Thread 11906753

What are the best games on this beautiful piece of shit?
I've been getting really into the Genesis lately and want to know what I should play.

sailor moon

Batman - The Video Game
Beyond Oasis
Castlevania - Bloodlines
Contra Hard Corps
Ghouls'n Ghosts
Pulseman
Quackshot Starring Donald Duck
Ranger X
Ristar
Rolling Thunder 2
Rolling Thunder 3
Shadow Dancer
Shining Force II (1 is okay)
Shining In The Darkness
Shinobi 3
Splatterhouse 2/3
Streets of Rage 1/2/3
The Revenge of Shinobi
Top Gear 2
True Lies
Zero Tolerance

CD:
Shining Force CD

These have been my favourites so far

>>11906753 (OP)
The Mega Drive has lots to offer, and it depends on what you like, I've been playing Soleil lately (Crusader of Centy to you yanks) and checked out Ecco the Dolphin for the first time only the other week, pretty sweet game honestly. Check out Rocket Knight Adventure and Ristar for some action platformers, and the obligatory Outrun/Hangon mention, I love those games just driving into the horizon.
Having the CD add-on I suppose you could check out Sonic CD my favourite in that series, but given it's an NA region you would be getting the worse soundtrack, better off playing it on an emulator or Steam and seeing which soundtrack you prefer, though I think J kicks arse.
Oh an Gain Ground is a great little game too.
Have fun anon.

>>11906780
>Crusader of Centy
Hey, that's what what I'm playing right now, I'm loving it.

>>11906753 (OP)
Castle of Illusion
Mercs
Final Fight CD
Sonic 1-3K and Sonic CD
Wings of Wor
X-Men 2:Clone Wars
Road Avenger (Yes, it's an fmv game, but it's the best fmv game ever, imo)
Musha
Thunder Force IV
Monster World IV
Mega Twins

>>11906753 (OP)
CV Bloodlines
Shining Force 1 & 2
and if we count SEGA CD slop there is
Shining Force CD
Snatcher

and that's it only 5 games are worth playing

>>11906753 (OP)
What's the best flashcart for it? Really don't want to drop $200 on the Mega ED Pro.

>>11906753 (OP)
One of my favorites that not many people talk about is King's Bounty.

I remember for the Summer vacations of 2006, I had nothing but a shitty laptop and a pendrive with a couple of emulators and a few roms I managed to download from the school library. My parents didn't let me on the internet back then.

I spent many nights playing King's Bounty and Mario 3.

>>11906801
Best? Or just something that works? I bought a Mega Everdrive X5 from krikkz, it does the job okay. Not the most expensive option, nor the cheapest. There's probably others out there, but Everdrive is the brand I know.

>>11906807
Greetings, King's Bounty chad.
I love this game, it has quite a lot of charm and I like that it can be finished pretty fast if you want (and know what you're doing). Thanks to the freedom and randomised elements it's very replayable.
My only complaint about it is the soundtrack hearing the same two tracks over and over gets gratingly repetitive very quickly.

Not mentioned yet:

Thunder Force III
Gain Ground
Sparkster
Super Hang On
Comix Zone
Alien Soldier
Light Crusader
Dynamite Headdy
Gunstar Heroes (seriously why the lack of Treasure?)
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - The Hyperstone Heist
Shadowrun
The Chaos Engine (and the sequel)
Troubleshooter/Battle Mania (and the sequel)
Vectorman
Alysia Dragoon
ESWAT
Flashback
The Lost World
Mega Turrican
Elemental Master
Phantasy Star IV (no previous mention either, wut)
Rambo III
Sunset Riders (different from Arcade/SNES)
Uncharted Waters
World of Illusion
Star Cruiser (get a fan translation)
Ys - Wanderers from Ys
Ys III

Atomic Runner
Jewel Master
Desert, Jungle, and Urban Strike
Battletech: Armored Combat
Toki: Going Ape Spit
Bonanza Bros.
Eliminate Down
Sword of Vermillion
Jurassic Park and Rampage Edition
Road Rash

Anyone bought one of these flash carts from China? I'm considering getting one. I think if they are compatible with saving then it would be pretty neat.

For me it's the Sonic games, I recently found out there's a massive amount of mods / romhacks with some seriously impressive gameplay features that I need to check out

>>11906801
Pro is the best in an objective sense, as you can play Sega CD games and Virtua Racing. But if you don't care about those then the Mega EverDrive X5 is fine. It'll play everything else.
>>11906961
The thing about Chinese clones is they're often based on the really old models from Krikzz, the ones that still used flash memory. Anything you buy from him today will be PSRAM, which loads instantly and doesn't have a limit on its ability to read/write. You also have to assume the flash chips used on clones are cheap as hell so who knows how low their read/write limit is.

>>11906976
Thanks for your response, very interesting. This is what I'm looking at right now. The price translates to around $16. Are you telling me that this thing uses flash memory? Is that going to be a noticeable issue?

>>11906987
>Are you telling me that this thing uses flash memory?
Yes. It's based on a really old board revision from the early 2010s.
>Is that going to be a noticeable issue?
In the sense that it takes a bit to load games onto the flash and that flash has a limit on its read/write that is unknown.

Try to look past this guy's incredibly blurry video to see an example of loading a larger ROM onto the cart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvw_WjK0vlc&t=1283s

Divine Sealing


Actual answer: Treasure's games, Hard Corps, Eliminate Down, Gley Lancer, Air Buster, Shining Force 1 and 2, Red Zone, Adventures of Batman and Robin and Sub-Terrania, Shinobi 3, PSIV, Herzog Zwei, Alisia Dragoon and the newly-translated Hybrid Front.

>>11906753 (OP)
Centurion
it's basically a Total War game

>>11906753 (OP)
Why didn't SEGA put a 50/60 Hz switch on Sega Mega Drive? Most Mega Drive games were region free and identical with their Genesis counterparts, only running slower on European consoles? The modification is so easy to do I wonder why it wasn't build into stock consoles.

>>11907001
Thanks Anon I'll take a look at that video.

>>11907091
It would have been a nice feature to have. However I don't think many people really knew about the concept of PAL60 back then.

>>11906987
Got one a buddy snagged off of me before I really tested it out but for less than 20 and you’re just looking to play a large majority of the library at your fingertips it’s pretty good. Can’t account for longevity tho. I’ll pick up another one soon once I get off the 64 games I’m playing and get back to Genesis. Def want to play Crusader of Centy and this is probably the cheapest way on actual hardware

>>11907109
Here's an in-depth video about different Everdrives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okjd2sOJKKY

I've been trying some 32x games and so far am extremely impressed by Stellar Assault/Shadow Squadron. For an early 3D space shooter it plays extremely well, runs pretty smoothly and the presentation holds up surprisingly well.

>>11907193
I liked Metal Head, it's short though

>>11907198
>fully textured 3D on the 32x
how's the framerate?
What surprised me the most about Stellar Assault is how smooth it is. This is coming from someone that can't stand playing unpatched Star Fox.

>>11906753 (OP)
>>11906753 (OP)
no particular order just ones from the top of the head


Mega Turrican
Sonic 1-3. Sonic 3 and knuckles and sonic and knuckles alone.
Golden Axe 1-3
Streets of Rage 1-3
Shinobi 2 and 3
Xmen 1 and Xmen 2 the clone wars
Landstalker
Crusader of centy
Beyond oasis
The Terminator game is kinda fun
Terminator Cd is pretty great too
Aladdin just play all the disney games for the genesis desu
(except great circus mystery is probably better on the snes desu)
Musha
Sol Deace
Truxton
Atomic Robo Kid
Robocop vs the terminator
Predator 2 is kinda awesome
Castlevania Blood lines
Contra hardcorp Japanese version is easier and can be rom hacked into english or whatever.
Battletoads
Alesia Dragoon

Turn based: After Armageddon, Aisle Lord, Arslan Senki, Cosmic Fantasy CD, Dark Wizard, Langrisser 1&2, Legend Wukong, Lunar 1&2 [unworked patch], Phantasy Star 2&4, Pier Solar, Shining Force 1/2/CD, Shining in the Darkness [Antigrinding patch], Vixen 357

Narrative: Illusion City, Rise of the Dragon, Snatcher, Space Adventure Cobra

Side Action: Alien Soldier, Annet Futatabi, Alisia Dragoon, Blades of vengeance, Castlevania Bloodlines, Cave Story, Comix Zone, Contra Hard Corps, Cyborg 009 CD, Dahna, Demolition Man CD, Earthworm Jim 1 CD, El Viento, Exile, Ex Mutants, Gargoyles Ultimate, Gunstar Heroes, Mega Man Wily Wars [Weapon Master] & Sequel Wars, Mega Turrican, Midnight Resistance, Popful Mail [unworked], Pulseman, Ranger X, Rent A Hero, Rocket Knight 1&2, Shinobi 3, Shadow Dancer, Pirates of Dark Water, Streets of Rage 2 & 3 DX, Strider, Terminator CD, Twinkle Tale, Valis 1&3, Wolfchild CD, Monster World 3&4, XMen 2, Ys III

Platform: Animaniacs, Ecco 2 CD, Flashback, Out of This World, Generations Lost, Flink [speed hack], Highseas Havoc, Taruruuto, Marvel Land, Mickey Mania CD, Castle of Illusion, World of Illusion, Pantufa, Pitfall CD, Prince of Persia 1 CD & 2 (Remastered), Quackshot, Ristar, Socket, Sonic (Classic Heroes, 3 Complete, Mega Mix CD, S-Factor, Mobius Evolution, Hellfire Saga), Lost Vikings,

Shmup: Darius, heavy unit, hellfire, Keio Squadron, Gleylancer, Gaiares, Gynoug, Lords Thunder, MUSHA, Robo Aleste, Panorama Cotton, Thunder Force 2/3/4, Trouble Shooter 1&2, Truxton, Zero Wing

Top Down: Arcus 1/2/3/Odyssey, Beyond Oasis, Crusader Centy, Landstalker [Mijet controls hack], Light Crusader, Skeleton Krew, Techno Clash, The Chaos Engine, Shadow Run, Tougiou King Colossus, Traysia, True Lies, Xenocrisis, Mega Bomberman, Twinkle Tale, ZAMN [wide hack]

Other: Columns, Marble Madness, Mean Bean, Rock N Roll Racing, Devilish, klax,

>>11906796
nah.
see:
>>11907287

>>11906753 (OP)
shinobi 3 and rocket knight adventures are my faves

>>11907287
>Castle of Illusion
master system versions is superior, genesis version is soulless

Let's try this from another direction.
What games should OP skip?

>>11906801
I have the version of the Krikkz X7 that was sold right before they changed the name to the X7. It's the best one after the Pro. I found it on ebay for about $60 because everyone thinks its the previous cheaper model, but it's not. It shares the same firmware with the X7.

>>11906753 (OP)
street fighter 2 special championship edition.

Does anyone have the Sega Menacer? I think I have the receiver for it somewhere, but I don't have the gun. Is it worth getting at all? I have a bunch of NES Zappers, a couple SMS Guns, the Super Scope for the SNES, both Enforcers for the SNES, the Grey Namco for the PS1, the Orange one for the PS2. Some 3rd party gun for the Saturn. I have the Silent Scope game/gun for xbox, but I've never tried that one. And I think I even have the gun for the Atari XE Console or ST computer, I'm not sure what's for. And I have one for the ZX Spectrum because I imported the Action Set years ago.
Anyway, I guess I have more light guns than I thought.
My question is is the Menacer worth it and does the SMS laser gun thing work on Genesis for SMS or Genesis games? I never thought to try that before.

>>11907613
That's always been my least favorite version of SF2. I don't know why, but it's something about the presentation of that game feels super cheap to me.

>>11906780
I love the aesthetics, music, and atmosphere of Ecco, but I don't know how anyone can tolerate the gameplay. I have trouble beating it even with save states.

>>11906987
These things load games extremely slowly. I finally got a real X3 now that Krikz puts the SMS pause button on the cheaper ones. I thought about splurging on a Mega SD just as a fuck you to Krikz but there's like, 5 Sega CD games I care about. Back when Krikz upcharged you for the X7 just for SMS it was worth it to buy the cheaper clones.

My most played is 6-pak. I also really like Uncharted Waters - New Horizons, the Sailor Moon beat em up, Raiden Trad, and Gleylancer.

>>11906753 (OP)
Most of the gen library is absolute and complete dogshit, even the "good" games, but I would choose this console over SNES for Gauntlet IV alone. It's kind of like a proto Gauntlet Legends/Dark Legacy. Also has some seriously kickass music.
https://youtu.be/w0-mkukUH5k?si=gsmtt4msESpY2Ju_

>>11906807
The repetitive overworld theme is burned into brain and I can hear it looking at this picture

Nobody here has used a lightgun with the Geneses?
>>11907616

>>11908002
Yeah man, I watched some of the videos in this thread and honestly, they loading time is what is currently holding me back from ordering one of these things. I mean, it might seem like a minor thing, but I really appreciate the thing with older video game systems where as soon as you hit the power switch, the game starts up. I really don't want to introduce a loading bar into that ... I don't know, haha.

>>11908013
I grew up playing New Horizons on Sega so I have an attachment to that version. The music in particular.

>>11906753 (OP)
Toejam and earl
Sonic 2,3, Knucks
valis 3
road rash 2
musha
lightening force aka thunder force 4
thunder force 3
gaiares
trouble shooter
>>11906772
everything this anon said

>>11906801
Mega ED core if you don't care about CD/MSU-1 games, that'll save you 100$
i'm picking one up since I've decided to cash out, and will probably pick up a few other of his flashcarts like the fami n8 pro/fxpak pro too since I've got about 2000 usd of games i'm chilling on

>>11907198
Looks sorta like battertanx, is it that sort of gameplay?

>>11908583
I’ll give u a bump brother, but nah if my best friend didn’t have it, I wasn’t allowed to play games, then I never saw it. W the exception of the game gear and the virtual boy for some reason. Anyway wish I could answer hopefully someone in the Genesis thread has used one!

>>11907621
Ecco is incredible until the part where you have to actually play it and not just mess around and put in passwords to see how weird and cool it got. Still worth looking at imo.

>>11908783
There are different mission objectives but usually it's blow shit up. You can change the camera angle from behind to top down or first person which is pretty cool

>>11907214
>how's the framerate?

It's what you'd expect, not great, but not bad. I've seen worse on Sega CD.

Just ordered bootleg cartridges of Pulseman and Sonic 3 Complete, I was looking at Sonic romhacks and there sure are a lot of interesting ones. This one seemed to offer the most bang-for-buck, though. The downside is it's not a save cartridge, I couldn't find a bootleg cart that allowed saving on AliExpress. Other hacks I was looking at is Sonic Delta, Classic Heroes and Megamix.

>>11907198
Owned this as a kid. The main thing that kills it isn't the 3 frames per minute or how basic the combat it is, it's the fact that as soon as you take damage (and you will take damage), your radar breaks and now you have to hunt down every enemy on the map completely blind. Absolutely kills whatever fun you may have been having up until that point.

I always liked Arcus Odyssey, I know there are versions for other consoles but this one feels best to me

also Shadow Squadron/Stellar Assault if we're counting 32x games

>>11912286
Such an unexpectedly great game. I love how different the two ships play making it really worth it to do a playthrough with each. Also how the sun gets larger each level showing you're getting closer to it, making the most of the limited tech.

>>11908583
Sorry pal, last time I used one was probably once around 30 years ago. It was fun but I only really remember the menacer cartridge, shooting insects off a dinner table or something. I can't be sure but I guess they felt a bit like longer mini games you'd find in a 16 bit Point Blank. I'd say get one if you find it cheap enough but maybe check out some gameplay vids to see if its something you would like.

>>11912282
>>11912286
Bro you don't have to emulate a third party RF cable tuned over the wrong channel

>>11912784
>don't use shaders
>"bro why do zoomers think raw pixels look better"

>use shaders
>"bro what are you doing ur trying to hard!"

can't win with CRT manchildren

>>11906753 (OP)
>beautiful piece of shit
You don’t deserve to play it.

>>11912839
I use shaders so I can relate, but I think that yours is trying too hard, in fact. Reminds me of a meme preset I did once to parody that kind of super dogshit quality some people seem to fetishize

>>11912867
i'm defending the use of shaders retard

Chiki chiki boys and the Flintstones sega genesis games are hidden gems, Rolo to the rescue is another good game

>>11906795
>Road Avenger (Yes, it's an fmv game, but it's the best fmv game ever, imo)
It's good, but there are better.
>Dragon's Lair
>Space Ace
>Gabriel Knight 2

>>11913074
i wouldn't consider chiki chiki boys a hidden gem, it's a well known capcom arcade game

>>11912784
screenshots don't really reflect how it actually looks in use, also it's highly tuned for my monitor's color settings and contrast so it'll look radically different if viewed on other monitors

the noise is really the best part, breaks up the rigid pixel grid and artifacts like ringing, plus it reminds me of the shitty CRT I played on as a child which is the most important part

Incase no one has mentioned them

Trouble shooter
Battle mania vintage

>>11913546
I grew up with shitty tvs and RF too but that doesn't mean I have to cling to nostalgia. I actually like using sharp shaders (since I'll never have a PVM, that will do).

>>11913754
PVM shaders just do nothing for me, might as well have sharp pixels with bilinear filtering turned on, I want my CRT shaders to look like I just plugged my console into the shitty Toshiba in my room over RF or composite complete with signal noise and NTSC artifacts and everything else

I'm not telling you that you have to play that way bruh, I just like my CRTs looking like CRTs and not like an idealized concept of a professional video monitor that I've never even seen irl

>>11913787
>sharp pixels with bilinear filtering turned on
That's an oxymoron

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Earthworm Jim 2, Bimini Run, and F-22 Interceptor are fun

>>11907621
Ecco 2 is the same atmosphere but with the difficulty tuned to make you not want to murder yourself

I recently got a Genesis with a 3 button controller and I hate the d-pad, is the 6-button's d-pad any better?

>>11915864
>is the 6-button's d-pad any better?
Everything but the size is better

>>11915871
The Japanese 6-button is smaller, I found it to be more comfortable.

>>11913074
Addams Family, Tiny Toons, Boogerman and Tinhead are all fun as well.

>>11912282
>>11912286
>>11912867
I get why these seem like "memes" to most, but I genuinely like this sort of look.

>>11917110
Agreed, I like how those filters look, maybe they're not perfect but I feel like it's how the games were "meant to look".

>>11917110
There's literally nothing wrong with lofi shaders.

>go on eBay
>buy a ton of Genesis games
Did it again award

>>11919201
Alright Anon what did you get

>>11919208
6 Pak, OutRun, Super Hang-On, Soldiers of Fortune, F-22 Interceptor, UMK3, and Virtua Fighter 2

>>11919214
Great selection. Soldiers of Fortune is my jam out of those. Although the name change does grind my gears, it was called "The Chaos Engine" because the lore is about you trying to turn off, well, a rampant machine called The Chaos Engine. Something else they did, was turn the "Preacher" class into a "Scientist" ... That just isn't right. On the Amiga version he's a Preacher with a white collar.

>>11906753 (OP)
Here's my 25 favorite SEGA Mega Drive titles:
>Aladdin
>Ariel: The Little Mermaid
>Batman
>Bonanza Bros.
>Castle of Illusion
>Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
>Pinocchio
>Pocahontas
>QuackShot
>Road Rash
>Road Rash 2
>Road Rash 3
>Sonic 1
>Sonic 2
>Sonic 3 & Knuckles
>Sonic 3D Blast
>Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
>Streets of Rage
>Streets of Rage 2
>Streets of Rage 3
>TECMO World Cup '92
>The Lion King
>The Terminator
>Venom & Spider-Man in Separation Anxiety
>World of Illusion

>>11906753 (OP)
Battle Mania Daiginjou

>>11919214
Isn't hang-on in 6-pak?

mutant league hockey

>>11919990
Yes but I like plastic

>>11906753 (OP)
Desert strike
Predator 2

>>11919095
https://youtu.be/zZuUoRsKu2I

it's not lofi unless you also use audio shaders

>>11915864
There are different models of d-pad for the 3-button, some are way better than others. 6-button d-pad is superior than most 3-buttons, although the 6-button with turbo has a completely different d-pad

>>11912867
Ahhh, just like I remember it.....

>>11906753 (OP)
Give Granada a try. It's really fun.

>>11912784
Nothing wrong with RF.

>>11922557
Note that the x68000 original is superior.

>>11922552
Actually genuinely unironically how I remember it

I just now re-discovered the total kino that is "Devil Crash MD". It's pinball, but with demons. That's the best way I can explain it. Awesome and unique game, but from my (surface level) research, it was ported from Turbografx 16, and should probably look a bit better on that system.

Devil Crash MD was "Westified" as Dragon's Fury (don't play that, they removed a bunch of religious imagery). But it has this cool artwork though, found it on the segaretro site.

>>11912286
Stellar Assault is the one game that justifies the 32X's existence.

>>11906753 (OP)
Alien Soldier & Gunstar Heroes are my top picks if you want to lean into the "Blast Processing" feeling