Cesar Naranjo Rios google will take u a long way, bud. Show some initiative, u have access to all the world’s knowledge in your pocket. U cant expect strangers to spoon feed u the information. I don’t mean to be offensive by saying this. But it IS a taboo to discuss those methods in detail in public forums like this.
I wanted to like them, the art style and isometric viewpoint was top notch, they were just sooo hard as a kid. I'll have to go back and see if I fare any better
Thanks so much for the video. As a former Nintendo kid and complete Sega newbie I will take your suggestions as a starting point. Can't wait to dive deep into the Mega Drive library for the first time. :)
Some must haves that I don't see anywhere are "Zombies Ate My Neighbors," "Cyberball," and "Shove It." Glad to see Herzog Zwei on your list, amazing game that was ahead of its time.
Such a solid list; I really need to give some of these games a play-through! I can't say I've heard of Crusader of Centy before and it looks super cool!!!
It's a fantastic game. Like he said the animals all have different abilities that can affect you. Your main attack is throwing your sword, and some animals will make it bounce around, freeze enemies, etc. But other animals might make you run faster, etc. Plus it has a banging soundtrack.
I would add Battle Mania Daiginjou (Battle Mania 2) , another great Mega Drive shootemup with Treasure like bosses. Rocket Knight Adventures is my go to title on the Genesis. Its so solid, you just can't fault it.
PULSEMAN And MAGICAL Taluluto💖 (Two Games by GameFreak before their Pokemon Series.) Absolutely gorgeous Games! DRAGON's FURY Best Pinball game ever with crazy Bosses and AMAZING musics. BATMAN & ROBIN (This game looks like a 32 bit games with 3D effects never seen on SNES. Tim Burton Batman (1989 Sunsoft.) TROUBLE SHOOTERS (Batlle mania in japan.) SAMURAI SHOWDOWN superior version compare to Snes. SHADOW Dancers. Because 80's 90's Ninjas were cool. But add a White WolfHound and it's even cooler... Yu YU HAKUSHO one of the best Fighting Game ever. 4 players. By Treasure with real Time ZOOMS FX during Fights. Like Magical Taluluto it is Anime Licence very Famous in Japan that deserves you give it a Shot. Download the Brazilian version for an easier read in menus. (sorry for my English)
Magical Taluluto is so good! I love the music and graphics, the main character is so adorable it made me wanna watch the anime but I can't find it anywhere :/ Also Trouble Shooter Vintage is amazing! I have a reproduction English copy for it I play on my original Genesis. You can get them For about 20$. I also have one of Mega Turrican since the original Mega Turrican is too expensive :)
@@michaelromeo9567 I take your Dragons Fury and raise you with Psycho Pinball by Codemasters. That is THE pinball game on the Megadrive - well in my opinion it is anyway.
@@jamesbarker5535 Nah come on..! what about the musics..!? The bosses! The aesthetics..!? A pinball with boss FIGHTS! Crazy dark fantasy universe! Epic heavy metal solos.. Not the same category bro..
Good list. Some more games, most of which aren't mentioned that much: Panorama Cotton NHL '96 Langrisser II - Masaya Mega Bomberman - Hudson Micro Machines: Turbo Tournament '96 - Codemasters Shining Force II Battle Mania Daiginjou - Vic Tokai Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen - Treasure Mega Turrican - Factor 5 Puyo Puyo Tsuu/Puyo Puyo 2 - Compile (best music) - it's on the JP version apparently! Bare Knuckle 3 (Streets of Rage 3 JP) Flashback: The Quest for Identity - Delphine Software Quackshot starring Donald Duck Twinkle Tale - Zap Earthworm Jim 2 (w/ weapon select hack) - Shiny Entertainment Columns III: Revenge of Columns - Vic Tokai King Colossus The Lost Vikings - Silicon & synapse (more levels, higher res) Phantom 2040 - Hearst Entertainment (various differences) Elemental Master - Technosoft Rolling Thunder 3 - Namco Wiz 'n Liz - Psygnosis Honoo no Doukyuuji: Dodge Danpei - Sega Road Rash 3 - EA Bubba N Stix - Core Pulseman - Game Freak Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster’s Hidden Treasure - Konami Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin Shadow Dancer Chuck Rock II - Core Arcus Odyssey - Wolf Team
It's only a matter of time before the Genesis mini gets hacked. It would make sense to put TMNT Hyperstone Heist on there, and I was surprised Ristar didn't make it there. Also Quackshot should have made the list, but that's just my opinion.
Ahh, closing out with that great Herzog Zwei music. Easily one of the best Genesis soundtracks. Also considered to be one of the first RTS games ever made, even inspiring Command and Conquer and Dune 2. I would add Insector X, Bio Hazard Battle, and Forgotten Worlds to that list of shmups. There are seriously a ton of good shmups for Genesis. Also worth noting that Thunder Force 4 was called Lightening Force in the US if you're trying to track it down. Star Control is a great mashup of top down space action and turn based strategy. Starflight is a really cool space exploration quasi RPG. Target Earth is a great run and gun epic. Final Zone is a weird isometric view action game where your guns are your health bar. Take a hit, loose a weapon. Run out of weapons, you die. Mystic defender is another good action platformer. And I'll finish off with Shadowrun, just to add another RPG. Seriously, Genesis had some good RPGs, people. It wasn't all SNES stuff.
Definitely! I was about to say that as well, but glad to see that I'm not the only one who appreciated Quackshot. It was actually a much better game than Castle Of Illusion, but that one sold better cause Mickey is a more popular character.
@@KenShackler Never played Castle of Illusion but I can vouch that if you have a second player World of Illusion is both pretty and kind of fun. The path diverging based on character selection was really clever but the gameplay was a bit on the slow side for one player only. But yeah, QuackShot was pretty rad!
Genesis had some great RPGs too though, especially SRPGs...Warsong, King's Bounty, Master of Monsters, Dune 2, Gemfire, these deserve a mention since I spent much of my childhood and teenage years playing them.
@@tonymoretti2347 - True, can't wait for the Nintendo Switch remake coming out soon...it includes the excellent sequel that has never been officially localized as well!
@@JohnnyProctor9 Yah I think its called Der Langrisser I played via emulator ,but the English patch wasn't good. Langrisser 2 for Sega how ever the English patch is great . I encourage you to check it out if you haven't played before.
@@tonymoretti2347 - Langrisser 2 was originally released for Mega Drive, but kind of sucked because you could only recruit 4 units each. It was re-released for Super Famicom as Der Langrisser and improved in that you got a quiz in the beginning to give your main character a random class and variable starting stats, including the ability to recruit 5 or 6 units instead of just 4 based upon your answers...I think there were further improvements in the Dramatic Edition for PC and 32-bit consoles, but I'm not certain since it was never translated. I DO however have a fan translation of Langrisser 1 Dramatic Edition for the PC and it's TOTALLY AWESOME!!! Also both 16-bit versions of Langrisser 2 have accurate fan translations now, the bad translation of Der Langrisser was actually an April Fool's joke because people kept on telling the guy translating it to "just run the script through Babelfish and re-insert it", and he did so and released that patch to poke fun at them.
He had mentioned that game in other video and had no problem to say that the SNES are just plain boring. I believe the video was about which versions had better ports, Genesis or SNES. Yeah, I agree, that game is awesome, I played the hack SNES, lol. Would love to get the Genesis hack so I can move the roms over and put the GBA rooms on the SNES mini.
@@shogunfox7141 I'm on the opposite boat... I need to get a snes classic to add to my collection and hack it lol. Got the sega mini and it's fun. Put some SNES co op games on it I play with my wife all the time haha.. Just so I can hold off on getting the SNES classic for now. :)
Dude! Herzog Zwei! That game was awesome! The first time my brother and I rented it it didn't have an instruction book, so it took us an entire weekend to figure out just what was going on or even what kind of game it was. Once we figured it out though, we were hooked! I mean, come on, a 16-bit game where you had to resupply your troops? You didn't even do that in StarCraft. For me this remains one of the greatest RTS games EVER!
Der Langrisser (Warsong), a delightful strategy RPG game. Hard as nails at times, but in the most fun way possible. It challenges you to learn it and beat it and is not unfair about it.
Tiny Toons Buster's Hidden Treasure for sure. Heck, Tiny Toons Acme All-Stars is a super fun arcade style multisport game (Fouls? What are those? 🤣) I heard Garfield Caught in the Act is amazing and totally underrated.
unfortunately a lot of the games you mention are european releases that won't work on the Sega Mini's emulator (the version shipped here in North America), even if you own the Roms. Altho, Phantom 2040, D&R Superman, and Garfield do seem to work.
Damn dude, being one of the fortunate few to have Sega Channel during almost the entire run, I got massive exposure to the Genesis library and you just freaking nailed it. Mad props (do kids still say that?) for adding General Chaos, that game was a gem.
Great topic right here. I'm really suprised that with all of the RUclips videos regarding the Sega Mini within the past few weeks, no one brought up the subject of potentially hacking it and adding games 💯💯💯
Hey I really appreciate your in-depth research and information on these games I enjoy just going through your videos and watching them it brings back the 90s for me
I'm glad you included, and brought light to, Rocket Knight Adventures. One of my top 10 Platformers. Last year, I made it my mission to beat that game inside a week. Couldn't do it, but it's still one of my favorite games. I made it to Axel before I gave up, or else I was going to drive myself insane.
Very solid additions Drunk, those are all fantastic games lol. While on the subject of shooters, 2 often overlooked and extremely fun games are Vic Tokai's entries Trouble Shooter and its Japan-only sequel BattleMania 2. For our action platformer lovers out there, Chakan is a fun if not incredibly difficult/borderline masochistic title by Extended Play Productions. Or if you fancy something a little less hardcore but still odd and enjoyable, Renovation's title Todd's Adventures in Slime World is an interesting pick, as is EA's incredibly fun and unique ghost simulator game, Haunting Starring Polterguy. Lastly, for our RPG enthusiast, the Genesis while not known for a strong RPG library *does* in fact still have quite the enjoyable selection of titles that are often overlooked, some of these titles include Renovation's Exile and Y's III, Sega's AM2 Rent a Hero, Bluesky Software's Shadowrun, and the futuristic graphic novel styled game published by Sigma, PsyOBlade. ...Shit, I got carried away again...thanks for sticking through till the end everyone =p.
Great list of suggestions! I'll surely be adding at least 40 - 60 Genesis games to the mini once we're able. So many great games on Genesis, some of which I didn't discover until my 30s.
They definitely should have included Herzog Zwei in the original Mini. Definitely my most played Genesis game of all time (probably only NHL 94 could compete with it). The only problem with Herzog Zwei is that the computer AI is sort of simple; once you figure out the controls of the game, you should basically win every round, and the escalating levels of difficulty are just giving the computer opponent more resources, not more intelligence. On the other hand, if you and another person become really good at Herzog Zwei, then it becomes un-winnable. A friend of mine and I ended up in a 5 hour stalemate one time. Still, a very fun game that I wish had been popular enough to get a sequel with improved computer responses.
I only discovered the ability to add games to my Megadrive mini this week. As soon as I heard about Project Lunar I was on it. I'm not adding too many games at once - don't want to be over faced - but made a solid start with the following: - Aladdin - Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament. Although you need to run it through Retro Arch which is already installed on Project Lunar - Psycho Pinball - easily the best Pinball game on the Megadrive but needs to be run via Retro Arch - Robocop Vs Terminator - I enjoy a bit of gore! - Rocket Knight Adventures - can't believe this wasn't included on the mini anyway! - Sensible Soccer International Edition - Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe. Has to be the PAL version with better sound fx and music in game - Sunset Riders - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Hyperstone Heist - again needs to be run via Retro Arch; and - Thunderforce IV - why they put the 3rd one on instead is beyond me Not a bad start and I'm already making a list for my next batch of uploads.
@@Invidente7 Yup - it's actually the only version I've seen the credits of. It's not bug free but only once did I need to revert to a backed up save file to continue due to a memory constraint related issue. It'd be a complete non issue if I was generating the odd save state here and there (I played through on real hardware).
Got mine on pre-order. The stock list is enough to keep me busy for awhile but I already have many of these in reserve ready to load. Great video as always Drunk.
Kudos for mentioning General Chaos and the Mutant League games! QuackShot, Gauntlet IV (which is not only the best classic Gauntlet game ever, but has one of the best soundtracks of the 4th generation), Ghostbusters, Captain America and the Avengers (a guilty pleasure of mine), the Mortal Kombat series, Cool Spot, Desert/Jungle Strike, Batman (by Sunsoft) and the Adventures of Batman & Robin would be among the few games I'd add.
I have a rom for it, but it doesn't work with the mini's emulator. Oh well. I saved it in my game folder for when I have time to try and run it with some other emulators
I'd add QuackShot and Batman Returns. Yep, it seems nobody likes the Genesis' Batman Returns (especially compared to the SNES one) but I really like it. And don't forget Mortal Kombat with the real bloody fatalities.
Dungeons And Dragons won't get on there because of licensing issues. Yes, I know I said that multiple times in this comment section, but I'm pretty sure it HAS to be mentioned.
2 Crude Dudes, Hard Drivin, Super Street Fighter II New Challengers, Batman, Batman Returns, The Terminator, Terminator 2 Judgment Day, T2 Arcade Game, NHL 94, Turrican, Universal Soldier, TMNT Tournament Fighters, MMPR, MMPR The Movie. VR Troopers, Taz Mania, Mercs, Robocop VS Terminator, Alien Storm, Madden NFL 96, World Series Baseball 94, James Pond Robocod, Sonic 3D Blast, that's more than 13 good games to add!!!
Aladdin's probably not on it because Disney would rather milk people's nostalgia and overcharge people for a bundle of it and Lion King on current-gen platforms
Apparently they were right to do so because the compilation briefly made the bestseller's list somehow. Square did the same thing with Collection of Mana proving there are tons of fools out there willing to pay obscene prices for ancient roms.
Good list of games you suggested. For all the games they included, there were a bunch I was disappointed didn't make it. I won't give an extensive list, but some games I like that didn't make it are Mega Turrican, Rolling Thunder 2 and 3, and Phelios.
General Chaos is an incredible game from memory. Rocket Knight Adventures is pure class and Herzog Zwei is god level, the first real time strategy game. My mind was blown.
Other than Sonic 3 & Knuckles, I would be happy with only three additions: 1) Rocket Knight Adventures 2) Rocket Knight Adventures 3) ROCKET KNIGHT ADVENTURES btw, in case you didn't notice, I love Rocket Knight Adventures
@Iamasillyboy Yesiam Yes, but we're talking about Genesis games, and tbh I don't like the Genesis version of Sparkster nearly as much as I do RKA. The SNES version, however, is practically as good as RKA, with awesome level design and the fun factor that the first game had, only a bit harder. If I had a SNES mini and I knew how to hack it, I'd definitely include Sparkster.
Great picks, super eclectic lineup you chose there. I agree 100% with Thunder Force 4. Really odd that they left that one out. It's one of the best retro shmups, period. And I agree with some of the others here in saying that Batman and Robin is a must, although I understand that licencing issues is no doubt the reason it was left out.
TF4 is one of those Genesis game that looks and sounds almost like a Neo-Geo game. Simply incredible what Technosoft achieved with it even though the performance really suffers in spots.
@@Prizrak-hv6qk Actually, there are no performance issues on the PAL version as it was better optimised. The NA version Lightening Force had major slow down issues though.
@@Prizrak-hv6qk Yeah, it is odd. But I did a Maniac run of the game a few years ago and it runs smooth as silk, barely any slowdown at all. I played the PAL version on original hardware. You can find it here if you are curious: ruclips.net/video/eUltIpGreIs/видео.html
Solid list... Mutant Football League is a must have. Also the original makers of the game have Mutant Football League on everything including the Switch, and it's fantastic. The early beta versions didn't feel right, but they've really nailed the classic arcade game play feel.
"I'm disqualifying sequels or games included in other regions." *Proceeds to include Alien Soldier* 😓🤣 ALL your aforementioned titles should be included 100%. I must say that Gauntlet IV should've been here front and center to commemorate M2 and Sega's first collaboration. Better than arcade perfect with an AMAZING in-game soundtrack and an added Quest mode. A certified grand slam! Why isn't here?! My Asian Mega Drive Mini can't seem to arrive fast enough today!
Man I love general chaos! Such an underrated game. The real fun in that game is the couch co-op because you get to ditch the cursor and just control the soldiers instead of pointing to where you want them to go. It's the same control scheme as if you pick the team with only 2 soldiers in it while you're playing 1 player. One of my favorite Sega games of all time.
I used to think Aladdin on the snes was the better game, but in when you look at it, it is just another typical platformer when the genesis version is unique with its maze like level design and hidden areas and item hunt similar to donkey kong country games. the animation is just a bonus.
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Google Project Lunar.
Wink wink ;)
It's why I picked up a Mini this week. Great list!
Hakchi2 ce 3.7 works for Genesis mini too now
How exactly do you add these games to your sega genesis mini?
Cesar Naranjo Rios google will take u a long way, bud. Show some initiative, u have access to all the world’s knowledge in your pocket. U cant expect strangers to spoon feed u the information. I don’t mean to be offensive by saying this. But it IS a taboo to discuss those methods in detail in public forums like this.
Rocket knight adventures is sooo good. I played it a few months ago. Superb platformer.
Yup i played it to its like Sonic & Sparkster
I had the French version of Soleil (Crusaders of Centy) on my Mega Drive in the 90s. Still holds up.
Alien soldier, Thunder force 4, Bio hazard battle, Rocket knight adventure, Musha, Gleylancer, Ranger X, Eliminate down, Gaiares, Gymoug, Steel empire, Atomic runner, Turtles hyperstone heist, Arrow flash, Golden axe 2 and Aladdin.
If you're gonna put thunder force and bio hazard battle in the mix then you need Hellfire as well...my favorite shoot em up
Gleylancer, more like gaylancer amirite ?
Why I love this channel? Because more often then not you showcase a game I end up wanting to add to my collection! Great stuff, drunk!
Precisely!!!
Exactly!!!
Agreed. This dude knows his stuff. Always delivers.
Dude. The Strike games! Jungle, Urban, Desert
Just what I was thinking
jungle strike was the business.
I fucking loved those games.
I wanted to like them, the art style and isometric viewpoint was top notch, they were just sooo hard as a kid. I'll have to go back and see if I fare any better
@@hotdoggington6962 game genie
Thanks so much for the video. As a former Nintendo kid and complete Sega newbie I will take your suggestions as a starting point. Can't wait to dive deep into the Mega Drive library for the first time. :)
Nice Snes was the best. I passed many konami games especially Rocket knight.
Some must haves that I don't see anywhere are "Zombies Ate My Neighbors," "Cyberball," and "Shove It." Glad to see Herzog Zwei on your list, amazing game that was ahead of its time.
Hell yes, Zombies Ate My Neighbors! And if you have a SNES Classic (or play SNES games on your Genesis Mini), add Ghoul Patrol.
Such a solid list; I really need to give some of these games a play-through!
I can't say I've heard of Crusader of Centy before and it looks super cool!!!
It's a fantastic game. Like he said the animals all have different abilities that can affect you. Your main attack is throwing your sword, and some animals will make it bounce around, freeze enemies, etc. But other animals might make you run faster, etc. Plus it has a banging soundtrack.
@@EmoKillsBest All this sounds great! Perhaps I'll find a good song or two to sample within the soundtrack for my upcoming project...
Herzog was awesome. The best blind budget purchase i ever made as a kid. I also recommend the immortal and gain ground
I would add Battle Mania Daiginjou (Battle Mania 2) , another great Mega Drive shootemup with Treasure like bosses. Rocket Knight Adventures is my go to title on the Genesis. Its so solid, you just can't fault it.
Came here to say this
PULSEMAN And MAGICAL Taluluto💖 (Two Games by GameFreak before their Pokemon Series.) Absolutely gorgeous Games!
DRAGON's FURY Best Pinball game ever with crazy Bosses and AMAZING musics.
BATMAN & ROBIN (This game looks like a 32 bit games with 3D effects never seen on SNES.
Tim Burton Batman (1989 Sunsoft.)
TROUBLE SHOOTERS (Batlle mania in japan.)
SAMURAI SHOWDOWN superior version compare to Snes.
SHADOW Dancers. Because 80's 90's Ninjas were cool. But add a White WolfHound and it's even cooler...
Yu YU HAKUSHO one of the best Fighting Game ever. 4 players. By Treasure with real Time ZOOMS FX during Fights.
Like Magical Taluluto it is Anime Licence very Famous in Japan that deserves you give it a Shot. Download the Brazilian version for an easier read in menus. (sorry for my English)
Magical Taluluto is so good! I love the music and graphics, the main character is so adorable it made me wanna watch the anime but I can't find it anywhere :/
Also Trouble Shooter Vintage is amazing! I have a reproduction English copy for it I play on my original Genesis. You can get them For about 20$. I also have one of Mega Turrican since the original Mega Turrican is too expensive :)
@@michaelromeo9567 I take your Dragons Fury and raise you with Psycho Pinball by Codemasters. That is THE pinball game on the Megadrive - well in my opinion it is anyway.
@@jamesbarker5535 Nah come on..! what about the musics..!? The bosses! The aesthetics..!? A pinball with boss FIGHTS!
Crazy dark fantasy universe!
Epic heavy metal solos.. Not the same category bro..
General Chaos has some of my favorite cover art. It's been glued to memory since first seeing it at Stage 1 Video circa 1992...
Good list. Some more games, most of which aren't mentioned that much:
Panorama Cotton
NHL '96
Langrisser II - Masaya
Mega Bomberman - Hudson
Micro Machines: Turbo Tournament '96 - Codemasters
Shining Force II
Battle Mania Daiginjou - Vic Tokai
Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen - Treasure
Mega Turrican - Factor 5
Puyo Puyo Tsuu/Puyo Puyo 2 - Compile (best music) - it's on the JP version apparently!
Bare Knuckle 3 (Streets of Rage 3 JP)
Flashback: The Quest for Identity - Delphine Software
Quackshot starring Donald Duck
Twinkle Tale - Zap
Earthworm Jim 2 (w/ weapon select hack) - Shiny Entertainment
Columns III: Revenge of Columns - Vic Tokai
King Colossus
The Lost Vikings - Silicon & synapse (more levels, higher res)
Phantom 2040 - Hearst Entertainment (various differences)
Elemental Master - Technosoft
Rolling Thunder 3 - Namco
Wiz 'n Liz - Psygnosis
Honoo no Doukyuuji: Dodge Danpei - Sega
Road Rash 3 - EA
Bubba N Stix - Core
Pulseman - Game Freak
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster’s Hidden Treasure - Konami
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
Shadow Dancer
Chuck Rock II - Core
Arcus Odyssey - Wolf Team
Alianger I would also add Ecco, but I’m definitely biased
General Chaos!!!!!!! Loved the shit out of that game as a kid!
Me too! Played the fuck outta that game as a kid.
Hell yeah General Chaos was probably the first srpg I ever played and it got me into the genre
Yea loved it on my amiga
Hogs of War on the PSX was kind of like a spiritual successor to General Chaos.
Organized by appearance in video timeline: (Please thumbs up for others)
[1:10] Splatterhouse 2
[1:45] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyperstone Heist
[2:15] Aladdin
[2:44] X-Men 2: The Clone Wars
[3:17] General Chaos
[3:52] Shoot-em-ups! (Gleylancer, Gaiares, Eliminate Down, Steel Empire)
[4:37] Ranger-X
[4:59] Alien Soldier
[5:18] Mutant League Hockey/Football
[5:57] Ristar
[6:31] Rocket Knight Adventures
[7:10] Crusader of Centy (Soleil)
[7:46] Herzog Zwei
It's only a matter of time before the Genesis mini gets hacked. It would make sense to put TMNT Hyperstone Heist on there, and I was surprised Ristar didn't make it there. Also Quackshot should have made the list, but that's just my opinion.
Hyperstone Heist hell yeah!
@@mattjindrak hey there! I love your name btw 😎😉👍
Thank you!
@@mattjindrak you're very welcome. Are you a boy or a girl, if you mind me asking?
@@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate very thankful that I'm a dude
The good thing is there are LOTS of awesome Genesis games to choose from.
And I thought I was the only one that liked general chaos! Its such a good time!
Ahh, closing out with that great Herzog Zwei music. Easily one of the best Genesis soundtracks. Also considered to be one of the first RTS games ever made, even inspiring Command and Conquer and Dune 2.
I would add Insector X, Bio Hazard Battle, and Forgotten Worlds to that list of shmups. There are seriously a ton of good shmups for Genesis. Also worth noting that Thunder Force 4 was called Lightening Force in the US if you're trying to track it down.
Star Control is a great mashup of top down space action and turn based strategy. Starflight is a really cool space exploration quasi RPG. Target Earth is a great run and gun epic. Final Zone is a weird isometric view action game where your guns are your health bar. Take a hit, loose a weapon. Run out of weapons, you die. Mystic defender is another good action platformer. And I'll finish off with Shadowrun, just to add another RPG. Seriously, Genesis had some good RPGs, people. It wasn't all SNES stuff.
I would add QuackShot Starring Donald Duck to this list.
Definitely! I was about to say that as well, but glad to see that I'm not the only one who appreciated Quackshot. It was actually a much better game than Castle Of Illusion, but that one sold better cause Mickey is a more popular character.
@@KenShackler Never played Castle of Illusion but I can vouch that if you have a second player World of Illusion is both pretty and kind of fun. The path diverging based on character selection was really clever but the gameplay was a bit on the slow side for one player only.
But yeah, QuackShot was pretty rad!
Is it a good game
Yes! I added that and thought it would suck, but added it anyway
Tried it out and it was actually good to my surprise
Genesis had some great RPGs too though, especially SRPGs...Warsong, King's Bounty, Master of Monsters, Dune 2, Gemfire, these deserve a mention since I spent much of my childhood and teenage years playing them.
Finally a guy on RUclips that knows Warsong! Best game in the 16 bit era bar none it kills Final Fantasy
@@tonymoretti2347 - True, can't wait for the Nintendo Switch remake coming out soon...it includes the excellent sequel that has never been officially localized as well!
@@JohnnyProctor9 Yah I think its called Der Langrisser I played via emulator ,but the English patch wasn't good. Langrisser 2 for Sega how ever the English patch is great . I encourage you to check it out if you haven't played before.
@@tonymoretti2347 - Langrisser 2 was originally released for Mega Drive, but kind of sucked because you could only recruit 4 units each. It was re-released for Super Famicom as Der Langrisser and improved in that you got a quiz in the beginning to give your main character a random class and variable starting stats, including the ability to recruit 5 or 6 units instead of just 4 based upon your answers...I think there were further improvements in the Dramatic Edition for PC and 32-bit consoles, but I'm not certain since it was never translated. I DO however have a fan translation of Langrisser 1 Dramatic Edition for the PC and it's TOTALLY AWESOME!!! Also both 16-bit versions of Langrisser 2 have accurate fan translations now, the bad translation of Der Langrisser was actually an April Fool's joke because people kept on telling the guy translating it to "just run the script through Babelfish and re-insert it", and he did so and released that patch to poke fun at them.
YAS King's Bounty ! And the remastered PS2 version called "Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff" is even better.
And Robocop vs Terminator.... That game never gets any love
Great game
He had mentioned that game in other video and had no problem to say that the SNES are just plain boring. I believe the video was about which versions had better ports, Genesis or SNES. Yeah, I agree, that game is awesome, I played the hack SNES, lol. Would love to get the Genesis hack so I can move the roms over and put the GBA rooms on the SNES mini.
That one won't be on there because of licensing issues. Those two are owned by different people, & companies.
One my favourite game from 16bit era, good choice.
@@shogunfox7141 I'm on the opposite boat... I need to get a snes classic to add to my collection and hack it lol. Got the sega mini and it's fun. Put some SNES co op games on it I play with my wife all the time haha.. Just so I can hold off on getting the SNES classic for now. :)
I'm so happy you brought up general chaos. My brother and I played the crap out of that game.
Really wish the Genesis Mini had Pirates! Gold.
Martin Van Buren what an awkward title
@@conorburke1999 Awkward, perhaps. But I agree with Martin. I had hella fun with it as a kid and still play it once in a while today!
@@conorburke1999 Yeah, that's the problem of it really being the gold edition of Pirates!
Great game though
@@conorburke1999 "Pie ass"
Stonetown3487 It really is.
General Chaos, Boogerman, and Xmen 2 are the first ones going on for me. Spent many hours playing those when I was a kid.
I’m so glad you mentioned Herzog Zwei! It feels like everyone forgets that one! Thanks for the video!
Me and my friend loved Herzog Zwei
Twinkle Tale, a Japanese import, is one of the best Genesis offerings in my opinion.
Dude! Herzog Zwei! That game was awesome! The first time my brother and I rented it it didn't have an instruction book, so it took us an entire weekend to figure out just what was going on or even what kind of game it was. Once we figured it out though, we were hooked! I mean, come on, a 16-bit game where you had to resupply your troops? You didn't even do that in StarCraft. For me this remains one of the greatest RTS games EVER!
Der Langrisser (Warsong), a delightful strategy RPG game. Hard as nails at times, but in the most fun way possible. It challenges you to learn it and beat it and is not unfair about it.
Sega Genesis was my childhood and still love and play it today! The games it had were Awesome!
Having Landstalker inside was such a surprise. Thanks to my gf who gifted me this awesome mini console.
Wiz n Liz is one of the first I'll be putting on mine when it's hacked. Can't wait to go through the library and pick all my faves!
Phantom 2040
Buster's Hidden treasure
Death and Return of Superman
Garfield: Caught in The act.
Power Rangers movie tie in
Earthworm Jim 2
Tiny Toons Buster's Hidden Treasure for sure. Heck, Tiny Toons Acme All-Stars is a super fun arcade style multisport game (Fouls? What are those? 🤣) I heard Garfield Caught in the Act is amazing and totally underrated.
Tiny Toons Busters Hidden Treasure... I despise that game, one of the worst platformers in my opnion
unfortunately a lot of the games you mention are european releases that won't work on the Sega Mini's emulator (the version shipped here in North America), even if you own the Roms. Altho, Phantom 2040, D&R Superman, and Garfield do seem to work.
Damn dude, being one of the fortunate few to have Sega Channel during almost the entire run, I got massive exposure to the Genesis library and you just freaking nailed it. Mad props (do kids still say that?) for adding General Chaos, that game was a gem.
Great topic right here. I'm really suprised that with all of the RUclips videos regarding the Sega Mini within the past few weeks, no one brought up the subject of potentially hacking it and adding games 💯💯💯
Hey I really appreciate your in-depth research and information on these games I enjoy just going through your videos and watching them it brings back the 90s for me
Pulseman, NHL '94, Micro Machines: Turbo Tournament '96, NBA Jam: TE, Pirates! Gold, Dune 2, Jungle Strike, The Punisher, Shadowrun, Mickey Mania, Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
I'm glad you included, and brought light to, Rocket Knight Adventures. One of my top 10 Platformers.
Last year, I made it my mission to beat that game inside a week. Couldn't do it, but it's still one of my favorite games.
I made it to Axel before I gave up, or else I was going to drive myself insane.
speaking of Aladdin, remember The Lion King? what a game son.
Very solid additions Drunk, those are all fantastic games lol.
While on the subject of shooters, 2 often overlooked and extremely fun games are Vic Tokai's entries Trouble Shooter and its Japan-only sequel BattleMania 2. For our action platformer lovers out there, Chakan is a fun if not incredibly difficult/borderline masochistic title by Extended Play Productions. Or if you fancy something a little less hardcore but still odd and enjoyable, Renovation's title Todd's Adventures in Slime World is an interesting pick, as is EA's incredibly fun and unique ghost simulator game, Haunting Starring Polterguy.
Lastly, for our RPG enthusiast, the Genesis while not known for a strong RPG library *does* in fact still have quite the enjoyable selection of titles that are often overlooked, some of these titles include Renovation's Exile and Y's III, Sega's AM2 Rent a Hero, Bluesky Software's Shadowrun, and the futuristic graphic novel styled game published by Sigma, PsyOBlade.
...Shit, I got carried away again...thanks for sticking through till the end everyone =p.
Seconding battle mania 2 (trouble shooter 2). My personal favorite genesis game
Great list of suggestions! I'll surely be adding at least 40 - 60 Genesis games to the mini once we're able. So many great games on Genesis, some of which I didn't discover until my 30s.
I would add
Desert Strike
Mega Turrican
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Whose bad?
@@EvsColeto [woo's in creepy voice]
They definitely should have included Herzog Zwei in the original Mini. Definitely my most played Genesis game of all time (probably only NHL 94 could compete with it). The only problem with Herzog Zwei is that the computer AI is sort of simple; once you figure out the controls of the game, you should basically win every round, and the escalating levels of difficulty are just giving the computer opponent more resources, not more intelligence. On the other hand, if you and another person become really good at Herzog Zwei, then it becomes un-winnable. A friend of mine and I ended up in a 5 hour stalemate one time. Still, a very fun game that I wish had been popular enough to get a sequel with improved computer responses.
"Growl" is one nobody talks about that i really like. also "Mercs" is awesome, and not talked about much
I love Growl! Just featured it in my How to Mod the Mini video. ;-)
I only discovered the ability to add games to my Megadrive mini this week. As soon as I heard about Project Lunar I was on it. I'm not adding too many games at once - don't want to be over faced - but made a solid start with the following:
- Aladdin
- Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament. Although you need to run it through Retro Arch which is already installed on Project Lunar
- Psycho Pinball - easily the best Pinball game on the Megadrive but needs to be run via Retro Arch
- Robocop Vs Terminator - I enjoy a bit of gore!
- Rocket Knight Adventures - can't believe this wasn't included on the mini anyway!
- Sensible Soccer International Edition
- Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe. Has to be the PAL version with better sound fx and music in game
- Sunset Riders
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Hyperstone Heist - again needs to be run via Retro Arch; and
- Thunderforce IV - why they put the 3rd one on instead is beyond me
Not a bad start and I'm already making a list for my next batch of uploads.
Everyone forgets Battle Mania Daiginjou
I'll keep that one in mind
Ranger X was such an awesome game
General chaos is so good but no one ever talks about it
Mutant League Football is a very nostalgic one for me, I absolutely love that game
Andwn's Cave Story port deserves to be added. I just finished a playthrough; it's absolutely fantastic
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It can be finished?!
@@Invidente7 Yup - it's actually the only version I've seen the credits of. It's not bug free but only once did I need to revert to a backed up save file to continue due to a memory constraint related issue. It'd be a complete non issue if I was generating the odd save state here and there (I played through on real hardware).
Got mine on pre-order. The stock list is enough to keep me busy for awhile but I already have many of these in reserve ready to load. Great video as always Drunk.
You always seem to be on point, the only other games I would've added are Sparkster (the sequel to rocket knight on SEGA), Dragon Fury & The Punisher
Shin Kazama Dragon’s Fury! Good call!
Kudos for mentioning General Chaos and the Mutant League games! QuackShot, Gauntlet IV (which is not only the best classic Gauntlet game ever, but has one of the best soundtracks of the 4th generation), Ghostbusters, Captain America and the Avengers (a guilty pleasure of mine), the Mortal Kombat series, Cool Spot, Desert/Jungle Strike, Batman (by Sunsoft) and the Adventures of Batman & Robin would be among the few games I'd add.
General chaos is a great game that not many people talk about.
I suck at this game.
I have a rom for it, but it doesn't work with the mini's emulator. Oh well. I saved it in my game folder for when I have time to try and run it with some other emulators
I'd add QuackShot and Batman Returns. Yep, it seems nobody likes the Genesis' Batman Returns (especially compared to the SNES one) but I really like it. And don't forget Mortal Kombat with the real bloody fatalities.
You did it , man! A total agree to the list. And more of course hehe.
Wiz and Liz was a game I was addicted to as a kid. Also Jungle/Desert Strike.
Tyrants ' fight through time ' That was my favorite Genesis game . It amazes me how much Tyrants got overlooked.
Great picks! I would also say Zombies Ate My Neighbors, WWF Royal Rumble, Outrun, and Mortal Kombat (does it really matter which, haha?)
As usual your videos defines my late-night-show - today I will enjoy my Sega Genesis (Megadrive here in Brazil)
Trouble Shooter (aka Battle mania)
MUSHA
Dungeon and Dragons: WOTES
Mortal Kombat
Flashback
Urban Strike
OMG D&D WOTES is an awesome game, I used to play it with my friend Billy Caldwell. Long ago.
The Strike series (Urban, Desert, Jungle) is so underrated!
Ditto on Dungeon and Dragons: WOTES. That game is under appreciated. A rare gem that is still hidden.
Chiming in with another vote for WOTES. Great game!
Dungeons And Dragons won't get on there because of licensing issues. Yes, I know I said that multiple times in this comment section, but I'm pretty sure it HAS to be mentioned.
Great content as always keep up the good work
Hope the rest of your day goes great as well!
2 Crude Dudes, Hard Drivin, Super Street Fighter II New Challengers, Batman, Batman Returns, The Terminator, Terminator 2 Judgment Day, T2 Arcade Game, NHL 94, Turrican, Universal Soldier, TMNT Tournament Fighters, MMPR, MMPR The Movie. VR Troopers, Taz Mania, Mercs, Robocop VS Terminator, Alien Storm, Madden NFL 96, World Series Baseball 94, James Pond Robocod, Sonic 3D Blast, that's more than 13 good games to add!!!
Aladdin's probably not on it because Disney would rather milk people's nostalgia and overcharge people for a bundle of it and Lion King on current-gen platforms
Don't think that's the reason there was some Disney games on it.
My brother got that, He spent 30 dollars on it.... for PS4
Apparently they were right to do so because the compilation briefly made the bestseller's list somehow. Square did the same thing with Collection of Mana proving there are tons of fools out there willing to pay obscene prices for ancient roms.
Do you realize how unbelieveably stupid what you wrote is? The Genesis mini was literally made to milk peoples nostalgia.
Good list of games you suggested. For all the games they included, there were a bunch I was disappointed didn't make it. I won't give an extensive list, but some games I like that didn't make it are Mega Turrican, Rolling Thunder 2 and 3, and Phelios.
My pick for game left out is Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie
Hamp Connell I loved that game as a kid...but now not so much.
THIS was the beat em up I grew up with. Superb multiplayer game
General Chaos is an incredible game from memory. Rocket Knight Adventures is pure class and Herzog Zwei is god level, the first real time strategy game. My mind was blown.
Rock N Roll Racing
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
B.O.B
Those games were only on Snes.
@@fidelsolis6070 no, genesis too
I owned Rock N Roll Racing on Mega Drive
Wow, am so glad a bought a genesis mini! All thoses games looks awesome!!
some good Japanese MD/Gen games to add: Cotton, Langrisser 1 and 2, Surging Aura
I think you did a great job with this video man. I would add Panorama Cotton since it's such a miracle of a game.
Other than Sonic 3 & Knuckles, I would be happy with only three additions:
1) Rocket Knight Adventures
2) Rocket Knight Adventures
3) ROCKET KNIGHT ADVENTURES
btw, in case you didn't notice, I love Rocket Knight Adventures
God yes. The original Rocket Knight Adventures is, possibly, the best 16-bit era games ever made.
@Iamasillyboy Yesiam Yes, but we're talking about Genesis games, and tbh I don't like the Genesis version of Sparkster nearly as much as I do RKA. The SNES version, however, is practically as good as RKA, with awesome level design and the fun factor that the first game had, only a bit harder.
If I had a SNES mini and I knew how to hack it, I'd definitely include Sparkster.
I've never heard of General Chaos before. I'm definitely going to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation.
Soleil/Crusader or Centy is criminally underrated IMO.
I really want any of the mini consoles but don't own any of them. Hopefully one day i can pick them all up. Keep up the great videos man.
Nice video. All good choices. And Herzog Zwei is awesome 👍
Herzog Zwei, one of the best games of Genesis, period. Two player competitive is the way to go.
I definitely would say Shadowrun. The Genesis version just did the source material such justice and it is a truly fun game.
Robocop vs Terminator, Dune maybe, Pulseman, Mortal Kombat 2, 3 and Ultimate, The Adventures of Batman & Robin, Ghostbusters maybe, Boogerman
Why have MK 3 and Ultimate as well?
@@ransom6892 they both have unique features - MK3 has animality and MKU brutality
I was just thinking about it in the last two days. Thank you for insights given 🙂
Ristar and Alien Soldier should have been on there but I am glad Mega Man Wily Wars is
Some fantastic choices thanks dude!
As much as I like snesdrunk, segadrunk days are special.
Have you considered a sega Halloween list?
You said General Chaos. You've got my sub and vote for President
Great picks, super eclectic lineup you chose there. I agree 100% with Thunder Force 4. Really odd that they left that one out. It's one of the best retro shmups, period. And I agree with some of the others here in saying that Batman and Robin is a must, although I understand that licencing issues is no doubt the reason it was left out.
TF4 is one of those Genesis game that looks and sounds almost like a Neo-Geo game. Simply incredible what Technosoft achieved with it even though the performance really suffers in spots.
@@Prizrak-hv6qk Actually, there are no performance issues on the PAL version as it was better optimised. The NA version Lightening Force had major slow down issues though.
@@Prizrak-hv6qk Yeah, it is odd. But I did a Maniac run of the game a few years ago and it runs smooth as silk, barely any slowdown at all. I played the PAL version on original hardware. You can find it here if you are curious:
ruclips.net/video/eUltIpGreIs/видео.html
Thank you!! I remembered playing General Chaos on Sega TV but the name escaped me.
The guy from Alien Soldier reminds me of Merco from Mischief Makers
Solid list... Mutant Football League is a must have. Also the original makers of the game have Mutant Football League on everything including the Switch, and it's fantastic. The early beta versions didn't feel right, but they've really nailed the classic arcade game play feel.
"I'm disqualifying sequels or games included in other regions." *Proceeds to include Alien Soldier* 😓🤣
ALL your aforementioned titles should be included 100%. I must say that Gauntlet IV should've been here front and center to commemorate M2 and Sega's first collaboration. Better than arcade perfect with an AMAZING in-game soundtrack and an added Quest mode. A certified grand slam! Why isn't here?!
My Asian Mega Drive Mini can't seem to arrive fast enough today!
Man I love general chaos! Such an underrated game. The real fun in that game is the couch co-op because you get to ditch the cursor and just control the soldiers instead of pointing to where you want them to go. It's the same control scheme as if you pick the team with only 2 soldiers in it while you're playing 1 player. One of my favorite Sega games of all time.
Glad they actually released one of these worth buying
To be fair, none of the others were made by SEGA. Hence how bad they were.
@@pxs6654 this one's not made by sega either its licensed just like the others
@@itadapeeza8559 I think you need to do your research.
@@pxs6654 yeah, the emulation was done by M2 whereas the other shitty sega mini consoles where done by ATgames, both where licensed by sega.
General Chaos is great, my go to title when I have a group of friends wanting to play a Sega multiplayer game
Really. I like Mega bomberman
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Absolutely loved Steel Empire. As a personal but slightly obscure suggestion, The Legend Of Galahad was a firm favourite.
Don’t forget
“Arcus Odyssey”
Seconded. _Arcus Odyssey_ is fun as hell, and has some pretty solid atmosphere.
Holy shit . I remember that game. Was a great game for sure .
As always, great video, SnesDrunk.
“You don’t need some guy on the Internet to tell you to add Sonic 3 & Knuckles on your Genesis Mini”
~SNES Drunk~
9.19.19
I used to think Aladdin on the snes was the better game, but in when you look at it, it is just another typical platformer when the genesis version is unique with its maze like level design and hidden areas and item hunt similar to donkey kong country games. the animation is just a bonus.
agreed I only had SNES as a kid but cannot wait to get the Sega mini today and add these great games
Why isnt anyone talking about Flashback???