A Black Falcon
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Unlike previous Game Opinion Summary lists, this one isn't complete. So far I have only completed the 28 games I have that start with letters A and B. After the intro section, a full list of the 211 Genesis games I have will be in this post, then following posts will have the initial list. I will continue working on this list, but I don't have any more written yet so it'll take a while.
This article is also on my site here: http://www.blackfalcongames.net/?p=245 (Link for part 1, A + B games)
Intro
The Genesis is one of the best systems ever! Sega released the Genesis in August 1989. It initially did okay, and Sega did outpace semi-incompetent NEC's Turbografx-16, but the NES still reigned supreme. However, in 1991 that all changed with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega's legendary classic. While I probably had heard of the Genesis before Sonic, it was Sonic that made me, along with a lot of other kids, pay attention to Sega for pretty much the first time; I have no memories of even remembering about the existence of the Master System, in the '80s... but a lot for the Genesis in the '90s. Behind Sonic's success in the West, Sega rapidly expanded, and in 1993 was #1 in the US home console market. Sadly, after that Sega started making mistakes which, combined with their smaller size compared to the competition, would eventually drive them out of the market. But before that they had a lot of success, and the Genesis was their peak. The Genesis is Sega's best and most successful system, and I like it a lot. That's part of why this list took so long -- it's a list I've wanted to make for quite some time now, but I kept putting it off in favor of easier lists for systems I don't like quite as much as the Genesis. I'm glad to finally be posting the first part of the list, even if it is just a part.
During the '90s, I had more personal experiences with the Genesis than the other 4th-gen home consoles. I love all three of the major 4th-gen consoles, the SNES, Genesis, and Turbografx, but the Genesis is the one of them I have the most nostalgia for, certainly. While I did not own any home consoles until I got an N64 in 1999, the NES, Genesis, and N64 are the systems I played the most at friends' houses back in the late '80s and through the '90s. So, I have a lot of nostalgia for the Genesis, more so than I do for the SNES. Sure, I read Nintendo Power and got a Game Boy in 1993, but the Genesis, not the SNES, is the system I played a lot more of. While I've always liked Nintendo the most, for console-game developers, I always liked Sega as well; in the SNES vs. Genesis console war I didn't dislike either one. It was only when Sony entered the industry that there was (and still is) a major player I couldn't stand. On top of that, the Genesis is, on my list, Sega's best console. Both systems are great, and I can't choose which one I like more; I always just say that they're tied overall, and for me it really is true. Looking up the numbers I've put next to games in my game-collection spreadsheet, the Genesis has more games I've given a 9 or higher to, and this advantage gets bigger if you include its addons the Sega CD and 32X, but the SNES has a slightly higher average score.
Notable Game Lists
My favorite games (the order is NOT certain, these could be in almost any order, other than S3&K definitely being the best.):
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1. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3. Sonic the Hedgehog
4. Mega Turrican
5. Outrun 2019
6. Aladdin
7. Adventures of Batman & Robin
8. Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
9. Streets of Rage 2
10. Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
Honorable Mentions: Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, Ranger-X, Contra: Hard Corps, Vectorman, Golden Axe, Alisia Dragoon, Hardball III, Rocket Knight Adventures, Wonder Boy in Monster World, The Lost Vikings, Rolling Thunder 2, Universal Soldier, Golden Axe II, Truxton, Gauntlet IV, Warsong, Phelios, Micro Machines, Viewpoint, Blades of Vengeance, Comix Zone, Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition, Sub-Terrania, Beyond Oasis, Roadblasters, Warsong, The Lost Vikings, Crusader of Centy, and many more! (see full Genesis list for more)
My 10 least favorite Genesis games I have (in alphabetical order, not prioritized)
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Battle Squadron, Combat Cars, DJ Boy, Fun 'N Games, Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones, Mallet Legend's Whac-A-Critter, Rastan Saga II, Super Battleship, Technocop, Quad Challenge. Dishonorable Mentions: Taz-Mania, Mario Andretti Racing
Special Awards
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Best Music and Best Overall Audio-visual presentation: The Adventures of Batman & Robin
Most Impressive Technical Graphical Achievement: Red Zone
Most Important Game: Sonic the Hedgehog
Best Gameplay: Sonic the Hedgehog (series)
Best Addon: Sega CD
Genesis Games I Have - 211 titles [Note: the 6 games in the Genesis 6-Pak cartridge count as 6 games for the purposes of this list, so I actually have 205 individual Genesis cartridges.)
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In Update 1 -- posts 2 through 5 in the thread
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Adventures of Batman & Robin, The
Air Diver
Al Michael Announces HardBall III
Aladdin
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Storm
Alisia Dragoon
Altered Beast
Animaniacs
Arcus Odyssey
Arrow Flash
Asterix and the Great Rescue
Atomic Runner
Batman: Revenge of the Joker
Battle Master
Battle Squadron
Battletoads / Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team
Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest
Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast
Beyond Oasis
Bio-Hazard Battle
Blades of Vengeance
Blockout
Boogerman: A Pick & Flick Adventure
Bubba 'n' Stix
Bubsy II
Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
Burning Force
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Update 2 - in posts 13 to 15 of the thread
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Cadash
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Chakan
Championship Pro-AM
Columns (in Sega 6-Pak)
Columns III: Revenge of Columns
Combat Cars
Comix Zone
Contra: Hard Corps
Cool Spot
Cosmic Spacehead
Crack Down
Crusader of Centy
Cyborg Justice
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Update 3 - posts 17-18 in the thread
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Death Duel
Decap Attack
Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Devilish: The Next Possession
DJ Boy
Duel, The: Test Drive II
Dynamite Headdy
El Viento
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Eternal Champions
Ex-Mutants
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Update 4 - Posts 19-21 in the thread
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Faery Tale Adventure
Fatal Rewind
Fire Shark
Forgotten Worlds
Fun 'N' Games
Gadget Twins
Gaiares
Garfield: Caught in the Act
Gargoyles
Gauntlet IV
General Chaos
Genesis 6-Pak
Ghouls 'N Ghosts
G-LOC: Air Battle
Golden Axe
Golden Axe II
Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude
Gunstar Heroes
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Update 5 - Posts 22-24 in the thread
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HardBall '94
HardBall!
Haunting Starring Polterguy
Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones
Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings
James Pond 3: Operation Starfish
James Pond II: Codename RoboCod
James Pond: Underwater Agent
Jewel Master
Journey from Darkness: Strider Returns
Junction
Jungle Book, The
Jurassic Park
Kid Chameleon
King of the Monsters 2
--
In update 6 - posts 31-32 in the thread
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Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters
Light Crusader
Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
Lost Vikings, The
Lost World, The: Jurassic Park
Lotus Turbo Challenge
Lotus Turbo Challenge II
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In update 7 - posts 33-34 in the thread
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Mallet Legend's Whac-A-Critter
Magical Taruruuto-kun (J)
Mario Andretti Racing
Marsupilami
Marvel Land
Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter
Mega Turrican
MERCS
Mick & Mack: Global Gladiators
Micro Machines
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In update 8 - post 35
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Darwin 4081 (J)
The Lawnmower Man
NBA Jam (1994)
Newman Haas' Indy Car featuring Nigel Mansell
NHL '94
NHL '96
NHL '97
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Update 9 - in posts 37 to 39 in the thread
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Ooze, The
OutRun
OutRun 2019
OutRunners
P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star IV
Phelios
Pier Solar and the Great Architects
Pirates! Gold
QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
Quad Challenge
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Update 10 - posts 44 to 46 of the thread
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Rambo III
Ranger-X (Ranger X)
Rastan Saga II
Red Zone
Revenge of Shinobi (in Sega 6-Pak)
Risk
Ristar
Road Rash
Road Rash II
Road Rash 3: Tour de Force
RoadBlasters
Rocket Knight Adventures
Rolling Thunder 2
Rolling Thunder 3
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Update 11 - posts 49-51
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Samurai Shodown
Shadow Blasters
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Shadowrun (1993)
Shining Force
Shining Force II
Shining in the Darkness
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Socket
Soldiers of Fortune
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic 2 & Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
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Update 12 - posts 53-55
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Sonic 3D Blast
Sorcerian (J)
Space Harrier II
Spider-Man -- X-Men: Arcade's Revenge
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Spider-Man and Venom: Separation Anxiety
Splatterhouse 2
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine -- Crossroads of Time
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Streets of Rage (Sega 6-Pak)
Streets of Rage 2
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Update 13 - posts 56-58
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Strider
Journey from Darkness: Strider Returns
Subterrania
Summer Challenge
Sunset Riders
Super Battleship
Super Hang-On (Sega 6-Pak)
Super Monaco GP
Super Monaco GP II, Arton Senna's
Sword of Vermilion
Syd of Valis
Target Earth
Task Force Harrier EX
Taz-Mania
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Update 14 - posts 60-62
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Taz in Escape from Mars
Technoclash
Technocop
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyperstone Heist
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Thunder Force II
Tinhead
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
Toki: Going Ape Spit
Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics
Trouble Shooter
Truxton
Turrican
Twin Cobra
Tyrants: Fight Through Time
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Update 15 - posts 63-65
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Ultimate Qix
Universal Soldier
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Viewpoint
Wardner
Warrior of Rome II
Warsong
WeaponLord
Whip Rush
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Update 16 - posts 68-70
--
Space Invaders '91
Winter Challenge
Wiz 'n' Liz
Wolfchild
Wonder Boy in Monster World
[Monster World IV]
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
X-Men
Zero Tolerance
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Zoom!
This article is also on my site here: http://www.blackfalcongames.net/?p=245 (Link for part 1, A + B games)
Intro
The Genesis is one of the best systems ever! Sega released the Genesis in August 1989. It initially did okay, and Sega did outpace semi-incompetent NEC's Turbografx-16, but the NES still reigned supreme. However, in 1991 that all changed with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega's legendary classic. While I probably had heard of the Genesis before Sonic, it was Sonic that made me, along with a lot of other kids, pay attention to Sega for pretty much the first time; I have no memories of even remembering about the existence of the Master System, in the '80s... but a lot for the Genesis in the '90s. Behind Sonic's success in the West, Sega rapidly expanded, and in 1993 was #1 in the US home console market. Sadly, after that Sega started making mistakes which, combined with their smaller size compared to the competition, would eventually drive them out of the market. But before that they had a lot of success, and the Genesis was their peak. The Genesis is Sega's best and most successful system, and I like it a lot. That's part of why this list took so long -- it's a list I've wanted to make for quite some time now, but I kept putting it off in favor of easier lists for systems I don't like quite as much as the Genesis. I'm glad to finally be posting the first part of the list, even if it is just a part.
During the '90s, I had more personal experiences with the Genesis than the other 4th-gen home consoles. I love all three of the major 4th-gen consoles, the SNES, Genesis, and Turbografx, but the Genesis is the one of them I have the most nostalgia for, certainly. While I did not own any home consoles until I got an N64 in 1999, the NES, Genesis, and N64 are the systems I played the most at friends' houses back in the late '80s and through the '90s. So, I have a lot of nostalgia for the Genesis, more so than I do for the SNES. Sure, I read Nintendo Power and got a Game Boy in 1993, but the Genesis, not the SNES, is the system I played a lot more of. While I've always liked Nintendo the most, for console-game developers, I always liked Sega as well; in the SNES vs. Genesis console war I didn't dislike either one. It was only when Sony entered the industry that there was (and still is) a major player I couldn't stand. On top of that, the Genesis is, on my list, Sega's best console. Both systems are great, and I can't choose which one I like more; I always just say that they're tied overall, and for me it really is true. Looking up the numbers I've put next to games in my game-collection spreadsheet, the Genesis has more games I've given a 9 or higher to, and this advantage gets bigger if you include its addons the Sega CD and 32X, but the SNES has a slightly higher average score.
Notable Game Lists
My favorite games (the order is NOT certain, these could be in almost any order, other than S3&K definitely being the best.):
--
1. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3. Sonic the Hedgehog
4. Mega Turrican
5. Outrun 2019
6. Aladdin
7. Adventures of Batman & Robin
8. Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
9. Streets of Rage 2
10. Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
Honorable Mentions: Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, Ranger-X, Contra: Hard Corps, Vectorman, Golden Axe, Alisia Dragoon, Hardball III, Rocket Knight Adventures, Wonder Boy in Monster World, The Lost Vikings, Rolling Thunder 2, Universal Soldier, Golden Axe II, Truxton, Gauntlet IV, Warsong, Phelios, Micro Machines, Viewpoint, Blades of Vengeance, Comix Zone, Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition, Sub-Terrania, Beyond Oasis, Roadblasters, Warsong, The Lost Vikings, Crusader of Centy, and many more! (see full Genesis list for more)
My 10 least favorite Genesis games I have (in alphabetical order, not prioritized)
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Battle Squadron, Combat Cars, DJ Boy, Fun 'N Games, Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones, Mallet Legend's Whac-A-Critter, Rastan Saga II, Super Battleship, Technocop, Quad Challenge. Dishonorable Mentions: Taz-Mania, Mario Andretti Racing
Special Awards
--
Best Music and Best Overall Audio-visual presentation: The Adventures of Batman & Robin
Most Impressive Technical Graphical Achievement: Red Zone
Most Important Game: Sonic the Hedgehog
Best Gameplay: Sonic the Hedgehog (series)
Best Addon: Sega CD
Genesis Games I Have - 211 titles [Note: the 6 games in the Genesis 6-Pak cartridge count as 6 games for the purposes of this list, so I actually have 205 individual Genesis cartridges.)
--
In Update 1 -- posts 2 through 5 in the thread
--
Adventures of Batman & Robin, The
Air Diver
Al Michael Announces HardBall III
Aladdin
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Storm
Alisia Dragoon
Altered Beast
Animaniacs
Arcus Odyssey
Arrow Flash
Asterix and the Great Rescue
Atomic Runner
Batman: Revenge of the Joker
Battle Master
Battle Squadron
Battletoads / Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team
Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest
Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast
Beyond Oasis
Bio-Hazard Battle
Blades of Vengeance
Blockout
Boogerman: A Pick & Flick Adventure
Bubba 'n' Stix
Bubsy II
Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
Burning Force
--
Update 2 - in posts 13 to 15 of the thread
--
Cadash
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Chakan
Championship Pro-AM
Columns (in Sega 6-Pak)
Columns III: Revenge of Columns
Combat Cars
Comix Zone
Contra: Hard Corps
Cool Spot
Cosmic Spacehead
Crack Down
Crusader of Centy
Cyborg Justice
--
Update 3 - posts 17-18 in the thread
--
Death Duel
Decap Attack
Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Devilish: The Next Possession
DJ Boy
Duel, The: Test Drive II
Dynamite Headdy
El Viento
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Eternal Champions
Ex-Mutants
--
Update 4 - Posts 19-21 in the thread
--
Faery Tale Adventure
Fatal Rewind
Fire Shark
Forgotten Worlds
Fun 'N' Games
Gadget Twins
Gaiares
Garfield: Caught in the Act
Gargoyles
Gauntlet IV
General Chaos
Genesis 6-Pak
Ghouls 'N Ghosts
G-LOC: Air Battle
Golden Axe
Golden Axe II
Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude
Gunstar Heroes
--
Update 5 - Posts 22-24 in the thread
--
HardBall '94
HardBall!
Haunting Starring Polterguy
Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones
Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings
James Pond 3: Operation Starfish
James Pond II: Codename RoboCod
James Pond: Underwater Agent
Jewel Master
Journey from Darkness: Strider Returns
Junction
Jungle Book, The
Jurassic Park
Kid Chameleon
King of the Monsters 2
--
In update 6 - posts 31-32 in the thread
--
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters
Light Crusader
Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
Lost Vikings, The
Lost World, The: Jurassic Park
Lotus Turbo Challenge
Lotus Turbo Challenge II
--
In update 7 - posts 33-34 in the thread
--
Mallet Legend's Whac-A-Critter
Magical Taruruuto-kun (J)
Mario Andretti Racing
Marsupilami
Marvel Land
Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter
Mega Turrican
MERCS
Mick & Mack: Global Gladiators
Micro Machines
--
In update 8 - post 35
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Darwin 4081 (J)
The Lawnmower Man
NBA Jam (1994)
Newman Haas' Indy Car featuring Nigel Mansell
NHL '94
NHL '96
NHL '97
--
Update 9 - in posts 37 to 39 in the thread
--
Ooze, The
OutRun
OutRun 2019
OutRunners
P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star IV
Phelios
Pier Solar and the Great Architects
Pirates! Gold
QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
Quad Challenge
--
Update 10 - posts 44 to 46 of the thread
--
Rambo III
Ranger-X (Ranger X)
Rastan Saga II
Red Zone
Revenge of Shinobi (in Sega 6-Pak)
Risk
Ristar
Road Rash
Road Rash II
Road Rash 3: Tour de Force
RoadBlasters
Rocket Knight Adventures
Rolling Thunder 2
Rolling Thunder 3
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Update 11 - posts 49-51
--
Samurai Shodown
Shadow Blasters
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Shadowrun (1993)
Shining Force
Shining Force II
Shining in the Darkness
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Socket
Soldiers of Fortune
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic 2 & Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
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Update 12 - posts 53-55
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Sonic 3D Blast
Sorcerian (J)
Space Harrier II
Spider-Man -- X-Men: Arcade's Revenge
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Spider-Man and Venom: Separation Anxiety
Splatterhouse 2
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine -- Crossroads of Time
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Streets of Rage (Sega 6-Pak)
Streets of Rage 2
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Update 13 - posts 56-58
--
Strider
Journey from Darkness: Strider Returns
Subterrania
Summer Challenge
Sunset Riders
Super Battleship
Super Hang-On (Sega 6-Pak)
Super Monaco GP
Super Monaco GP II, Arton Senna's
Sword of Vermilion
Syd of Valis
Target Earth
Task Force Harrier EX
Taz-Mania
--
Update 14 - posts 60-62
--
Taz in Escape from Mars
Technoclash
Technocop
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyperstone Heist
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Thunder Force II
Tinhead
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
Toki: Going Ape Spit
Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics
Trouble Shooter
Truxton
Turrican
Twin Cobra
Tyrants: Fight Through Time
--
Update 15 - posts 63-65
--
Ultimate Qix
Universal Soldier
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Viewpoint
Wardner
Warrior of Rome II
Warsong
WeaponLord
Whip Rush
--
Update 16 - posts 68-70
--
Space Invaders '91
Winter Challenge
Wiz 'n' Liz
Wolfchild
Wonder Boy in Monster World
[Monster World IV]
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
X-Men
Zero Tolerance
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Zoom!