

    • @GaryRetroGamer
      @GaryRetroGamer  4 года назад +2

      Comments like this are a big part of what makes this channel enjoyable to me - so thank you for your kind words!
      Good luck with your collection plans! You've selected some great games there, and hopefully, you won't go bankrupt trying to get them all!

    • @milesr4609
      @milesr4609 4 года назад +1

      Hello, can i recomend to you Arrow Flash, Top gear 2 and Alissya Dragoon? If you don't have it allready 😊

    • @sonicmania9993
      @sonicmania9993 4 года назад +1

      @@milesr4609 Thank you so much for the tips!! I really appreciate it, since all three of these games definitely jive with my tastes. Luckily, I'm able to play Alisia Dragoon on the Genesis/Mega Drive Mini, and have really been enjoying that. I found that Top Gear 2 is on my "want list" of SNES games with a little note that says "or Genesis", so I'll keep on the lookout. I watched some Arrow Flash gameplay and even though it appears that reviews were mixed it looks great to me... going on my list. Cheers!

    • @milesr4609
      @milesr4609 4 года назад +1

      @@sonicmania9993 you welcome man!, sorry for the late response. I forgot to mention Aero the acro-bat, it not have the best reviews but i allways think that the best reviewer is oneself, if you really enjoy a game, then doesn't matter what critics or ratings have to say ( yes, there are cases of afwul games out there), but that is my way of thinking.
      Good luck and keep up with your collection!!!✌👍

    • @milesr4609
      @milesr4609 4 года назад +2

      And gary, congratulations for the video, it make feel like trying Blades of vengeance and Dahna: megami tanjou and make me remember the name of a game of my young days, Gaiares! 👍

  • @audiolatte
    @audiolatte 4 года назад +9

    I owned almost every game in this video, my childhood just all came flooding back

  • @ChipWhitingtonIII
    @ChipWhitingtonIII 4 года назад +14

    Mega Drive was one of the consoles I never had.... only played at friend's houses or my cousin's. Def quite a few titles here I wouldn't mind checking out. Thanks for the vid, Gary.

    • @BlindLibrary
      @BlindLibrary 3 года назад

      The Genesis/MegaDrive is a console most lamen would youh whatever to.
      I knew there were jems for this console but have literally heard of none of these titles.
      RetroArch could be getting some overtime from me if I have something to say about it.
      Sure I've got Sonic the Hedgehog's series I'm mostly familiar with,
      but even these titles need a first look from me.
      Shut up, Jason - you're blind. You have nothing to see in the first place.
      Sure about that?...

  • @Robotnikegg
    @Robotnikegg 4 года назад +6

    The Chaos Engine Was A pretty Underrated Game

  • @cyberfennek
    @cyberfennek 3 года назад +2

    Crusaders of Centy also known as Soleil is an amazing game :)

  • @contrabandresearch8409
    @contrabandresearch8409 4 года назад +28

    Used to play a lot of Decap Attack.

    • @pg8835
      @pg8835 3 года назад +1

      funfactt it was a reskinned game about a wizard and magic but western release had a horror makeover

    • @mattb6522
      @mattb6522 2 года назад

      Yes! It is a really fun game and the music is jammin'!

  • @skins4thewin
    @skins4thewin 3 года назад +6

    Gauntlet 4 has one of the most impressive 16 Bit soundtracks I've ever heard! They really pushed the sound chip of the Genesis to it's limits with that one. Can't recommend it enough!

    • @heroicnonsense
      @heroicnonsense 2 года назад +1

      Absolutely! I don't know how they did it on such a small cartridge, but it sounds like the used a LOT of samples to build the music tracks.
      Another game with a great soundtrack (and also in this video) is Mega Turrican. Chris Huelsbeck composed that one and it sounds brilliant.

  • @wyattlavigne
    @wyattlavigne 3 года назад +3

    Uncharted Waters and Kings Bounty are two that should be included. (Uncharted Waters, Chrono Trigger and Sword of Vermillion had the three best soundtracks of the SNES,/Mega Drive era, although my friend said Ys on the PC Engine was amazing, too)

  • @Jokerspack
    @Jokerspack 4 года назад +11

    Fantastic video that shows some real hidden gems for the system.

  • @garvensman
    @garvensman 4 года назад +7

    #85 Target Earth! I randomly picked that game up at a Video Game Exchange store. Only saw the cartridge, no pictures or screenshots of the game. $3. It has since become one of my all time favorite Genesis games. Super tough to beat too. A must play for everybody.

    • @GaryRetroGamer
      @GaryRetroGamer  4 года назад

      A great accidental find! And worth quite a bit more than 3$ today. This is what we call a retro gaming happy ending story

    • @Jackrost01
      @Jackrost01 3 года назад +1

      This game have remake. Original name is "Assault Suit Leynos". You can check it on steam. And remake is great

  • @johnbowles5399
    @johnbowles5399 4 года назад +10

    Thumbs up for including Zero Tolerance. A great FPS, the likes of which a lot of people said couldn't be done on the Mega Drive. This list strikes me for two reasons. Firstly because I'm happy to already have a lot of the games on this list in my Sega collection, and secondly I'm reminded of the many more great titles out there that I need to add to it!

    • @robertofelippesantiago2746
      @robertofelippesantiago2746 3 года назад +2

      Not only a great FPS, but the best Mega Drive FPS of all time! I finished it at least twice, and maybe it's time to do it the third one. My dream is that some programmer catch the beta of Beyond Zero Tolerance and make a full game... oh, well.

    • @robertofelippesantiago2746
      @robertofelippesantiago2746 3 года назад +2

      @@cellfreeze9360 Actually there is even another FPS for Genesis, but incredibly bad, called Battle Frenzy or Bloodshot. EDIT: wow, I've just made a research and just found two more FPS tentatives for Mega: Cyber-cop (or Corporation) and The Lawnmower Man (some of the stages are in FP). Besides, a programmer has made a non-official version of Wolfestien 3D.

  • @CrazySandtrooper
    @CrazySandtrooper 2 года назад +4

    Thanks for making this. Added quite a few games to my library from it =)

  • @lionelbuffalo2605
    @lionelbuffalo2605 3 года назад +2

    I was quite surprised that you mentioned #53. Not too many ppl in know even heard of this game. Man that game took me quite awhile to rap. I made a classic gamers reference just to show how old I am. But really excellent list, played so many of these back in the day. Thanks for the memories Gary.

  • @rodrigochiro8681
    @rodrigochiro8681 3 года назад +3

    39. Generations Lost, I used to play this a lot as a kid and I couldn't remember the name so I can try to play it again today, you're my hero of the week!

  • @lancercncs1822
    @lancercncs1822 Год назад +1

    Target Earth/Assault Suits Leynos is criminally underappreciated/underrated.. Thanks for including it! Another great game is Hellfire!

  • @Arunmahato17
    @Arunmahato17 3 года назад +2

    4:14 this was master piece it was such a good game this needed a sequel

  • @olschoolTonyCarter
    @olschoolTonyCarter 4 года назад +3

    Cyborg Justice aka the robot game is a good game. You can take off other ribits arms and other body parts

  • @KevinMcgaw1988
    @KevinMcgaw1988 4 года назад +4

    Awesome stuff Gary

  • @HeroQuestFans
    @HeroQuestFans 3 года назад +1

    Combat Cars looks like the modern indie game "Rush Rush Rally Racing" for the Dreamcast... I guess now we know where that game drew its inspiration! (also reminds me of Motor Roader for the Turbografx 16).

  • @PlasticCogLiquid
    @PlasticCogLiquid 4 года назад +4

    Mystic Defender looks like a sequel to Spellcaster. They should have called it Spellcaster II. That would have got my attention back in the day, cause Spellcaster is one of my favorite SMS games and I didn't know a sequel existed

    • @fabioriato
      @fabioriato Год назад

      It really is a sequel. The Japanese versions are called "Kujaku Oh" and "Kujaku Oh 2", based on the manga/anime of the same name. I really don't know why it wasn't released as Spellcaster 2 in the West.

    • @fabioriato
      @fabioriato Год назад

      Okay, more recently I've been informed that Kujaku Oh 2 isn't exactly a sequel to the SMS game, but was rather based on a particular OVA of the anime. Same franchise, still.

  • @AlinktoPersona
    @AlinktoPersona 3 года назад +7

    Gain Ground deserves more love..

  • @MrVeniceking
    @MrVeniceking 4 года назад +3

    YuYu Hakusho was one of the best games... so much fun

  • @FormalTreehouse
    @FormalTreehouse 3 года назад +1

    Nice video...lots of stuff I've never heard of or forgotten. Thank you!

  • @CrazyFriendlyGamerAlex
    @CrazyFriendlyGamerAlex 4 года назад +20

    Ahh, Sega and also NES sounds are so good for my ears^^ Well, there are few exceptionsXD
    Great list! Keep it up)
    Seems like once again I've missed tons of classics:D

    • @mrg466
      @mrg466 3 года назад

      What's XD?

    • @yeet3279
      @yeet3279 3 года назад

      @@mrg466 it's a text emoji basically, the X is the eyes and the D is the mouth

    • @mrg466
      @mrg466 3 года назад

      @@yeet3279 Finally, after asking several people, I got an answer,... thanks!

    • @yeet3279
      @yeet3279 3 года назад

      @@mrg466 np, did you google it cuz you probably would've got the answer faster that way

    • @mrg466
      @mrg466 3 года назад

      @@yeet3279 Nope, next time!

  • @willyarma_uk
    @willyarma_uk 4 года назад +4

    Awesome! I love these types of video with no-one talking through it and will full music and sfx. Thankyou!

    • @BlindLibrary
      @BlindLibrary 3 года назад

      I really would not know which of these to play.
      Although I don't mind platform titles I do like switching things up every blue moon or so.

  • @skins4thewin
    @skins4thewin 3 года назад +3

    Monster World 4 absolutely belongs on this list, even though it never came out in the States. It has a fantastic fan translation though as well as an official Virtual Console release/translation that has been ripped so you can play both versions!

  • @opa-age
    @opa-age Год назад +1

    The great thing about the Genny library is its easy to make a second list of another 100 games.

  • @kevdogyt08ti
    @kevdogyt08ti 2 года назад +1

    Battletech, Bio-Hazard Battle, Blades of Vengeance, Chakan: The Forever Man, Crue Ball, Cyborg Justice, Dick Tracy, Duke Nukem 3D, Elemental Master, Gaiares, and Ghostbusters (and many more on this video list to mention) - The coolest Gary. 😎 I thank my cousin Larry for introducing me to the Sega Genesis.

  • @supersexysega
    @supersexysega 3 года назад +2

    You definitely have an indepth knowledge of the Genesis/MD library. The only game I thought making the list was egregious was #26 Duke Nukem 3D. Demolition Man for Genesis is both underrated and good.
    One of the best lists I have seen and that's saying something considering it was 100 games and not best games list.

    • @corlenwilschire
      @corlenwilschire 3 года назад +1

      Today that would be like if they released a PS3 or 360 version of Cyberpunk.

  • @nateblack8669
    @nateblack8669 4 года назад +5

    In Rings of Power, the voice that goes "Attack!" made me lol for some reason.

  • @HeroQuestFans
    @HeroQuestFans 3 года назад +1

    Gain Ground reminds me of many games like that from the arcades... Ikari Warriors and Time Soldiers among them. it's one I own now but haven't played much. I should give it another try...

  • @FaheemProductions
    @FaheemProductions 4 года назад +2

    Gain Ground, Death Duel, Gauntlet IV, Comic Spacehead, Ghostbusters and Technocop. ❤❤❤

  • @elbravovierde8010
    @elbravovierde8010 3 года назад +2

    What a great list!! What a work Man!!! To put so much content!! You cover almost everything! !! I'd like to mention an amazing strategy RPG called Vixen 357 !!!

  • @HeroQuestFans
    @HeroQuestFans 3 года назад +1

    Dragon's Fury is a game I own. it is a reworked version of "Devil Crash MD" on the japanese megadrive, which was a port of "Devil's Crush" on the turbografx 16. Dragon's Revenge looks like pretty much the same game.

  • @BlueMageDaisen
    @BlueMageDaisen 2 года назад +1

    Love seeing Haunting and Jewel Master show up

  • @Nathan-rb3qp
    @Nathan-rb3qp 4 года назад +2

    I freaking love High Seas Havoc!!

  • @chiissu
    @chiissu 4 года назад +10

    Nice work. I got like 50 of these and there's 2 more I'm thinking of getting(Arcus Odyssey and Marvel Land). Good choice adding Socket and High Seas Havoc as those are usually just seen as cheap Sonic Clones. The Genesis was my fave console and had some good stuff to it. I had an idea for a future vid if you think it might work: A vid of Anime/Manga based Genesis games. Maybe one of Western cartoons like Batman TAS or Animaniacs. Maybe one based on Movies?

    • @tb3411
      @tb3411 Год назад

      High Seas Havoc just looks like another platformer. The physics are completely different. It looks more like Freedom Planet oddly enough than Sonic itself. Pretty nice one.
      Socket has no excuse aside from the addition of a power meter.
      Even the names are really close.

  • @johnharrison6808
    @johnharrison6808 3 года назад +2

    Oh wow Generations Lost!
    I thought even for a list like this that game would be far too obscure for anyone to know about. That game was awesome if infuriating.

  • @DrWhoStrange
    @DrWhoStrange 2 года назад +1

    Jewel Master... I seem to remember playing a lot of that, but never remembering it until now!

  • @ErenFritz27
    @ErenFritz27 4 года назад +3

    i played more than 30 of these games back when i was a kid! Aaah! What a nostalgic times!

  • @VersusCity96
    @VersusCity96 4 года назад +19

    This is what the MD is all about! More spotlight to the lesser known titles!

  • @sanakassara
    @sanakassara 4 года назад +2

    Buck Rogers with Dune are the two best games on Mega Drive which I have ever played.

  • @HelciusCabral
    @HelciusCabral 3 года назад +3

    Seeing the other games on this playlist it really surprised me that Dyna Brothers (1 and 2) weren't on this list, I literally see no one talking about these 2 games, and they're really really good (despite being Japanese only, they're totally playable). You should def check them out

  • @needphael26
    @needphael26 4 года назад +7

    A nossa Tectoy fez um excelente trabalho de engenharia com o Duke Nukem 3D. Ótima lista !

    • @GaryRetroGamer
      @GaryRetroGamer  4 года назад +2

      Sim! O TecToy fez coisas incríveis!

    • @robertofelippesantiago2746
      @robertofelippesantiago2746 3 года назад +3

      Na verdade senti falta de uma mira, um "x" pra atirar no Duke Nukem. De FPS do Mega, ainda prefiro o Zero Tolerance.

  • @qwwerty77uioop11
    @qwwerty77uioop11 4 года назад +5

    Onslaught is one of the best and most underrated games on the platform, you should check it out.

  • @Proticity
    @Proticity 4 года назад +8

    I've been losing my mind trying to find a game that got deleted with the rest of my wish list.
    Hope it's on here!

    • @potatochips9041
      @potatochips9041 3 года назад

      Did ya find it?

    • @Proticity
      @Proticity 3 года назад

      no :(

    • @potatochips9041
      @potatochips9041 3 года назад

      Do you remember how the game was?

    • @Proticity
      @Proticity 3 года назад

      Unfortunately, it's been too long. It might have been that one top-down shooter where you're a cowboy, I don't know the name of that one

    • @potatochips9041
      @potatochips9041 3 года назад

      sunset riders?

  • @fabricebacquart
    @fabricebacquart 3 года назад +1

    Good video. Lots of great and underrated games in there, indeed :)

  • @AngryCalvin
    @AngryCalvin Год назад +2

    It made me very happy to see a Blades of Vengeance screenshot for this video. It’s the first game I think of when it comes to underrated Sega Genesis/Megadrive classics although I have a good list of favorites.
    Super Nintendo might win in the top 25 but has a few too many bad games. Sega Genesis/Megadrive wins overall having a gigantic library of great games. It’s games were consistently good. Even a worst list of Sega games has ones I actually liked.
    PC-Engine/Turbo Grafix 16 mostly consisted of hidden gems. I played a ton more 8-bit games but have really come to appreciate the 16-bit era especially after collecting games and minis.

    • @lancercncs1822
      @lancercncs1822 Год назад +1

      Agreed. With SNES, their fans are always talking about the same 5 or 6 titles (Super Mario World, Super Mario RPG, Super Metroid, Link to the Past, Final Fantasy 6, and Donkey Kong)... and then you have critical favorites like Star Fox (but oddly I do not hear many people raving about). Aside from those, people talk A LOT less about other SNES games. In contrast, there are no 5 or 6 dominant games with the Genesis, but many dozens of excellent games that fans love that are always being discussed.
      And in my view, the best Genesis games are better than the best SNES ones.

  • @mattb6522
    @mattb6522 2 года назад +1

    Man, I even grew up with the Genesis and I didn't know about like half of these games! I'll have to check some of these out! Some of them definitely look right up my alley!
    Thank you for expanding my Genesis horizons! 😄

  • @alfonsocovarrubias1513
    @alfonsocovarrubias1513 3 года назад +2

    hi Gary, the song is not from spain, but from a chilean Band called "los Angeles Negros". greetings

  • @dominickhuf
    @dominickhuf 3 года назад +1

    I really liked Atomic Runner because of its graphics and gameplay. But i never made it through the last level, which was insane.

  • @TrisMil
    @TrisMil 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this video! I was able to find an old title that I had long forgotten; Ex-Mutants at 6:00. My father bought that game for me as a kid, and I was probably 5 or 6 when I played it last. I never quite remembered what is was named since we'd only ever referred to it erroneously as the "X-Men game".

  • @Bloody-Butterfly
    @Bloody-Butterfly 3 года назад +1

    Golf with a castle? That sure is zany!

  • @HeroQuestFans
    @HeroQuestFans 3 года назад +1

    I remember playing Death Duel... the later "Terminator 2" (arcade game, later ported to the Genesis as T2 the arcade game) lightgun game could be its spiritual sequel, although Space Gun is also similar

  • @dorondavid4698
    @dorondavid4698 4 года назад +3

    Most of these look great! Gonna check some out later, thanks!

  • @BlackGypsyMusic
    @BlackGypsyMusic 4 года назад +2

    #45 Gynoug? You mean Wings of Wor lol. I knew that game was going to be on this list

  • @Hambag2009
    @Hambag2009 4 года назад +2

    This was an enjoyable trip down memory lane. But there are quite a few on here, that are far from 'hidden' or underrated. 'Gaiares' and 'Gleylancer' for example. Any self respecting side scrolling shoot-em-up fan with a mega drive knows about these, the console shined in this genre and they are some of the most sought after titles now. James Pond 3 was a massive hit. I got bought this on release, and it was never underrated either, high scoring reviews all round, the best of the series.
    Granted, their are a few maybe considered underrated on here , but I'd put that down to personal preference. The more I watched this video, the more I see it filled with absolute 'classics', sometimes I thought maybe you've only played Sonic & Streets of Rage, to deem this list worthy of it's title description.

  • @ManCalledMegz
    @ManCalledMegz 2 года назад +1

    Crusade of Centy was released as Soleil in Europe and is a really superb RPG that never got the love it deserved.

  • @kudjaremastered3362
    @kudjaremastered3362 Год назад

    holy crap man... The memories of playing over half of those !
    Thank you so much. This gave me such a huge smile and almost a tear of joy like I was a kid again

  • @marcelotorricomendez7723
    @marcelotorricomendez7723 4 года назад +3

    Nice video, thanks Gary.

  • @No_Dior_Just_Christian
    @No_Dior_Just_Christian 3 года назад +1

    #59 almost forgot about that game, my brother and I use to play that

  • @takamichinoku4167
    @takamichinoku4167 3 года назад +1

    Whoaaaa. Westwood actually made a Red Alert type of game on Sega?! Mannn

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace Год назад

      Dune:- Battle For Arrakis was INCREDIBLE. And it predates even the very first C&C.

  • @PainweedingPills
    @PainweedingPills 11 месяцев назад

    I definitely remember a few games in here, because Sega Genesis isn't just only Sonic and others, some games truly deserve more love.
    Here's the games that i've played, and some i've heard of, in the order of appearance: Championship Pro-Am, Dahna Megami Tanjou (aka "Hercules" in bootleg, despite having no connection), Decap Attack (thanks to the Sega Mega Drive collection for PSP), Desert Demolition, Duke Nukem 3D (heard of), Dune: The Battle for Arrakis, Flicky (SMD Collection for PSP, again), Gain Ground (PSP, once again), The Legend of Galahad (aka Leander, heard about it thanks to Jon Burton's channel Coding Secrets), McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (heard about it via JonTron), Puggsy (heard about it via Coding Secrets), Rainbow Islands (heard of, i only played Bubble Bobble and Puzzle Bobbles), Red Zone (Heard of, the soundtrack is kick-ass, because it's one and only Jesper Kyd who made the tracks, yes, the composer of Pre-Absolution Hitman games. Also seen it via Coding Secrets again, really technologically impressive for its time), Scooby Doo Mystery (i believe this is one of the first point-and-click games i've ever played), Second Samurai (Really awesome soundtrack), Sword of Vermillion (PSP, didn't play much though as i was really confused on where to go), Zero Tolerance (heard of)
    I give my special shout out to Dune: The Battle of Arrakis, because it also introduced me to the Command and Conquer games. RIP Westwood Studios, Never Forget. Quite a shame that Electronic Arts is now such a greedlord these days.

  • @deusvlad2.083
    @deusvlad2.083 3 года назад +1

    Blades of vengeance was the game that taught me how to play with one hand now I'm known as the legendary one handed gamer lol

  • @Esirre
    @Esirre Год назад

    10:05 had to be the one that surprised me the most, just the fact there was a "Raising Hell Software' back in 1991

  • @aliyevs
    @aliyevs 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you! After a decade I finally found the game I was searching for!

  • @bobmcbob4399
    @bobmcbob4399 2 года назад

    Number 95 "Wardner" at 18:52. I used to spend 20c in the local arcade in the early 90's and play this though in about 35 mins. Haha great times.

  • @Karateka1973
    @Karateka1973 2 года назад +1

    I was huge fan of Skitchin and spent many fun-filled hours on this game.

  • @MrMarkerickson
    @MrMarkerickson Год назад +1

    Good collection. However, I personally would have included "Alisia Dragoon," "Judge Dredd," and "Wonder Boy In Monster World."

  • @renegil8338
    @renegil8338 4 года назад +3

    Isn´t Battle Mania called Trouble Shooter?

    • @theweebchannel4850
      @theweebchannel4850 4 года назад +2

      Depends on the region

    • @renegil8338
      @renegil8338 3 года назад +1

      @@jfvfhdbhc4046 Exclusive for Japan? Well, I have, it sold here in Mexico with american packaging.

  • @HeroQuestFans
    @HeroQuestFans 3 года назад +1

    Flicky was of course a classic sega game... combining elements from Mappy and Mario Bros but charming in its own right...

  • @igodreamer7096
    @igodreamer7096 3 года назад +2

    Very good, there is a nice selection of hidden gems! =)

  • @patrickfitzpatrick2945
    @patrickfitzpatrick2945 3 года назад +2

    Chakan is hell to play imo :)

  • @greysky1252
    @greysky1252 4 года назад +3

    DEATH DUEL! I've been trying to remember the name of that game we rented years ago! thank you.

  • @sidneymadmax
    @sidneymadmax 4 года назад +3

    good job, I love your videos ♥️

  • @ragepaint
    @ragepaint 3 года назад +1

    I still play Blades of Vengeance to this day.

  • @Thunderwolf666
    @Thunderwolf666 2 года назад +2

    Surprised Starflight isn't in here

  • @matane2465
    @matane2465 3 года назад +1

    Battlemania? That's The Troubleshooters.

  • @HeroQuestFans
    @HeroQuestFans 3 года назад +1

    I had a genesis back in the day & still do, and many of these I
    never got to try... arcusodyssey at least in the short clip reminds me
    of Gate of Doom / Dark Seal from the arcades, and Battle Mania is a
    straight up gender swapped edition of Forgotten Worlds where I hear you
    control both characters at once, and Blades of Vengeance looks like a female Rastan. Bubba & Stix could be the cousin of Boogerman (similar artstyle)

  • @sparkster_aion
    @sparkster_aion 4 года назад

    very nice!, i've played some of those games before but forgot their names haha
    now i know them again, thanks pal :D

  • @mrg466
    @mrg466 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the upload!

  • @jymfiskburk2256
    @jymfiskburk2256 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video gonna put some of those on my everdrive sega genesis, this fit a lot in quarentine

  • @Ixapter
    @Ixapter 2 года назад

    This was cool to view! Thanks!