Underrated Sega Genesis Hidden Gems You Should Play

[@CulturedVultures]

I genuinely am not making this up: Jimmy Wikipedia emailed me AGAIN today...

[@dumbstruckempire]

I told you not to sleep with him

[@ronnieblazebot3778]

thank god for that different opening. that song you always use in the beginning is getting FUCKING old

[@aking-plums6985]

Big Jug Wives 26 was an absolute classic, so I've heard.

[@CulturedVultures]

@@ronnieblazebot3778 it changes depending on the platform being discussed, if it's a Nintendo video, Nintendo song, PlayStation video, PlayStation song etc

[@chrislaustin]

For those interested in Dynamite Heady, do yourself a favor and play the Japanese game with English patch. The difficulty was turned up in the US game, and most dialog was removed and what was left was changed(other changes were made as well). Decap Attack was changed entirely from its Japanese release, and the original game translates to Magical Hat, and has an English translation as well. Both are worth playing and I only bring up the Japanese game because it is entirely different from the US release.

[@tedgovostis7351]

Huge props for mentioning Carrion because that was the first game I thought of being reminded of The Ooze.

[@giulianohernandes]

Brazil was the first country to exhibit Yu Yu Hakusho in the West, and the game was released in Brazil because the anime was a huge success and Sega had a great relationship with the brazillian market at the time

[@dumbstruckempire]

Just as a pure fan of this channel, I really hope we get to see more deeper dives into retro console libraries. This is such a blast to just watch.

[@SoulforSale]

I watched it twice. Great stuff

[@dumbstruckempire]

@@SoulforSale Hell yeah, man!

[@pharmcat8484]

Wikipedia is like that one homeless guy on the street corner. Give him 3 bucks and he’ll leave you alone for a while.

[@CulturedVultures]

I gave them a fiver 4 years ago and I am pretty sure they're still turning up on my doorstep with a bucket soon

[@castaldelli]

And they know it, too.

[@mrjpsycho10]

Let's gooooooo!!!!!!

[@CulturedVultures]

you're the man, man! thanks so much!

[@mrjpsycho10]

​@CulturedVultures no no no no no! Thank you for making awesome videos!

[@sebastianmalmsteen]

The dual wielding animals drawing brought a smile to my face. Thanks for the video 😊

[@pharmcat8484]

I’ve been grappling with existential dread lately as well. Enjoy each day my friends.

[@CulturedVultures]

I've learned the trick is to just eat a whole thing of custard creams and it just kinda goes away for 4 hours

[@elone3997]

@@CulturedVultures Do you mean a packet, ya weirdo?! 😂

[@elone3997]

Damn, "The Ooze" looks pretty amazing from a technical point of view considering the time this came out and the host hardware..awesome.

[@AshBates93]

I wish I appreciated the Mega Drive more when I was a kid. The only real memory I have of it is trying to play Mortal Kombat 3 with the sound off because my mum shouted at me earlier in the day and said I couldn't play video games. That, and playing a lot of Sonic 2 and 3, of course.

[@warehousedave7937]

There's something wrong about a British accent calling the Mega Drive a Genesis

[@voteDC]

It's because the viewership of KZbin is overwhelmingly USA based. This is why you'll see tech KZbinrs for example from the UK, Canada, Australia etc also giving prices in US dollars because that's the currency most of the viewership is going to be familiar with. So when it comes to a video like this the Mega Drive becomes the Genesis because, despite it only being called that in the USA, that's what most of the viewers expect.

[@warehousedave7937]

@voteDC USA! USA! USA!

[@quinnreiswig-vc3cy]

The duel weirding your summons crusader of centi part was genius

[@1jackal1]

Ah videgams. Beautiful beautiful videgams. Also Algosrythium

[@goatbone]

Let's call a spade a spade and let's call a Mega Drive a Mega Drive.

[@nicholasbullock1709]

Huh? Oh, you mean the Genesis.

[@goatbone]

@@nicholasbullock1709 🤢

[@dumbstruckempire]

Ah, Skeleton Krew is still so, so good.

[@michaelhuss0]

It must be popular, most of the physical copies are very expensive now

[@dumbstruckempire]

@@michaelhuss0 I feel like I should just start saying "What isn't?" lol. I know there's still cheap retro games out there but I swear to god I never thought I'd see this game go for so much.

[@michaelhuss0]

@@dumbstruckempire Ikr? Not only that, but the cheapest way to buy a lot of Genesis games, the genesis/megadrive classics collection, will be delisted/retired on December 6. I believe both Dynamite Headdy and Gain Ground are still in the collection on Steam for like a dollar each, along with others like Vectorman I would recommend... The dreamcast collection on Steam is going away too. I'm probably going to buy them both later today when the black friday sales begin.

[@iamabulldozer]

Buried ass deep in AI generated scripts read by AI generated voices, this channel feels like a blessing.

[@HesGotaGun505]

Loved the Stelio Cantos bit!

[@jamiemartin9322]

Was confused during The Ooze segment as I'd put my phone down but was still listening and recognised all the sound effects but not the music. But that's because STI were developing it the same time as Comix Zone and apparently used the same sound library 😅

[@mjdf122]

Crusader of Centy/Ragnarok is awesome I still have my complete copy I’ve seen and have all from 1980-Now I have every console tons of games what a life of gaming

[@Des_Zee]

These are all solid choices but i would add "Arcus Odyssey" to this list as well. That game is excellent.

[@harrihaffi2713]

Played some of these… And have access to more on my minis

[@mjdf122]

Sega Genesis/Mega Drive time with the Vultures

[@miasma82]

I never had any sega consoles as a kid so i probably missed out on many games. The only ones i've played as an adult is the phantasy star games which i love

[@JoelUriarte-bj1jb]

The Megadrive IS one of the BEST consoles ever

[@quickdrawmcgrawww]

The dragons sir, they’ve come.

[@Kentman513]

I was about to make a Carrion comment watching The Ooze bit, but you seen that coming. Shout out to Kim Justice, too!

[@goatbone]

14:01 Yu Yu Hakusho was developed by Treasure, not Sega.

[@JoelUriarte-bj1jb]

Correct

[@pharmcat8484]

6:24 you say that, but just wait until you become Cultured Vultures Inc.

[@AnimeBrosAMV]

More sega pls :)

[@Projectwolfie21]

IMO it's fine to leave Dynamite Heady off of the previous list due to how bad it got hit on localization. Get a fan translation, because that is the part that I think is a hidden gem.

[@chaospoet]

Crusader Of Centy was included on the Genesis Mini 2. So there is a way to own it legally without putting you in the poor house.

[@CulturedVultures]

I never knew that was even a thing! cheers!

[@superbros64deluxe]

Is yu yu hakusho really that much of a hidden gem? I mean sega included it in the mega drive mini (japan only edition)

[@555nih]

Next talk about devil dice

[@FR4M3Sharma]

PsX and PSP Eboot only

[@FR4M3Sharma]

Is Comix Zone that well known that it didn't make the list?

[@Biggi87]

Well it's usually included in every Genesis collection Sega has put out in the last 20 years, so I would guess most people with some interest know of it by now. But then again I think the same thing can be said about Dynamite Headdy and Gain Ground so maybe that has nothing to do with it.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

I learned nothing here, sadly, but most of these are fun games. Cosmic Spacehead is not. Anyone that likes Gain Ground should check out Crack Down on the Genesis. Similar feel, but different objectives and retains great co-op.

[@MunkiZee]

Did this video skell much? Well you could say that it was *skelling* a whole *ton*

[@The_Gaming_Bristolian]

13:20 Gain Ground Released in Arcades in 1988, 36 years ago. Not the 'over four Decades' as stated.