Your top 10 favorite Genesis games, and why!

[Sega Uranus]

10- Aladdin (stop laughing, I just have great memories of it...)

9- Castlevania: Bloodlines (the only one in the series I like, and I love it)

8- World of Illusion (one of the only games my Mom played with me when I was little)

7- Rockman: Mega World/ Megaman: Wily Wars (the best Megaman games on the best system)

6- Shining Force II (The best RPG I've played)

5- Ristar (New, and refreshing, one of the best platformers ANYWHERE)

4- Ecco the Dolphin (The only game I played for the whole summer of 97)

3- Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Best Sonic game, and stays crunchy in milk!)

2- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (I like S3K more, but this is the game that got me into games)

1- Gunstar Heroes (Great memories w/ my friends)

[danielscheil]

1 Thunderfore IV
2 Alien Soldier
3 Mega Probotector
4 Thunderforce III
5 Ku - Oh - Ga Opveration code Vapor Trail
6 Shining Force I
7 Shining Force II
8 Darius II
9 Steel Empire
10 Syndicate

+++ many more !

and why ? because i like shooter and RPG gaming
;-)

[Fang]

Out of all the games I played so far these are my favorites in random order.

1. Gunstar Heroes
2. Contra Hard Corps
3. Streets of Rage 2
4. Phantasy Star 4
5. Beyond Oasis
6. Shinobi 3
7. Super Street Fighter 2
8. Comix Zone
9. Ranger X
10. LandStalker

[Demonic Weasel]

Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention
Shining Force 2: The Ancient Sealing
Shining in the Darkness
Comix Zone
Flicky
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sunset Riders
Phantasy Star 2

Those are pretty much my favorite fighters on the Genesis, and the Shining Force series is my videogame obsession. Naturally I love Sonic and as Sonic the Hedghog 2 was the first one I played... I'm also big on RPG's in general and love Phantasy Star 2 the most out of all the PS games I've played. I just like Flicky for random fun, and as a good game to cool off with.

[Russman]

-Rambo III
-Zombies Ate My Neighbors
-MUSHA
-Gain Ground
-Risk
-Tyrants
-Mercs
-Space Harrier II
-Thunder Force III
-After Burner II

I like action and strategy, or both. Gain Ground is probably my favorite overall. Monopoly and Risk are both great on the Genesis, they have such a simple interface when compared to more modern versions, the 16-bit versions are quick to play and offer a decent challenge.

edit* I took out Monopoly and put in Space Harrier II which I forgot about because I still don't own it.

[Dartagnan1083]

in no real order,


El Viento
Sonic 3 & K
Rocket Knight Adventures
Alissia Dragoon
Gunstar Heroes
Phantasy Star IV
GleyLancer
Beyond Oasis
Streets of Rage
Shinobi III


serriously though...ONLY 10?!?!
I won't go into why, all the 'Awesome' speaks for itself

EDIT: to replace Earnest Evans with a better game.

[Drixxel]

In alphabetical order, the top ten would have to be..

Columns: A genuine Genesis standby. There's a lot of depth here that makes extended play more rewarding than your average puzzler, and the Greek atmosphere is a nice, unique touch.

Ghouls 'n' Ghosts: While I think the series hit its peak with Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts, this Genesis arcade port is undeniably neat.

Mega Turrican: Perhaps not as mindblowing as Gunstar Heroes or Contra: Hard Corps, but still a great run and gun. Gunstar and Contra deserve to be on this list, but for whatever reason Mega Turrican appeals to me more.

Phantasy Star II: An RPG from a less convoluted time, and refreshingly so.

Ristar: I originally played this for Gamegear and was instantly smitten. The Genesis version is fantastic, and for being such a reputed under-rated game, it has many a fan, me included.

Sagaia: The Darius feel is cooly represented here. I think overall I've had more fun with Lightening Force, but blasting freakish robotic fish is so very awesome.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2: I've never much liked the bonus stages, but everything else is bloody amazing. A classic example of a Genesis total package.

Splatterhouse 2: I have vivid childhood memories of playing this game and being so incredibly shocked by the horrors within. I don't have as much fun with it now as I once did, but that nostalgia is enough to maintain a spot atop my Genesis heap.

Street Fighter II' Special Champion Edition: The smooth control has me seduced. The audio shortcomings are forgotten in the face of pure playability, thus ranking as my favourite console SFII.

Super Volleyball: A righteous sports game because of its totally unique take on video volleyball. The horizontal viewpoint makes for a much more streamlined and fun experience.

[Electroman]

In order, english names:

1.) Lightening Force (TF IV) (IMO, the finest 16 bit shooter for the home ever designed. & I <3 the ending)
2.) Musha (A close second. Metal soundtrack, certainly Complie's best)
3.) Afterburner II (I played this to death but the 32X version kicks its ass)
4.) Gunstar Heroes (classic. Treasure worked so ard on this title and it shows)
5.) Revenge of Shinobi (Best Shinobi ever. Do find the original issue with Batman, Spiderman, Terminator if you can.)
6.) Shinobi III (A very worthy update to RoS. Great effects and quite long. Beautiful music)
7.) Shadow Dancer (for those Shinobi fans that need 100% arcade action)
8.) MERCS (I love commando shooters so it needs to be here. Original mode makes it worth it.)
9.) Thunderforce III (Can't forget this blasterpiece. In some regards, sprites move better in this version. Very colorful, clean music.)
10.) Herzog Zwei (The black sheep with golden blood, I put more hours in this game than most RPG's.)

[landstalkerx]

1. Sonic 2 ( the first video game I ever owned/played)
2. Landstalker
3. Shining Force 2
4. Streets of Rage
5. Sonic and Knuckles
6. Golden Axe
7. Romance of the three kingdoms three
8.Gunstar Heroes
9. Page Master
10. Aladdin

[Wampaa]

1. Herzog Zwei (Just read the review on this site to see why. Simply the best Genesis game)

2. Thunder Force 2 (Yes I love it way more than 3 and 4. I love the overhead levels too)

3. Ghouls and Ghost (Great arcade conversion of one of the best games ever)

4. Revenge of Shinobi (Awesome Bosses and Music! Plays like a dream)

5. Mystic Defender (Great music, graphics and overall feel. Very overlooked game. I love how evil the levels look too)

6. Target Earth (Holy crap this game is so hard! Awesome sound and the story is great)

7. Golden Axe (This game made my friends and I so late for High School every morning because of the duel mode. Just one more fight!)

8. Thunder Force 3 (Wow I still am amazed at the fire swirl background effect. Awesome tunes and an awesome shooter!)

9. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (My fave of the series.)

10. Forgotten Worlds (Not fun single player. Really shines 2 player. O so much fun fighting over Zenny! The graphics really captured my imagination)

Honorable Mention: Strider, The Immortal, Gaiares and the Phantasy Star Series.

Allot of my choices are Capcom arcade conversions. They made the Genesis worth owning all by themselves. It was really like having your own little arcade back in the day.

[IronKnux]

10. Aladdin
9. Vectorman
8. Spiderman
7. Captain America and the Avengers
6. Rocket Knight Adventures
5. Mortal Kombat
4. Ranger X
3. Sonic 2
2. Earthworm Jim
1. Streets of Rage 2

Im into beat-em-ups and platformers, so that's why my list is a little weird. These are the games I grew up with too, so they've grown on me just a bit.

[StRiDA CoL]

YES

Someone here loves SoR2 and it's not just me

[David J.]

Here's 10 of my favs... I guess this is my top 10, abet not in order.

Streets of Rage 2
Ranger-X
Chakan
Sonic 2
Crackdown
Shinobi 3
Cool Spot
Mega Bomberman
Columns
Flicky

[Wampaa]

Man, I am going to have to check out the Streets of Rage games. They made almost everyones list. I haven't played those games for a long time.

[Vicman]

I can't even make up a list, too many great games to choose just 10.

[raystorm]

way too many games to choose from..but I'll make up a great top 10 of some of my favs (in no real particular order):

1) Gauntlet 4 (4 players of course and it has some excellent music for a genesis game)
2) Gunstar Heroes
3) Castle of Illusion (gorgeous game)
4) Streets of Rage 2 (great game and its the best SOR out of the 3)
5) Thunder Force 4 (I am not calling it "Lightening Force"..ugh)
6) Shinobi 3 (I love Revenge of Shinobi but feel part 3 is more refined and faster)
7) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (my personal favorite genesis Sonic installment)
8) Strider (I got this for Christmas when it just came out and I was just blown away..it looked amazing at the time and had most of the sound as well)
9) Phelios (it doesn't have the scaling and rotation of the arcade but I loved it and I'm just a sucker for Greek Mythology..would love a sequel namco!)
10) Rocket Knight Adventures (what a superb original game by Konami...great graphics and fun gameplay).

..way too many other games to choose from!

[Demonic Weasel]

Heh, seems like only a few remember the greatness of the Shining Force series.

[Drixxel]

To be honest, I've only played Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya for Gamegear, but it was pretty awesome. It's a series I've just never gotten around to.

[Vicman]

I played around 10 hours of Shining Force 1 & 4-5 of Shining Force CD and really enjoyed them both. It's the Phantasy Star's that I have yet to truly get into with only 3-4 hours into PS4. Personally though I really have liked what I've seen and played of both those series and am more compelled to play them over SNES FF games.

[Demonic Weasel]

Yeah, the series is awesome. For me I accidentally stumbled across SF1 and loved it. I discovered SF2 and Shining in the Darkness and loved them. Then I moved on to Sword of Hajya followed by Shining Wisdom, Shining the Holy Ark, and all of Shining Force 3. I love the series.

As for Phantasy Star... yeah I was into it for a while but I've been stuck on PS 2 for like 2 years now. Haven't played it much lately.

[hadjiquest]

10. Mortal Kombat

9. Super Thunder Blade

8. Super Hang-On

7. Revenge of Shinobi

6. Toki - Going Ape Spit

5. MERCS

4. Rolling Thunder 3

3. TMNT - Hyperstone Heist

2. Contra Hard Corps

1. Gunstar Heroes