A Sega 32X Top Ten ?!?

You're seeing that right. A freaking top 10 for the Sega 32X. Not possible you say? Actually, it is, and these are my picks for the better games on the system, as well as a few other surprises.
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Episode Notes:
1. Since most people do not own a 32X and have no intentions of buying one, I decided to capture the entire episode using Kega Fusion to see if the emulation held up. It does, and there are even better emulators out there to play these with.
2. Chaotix was the final product of a game that started out as Sonic Crackers. It had Sonic and Tails held together by the rubberbanding mechanic in an isometric world.
3. It's interesting to play these games on real hardware and pull the Genesis RGB patch cable to see what the 32X is actually doing. In many games, it does mainly the sprites and foregrounds, as the 32X was terribly weak and 2D bitmap backgrounds. That's why many of its sidescrollers ran at such poor framerates.
4. I have always believed that the SVP would have been a better stand alone product. Sega could have sold the chip itself in a cartridge for $50, and then left it to 1st and 3rd parties to add enhancements that used it in their normal Genesis releases.
5. The 32X has no special graphics abilities beyond the sheer processing power of its main CPU's. It could not hardware accelerate polygons, nor could it hardware scale sprites or backgrounds. Everything you see the 32X do is in software.
6. The Brutal Unleashed section towards the end is me showing you just how bad the hit detection is in the game. You can be right on top of an enemy and only register a hit 1 out of 3 tries. It's infuriating, and one of the worst fighting games I've ever played.

[@kennethd4958]

I remember when Toys R Us had tons of 32x's for $20 the year after it was released.

[@morganghetti]

Yep I bought one. I think the games were 10 or $15.

[@radracer8889]

The humorous irony in the “Hall of Shame” segment was very off-brand for you, but I think it worked out pretty well

[@PutlerHuyIo]

yes, I really liked his overly enthusiastic voice, actually 😆

[@user-ow3hz8wx2k]

He's showing his versatility! It was hilarious. 🤣🤣🤣

[@curtiswilson4737]

Lol. You didn't have to talk about Pitfall that bad, lol. That was wrong.

[@JAYg33t4r]

Are you the arbiter of his personality?

[@enshk79]

@@JAYg33t4r hahahaha

[@leeartlee915]

I remember, when the 32X came out, a few friends of mine actually bought it at launch. People forget but there was actually some amount of hype for that add-on. But as we all know, the product was doomed to fail. On a personal note, one of my friends who got a 32X had a very negative outcome for buying it. Since the thing failed so quickly, his parents basically became fed up with video games and refused to buy him anymore after that. So this friend, he had his 32X in his room, would never plug it in. It sat around like this cruel reminder of what he had lost.

[@claydogg234]

I hate it when parents have black and white mentalities which makes them deny their good fun experiences.

[@leeartlee915]

@@claydogg234 Sadly, a lot of people are not good parents. Some people just don’t have the temperament for it.

[@Manicman746]

@@leeartlee915 60% of people would be atrocious parents

[@leeartlee915]

@@Manicman746 I might bump that up to 70%… but that’s me.

[@weeperscreepers]

I kinda want one

[@NewAgeHeaven]

Wow, it’s amazing to see footage of Knuckles Chaotix being played well!

[@Bman4hire]

I remember getting 32X the following Christmas after its release. I had motocross championship, afterburner and virtua racing. I'd constantly rent cosmic carnage and virtua fighter. I loved my 32X I just wish sega would have stuck with it longer.

[@coyotekelly7143]

I think you have some of the best Sega reviews on KZbin. Hands down

[@MaxAbramson3]

Yeah, except for this one. 32X hater!

[@joshoshea3194]

@@MaxAbramson3 🤣

[@tansquirrel]

You legitimately drop some of the best KZbin gaming content several times a week. I don't know how you do it.

[@JamesChessman]

He probably brainstorms lists of ideas for new vids, and then just picks which ones to make. That's how I imagine it lol. He is really good at finding a million topics to cover in his vids...

[@mhage4188]

He knows this stuff so well I bet the only hard part is figuring out the order.

[@BawesomeBurf]

Yeah, normally I'm against content creators making multiple videos per week since it usually means stuff gets rushed, but there is zero drop in quality here. Every video he has put up has been well put together and very informative.

[@rockfresh5359]

Consistency and dedication 🙏

[@AmbientMess]

Well lets do a checklist..lack of irritating dubstep music? CHECK! No clickbait? CHECK! No e-begging or super intrusive sponsor message in the middle of the FREAKIN video? Triple CHECK!

[@LonSeidman]

I bought my 32X in 1997 for less than the cost of a Genesis game at the time! It’s a shame it was so poorly rolled out it was a noticeable improvement in performance and graphics.

[@AunCollective]

I got a Genesis, Sega CD, & 32x -- shrinkwrapped and all of the cables hooked up (with the power adapters) for $20 at a game shop in the early 00s. I let a friend borrow it and it was lost, unfortunately. :( Definitely some gems on the 32x and CD. Too bad there's almost no chance of a "CD/32X mini' type of device being released.

[@joelgutheil4292]

@@AunCollective you can add 32x and sega cd games to the mega drive mini. Google ‘project lunar’.

[@wussup12345]

@@AunCollective the MegaSD flash cart can play Sega CD games without a Sega CD. You do need a 32x for the 32x games though

[@rustymixer2886]

Whats up bro love you you proudly display your genesis in background all your vids!

[@daddykarlmarx6183]

Well the main reason it was so poorly rolled out besides the small mostly crappy library was that the Saturn was right around the corner (and I believe it was already out in Japan) rendering it obsolete basically instantly

[@marcvialli8469]

Just want to send a huge thanks for putting these videos out.

[@MrSez1979]

Just what I needed for the quarantine blues... Thanks SLX!!

[@bakaneiro]

32x is definately a case study.. The amount of interest back then and now is so diferent! It's a guilty pleasure, nobody can't resist this story :)

[@acharat6]

I was really hesitant to add this one to my collection. (I own every console that I judge worthy of my time today, all ready to play on a CRT). I don't include a console when I judge it doesn't have any unique games or mostly inferior ports of good games (3do didn't make it for example). I ended up getting 32x and don't regret it as I find the library contains enough unique titles to warrant its place. I would add Kolibri to honorable mentions. It's a very artistic game and kinda feels like the missing link to my "Ecco the Dolphin" collection, same as a Sonic game collection doesn't feel complete without Knuckles Chaotix.

[@Ruddskies]

Kolibri is one I always go to, it’s great

[@mattnova18]

Yeah but def not worth buying now. I'm lucky to have snagged it like 15 years ago for like $10.

[@fearanarchy]

I just wish the emulators could,get it to run better. It is my #1 pick personally.

[@Manicman746]

@@fearanarchy runs great on kega fusion

[@dawudallen]

That clip from "Night Trap" makes me feel like there should be a reunion miniseries on Netflix.

[@Des_Zee]

RIP Dana Plato

[@dawudallen]

Des Zee Oh wow, didn’t realize she’d already passed! She died young.

[@zackschilling4376]

@@Des_Zee Yeah I was gonna say she died. I know she was into drugs pretty bad. Didnt her and her co-star Todd whats-his-name got arrested for robbery?

[@frankschneider6156]

At least there is a Night Trap remake on the Switch (yes, exactly the game that Nintendo claimed in court would "NEVER EVER" be on a Nintendo system.) Seems like Sega was roughly 30 years ahead of Nintendo.

[@stevesteve0521]

Davey Pie Half those actors and actresses are dead so that probably won’t happen

[@alex.starostin]

I think Doom definitely deserves a place in this Top 10, it's literally the first console conversion of the game ever and it was amazing for the 32X

[@mik3y80]

Agreed! I want to complete my Tower of power. . and play DOOM on it! Wish had bought one for under 20 bucks back in the day.

[@machewgun503]

That wasn't the jaguar version?

[@austinallen3641]

32x Doom was the best Doom. The end credits song happy dead bunny or something like that it’s called. So good

[@Salnax]

The Jaguar version was developed first, but released later.

[@galacticzombie1942]

Virtua Fighter proves that there was some power in the 32x. It's a shame we never got to see what could have been done after devs learned how to code for it.

[@mutoneon]

The PS1 library.

[@dreye3215]

This makes me hope for a mini system of the Sega 32x and CD (both systems, combined). They could include all of the games you listed here, including the honorable mentions, plus Kolibri and Cosmic Carnage, 16 Sega CD games, and 2 CD32x games, and that would give it 32 games total. Sega suggested that they might do a Sega CD Mini if the Genesis Mini was successful, and it was. They're obviously not gonna do a Saturn Mini for another 5-10 years, so why not just include some of the 32x library in a CD Mini?

[@MoonKast_TV]

So sad that they won't make a sega saturn mini or dreamcast mini. A saturn mini with panzer dragoon would sell like crazy and even drive the saturn mini price up as well

[@the757general2]

@@MoonKast_TV Saturn games are too hard to emulate so I doubt it will happen. A Dreamcast mini could eventually happen.

[@joshuabennett7321]

I always thought a 32X port of Outrun would've been really cool and a different, more chill kind of super scaler game

[@lo1bo2]

I was/am a 32X fan. Doing barrel rolls in Afterburner was fun. Virtua Racing and Doom were my favorites.

[@gtrzdaddy]

I actually loved 32X. Just playing the almost arcade-perfect Space Harrier and After Burner was worth the purchase of the system, not to mention the awesome Virtua Racing Deluxe.

[@KayMayhem777]

I agree

[@rupturemetal5471]

I love the 32X. I have every game you listed plus the honorable mentions. Wish there was an indie developer making games for it, I would buy it.

[@Gr4yF0x]

Great video as Always. Would be awesome a video of Dreamcast hidden gems.

[@edge6441]

Yes that would be awesome!

[@Estorium]

Hahahaha your sarcasm in the 'worst of' section had me in stitches. Well played.

[@marccaselle8108]

I remember my friend Jake rented a 32x back in 1995. We had a blast playing star wars arcade, Virtua fighter, Virtua racing, mk2, nba jam t.e, and even doom.

[@blessuu]

Thanks brother for continuing to provide amazing quality videos during these hard times!

[@boredbeyondbelief]

I can still remember walking into Toys R Us and finding 32x systems with big red 20.00 clearance stickers on them. Nobody wanted them then, but now they go for more than original retail on the secondhand market. Crazy stuff.

[@andersgale9544]

Too bad you didn't me tion the special stages of knuckles and chaotics since they are completely in 3D and really showcased the power of the 32x.

[@fundayswithfox6706]

But the camera angles on those were just plain awful

[@marakarthegreat]

lol, "mommy, what are those two sega machines doing?"

[@buckroger6456]

Always loved that ad as a kid.

[@Lightblue2222]

It's the story of the birds and the bees. Literally. Kolibri happened.

[@RobsonRoverRepair]

"they are isolating their fan base dear"

[@JamesChessman]

I didn't like the ads lol. They could have like showed the girls in Night Trap 32x or something like that.

[@worsel555]

Ahh, the 32X. I remember when people were giving them away which is how I came to own mine 4 yrs ago, now they are selling for $100+.... WHY? Also good video like always.

[@n0isyturtle]

I remember picking one up from Caldor's for $14.99 and it came with two free games of your choice. They really couldn't give them away back in the day.

[@poncho828]

I bought one for $10 almost brand new in the box a few years ago.

[@miltonkuo]

I can't remember the year anymore but once the 32X went bust, I remember seeing them on clearance at Toys 'R' Us for $20 each, new-in-box. You know what's even funnier? A month or so later, I saw the same pyramid of them at Toys 'R' Us for $10!

[@Lightblue2222]

Same with Saturn soon after. Well maybe not that cheap but close to it.

[@WebVManReturns]

@@n0isyturtle Wow. When I got one they were $19.99 at Toys R Us with no game and $29.99 with Virtua Fighter.

[@iankempster7007]

Actually really enjoyed star wars on 32x . Great video as always 👍

[@darthwisner47]

I'm surprised you didn't have Doom at least as an honorable mention. That was my first time playing a FPS and I loved it.

[@anss321]

Yeah. While it isn't a brilliant port, it's not outright bad, and certainly better than most of the crap on the system.

[@jaymzx2587]

darthwisner47 true, although the screen was shrunken down and sound was botched, but framerate was good.

[@frankschneider6156]

It's a quite bad port. Clearly inferior to the Jaguar port, and if you knew the original PC game at the time, you'd have turned away in disgust. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely don't doubt, that it was certainly great fun if that was your 1st encounter with Doom or even FPS, but it was not a great version, albeit it was impressive, that they technically pulled it off on the Genesis.

[@anss321]

@@frankschneider6156 The Jaguar is more powerful than the 32x, so it being inferior isn't surprising. Given time you could do better, it was a very rushed port, so much so it released before the Jaguar port it was based on, but it was still more playable than the SNES version, which doesn't get as much hate. The music is really the biggest flaw. The Genesis's Yamaha OPN2 is plain superior to the PC's Yamaha OPL2. The farting noises aren't a result of being rushed, they just didn't give a damn.

[@frankschneider6156]

@@anss321 I mostly agree, and that they got Doom running on the 32X was indeed a minor miracle, but that still doesn't make the port really "good". (Just like the Halo port to the Atari 2600). If that was all the Doom you had, I don't doubt that you could have had fun with it. I've never played the SNES version, so can't comment, but wouldn't wonder if it would be equally bad or worse.

[@user-pv9pv4xf9c]

Knuckles Chaotix was probably my favorite game for the system. Wish I could have played Blackthorn. Looks like a great game.

[@mnomic8371]

Still blows my mind how they pulled off Virtua Racing; wish I could’ve afforded one back in the day. But at least I could have a go in store and dream about owning one.

[@Hamdad]

They were easy to afford back in the day because it flopped in less than a year. I got mine from the bargain bin a month or so after it flopped for $25. Buying freshly flopped consoles was how I afforded a large collection of systems and game library on a meager allowance

[@ryanyoder7573]

I got one when it launched and bought Virtua Racing and Star Wars. My brother and I pooled our funds and played it over Christmas break.

[@neozeed1984]

@@ryanyoder7573 Wow I am sorry to hear that. I was jaded after the segacd even though it had some great games, just too short of support. I waited this time and bought mine on clearence... wait, I think I bought mine when it was around $100. I bought a second one when they were on clearence with VF. All of this is what led to me not getting a Saturn till around 99.

[@ryanyoder7573]

neozeed1964 don’t be sorry it was a great memory as my brother and I bought the Genesis over Christmas when I was in eighth grade and the 32X when I was a senior in high school. I hadn’t seen him much since he was in college and we had a blast that Christmas. The 32x is important to me for personal reasons and I think it’s an underdeveloped addon. Some day I plan to code something for it. I was thinking it would be cool to port a flight simulator to it.

[@neozeed1984]

@@ryanyoder7573 If there was only some way of getting analog control on 32x Virtua Racing. Without having a real arcade settup it still feels the best to me even with digital controls. I love hearing that kinda genny love. I will wait for your release. At 3fps I loved f22 from EA, I know you can do better!

[@krazycharlie]

To this day, I'm still baffled at how Time Warner Interactive managed to botch Virtua Racing on the Saturn, yet the same game is so awesome on 32X, a seemingly lesser hardware. Different developers, different approaches, I guess. Have good one, Sega Lord X!

[@AmbientMess]

I've seen it sharpened up via 4K boost on Yabause emu and it looks damn good! That coupled with the extra content made me wish they really spent time making that port worthwhile particularly in the performance and visuals department

[@mattorama]

What version did YOU play? Virtua Racing on the Saturn has tons more tracks, cars, and modes.

[@patrickhawthorneLS]

The 2 major problems with saturn vr is the collision detection and the sound effects,its a shame because it has alot of appeal

[@acharat6]

You hit the nail on this one : it's not about the console. It's all about the developers. That's how console wars are won. By the company who's able to convince top first and third-party talent to develop on their systems.

[@Salnax]

They didn’t have any of the original code, and basically had to eyeball all the physics. Sega deserves some blame for not giving them the tools they needed.

[@kevins8071]

Absolutely love how often you’re putting out great content. Keep it up please.

[@dreamcastfan]

Good timing for a video, I got a 32X a couple of weeks back. It needed to be dismantled and cleaned but it works perfectly. It’s been great revisiting Virtua Racing and Star Wars Arcade again, although both could do with their difficulty being tuned down a bit!

[@mikec3260]

Star Wars Arcade is the reason I could blast through Star Fox and Star Fox 64 with no deaths. Star Wars Arcade is a brutally hard experience!

[@dreamcastfan]

@@mikec3260 Excellent! Yeah Star Fox is a walk in the park compared to Star Wars Arcade! 😂

[@SP-qo3pd]

Owning a Sega CD at the time, I didn't spring for the 32x. However my brother did and I remember being really impressed by Metal Head, Doom, and Star Wars Arcade. Those games were eye popping to me at the time.

[@HowToX]

I bought the 32x on day 1 with Doom, Star Wars, and Virtua Racing. Doom is what I played the most.

[@realevostevo]

The only games I ever had for the 32X were Virtua Fighter and Knuckles Chaotix. I did rent a nice handful of games, Shadow Squadron being my favorite mostly because of the fun co op mode. The 32X came and went so fast, similar to Nintendo's Virtual Boy.

[@TechnicolorDojo]

Great timing, I've been playing catch up on your videos today.

[@Atariatari-ky9te]

Fun fact sell wise the 32X was the best selling 5th Generation system in 1994 with 600,000 sells in the US compared to the 500,000 Sega Saturn sells in Japan and the 300,000 Playstation sells in Japan. In my opinion the US launch title line up on the 32X was better than the Launch title line up of the Japanese Saturn and Japanese Playstation. Im sure there is someone that worked with Sega that believes it was just not a good move to stop the support of the 32X in the US. In Japan fine but in the US if they would have kept supporting the system and putting out software. Who knows the 32X possibly could have outsold and been more popular than the Saturn here in the US. Not hating on the Saturn because its one of my favorite Systems of all time but I my self was very pleased and blown away with the 32X when my Parents bought me one in 94'. We were blown away by Virtura Racing Deluxe (which in my opinion is the best Virtura Racing port between the Genesis, 32X and Saturn). The 32X also arguably has the best Virtura Fighter 1 port too. Much Props to Sega Of America they knew what they were doing with the 32X. Even though the Sega Saturn launch in Japan was successful it was not more successful than the 32X launch around the same time in the US. Much respect to Sega as a whole they were killing it sell wise in 1994 with the 32X in the US and Sega Saturn in Japan.

[@Rastan350]

Great videos man.. been watching you for a year or so now. Content, info, and commentary are great. I loved the shame games at the end.

[@iKevinF]

I had one of these and loved it. I also just picked one up the other day to complete my tower of power. I really wish this thing took off, I would have loved to see what else it was capable of.

[@CosmicEffect]

Darxide is one of the best games on 32X in my opinion. People rarely plays after the 1st level and think its an "asteroids clone" but every mission (level) is different. It's also the only 32X game (that I know) to use texture map and the soundtrack is outstanding. Recommended to the 3D shoot'em up fans.

[@matthewnikitas2904]

surprised not to see kolibri on here. Never played it but I always heard it was one of the better 32x games

[@SegaLordX]

I was not a huge fan of Kolibri. It’s ok, but nowhere near as good as these 10.

[@Llukario]

Awesome review! Thanks for giving us the insight and run-down on the 32x.

[@MANOFGOD9000]

The worst thing about the 32X is knowing that every game you mentioned would have been better on the Sega Saturn. These games could have had better 3D, higher resolutions and CD audio. The load times would have sucked but it's a small price to pay considering what we could have gotten.

[@chrisb6939]

Glad I found this channel good work mate. Greetings from the UK

[@aaronwebb2467]

Funny thing about tempo is that it mostly used the genesis except for some visual effects

[@SirPuggsly]

The Genesis hardware was simply better at platform games than 32X was, even though it was older. Therefore backgrounds were generally left for the Genesis to handle, while 32X would often handle effects and sprites. I was impressed how much better Wrestlemania The Arcade Game looked on 32X versus other platforms. But then Digital Foundry mentioned its actually 30 fps on 32X versus 60 fps on Genesis.

[@TiffanyStarrxxx]

Blackthorne is like prince of Persia starring Nathan Explosion. I may LP this. Thanks.

[@jeffreys431]

Great video! Surprised you didn’t cover Kolibri, it’s a beautiful game. Knuckles Chaotix is a must have for Sonic fans, but damn it’s confusing as well. I’d consider After Burner Complete the absolute #1 must have for any Sega fan. The game we all deserved years after the arcade release.

[@johnfunkhauser8201]

That ad at the beginning is just brilliant, the good old days.

[@fresnokila3]

Those magazine 32X ads...I remember them vividly ha! Actually still have them around.

[@StandingUpForBetter]

Again, another well done episode. Really top tier stuff! Keep it up! I love the 32X and I am proud to say I have all the games on your top 10 list and the honorable mentions. They are just some fun games. Back in the day I has hoping for the 32X to be the home of Sega's 32 bit arcade games and super scalers and the Saturn for everything else. Too bad Sega was to busy fighting internally to really define and support their platforms like Nintendo did. Thanks again for the great work!

[@jonathonalsop2120]

I had a 32X, I have great memories of a two player coop dive into the Death Star in Star Wars Arcade and hours of setting up tournaments in Virtua Fighter which was superior to the Saturn version in content if not graphics.

[@AnastasioMedia]

People crap on the 32X but I've been enjoying quite a few of their games (through emulation) that I never had a chance to play back during their initial releases. Knuckles Chaotix, Tempo, Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Racing Deluxe, MKII and others. Yes the system could have been better, but these quarantine days have given me an appreciation for what they tried to do.

[@MetalJody1990]

I've been emulating the 32X during the quarantine as well. Virtua Racing and Virtua Fighter are most impressive. Had a fun time with them. Tried to emulate them on my hacked PS Vita, but sadly they're a bit on the slow side. Have to use my PC for any 3D game. Later on I'm gonna put all the good 32X games on my Shield tablet for my kids to enjoy. I appreciate Sega for trying...

[@joshoshea3194]

I remember going into the arcade in Shenmue & Shenmue 2 to play arcade perfect versions of Space Harrier & Out Run in 1999. A sign of the times when a background game was playable within the in-game universe of a much larger game when just a couple of years prior that much smaller game was actually considered to be a "must have game" all on it's own for the systems predecessor. What's even more remarkable is that the Megadrive was only a mere 11 years before the Dreamcast. That's a massive leap in video gaming evolution when put into perspective that the Xbox 360 was a whopping 18 years ago. The same cannot be said for gaming progression in that length of time and it's highly unlikely that we'll see the ground breaking evolutionary leap forward that we saw inbetween the Megadrive & SNES to the Saturn & Playstation ever again.

[@adamgr6988]

Motocross Championship has the dubious honor of being the only game to make me feel motion sick, and I try experimental VR games regularly! Feeling burned by that game definitely didn't help endear me to the 32X...

[@homiedclown]

I could only play the game for about a minute before having to turn it off. (Really, with this game only playing for a minute is a good thing though) Just watching the footage of it on this video made me feel a bit woozy.

[@garrynorth6269]

Another great video, love to see what you think of the latest news on streets of rage 4 having all the old characters and music included and what you think on the satiator add on for the Saturn?.

[@AlexvrbX]

I think someone should build a Saturn version of SoR 4 and license it from Dotemu.

[@LowestDifficulty]

Love your vids bro! I learn a lot from all of them

[@Bk_owns]

32x is one hell of an upgrade. Imagine if sega used the sega cd and 32x for the doom port. It would have been amazing.

[@xbiker321]

I owned Doom, Virtua Fighter, Primal Rage, Star Wars Arcade, Star Trek & Metal Head as a kid.. my two most played were Doom and Virtua Fighter. Great memories.

[@OGM_OriginalGameMusic]

great video! A lot of these games you listed had audio compromises like you said. I wonder why NONE of them had a 32x CD version. i wish there was more than just fmv games on sega 32x CD

[@derekbuckler3859]

Got all the 32x games on my ps classic x, very underrated system to say the least. I wish i still had the original hardware, but emulation is still better in the long run for preventing wear and tear. And i still play virtua fighter, tempo, virtua racing, star wars arcade, and a TON of time playing wrestlemania the arcade game. Thanks for showcasing another great sega system man, your the best

[@mattb9664]

I was putzing around with 32X NBA Jam TE on my Genesis mini and it’s definitely the best home version of any of the NBA Jams, before the Hangtime series. NBA Jam is another home conversion title where I felt a little robbed back in the day after spending that $60-$70. This 32X version is pretty good and captured 90% of the arcade experience.

[@dabradguy]

I had virtua fighter, virtua racing, afterburner, and WWF arcade. Those are the only 4 I remember playing on the 32x. I do remember them being awesome compared to the genesis versions. Let them all go in a yard sale around 1999.

[@SPac316]

I got a 32X for Christmas in '95. I got Virtua Fighter with it and, all things considered, it was a good port. Later I bought Knuckles Chaotix and Doom. I loved Knuckles Chaotix. As for Doom, I didn't play the PC version before hand so I had nothing to compare it to back then. So I was pleased with the port at the time. Eventually I played the better versions on PC, PS1, etc. so I trade the 32X port out years after. In recent years I got Star Wars Arcade, VR Deluxe and Tempo.

[@ralphhoskins2115]

If they had of had more 32x consoles ready for Christmas... when it came out.... the story would be very different,, when it first came out... people wanted it.. doom , virtua racing and afterburner at home....we got one for Christmas and absolutely loved it .... we were totally blown away.... it started my love affair with doom that lasts till this day

[@mattnova18]

I'm pretty happy as a 32x owner since near launch. I got it for Christmas with Virtua Racing Deluxe and Starwars that year. Played the hell out of those games [along with sports games on genesis] til the ps1 came out. Nothing impressed me about the Saturn except for Daytona USA, Virtua Cop, and Virtua Fighter 2. But I was mad that Sega discontinued my beloved 32x so fast, so I got a ps1 instead. I still play Virtua Racing 32x semi regularly now and it's still very enjoyable. And FYI DOOM 32X is way better than people say. It runs very fast and the controls are very easy to get used to. As with Starwars, it would have been much better if given a few more weeks of development.

[@KevinTwiner]

32X for Life..Enjoyed this so much . Wonderful day for a review of the system & games. Thanks

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Thanx man for what you put out at this time. Im a keyworker and also have a channel with a small but very loyal and leaned on fanbase and i too am having to try and keep them 'going' - but sometimes i need a distraction... and mr Lord X. I know; we are so far apart and for once I believe you are actually older than me (lol) - but as young'uns... you and i would of really got on well... i really miss my sega collection and its a heavy regret of mine. Good bye sir. Much love from a channel way way over in that weird direction and niche!

[@bgp001]

I love the 32x. My complaint with the whole thing was Sega's attitude in abandoning it. I remember getting the games at the time and enjoying them a great deal. My disappointment with Sega would come again years later when they abandoned the Dreamcast. Come on sega! lol

[@DGJX]

I loved Metal Head, for me one of the best technical achievements on 32X, Beat it from start to finish

[@JamesChessman]

Yeah you just need to hold the run button and it's a great little game. I love the stage of attacking the train, and the stage that seems like you're inside a haunted house lol

[@wildjiggaboo1]

I really wanted to like that game, but I was stuck with a 3 button controller so it was pretty difficult to play.

[@paulo.manrique]

Motocross is actually decent when you learn how to play it. Make sure you hold up, so your biker runs faster and corners faster, and hold down while jumping.

[@Rountree1985]

Lol please. That’s the worst game on the system.

[@paulo.manrique]

@@Rountree1985 I kindly disagree :)

[@vicior55]

When do you have SEGA CD, Genesis/Mega Drive, 32X and Master System Adapter do you build a Happiness Megazod

[@3ambreakbeats977]

Vicior 317 and the supernes is like oh shiiittt

[@apinheirosouza]

Amen to that, son

[@momokochama1844]

as far as I remember (yes, I had all parts), the master system adapter didn't work with the 32X. I allways had to pull out the thing

[@ricardobarros1090]

Eu tenho agora todos eles😁 Para ligar todos juntos precisa de um filtro de linha😂

[@vicior55]

@@ricardobarros1090 tá ligado Ucolecionador, ele tem até o modem do Mega hahaha

[@MrJholshouser41]

Zaxon's Motherbase was pretty good.

[@antnuh765]

I have never heard of Tempo before, what a beautiful title for the 1990's.

[@haphazardprism]

0:23 "Mommy, what are those two sega machines doing?" God the 90s were wacky 😂

[@3strands]

I just downloaded a sega 32x bios on my piwkiddy max 2 today and it works. Looking forward to playing some games

[@DJChrist2006]

Nice to see Shadow Squadron getting some love, that game was a treat.

[@D21UpstateNY]

i enjoyed watching this video while imagining a potential nostalgia i could have had. in march of 97 for my 11th birthday i had the option of getting the 32x, virtual boy or the n64. 32x i believe was the older system but my console up to that point went from atari 2600 to nes to the sega genesis. i was a big fan of the genesis so an upgrade to the 32x seemed like the obvious choice. the store my parents brought me to didnt have the 32x in stock. i was then back looking at nintendo products. nes was an awesome system so a new nintendo could be a lot of fun. i seen this fancy, high tech system called the virtual boy and i wanted it! my dad noticed that out of all the test/display models VB was the only one that didnt have a working model. 32x had the test/display model. same with the n64. nothing for VB. the more he looked and used commen sense the more he pushed me to just get the newer, more reliable n64 option. so that was the system we ended up leaving the store with, the Nintendo 64. to this day that is still my favorite system of all time (even though the early 3d games have aged so poorly!). i loved those days of 4 player couch coop. so many good memories. while watching this i see what i could have ended up with. wither on of 2 failed systems. with the sega being my number 1 choice. still, could have been me playing all these games you have listed. thank god (or my father) for not letting me get the damn virtual boy though. that would have traumatized me! hahha

As a kid who had the 32X, I never saw it as a "bad" console, just an under utilized console. There were so many games in the works for 32x, that were either cancelled or ported to the Saturn instead. It's a shame "what could have been".

[@aayanmarchant5538]

the hall of shame part was lit. huge fan from Pakistan

[@warrendesenberg]

I loved the announcer voice for the motocross game haha

[@boardernut]

Nice list, good job putting this together

[@shaggymcdaniel3216]

You should invite guests to your show. Love the 32X 💕. I wish I could play mine right now.

[@ofmannotmachine3012]

Awesome vid as always! I think the saddest thing of all is, the hardware wasn't awful for what it did for the Genesis, Sega just didn't have the resources to support it, the Genesis, the Sega Cd, and Sega CD 32X games as well as the Saturn. It would've been awesome to see what the Sega CD could've done with the 32X other than ports of FMV Games. It also would've been nice to see the platform last 2 to 3 years in hopes of seeing what this hardware could've done when developers got a better feel for it and really started pushing the add on to the max. Sadly, we will never know it's full potential :(

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

32X top 10s are always fun since it’s a quarter of the library. I think my top 10 is probably along these lines: 1. After Burner, I love that game in the arcade and the 32x is remarkably impressive, well made music, nearly arcade perfect visuals, and the framerate is good enough although worse than arcade. It was the best home port until Saturn. 2. Space Harrier, I absolutely love that game in the arcade too and the 32x version is nearly perfect, it has worse framerate than the arcade but better than After Burner and it feels good to play, and the music on 32x is basically perfect. It also wasn’t topped until Saturn and blew every previous port out of the water. 3. Kolibri, beautiful graphics, lovely sound and music, and impressive framerate considering its 32x 4. Star Wars Arcade, I love the arcade version more but the 32x version is remarkably impressive even with the shoddy music. No other game has made me feel like I’m actually flying an X-Wing quite like that game. 5. Virtua Racing Deluxe, great home port of the arcade game and looks really good too, the rock solid 20fps is pretty good and it controls quite well. I love the arcade version more but this is still arguably the best home port and the new features are fun. Soundtrack is lacking but decent enough too. 6. Virtua Fighter, I’m not the biggest fan of the game itself but the 32x port is really impressive, graphically it’s a major downgrade but all the characters still look like themselves and the framerate is a locked 30, perfectly matching the arcade, and in some ways it’s preferable to the Saturn port, that version didn’t look hugely better and had loads of clipping polygons and glitchy flickering. 7. Knuckles’ Chaotix, it’s absolutely beautiful and I love the music, I wish the gameplay was better but it makes smart use of the 32x for scaling and sprites, it definitely could’ve been used more but unfortunately the 32x is so flawed that going much further might’ve ruined the framerate. 8. Star Trek Bridge Simulator, this game is on SNES too but it looks and sounds way better on 32x, I love the aesthetic and it’s pretty fun to see such a good Star Trek game with lots of variation in ships and enemies. Shame the framerate is so poor in both versions though. 9. Stellar Assault, I haven’t played much but it looks really impressive for the 32x and it looks like a fun rail shooter like Star Blade, it does some fun stuff with colour cycling too to make the framerate feel a bit smoother. 10. Blackthorne, I love the art direction of the SNES game way more but the 32x’s new pre-rendered sprites and backgrounds don’t look bad, they just clash a bit, it’s also got more content and new levels so it’s definitely the superior way to play if you don’t mind the art. Honourable mentions: Night Trap, Corpse Killer, Fahrenheit, I love these on Sega CD but they’re all far better on CD32x, especially Fahrenheit which looks leagues better due to the extra colours. I almost put these in the main list but decided against it as they’re all kinda one hit wonders, I don’t fancy playing them again any time soon. We actually have a lot of the same games, so that’s fun. I even agree with most of your hall of shame, that Pitfall port is just disgusting, but it does highlight the problems with the 32x hardware, they couldn’t even put part of the foreground rendering on the Mega Drive to reduce the pressure on the 32x because the two layers would go out of sync…

[@gamatroid]

Dude you have the best videos. Great suggestions and I loved the Hall of Shame sarcastic commentary 😂

[@MrMartellSincere]

Very happy and thrilled to see an brand new Sega Lord X video 👍🤓👍

[@rustymixer2886]

Yup my top 5 are 1 vrd, 2 vf, 3 doom, 4 afterburner, 5 space harrier

[@jediknightgeo]

Great vid. I'm a big fan of the 32X even though it bombed. Just a slight correction on the 32X version of WWF Raw as it was a bit more than a color upgrade as they added some new moves, new weapons, and had an exclusive playable character in Kwang (a.k.a Savio Vega). It's definitely the best version of Raw bar none.

[@BobbyHo2022]

I had a nice childhood w my nes, snes, and genesis. Those were my childhood consoles. I had to play the hell out of each and every game because I didn't have much.

[@AleisterMeowley]

I got it for Christmas the year it came out but I was very young. I remember it pissed my dad off to no end when he tried to set it up

[@DreamcastQ]

32x was crazy, I remember seeing it quickly drop precipitously in price at the mall....not a good look for Sega :( We did have fun with it though, at a bargain price!

[@Alianger]

I gotta admit that hall of shame segment cracked me up :)

[@rolingthunder8612]

star wars arcade was my first taste of the 32x when I played it on an emulator.

[@JesseBoring-zf1xy]

I very much enjoyed the review. The Genesis was just the beginning of my video game ambition, as I always wanted a 32x w/ Doom and Star Wars Arcade. Maybe one day I could find one of these for sale?

[@Keepcalmandcupcakes]

The most hilarious thing I found one day was someone saying that Night Trap had shallow gameplay, and then also had a Five Nights at Freddy's Let's Play on his channel.

[@charlieomeara1856]

Sega lord X! Love watching your videos. Can you do more reviews for Sega CD games, good or bad. How about a top 10 or top 20 list for the Sega CD! Yeahhhhhh

[@DarDarBinks1986]

I own three of those games in the top 10: Viruta Racing Deluxe, Virtua Fighter, and Star Wars Arcade. Knuckles' Chaotix is a mixed bag. The graphics look pretty and show what the 32X is capable of. The music is catchy. But I don't like the gameplay. The tether mechanic adds a learning curve and can send you flying all over the place. There's not enough hazards and enemies to make things interesting. Not having these challenging elements makes for a game that isn't fun to play. The Spin Dash is nerfed, forcing you to rely more on the hold-and-release mechanic.

[@mr.vidjagamez9896]

I really enjoy how each character has somewhat different play styles. Like Vector has an air-dash move which probably makes him one of the most enjoyable characters to playthrough as.

[@GalitUnggoy]

Not sure how i accomplished it exactly, but in mine I got hit just as my partner was coming back on screen and we never tethered. Suddenly I was basically playing sonic 2. P2 just followed but never was attached.