The Top 10 Greatest Sega Genesis Hidden Gems

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00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - Number 10
02:42 - Number 9
03:51 - Number 8
05:09 - Number 7
06:22 - Number 6
07:44 - Number 5
09:07 - Number 4
10:37 - Number 3
11:30 - Number 2
12:45 - Number 1
14:08 - Conclusion
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@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

Did you think I left out any hidden gems for the Sega Genesis? If so, which ones? Please consider supporting me at www.patreon.com/xygorgaming OR through KZfaq membership by clicking the JOIN button above!

@davide.8758 3 жыл бұрын

Pier solar dude... just pier solar ...

@devingiles6597 3 жыл бұрын

Rocket Knight Adventures

@chrisfern4699 3 жыл бұрын

Pulseman Skeleton Krew McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure Punisher Socket Two crude dudes Phantasy star 2&3 Light crusader Mercy’s Rock n roll racing Alien soldier? Ristar Dynamite Headdy Mighty Morphing Power Ranger:The Movie Army of darkness Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker Elemental Master (I forget if you mentioned this) Shadow run Ecco Saint sword Panarama Cotton Yuyu Hakasho High sea havoc Micro machines2 Rent a hero Land-stalker Gain ground Rolling Thunder 2 & 3 Alien storm Blades of vengeance Exiled Legends of wukong King colossus Bimini run Sword of vermillion Shadow dancer Warrior of Rome 2 Doom troopers Herzog zwei? Shadow dancer the secret of shinobi Alex Kidd in the enchanted castle The Kings bounty the conquerors quest for Super thunder blade Forgotten worlds Combat cars Scooby doo mystery Dungeons & Dragons warriors of the eternal sun Pirates gold El viento Rocket knight Adventures Ex mutants Theres many more I can list I feel don’t get spoke about as main stream that are good games(hidden gems). If anything this shows the Genesis has such a great library of games.

@AlbinosaurusR3X 2 жыл бұрын

I was surprised to see Target Earth on this game. Almost nobody I have talked to has even heard of it, let alone played it. One of my absolute favorites from that era, but was quite difficult. I didn't beat it (without cheats) until college, lol.

@Xygor 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlbinosaurusR3X yep, great game! Thanks for sharing your memories of it.

@Lizardman 3 жыл бұрын

I actually played Crusade of Centy and Gargoyles and I agree 100%!!

@TheRavenArchon Жыл бұрын

Rocket Knight Adventures. One of most graphically impressive, polished, well playing games on the system, and my personal favorite genesis game.

@LG-ro5le 5 ай бұрын

Agreed it had great character design also

@fuckgoogle8661 2 ай бұрын

Owned it, beat it repeatedly but more of a good average game to me. I never thought it was special in anyway.

@mattdrake7197 2 ай бұрын

Loved that game

@kaqqao 3 жыл бұрын

A list of obscure games that are actually obscure! And all great games indeed. Excellent job. (Btw Corona as a name for the protagonist sure aged well XD)

@fireheartis1 2 жыл бұрын

It sucks that a lot of these are selling for over $400.00 now. Back in even 2010 no one thought games would ever get that expensive.

@Xygor 2 жыл бұрын

True! My financial advisor is glad I don't have the collector's bug as much as many people!

@whirlwind6141 2 жыл бұрын

Man, Beyond Oasis was such a good game. Glad you have it props here.

@MargaritoTrevino Жыл бұрын

Kid Chameleon is a game I never hear about but I loved that game, change your mask and get different abilities, I want a remaster of it

@neurojizz744 3 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe that Rocket Knight Adventures was not on this list. To this day it's still my favorite game of all time, a real labor of love, and decades ahead of its time!

@morganghetti 2 ай бұрын

Not sure its a hidden gem

@fuckgoogle8661 2 ай бұрын

I had it and beat it many times. It’s a super easy game. I never thought it stood out in any way though. It was just good to have laying around.

@ChairmanMeow1 Жыл бұрын

I will never understand why beyond oasis wasnt an enormous hit

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

It was a really great one for sure!

@SonofSethoitae 3 күн бұрын

Probably because it came out after the Playstation and Saturn. People weren't paying as much attention to the 16 bit machines at that time.

@ChairmanMeow1 3 күн бұрын

@@SonofSethoitae Thats a good point. I think if the Internet was a thing back then a lot of games would have been discovered easier and sold better .

@Yuuretsu 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent list. Granada by Wolf Team and Atomic Runner by Data East would be my 2 cents to add to the list.

@genocrisp6689 3 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing gems video!! My parents bought me Ranger X once randomly for Easter (don’t know why I got a game for Easter, it only happened that once) and I was like oh gee thanks I never asked for this but cool I guess.... then I popped it in and it became an instant favorite of mine! Thanks Mom and Dad!

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, I never got a game on Easter so that's very cool. It was a solid one.

@darthvader8094 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up with the SNES, and had little experience with the Genesis. I've been playing through Genesis games recently and have been amazed at the library

@Xygor 2 жыл бұрын

It's definitely fun to revisit!

@fuckgoogle8661 2 ай бұрын

I always preferred the genesis. If there’s a version for both the genesis game play is almost always superior.

@RedNeon942 3 жыл бұрын

I knew all of them but Arcus Odyssey so thanks for that one! I’d accept this as just a regular top ten list it’s such a great selection.

@franikator2 6 ай бұрын

Ranger X is in my top 3 of Megadrive Best graphics. Awesome. Superb use of the shadow and highligh, palette of colours, 3D graphics and tons of god sprites and parallax effects. ❤❤❤

@Xygor 6 ай бұрын

Right on, it was a great game!

@TimBitten 2 жыл бұрын

Starflight though… Why does no one love Starflight as much as me!? It’s incredible!

@SonofSethoitae 3 күн бұрын

Correct opinion. Starflight is so good it's physically painful. That game is so ahead of its time

@michaelsmulkowski5088 3 жыл бұрын

I remember years ago when the Genesis was current I seriously debated buying Dungeons and Dragons Warriors of the Eternal Sun. I regret that at that time I did not buy it and I never played it still but I saw some KZfaq videos on it that looked good although I have not seen it in top lists. I really have not seen it mentioned in any recent YT videos.

@cliftonsargent1572 3 жыл бұрын

Just rewatched your final fantasy remake and saw this bad boy available, thanks for the content man!

@johnward5404 2 жыл бұрын

Only a few titles in and already im impressed by your list lost of games that look like stuff id enjoy that ive never even heard of... perfect thanks!

@btk22279 3 жыл бұрын

Gunstar Heroes. Thought it would be on here, but it was only briefly in the intro.

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

It was too popular for me to consider for this video on hidden gems. But I agree it is amazing!

@davidvickers8425 Жыл бұрын

Its on everyones list

@Cuchullaan Жыл бұрын

Obviously late to the party, but I have to say having trawled through numerous hidden gem playlists over the years. This one truly stands out. Hidden gems indeed. Everyone should subscribe to this guy. A genuine hidden gem. 💎👍🏻

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you like it!

@Cuchullaan Жыл бұрын

@@Xygor I appreciate the effort. Keep up the good work.

@yousefslimani99 Жыл бұрын

I really love your picks and nice video you made and also thanks for supporting SEGA Genesis/Megadrive! And it's my favorite console of all time!

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@jmyers1385 2 жыл бұрын

Great list! For me, I'd personally swap out Mutant League and Gargoyles for Burning Force and Trouble Shooter. I remember seeing a lot of ads for Mutant League Football and Gargoyles back in the day and knew a few folks with one or the other, so not super hidden in my experience, but perhaps difficult to track down depending on where you were, so I can see how they could make a list like this. I only discovered Burning Force and Trouble Shooter in the last 10 years and I give them a pretty strong recommendation when folks ask me for relatively obscure games to check out. Also most of the Renovation games catalog on the Genesis could fill a top 10 hidden gems list, if I'd known about any of them prior to 2008 I might have made a concerted effort to track down a Genesis sooner. I was a Nintendo kid growing up and the Genesis marketing machine was pushing titles that didn't compel me to lean that way instead of SNES, shame because there were plenty of games I would have liked on Genesis if they'd gotten any love whatsoever.

@eviljoshy3402 3 жыл бұрын

The only game I heard of was Mutant League. One game series I remember on Sega was Shining Force. There was a couple of them for Sega. It's a tactical turn base rpg. One of those games I only heard of because a friend stumbled onto it.

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

Shining Force 2 is so good!

@eviljoshy3402 3 жыл бұрын

@@Xygor I might have too look into it now. I hacked my SNES mini and put all the sega shining force games on it. Ive only been through halfway of the first game.

@largus1134 3 жыл бұрын

@@Xygor Maybe the game I have spent more hours. Awesome list, (true hidden gens here). Great video.

@coryschlichting3517 Жыл бұрын

Some good games on your list. Did you ever play Jurassic Park? Man, that game was fun! You could play as either Dr. Grant or the dinos. Or what about D&D: Warriors of the Eternal Sun? That was awesome too! Ooh! Just remembered Rings of Power! That was a great game as well. Man, my nostalgia vibes are comin' on... love it!

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

I probably played it way back in the day, but I don't really remember it now.

@lovingthesauce Жыл бұрын

Amazing list! My personal pics, based purely off nostalgia, has gotta be sub-terrania, and spider man (the animated series version)

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ShamanNoodles Жыл бұрын

Mutant League Hockey is also excellent. Especially with a friend!

@fuckgoogle8661 2 ай бұрын

Couldn’t do it, I destroyed them to badly so they didn’t like playing it w/ me.

@Dachimotsu 3 жыл бұрын

Other underrated gems: -McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure -High Seas Havoc -Shining in the Darkness -Ristar -Blades of Vengeance -Pocahontas

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these recommendations. The McDonalds game is surprisingly good.

@davidpellman8157 2 жыл бұрын

Mutan League Football was so awesome. We also played Mutan League Hockey as well. Both were so much fun. I love Target Earth but man that game is hard. Really enjoyed playing Alissa Dragoon on the SG Mini.

@redsoxfox 5 ай бұрын

Gosh impressive list, beyond oasis and gargoyles looked really nice

@Xygor 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@rulasmania Жыл бұрын

Never had a 16 bit game made my jaw drop but holy shoot Gargoyles looks beautiful I’m definitely gonna try it

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

It’s fun!

@SomeOrangeCat 3 жыл бұрын

Hidden Gems? *MJR slowly peeks his head around the corner*

@archilarkania7203 5 күн бұрын

Beyond Oasis, Streets of Rage 1, ESWAT, Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday.

@dah72007 2 жыл бұрын

Greendog is my go to, lol excellent video and channel man .

@Xygor 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@Marc_Araujo Жыл бұрын

Shining in the Darkness and Sword of Vermilion are two underrated classics that should be on this list...especially the latter.

@WeLoveGlennMurray 3 жыл бұрын

So glad I found this channel

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you here!

@lacquerware6962 2 жыл бұрын

Fab list, thanks for the recs.

@thepsychomagus Жыл бұрын

I always enjoyed shooters even if I wasnt good at them. Musha looked really awesome and makes me second guess my Nintendo bias lol. One of my favorite shooters is Stinger on the NES.

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

I haven't played that game for so long!

@garygarside9782 3 жыл бұрын

i had the poster for mutant league football, but i had a snes so i always wondered what that game would ve like, it seems pretty fun

@burr1aj 3 жыл бұрын

It's fun, but don't expect to play any serious football on it. One of those "just got guys night" type games. They made a hockey one too, which I prefer but the general public doesn't, really.

@ThePuppetplayer 3 күн бұрын

Oh my god thank you! For freaking years I had a memory of a game where I forgot the name. I always knew, if I would just see some scenes of the game I would immediately know that this is the game of my past, but I never found it. Until now: Beyond oasis. Finally I know the name of the game I remember from my childhood, thanks to your video.

@pnvgordinho 3 жыл бұрын

Skeleton Krew is a cool isometric shooter for the MD.

@bdhuffman42 3 жыл бұрын

Landstalker

@MegaPadVM 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t agree more, my favorite game on the system!

@0zn79 3 жыл бұрын

Nice list my friend. Own every one of them except for Musha (and only because of the price of it). Not obscure to me, but indeed very rarely seen in other videos, kudos to you! Some obscure suggestions: battle mania, wani wani world, garfield caught in the act, wardner, devilish.

@SilverbackGorilla69 Жыл бұрын

I came in expecting to see Crusader of Centy at some point. It's great, but it's pretty damn pricey now to buy.

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

Yep, it's price skyrocketed!

@MEBoisv Жыл бұрын

Crusader of Centy seems like it would have been a big hit if it had come out sooner. It's exactly what I was looking for on the Genesis, and this is my first time hearing about it. 1995 was very late for the Genesis, and four years after A Link to the Past. I'll check it out thanks.

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree with that!

@ohwii 2 жыл бұрын

Gargoyles was such a good show. That it had a game was new to me.

@TimBitten 2 жыл бұрын

Mutant League Football remains one of my favorite games to play, especially against someone else! (And yes, I always picked the all alien team.)

@MCemptythe 3 жыл бұрын

Great video dude, subscribed!

@stenpod9368 Жыл бұрын

tbf 5 and 4 are some of the greatest retro games, of all time. i so wish i didn't have to revisit beyond oasis to finish it, and could've beaten it, in my adolescence.

@davidvickers8425 Жыл бұрын

Splatterhouse 3 i dont know how i got it past my parents but i loved that game.

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

I never played that much of it!

@thehumbleone1983 2 жыл бұрын

Great list 👍

@evilsizer4428 2 жыл бұрын

I loved Elemental Master so much!

@Xygor 2 жыл бұрын

It's very overlooked!

@zombiehampster1397 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for recognizing target earth. That was one of my favorite games of that time and it was the closest thing to mecha/robotech/macross that i could find. I would say check out Herzog Zwei, that game should be on here, completely unique game for its time.

@Omgtired 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, what a list, such a discovery, even though I had sega genesis as a kid and played many roms in later year on my pc

@redsoxfox 5 ай бұрын

Never played Mutant League Football, did play the hockey one which was rad

@Xygor 5 ай бұрын

That one was great too!

@SegaCDUniverse 3 жыл бұрын

Yoooo! You need to add Shadowrun to this list ;)

@fuckgoogle8661 2 ай бұрын

That’s a pretty famous game.

@MegaPadVM 3 жыл бұрын

If you like the genre Tyrants is an excellent game with great voice over. It’s known as Mega Lo mania in Europe and Japan.

@legendodinson7082 11 ай бұрын

Jewel Master and Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter are two hidden jems in my opinion. Outrun 2099 also.

@joeyjo-joshabadu9636 Жыл бұрын

Musha is often cited as one of the best games on the system, and a holy grail for collectors. Not exactly a "hidden" gem

@mooglemessiah1731 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible video as always

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Did you like any of these games?

@mooglemessiah1731 3 жыл бұрын

@@Xygor All of them looked cool but #10 specifically caught my eye. I'll be trying that one for sure

@bsiferd 3 жыл бұрын

Hey this is a good video dude thank you

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Anarki9891 2 жыл бұрын

Ranger x was one of my favorites

@Xygor 2 жыл бұрын

Very underrated game!

@mcclintick 3 жыл бұрын

mutant league football is based on a cartoon where monsters/mutants compete in violent versions of sports/competions

@SonofSethoitae 2 жыл бұрын

Well, no, the cartoon is based on the games. It came out a year after Mutant League Football on the Genesis

@mcclintick 2 жыл бұрын

@@SonofSethoitae but we don't know which started being planned first.

@SonofSethoitae 2 жыл бұрын

@@mcclintick The credits of the cartoon refer to the "Original Videogame Concept" and "Original Videogame Characters" Edit: it also says "Mutant League is a trademark of Electronic Arts"

@mcclintick 2 жыл бұрын

@@SonofSethoitae ty I didn't notice that

@mikemccoy1980 3 жыл бұрын

Centy is always my number 2 and mlf was always nnumber 3

@boom78 Ай бұрын

I listen to the Crusader of Centy soundtrack, it is excellent, and I never even played the actual game!

@chrisshiherlis95 2 жыл бұрын

Landstalker was my favorite game on SEGA

@adriensebbane 3 жыл бұрын

This top 10 is interesting. I actually didn't know some of the games. Cool ! I am glad to find Alisia Dragoon on the list. This game is awesome ! Also Crusader of Centy in #1 is deserved in my opinion.

@MEBoisv Жыл бұрын

I loved Mutant League Hockey

@totaldeepername1391 3 жыл бұрын

great video but i need to know the intro track, it sounds great!

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

It’s Magus’ theme from Chrono Trigger

@pnvgordinho 3 жыл бұрын

Some nice games. Who doesn't like cybernator?. Its amazing, pity that is short.

@zeroisnine 3 жыл бұрын

OMG I LOVED MUSHA ❤❤❤

@Soynereh 2 жыл бұрын

Pure love.

@tyy_9123 2 жыл бұрын

Mutant league is my favorite game on the system. Sooooo underrated

@KingsRight Жыл бұрын

wow i didn't know about gargoyles. i watch the show but didn't know there was a game of it. seems like i might have seen the game at the store and was dismissive about it since i've seen so many disney shows become bad games. will have to give that a try. elemental master is a bit of a surprise too. i also recommend alisia dragoon. that would be in my list of gems.

@HelciusCabral 2 жыл бұрын

On the subject of hiddem gems, Dyna Brothers (1 and 2) on the SEGA Mega Drive is a unique japanese exclusive, automatic(?), RTS where you direct colorful dinossaurs against aliens! Its the definitive SEGA Hiddem gem! The soundtrack is great and its gameplay is a classic example of easy to learn and hard to master. Please pleease help give this game more visibility! it really deserves.

@thend4427 3 жыл бұрын

I used to love r type I was never able to beat it..and joe and mac 2 I played almost everyday

@rayleigh8 7 ай бұрын

As someone who played only the snes In the 90s, I have found through emulators that the genesis had better and superior games. I guess who ever did advertising for the Genesis, was terrible at it.

@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC 3 жыл бұрын

Gargoyles: The Disney game that Disney didn't release under their own banner, probably because it looked mature when compared to other Disney games.

@toolman4745 2 жыл бұрын

How dare you say Gargoyles is a forgotten show! You take that back! I don't know any of these games as I only owned a Genesis for a very short period of time when I was a kid.

@patrickbering4387 2 жыл бұрын

I love Crusader of Centy!!!!!!!!!!!

@TheTrueBro 3 жыл бұрын

Ranger X reminds me of Xardion (even though the first one looks way better lol)

@paulogorbargames 6 ай бұрын

Very crazy Gens. Al games are very coll. Like. Returne here.

@Xygor 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit!

@paulogorbargames 6 ай бұрын

like man@@Xygor

@FIDreams Жыл бұрын

'A NOW forgotten Animated series' ?? XD

@Xygor Жыл бұрын

Maybe it always was!

@FIDreams Жыл бұрын

@@Xygor Spoken like someone who was born in the 2000.

@FIDreams Жыл бұрын

@@Xygor I take it back, I apologize. No one is here to say that you have to know Everything that was popular.

@FIDreams Жыл бұрын

However I empower you to do your research first before you make accusation about things that you don't understand. Sure it's easy to pump these videos out for the quick KZfaq Moneys, just take your time and research. You'll find the world a more fascinating place.

@ValentinesEve1996 Жыл бұрын

I am surprised that most of these hidden gems are one of the titles that are on the Sega Genesis Mini and Sega Genesis Mini 2.

@apoena-allnitemusic7203 Жыл бұрын

General chaos

@fritchoffnilsson2574 3 жыл бұрын

I have not found a specific game for sega Genesis. It is a castlevania clone where you start in the forest. Upon completing the level you see an over world map and you go to a cave where you fight a giant dragon that has ball-like arms and a face. Anyone know which game i am looking for? I dont remember a whip and I am confident it is not castlevania as I have looked into that game plenty of Times. My father played this game when i was 5 so forgive me for not remembering more.

@PAINNN666 Жыл бұрын

Do tyou make not hidden top for Genesis and SNES?

@littlebunnywar 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent list, sir. I grew up with this system (born in 82) and I've never even heard of most of these. Having a great time exploring old games I never knew existed.

@randybradley4151 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoying Beyond Oasis on my PlayStation 5. #SEGA #SONY#BeyondOasis #Playstation5

@drildgen 3 жыл бұрын

Alisia is a BEASTLORD! SO GOOD!

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever play that?

@rpgs6218 3 жыл бұрын

0.0 wow I 'member playing Arcus Odessey on my brother's genesis. wowww

@Emery101 3 жыл бұрын

Came here to post “Target Earth”

@bubbythebear6891 2 жыл бұрын

While I strongly dislike RPGs, that last game looked absolutely incredible visually! The colors look so SNES? Why couldn't more Genesis games have been like that?

@mazen42007 6 ай бұрын

There is a game the character looks like mario and it is platform game .. forgot its name I couldn’t find it anywhere

@reiperx1064 2 ай бұрын

No Toe Jam & Earl?

@AmahlAmahlAmahl 3 жыл бұрын

Aerobiz Supersonic

@Xygor 3 жыл бұрын

I really like that one! I included it on my SNES hidden gems.

@AmahlAmahlAmahl 3 жыл бұрын

@@Xygor I did notice that after I made this comment.

@adamphillip5305 3 жыл бұрын

Twinkle Tale

@matttherrien9608 2 жыл бұрын

Similar vein to Elemental Master, don't you think? Do you like it better?

@guidecca3506 3 жыл бұрын

Where the hell is Rocket Knight Adventures??!??

@severintw 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching the video, but how are these hidden gems. Most of them were and still are well known. Some of them (Crusaders for instance just to name one) even first party titles that were heavily advertised for months in magazines making it nearly impossible not to come across the game.