I am glad to help. What games do you like to play for the genesis? If you have any suggestions for future videos please let me know, it is always welcomed.
@@RetroPoweredGaming Dude didn't reply so I will Ristar Phantasy star 4 Landstalker Columns 3 Arrow flash Toejam and Earl Sonic 2 Decap Attack Comix Zone Need more?
@@TherealDCAvenger Great List! TJ and Earl and Landstalker are definitely on the list for upcoming videos. At some point I want to do a RPG episode and ps 4 is definitely on it but would you consider landstalker a rpg? Or would you say it is categorized like a link to the past as action platformer rpg?
Thank you very much, I truly appreciate it. Let me know if there are any games from Atari to OG Xbox that you would like to see covered, and if I have them I will make a video. Thanks again and have a great day.
Whenever I upgraded always kept my old consoles my Nintendo is about 34 years old now still working. Strider on Genesis was an excellent game.(I was a Super Nintendo fan)
Yeah I did the same thing, and so far my consoles still work. I swear things were made better back then. I was team Turbo Grafx16 all the way but, in reality I was a double and triple agent. I secretly liked the genesis the best and I liked some SNES titles like a link to the past the best.
@@paulclinton6414 best bet is q-tip with a small amount of rubbing alcohol on it to clean the pins in the cartridge. Very small amount lol. That what I had done forever and it seems to work well.
Sonic 2, Streets of Rage 2 and Shinobi 3 are all excellent looking games. Not many 'fx" for the sake of doing "fx" - just great color use and art, sprite size and detail, multi-layered backgrounds and nice animation throughout. Plus, they all perform great, with hardly any slowdown. All of Treasure's stuff is great too, of course. As far as Konami games, IMO Rocket Knight Adventures takes the cake, thanks to the huge sprites and great color use (the areas where I found Contra: HC and Bloodlines to be a bit lacking). Some of the later Western developed games really pushed the "fx" side of things - stuff from Zyrinx, Clockwork Tortoise, Traveller's Tales, Shiny, Factor 5, Appaloosa, etc. Panorama Cotton proved that you could simulate respectable super scaler effects on the Genesis. Skitchin' is probably even more impressive, though not as attractive. Modern days devs are doing amazing stuff with the ole Genny, though of course, they get the benefit of dev tools that are light years ahead of that they had 30 years ago.
Those games you mentioned are some of the best! I am always impressed how they make the new games for the old consoles. I tip my hat to the people that are creating these games nowadays.
I had all them games back in the day even after getting a Super Nintendo I still play The Genesis there was something about the Genesis felt more like the Arcades
I got my Genesis when It first came out stuck with it no turbo or super Nintendo I am glad I stuck with it in my opinion the best gaming system of the 16 bit era
Yeah it is definitely in its own class, I agree. I always think consoles should wait a bit longer to move onto the next gen so they can maximize their capabilities in games that release late in the systems time period. The games would all be amazing.
@RetroPoweredGaming Or just sell the already developed $49.95 SVP LockOn cart (128KB extra RAM and sound chip) with six top arcade games already made for it!
Catlevania games have some of the best soundtracks, and it always amazes me when I play the ost's even 30 years later. Truly a great time when those games were all being released.
Some games I felt should have been on the list since they have amazing graphics/backgrounds or push the limits of what the Genesis can do: Vectorman 1 and 2 Sonic 3D Blast Ristar Mortal Kombat 1,2 and 3 Ranger X Gunstar Heroes Dynamite Heady Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 Comix Zone Alien Solider Possibly the indie developed games that were released long after the Sega Genesis was finished.
I agree with that assessment. The goal is to do more videos like this and we can consider this first video to be part 1 of a continuing series of best graphics. I will definitely do another video in the near future of other sega games with the best graphics. Thanks for the input, it is truly appreciated. Out of your list what is your 5 favorites?
@@RetroPoweredGaming , well, though those are good games, I think that you got to recognize Paprium, Demons of Asteborg, and Astebros on this list, along with Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter (even Castlevania: Symphony of the Night's/Demonic Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight's sprites are not as fluid as the sprites that are in Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Demonic Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight is a video game that is on video game systems that are on hardware that is twice as powerful as a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, so that is a VERY impressive feat for Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter), and Pier Solar and the Great Architects (the ending of that game is kind of a very dark downer, perhaps one of the biggest downers, not just in an JRPG, but in ANY video game ever). Yes, four of the five video games are homebrew video games, but they are still VERY much worthy to have spots in any proper Sega Genesis/Mega Drive video game collection.
@@paxhumana2015 See, I appreciate that. There is a lot of games I had no clue were made. Do all of these games have 2d aesthetics? That is a great point, and thanks. Next time, I will specify if it is original Sega genesis games or new home brews. I think I would be interested in Castle Dracula or mutant fighter.
I buyed Shinobi 3 a few Days ago for my Sega Megadrive ....and i love Gleylancers SoundTrack too.Ranger X looks also Amazing ( but i cant play it ..i have the Genesis Version and the Converter for this Game dont work what i didnt know before 😅) Im not a Disney Fan but World of Illusion looked also amazing .I love my MegaDrive and my SNES ...now im playing Shinobi( that Idaten Track is also 😗👌)
That was a good game purchase. Good call, I will look into Gleylancer cause I forgot about that game and how good it was. Are the converters difficult to use?
Keep in mind that the cartridges display megabits. The actual size in megabytes is the number divided by 8. Nevertheless, it appears that you would have also been an Amiga fan since some of your choices started on the Amiga. I like the Genesis and its Amiga ports.
The Genesis is my favorite system ever, so I agree with the Amiga ports. But, I haven't played the Amiga back then, I did not know any one with that. Everyone I knew after 1985 had NES. It would have been cool to play some of those originals.
@@RetroPoweredGaming Back in the day, I skipped over the NES and Genesis because I had an Amiga. My next console then was a Panasonic 3DO in 1994. However, in the early 2000s, I picked up a Genesis, 32x and Sega CD, which offers some cool experiences.
@@ridiculous_gaming The 3do was awesome. SF2 was awesome on that and I also like the car game where you race and battle each other. I also liked the madden game or whatever football game was on there. You know, I never played the amiga and nobody I knew had one. Did you like the Amiga?
After playing flashback in recent years, I like it much better than when I bought it in 1993. It is a cool game and is a bit challenging too. What Genesis games are your favorites?
@@RetroPoweredGaming oh jeez, I had so many. All of the Sonics, Streets of Rage 1 and 2, Shinobi, Aladdin, Shining Force, Earthworm Jim, Urban Strike, Castlevania, Sports Talk Baseball and probably many more I can't remember right now. We rented a Genesis or SNES game every weekend
@@ncapone87 The good ol days lol. Yeah that is a great list. One of my favorites ever is the NHL series on genesis specifically nhl 95. I am never bored of it haha.
Oh snap! I completely forgot about trouble shooter. Good call on that. Honestly, there are so many games with amazing graphics. That just means more videos of similar content in the near future.
Thanks, it is much appreciated. You are correct, and those games have the best graphics. I figured, there are many other titles like those in the genesis library that I could use in future best graphics videos . But definitely good call on that. I'm always open for suggestions, so if there are games you want to see in future videos, let me know.
@RetroPoweredGaming OK great thank you. I agree so many games. They Genesis is my favorite console of all time. So many great games and memories. Streets of Rage 2 and 3 had some great graphics as well
True that, I will put those in a part 2 graphics video. Plus I did not add batman because it was already used in my video for best intro scenes on sega genesis. But, I definitely appreciate the suggestions. I am always open to recommendations.
There are a lot Megadrive games with a size of 24megs, and bigger ones, like Mortal Kombat 3 and UMK3 (edit: both are 32megs). With 40megs, Super Street Fighter 2 is the biggest official Megadrive game. And, just saying, the system is not capable of scaling and rotation!
*some homebrews, hacks and bootlegs are even bigger. Paprium and Ultimate Mortal Kombat Trilogy have a size of 80(!)megs, it's as big as a small Neo Geo game!
"And, just saying, the system is not capable of scaling and rotation!" Not true, it doesn't have hardware capable of scaling and rotation, but it can be done in software on the CPU. This has been done on games and tech demos. Pier Solar has a mode 7 style effect in the game.
@@AFourEyedGeek the hardware is not capable, that's what I meant. There exist even some official games with rotation effects, like Red Zone, and also scaling can be imitated by making use of different sized sprites, but it's sitill not comparable with real hardware scaling and rotation effects on other consoles.
@@greensun1334 have you seen Pier Solar mode 7 equivalent all done on the CPU? Also search on RUclips for 'Sprite Rotation and scaling demo on Mega Drive', you'll see a scrolling background with multiple scaling and rotating sprites without external hardware. Not bad for a system that cannot do it.
While the first part of your post is correct (size). The second part...not so much. The Sega Genesis not only has the ability to scale and rotate sprites, but there are plenty of games that were released commercially with these effects. Developers were able to achieve scaling and rotation through software. Here are some games that featured these effects... 1. Red Zone: Features polygonal graphics, scaling, and rotation as normal gameplay, and even includes an FMV. 2. Road Rash 1-3: The track itself, riders, people on the roads, and everything else was done with software scaling. 3. Thunder Force IV: Features fully rotating shots that come from the background to the foreground in a level. There are enemies that move from the background to the foreground as well. 3. Kawasaki Superbike Challenge: This is a fully polygonal based racing game that runs very smoothly for the hardware. Every track has riders that scale from front to back and back to front. The track setpieces are almost entirely made of polygons that scale for the player. 4. Gunstar Heroes: The game has all kinds of sprite manipulation going on generally during boss fights. 5. Panorama Cotton: This game is an absolute feast for the eyes. It successfully emulates what a Super Scaler should look like on a Mega Drive (unlike Space Harrier 2). Albeit in a much smaller way. Unfortunately, it was never released outside of Japan. Addendum - There are many more examples, but this is getting a bit long, my friend. I encourage you to take a look at the small list of games I have shared as they truly are incredible.
@@KyleFinlayRed Zone is not actually doing anything as complex as scaling and rotation. It's basically just shifting tiles around and actually looks pretty awful. It covers it up by using extremely dark colors to obscure that fact. I think it is using the edges of triangles to make convincing shorelines, though.
Castlevania Bloodlines is just downright ugly. From ugly, muddy backgrounds to cheesy looking characters. The special effects that everyone gushes about are not that impressive either. Play Sparkster on SNES if you want to see that water reflection trick done convincingly. Play Super Metroid if you want to see how a tilting tower looks and more importantly plays like. The games action isn't even as fast paced as Super Castlevania 4. Try playing through the more difficult second quest where their are way more enemies out their attacking. I am so sick of these ignorant Sega fanboys that think that Genesis games play faster. A games speed has little to do with hardware and there is no "blast processing" either.
@@davidaitken8503 But we talk here about best looking games on Sega Genesis. Why are you trying to start another argue about SNES vs Sega if SNES isn't even mentioned here?
@@drugonI was merely pointing out games from the 16-bit era that do those effects much more convincingly. Konami made both Castlevania Bloodlines and Sparkster so I thought that was a good example to give in particular. If you want examples of Genesis games that blow away Castlevania Bloodlines visuals that would be a really long list. The game just doesn't look that good. Everything from Shinobi 3, Dynamite Heady, Ranger X, Ristar, Comic Zone, Sonic 1, 2, 3, Knuckles, Gaires, Aladdin, and countless others look much, much better.😃
I think Genesis Castlevania and Contra are the only ones in their respective franchise that has no slowdown (unlike Nintendo the 'Slow-Clown'). And the games are designed simplistic because of that.
I agree that it does look amazing. I always try to enjoy that game but after about 30 minutes I'm like ehhh on to the next one haha...But it definitely is a visual showpiece. If there are any games you would like to see in a video let me know, I am always open to suggestions.
@@greensun1334 Those are definitely on deck. I am working on a pc engine/tg16 video of my favorite soundtracks form the systems. Any suggestions? I used devils crush in my Halloween episode so that won't be on the list even though it is one of my favorites.
@@RetroPoweredGamingit should have stoned down the batarangs speed & damage and played out with more melee combat . It would have been the best game on sega genesis . But emulating a run & gun is nasty work
*Top 100 gráficos do Mega Drive:* 01. Sonic 3 & Knuckles 02. Vectorman 03. Castlevania Bloodlines 04. Adventures Batman and Robin 05. Comix Zone 06. Gunstar Heroes 07. Toy Story 08. Mickey Mania 09. Earthworm Jim 10. Thunder Force IV 11. Samurai Shodown 12. Earthworm Jim 2 13. Paprium 14. Xenocrisis 15. Demons of Asteborg 16. Astebros 17. Earthion 18. Beyond Oasis 19. Crusader of Centy 20. Aladdin 21. Contra Hard Corps 22. Alien Soldier 23. Garfield 24. Panaroma Cotton 25. Monster World IV 26. Ranger X 27. Dynamite Headdy 28. Virtua Racing 29. Zero Tolerance 30. Duke Nukem 3D 31. Wolfenstein 3D 32. Mega Turrican 33. Donald Maui Mallard 34. Flashback 35. Ristar 36. Sonic 3D BLAST 37. Ballz 3D 38. RedZone 39. Kawasaki Superbike Challenge 40. The Lost World: Jurassic Park 41. Ecco in The Dolphin 2 42. BioHazard Battle 43. Gaiares 44. Eliminate Dawn 45. Gynoug 46. Atomic Runner 47. Battlemania 2 48. The Cursed Knight 49. Streets of Rage 2 50. Streets of Rage 3 51. TMNT Hyperstone Heinst 52. Gleylancer 53. Grind Stormer 54. Magic Girl 55. The Lion King 56. Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure 57. Tintin Au Tibet 58. Ultimate MK 3 59. Super Street Fighter 2 60. Batman Forever 61. X-Men 2 Clone Wars 62. Dameon Claw 63. Pirates of Dark Water 64. Robocop vs Terminator 65. Magical Quest 2: The Great Circus 66. The Jungle Book 67. Urban Strike 68. Pinocchio 69. Spots Goes To Hollywood 70. Rocket Knight Adventures 71. I.S.S.Soccer Deluxe 72. Pier Solar 73. Road Rash 2 74. Road Rash 3 75. Lotus 2 Turbo Challenger 76. Another World 77. Real Bout FF Special Genesis 78. Street Racer 79. Mickey World of Illusion 80. NBA Jam TE 81. NBA Hangtime 82. Golf 3D 83. Yu Yu Hackusho 84. Desert Demolation 85. Bugs Bunny Double Trouble 86. Ecco Jr. 87. Sonic The Hedgehog 88. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 89. Strider 90. Vectorman 2 91. Pulseman 92. McDonald's Treasures Land Adventures 93. Spiderman and Venon Separation Anxiety 94. Spiderman and Venon Maximum Carnage 95. Irena Genesis Metal Fury 96. Darius Extra Version 97. Virtua Fighter 2 98. Life on Earth 99. Sub-Terrania 100. Water Margin
Awesome, thanks for the list. It is much appreciated and I will reference it when looking for games to consider making a video on. I would have ranked streets of rage 2 a bit higher though. SOR2 is my favorite 16 bit game ever, so I am a bit biased on that one haha. Thanks again.
Im sorry but unless you were in Japan Strider did not come out in March of 1990. I know because I remember how hard it was to wait until November to get it
Hmm that is a good question. I think it might be. The name difference might be depending on the region it was released. I remember playing out of this world the first time, and it just relentlessly destroyed me haha. That is one challenging game.
This is true. I will be making a series of videos detailing more games with the best graphics, and Alien Soldier is definitely on my radar. That is one of my favorite games on the console.
Saying Bloodlines has some of the best graphics on the system.. is a complete insult to the system. The colors and art are really below average. I have no idea how people think that's good graphics. There's soo much graphic disappointed in Bloodlines.. especially for the year it came out. It straight up has NES color gradients going on.. and a complete LACK of detail. The animation is seriously amateurish. Yeah the music is good, but that has nothing to do with the graphics.
Thanks for the input, and I am impressed how passionate you are about your graphics. I like your attitude! I was going to do a whole episode on the game with the best graphics ever, that of course would be Jewel Master! What games would be on your list?
Indeed, the look of Bloodlines was a disappointment, even more for a game from '94. Altrough it had some rarely used graphical effects like highlight/shadow mode, the colors and animations were quite basic. It's the least appealing 16bit Castlevania imo.
@@greensun1334 I agree. But most people who proclaim it one of the most impressive 16-bit games are apparently focussed on a couple of largely pretty standard graphical tricks and little else from what I can tell, most of which actually look a little fugly when considered purely on the end result and artistic merit imo. I mean, even if someone considers it technically accomplished, which it actually is in many ways for a Genesis game, it's really not an aesthetically pleasing game as far as I'm concerned. And as far as I'm concerned, that's actually the most important part to get right. still, a whole lot of Genesis fans seem to consider it a stunner. While personally, I'd say Castlevania IV and Rondo of Blood are far prettier, especially Rondo of Blood that really had the benefit of extra time and experience as evidenced in the clear evolution of the quality of largely the pixel artwork there, even with it being on a console that lacks many of the typical graphical capabilities of the likes of Genesis and especially SNES. It's doing a whole lot with one background layer and largely just some row/line scrolling and sprites faking the rest of background details and such. And that kinda makes it the most impressive graphically to me too for that very reason--because it takes full advantage of the stock console's standard features better than both the Genesis and SNES games push those systems in my opinion. Still, Bloodlines is certainly not a bad game, actually very good, but just not very pretty to my eyes. And rather actually kinda fugly to be honest.
@RetroPoweredGaming I like the graphics/ colors in bloodlines over the look of castlevania 4, the graphics are good in 4 but the world just looks too early super Nintendo imo. Bloodlines had more pop, terrible bosses compared to other castlevania games, like that gear boss. No ranger-x?
@@RetroPoweredGaming Jewel Master? You're a fan of that early 16bit era look? Jewel Master has that charming early 16bit era look. I dunno.. there's a difference between "best graphic" and "I like this aesthetic/look". On my list? Off the top of my head... Gaiares. To this day, it looks like a SNES game in the color department, and the art for the bosses is amazing (as well as the animations). I'd have to really sit down and think about "best graphics" for the Genesis.
True that...This was a sega genesis/mega drive video, but when I create a snes best graphics video I will consider adding that to the video. That is a great recommendation. Thanks, it is appreciated.
Now I want to go home and play my Sega Genesis!
I am glad to help. What games do you like to play for the genesis? If you have any suggestions for future videos please let me know, it is always welcomed.
@@RetroPoweredGaming Dude didn't reply so I will
Ristar
Phantasy star 4
Landstalker
Columns 3
Arrow flash
Toejam and Earl
Sonic 2
Decap Attack
Comix Zone
Need more?
@@TherealDCAvenger Great List!
TJ and Earl and Landstalker are definitely on the list for upcoming videos.
At some point I want to do a RPG episode and ps 4 is definitely on it but would you consider landstalker a rpg?
Or would you say it is categorized like a link to the past as action platformer rpg?
Thank you!
To answer your question It's definitely an action platformer rpg
Games like phantasy star fall in the jrpg category
@ Roger that, and that's what I was thinking...I forgot about jrpg though, I always referred to those as just regular original rpg's.
I really enjoyed this video. Nice to see some choices outside of the normal vectorman, toy story, comix zone, etc. Earned yourself a sub! Keep it up.
Thank you very much, I truly appreciate it. Let me know if there are any games from Atari to OG Xbox that you would like to see covered, and if I have them I will make a video. Thanks again and have a great day.
Yup, Thunder Force IV is absolutely pushing the system beyond anything it should be capable of. Jaw dropping today.
The best!
One of my favorite soundtracks too out of any video game generation.
Castlevania music is so iconic and inspirational.
I think it may be the best music for any franchise or at least top 5.
Whenever the both of you get a chance check out my Castlevania music playlist, I think you'll both enjoy your visit there for a good while.
Whenever I upgraded always kept my old consoles my Nintendo is about 34 years old now still working. Strider on Genesis was an excellent game.(I was a Super Nintendo fan)
Yeah I did the same thing, and so far my consoles still work. I swear things were made better back then.
I was team Turbo Grafx16 all the way but, in reality I was a double and triple agent. I secretly liked the genesis the best and I liked some SNES titles like a link to the past the best.
Do you need to blow into the carts?
@@paulclinton6414 best bet is q-tip with a small amount of rubbing alcohol on it to clean the pins in the cartridge. Very small amount lol. That what I had done forever and it seems to work well.
Sonic 2, Streets of Rage 2 and Shinobi 3 are all excellent looking games. Not many 'fx" for the sake of doing "fx" - just great color use and art, sprite size and detail, multi-layered backgrounds and nice animation throughout. Plus, they all perform great, with hardly any slowdown. All of Treasure's stuff is great too, of course. As far as Konami games, IMO Rocket Knight Adventures takes the cake, thanks to the huge sprites and great color use (the areas where I found Contra: HC and Bloodlines to be a bit lacking). Some of the later Western developed games really pushed the "fx" side of things - stuff from Zyrinx, Clockwork Tortoise, Traveller's Tales, Shiny, Factor 5, Appaloosa, etc. Panorama Cotton proved that you could simulate respectable super scaler effects on the Genesis. Skitchin' is probably even more impressive, though not as attractive. Modern days devs are doing amazing stuff with the ole Genny, though of course, they get the benefit of dev tools that are light years ahead of that they had 30 years ago.
Those games you mentioned are some of the best!
I am always impressed how they make the new games for the old consoles. I tip my hat to the people that are creating these games nowadays.
Beyond oasis is one of tbe best rpg titles ive ever played!❤❤
It is a classic. I always liked it because it was like streets of rage 2 if the perspective was changed.
I had all them games back in the day even after getting a Super Nintendo I still play The Genesis there was something about the Genesis felt more like the Arcades
Same here. I had a tg 16 and my brother had a genesis. I always would play his system when he wasn't home haha
I got my Genesis when It first came out stuck with it no turbo or super Nintendo I am glad I stuck with it in my opinion the best gaming system of the 16 bit era
I agree with that. It is my favorite too. The best sports games were the nhl series. Best ever!
Another great video! Learning so much.
Beyond Oasis is similar 32bit games, and supeior physics impacts!
Yeah it is definitely in its own class, I agree. I always think consoles should wait a bit longer to move onto the next gen so they can maximize their capabilities in games that release late in the systems time period. The games would all be amazing.
@RetroPoweredGaming Or just sell the already developed $49.95 SVP LockOn cart (128KB extra RAM and sound chip) with six top arcade games already made for it!
I love that rendition of Castlevania music, only SOTN does it better. It almost has a synthwave sound to it.
Catlevania games have some of the best soundtracks, and it always amazes me when I play the ost's even 30 years later. Truly a great time when those games were all being released.
Most Strider ports, in those days, were lacking badly, but the Genesis version was impressive.
I agree, the genesis version was made almost arcade perfect considering the limitations. It is still fun to play today too.
Batman TAS
Aladdin
Pitfall
X-Men II: Clone Wars
Aero The Acrobat
Shinobi III
Gargoyles
Pinocchio
The Pagemaster
Mickeymania
etc.
That is a good list!
Some games I felt should have been on the list since they have amazing graphics/backgrounds or push the limits of what the Genesis can do:
Vectorman 1 and 2
Sonic 3D Blast
Ristar
Mortal Kombat 1,2 and 3
Ranger X
Gunstar Heroes
Dynamite Heady
Earthworm Jim 1 and 2
Comix Zone
Alien Solider
Possibly the indie developed games that were released long after the Sega Genesis was finished.
I agree with that assessment. The goal is to do more videos like this and we can consider this first video to be part 1 of a continuing series of best graphics.
I will definitely do another video in the near future of other sega games with the best graphics. Thanks for the input, it is truly appreciated. Out of your list what is your 5 favorites?
@@RetroPoweredGaming , well, though those are good games, I think that you got to recognize Paprium, Demons of Asteborg, and Astebros on this list, along with Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter (even Castlevania: Symphony of the Night's/Demonic Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight's sprites are not as fluid as the sprites that are in Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Demonic Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight is a video game that is on video game systems that are on hardware that is twice as powerful as a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, so that is a VERY impressive feat for Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter), and Pier Solar and the Great Architects (the ending of that game is kind of a very dark downer, perhaps one of the biggest downers, not just in an JRPG, but in ANY video game ever). Yes, four of the five video games are homebrew video games, but they are still VERY much worthy to have spots in any proper Sega Genesis/Mega Drive video game collection.
@@paxhumana2015 See, I appreciate that. There is a lot of games I had no clue were made. Do all of these games have 2d aesthetics?
That is a great point, and thanks. Next time, I will specify if it is original Sega genesis games or new home brews. I think I would be interested in Castle Dracula or mutant fighter.
@@RetroPoweredGaming , yeah, they're all in 2D.
@@paxhumana2015 2d perfection is my favorite style of games.
I buyed Shinobi 3 a few Days ago for my Sega Megadrive ....and i love Gleylancers SoundTrack too.Ranger X looks also Amazing ( but i cant play it ..i have the Genesis Version and the Converter for this Game dont work what i didnt know before 😅) Im not a Disney Fan but World of Illusion looked also amazing .I love my MegaDrive and my SNES ...now im playing Shinobi( that Idaten Track is also 😗👌)
That was a good game purchase. Good call, I will look into Gleylancer cause I forgot about that game and how good it was. Are the converters difficult to use?
Keep in mind that the cartridges display megabits. The actual size in megabytes is the number divided by 8. Nevertheless, it appears that you would have also been an Amiga fan since some of your choices started on the Amiga. I like the Genesis and its Amiga ports.
The Genesis is my favorite system ever, so I agree with the Amiga ports. But, I haven't played the Amiga back then, I did not know any one with that. Everyone I knew after 1985 had NES. It would have been cool to play some of those originals.
@@RetroPoweredGaming Back in the day, I skipped over the NES and Genesis because I had an Amiga. My next console then was a Panasonic 3DO in 1994. However, in the early 2000s, I picked up a Genesis, 32x and Sega CD, which offers some cool experiences.
@@ridiculous_gaming The 3do was awesome. SF2 was awesome on that and I also like the car game where you race and battle each other. I also liked the madden game or whatever football game was on there.
You know, I never played the amiga and nobody I knew had one. Did you like the Amiga?
I've heard so much about flashback. But I've never seen this much footage from it. I really want to try it out now.
After playing flashback in recent years, I like it much better than when I bought it in 1993. It is a cool game and is a bit challenging too. What Genesis games are your favorites?
One of my favorites as a kid
@@ncapone87 What were some of your other favorite sega genesis games back then?
@@RetroPoweredGaming oh jeez, I had so many. All of the Sonics, Streets of Rage 1 and 2, Shinobi, Aladdin, Shining Force, Earthworm Jim, Urban Strike, Castlevania, Sports Talk Baseball and probably many more I can't remember right now. We rented a Genesis or SNES game every weekend
@@ncapone87 The good ol days lol.
Yeah that is a great list.
One of my favorites ever is the NHL series on genesis specifically nhl 95. I am never bored of it haha.
The trouble shooter series impressed me. Especially the 2nd one. Alisia dragoon too has some beautiful art
Oh snap!
I completely forgot about trouble shooter. Good call on that. Honestly, there are so many games with amazing graphics. That just means more videos of similar content in the near future.
Great video. I subbed
Thank you very much it is greatly appreciated. If there are any games you want to see in a video, I am always open for suggestions.
I feel so informed!
Great list! Contra Hard Corps and Vectorman both have great graphics. I'm surprised they didn't get a nod but either way great list you got
Thanks, it is much appreciated. You are correct, and those games have the best graphics.
I figured, there are many other titles like those in the genesis library that I could use in future best graphics videos .
But definitely good call on that.
I'm always open for suggestions, so if there are games you want to see in future videos, let me know.
@RetroPoweredGaming OK great thank you. I agree so many games. They Genesis is my favorite console of all time. So many great games and memories. Streets of Rage 2 and 3 had some great graphics as well
@@michaelfacchini1175 Same here!
Streets of Rage part one had me skipping school lol.
@RetroPoweredGaming 😂 Yup exactly hard to put the Genesis remote down
@@michaelfacchini1175 That is the truth!
Especially if you have 2 player games to play vs or co-op.
Is there a way to turn your microphone volume higher? I find it a little hard to hear you at max volume.
Especially when the advertising smash your eardrums...
Adventures of Batman & Robin and Red Zone should have been mentioned here!
True that, I will put those in a part 2 graphics video. Plus I did not add batman because it was already used in my video for best intro scenes on sega genesis. But, I definitely appreciate the suggestions. I am always open to recommendations.
There are a lot Megadrive games with a size of 24megs, and bigger ones, like Mortal Kombat 3 and UMK3 (edit: both are 32megs). With 40megs, Super Street Fighter 2 is the biggest official Megadrive game. And, just saying, the system is not capable of scaling and rotation!
*some homebrews, hacks and bootlegs are even bigger. Paprium and Ultimate Mortal Kombat Trilogy have a size of 80(!)megs, it's as big as a small Neo Geo game!
"And, just saying, the system is not capable of scaling and rotation!"
Not true, it doesn't have hardware capable of scaling and rotation, but it can be done in software on the CPU. This has been done on games and tech demos. Pier Solar has a mode 7 style effect in the game.
@@AFourEyedGeek the hardware is not capable, that's what I meant. There exist even some official games with rotation effects, like Red Zone, and also scaling can be imitated by making use of different sized sprites, but it's sitill not comparable with real hardware scaling and rotation effects on other consoles.
@@greensun1334 have you seen Pier Solar mode 7 equivalent all done on the CPU? Also search on RUclips for 'Sprite Rotation and scaling demo on Mega Drive', you'll see a scrolling background with multiple scaling and rotating sprites without external hardware.
Not bad for a system that cannot do it.
While the first part of your post is correct (size). The second part...not so much. The Sega Genesis not only has the ability to scale and rotate sprites, but there are plenty of games that were released commercially with these effects. Developers were able to achieve scaling and rotation through software. Here are some games that featured these effects...
1. Red Zone: Features polygonal graphics, scaling, and rotation as normal gameplay, and even includes an FMV.
2. Road Rash 1-3: The track itself, riders, people on the roads, and everything else was done with software scaling.
3. Thunder Force IV: Features fully rotating shots that come from the background to the foreground in a level. There are enemies that move from the background to the foreground as well.
3. Kawasaki Superbike Challenge: This is a fully polygonal based racing game that runs very smoothly for the hardware. Every track has riders that scale from front to back and back to front. The track setpieces are almost entirely made of polygons that scale for the player.
4. Gunstar Heroes: The game has all kinds of sprite manipulation going on generally during boss fights.
5. Panorama Cotton: This game is an absolute feast for the eyes. It successfully emulates what a Super Scaler should look like on a Mega Drive (unlike Space Harrier 2). Albeit in a much smaller way. Unfortunately, it was never released outside of Japan.
Addendum - There are many more examples, but this is getting a bit long, my friend. I encourage you to take a look at the small list of games I have shared as they truly are incredible.
I'd say best graphics in Sega games is in Comix Zone, Ranger-X, Demolition Man, Lion King, Earthworm Jim, Gargoyles and Vectorman.
Ranger-X was amazing at the time. Red Zone also did some amazing things with scaling and rotation on Mega Drive
@@KyleFinlayRed Zone is not actually doing anything as complex as scaling and rotation. It's basically just shifting tiles around and actually looks pretty awful. It covers it up by using extremely dark colors to obscure that fact. I think it is using the edges of triangles to make convincing shorelines, though.
Castlevania Bloodlines is just downright ugly. From ugly, muddy backgrounds to cheesy looking characters. The special effects that everyone gushes about are not that impressive either. Play Sparkster on SNES if you want to see that water reflection trick done convincingly. Play Super Metroid if you want to see how a tilting tower looks and more importantly plays like. The games action isn't even as fast paced as Super Castlevania 4. Try playing through the more difficult second quest where their are way more enemies out their attacking. I am so sick of these ignorant Sega fanboys that think that Genesis games play faster. A games speed has little to do with hardware and there is no "blast processing" either.
@@davidaitken8503 But we talk here about best looking games on Sega Genesis. Why are you trying to start another argue about SNES vs Sega if SNES isn't even mentioned here?
@@drugonI was merely pointing out games from the 16-bit era that do those effects much more convincingly. Konami made both Castlevania Bloodlines and Sparkster so I thought that was a good example to give in particular.
If you want examples of Genesis games that blow away Castlevania Bloodlines visuals that would be a really long list. The game just doesn't look that good. Everything from Shinobi 3, Dynamite Heady, Ranger X, Ristar, Comic Zone, Sonic 1, 2, 3, Knuckles, Gaires, Aladdin, and countless others look much, much better.😃
I think Genesis Castlevania and Contra are the only ones in their respective franchise that has no slowdown (unlike Nintendo the 'Slow-Clown'). And the games are designed simplistic because of that.
I agree with that. Contra Hard Corps is fast af!
No slow down was a big deal back then, it could be a deal breaker.
Yeah, slowdown on Castlevania 4 is brutal at times. A beautiful slide show.
the adventures of batman and robin had probably the best graphics the genesis could pull off. not much different from gunstar though
I agree that it does look amazing. I always try to enjoy that game but after about 30 minutes I'm like ehhh on to the next one haha...But it definitely is a visual showpiece. If there are any games you would like to see in a video let me know, I am always open to suggestions.
@@RetroPoweredGamingI would like to see a video about your graphical top 5 on SNES and PC Engine!
@@greensun1334 Those are definitely on deck. I am working on a pc engine/tg16 video of my favorite soundtracks form the systems.
Any suggestions? I used devils crush in my Halloween episode so that won't be on the list even though it is one of my favorites.
@@greensun1334 Thanks for the suggestions...let me know anytime. It is appreciated.
@@RetroPoweredGamingit should have stoned down the batarangs speed & damage and played out with more melee combat .
It would have been the best game on sega genesis .
But emulating a run & gun is nasty work
Sega Genesis had a lot of incredible games, but unfortunately Sega messed up the things when that one released addons and etc
True that...they were add on obsessed and there were too many peripherals...sega could have been top dogs easily if they played their cards right.
Greatest heavyweights boxing was a good one
I forgot about that one. Is that hat is the Sega Sports title?
Good stuff, man!
Thanks, I appreciate it. If there are any games you want to see in a video let me know. I am always open for suggestions.
Streets of rage 2 takes the cake for me
I agree!
SOR 2 is in my top five or 10 games ever. If I had to make a could only play list for life...it is definitely in there.
*Top 100 gráficos do Mega Drive:*
01. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
02. Vectorman
03. Castlevania Bloodlines
04. Adventures Batman and Robin
05. Comix Zone
06. Gunstar Heroes
07. Toy Story
08. Mickey Mania
09. Earthworm Jim
10. Thunder Force IV
11. Samurai Shodown
12. Earthworm Jim 2
13. Paprium
14. Xenocrisis
15. Demons of Asteborg
16. Astebros
17. Earthion
18. Beyond Oasis
19. Crusader of Centy
20. Aladdin
21. Contra Hard Corps
22. Alien Soldier
23. Garfield
24. Panaroma Cotton
25. Monster World IV
26. Ranger X
27. Dynamite Headdy
28. Virtua Racing
29. Zero Tolerance
30. Duke Nukem 3D
31. Wolfenstein 3D
32. Mega Turrican
33. Donald Maui Mallard
34. Flashback
35. Ristar
36. Sonic 3D BLAST
37. Ballz 3D
38. RedZone
39. Kawasaki Superbike Challenge
40. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
41. Ecco in The Dolphin 2
42. BioHazard Battle
43. Gaiares
44. Eliminate Dawn
45. Gynoug
46. Atomic Runner
47. Battlemania 2
48. The Cursed Knight
49. Streets of Rage 2
50. Streets of Rage 3
51. TMNT Hyperstone Heinst
52. Gleylancer
53. Grind Stormer
54. Magic Girl
55. The Lion King
56. Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
57. Tintin Au Tibet
58. Ultimate MK 3
59. Super Street Fighter 2
60. Batman Forever
61. X-Men 2 Clone Wars
62. Dameon Claw
63. Pirates of Dark Water
64. Robocop vs Terminator
65. Magical Quest 2: The Great Circus
66. The Jungle Book
67. Urban Strike
68. Pinocchio
69. Spots Goes To Hollywood
70. Rocket Knight Adventures
71. I.S.S.Soccer Deluxe
72. Pier Solar
73. Road Rash 2
74. Road Rash 3
75. Lotus 2 Turbo Challenger
76. Another World
77. Real Bout FF Special Genesis
78. Street Racer
79. Mickey World of Illusion
80. NBA Jam TE
81. NBA Hangtime
82. Golf 3D
83. Yu Yu Hackusho
84. Desert Demolation
85. Bugs Bunny Double Trouble
86. Ecco Jr.
87. Sonic The Hedgehog
88. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
89. Strider
90. Vectorman 2
91. Pulseman
92. McDonald's Treasures Land Adventures
93. Spiderman and Venon Separation Anxiety
94. Spiderman and Venon Maximum Carnage
95. Irena Genesis Metal Fury
96. Darius Extra Version
97. Virtua Fighter 2
98. Life on Earth
99. Sub-Terrania
100. Water Margin
Awesome, thanks for the list. It is much appreciated and I will reference it when looking for games to consider making a video on.
I would have ranked streets of rage 2 a bit higher though.
SOR2 is my favorite 16 bit game ever, so I am a bit biased on that one haha.
Thanks again.
Im sorry but unless you were in Japan Strider did not come out in March of 1990. I know because I remember how hard it was to wait until November to get it
Good call, and memory! I looked it up and you were right. November 1990.
lol I think I combined the release of arcade month and sega genesis year.
Let's say Aladdin. Best animation in its time.
Good call, I agree.
Almost cartoon perfect.
The Story of Thor is probably the most impressive game graphically, it looks like a neogeo game
It has great artwork, it reminds me of an updated version of streets of rage 2.
4:21 Out of this World? Is this the same as the legendary Another World?
Hmm that is a good question.
I think it might be. The name difference might be depending on the region it was released.
I remember playing out of this world the first time, and it just relentlessly destroyed me haha. That is one challenging game.
You forgot alien soldier
This is true.
I will be making a series of videos detailing more games with the best graphics, and Alien Soldier is definitely on my radar. That is one of my favorite games on the console.
That game was not even released on Genesis.
@@paulclinton6414true but to me if it is on the mega drive then it counts too haha
Bro didn't play metal squad ...the best track in thunder force 4
I will have to look into that to see which one I missed. But good call on that. I mean, a whole episode could be done on just the soundtrack alone.
@@RetroPoweredGaming true
sega megadrive mate , we are not all american
I hear that and good call. To me they are one in the same but I will be sure to mention that for now on. Sega Genesis and Mega Drive.
Though you still knew what he meant, didn't you?
Eric Lucard? It's not Alucard?
Castlevania? The character or dracula's name? I always thought Dracula was named Alucard.
Saying Bloodlines has some of the best graphics on the system.. is a complete insult to the system. The colors and art are really below average. I have no idea how people think that's good graphics. There's soo much graphic disappointed in Bloodlines.. especially for the year it came out. It straight up has NES color gradients going on.. and a complete LACK of detail. The animation is seriously amateurish. Yeah the music is good, but that has nothing to do with the graphics.
Thanks for the input, and I am impressed how passionate you are about your graphics. I like your attitude!
I was going to do a whole episode on the game with the best graphics ever, that of course would be Jewel Master!
What games would be on your list?
Indeed, the look of Bloodlines was a disappointment, even more for a game from '94. Altrough it had some rarely used graphical effects like highlight/shadow mode, the colors and animations were quite basic. It's the least appealing 16bit Castlevania imo.
@@greensun1334 I agree. But most people who proclaim it one of the most impressive 16-bit games are apparently focussed on a couple of largely pretty standard graphical tricks and little else from what I can tell, most of which actually look a little fugly when considered purely on the end result and artistic merit imo. I mean, even if someone considers it technically accomplished, which it actually is in many ways for a Genesis game, it's really not an aesthetically pleasing game as far as I'm concerned. And as far as I'm concerned, that's actually the most important part to get right. still, a whole lot of Genesis fans seem to consider it a stunner. While personally, I'd say Castlevania IV and Rondo of Blood are far prettier, especially Rondo of Blood that really had the benefit of extra time and experience as evidenced in the clear evolution of the quality of largely the pixel artwork there, even with it being on a console that lacks many of the typical graphical capabilities of the likes of Genesis and especially SNES. It's doing a whole lot with one background layer and largely just some row/line scrolling and sprites faking the rest of background details and such. And that kinda makes it the most impressive graphically to me too for that very reason--because it takes full advantage of the stock console's standard features better than both the Genesis and SNES games push those systems in my opinion. Still, Bloodlines is certainly not a bad game, actually very good, but just not very pretty to my eyes. And rather actually kinda fugly to be honest.
@RetroPoweredGaming I like the graphics/ colors in bloodlines over the look of castlevania 4, the graphics are good in 4 but the world just looks too early super Nintendo imo. Bloodlines had more pop, terrible bosses compared to other castlevania games, like that gear boss. No ranger-x?
@@RetroPoweredGaming Jewel Master? You're a fan of that early 16bit era look? Jewel Master has that charming early 16bit era look. I dunno.. there's a difference between "best graphic" and "I like this aesthetic/look".
On my list? Off the top of my head... Gaiares. To this day, it looks like a SNES game in the color department, and the art for the bosses is amazing (as well as the animations). I'd have to really sit down and think about "best graphics" for the Genesis.
No Zero Tolerance ? Get out of here...
I have to find that game somewhere. I do not own that one. Good call though.
The best looking game from that time period was Yoshis island for me. The game looked incredible.
True that...This was a sega genesis/mega drive video, but when I create a snes best graphics video I will consider adding that to the video. That is a great recommendation. Thanks, it is appreciated.