I really like how you just dove right into the video. No stupid loud intro graphic or a 5 minute intro on what the Sega Genesis is. Thanks for treating the audience like KZfaq viewers and not some stupid cable TV channel. You earned a subscriber!

Straight in to the list. No crappy intro with crap comedy. Excellent

I love that people have been talking about Rocket Knight Adventures a lot more recently. It's honestly one of the best games not only for the Genesis, but for the 16-bit era as a whole. I got it in a discount bin as a kid just because I loved the cover art!

My top 3 Gunstar Heroes, Streets of rage 2 and zombies ate my neighbours 👌🏻

One game is missing from your list: Landstalker, a top notch RPG!

Thunder Force III was released in Europe, but 100% in the look of the US Genesis game. There was also a manual in the respective language in which the game was sold. It's a unique curiosity, and the game is very good. That's why the European Thunder Force III is very rare and expensive.

My first console ever, but the only ones I've played here are Sonic 2 & Gunstar, I didn't have many games for it growing up. Couple of them that you showed that I wanna give a go now, thank you :)

Tiny Toons doesn’t get the love it deserves. I’m a huge Genesis fan, so I won’t list everything I love here that you didn’t mention. But TMNT Hyperstone Heist, Shining Force 1&2, the Castle of Illusion series, Road Rash, and Alisia Dragoon! Ok, I’ll stop. 😂

It can be pretty hard to pick just 15 games. Genesis has a pretty sweet library. A few of my favorites from my small collection: streets of rage 2, gaires, TF3/4, shadowrun, ps4, tmnt, beyond oasis, gunstar heroes, hellfire, gley lancer, musha, sf2 sce. There's a few that are on the mini 2 that I'd love to own physically but man they're pricey 😅. I hope we see battlemania 1 & 2 reissues at some point 😃

I saw the cover of "Herzog Zwei" on your shelf. That is for me one of the best games on the system. Real time strategy but you are a transformer and can engage combat. Still getting goosebumps when the music starts. Plus it had split screen vs. which is rare on those games, even today. But great list!

I actually got myself a Genesis for Christmas recently and I'm now collecting games for it like Aladdin, Rocket Knight Adventures, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles

🤘"Mega drive" always throws me for a minute. My favorite genesis game ever is probably Chiki Chiki Boys, even though you could sit down and beat it fairly quickly. Rocket Knight Adventures is probably 3rd, if not 2nd.

Great list! This makes me want to go back and revisit many of these games! These are some of my favorites, too. Though, I haven't played played Crusader of Centy, Monster World IV or the Phantasy Star games yet. In addition to the ones you mentioned, I also played the heck out of Castle of Illusion, Sonic 1, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Earthworm Jim 1 & 2, Vectorman, The Lost Vikings, Mickey Mania, Contra Hard Corps, Toki, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Cool Spot, Mega Bomberman, and Quackshot.

Yeah, most of these are my favorites, too. There's also Grey Lancer, Zero Wing, Keiou Yuugekitai, Battle Mania 1 & 2, Splatterhouse 2 & 3, Beyond Oasis, Alisia Dragoon, Dune 2, and Surging Aura.

Happy new year. Great selection of megadrive games. My top 3 is alien storm, sonic 1 and skitchin.

Great list! I was blown away by Soleil when I rented it as s kid but didn't really understand it. Some of my favorite Genesis games are Earthworm Jim 1, Mickey Mania, Alladdin and Sonic and Knuckles 😊

Rocket Knight Adventures is my favorite too. I love that game to death. The whole series really. I first saw it in an ad from some old comic books I had as a kid in the late 90's-early 2000's and it fascinated me. Wasn't until I was in high school that I bought a copy, but I didn't have a genesis or mega drive so I had to emulate it, which I also didn't end up doing until I was in college. I loved the game then but never finished it (though I did buy, play and finish the 2010 release when I was in high school). It actually wasn't until a couple years ago that I finally sat down and played through the whole game. Brilliant game, I prefer it to Sonic and really wish there were more in the series, or at least for SEGA or Konami to re-release any of the first three! To my knowledge they're all locked to their original systems. It's a shame.

Great video. You have chosen some really interesting games. Surprised you didn't pick Alien Soldier seeing as you liked Gunstar Heroes so much. Also, I highly recommend Lemmings as the Mega Drive has the best version with 180 different levels! 😊

Enjoyed the video! Thank you for sharing your favorites! Toejam and Earl was one of my favorite Genesis games! Castlevania Bloodlines (what is written on my copy) is up there too!

I picked up a Mega Drive Mini a few years back and have enjoyed playing a lot of the classics on it. I think you might like Alisia Dragoon!

I never really considered Rocket Knight Adventures as the best game on the system but now I'm convinced. You can count me among the Shining Force fans. I also really enjoy Ecco the Dolphin, and if we're talking about Sega CD then definitely Snatcher.

You definitely sell me on these games! Among my personal favourites are the for mentioned Probotector and also the original Shining Force!

Tiny Toonz is a great shout. A surprising title that would make my top 15 list (and obviously recommend) is Quack Shot.

Be careful my friend... SOLEIL(pronounced SO-LAY) NOT Soliel... which means SUN in French😉

tiny toon buster's hidden treasure and shinobi 3 are in my top 50 games of all time

This was the one console I never really got to play as a kid. It might be time to play some of these!!

Loving watching all your old videos - super relaxing and informative. Keep up the great work looking forward to following your content 👍👍

Shinobi 3 is also a really great action game!

Great video! I don't know much about the Mega Drive so this was really insightful for me. I love how personal your lists are and how you don't try to be objective. It leads to some interesting and unexpected picks that are always fun to see!

Solid list! Just got a Mega Everdrive and have been checking out many youtubers' top lists to see what game I'm going to tackle first.

The mega drive makes our lives so good

I've been thinking about it for awhile but this year I need to do it. Buy a Treasure Chest & put all my Treasure Games in it. My next project for 2024! Love your Picks & have you tried Master of Darkness it was a Castlevania Clone for Sega. Also i have a Japanese Nomad & it only plays foreign games, so I have the Monster World Games! I grew up around a pinball arcade, so the original Sonic has a special place in my heart! It was Pinball, but video game mode! Sonic Spinball was another game I couldn't wait 4 & i got it on Game Gear too! Thanks for the Retro Break!

My top 5 - Phantasy Star 4 - Alien Soldier - Shining Force 2 - Gunstar Heroes - Shinobi 3

My fave trio of games for the system are Thunder Force IV, Road Rash II and the first Streets of Rage. After these comes a few dozen other games that stick very close to the top for me, like Streets of Rage II, Toejam & Earl, Dragon's Fury, Contra: The Hard Corps, Castle of Illusion, Atomic Runner, Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyo Toitsusen, Ghouls 'N Ghosts, Musha, Dune: The Battle for Arrakis, Flashback, NHL 94, Beyond Oasis, Zero Tolerance, Alien Soldier, Desert Strike, Speedball 2, Sonic 3, Golden Axe III and both The Revenge of Shinobi and Shinobi III. There are many more though and the nice thing is, they still seem to be coming these days, with great home brew releases like Astebros, Tänzer, Xeno Crisis and Tanglewood. Yesterday i've posted a list of upcoming Genesis games somewhere and here is a copy of that list: BioEvil Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Chords ColocoDX Crypt of Dracula Daemon Claw Gears of Rage Ghouls 'N Ghosts Arcade Heavy Recoil Irena Genesis Metal Fury Kirito Life on Earth Lufthoheit Manifold Megacraft Mega Final Fight Mega R-Type Phantom Gear Planet B Real Bout Fatal Fury Special Space Hunter Sunset Riders Arcade The Secret of the 4 Winds Wacky Racers ZPF Not sure if all of 'em will be released. Still, some already look very promising!

Nice list. Mine is a bit different, but Genesis/Mega Drive has so many games and what is the best mostly depends on the nostalgia factor. 1. Flashback - The Quest for Identity 2. NHL Hockey (first one) 3. The Lion King 4. NBA Hang Time 5. Mortal Kombat II 6. Ranger X 7. Pitfall - The Mayan Adventure 8. Jungle Strike 9. X-Men 2 Clone Wars 10. Streets Of Rage 2 11. Battle Mania - Daiginjou 12. Contra - Hard Corps 13. Dune - The Battle For Arrakis 14. Earthworm Jim 2 15. Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Having been watching for a good few years I knew number one was incoming, lol, great game! 👍

Starting with Tiny Toons....knew it was gonna be an epic video! The megadrive is a beast of a system and definitely wins over the snes, although to be around as a teenager during the 16 bit wars era was awesome...each system pushed each other and it was really a win for the gamers! Totally top pics there, all absolute belters! Haven't seen a vid of yours pop up in a while but, love the shelves with the artwork on show even if it was only done for this vid 😉 These vids are always down to personal preference but, can't argue with any of your choices there👍 All the best for 2024

Great video, I really enjoyed seeing your top games for the megadrive! Some of my favorites were dynamite heady, gunstar heroes, ristar, and sonic 2!

cracking video mate and brilliant to see lee's games getting a shout out. ❤

Awesome video as always!

I don't think anyone would begrudge you Rocket Knight Adventures at #1. It's absolutely one of the systems best games on the system. I actually do think Sparkster has better music so it's got that going for it.

Sparkster graphics looks amazing ! I would have to say sonic and knuckles was my favourite sonic game I never had sonic 3 til later in life and always had special place for altered beast when I was a kid great video dude

This is a nice list, with various of the game I would put in mine too. Although I would add: The Adventure of Batman & Robin. What can I say about this game ? It's so damn good to play ! The action, the music, the gameplay, the mood, it's a total blast. Tecmo Cup that was amazing as a kid since I loved watching Captain Tsubasa (Olive & Tom). Vectorman that is an amazing game, again a shooter, but the Megadrive is so good for that genre (and it's kind of the one I prefer). Shinobi 3 that I absolutely love the perfect mix between a shooter and a platformer, everything is just top notch, but the most impressive thing was of the advanced gameplay for a game of this era, it still feel so modern today. My favorite Sonic ? It's hard to choose, I have a lot of memories with all, but I guess Sonic 1 will always be the first, because it's my introduction to video games, and Green Hill Zone is such an amazing soundtrack, it will be tied forever to my first childhood memories. X-Men 2. Again one of the best platformer of the console, Sega did so well with this one, it's just amazing. If you don't know about this game, just play it ! Its so good that you won't regret it. I would also like to add the Smurfs (Schtroumpfs in French), because I played this one so much. Again an excellent platformer, I really loved the adaption from comics or animated movies or show on the Megadrive, most of the time it was just done right. Ok, this game is not the easiest one, but it teach to be consistent, to learn and it's just fun. I lof of good moments for me. The fact that I liked the comics very much certainly did help. Now it's time to speak about Aladdin. This game is one of the absolute best the console offer. Perhaps the best platformer, everything is so well made, it feel absolutely like the movie, and as a kid I loved it. It was dope being able to play it. Way better in every area to the Snes version, I would say this game is the must. The soundtrack are absolutely outstanding. Well, I guess it's time to leave a word about Soleil, I did not want to speak about games you already listed, but this one was such a special experience for me that I feel the need to share why it's the case. First, as a French kid, I was surprised to see a game with a French word, so it got me very curious, but while playing it, I was really surprised. First the story is incredible. Way deeper than A Link To The Past for example, it doesn't only bring you to play, but to grow as a good person, it teach about others perspective, to respect them, and try to understand them. And this was something really unique to me. And it's not all, the soundtracks are really amazing, I loved so much listen to them that I have even downloaded some. But with that, I want to also speak about the action part of this game: it's simply brillant. Smooth, responsive, it feels great, better than A Link To The Past in that regard, Sega did such an amazing job, to bad they did not male a sequel, or at least an adaptation for newer console, it would have been fire. For me it's a classic. Especially make kids play it.

Can’t believe that I just happened upon your video and you’re from (or near) my hometown of Shrewsbury 😂 Small world.

Contra III: The Alien Wars was on SNES. Contra: Hard Corps was on the SEGA genesis, both games are great though.

Great list! A top favorites of mine would have to include Kid Chameleon, Truxton, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Phantasy Star 2, and Ghouls 'n Ghosts.

I actually prefer Lightening Force or in your region, Thunder Force 4 !

That’s a great list, I wouldn’t have picked PS2 over 4 but apparently for the MD mini 2 they made an easier version of PS2 to make it more accessible. I played Soleil thanks to my mini 2 and I really wish I had played this as a kid! Have you played Story of Thor? I only did a couple of years ago and was surprised by how good it is!

Loved the Thunderforce games when i was younger 🎉 Enjoyed the trip down memory lane. 👍Up and Subbed 🤟 for you.

Excellent list! Oh man, soooo many great games… Here are some of my faves that you didn’t pick: Road Rash 3 Beyond Oasis M.U.S.H.A. Bare Knuckle III (uncensored original Japanese version of Streets of Rage 3) Devil Crash MD (original uncensored Japanese version of Dragon’s Fury) Frogger The Water Margin: A Tale of Clouds and Wind

I’ll give my top 15 1.sonic 3 & knuckles 2.streets of rage 2 3.shinobi 3 4.phantasy star 4 5. Shinning force 2 6.road rash 2 7.super street fighter 2 8.ultimate mortal Kombat 3 9.castlevania bloodlines 10.contra hard corps 11.thunder force 4 12.herzog zwei 13.x-men 2 clone wars 14.tmnt hyperstone heist 15.rocket knight adventure

Dude, I want to display my Mega Drive games like you. That looks absolutely sick! Hope I get the space for it some day.

Great vid !!

Very nice video great work❤

great vid mate. cheers

Great list many of my favourite Mega Drive games

Excellent video as always ! Could you also do a video about the 32x and the megadrive cd ? Or perhaps a video about console expansion pack like the 64dd 😃 thank you for the content !

lees games is brilliant,he has the shop as well.as a stand in the market

Happy New Year to you and your loved ones.

Rocket knight is such an amazing game

VERY good picks, especially your appreciation for the possum!

Well, I'm glad that my top-3 sega md games in this list =) Tiny Toon, Soleil, Monster World 4

I approve your choice of Sonic 2, best in the series. No Landstalker in your top, it's such a great game. Funny, challenging, infuriating too. My personal best.

I’ve recently been pulling my Mega Drive boxes back out of the attic and reintroducing them to the idea of shelves (the carts had been living in a chest of drawers). I have kept a few shortlist of top ten/twenty* games for various systems over the years, but they've pretty much always been in flux. Things have moved in and out, up and the down the list based on my whims at whatever the time I last look at it was, as well as additions to the libraries. There a few here for the Mega Drive that have been/still on my own personal list pretty consistency. Gunstar would probably top the list most days of the week. It along with Dynamite Headdy paved a long time fan for Treasure's games, even if their output has been all over the place. Sonic 2 was my first game for the Mega Drive (pack-in with model II). If only doing a list with standalone titles, it would probably get the nod (albeit further down the list), otherwise I'd say I personally preferred Sonic 3 & Knuckles over it. Probably end up with Contra: Hard Corps/Probotector and Ranger X on my list, oh and Shining Force II (which was made by Camelot, the same folk behind Golden Sun). Yeah, strangely the Megadrive cart for Castlevania: New Generation/Bloodlines forgoes the title. It is on the box though (alas I’m lacking the manual). Lastly, Soleil is pronouced like Sol-Lay. If memory serves, the UK and US versions have their own translations. :P *Depending on if said console has enough to warrant one or the other.

Rocket Knight Adventures is genuinely a top 5 2D-platformer of all time

Yeah Treasure were one of the best devs

aaw, earthworm jim didn't make it :'( lol great video!

That’s a great list of games. But I continue to be surprised how many retro gamers have no sports games on their best-of list. For us, the Genesis was all about sports games. The early Sega Sports games with a celebrity endorser(Tommy Lasorda, Joe Montana, etc.) and the later games when EA took over.

Soleil is a french word meaning "sun" and is pronounced soh-lay

I'd like Tiny Toons way more if the jumping didn't feel so...off.

Great video. Appreciate your justification for preferring Thunderforce III over Thunderforce IV, which made sense, but for me it has to be IV. Perhaps nostalgia plays a part, but the music in IV and the improved graphics made for an adrenaline pumping experience. Both great games though. As for your No. 1, great choice and a game I happen to be playing through myself at the moment 👍

It's Soleil!

Can't wait to hear your top Master System games

Xmen 2 clonewars xmen 1 , maxium carnage, demolition man , rocket knights, looney tunes and looney tunes sports, Outlander,phantom 2040, sonic 3

Sparkster should've been number 1, its by far the best genesis game of all time.

Oh my god I totally forgot about game zone in the Darwin center!!! That took me back!

I enjoyed tiny toons back in the day but never considering it as one of the best games. I recently readded it to my collection so I guess that says something about it! Which I also got from lees games lol

What was the indoor market in Telford called? I recall the guy who worked there was called Dave and i'd spend hours just crouched looking at all the games while mum was shopping. There was another shop in Dawley where i bought Pokemon Stadium 2 from for £60 without an expansion cart... oops!

Yuss Monster World iv.

This is Soleil (Sun) not Soliel 😊 Excellent video ! Megadrive for ever 😍

My best has to be streets of rage 2.

Interesting video! 💋👌

Hell Yeah !!!!

Toejam and Earl definitely the best game on MD

I wish that I could say I had a x amount of favorite Mega Drive games, but the more I buy... the more impossible that becomes because of how I like X in ___ and Y in ___ etc. Same thing for any other Sega console I buy for.

Where’s Vectorman?

Streets of rage 2 has to be on this list!!!!!!

No Madden, NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, or Streets of Rage 2?

No golden axe or streets of rage 2 . Shame shame 😂

its ok if you like tf3 cuz its easier. no need to make any other excuses. those who crave difficult shmups are their own kind of peculiar gaming maniac.

Lost Vikings is the best Mega Drive Game.

Sega genesis has all the best games on it its very hard to pick one

Hey man, it's not Soliel but Soleil. Means Sun in french.

depressing, someone stole tiny toon adventures from me, but it has a good ending because he is dead now

Sonic 2

What is a "proper" Phantasy Star game in your eyes?

No Comix Zone? Have you never played it?

I did not like Sparkster, I found it to be mediocre compared to the excellent Rocket Knight Adventures.

fingyy

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