My beloved Sega Genesis was the first console I ever had. I loved it until it was stolen from my house, I was a 6 years old crying because my console was gone, then my older brother told me, do not worry, there's a console that works with cds, and the controller has geometric symbols, after a few weeks my mom bought us the Playstation, and I grew up with that beauty. But the Genesis has a special place in my hearth, I remember playing Shinobi III, Eswat and many other games, now thanks to emulation I can relive those beautiful times

World of Illusion is one of the most underrated Disney games out there. Remember spending hours at my friend's house trying to finish it with two players. Yeah not the most complex soundtrack you'll ever hear but I think it has a memorable charm. The value pack cartridges are where it really shines, you can get a bunch of really good games bundled together.

The fact that Landstalker is on this list made my day. As frustrating as it can be I love that game to death. It’s criminal how many people have slept on it and it NEEDS some kind of reboot today.

Landstalker was one of my favorite surprises of the Genesis library. And World of Illusion needs more love! It's insane how cheap it is! (Got mine cart only for $9.99!)

Streets of Rage 2 is my favorite Genesis beat em up.

Solid list. Especially the inclusion of Shinobi 3. It's such a solid game, it almost feels like it had no business being on a 16-bit console.

I remember my first 4 games: Sonic, Moonwalker, Taz Mania and Sonic 2!

Oh dear God yesssss!!! Biohazard Battle (Crying in Japan) is still to this day one of my favourite games ever, and you hardly ever see anyone talking about it. EVERY Genesis/Megadrive owner should have this, and if you down own a Genesis, buy one to play this game. Also Landstalker is awesome, but the entire series is niche and under-the-radar because people don't realise this is one of the few isometric games in the entire history of mankind that DOES actually control well. Dark Saviour is surprisingly cheap for a Saturn RPG, and nobody ever bothered to fan-translate Ladystalker on the SNES (although, seeing as its Japanese, with a title like that it could be ANYTHING.) The only thing I disagree with is you're view on Streets of Rage 2, people shouldn't buy it because its better than the prequel, people should buy it because to this day it is still the greatest and most replayable scrolling beat-em-up ever made. SOR2 is to the 2D Final Fight genre what Super Mario World is to platformers, unarguably the greatest one of all time, even now coming up to 30 years later they are yet to be surpassed. TOTALLY undersold how important picking that game up is, but another great video nonetheless.

Great list, I LOVE ESwat and Real Deal Boxing!! So cool to see someone else mention these.

I love Landstalker! Great game! It still looks great today. I still have my cart from back in the day. But I prefer to play the game today on my PC with an emulator that has save anywhere. Being able to save before a difficult jump makes the platforming a lot less frustrating.

"When I Bought My Mega Drive (Model 2) In 1994, My First 3 Games Were Sonic 1, Phelios And Arrow Flash. Back Then It Felt Great To Have Arcade-Style Games At Home. "

I remember playing dynamite heady... that was a good game

Great stuff here. Rebuilding my collection. First 10 are including Sonic 2, Mega Bomberman, Vectorman, Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Krusty's Super Funhouse, NHL '96. You've given me a few picks for my next 10.

The music in world of illusion is beautiful perfect for that amazing game

The 2 player option on real deal boxing is where the fun is though... Played hours and hours with my friends. Just a great game. Thanks for the great videos!

Shinobi 3 is a fantastic game! And every bit as good as the Ninja gaiden series of games!!

Desert strike for de Gênesis was a classic

This is also a list of games with great soundtracks 😁😁😁

That was a damn fine solid list. Well done, dude. I know I'm 2 years late but it popped up and no way I'm gonna not gonna watch it, haha! Hope you're well!!

Another great video and brings back memories. Some of these games I didn't know about and would like too play. Sega Genesis has to many great games so hard to choose from.

Watching these videos I really enjoy. Its like reliving my childhood

The music during the surf section of Shinobi III was awesome!

I got Thunder Force III and Strider with my Genesis for Xmas 1990. Good times.

Super Monaco GP was pretty great back then with the expanded tracks etc not found in the arcade version, even though it took a hefty graphical hit. It sounded great, and had great gameplay!

I’m a longtime Genesis enthusiast and a newcomer to your channel. Just wanted to let you know I’ve watched several of your vids to kill some time this morning and am enjoying your content. Good stuff.

Streets of Rage 2 is my all time favorite game. No matter the generation, it's always my favorite. The replay value is through the roof, and the soundtrack is phenomenal.

This was a nice surprise. I thought it was going to be you regaling us of your first 10 Genesis games (which I'd also be interested in watching, if you haven't already done so), but I liked what you did here. Going with the 6-pak is cheating, if ever so slightly, but it does give folks a good starting point. A couple on this list I don't have, and didn't know they were so cheap, so I may have to track those down. I was surprised to not see Sonic 2 on the list, but I generally prefer the 1st game anyway, so strictly from a personal preference standpoint, that doesn't bother me. Everyone knows about Sonic anyway, and it seems like an obvious choice.

Great list! Landstalker is my favorite on the system, I’m glad you mentioned it. Interestingly, this game is highly praised in Europe and not so much in the US. For those not into boxing, I d have put Jungle Strike instead for example. You’re doing a very good job with your channel!

My first 10 Genesis games were 1. Ghost And Gouls 2. Alex Kidd 3. Cyberball 4. Moonwalker 5. Buster Douglas Boxing 6. Strider 7. Sword of Vermillion 8. Gain Ground 9. Kings Bounty 10. Madden 92 or Rampart

Great list.. So many great games for this console. I play the Sonic 1-3 mostly on this. So many side scrollers and beat em ups on this system. I love the fact that the camera goes along with youso that you see the whole screen. New gen games don't do that.

Just bought a Genesis 2, Revenge of Shinobi, Captain America and the Avengers, Six Pack, X-Men, and Kid Chameleon. I’m really really excited about starting my Genesis collection!

I got my Genesis for Christmas which came with Sonic 2 and my parents bought me Joe Montana Football, Sub Terrania, Columns and Cool Spot. Cool Spot was a surprisingly good game and Sub Terrania was also awesome. I think Cool Spot and Sub Terrania would be considered hidden gems.

The 6-Pak is a good place to start. I have this cartridge, and so happy I do.

No phantasy star 4, cyborg justice, Robocop versus terminator, shining force, NBA jam, mortal Kombat, sonic 2, sonic 3,sonic and knuckles, or vector man? Shenanigans!

I used to love Eswat. Like many games back then, got it just based on having a cool cover. Turned out to be one of my favorite games of that era. Awesome vibe that was really different at the time.

World of Illusion is such a Gem! It was my first game i ever finish ( i was around 7 ) . Great Gameplay, and perfect for kids. Other games i could sugest for a first collection would be Golden Axe 3 & Jurasic Park Lost World 3 , great for multiplayer or even solo.

Great video. How about a 'your next 10 games"?

I had the SEGA Mega Drive, when I was a teenager. I lost it for a while and then retrieved it when I was older. My sister and I shared a boxful of games, some of which were for two players on the teenage part. When I was older, and retrieved the Mega Drive from a Car Boot Sale, it came complete with two joysticks and my first and second favourite Mega Drive Games: Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2. To make up a collection of five Mega Drive Games I was happy with, the other three games in the line-up were Castle of Illusion, World of Illusion and Aladdin. Those are the best five Mega Drive Games I've ever played.

I honestly don’t remember the first 10 games I played on the Sega Genesis, but I remember that when my family purchased a Genesis it came packaged with Altered Beast. I remember when Sonic came out _that_ became the game packaged with the Genesis, but Sega allowed people who purchased the system prior to the release of Sonic to call a 1-800 number and they were mailed a free copy of Sonic. That’s how my family got the game. But for the most part I was a spectator watching my dad play rented games on the system and only played a couple that were available to us until the Sega Channel was released.

Moon Beach. Best Streets of rage song. Excellent intro to the video song.

I'm not gonna say "Hey you forgot this and that game", and rather just say that this is a great selection that wouldn't leave anyone disappointed! 👍

I really remember getting Strider for my birthday. It blew me away.

So glad I found your channel. Been playing the Sega Genesis since I was 3 years old. I was luck to have a brother who was ten years older than me and bought all the systems in the 90's.

Sonics Ultimate Genesis Collection on Xbox360 and PS3 is a great option on more modern consoles.

That 6 pack is some excellent titles and value. Good pick.

Videos that teach and grow the community are few and far between. Sega Lord X, dude you rock!

Got most of them from the list on the Sega Genesis Mini.

Lots of great titles on that list, love to see E-swat getting some well deserved

Great list! I will be looking at add these to my Genesis collection!

Also, I think it would be nice to see you more often in the videos. It gives it am ore personable feel. You are a cool dude.

I remember seeing my friends older brothers playing Road Rash and Madden everyday after school. I had a NES and wanted a Genesis so bad… I finally got one on my 6th birthday in 1994 when the Model 2 came out. It was MY console. Not the family console as the NES and Atari 2600 were. This is a great list.

You made another interesting video, maybe more valuable and informative than a top 10. Well done !

I love Sega and I'm glad you put The Revenge of Shinobi on the list because its my favorite game of all time. That's why I use a Revenge of Shinobi mug on my set.

Amazing amazing video. I was fortunate enough to get a Japanese Megadrive in mid 1992 to share with my brothers. It remains my favorite console of all times. Good to know some of these amazing games are still affordable to new comers to the system.

What a great list. Great Content. That box in the beginning was just like the box my Sega Genesis came in. It was funny, I wanted a Nintendo but they bought this instead. It was more expensive and next gen at the time. I played it so much I could memorize and pass most games in less than an hour. You have a new subscriber.

Amazing video!! Sega Lord X is so on par IT'S SCARY!! When I originally got my Genesis back in the day I grabbed the 6 pack, Eswat, Shinobi 3, and bio hazard battle!!

I find streets of rage 2 to be the archetypal megadrive game. The tonnes of sprites on the screen and the great electronic music. So defining of the megadrive and that era.

Great video man. Huge fan of E-Swat here as well. Just became a Patreon this week because of your unparalleled content, keep it up we love it!

Great advice. Start off with some of the best, more available carts and see how well you like Genesis. Sega games are mostly like fine wine, but mine mostly have missing or torn labels because I wanted them even cheaper.

Glad you added landstalker here. Still my favorite game

13:27 ahhhhhhhhh what glorious music that takes me back , such great sounds

For new Genesis players I recommend Shinobi. (Shinobi 3 is an acquired taste) Back in the day I owned a very modest Genesis collection. I think it was 6 games. It was very difficult to know which games to buy at the time due to a lack of KZfaq and the difficulties of advertising. Hyperstone Heist was one of those games. The Sonic games (all 5) too.

Awesome picks mate some solid titles there. I'd like to add Sonic 2, and Altered Beast into the list. But I honestly can't argue with your choices

I've said it before but it bears repeating: ESWAT is the single most underrated title in the entire Genesis library

Batman sountrack is a top 3 in any Genesis list. Looove that 1st stage music.

6pak is a good choice, but I'd also try and find a first run copy of Revenge of Shinobi. Sega went their own way, used Batman, Spiderman, The Terminator and Godzilla as bosses, rights be damned!

The first five that I got with my Model 2 Genesis as a kid were Sonic, Sonic 2, Mortal Kombat, Sword of Vermilion, and Thunder Force II. The latter two I had never heard about until the Kay Bee Toys employee recommended them...and I've loved them ever since. P.S. ESWAT is really underrated.

First games I remember getting? Strider Revenge Of Shinobi Streets Of Rage Castle Of Illusion Desert Strike Reading C+VG sold the machine to me. I also picked up: The Immortal and Corporation as I hadn't gotten them on the ST. I ignored MD Ghouls n Ghosts, as I had played and completed it on C64 and the ST.

Games my parents got me for Genesis: Sonic, Altered Beast, Sonic 2, Starflight, Art Alive, Where In the World Is Carmen San Diego, Flicky, Taz Mania, Joe Montana Football, NHLPA '93, Bulls Vs Lakers, Star Trek TNG, NBA Jam, Castle of Illusion, Road Rash, Lion King, Aladdin, WWF Raw, Kid Chameleon.

My first 4 Sega Genesis games were Altered Beast (pack in), Cyberball, Phantasy Star 3, and Sonic the Hedgehog.

Good list! I think it's a pretty well-rounded starting place

Sonic 2, Phantasy Star II & IV, Shining Force, Herzog Zwei, Starflight, NBA Jam, Flashback, Ghoul's and Ghosts, My personal favs from when I was a kit (plus the ones you mentioned)

Always preferred Road Rash 2. When I bought an old Mega Drive from eBay a few years ago (never should have sold my original!) I made sure I picked up RR2 as well as Toejam & Earl 2.

My first 10 were Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Columns, Truxton, Lasorda Baseball, Phantasy Star 2, Joe Montana Football, Moonwalker, Pat Riley's Basketball, and Revenge of Shinobi. That was back when I bought games because of price or birthday gifts/xmas gifts. Sports were usually cheaper so I bought them up. Columns was also cheaper than most. I think it was $30 compared to $50 to $60 the others. Loved them all.

Another great video. I must say I really appreciate your speaking style. Very calming and your grammar and diction are on point. I'm pondering getting a Genesis as the AtGames retro offerings get terrible reviews. Will there be a Part 2 to this video?

My first ten Sega Genesis games were Golden Axe, Ecco the Dolphin, Sonic, Sonic 2, Sonic Pinball, Crossfire, Columns, Mighty Morphing Power Rangers, Mortal Kombat 2, and Alien 3.

-I can't remember all my first 10- Turns out I can! -but among them was- they are (random order) : Sonic, Ranger X, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Dragon's Fury (aka: Devils Crush on Turbografx-16), Pac-Man 2, Columns III, American Gladiators, X-Men, Ghouls N Ghosts, Sonic Spinball.

i had a ton of fun with road rash with friends when i was a kid.

2:20 good thing i still havnt gotten the first sonic game. Im definitely going to get this 6pac cartridge.

I'm playing Monster World 4 on the Mega Drive Mini atm, It's a great little game I'm really liking it

This channel is amazing! Thank you Sega Lord!

My older sister had a genesis and 30 games and presented to me, the first game i played was Collums because as i was very young i thought the others to be too much complex, kkkk, and from that 30 games my favorites over the years became Sonic 1, Streets of Rage 1, Decap Attack, Bonanza Bros., Altered Beast and Golden Axe 1

I'm playing using emulation on an Android TV box running EmuELEC. While the Genesis is my favorite retro console i also play NES, SNES, PS1, and DOS games on said emulation box. It's awesome playing on a 42" screen, something that's a bit of a luxury back in the 90s when big CRT TV's were very expensive for most people.

Great video man! That's a good list. I actually know someone who has just started collecting for the genesis. He's already got a good start. I suggested to him to check out SOR 2, Rocket Knight Adventures, Sonic, And Valis. I remember Landstalker from back in the day but I've never played it. I've passed it up now and then when I've seen it but I think I will get it the next time I come across it.

First of your videos I've seen, really well done, and good list. I'd recommend Nhl 94 too! Super cheap, like me. Or I could go to pricecharting and list off some of the priciest games out there like some commentors

Great games for decent prices (a specialy Bio hazerd battle). I would like to ad Sonic 2, Shadow Dancer and Aladin.

Excellent video. You've earned my sub, sir. 🤘

I am the only person who remembers Corporation? That shit was so at ahead of its time. My favourite was Buck Rogers countdown to doomsday.

I still remember most of my first Sega games Sonic 1-2 Road Rash 1-2 Streets of Rage 2 (I didn't play 1 til waaay later) Moonwalker NHL Hockey (the first one or simply NHL 92) Mike Ditka Football F22 Interceptor (idk why, but my cousin had that game and I could never understand it) X-Men Tazmania

I never understand how Sega Lord never talks about Gunstar Heroes - hands down the best Genesis / Megadrive game there is

Sonic 2,X-Men,NBA Jam,B.O.B.,Ghostbusters,Boogerman,Quarterback Challenge,Maximum Carnage,a Mickey Mouse game and Animaniacs. This is my top 10.

Wow. Great list! Thanks. Better than I expected.

Perfect sequels : nightmare on elm street 3, terminator 2, and Streets of Rage 2

Very nice list. My only change would be to add a fighting game. Either Super Street Fighter 2 or Mortal Kombat 2. You hit the nail on the head with a lot of those. Sonic, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, and Road Rash are quintessential Sega series.

My first 12 genesis games in order (roughly) were: Sonic the Hedgehog Altered Beast Strider Shining in the darkness Terminator 2 the arcade Game Streets of Rage Shining Force Landstalker Rocket Knight Adventures Phantasy Star IV Shadowrun Contra Hardcorps i think that is a pretty epic list of games, besides Terminator 2 and Altered Beast (which I only got because it was like 5 bucks). I think what happend is we got the Genesis pretty soon after Sonic was the pack in, and then my parents let us get 2 other cheap games (Beast and Strider) like within the week. Me and my brother knew we liked RPGs like pen and paper dungeons and dragons and dragon warrior on the NES, so we got the first Shining. We would rent a lot of games and that is what led us to buy Streets and Shining Force and Landstalker and Rocket Knight. My Dad bought us T2 cause he liked the movies and so did we but we never rented it and yeah thats why it's like the one bad game on here. I bought Phantasy Star IV and Contra on day one because I was such a fan of those series, was not dissapointed.

I got my Genesis a couple of years ago, but I decided to get Duke Nukem 3D as my first game. A week later I find Sonic 1 at Goodwill. I love this console!

Alright, I was a blessed kid. I remember getting the Sega Fighting System for Christmas in I want to say 1992. Then the Snes for Christmas in 1993 with A Link to the Past. Incredible mornings

Back in the day my first 4 games were Sonic, Moonwalker, Taz Mania and Sonic 2. Played a bit of Moonwalker last night!

I already have a Genesis and 32X, and just over half the games I have are loose cartridges. CIB: Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Wheel of Fortune, Home Alone, Paperboy, Stargate, Bubsy II*, Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition, Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Racing Deluxe Loose: Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Virtua Racing, Road Rash, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Ultimate Mortal Kombat III, Vectorman, Super Street Fighter II, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Beavis & Butt-Head, Shinobi III, Sonic Spinball, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter II I've had some of these games since I was a kid. Some came with the Genesis unit I have now (Not my childhood system). Some were gifts. The rest I bought at a flea market or on eBay. *I don't have the first Bubsy except for the Steam re-release, and that was a port of the Super NES version.

My First 10 SEGA GENESIS games, I remember getting. 1. Altered Beast 2. Sonic The Hedgehog 3. Mortal Kombat 4. Chakan The Forever Man 5. Wings of Wor 6. Mortal Kombat 2 7. NHL ‘93 8. Samurai Showdown 9. Buster Douglas K.O. 10. NHL ‘94