List of Megadrive/Genesis exclusives

Does it exist? A quick Google search turned out fruitless.

Edit:

Because the Wiki article about "Sega Megadrive/Genesis only" titles is less than accurate, I have decided to compile my own list of exclusives. Any additions and/or corrections are welcome.


I have taken a few liberties when it comes to the term "exclusive":

- Ports or multi-platform games that have had a few levels/sprites changed and/or added are not on the list.
- Games that were ported and downgraded to 8-bit systems and handhelds are on the list.
- Ports that have had full game modes added to them (Mercs, Super Hang-On etc.) are on the list.
- Games that have received VC and compilation releases as well as next-gen console/handheld (re-)releases are on the list.

A
Aah! Harimanada
Adventures of Batman & Robin, The
Air Diver
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Soldier
Alisia Dragoon
Animaniacs
Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf
Arrow Flash
Art Alive!
Australian Rugby League
Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt
AWS Pro Moves Soccer
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II

B
Ball Jacks
Barney's Hide and Seek
Batman
Battle Frenzy
Battle Mania - Dai Gin Jou
Beauty & The Beast - Belle's Quest
Beauty & The Beast - Roar of the Beast
Beavis & Butt-head
Beggar Prince
Beyond Oasis
Bill Walsh College Football '95
Bimini Run
Blades of Vengeance
Blaster Master 2
Body Count
Bulls vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs

C
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Castlevania - Bloodlines
Coach K College Basketball
Columns III - Revenge of Columns
Combat Cars
Conquering the World III
Contra - Hard Corps
Crue Ball
Crusader of Centy
Crystal's Pony Tale
Curse
Cyborg Justice

D
Dahna - Megami Tanjou
David Robinson's Supreme Court
Dashin' Desperadoes
Decap Attack
Desert Demolition
Dick Vitale's "Awesome Baby" College Hoops
Dino Land
Divine Sealing
Doraemon - Yume Dorobouto 7 Nin No Gozansu
Dragon Ball Z - Buyuu Retsuden
Dragon's Revenge
Dyna Brothers
Dyna Brothers 2
Dynamite Headdy
Dungeons & Dragons - Warriors of the Eternal Sun

E
Earth Defense
Ecco Jr.
El Viento
Elemental Master
Eliminate Down
ESWAT Cyber Police - City Under Siege
Eternal Champions
European Club Soccer
Ex-Mutants
Exo-Squad

F
F1 Circus MD
F1 Grand Prix: Nakajima Satoru
F1 Super License: Nakajima Satoru
Fastest 1
Fatal Labyrinth
Fighting Masters
Funny World & Balloon Boy

G
Gadget Twins, The
Gaiares
Gargoyles
Gauntlet 4
General Chaos
Generations Lost
Ghostbusters
Gley Lancer
Golden Axe II
Golden Axe III
Goofy's Hysterical History Tour
Gunstar Heroes

H
Haunting Starring Polterguy
Herzog Zwei
High Seas Havoc
Hybrid Front, The

I

J
James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing
Jennifer Capriati Tennis
Jewel Master
Joe Montana Football
John Madden Football '92
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park - Rampage Edition
Jurassic Park 2 - The Lost World

K
Kid Chameleon
King Colossus
King Salmon - The Big Catch

L
Landstalker - The Treasures of King Nole
Langrisser II
Legend of Wukong
Light Crusader
Lightening Force - Quest for the Darkstar

M
M.U.S.H.A
Magical Taruruuto-Kun
Mamono Hunter Yohko - Makai Kara no Tenkosei
Mazin Saga
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
Megaman - The Wily Wars
Megapanel
Menacer 6-game
Mercs
Metal Fangs
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Micro Machines - Turbo Tournament '96
Micro Machines Military - It's a Blast!
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie
MLBPA Sports Talk Baseball
Monster World IV
Mutant League Football
Mutant League Hockey

N
NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana
NFL Prime Time '98
NFL Sports Talk Football '93
Nightmare Circus

O
Ooze, The
Osomatsu-kun - Hachamecha Gekijou
Out Run 2019

P
Panorama Cotton
Pat Riley Basketball
Pelé II - World Tournament Soccer
Pengo
Pete Sampras Tennis 96
Phantasy Star - The End of the Millenium
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III - Generations of Doom
Pocahontas
Powerball
Predator 2
Pulseman

Q
Quack Shot Starring Donald Duck
Quad Challenge

R
Rambo III
Ranger-X
Red Zone
Ren & Stimpy - Stimpy's Invention
Rent A Hero
Revenge of Shinobi, The
Rings of Power
Ristar
Road Rash 3
Road Rash II
Robocop Versus The Terminator
Rocket Knight Adventures
Rolling Thunder 3
Rolo to the Rescue

S
Shadow Blasters
Shadowrun
Shining Force
Shining Force II
Shining in the Darkness
Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master
Skitchin'
Socket
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Eraser
Sonic Spinball
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Sparkster
Spider-Man vs The Kingpin
Splatterhouse 2
Splatterhouse 3
Spot Goes to Hollywood
Squirrel King
Steel Empire, The
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Sub-Terrania
Super Fantasy Zone
Super Hang-On
Super Real Darwin
Surging Aura
Sword of Vermillion
Sylvester & Tweety in Cagey Capers

T
Task Force Harrier EX
Tecmo Cup Football
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Hyperstone Heist
Terminator, The
Tiny Toon Adventures - ACME All-Stars
Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster's Hidden Treasure
Toejam & Earl
Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
Toxic Crusaders
TNN Outdoors Bass Tournament '96
Trouble Shooter
Twinkle Tale

U
Uzu Keobukseon

V
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Verytex
Vixen 357

W
Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio
Wani Wani World
Warrior of Rome
Whip Rush 2222 AD
Wings of Wor
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

X
X-Men
X-Men 2 - Clone Wars
X-Perts
XDR - X-Dazedly-Ray

Y
Yuu Yuu Hakusho - Makyou Toitsusen
Yuu Yuu Hakusho Gaiden

Z
Zero Tolerance

There have been a bunch of threads like this one already. Use the search function here at sega-16. I can tell you, though, that the best way is to make your own list. Use the Wikipedia article to help you, as well as other sources (including sega-16).

I've used the search before I made this topic, but nothing useful came up.
I'll start compiling a list and drop it here when it's done.
What Wiki article are you referring to?

Added a list.

Madou Monogatari I - Also on MSX (original), Game Gear, PC Engine Super CD.

Shi Kin Joh - There's a GameGear version. Not sure how different they are. http://ui27.gamefaqs.com/1242/gfs_9703_2_1.jpg

Shove It! - The Warehouse Game - Alternate name is Soukoban or Boxxle, released on many platforms.

Super Thunder Blade - An Arcade port, also on TG16, SMS etc.

Thunder Force III - Also on SNES and Arcade.

Ultimate Qix - Released as Volfied for Amiga, PC Engine etc.

Wonder Boy in Monster World - Dynastic Hero for the TG16 CD is almost identical. It just changes some sprites, some dialogue and the music.

Crayon Shin-Chan - Arashi o Yobu Sono Ko - Not sure about this one but the SNES and GG games look pretty similar?


Warsong - Ported/remade for PS1 and Saturn.

Animaniacs - The SNES release is an entirely different game.

Sonic 1 was ported to the GBA.

Most 8-bit ports are seriously downgraded but Ristar, Road Rash and Gunstar Heroes are pretty impressive on GG/SMS.

Thanks!
No idea why I put STB on there. Maybe the super in the title got me confused.
I think I'll keep the titles that only have had downgraded ports on the exclusives list.
Is TF3 an arcade port? I think you told me the alternate name once, but I forgot and can't find the topic.

This list is flawed, why are games ported to systems after the Genesis' lifetime not being counted as exclusives? There are a ridiculous amount of exclusives ported to other systems, just look at the entirety of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Also, where's:

Tommy Lasorda Baseball
Pat Riley Basketball
Arnold Palmer Golf
Buster Douglas Boxing
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Virtua Fighter 2

Originally Posted by Baloo

This list is flawed, why are games ported to systems after the Genesis' lifetime not being counted as exclusives? There are a ridiculous amount of exclusives ported to other systems, just look at the entirety of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

That's the problem with Wikipedia's list; they actually go so far as to exclude games available on the Virtual Console.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...ive-only_games

Edit: though I think they might not count compilations.

Originally Posted by Baloo

Also, where's:
Buster Douglas Boxing
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

These two were released on the SMS.

Also, I'd remove these:
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II - Released on the GG and SMS
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - Released on the GG and SMS
Dynamite Headdy - Released on the GG and SMS
Gunstar Heroes - Released on the GG
Mega Bomberman - This is actually a port of Bomberman '94 from the PC Engine
Mega Turrican - This is a port of Turrican III from the Amiga
Ristar - Released on the GG
Robocop Versus The Terminator - Released on the SNES, GG, and SMS

You guys have brought-up very fine points indeed. Let me just add that some of those so called strict Genesis or Mega Drive exclussives are usually paired-up against their 16-bit counterparts (usually the SNES), or, in this instance, against regionalities of sega's 16-bitter. So, to elaborate on what Baloo said, one need not go as far as to look at compilations on current gen consoles like the PS2, or downloadable re-releases like on the Wii. The fact is that many of these so termed exclusives (in this instance, American vs. European vs. Japanese, etc. Sega 16-bit titles) may have had their own releases on other systems whose lifespans overlapped (and even preceded) sega's 16-bitter (give or take a few "bits" per said consoles). The Comodore 64, Atari Jaguar, 3DO, TurboGrafx-16/PCE, Sega's own Saturn, etc, etc, etc...).

Originally Posted by ApolloBoy

Mega Turrican - This is a port of Turrican III from the Amiga

Wrong. Turrican 3 is a port of Mega Turrican.

I'll try and help...

Battletech- It's also on the SNES under the name MechWarrior 3050.]
Jungle Strike- It's also on the SNES and the PC.



Borderliners (if you're not counting later ports after the system was dead, then nevermind this section)...

Shining Force- Remade for the GBA, called Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon
Steel Empire- Ported to the GBA with some graphical redesigns.
Phantasy Star II + III- Ported to the GBA with Phantasy Star Collection.
Thunder Force III- Ported to the Saturn with Thunder Force Gold Pack 1



Alianger- Thunder Force III could have still been called an exclusive despite those titles. Thunder Force AC changed two of the levels (one new, one from TFII), while Thunder Spirits is a port of TFAC, with even more changes made to some levels (like the battleship and final stages). TFIII as it is on the Genesis, wasn't duplicated until Thunder Force Gold Pack 1 came out for the Saturn (and this is assuming ports that came after the system's death count).

The Coop - Yeah I'm aware of the difference between the versions, and I do think everyone should at least try them all.
But is one stage less and a few other differences enough to call it an exclusive?
It's debatable with some titles. Ristar and Earthworm Jim are other examples.

I'd draw the line between versions that have a different game engine and level designs, which is the case with Castle of Illusion, ESWAT and others.


That reminds me, Aladdin as it was on MD was also on PC and Amiga. Only the SNES and SMS games are different.

Edit: Also, Mercs on MD has its Original Mode which plays very differently from the other versions.

Originally Posted by Baloo

This list is flawed, why are games ported to systems after the Genesis' lifetime not being counted as exclusives? There are a ridiculous amount of exclusives ported to other systems, just look at the entirety of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Also, where's:

Tommy Lasorda Baseball
Pat Riley Basketball
Arnold Palmer Golf
Buster Douglas Boxing
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Virtua Fighter 2

Yeah, you're right. I have no idea about all the compilation packs being released as I don't own any next-gen consoles. I haven't taken into account any compilation or next-gen releases yet, except for Sonic 1, so the list is fine at the moment, just missing a few titles.
I guess it's better to draw the line at the 32-bit era.

As for the games:
Tommy Lasorda and VF2 are arcade ports, the others have been added.

Also, I'd remove these:
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II - Released on the GG and SMS
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - Released on the GG and SMS
Dynamite Headdy - Released on the GG and SMS
Gunstar Heroes - Released on the GG
Mega Bomberman - This is actually a port of Bomberman '94 from the PC Engine
Mega Turrican - This is a port of Turrican III from the Amiga
Ristar - Released on the GG
Robocop Versus The Terminator - Released on the SNES, GG, and SMS

All of these are either different and/or downgraded versions of the original.
I'll take bomberman off the list.

Updated a little.
I'm taking a few liberties when it comes to the term "exclusive":

- Games that have had a few levels/sprites changed and/or added are not on the list.
- Games that were ported and downgraded to handhelds and 8-bit systems are on the list.
- Games that have had full game modes added to them (Mercs, Super Hang-On etc.) are on the list.
- Games that have received VC and compilation releases as well as next-gen console/handheld (re-)releases are on the list.