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[Voliko]

1.) Alien Solder
2.) Castlevania Bloodlines
3.) Streets of Rage 2
4.) Phantasy Star IV
5.) Revenge of Shinobi
6.)Thunder force IV
7.) Shinobi III
8.) Sonic 2
9.) Rolling Thunder 2
10.) NBA Jam

Honorable mentions: Comix Zone
Shining Force 1

 

[Effigenius]

1) Aladdin
2) X-Men
3) Sonic 3
4) Sonic and Knuckles
5) Space Harrier 2
6) Golden Axe
7) Vector Man
8) Sonic 2
9) Echo the Dolphin
10) Gunstar Heroes

I wish I'd played Bloodlines or Contra Hardcorps, I'm sure they'd both make my list.

 

[8-Bit Sunset]

01. Ghouls And Ghosts
02. Golden Axe
03. Bare Knuckle 2
04. Thunder Force 4
05. Rolling Thunder 2
06. Mickey Mouse And The Castle Of Illusion
07. Joe Montana's Sports Talk Football 94
08. John Madden 92
09. The Super Shinobi
10. E-Swat

 

[Wolfgunblood Garopa]

1. Phantasy Star II
2. Strider
3. Ristar
4. Shinobi III
5. Space Harrier II
6. Ghouls n' Ghosts
7. Alien Soldier
8. Phantasy Star IV
9. MUSHA
10. Truxton

 

[chronic_archaic]

Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Castlevania Bloodlines
Gunstar Heroes
Streets of Rage 2
Shining Force
Vectorman
Puyo Puyo 2
Paperboy
Truxton
Crusader of Centy

 

[IrishNinja]

10. E-Swat

damn! love this one, another in my top 20

 

[XAMOEL_ART]

Off course

-Sonic 2
-Sonic 1
-Sonic 3 and Knuckles

Now, my list, without Sonic Games:

-Ristar
-Taz in: Escape from Mars
-Decapatack
-Bugs Bunny double trouble
-Flinstones
-Toy Story
-Beavis & Butthead
-Adventures of batman and Robin
-Ghostbuster
-Tiny Toons

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[gelf]

1. Streets of Rage 2; My most played game ever, I beat it at least 2 or 3 times a year. Best beat-em-up of all time.
2. Shinobi 3; I only played it for the first time last year and it was amazing.
3. Sensible Soccer; Automatically makes the list for any system that has a decent version of it.
4. Streets of Rage 1
5. Revenge of the Shinobi
6. Sonic 2
7. Micro Machines 96; Had hours of fun creating tracks. All the MM games where great to play. Kudos to Codemasters for the extra joypad ports in the cart feature too.
8. Golden Axe 2; It may not be the "Revenge of Death Adder" GA2 but I prefer it to the first game.
9. Street Fighter II: Champion Edition; I'm weird and like it better then SNES Turbo as I prefer the music.
10. Comix Zone

Sonic 3 and Knuckles would have made the list if it was counted as one complete game. Separately they just miss out on the top 10.

 

[8-Bit Sunset]

damn! love this one, another in my top 20

My man.

 

[Manu]

I tried not to repeat a series twice

Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Crusader of Centy
Streets of Rage
Mortal Kombat 2
Tiny Toon: Buster's Hidden Treasure
Mutant Chronicles: Doom Troopers
Earthworm Jim 2
Quackshot
Comix Zone
Rambo 3

 

[Moor-Angol]

1. Thunderforce IV
2. Street of Rage 2
3. Golden Axe
4. Sonic 2
5. Strider
6. Ghouls'n Ghosts
7. Gunstar Heroes
8. Ecco the Dolphin
9. Rocket Knight Adventure
10. Monster World IV

 

[Peltz]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog
2. Gunstar Heroes
3. Sonic 3 and Knuckles
4. Alien Soldier
5. Vectorman
6. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
7. Warsong
8. NBA Jam Tournament Edition
9. Super Hang-On
10. Hockey 94

 

[higemaru]

1. Rocket Knight Adventures
2. Streets of Rage 2
3. Toejam and Earl
3. Bare Knuckle III
4. Gain Ground
5. Zombies Ate My Neighbors
6. Castlevania: Bloodlines
7. Contra: Hard Corps
8. Gunstar Heroes
9. Bonanza Brothers
10. Splatterhouse 2

 

[thenewjeva]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2. Streets of Rage 2
3. Gunstar Heroes
4. Sonic the Hedgehog
5. Ristar
6. Vectorman
7. Shinobi III
8. Columns
9. Sonic Spinball
10. Risk

Haven't played many third party Genesis games since my experience with the console has been through compilation games, but I've enjoyed plenty of games on those compilations and even bought a Model 2 with a Sega CD recently so I hope to experience more games in the future.

 

[blast processed]

1. MUSHA
2. Streets of Rage 2
3. Rocket Knight Adventures
4. Castlevania Bloodlines
5. The Adventures of Batman & Robin
6. Castle of Illusion
7. TMNT Hyperstone Heist
8. Shinobi 3
9. Ranger X
10. Mega Turrican

Honorable Mentions:
Comix Zone
Michael Jacksons Moonwalker
Forgotten Worlds
Road Rash 2
Gunstar Heroes

Dat first post

 

[Nanashrew]

It's acceptable as 1 game. Go for it.

Sweet!

1 Sonic 3 & Knuckles
2 Lightning Force (Thunder Force IV)
3 Gunstar Heroes
4 Rocket Knight Adventure
5 Ristar
6 Vectorman
7 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
8 Galaxy Force 2
9 Space Harrier 2
10 Outrun

This was hard cause there's so many I want to list. Even a lot of good licensed games like Aladdin I didn't list.

 

[Soltype]

1.Alien Soldier
2.Phantasy Star IV
3.Contra: Hard Corps
4.Thunder Force IV
5.Gunstar Heroes
6.Shinobi III: The Ninja Master
7.Shining Force 2
8.Sonic 3 & Knuckles
9.Battle Mania DaiGinJou
10.Streets of Rage 3

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

1. Streets of Rage 2
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3. Street Fighter 2 Special Championship Edition
4. FIFA International Soccer
5. Aladdin
6. NHL 95
7. Ecco The Dolphin
8. World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
9. X-Men 2 Clone Wars
10. TMNT Hyperstone Heist

 

[A Huge Battleship]

Was into the Genesis far more than SNES when I was a kid.

1. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
2. Sonic 2
3. Sonic 1
4. Gunstar Heroes
5. ToeJam and Earl 1
6. Wonder Boy in Monster World
7. Dynamite Headdy
8. Lightning Force: Quest For The Darkstar (aka Thunder Force IV)
9. Quackshot
10. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse

HMs: Ristar, World of Illusion, Ranger X, Rocket Knight Adventures, ToeJam and Earl 2, Alien Soldier, James Pond 3, Earthworm Jim 2, Contra Hard Corps (aka Probotector)

 

[Junahu]

1) sonic the hedgehog 2
2) streets of rage 3
3) gunstar heroes
4) streets of rage 2
5) sonic the hedgehog
6) micro machines 96
7) sonic & knuckles (standalone version, no sonic 3)
8) revenge of shinobi
9) streets of rage
10) knuckles in sonic the hedgehog 2

 

[Whompa02]

1. Streets Of Rage 2
2. Beyond Oasis
3. Shinobi 3
4. Comix Zone
5. X-Men: Clone Wars
6. Sonic 2
7. Streets of Rage 3
8. Goldenaxe 2
9. Vectorman
10. Earthworm Jim

Loving that Beyond Oasis love here. Game is so underrated.

 

[blast processed]

So given that some Japanese games are missing from that list, can we vote for them?

Sure can

 

[Tambini]

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2) Streets of Rage 2
3) Gunstar Heroes
4 Sonic the Hedgehog
5) World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
6) Tiny Toons: Buster's Hidden Treasure
7) Aladdin
8) Contra: Hard Corps
9) Golden Axe
10) Earthworm Jim

Haven't played some of the classics others have mentioned

 

[blast processed]

2. Warsong

This game has some great tunes.

 

[Neifirst]

1. Phantasy Star IV
2. Shining in the Darkness
3. Shining Force
4. Phantasy Star II
5. Landstalker
6. Ghouls N Ghosts
7. Virtua Racing
8. Aladdin
9. Streets of Rage
10. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker


There is nothing like a good old Sega/Camelot RPG.

 

[almostheathen]

Top three or so is a dead lock four through ten has so many good potential choices.

1.Streets of Rage 2 Along with Shining Force 2, this is my most played Genesis game. And dat Koshiro Soundtrack.
2.Shining Force 2
3.Phantasy Star IV
4.The Revenge of Shinobi
5.Landstalker
6.Sonic the Hedgehog 2
7.X-Men The Clone Wars
8.Shining in The Darkness
9.Phantasy Star 2
10.Shining Force

 

[Gattsu25]

In no particular order and only choosing a single strong game per series. Basically my way of saying that this is not the 10 best games on Genny but just 10 Genny games that I consider really really good.

• Thunder Force III
• Phantasy Star IV
• Decap Attack
• Sonic & Knuckles
• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Shinobi 3
• Streets of Rage 2
• Ecco The Dolphin
• Toejam & Earl II: Panic on Funkotron
• Comix Zone

There are some amazing honerable mentions and I was really torn on the Sonic and Thunder Force choices. All mainline sonics are great exploration platformers and the S&K choice was somewhat arbitrary. Ditto for the Thunder Force choice as I really enjoy TF2 as well.

I'm sure later posts will remind me of other games that I'm just too tired/old to recollect at the moment.

 

[Vlitra]

1. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
2. Streets of Rage 2
3. Phantasy Star 2
4. Sonic 2
5. Ecco the Dolphin
6. Revenge of Shinobi
7. Mortal Kombat
8. Golden Axe
9. Jurassic Park
10. Gadget Twins

My childhood console. I'll always love the Genesis.

 

[Outrun]

Sonic 1
Sonic 3
Streets of Rage 2
Revenge of Shinobi
Super Monaco GP
Vectorman
Thunderforce III
Segasports NFL
Strider
Target Earth

 

[weekev]

I have a pretty random list cos I was 7-10 when I had my mega drive. Was the first console I dedicated huge gaming time to, absolutely loved it.

1. Sonic 2
2. Road Rash 2
3. Speedball 2
4. The Lion King
5. Aladdin
6. NHL 96
7. Fifa 98
8. Sonic Spinball
9. Micro Machines
10. Desert Strike

Edit swapped Golden Axe for Micro Machines on reflection. IMO it had Mario Kart beat for amazing fun Kart racer. Its pretty tough to narrow down to 10, so many amazing games left off the list.

What happened to Sega after the end of this gen was incredibly sad.

 

[noonche]

1. Phantasy Star 4
2. Shining Force 2
3. Contra: Hard Corps
4. Castlevania Bloodlines
5. Gunstar Heroes
6. Thunder Force 3
7. Quackshot
8. Wonderboy In Monster World
9. Ghouls and Ghosts
10. Crusader of Centy

 

[chemicals]

I was a huge Thunder Force fan when I first acquired a Sega Genesis. Shooters man, shooters.

In no particular order: Shadowdancer, Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage trilogy, Thunderforce 2, 3, and 4, Air Buster, Sonic Trilogy (1,2,3,knuckles and every variation), Ghouls and Ghosts, Midnight Resistance, Strider, so many arcade ports.. Damn I love the Genesis.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

I've amended my list somewhat from the Genesis OT, 'cause I forgot about Wonder Boy (shame on me!). <_<

1. Shining Force II
2. Phantasy Star IV
3. Ristar
4. Shinobi III
5. Beyond Oasis
6. Castlevania: Bloodlines
7. Shining Force
8. Gunstar Heroes
9. Wonder Boy in Monster World
10. Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Honourable mentions:

Vectorman
Landstalker
Alien Soldier
Sonic 2
Shining in the Darkness

Non-counting honourable mentions:

Wonder Boy 6 / Monster World 4
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
Contra: Hard Corps
Aladdin
Castle of Illusions Starring Mickey Mouse
Streets of Rage 2
Alisia Dragoon
James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod
Sonic the Hedgehog
Mystic Defender
Phantasy Star II
Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Rocket Knight Adventures
Cool Spot
Space Harrier 2


I need to play Crusader of Centy... :\

 

[Red Liquorice]

Ghouls & Ghosts
Marvel Land
Elemental Master
Castle Of Illusion
Devil Crash
Wonderboy Monster World 3
Phantasy Star II
Rolling Thunder 2
Wardner No Mori Special
Revenge Of Shinobi


Wanted to include: Gain Ground, Quack Shot, Magical Hat Adventure, Hellfire, Sword Of Vermillion, Road Rash, Shadow Dancer

If I'd played Shining Force and such games at the time I might include those - MD is still my most fondly remembered system. I never thought any of the Sonic games were up to much other than the first one though.

<3 <3 <3 <3

 

[zero shift]

1. Strider
2. Pulseman
3. M.U.S.H.A. Aleste
4. Ranger X
5. Gunstar Heroes
6. Rolling Thunder 3
7. Sonic the Hedgehog
8. X-Men 2: Clone Wars
9. Shinobi III
10.YuYu Hashinko: Sunset Fighters

 

[ZealousD]

1. Gunstar Heroes
2. Sonic 3 and Knuckles
3. Vectorman
4. Sonic 2
5. Rocket Knight Adventures
6. Thunder Force IV
7. TMNT: Hyperstone Heist
8. Streets of Rage 2
9. Contra Hard Corps
10. Road Rash

 

[TheMightyJerkules]

My personal favorites are:
1. Phantasy Star 4
2. Earthworm Jim 2
3. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
4. Earthworm Jim
5. Revenge of Shinobi
6. Moral Kombat 2
7. Comix Zone
8. Toejam & Earl
9. Sonic the Hedgehog 3
10. Shining Force

 

[A Link to the Past]

I think the thread runs into serious problems if the lists don't require at least a couple explanations.

10. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
9. Land Stalker
8. Ecco The Dolphin
7. Streets Of Rage 2
6. Sparkster
5. Toe-Jam And Earl
4. Dr Robotnik&#8217;s Mean Bean Machine - Generally a big fan of Puyo Puyo, and this is my first game I ever played with its gameplay.
3. Gunstar Heroes
2. Shinobi 3 - I played this on the SEGA Genesis Collection and loved it. It's a really great game. One vivid memory is when I was playing this on my Vita at work, and someone wanted to play it; he played it, died on the horse part, and then said it was for gay people.
1. Castlevania: Bloodlines - Got into it when I was getting into classic Castlevania games overall, and I had a great time playing it. Easily one of my favourite CV games of all time.

 

[The Xtortionist]

I like Richard Scary's Busy Town. In one part you're supposed to put out some house fire, but you can spray the residents instead.

Toy Story is also a fun one. Nightmare Buzz is aptly named.

 

[Edwardo]

1. Bubsy 2
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3. Sonic and Knuckles
4. Mortal Kombat 2
5. NBA Jam
6. Fun ‘N’ Games
7. Jungle Book
8. Tiny Toon Adventures: Acme All Stars
9. Triple Play ‘96
10. Pac-Man 2: The New adventures

 

[TreasureHunterG]

Never was a huge Genesis fan. but here we go:

1 - Streets of Rage 2
2 - Streets of Rage
3 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
4 - Sonic the Hedgehog
5 - Contra: Hard Corps
6 - Toejam & Earl
7 - Gunstar Heroes
8 - Golden Axe
9 - Vectorman
10 - Robocop vs. Terminator

 

[xeris]

1. Herzog Zwei
2. Phantasy Star 2
3. Shining in the Darkness
4. Fatal Labyrinth
5. Star Control
6. Columns
7. Golden Axe
8. Populous
9. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
10. EA Hockey

 

[entremet]

1. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
2. Gunstar Heroes
3. Streets of Rage 2
4. Sonic The Hedgehog
5. Ghouls and Ghost
6. Revenge of Shinobi
7. Dynamite Heady
8. Aladdin
9. Earthworm Jim
10. Quackshot

 

[ninjablade]

1) shinobi 3
2.) sonic 3 n knuckles
3.) Streets of Rage 2
4.) x men clone wars
5.) super Street fighter 2
6.)shadow dancer
7.) ranger x
8.) earth worm Jim 2
9.) tmnt hyper stone heist
10.) x-men

 

[EBreda]

Super Monaco GP2
Castle of Illusion
Quackshot
Sonic 2
Streets of Rage 2
Alladin
Road Rash
Rocket Knight Adventures
Comix Zone
Virtua Racing

No particular order.

Honorable mentions:
- Legend of Shinobi
- Toe Jam & Earl
- Fifa International Soccer
- TazMania
- Legend of Oasis
- Columns
- World of Illusion

 

[Daingurse]

Mine is interesting in some ways:

1. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
2. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (I didn't understand the lock-on concept as a kid!!!)
3. Sonic and Knuckles (I didn't understand the lock-on concept as a kid!!!)
4. Sonic The Hedgehog
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
6. Jurassic Park
7. Ms. Pacman
8. Aladdin
9. The Lion King
10. Formula One

I missed out on so many games in retrospect, because of my age. Really wish I played the many RPGs that were on there, but I don't think I even knew what an RPG was till I played Skies of Arcadia . . .

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

1. Toejam and Earl - still play it to this day
2. Revenge of Shinobi
3. Streets of Rage 2
4. Aladdin
5. Castle of Illusion
6. Shadowdancer
7. Streets of Rage
8. Ghostbusters
9. Sonic the Hedgehog
10. X-Men

 

[Windforce]

Hard to choose 10 only, but here I go:

1. Shining Force II
2. Streets of Rage 2
3. Shining Force
4. Phantasy Star IV
5. Streets of Rage
6. Shining in the Darkness
7. Streets of Rage 3
8. Phantasy Star II
9. The Adventures of Batman and Robin
10. Golden Axe 2

Honorable mentions: Comix Zone, Sonic series, Beyond Oasis.

 

[Chamber]

This is my kind of thread.

1. Streets of Rage 2
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3. Streets of Rage
4. Road Rash II
5. NHL '94
6. Mortal Kombat II
7. Sonic & Knuckles
8. Aladdin
9. Moonwalker
10. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition

 

[Hugstable]

1. Gunstar Heroes
2. Sonic 2
3. Phantasy Star 4
4. Phantasy Star 2
5. Sonic 3
6. Comix Zone
7. Mean bean machine
8. Golden Axe
9. Shining Force2
10. SHining Force