i graduated high school in 93 and my dad said he was going to give me $1000 for a gift. the sega cd came out and i asked him to get it for me and he didnt want to. i told him if he did he didnt have to pay me the $1000. so he went to EB and spent the $300 for the sega cd (day 1) and i was very happy. i essentially paid $1000 for it lol. i remember it came with willy beamish, a genesis game collection cd that had streets of rage, columns, a sonic game and maybe another game on it. also cd+g. music with graphics...the sample disc had jimmy hendrix, chris isaacs...it was a very exciting time because it was for me the first time games came on cds.
I got a Sega CD in Christmas of '93 and I was adamant about getting the model 1 so I made my mom hunt one down. By that time they were pretty much gone but we managed to find one at a B. Dalton Books. I'm up to 71 CIB titles now but as a kid I only had the model 1 pack-ins, Cliffhanger and Bram Stokers Dracula lol. Still my favorite console. It felt so next gen at the time going from my NES & Genesis.
I love johns videos, its so cool just seeing the excitement on his face, he loves sharing his collection and vast knowledge of games with others, i love that he is not a fake thats just trying to get views, he is the real deal andif your interested in this stuff then no one else out there is better than john at schooling people on games, john if you read this man i just want to thank you for all your time spent on bringing us game lovers these great and informative videos, i would love to visit the room of doom,where can i purchase your dvd collection bro??? . I could listen to john for hours and not get bored, i would love for him to do some original xbox game videos, maybe a neo geo and even a 3do video. More saturn as well
I have most of all the games that u have on the sega cd and till this day sega cd is my favorite system.. Snatcher is one of my favorites... I still play my Sega cd regularly. .. love it
Thanks for posting, great to see what's out there as I only have a few Sega CD games. A bit dizzying camera, I've noticed your recent videos are very refined.
Great collection, man I love the Sega CD. Pretty funny how you nonchalantly mention the sealed Snatcher, nothing to see here folks just a sealed Snatcher...move along now, move along! LOL
Great video! I'm really tempted to pick up Dark Wizard now. The autograph was a cool touch! I also have a signed Mega-CD game, but it's Snatcher and it was Hideo Kojima who signed it when I met him.
Dark Wizard! That is my #1 Sega CD game for sure! I absolutely love the sound track to that game too! I never really hear many people talk about it though!
One of my favourite games on Sega CD back in the day was "Robo Aleste". It's the sequel to the Genesis cartridge, Musha. Basically a bullet-hell game with an amazing soundtrack. I actually have always liked it better than Musha. Did you ever play Robo Aleste? I'm surprised you didn't mention it. I bought a Sega CD originally during the summer of 1993.
I used to own the masked rider , loved it, use to watch the series when I lived on Oahu Hawaii, picked up Japan by rabbit ears loved the series also that game is very collectible to people who know the series, if you ever want to let it go I'd love to have it again.
I love that you mentioned Power Factory. It was one of my 6 or so Sega CD games growing up. I'd TRY to enjoy it... but just end up playing Lethal Enforcers, instead. :)
John thanks for putting this together. I'm completing the NES set, but I've thought of doing Sega CD next. I still have my Sega CD 1 that I bought when I was a kid and have about a dozen games or so. Sonic CD is the best Sonic game in my opinion. I think I may look for Android Assault next.
Awesome channel, John! Sega CDs are indeed rare in Brazil, and I was never fortunate enough to see one. Please make some videos in which you insert the cds and play some games for some minutes from the beginning. Please film the tv and do not stream from the computer. Signed up and enjoying a lot!
I just picked up complete and Pristine copies of Lunar 2 and Shining Force Cd today for somewhere between 500 and 600. I think Keio is unattainable at this point.
I don't think Third World War is for everyone, but I enjoyed it a lot. I spent many hours on it back in the day. One thing I didn't like was how large the save file was. I'd recommend anyone who has it to get the memory expansion cart so they have room to save their games, along with whatever else they play.
+John Hancock Yep that thing is great. Here is the link to the seller on ebay. www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-CD-Backup-RAM-Cart-Sega-CD-Mega-CD-/331855878983?hash=item4d4426db47:g:nHMAAOSwubRXNyeO
+John Hancock Not that you need it, but the Mega Everdrive will also back up Sega CD Saves, on top of being able to run almost every Genesis, 32X and Master System game from a memory card. www.stoneagegamer.com/flash-carts/everdrive-md-genesis-mega-drive/
Been meaning to check out your channel off of MJR. You included most of the good games I can think of for the system. I don't think that highly of Terminator but it was entertaining enough for the 10 bucks I spent on it, wonder if it's shot up in price since then. That Spider-Man game surprised me because I had heard it was bad but it was cheap so I picked it up and I liked it. Keio Flying Squadron and Snatcher are good stuff, but I *ahem* didn't play them on the console. So is Lords of Thunder, got that on Wii VC(TG-16 version). I've heard that the Sega CD version isn't quite as good.
Dungeon Explorer for Sega CD isn't a port. In the credits, it says, Dungeon Explorer Episode #3, and a subtitle for the episode. It's understandable why so many people call it a port (only "Dungeon Explorer" on the case and disc, only one on the Sega CD), but it plays quite differently. And technically, the Saturn and Playstation cases would be like the Sega CD cases... Awesome video, by the way!
I've got a few of the same copies of Sega CD games you have. Nice. Android Assault, Lords of Thunder, Keio: Flying Squadron, Heart of the Alien: Out of this World parts 1 and 2, Lethal Enforcers (incomplete), Final Fight CD, Night Trap (incomplete), The Terminator, Cobra: The Space Adventure, Dark Wizard, Third World War, Lunar: The Silver Star, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, Popful Mail, Vay, Shining Force CD, Snatcher, Road Rash, Eternal Champions (incomplete), Sonic CD (incomplete). I also have the Sega CD RAM cart and the 2nd player Justifier gun. Some other games you might want to find (and copies of what I have; also some not necessarily good games but collectable because of rarity): Mickey Mania, Robo Aleste, The Lawnmower Man, Wild Woody, The Adventures of Willy Beamish, Rise of the Dragon, Road Avenger, Time Gal And I need to find myself a copy of Dungeon Explorer.
All of my cases broke, ALL of them. I removed the covers from all of the inserts (most had manuals there but not all) and cut the top and bottom off, then stuffed them into regular jewel cases. They all looked fine, almost like the design and artwork was made to fit in either type of packaging. Now I have a bunch of broken Saturn cases.
imo monkey island is also a must-have for the sega cd. but mostly get third world war and dune for sega cd. easily 9/10 games. if you like simulation strategy games you will LOVE third world war.
i have a jvc x eye that i found cheap in a local bundle of games. i dont have many games though. as i am low on money and would like to discover some of what the sega cd offers. can i play burn games and play them on my jvc x eye?
Hey John! Question about the Sonic CD Manual. I got this game back in the early 90's when I was a kid. To my eye everything looks and feels legit. The coloring & printing seems right. The card stock seems right. It even has the mail in registration with the enter to win the sweepstakes on the back & the Ecco the Dolphin add. Game & all is complete. However, after page 8 pages 5-8 repeat themselves and then it goes to page 17. So pages 9-16 are missing. Have you heard of this happening before? Could this be a manufacturing mistake? Or could this be fake? Seems hard to believe it being a fake since I bought it in the 90's. If anyone has info please let me know.
The US version of Final Fight CD is censored. Poison and Roxy wear longer clothes so there's no underboob when during their hit-stun animation. The Japanese version is uncensored.
Hey John great video. You missed Road Avenger :) love that game. Still have my mega cd games but no the addon yet. I was wondering to ask you, what do you think of the Mega Drive/Genesis Collected Works book (assuming you have it/heard of) Continue with the awesome videos. Cheers from Portugal.
At some poit you should own one copy, it's a must have for collectors and with your SEGA Genesis collection, it's an item that complements. My las vídeo is an unboxing of it, you can take a peek if you want :) Cheers
There is a small difference in the Sega CD cases versus the Saturn cases. The knobs on the hinges are smaller on the Sega CD cases as are the holes they fit into, so a Saturn front face won't fit on a Sega CD rear case. I saw your other video with the PS1 longbox collection. From what I remember back then, Sony planned to have the ridged cases but didn't have enough stock or possibly the production setup in time for launch. So they bought the Sega CD cases from Sega to supply them for their launch, and they just used them until they ran out. Obviously the ridged cases were more expensive so they moved to the all cardboard case that had the image of the ridges still on them. My guess for the move to music CD cases was multi-purposed cost, size (store shelf space because of the number of titles rapidly releasing and home collection space). You can still see the ridged image on the CD cases behind the inlay. I guess they wanted that ridge to be their signature look.
herohunter81 That could be from left over stock from the change over to the larger type, or someone Frankensteined a non-broken Sega CD case with Saturn inserts.
I just got a Shining Force CD locally for a good price because someone tagged the disc and back of the case with black permanent. Nothing a lil iso couldn't rectify!
Awesome stuff. Great to get a breakdown of the notable Sega CD titles from a collectors perspective. Constructive criticism: Stop moving the camera around so much, it's disorienting and hard to focus on anything visually. Maybe just set the camera up on a tripod or something in front of 1 or 2 of the games, talk about them for a bit, then cut to the next couple games. Love your content but a little more TLC on the video production could do wonders. :)
Neither Popful Mail nor Flink. Back in the days, a reporter wrote "Flink is Super Mario Bros". That's exactly how I felt when I played it. Deja vu. Spider-Man brings something more. Sonic CD brings something more. Demolition Man brings something more. Flink is just a pretty platformer with nothing more.
I'd like to get 4 or 5 Sega CD games as I don't have any. I don't want to spend $400 for a copy of any of them (like Snatcher). So basically I want several "budget" titles.
Played snatcher again a week ago and it's still amazing even today but shining force 3 is the best shining force game in my opinion to bad part 2 and 3 never came out here
1. Snatcher is an overrated non-game visual novel. Rise of the Dragon is a better cyber-punk adventure game. 2. Dark Wizard alone is worth having the system. -also, Justifier gun works for Snatcher.
I disagree on a few titles : - Shining Force. Yes, you read me right, Shining Force. If you've got Shining Force II on cartridge, you don't need the CD version. It's the exact same and the music makes no difference. CD quality music makes a difference on many games (Road Rash, Ecco, Spider-Man, Sonic) but not this one. Check out Lunar Eternal Blue instead. Same for Earthworm Jim "special" edition, there is nothing special about it. At all. - Dungeon Explorer, PC Engine port. It's a shooting game in a dungeon game. Always the same. I don't like it. - Snatcher. Again, you'll hate me for this. I know Snatcher has its fans. I am not one of them. I don't reckon Snatcher qualifies as a video game. I don't mind something different, but this genre ? Meh. For a point and click, I recommand Mansion of Hidden Souls instead. You have one hour to solve a mystery locked inside a haunted house. - For a strategy game, I'd recommand Theme Park by Bullfrog rather than Dark Wizard. I find Dark Wizard complicated. I don't get what I have to do. Theme Park, I understand right away I must make money, and once I start playing it, I can't stop. Theme Park is soooo addictive. I can play Theme Park for hours and hours. Love it. - Terminator ? Sorry, I prefer Demolition Man by a country mile. I know, I know. Everybody says Terminator is one of the best game on the system. Personally, I find it extremely basic, whereas Demolition Man brings so much more action and diversity in the game play with fantastic cutscenes. Once you played Demolition Man, you'll forget about Terminator. - Final Fight. I am not making this on purpose, I swear. I am only trying to be honest with the people who will try and buy these games. If you like Streets Of Rage and Streets Of Rage 2, you'll find Final Fight tasteless. There are so many great brawlers on the Mega Drive, not on the Mega CD. Nevermind. - Eternal Champions. The cartridge version feels neater and warmer than the CD version. I am not objective on this one, I played Eternal Champions quite a lot in the 90s. - For shooters, I recommand MUSHA known as Robo Aleste on the MegaCD over Lord of Thunder (PC Engine port). Aleste is something special. On the MegaCD, it's even more special. Keia is a no-brainer. Fantastic game. - You can't talk about MegaCD without talking about Full Motion Video. I like Crime Patrol. It's cheesy, it's fun. It's avetage at best, but would you rather have something unique or a classic rail shooter like Lethal Enforcers II for instance. I pick Crime Patrol any day, not to mention the fond arcade memories of Mad Dog McCree by yhe same developpers. - Surgical Strike is point blank awful. However Prize Fighter walks on the thin line between genius and insanity. It's a boxing title, filmed in the style of Raging Bull by Scorcese. - Road Avenger. You might dislike Dragon's Lair. Try Road Avenger. It's a racing game, based on some 80s anime, packed with action, on the same principle as Dragon's Lair. That's a great arcade title to have on your MegaCD library. - Sonic CD. First three levels, you may have a bad opinion on this strange Sonic game. From Level 4 (Tidal Tempest) onwards, you may change your mind radically. The music is actually excellent, particularly on the Japanese version. I regret the game is only one hour long because it took me 20 minutes to get into it and actually enjoy it. This installment is something else and it has that MegaCD touch about it. Definitely check out the best selling title on the system. - Lunar Eternal Blue is a phenomenal RPG. Yes, you get interrupted every 15 seconds by a fight. It doesn't matter. This is a master piece from start to finish. Get it. - Flashback. A CD version was released in North America only, although Delphine Software was based in Paris. They changed the original cutscenes and the great atmospheric soundtrack but not for the better I am afraid. It's still Flashback though. The scene on the underground is awesome. - NBA Jam. Great version. Beautiful music. Beats the 32X Tournament Edition in every possible way.
$150 for Flying Squa?? .... I think you got a real good fake ass yeezy 😂 I’d seriously would check that game professionally. I seen a real copy and fake one and wow. It’s scary out there to collect for the Sega cd. Saturn you can’t get away with it, but Sega is troublesome. They even have the JVC Sega logo on the bottom inner cd on the Sega cd fakes 😧
I pull the games out of the original cases and put them in dvd cases with reproduction cover art. then the cases go into climate controlled storage. same with Saturn games
I can't believe sega thought the CD FMV games were a good idea, the video quality Sucks, and is worse then even the first windows AVI video format so much so that even cartoons look like crap and any live action video is totally un watchable.
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i graduated high school in 93 and my dad said he was going to give me $1000 for a gift. the sega cd came out and i asked him to get it for me and he didnt want to. i told him if he did he didnt have to pay me the $1000. so he went to EB and spent the $300 for the sega cd (day 1) and i was very happy. i essentially paid $1000 for it lol. i remember it came with willy beamish, a genesis game collection cd that had streets of rage, columns, a sonic game and maybe another game on it. also cd+g. music with graphics...the sample disc had jimmy hendrix, chris isaacs...it was a very exciting time because it was for me the first time games came on cds.
ralugosi why not take the $1000 and buy a sega cd with 10 games? Hehe
The music for Spiderman VS Kingpin is awesome!
I got a Sega CD in Christmas of '93 and I was adamant about getting the model 1 so I made my mom hunt one down. By that time they were pretty much gone but we managed to find one at a B. Dalton Books. I'm up to 71 CIB titles now but as a kid I only had the model 1 pack-ins, Cliffhanger and Bram Stokers Dracula lol. Still my favorite console. It felt so next gen at the time going from my NES & Genesis.
NBA JAM was really good on the Sega CD. And Terminator is amazing. I'm still sad over my JVC X'EYE. Wish it never got broken.
I love johns videos, its so cool just seeing the excitement on his face, he loves sharing his collection and vast knowledge of games with others, i love that he is not a fake thats just trying to get views, he is the real deal andif your interested in this stuff then no one else out there is better than john at schooling people on games, john if you read this man i just want to thank you for all your time spent on bringing us game lovers these great and informative videos, i would love to visit the room of doom,where can i purchase your dvd collection bro??? . I could listen to john for hours and not get bored, i would love for him to do some original xbox game videos, maybe a neo geo and even a 3do video. More saturn as well
I have most of all the games that u have on the sega cd and till this day sega cd is my favorite system.. Snatcher is one of my favorites... I still play my Sega cd regularly. .. love it
Great collection. Love those games.
Thanks for posting, great to see what's out there as I only have a few Sega CD games. A bit dizzying camera, I've noticed your recent videos are very refined.
Great collection, man I love the Sega CD. Pretty funny how you nonchalantly mention the sealed Snatcher, nothing to see here folks just a sealed Snatcher...move along now, move along! LOL
Great video! I'm really tempted to pick up Dark Wizard now. The autograph was a cool touch! I also have a signed Mega-CD game, but it's Snatcher and it was Hideo Kojima who signed it when I met him.
Dark Wizard! That is my #1 Sega CD game for sure! I absolutely love the sound track to that game too! I never really hear many people talk about it though!
Thank you kindly for this video sir. This is one of my favorite consoles.
That color blue is amazing.
One of my favourite games on Sega CD back in the day was "Robo Aleste". It's the sequel to the Genesis cartridge, Musha. Basically a bullet-hell game with an amazing soundtrack. I actually have always liked it better than Musha. Did you ever play Robo Aleste? I'm surprised you didn't mention it. I bought a Sega CD originally during the summer of 1993.
can you play the kriss kross cd with it in backwards?
I used to own the masked rider , loved it, use to watch the series when I lived on Oahu Hawaii, picked up Japan by rabbit ears loved the series also that game is very collectible to people who know the series, if you ever want to let it go I'd love to have it again.
I love that you mentioned Power Factory. It was one of my 6 or so Sega CD games growing up. I'd TRY to enjoy it... but just end up playing Lethal Enforcers, instead. :)
you forgot to mention snatcher is a blast to play with the gun!
Love third world war, and that spidey game was great with the cut scenes.
i had one on launch and still love it and all time its up there for me but im a huge FMV fan sooooo
Road Rash was a great game.
John thanks for putting this together. I'm completing the NES set, but I've thought of doing Sega CD next. I still have my Sega CD 1 that I bought when I was a kid and have about a dozen games or so. Sonic CD is the best Sonic game in my opinion. I think I may look for Android Assault next.
I love the sega cd cases
Awesome channel, John! Sega CDs are indeed rare in Brazil, and I was never fortunate enough to see one. Please make some videos in which you insert the cds and play some games for some minutes from the beginning. Please film the tv and do not stream from the computer. Signed up and enjoying a lot!
You need more FMV love! It's what made the sega cd great to me. I wish I could find my colors of modern rock.
John, $150 for Keio, I wish my friend. Its about $800-900 now.
4 years later and it doubled in price.
Try $1800/2500 2020 :(
I just picked up complete and Pristine copies of Lunar 2 and Shining Force Cd today for somewhere between 500 and 600. I think Keio is unattainable at this point.
I'd be interested in Kris Kross and inxs. But as you said, just for looking at on a shelf.
I don't think Third World War is for everyone, but I enjoyed it a lot. I spent many hours on it back in the day. One thing I didn't like was how large the save file was. I'd recommend anyone who has it to get the memory expansion cart so they have room to save their games, along with whatever else they play.
Subbed love this old school stuff saw you on metal jessus sorry have disability so typing can be hard for me some times
This and the Saturn are my favorites.
Though you have to exclude a bunch of Sega Cd games to get the best 25 to 30.
There is a homebrew version of the back up cart called the Ultra CD Backup RAM Cart. It has more memory inside it.
Link to where to buy?
+John Hancock Yep that thing is great. Here is the link to the seller on ebay. www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-CD-Backup-RAM-Cart-Sega-CD-Mega-CD-/331855878983?hash=item4d4426db47:g:nHMAAOSwubRXNyeO
+John Hancock Not that you need it, but the Mega Everdrive will also back up Sega CD Saves, on top of being able to run almost every Genesis, 32X and Master System game from a memory card. www.stoneagegamer.com/flash-carts/everdrive-md-genesis-mega-drive/
Thought of getting a sega cd just wish the good games weren't so expensive. Love the big cases and artwork.
I know that's why I mod my Systems 😂
Been meaning to check out your channel off of MJR. You included most of the good games I can think of for the system. I don't think that highly of Terminator but it was entertaining enough for the 10 bucks I spent on it, wonder if it's shot up in price since then. That Spider-Man game surprised me because I had heard it was bad but it was cheap so I picked it up and I liked it.
Keio Flying Squadron and Snatcher are good stuff, but I *ahem* didn't play them on the console. So is Lords of Thunder, got that on Wii VC(TG-16 version). I've heard that the Sega CD version isn't quite as good.
Dungeon Explorer for Sega CD isn't a port. In the credits, it says, Dungeon Explorer Episode #3, and a subtitle for the episode. It's understandable why so many people call it a port (only "Dungeon Explorer" on the case and disc, only one on the Sega CD), but it plays quite differently.
And technically, the Saturn and Playstation cases would be like the Sega CD cases...
Awesome video, by the way!
I've got a few of the same copies of Sega CD games you have.
Nice.
Android Assault, Lords of Thunder, Keio: Flying Squadron, Heart of the Alien: Out of this World parts 1 and 2, Lethal Enforcers (incomplete), Final Fight CD, Night Trap (incomplete), The Terminator, Cobra: The Space Adventure, Dark Wizard, Third World War, Lunar: The Silver Star, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, Popful Mail, Vay, Shining Force CD, Snatcher, Road Rash, Eternal Champions (incomplete), Sonic CD (incomplete).
I also have the Sega CD RAM cart and the 2nd player Justifier gun.
Some other games you might want to find (and copies of what I have; also some not necessarily good games but collectable because of rarity): Mickey Mania, Robo Aleste, The Lawnmower Man, Wild Woody, The Adventures of Willy Beamish, Rise of the Dragon, Road Avenger, Time Gal
And I need to find myself a copy of Dungeon Explorer.
+Watcher3223 just to let you know I have had a complete Sega CD set for over 10 years.
John Hancock Very nice.
Someday, I hope to accomplish that feat. Not a cheap undertaking, as you already know.
All of my cases broke, ALL of them. I removed the covers from all of the inserts (most had manuals there but not all) and cut the top and bottom off, then stuffed them into regular jewel cases. They all looked fine, almost like the design and artwork was made to fit in either type of packaging. Now I have a bunch of broken Saturn cases.
The Sega CD was the console I wanted as a kid but never even played. Tempted to pick one up.
No Ground Zero Texas? hmm.... Nice review John Hancock, I'm a big Sega CD fan and collector.
Third World War is great! Thanks for mentioning it. Have you seen the Japanese cover art? Now that is an interesting sidenote to the game.
Road Avenger was a really good FMV game. Didn't see it in your collection though. Recommend it.
Can you do a 4k remake of this video with gameplay of all the games listed in this video?
Terminator is by far the best game on sega cd imo. Awesome soundtrack, graphics and controls. Simply amazing.
Do you have all the seven disc art variants for lunar? Gotta catch'em all you know?! :)
Thank you Sir, great stuff!
hey, good collection. Something I want to start collecting myself. What about the Sega Collection with Street of Rage, do you have that?
Mr. Big were famous, they had some hits too.
Dose anyone know what the last sega CD game officially released in North America. I am thinking Demolition man in November 1995 but not 100% sure.
imo monkey island is also a must-have for the sega cd. but mostly get third world war and dune for sega cd. easily 9/10 games. if you like simulation strategy games you will LOVE third world war.
You know you're rockin' that Mr. Big video. \m/ I would be.
i have a jvc x eye that i found cheap in a local bundle of games. i dont have many games though. as i am low on money and would like to discover some of what the sega cd offers.
can i play burn games and play them on my jvc x eye?
John, what do you recommend for battery solutions for the Sega CD? I need to replace my battery and wondering what you would use?
Wow, where is road avenger? ⚡
$150 for Keio? It goes for almost 2 grand now, and it’s early 2019
Hey John! Question about the Sonic CD Manual. I got this game back in the early 90's when I was a kid. To my eye everything looks and feels legit. The coloring & printing seems right. The card stock seems right. It even has the mail in registration with the enter to win the sweepstakes on the back & the Ecco the Dolphin add. Game & all is complete. However, after page 8 pages 5-8 repeat themselves and then it goes to page 17. So pages 9-16 are missing. Have you heard of this happening before? Could this be a manufacturing mistake? Or could this be fake? Seems hard to believe it being a fake since I bought it in the 90's. If anyone has info please let me know.
Lol I have the same issue with another game. My Sonic CD manual has all the pages.
imo the 3do version of road rash is by far the best. what do you think john? it also has the same soundgarden soundtrack
I had to get Final Fight CD, as its the only version that's two player. But I also need a PAL back up ram for my Shining Force.
The US version of Final Fight CD is censored. Poison and Roxy wear longer clothes so there's no underboob when during their hit-stun animation.
The Japanese version is uncensored.
the pal version also?
Awesome!!! :D
JOHN
Where did you get your Snake Plisken shirt?
Custom made
Hey John great video. You missed Road Avenger :) love that game. Still have my mega cd games but no the addon yet. I was wondering to ask you, what do you think of the Mega Drive/Genesis Collected Works book (assuming you have it/heard of)
Continue with the awesome videos.
Cheers from Portugal.
Heard it was great. I don't have it
At some poit you should own one copy, it's a must have for collectors and with your SEGA Genesis collection, it's an item that complements. My las vídeo is an unboxing of it, you can take a peek if you want :)
Cheers
Do you think Sega reused the cases from the Sega Cd for the Saturn games? I wonder.
+herohunter81 Interesting point. Or could be sold from third party. PS1 Longboxes used same cases.
There is a small difference in the Sega CD cases versus the Saturn cases. The knobs on the hinges are smaller on the Sega CD cases as are the holes they fit into, so a Saturn front face won't fit on a Sega CD rear case.
I saw your other video with the PS1 longbox collection. From what I remember back then, Sony planned to have the ridged cases but didn't have enough stock or possibly the production setup in time for launch. So they bought the Sega CD cases from Sega to supply them for their launch, and they just used them until they ran out. Obviously the ridged cases were more expensive so they moved to the all cardboard case that had the image of the ridges still on them. My guess for the move to music CD cases was multi-purposed cost, size (store shelf space because of the number of titles rapidly releasing and home collection space). You can still see the ridged image on the CD cases behind the inlay. I guess they wanted that ridge to be their signature look.
+Nicholas Bullock I noticed some of my Sega Saturn Games had different size knobs.
herohunter81 That could be from left over stock from the change over to the larger type, or someone Frankensteined a non-broken Sega CD case with Saturn inserts.
I just got a Shining Force CD locally for a good price because someone tagged the disc and back of the case with black permanent. Nothing a lil iso couldn't rectify!
Iso?
robo aleste should have been on this list
Awesome stuff. Great to get a breakdown of the notable Sega CD titles from a collectors perspective.
Constructive criticism: Stop moving the camera around so much, it's disorienting and hard to focus on anything visually. Maybe just set the camera up on a tripod or something in front of 1 or 2 of the games, talk about them for a bit, then cut to the next couple games.
Love your content but a little more TLC on the video production could do wonders. :)
Snatcher was the best game for the Sega CD IMO I wish Policenauts would have gotten a US release since its a prequel to Snatcher
For what it was masked rider was fun or interesting to go through once but no replay value
Dose anyone know the last sega CD game released in North America?
No Flink for the Immortal??
Neither Popful Mail nor Flink. Back in the days, a reporter wrote "Flink is Super Mario Bros". That's exactly how I felt when I played it. Deja vu. Spider-Man brings something more. Sonic CD brings something more. Demolition Man brings something more. Flink is just a pretty platformer with nothing more.
A dream vision
12:25 Mr Big had Paul Gilbert!!
Surgical Strike is bad? I really enjoyed it. It's one of the best FMV games that I've played.
I'd like to get 4 or 5 Sega CD games as I don't have any. I don't want to spend $400 for a copy of any of them (like Snatcher). So basically I want several "budget" titles.
Have game panic! ?
The Masker Rider (like power rangers) was originally a show from Japan (Kamen Rider), brought here, over dubbed fighting scenes, then human actors
Eternal Champions on the Sega CD also has better controls.
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well we know john loves marky mark
Sonic CD play on Android much more but i still isn't finish them
snatcher! reason enough to own the system that and sonic cd i suppose
that Kriss Kross game tho
OOOHBILLY was here
You can't even buy the keio instructions manual for a $150. .lol...I'm surprised this video was only 3years ago....
I think keio is over $500 now
more like 1100 according to sold listings on ebay
Played snatcher again a week ago and it's still amazing even today but shining force 3 is the best shining force game in my opinion to bad part 2 and 3 never came out here
1. Snatcher is an overrated non-game visual novel. Rise of the Dragon is a better cyber-punk adventure game.
2. Dark Wizard alone is worth having the system.
-also, Justifier gun works for Snatcher.
I disagree on a few titles :
- Shining Force. Yes, you read me right, Shining Force. If you've got Shining Force II on cartridge, you don't need the CD version. It's the exact same and the music makes no difference. CD quality music makes a difference on many games (Road Rash, Ecco, Spider-Man, Sonic) but not this one. Check out Lunar Eternal Blue instead. Same for Earthworm Jim "special" edition, there is nothing special about it. At all.
- Dungeon Explorer, PC Engine port. It's a shooting game in a dungeon game. Always the same. I don't like it.
- Snatcher. Again, you'll hate me for this. I know Snatcher has its fans. I am not one of them. I don't reckon Snatcher qualifies as a video game. I don't mind something different, but this genre ? Meh. For a point and click, I recommand Mansion of Hidden Souls instead. You have one hour to solve a mystery locked inside a haunted house.
- For a strategy game, I'd recommand Theme Park by Bullfrog rather than Dark Wizard. I find Dark Wizard complicated. I don't get what I have to do. Theme Park, I understand right away I must make money, and once I start playing it, I can't stop. Theme Park is soooo addictive. I can play Theme Park for hours and hours. Love it.
- Terminator ? Sorry, I prefer Demolition Man by a country mile. I know, I know. Everybody says Terminator is one of the best game on the system. Personally, I find it extremely basic, whereas Demolition Man brings so much more action and diversity in the game play with fantastic cutscenes. Once you played Demolition Man, you'll forget about Terminator.
- Final Fight. I am not making this on purpose, I swear. I am only trying to be honest with the people who will try and buy these games. If you like Streets Of Rage and Streets Of Rage 2, you'll find Final Fight tasteless. There are so many great brawlers on the Mega Drive, not on the Mega CD. Nevermind.
- Eternal Champions. The cartridge version feels neater and warmer than the CD version. I am not objective on this one, I played Eternal Champions quite a lot in the 90s.
- For shooters, I recommand MUSHA known as Robo Aleste on the MegaCD over Lord of Thunder (PC Engine port). Aleste is something special. On the MegaCD, it's even more special. Keia is a no-brainer. Fantastic game.
- You can't talk about MegaCD without talking about Full Motion Video. I like Crime Patrol. It's cheesy, it's fun. It's avetage at best, but would you rather have something unique or a classic rail shooter like Lethal Enforcers II for instance. I pick Crime Patrol any day, not to mention the fond arcade memories of Mad Dog McCree by yhe same developpers.
- Surgical Strike is point blank awful. However Prize Fighter walks on the thin line between genius and insanity. It's a boxing title, filmed in the style of Raging Bull by Scorcese.
- Road Avenger. You might dislike Dragon's Lair. Try Road Avenger. It's a racing game, based on some 80s anime, packed with action, on the same principle as Dragon's Lair. That's a great arcade title to have on your MegaCD library.
- Sonic CD. First three levels, you may have a bad opinion on this strange Sonic game. From Level 4 (Tidal Tempest) onwards, you may change your mind radically. The music is actually excellent, particularly on the Japanese version. I regret the game is only one hour long because it took me 20 minutes to get into it and actually enjoy it. This installment is something else and it has that MegaCD touch about it. Definitely check out the best selling title on the system.
- Lunar Eternal Blue is a phenomenal RPG. Yes, you get interrupted every 15 seconds by a fight. It doesn't matter. This is a master piece from start to finish. Get it.
- Flashback. A CD version was released in North America only, although Delphine Software was based in Paris. They changed the original cutscenes and the great atmospheric soundtrack but not for the better I am afraid. It's still Flashback though. The scene on the underground is awesome.
- NBA Jam. Great version. Beautiful music. Beats the 32X Tournament Edition in every possible way.
love these videos, but lots of "uhs" and "totally reccomends"
$150 for Flying Squa?? .... I think you got a real good fake ass yeezy 😂
I’d seriously would check that game professionally. I seen a real copy and fake one and wow. It’s scary out there to collect for the Sega cd. Saturn you can’t get away with it, but Sega is troublesome. They even have the JVC Sega logo on the bottom inner cd on the Sega cd fakes 😧
This video was an upload of a video that is years old. My Keio is legit and just shows you how crazy the market got this past 10 years.
cybordg 009 sega cd
I pull the games out of the original cases and put them in dvd cases with reproduction cover art. then the cases go into climate controlled storage. same with Saturn games
If you talking about weird games, why not include PANIC!
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I can't believe sega thought the CD FMV games were a good idea, the video quality Sucks, and is worse then even the first windows AVI video format so much so that even cartoons look like crap and any live action video is totally un watchable.
they may look terrible now but they looked amazing back then.
Your stickers ruin your collection
These are in pretty good condition