Top 10 Obscure Sega Genesis Gems
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Күн бұрынThis video is a top ten list of obscure and/or underrated Sega Genesis games that I have discovered and would recommend to other people who are interested in the system. The list is not necessarily in any order and I have done my best not to mention games that are included in other similar videos on KZfaq or ones that are on the Sega Genesis Mini consoles (as that would basically defeat the purpose of the video). The games included aren't all Genesis exclusives and some of them appear on many different platforms. They are also all North American releases only and I did my best to include a variety of different genres.
This is not a top ten best OVERALL games list, just some recommendations that I have enjoyed. I have played a lot of the Genesis library but I definitely haven't played everything and I am only going to include titles that I can personally vouch for, so I know I am missing A LOT of great games (in other words I am NOT saying that these are the only 10 games worthy of this list by any means). Feel free to leave your picks in the comments, I may end up doing a part 2 of possibly a list for a different system if there is any interest.
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00:00 Sega Genesis memories
01:23 Background and list info
02:31 #10] Final Zone (1990)
03:54 #9] The Humans (1993)
05:01 #8] Growl (1991)
06:12 #7] Wings of Wor / Gynoug (1991)
07:19 #6] Devilish: The Next Possession (1992)
08:35 #5] Soldiers of Fortune / The Chaos Engine (1993)
09:51 #4] Fatal Labyrinth (1990/1991)
11:23 #3] Alien Soldier (1995)
12:56 #2] Gaiares (1990)
14:15 Honorable mentions
15:54 #1] Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (1991)
18:03 Outro
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@WatsonatorTV Жыл бұрын
It was incredibly hard to narrow this list down to just 10 games, I know there are dozens more that I could have included and I am certainly not saying that the ones I chose are the only ones worthy of mentioning. Let me know some of your Sega Genesis/Mega Drive recommendations that you think are underrated or obscure. One day I might do a part 2 to this, or possibly one for a different console.
@adamkane7513 Жыл бұрын
You did a good job. I've been a Sega MegaDrive devotee for over 3 decades and hadn't seen Devilish, Wings of Wor or the Buck Rogers game before. I recommend *Blades of Vengeance* if you do a part 2. You probably know it already but it is a personal favourite of mine. Oddly enough the arcade version of *Growl* is a 2 player co-op game. They definitely missed an opportunity with the conversion.
@sweeshaman 10 ай бұрын
i would have to say chiki chiki boys and allysia dragoon
@chriswheatley3146 9 ай бұрын
@@adamkane7513 I had seen Buck Rodgers in the stores. I always wanted it, but never bought it or could find it in the rental stores. It was essentially a sci-fi version of the D&D gold box series of games. Devilish I never knew about until emulation for the Game Gear, but couldn't get enough of it once I tried it.
@chriswheatley3146 9 ай бұрын
Great list of lesser known titles. 👍 Some more to add: Phelios Warsong (more popular now, but back then no one knew about Langrisser) Master of Monsters Arcus Odyssey Shadow Blasters Starflight Speedball 2 (popular in UK, not so much in the US) Star Control Valis 3 Crackdown Gain Ground General Chaos Dinosaurs for Hire Ex-Mutants Herzog Zwei (classic now, severely underrated at the time) Marvel Land (one of the better platformers until Sonic came along) King's Bounty (was the predecessor to The Heroes of Might & Magic series) Outlander (Mad Max without the licensing) Shadowrun (was obscure at the time, now considered one of the best rpgs overall in the 16-bit era) I'm so glad Genesis games were rentable at the time since so many classics would be missed otherwise :)
@WatsonatorTV 9 ай бұрын
Absolutely excellent list my guy! I definitely played a good bit of these and a lot of them were highly considered for my list. I may end up doing a part two some day and include some. I like how you specified which ones might not be so unheard of now but were very underrated back in the day, there were so many titles I missed as a kid. Cheers and thanks for the sub!
@R0YB0T 20 күн бұрын
Warsong! Loved that game. No nonsense too, if one of your guys die that's it!
@Debbie-qs2xo 17 күн бұрын
I'll add 2 games to that list. Battle Mania and Battle Mania 2
@24magiccarrot 8 күн бұрын
I'd add Pirates Gold since most probably won't realize there's a mega drive version of the game.
@georged7627 8 ай бұрын
Emulation is the way to go for those games that are hard to get
@crintondux 17 күн бұрын
Either that or credit cards
@24magiccarrot 8 күн бұрын
emulation is the way to go even for the games that aren't hard to get if your motivation is just to play them.
@nomorenames5568 11 ай бұрын
I just watched basically every hidden gem for genesis video on youtube and this was by far the most hidden and gem game list. Great stuff, thank you.
@SilasKade Жыл бұрын
Good work! I'm glad I got to learn about these. Hope there's a part 2!
@HighFalutinTootin 10 ай бұрын
Ex-Mutants is a hidden gem imo it's got a unique personality and charm to it
@Zobbster 10 ай бұрын
Excellent to see that you went deeper than just the normal surface level when selecting games. Great job!
@visionop8 Жыл бұрын
There were some really good obscure picks in this video. I didn't even know about the Buck Rogers one! My Genesis collection is made of mostly unpopular games like this which were always my favorites, some of them being Whip Rush, Target Earth and Mazin Saga. I really like the idea of some videos based on obscure games for the Sega Saturn but beware! You could possibly dedicate an entire channel to that.
@thereviewsbrothers3854 Жыл бұрын
Nice list. Good to see that it was different to most of the lists like this that tend to show the same games.
@Agumon5 9 ай бұрын
The Sega Genesis is my favorite 16-bit console, and I would go as far as to say my favorite console up until the PS2 released. Absolutely love this system. Spent so many hours playing the 6 pak collection and Sonic 2. Also Aladdin and Earthworm Jim. I was even lucky enough to have a copy of mortal Kombat as a kid. I picked up my Genesis model 2 used and quite late, around 1997, but that made it easier to buy games for cheap. I remember being able to go to flea markets, and walking out with a new game for like $10-$15. I spent so much time playing that system. It was plugged into my TV until like 2003. Great memories. 😊
@kevinmorgan2821 Жыл бұрын
Vectorman, my favorite
@tedadamgreen Ай бұрын
Mine too!!
@bmadayag Жыл бұрын
We had a sega growing up but I didn't get exposed to many games...I have an embarrassing amount of play time on ecco the dolphin. Would love to see your list for NES!
@BlondeMcGuinn Жыл бұрын
Fatal Labyrinth is awesome! I dig Alien Soldier but it’s tough as hell. I haven’t figured it out yet. Edit: I got my Mini 2 yesterday and can’t wait to try out Crusader of Centy. Fatal Labyrinth, Alien Soldier and Vectorman are all on the Sega Genesis Classics compilation for PS4.
@opa-age Жыл бұрын
Great list! This is the first video I've seen that acknowledged what an amazing port Buck Rogers was! It's one of my all time favorite Genesis games.
@adriensebbane Ай бұрын
At last some games that I never heard of, like Fatal Labyrinth, Buck Rogers... This video is well done, you did a good job !
@Jugdjay Жыл бұрын
I've spent so many hours into Fatal Labyrinth! It's a great rogue-like game! Pretty challenging too, if you're into difficult games :)
@animalinho1983 Ай бұрын
honestly, I was very skeptical but these is a really good list of proper obscure games, well done! Not easy to do this at this stage.
@TimBitten 8 ай бұрын
Starflight, A Haunting: Starring Polterguy, Super Baseball 2020, the Road Rash games, and Shining in the Darkness are definitely my picks!
@LG-ro5le 5 ай бұрын
I was born during this era in 1995, my family weren’t really into gaming but they had a sega master system with a few games, sonic 1 & alex the kid, the next console i had was ps1 so i missed out on the sega genesis, so its great to see how many great games the system had! Bought one recently with a everdrive and having a blast
@CodeNameArizona Жыл бұрын
The algo blessed you. I subbed. Surprised I actually haven't seen some of these!
@DefMettle 8 ай бұрын
dude! make more videos like this.. these are some awesome finds!
@ronsilk6212 Жыл бұрын
Crusader of Centy and Buck Rogers are both amazing games.
@j.du6 Жыл бұрын
You did such a good job with this
@franciscovega2042 Жыл бұрын
This was a great list buck rogers looks great.
@Kunstk 6 ай бұрын
I thought it was a generic list, until the last one of the list. Then all i have to say its, RESPECT.
@cavauro Жыл бұрын
most of these types of videos have at least a few fairly popular games in them but i never heard of several of the games in this one at all even though they look interesting. really well done. subscribed
@LEEMAN-X 3 ай бұрын
Fun video, I watched this to see if you would mention my favorite unknown sega gem Ranger-X lol I still enjoyed this a lot, I like videos like this and I'm definitely going to play a few of the games you mentioned, especially Alien Soldier! 👍
@WatsonatorTV 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! Ranger-X is a great game and was definitely considered, I haven't played it enough for sure.
@danieltkach2330 6 ай бұрын
Power Athlete, Stormlord, Mig29. Weird favorite ones growing up.
@johnsimcoe2081 2 ай бұрын
My favorites on the platform (and I think were underrated among my peers) were: Speedball 2 Brutal Deluxe, Gunstar Heroes, Buck Rogers (!), Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion, Road Rash II and Marko.
@pixxellie Жыл бұрын
Great video. So refreshing to see some original opinions on the genesis! Subscribed!
@WatsonatorTV Жыл бұрын
Cheers!~
@jothain Ай бұрын
Interesting list. Though in my circles everyone knew Humans and Chaos Engine. That Devilish looks really interesting "arkanoid" game 👍 Buck Rogers looks interesting too.
@hybridcombatuk Ай бұрын
Nice list, one game I would put in this category is Mystic Defender. Another one is Atomic Runner
@jerrymalonejr.6097 9 ай бұрын
Buck Rogers was my favorite game growing up❤
@PainandSorrow 6 ай бұрын
Good list. Never heard of Growl or Devilish. I would have put Battle Master on my Sega Genesis obscure games list. That game spooked me out when I played it, it had this eerie music and instadeath pits that could wipe out your entire party. It was a punishingly difficult game and the manual that came with it was like the length of a novel.
@WatsonatorTV 6 ай бұрын
That is a great choice! I might have to set aside some time and dive into Battle Master one day.
@justnature1900 Жыл бұрын
That was an awesome list I've never heard of 9 of those games lol
@TobeyStarburst 9 ай бұрын
Nice list
@kbkimoseley 10 ай бұрын
I have watched many similar videos but I have to say you have some great pics and two I need to play Humans and Growl. Will definitely check out your other videos.
@WatsonatorTV 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! I think I am going to start working on some other hidden gems videos so keep an eye out.
@kbkimoseley 10 ай бұрын
@WatsonatorTV Sega Genesis is my #1 console but there are some Gems that don't get mentioned enough on the NES like Faxanadu, Battle of Olympus, and Conflict as well as the TG16 and PS1.
@matteobaffa8533 5 ай бұрын
Nice list! It's not easy to find games as Final Zone, Gynoug, Growl or Fatal Labyrinth in lists like this. They're often underrated, but they're great and unique. I didn't know Humans, I'll surely try it. Can I suggest some more underrated or lesser known title? - Asterix and the power of gods. Non linear platform with beautiful music and very nice and colorful visuals. - Universal Soldier. Basically Turrican II masked for some stupid production reason. But forgetting this, very enjoyable experience. - Pocahontas. Puzzle-platform with fantastic graphics and original and relaxing formula for its time. - Technoclash. Visually similar to Soldiers of Fortune but with magic and RPG elements. - The Lost World Jurassic Park. One of the last games for sega genesis/mega drive. Top down action/adventure that experimented a lot and have huge levels to explore, with specific missions to complete, and other short levels in a primitive 3d that has a lot of charm. - Mario Andretti Racing. Nothing of unconventional 😬 but cool! Sorry for my "engrish". Thanks for your video! Cheers from Italy!
@WatsonatorTV 5 ай бұрын
Great suggestions! I am familiar with a few of these but a couple I have only looked at, I really need to try Technoclash. Also Jurassic Park Rampage Edition was one of my all time favorites as a kid so I owe it to myself to try out The Lost World (I think I remember seeing it come out since I had my Genesis pretty late in the cycle and saw the movie in theaters).
@JuxtaCrucem 23 күн бұрын
Loved Airbuster/ Aeroblasters on Genesis.
@charlesfrey8675 Жыл бұрын
I want to check out soldiers of fortune and humans!
@phychmasher 6 ай бұрын
Sega definitely didn't do anybody any favors by having Sega Channel exclusives. I was one of the lucky few who had access to it, and even at the time I remember thinking "I guess nobody else gets to play this, ever?" It's nice that they've all been re-released, but there are still a few that haven't been, like Nightmare Circus (AFAIK).
@micahemerson388 4 ай бұрын
Alien Soldier was great. Most of my friends had SNES, which had great titles (of course) but I LOVED the “evil, fantasy, adult-themed” games that were unique to the Sega. I grew up very religious, so Golden Axe 2, Shinobi 3, and Strider were so bad ass to me lol
@WatsonatorTV 4 ай бұрын
Great comment! I know exactly what you mean with the vibe that Sega had at the time. I have REALLY come to love the system in recent years even more too, which is crazy because I certainly enjoyed it a lot when I was younger.
@__Tazzzo 8 ай бұрын
Vectorman was my favorite as a kid. I bought Vectorman at a pawnshop in 1997 for 25 dollars. 😂 Also I ended up buying Vectorman 2 at the same pawnshop for 25 dollars a few months later.
@WatsonatorTV 8 ай бұрын
It was probably my favorite as well, my dad loved it too and I remember us finally beating it.
@soulstalka1 Жыл бұрын
Nice, I haven't heard of many of these. Imma have to check out soldiers of fortune . I don't know if its a hidden gem but blades of vengeance is really fun.
@thedrunkmonkshow Жыл бұрын
That's the thing about the Genesis, because it was around for a good 7 years there's a lot of games out there and just when you thought you have played them all you'll stumble across something new. What I've started going, especially if you've been at emulation since the late 90's and early 2000s like me in the days of MSDOS Kega and Genecyst, is to refresh and update your rom archives. Another tip is if you're from the US like me, the next time you're surfin through load up ones from other regions like Japan, Europe or Brazil. I'm going to start doing the same thing to with the Turbo Grafx 16 except focus more on the PC Engine CD games. I've touched just about every Hu Card but far behind with the CD ones. 😄
@WatsonatorTV Жыл бұрын
Great words! TG16/PCE is an amazing system and I too have played a lot on it but have missed some of the CD games or foreign games. It really is like Christmas when you can play a lot of these titles translated and you realize how much variety you have available to you and that you have missed a lot of great games.
@andrewvalentine6977 2 ай бұрын
I forget the name but I seem to remember a side scroller shoot em up where you shoot giant insects. I'm from the UK so theses game I mention may have different names. There was Ranger X, which I loved, Speedball 1 and 2 which was a popular game back then but I've rarely seen mentioned. I did have 2 games mentioned on your list, Gynog and Chaos Engine.
@SianaGearz Жыл бұрын
If you like The Humans, you should definitely play The Lost Vikings. And maybe Gods. But yeah good list, interesting.
@Fritz131415 6 ай бұрын
I think Chaos Engine is my favorite coop game not only on Genesis but overall. I don't know about them being obscure but my favourite RPGs of Genesis are not any entry of Phantasy Star or Shining Force (though I love them all with all my heart) but Rings of Power and Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons.
@zombiehampster1397 9 ай бұрын
I had Gaiares and that game is very difficult. Its one of those games that if you die late into the game and you lose all your powerups...you may as well restart.
@ronch550 5 ай бұрын
Jewel Master, Master of Weapon, Jim Power, The Immortal...
@annemorgan141 Жыл бұрын
Great memories !
@ClayAdams 6 ай бұрын
Herzog Zwei, Powerrball and kings Bounty would be on my list
@jonathanaustin6807 9 ай бұрын
I loved Buck Rogers, it deserves its place here. Proto Mass Effect!
@tokenblack7983 Ай бұрын
Wow that’s a great way of describing it! I only had it for a few rentals back in the early 90s…you ain’t beating that game in a weekend…it’s on my emulation backlog
@Ekkobelli 10 ай бұрын
Very good list. Much better then most others out there due to not repeating the games. Does anyone know what that racing/shooting game in the honorable mentions (at 14:20) is? Looks really cool!
@WatsonatorTV 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! The game is called Roadblasters. It's a port of an Atari arcade game of the same name. Super fun little game, I love to see the backgrounds change as you get further and further.
@zombieowen 6 ай бұрын
Nice list, so many games uve never heard of. I just want to know what other games are there that we don't know are good. We always focus on the best or worst, but what those sweet mids?
@WatsonatorTV 6 ай бұрын
I have some RetroArch tutorials on my channel if you end up wanting to try it out again. Cheers and thanks for the kind words!
@todaysgrailtomorrowsbeater 4 ай бұрын
I used to olay alien soldier as a kid and casually blast through all the levels, now I can’t even get past level 1….😂
@WatsonatorTV 4 ай бұрын
It's crazy right? I used to think I just messed around on these games when I was younger but we used to be damn good!
@Dan82W 6 ай бұрын
I’ve been surprised to see the price of Growl go up. It’s been coming back down lately but I was surprised when it went up over $200. It’s a fun game but it’s pretty short.
@WatsonatorTV 6 ай бұрын
Wow, I did not realize the price was up so high!
@Dan82W 6 ай бұрын
@@WatsonatorTV, currently price charting has it at $182 CIB. Earlier in the year I saw it as high as $250. Crazy lol
@johnsimcoe2081 2 ай бұрын
What's the best option for a clone console that works with modern tVs and also takes cartridges?
@swilco266 3 ай бұрын
Buck Rogers is so good :) a shame most wouldnt give it a chance these days, the graphics n sound are awful but the gameplay is so good :)
@MirabilisProbeebei 5 ай бұрын
11:07 Alien Soldier boxart It was released in Japanese MEGADRIVE (Blue & Black Belt Box)／EU MEGADRIVE (Blue Belt Box) only. This GENESIS (Red Belt Box art) design is just a fake one.
@WatsonatorTV 5 ай бұрын
Correct, it was only released on the Sega Channel in NA which is where I was trying to get most of my box art. I don't know if "fake" is really the word to use though. It's just a representation of the game and since I was not showing any Japanese releases, I just used this. I could have put anything there, game screenshot, title screen, fan art, whatever.
@MrStrangermoon 6 ай бұрын
starcuiser early release and duke nukem 3d unfoocal port. starcruiser is 3d space before starfox 3d planets like doom before doom and universe. and run on md. japan only of course.
@GamingPlus10 6 ай бұрын
Nobody ever talks about Chiki Chiki Boys
@WatsonatorTV 6 ай бұрын
Ohhhh great game. I have actually never tried the Genesis/Mega Drive version, only the arcade one, but it is indeed a hidden gem, excellent choice.
@VEGANVANIA 8 ай бұрын
The Game Gear version of _Fatal Labyrinth_ is better than the Genesis version. Both play like an incomplete draft for a better game (that was never quite completed, or was cut off by executives before the creative team had enough time to implement all the planned features, etc.) _but nevertheless_ it's the Game Gear version (or "sequel") that you'd want to play, where you'll find it under the title "Dragon Crystal".
@WatsonatorTV 8 ай бұрын
I vaguely remember hearing about this now that you mention it but I had completely forgotten! I will definitely have to give that a play. I totally agree with everything you said too, it's a little bland with not as much depth as other Roguelikes (especially PC ones) but it has some charm for sure.
@VEGANVANIA 8 ай бұрын
You're forgetting that Toejam and Earl, also, counts as a Roguelike. ;-) @@WatsonatorTV
@WatsonatorTV 8 ай бұрын
@@VEGANVANIA One of my all time favs Edit: I have yet to play the second one though, I heard it's pretty good but strictly a platformer.
@PaladinLarec Жыл бұрын
No Traysia? Go check it out. I always liked it. Wish I hadn't sold it a decade ago...
@chriswheatley3146 9 ай бұрын
The game play starts up choppy and rough, but smooths out once you've leveled up a bit. It went from a hated to enjoyed rental for me.
@teknomax7883 9 ай бұрын
Why no one talks about Yu Yu Hakusho From Treasure, beats me. That game is fantastic. Also, Sailor Moon (yes) its a fantastic beat em up with 5 totally different characters, tons of enemies and stages, challenging difficulty, special moves and hidden specials. Like wtf... My go to games are Chakan and Nightmare Circus.
@WatsonatorTV 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recs, I will have to try out Hakusho and Sailor Moon (I used to read the Yu Yu Hakusho manga). Chakan and Nightmare Circus are both GREAT, and I recall them both being pretty tough which I like.
@teknomax7883 9 ай бұрын
@@WatsonatorTV tough just to put it mildly. With NC you don't even have a guide or the commands or anything. YYH follows all the part from the evil "detective" Sensui to the tourney and the Toguros. It's a FOUR player fighting game, full of combos, specials, collisions that can cancel each other or "eat" the lesser projectile, and supers. Me and my friends invested hundreds of HOURS on it
@WatsonatorTV 9 ай бұрын
@@teknomax7883 I will definitely look into it, one of my complaints about older fighting games is that they can sometimes lack complexity but this sounds perfect.
@user-cm7yi3pd9c 6 күн бұрын
Wiz n liz, try it
@BlastMaster 6 ай бұрын
Maybe I'm in too deep but this didn't feel that obscure to me. I knew of every one of these games. I notice you mention the Genesis Mini as a reference for what's obscure or not, perhaps you are a younger retrogamer whereas I grew up with the console. (though I grew up w/NES and later SNES. Sonic made me jealous, never had the chance to dive til years later or at friends houses!)
@WatsonatorTV 6 ай бұрын
I am 34, grew up with the NES first and got the Genesis around 1995ish I believe (which i say in the video by the way), a bit later but not that much, so ya I definitely did grow up with it. I didn't know about any of these growing up but I guess I was too young to be into collecting at the time and I took what I could get, probably had 20 or 30 games and none of these were on my radar whatsoever. As I got older I got heavy into retro gaming and learned about a couple of these like Fatal Labyrinth and Alien Soldier, but I still was not aware of a lot of these despite knowing about a lot of others. Notice I say that they aren't all necessarily obscure but "not talked about much." I guess good job knowing about every single one of my selections? Not really sure how to respond to this. Sorry I failed ya and wasted your time with repeats? I did not mention the mini "as a reference for what is obscure or not". I mentioned them because apparently lots of people are buying them so I made sure NOT to post games that were also included in those. Also the second mini came out RIGHT when I posed this. I was just letting people know that if they had either one, I wouldn't be repeating games they already knew about in those. It was not an "obscurity reference."
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