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Kill your babies - Megadrive Edition

Retr0gamer

Games are taken from a list of best selling games on the system. I took out American sports games and a few total duds (*cough* Rise of the Robots) unless it was iconic to the system. I grouped together games in a series as well so as not to offend people by cherry picking my personal favourite (Sonic 2 in other words).

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Fifa (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
Gunstar Heroes
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Let the slaughter commence.

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pasta-solo

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Fifa (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
Gunstar Heroes
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Moonwalker was an interesting curiosity, but a pretty dull game!

fixXxer

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Fifa (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
Gunstar Heroes
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Getting rid of Street Fighter. I was forced to play with a three button pad so it was almost unplayable. Couldn't convince folks to buy a pad just for one game

Retr0gamer

Lads can we calm down a bit. Altered Beast is still on the list!

The_Valeyard

My favourite game is not on the list

my baby is safe lol

fixXxer

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Lads can we calm down a bit. Altered Beast is still on the list!

I liked it

pasta-solo

Was gonna go with Altered Best, but I think I liked it at the time. Does not hold up though!

Retr0gamer

The_Valeyard wrote: »

My favourite game is not on the list my baby is safe lol

Out of curiosity what was it?

johnny_ultimate

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Fifa (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
Gunstar Heroes
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Slashing Gunstar Heroes. Real 6/10 game I think.

*leaves thread with troll face, never to post again*

Retr0gamer

Johnny you are going to hell for that one along with all the editors of Edge magazine.

Best megadrives game ever gone and altered best still left standing.

The_Valeyard

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Out of curiosity what was it?

General Chaos

Retr0gamer

The_Valeyard wrote: »

General Chaos

Ah, rubbish single player. Awesome in multi. If it makes it easier it narrowly missed out on the list.

Sieghardt

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Fifa (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
Gunstar Heroes
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Death to Fifa, everyone knows World Cup Italia 90 was superior

Retr0gamer

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Aladdin gone. Looks amazing. Plays worse than the SNES game.

The_Valeyard

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Ristar.

Remember feeling this tried to be a Sonic and Mario go between and failing.

CatInABox

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Sonic the Hedgehog just wasn't all that good. A speed demon on a 4:3 screen? It just wasn't fun.

penev10

Where's Crackdown, Midnight Resistance, Hellfire, Gynoug, Gain Ground, Arcus Odyssey???

Was thinking the mega drive was terrible until I remembered those gems.

jooksavage

No Alien Soldier, Pitfall or Toy Story? Pity. They came out towards the end of the Mega-Drive's life but they proved the old console could still deliver.

fixXxer

I don't think we need to keep criticizing the list do we? Rather be thankful that someone went to the trouble of doing it.

jooksavage

fixxxer wrote: »

I don't think we need to keep criticizing the list do we? Rather be thankful that someone went to the trouble of doing it.

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

That's fair enough. I'm gonna say Altered Beast. I bought a Mega-Drive after playing Streets of Rage 2 on my neighbour's machine. I was soooo disappointed with AB: looked great but was so clunky I thought my new joypads were busted.

SeantheMan

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Virtual Racing is gone
Didn't enjoy it as a racer at all.

Retr0gamer

penev10 wrote: »

Where's Crackdown, Midnight Resistance, Hellfire, Gynoug, Gain Ground, Arcus Odyssey???

Was thinking the mega drive was terrible until I remembered those gems.

Crackdown, gain ground and hellfire werent big sellers. Gynoug almost got on the list but I thought thunder force 4 better served in its place. Arcus odyssey was never released in Europe. Midnight resistance is on the list.

Retr0gamer

jooksavage wrote: »

No Alien Soldier, Pitfall or Toy Story? Pity. They came out towards the end of the Mega-Drive's life but they proved the old console could still deliver.

Alien soldier didn't sell well at all. Anyway Gunstar Heroes has been scientifically proven to be a better game.

Pitfall again didn't sell that we'll and I didn't feel it defined the mega drive. It's also a good if not stellar game.

Toy Story almost got on the list but I feel it was a bit cap even if it was a technical miracle on the system.

nicedryturf

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Sensible Soccer. I could never understand how anyone liked this. It might be less awful than some of the competition (up yours KICK OFF you piece of crap) but it didn't have the polish or panache of FIFA. And the players moved like caffinated fleas.

tailgunner

Aladdin
Altered Beast
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Chuck Rock 2
Comix Zone
Dynamite Headdy
Earthworm Jim
Ecco the Dolphin (series)
Flashback
Golden Axe
James Pond 2: Robocod
Mega Turrican
Micro Machines 2
Midnight Resistance
Mortal Kombat 2
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
Ristar
Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
Robocop vs terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sensible Soccer
Shining Force (1 + 2)
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
Strider
Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
The Revenge of Shinobi
The Story of Thor
Thunderforce 4
ToeJam and Earl
Virtua Racing
Wonderboy in Monster World
World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Goodbye Earthworm Jim, you weird, weird game. Probably the most amount of time I've spent on a game without ever finishing it.

Retr0gamer

The underwater stage of earthworm Jim was complete bull****

They hide the oxygen recharge that is essential for beating the stage behind a fake wall. **** you level designer.

fixXxer

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The underwater stage of earthworm Jim was complete bull****

They hide the oxygen recharge that is essential for beating the stage behind a fake wall. **** you level designer.

What a cartoon though :P

SolvableKnave

nicedryturf wrote: »

Sensible Soccer. I could never understand how anyone liked this.

:eek: 'Twas a brilliant game, and coded by two mates if I'm not mistaken. Endless hours of fun with in on the C64. Turning banana shots up to full in the settings allowed you to curl the ball around yourself and still score.

fixxxer wrote: »

What a cartoon though :P

Earthworm Jim, through the soil he did crawl.
Earthworm Jim, a super suit did fall..:D

nicedryturf

SolvableKnave wrote: »

:eek: 'Twas a brilliant game, and coded by two mates if I'm not mistaken. Endless hours of fun with in on the C64. Turning banana shots up to full in the settings allowed you to curl the ball around yourself and still score.

Yeah some people loved it and it got good reviews but it never "felt" like football to me. The pace felt too frantic. It used to ruin FIFA for me too - after playing SS for 15 minutes, the more realistically-paced FIFA players moved like geriatrics stuck in treacle.

SolvableKnave

nicedryturf wrote: »

Yeah some people loved it and it got good reviews but it never "felt" like football to me. The pace felt too frantic. It used to ruin FIFA for me too - after playing SS for 15 minutes, the more realistically-paced FIFA players moved like geriatrics stuck in treacle.

That's the thing though. It was more an arcadey footy game than anything. I don't think they tried to make it a realistic game like FIFA and PES did.

Skerries

and was ultimately much better on it's native Amiga