0:41 - I had my headphones on full blast. You guys owe me new ears.

I've met Paul Carruthers, programmer for Batman Forever, and he said that because Acclaim had spent so much money on getting the license they wanted to be as involved as possible with the development for the game. They told them "Make it a platfomrer, everyone gets them, add in multiplayer as that is very popular and give it the same fighting mechanics as Mortal Kombat".

Rise of the Robots has mediocre graphics? Compared to every other Genesis game it looks like next gen!

I'm surprised Fantasia didn't make the list. In an era when a lot of Disney-based games were good (e.g. DuckTales, Castle Of Illusion,) Fantasia stands as a disappointingly frustrating exception.

James Bond: The Duel is actually not that bad. It should't even be a honorable mention. I would give it somewhat between 5.6 and 6.0 out of 10.

At least Shaq Fu doesnt look bad from a graphics point of view

I feel like Batman Forever wasn't that bad...the music somehow stuck with me in the last 20 years which is somewhat impressive...especially from the first level but hey that's just me...

You know I think I'll just shut this off and go watch AVGN.

Batman Forever is the worst game I've ever played in my entire life. If you thought Batman Vs Superman was bad, it's nothing compared to the monstrosity that is Batman Forever. Fuck that game it almost ruined my childhood

Do one for the other consoles like Xbox, ps2 and a few more, don't just do it for this console

I don't understand why its titled "Worst Sega Genesis Games" but Batman Forever and a few others were also on Super Nintendo. I think they could have at least did Sega Genesis exclusive games. geez...

rise of the robots actually had good graphics for its time

Half of these games are on the SNES as well, so these should have been to 10 worst 16 bit games.

One thing I will say about Shaq Fu is that it had some pretty damn amazing sprite graphics and sprite animations. That's about it.

No Fantasia on list? I'm disappointed. It had awful controls, terrible gameplay, and earbleeding music. The entire game felt unfinished and rushed (which is what happened to save money).

Sword of Sodan worse than Dark Castle? I hope the AVGN reviews Sword of Sodan!

Crazy Bus... My ears... UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH!

i'm not ashamed to say 6 yr old me played the hell out of Heavy Nova

Good luck getting past the first level of Back to the Future 3

Shaq Fu: Pros: Smoothest animations ever on a fighting game. Cool music, despite being a Shaquille game. Cons: Slow, unresponsive controls. Crappy gameplay.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH NOT CRAZYBUS.

Did anyone ever play X-Perts??? It was terrible but the characters looked good. It could have fooled you as it did me. Apparently it's based off of Shadow from Eternal Champions. It presents an alternate timeline for her. It released in 1996. Slow and clunky controls with not a whole lot to do.

He is gonna take you back to the past...

Shaq fu comes out on the same day as half life 3

“The music is just one track on an endless loop” Which is what Watchmojo plays during their videos

I owned Sword of sodan for genesis back in the day.. it wasn't so bad. back then we don't have as much games to play with so you stick with the 4 or 8 that you have and you play it till you master it. even the quirky controls. Sword of Sodan SoS it's alright once you get use to how it control and the timing. the graphics for the time was awesome. even rise of the robots. it was cool because it was adverterised all over game magazines and it well... has futuristic robots...

Mickey's Fantasia should have been here.

James Bond The Duel That Game is OK I really like it I played it like month ago and theres nothing wrong with it Why is it here?

When I saw Robocop at the beginning, I was gonna fight you if you had said Robocop vs Terminator. That game was awesome.

God it's painful watching this xD But i do miss the Mega Drive

I'm thinking that the person who made this list hasn't played many Genesis games, though kudos for your #1 pick. - Half of the games on this list also appeared on SNES or other platforms. Are they on those "worst 10 games list as well?" - Awesome possum was not unlicensed. Tengen was a Sega licensee on the Genesis. - You included footage of the CD-i version of Dark Castle and don't say so.

You do know Batman Forever was on the Super Nintendo as well right? Should it even count since this isn't really a Genesis game, just a port?

It saddens me to see James Bond: The Duel as one of the dishonorable mentions. It's not a bad game at all, and definitely not one of the worst on the system. Very frustrating at times, yes (the fall damage is a bitch), but still not necessarily bad. I always liked its "sandbox" style of going around large levels rescuing hostages. You even get to fight villains like Jaws and Oddjob!

I rented Rise of The Robots and Shaq Fu. I also got Batman Forever for Christmas. Big disappointments all around.

"Shaq Fu" is a guilty pleasure and a cult classic.

Slaughter Sport better than Shaq-Fu, Ballz 3D and James Bond: The Duel on this list, Awesome Possum out by a dishonest method... Another WatchMojo greeeaaat list...

dark castle should be higher

Batman forever was a lot of fun.

I was able to adapt to the pacing and style of Heavy Nova when I played it back then, so I was able to enjoy it. It was the only brawler I had on the Genesis. There appears to be some misinformation about that game floating around. The button C when pressed rapidly, kick starts one's energy, allowing one to get on one's feet and continue the fight. Failing to do this means, one would remain energyless, but still not lifeless. The opposing robot will continue to beat you without resistance until you truly die.

The AVGN clip of Dark Castle you used is the Phillips CDI version followed by the Genesis version.

Sword of sodan? It was praised in the computer world which at the time was a completely different Universe from console gaming. Console Gamers back in the day did not associate with computer gamers. They were completely different breeds as proven by the games they tried to Port over to consoles that performed poorly like the Dungeons & Dragons RPG

Who else liked Shaq Fu? If you haven't played it for yourself dont give into the pressure and try it yourself, it's actually pretty good for the time.

Awesome Possum, unlicensed? A simple image search will show it was in fact licensed by Sega. Not that the game is made less sucky because of that, but I'm surprised a little research wasn't done.

Fantasia was, I think, the worst Sega Genesis game ever made: horrendous music, god-awful controls. The only thing good about this game is that the graphics are quite average. But yeesh, DO NOT play this atrocity, or you will be sorry...

Rise of the Robots and Heavy Nova's only redeeming factor may have been the designs for their respective main protagonists.

#4 should ranked close to #1 and Shaq Fu wasn't that bad compared to previous mentions.

For me Batman Forever is just awesome, one of my favourite Batman games, beat it many times on my own and with my friends :) I don't know what he's talking about when he says about controls and difficulty of the game, I say the controls is very responsive and difficulty is just right. Maybe he just bad at beat'em ups :D

When I saw this title, I had to tune in. In my house, I got the NES, my brother got (and LOVED) the Sega Genesis, and then I got a Super Nintendo. I loved to hate the Sega Genesis. My brother had it for almost 2 years before I got the SNES and he’d run that shit in. As much as I loved to hate the Genesis, my brother allowed me to play it enough to realize that Genesis was great and had some really great games. My brother had great taste in games so I never really got to see the ugly side of Sega Genesis (even though he got the Sega CD and 32x. Genesis was a great console and I’m glad that I finally got to see why I hated it. 😂😂😂

Sword of Sodan: The Poor Man's Golden Axe

Ballz 3D was the best fighting game eveeeeer. Just kidding but it was hilarous.

5:46 Even he is aware of how trash this game is.

Worst NES games, please?

Dang, no X-Perts? Honestly pretty shocking.

6:09 Actually AVGN was around since 2004, not 2006.

Hey Revolution X was a fun alternative to Terminator Arcade

Heavy Nova was #2? Gonna have to disagree on that one. I'd call it average overall, and certainly not the second worst on the Genesis. Decent graphics, great animation for the time, nice music, and a rather sizeable set of moves to use. Its gameplay can seem wonky, but once you figure out its oddball mechanics and rules (such as, how far away from an enemy you are and how much energy you have dictate which moves you can do, you can recharge your energy only when you walk or stand still, etc.), it could be played and beaten consistently. It's not broken, it's just oddly designed. Frankly, this list smells of a "worst Genesis games" Google search, because there are far worse games on the Genesis than some of what was listed here (namely Shaq-Fu and Ballz). Beast Wrestler, X-Perts, Time Killers, Belle's Quest, Death Duel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Budokan: The Martial Spirit, Revolution X (some neat special effects though), Cutthroat Island, No Escape, Awesome Possum... the list goes on. I know this video's mostly opinion and whatnot, and everyone has their own line that separates "good" from "bad" with games. But I gotta say, this list really seems like "Google search" results. Oh, and I believe Awesome Possum was indeed licensed. Tengen was a signed third-party company on the SEGA Genesis from what I've read in the past. And if that's true, then the game is a licensed one. The "SEGA Seal of Quality" emblem on the game's box, manual and cartridge also suggests this.

I'd like to see a revised worst list. Honestly, I always felt like movie adaptations/tie ins are too easy of a target and clog a lot of 'worst' lists. We all know they (The very vast majority of them) are trash and they don't really need attention drawn to them.

Multiplatform games don't count.

And you forget say the bug in Batman Forever if you jump and the enemy hits you in the air with a kick, the live go down istant and die, no matter if you have all.

They forgot to mention that "Dark Castle" is the shortest game on Sega Genesis

I had Heavy Nova and I loved that game

balls kicked ass!!! Hours of fun w/ this. YER WRONG pretty voice!!

For Me the worst Sega Genesis is no doubt Crazy Bus Horrible music and abacination gameplay

I read every comment as of 3 hours after upload, yay! But why isn't Sonic Erazor a Dishonorable mention? Was it because it was a MegaModem game?

So now you're stealing James's videos instead of Mark's?

slaughter sport? better than shaq fu?!

CrazyBus man, don't forget it. Say it: One word, not crazy bus. It's CrazyBus, and it's fucking crazy! WHOA! We're driving a bus here! It's fucking crazy! Oh my God I can't take it, it's so FUCKING CRAZY!! CrazyBus! CrazyBus! CRAZYBUS!! WHOA!

Why do people not like Batman Forever? That game (and movie) were such a special part of my childhood - I love that game. Born in 88' - maybe it's just me?

NOPE!! There is a game called X-PERTS for the Sega Genesis. I DARE ANY OF YOU TO PLAY IT AND LIKE IT. That is the worst Sega Genesis game I have EVER PLAYED IN MY 28 YEARS OF LIVING!!!

I' ve seen about half of those in the french equivalent of AVGN

Hey Watchmojo, could you try equalizing the sound between your commentary and the clips that you use? It's a little killer on the eardrums.

Does anyone know the name of the song in Dark Castle? It sounded like the German song "Fuuga" but I don't know.

I still love Heavy Nova.

Shaq Fu doesn't belong on this list. At least the graphics are fantastic (the game was developed by the same company as Flashback) and it has good music. And it's much more playable than Rise of the Robots or Slaughtersport once you get used to the delayed controls. Time Killers is much much worse, why isn't that game on thee list?

(other than the ones on your guy's list) -The Incredible Hulk - TMNT: Tournament Fighters - Wardner - Spiderman (vs The Kingpin) - Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest & Roar of the Beast - Awesome Possum - Any Bubsy game

Fun fact: Shaq Fu was so bad that an entire website exists, dedicated purely to destroy all Shaq Fu cartridges. And they're aware of the sequel as well...

Every console has bad games so lets do them all:))

If only Sega came back and announced DreamCast 2 👾

Sega would have compete well with Nintendo PS and Xbox if they didn't fuck on the 32x.

Great. A list compiled by people that can't have lived the incredible 16 bit era. Still in the womb? Rastan 2 for example was far worse than sword of sodan, which after the amazing master system original was a bitter disappointment. $69.99! James bond is a stand out game for the Genesis though, so why it appeared in this video at all is just plain dumb. Even if you don't care for the style of game, it's obvious what a labour of love it was for the developers. Being able to slide down ladders for example. That level of detail was rarely seen in a game and really helped suck me in. Seriously, after seeing that I wouldn't have been surprised to see Sonic the Hedgehog in the number one spot. How about Master Blaster 2? The NES original was excellent, but that just made the stink of the Genesis follow up all the more unsavoury. Double Dragon was such a shameful release for the Genesis. It had all the presentation of the excellent arcade game, which could have saved it from the list, but must have been rushed or something, because the way it played is beyond broken and makes it such a crushing disappointment. Following the trend of disappointing sequels, how about Strider returns?

Barney's Sega Genesis game?

Aw man, I would of predicted Dark Castle to be number one. Not only because it sucks but because it's a sucky Genesis Exclusive.

I didn't think Ballz was that bad. I played both the Snes and Genesis versions some time ago. Though I think the Genesis version had more music. Ballz tried to be a semi 3D fighting game. I did like the humor the game used, which you can really see in the signs in the background, which have different pictures and phrases that are used depending on how the game was played. Like certain animations being displayed when a special move came out right. I haven't played that many bad Genesis games, but where is Barney's Hide and Seek? It's one of the worst games around and a huge waste of time. I played it just to see how bad it was since I read so many bad things about it.

Shaq Fu is fucking awesome. I don't know why people think it's a bad game. It's not street fighter and has a weird control system, but has awesome graphics and animation, a cool fantasy setting and a lot of interesting characters

@ 5:53 ish... Did he say Ear Balls? Anybody?

"You're gonna see some serious shit!"

Overlooking some things though... Claiming "mediocre graphics" in regards to Rise of the Robots or Ballz is just inaccurate. This was on a base Genesis, with actual flat colored poly based balls, or the "shadows" that were on display in RotR, that was some spiffy shit back then. Easily causing some to pass off the shitty game play in favor of the eye candy.

10. Slaughter Sport 9. Batman Forever 8. Back to The Future Part III 7. Ballz 3D 6. Rise of The Robots 5. Shaq-Fu 4. The Great Waldo Search 3. Dark Castle 2. Heavy Nova 1. Sword of Sodan Dishonorable Mentions James Bond: The Duel Last Action Hero Revolution X Robocop 3 Techno Cop

...or in other words, Back to the Future 3 is a freakin train wreck...

Shaq Fu was dope lol

Wait-wasn't Awesome Possum licensed? It was Tengen, I believe-even got reviewed in the gaming magazines at the time.

My siblings and I played Sword of Sodan all the time as kids, inevitably got bored and frustrated with the lack of music and goofy looping sound effects (not to mention the awful hit detection and bizarre level of difficulty)... then picked it up again a few days later.

well, I've really enjoyed revolution x and barman forever.

when your 7 years old and mom and dad only buy games on special occasions you make the most out of what you got I had a few of these titles at the time they weren't that bad it was pretty entertaining at the time for myself

Dark Castle, one of a heck worst bad games ever. And even Crazy Bus, literally boring... Back in the Future 3 as well is the level of sh*tty game! It was LJN's fault no doubt.

Contrary to the commentary, the footage of Shaq-Fu looks fast, smooth and crisp. I've never played it myself, but I reckon it's one of those games the world has unanimously just agreed to hate, without actually giving it a chance.

"We are however, excluding unlicensed games such as awesome possum and Crazy Bus" And slipped in an unlicensed game in the dishonorable mentions. Mega fail!

Surprised that Virtua Fighter 2 Genesis was no way mentioned in this video.

I'd add Rastan 2, just because the first one, on the master system was so much better in every single aspect... My honorable mentions: - Fantasia (Ok... It had nice graphics for its time but everything else was unforgiveable) - Ex Mutantants - Budokan (I never figured out what this game was about) - Traysia (Just to put a bad RPG on the list)

producers: "How many Fighting game you want?" SEGA: *YES*