Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

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Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Friday » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:00 am

So Genesis Aladdin discussion is going on and it got me thinking: I should actually play Genesis/SCD games finally. I've been a Nintengal all my life, it's time to throw off those chains.

So.

Usually when I make these lists I include some stuff that's good just off the top of my head, but I don't know shit about what's good on Genesis/SCD beyond like, Sonic and Gunstar Heroes.

So for the most part you guys will determine everything.

Also, though we'll be voting down to one as usual, we're gonna have a secondary goal: At some point, we will eliminate the games down to ten, and I will play those top ten games. I'm a busy girl so ten is gonna have to do to start.

Anyway:

1. Sonic the Hedgehog
2. Sonic 2
3. Sonic 3
4. Sonic and Knuckles
5. Gunstar Heroes
6. Popful Mail
7. Aladdin
8. Shining Force

Okay, everyone. Remember that I will actually be playing the top ten finishers.

EDIT: MAXIMUM TEN GAMES PER POSTER PLEASE
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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby MarsDragon » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:05 am

Decap-Attack
Phantasy Star IV
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Alien Soldier

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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby fanboymaster » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:06 am

Landstalker
Alien Soldier
Crusader of Centy
Phantasy Star 4
Shining Force 2
Snatcher
Lunar Eternal Blue
Ristar
Alisia Dragoon
Beyond Oasis
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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Upthorn » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:08 am

Ecco The Dolphin
Ecco: The Tides of Time (not sure which is better so I'll let the poll decide)
Shining Force 2 is probably a better choice than 1 if you're only going to do one of them.
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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Kishi » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:08 am

Contra: Hard Corps
Dynamite Headdy
Monster World IV
Rocket Knight Adventures
ToeJam & Earl
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Splatterhouse 2
Streets of Rage 2
Wonder Boy in Monster World

Edit: Pared down to ten.

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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Upthorn » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:11 am

Oh shit, how did I forget Streets of Rage 2 and Rocket Knight Adventures?
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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby LaserBeing » Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:23 am

Alisia Dragoon
Arcus Odyssey
Blades of Vengeance
Marvel Land
Mega Turrican
Shinobi III
Trouble Shooter (aka Battle Mania)
Battle Mania 2: TS Vintage
Valis III
Wolfchild

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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby IGNORE ME » Wed Feb 12, 2020 3:23 am

<Brentai> Okay I am now going to look at a release [list, sic] of Sega Genesis games
<Brentai> de la Hentai Pick the absolute ten musts out of that
<Brentai> Then list that, and also the ten that people haven't listed by the time I'm finished with mine.

jk I'm doing the "games people haven't listed list" first. I'm also dropping the other Streets of Rage games off of it because we really don't need the entire series on this poll.

Ranger X
Pulseman
Lunar: The Silver Star (CD)
World of Illusion
Gain Ground
Sparkster*
Golden Axe
El Viento
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
Phantasy Star II

* I am the only person in the world who likes Sparkster more than Rocket Knight Adventures, deal with it.

Okay now putting the full list up in tiny text because I spent some time on it:
<Brentai> Quickly realizing that my list of "most necessary Genesis games" is going to be very different than my list of "best Genesis games".
<Brentai> I'm going to try and keep in mind the order of "Games You Should Play First, To Properly Get a Feel of Being a SEGA Kid".
<Brentai> Not that I actually was, but you know.

# Hottest Genesis list
Gunstar Heroes
Phantasy Star IV
Beyond Oasis
Snatcher (CD)
Sonic 2
Sonic 3 and Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog
Alien Soldier
Contra: Hard Corps
Mega Turrican
Streets of Rage 2
Ranger X
Pulseman
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 3
Lunar: The Silver Star (CD)
Castlevania: Bloodlines (NOTE: This was my #4 but I moved it down for more "general" audiences. Take that as you will.)
Splatterhouse 2
World of Illusion
Shining Force II
Shinobi III
Ristar
Landstalker
Gain Ground
Sparkster (NOTE: Brentai is the only person in the world who likes Sparkster more than Rocket Knight Adventures.)
Dynamite Headdy
Golden Axe
Decap Attack
El Viento
Shining Force
Popful Mail (CD)
# "Essential Genesis" list
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
Phantasy Star II
Rocket Knight Adventures
Altered Beast
Columns
Road Rash II
Comix Zone
Haunting starring Polterguy
Toejam and Earl
Mutant League Football
Shadowrun
Sub-Terrania
Zero Wing
Skitchin'
Heart of the Alien (CD)
Jurassic Park
Crusader of Centy
Disney's Aladdin
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
Dynamite Duke
# "Experimental" list
Ecco: The Tides of Time
X-Men
Sewer Shark (CD)
Shining Force CD (CD)
Crystal's Pony Tale
Chiki Chiki Boys
Dungeons and Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
General Chaos
The Ooze
# Kusoge
Global Gladiators
Fatal Labyrinth
Sword of Sodan
Hard Drivin'
Mutant Chronicles: Doom Troopers
DOOM (32X)
# Games that are better in the arcade but I listed them here so you'd play the arcade versions
Strider
RoadBlasters
Sunset Riders


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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby François » Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:28 am

I'm going to add Light Crusader, not because it's incredibly good, but because it's interesting in a very peculiar Treasure-does-Zelda-with-neat-tech-stuff-and-some-general-weirdness kind of way.

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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby mharr » Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:12 pm

As a brit kid whose formative years were all 8 bit microcomputer based, I have no votes to cast but will be playing through the results to see what I missed.

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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby beatbandito » Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:25 pm

I'm guessing no one said kid chameleon yet because they're assholes that hate you.
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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Niku » Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:00 pm

HAUNTING STARRING POLTERGUY
JURASSIC PARK
THE OOZE
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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Upthorn » Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:31 pm

I highly recommend playing none of those.
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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby IGNORE ME » Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:42 am

Haunting at least is worth playing just a little bit of, but not if you're going to play any set of only ten games.

I feel like there should be a Mortal Kombat on the list because Mortal Kombat was such a big fucking deal on the Genesis (maybe not outside of the Console War, but it's still the best-selling non-packin on the system), but honestly the best playing and most historically important one is the SNES Mortal Kombat II. Also you don't actually have to play any of them to understand their place in gaming history.

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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Metal Slime » Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:11 am

Shining Force CD (It's technically a remaster of the Game Gear games but it's a good remaster)
Sonic CD
Shining Force 2
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic
Sonic 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Gunstar Heroes
Phantasy Star 4
Splatterhouse 2

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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby beatbandito » Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:29 pm

Brentai is half right, you SHOULD have a genesis Mortal Kombat game, the best one of the series and of course also generation for any console: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

who's in it?


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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Caithness » Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:09 am

Altered Beast
NBA Jam
Pac Man 2 the New Adventures
Streets of Rage 2
Ecco the Dolphin
Strider
Clayfighter
Earthworm Jim
Mickey Mouse in Castle of Illusion
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby zaratustra » Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:54 pm

Toejam & Earl
Gunstar Heroes
Shadowrun
Road Rash
Kid Chameleon
Quackshot
Phantasy Star 4
Thunder Force IV
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Cool Spot

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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Friday » Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:24 am

Alright, it's been more than a week with no new posts, so I'll go ahead and compile now, just in time for one of you to be like WAIT WHAT ABOUT THESE GAMES and then I'll say NO YOU ALWAYS DO THIS
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Re: Genesis/SCD Write Ins (Decide my fate)

Postby Mothra » Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:43 am

WAIT!!!!!

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