Forgotten Worlds - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis full playthrough

Originally a 1988 arcade game by Capcom, this was converted by Sega to their new 16-Bit Mega Drive console in 1989. Despite being one of the earliest games for the console, this game stands up well today and hasn't aged badly at all.
Forgotten Worlds is a scrolling shoot 'em up with a twist. As your rocket man flies around the levels, he can fire in any direction. A bit confusing at first, the controls are a muchmore manageable if you select autofire from the options menu. I suppose it's technically cheating, but there was no way I'd have got through the game without it. The arcade original allowed you control the direction of fire with a second stick, a bit like the right analogue stick on PlayStation and Xbox controllers.
The aim of the game is to defeat false gods, which is done by flying around levels and shooting things before being faced with some fairly tough boss battles. You can upgrade weapons and purchase other bonuses and goodies from shops which appear through the game.
This is a very faithful conversion of a great, if largely forgotten, arcade game. As it's a Capcom game, it's not easy, but it is extremely playable.

[@EDGar-wi6np]

Oldskool baby, I was 7 when me and my brothers got this for our genesis, and I'm 35 now!

[@johnasaro9543]

KFC son

[@thorium3737]

No idea how old I was, but this and my neighbour played this all the time

[@Allencartercomix]

My sister and I would play this constantly on our Sega Genesis. I remember the two details about this game: If you die at the same time on 2- player, it's Game Over, and the Iceman/Snowflake level boss is immune to the laser weapon.

[@DVX_BELLORVM]

The first time that I played this was at a buddy's house back in 6th grade. We were learning about Ancient Egypt at school and it felt so unbelievably cool to kill Ra in a Genesis game!

[@deceiver444]

Great playthrough. Forgotten Worlds still has its charms nowadays. Funny how they changed the in between level speeches compared to the digitized ones from the coin-up.

[@kevinbarahona6756]

This whole time I been looking for this game I thought it was a contra game.. it was he first video game I ever played I was 3 years old🔥

[@SparkyMK3]

Funny, since there 'is' a Contra game for the system, the brutally hard yet incredible Contra Hard Corps!

[@biggworm2002]

I think I was four in a half lmfao 😂 second arcade game I played

[@kingmeng031]

my favorite sega game

[@alfaluvr83]

1988!! Holy crap I feel old right now.

[@andrewsinclair7159]

YOU CANNOT STOP ME WITH JUST A PARAMECIUM

[@ChuckD79]

First played this at my cousin's house in the early 90s...definitely a classic, and has some great music!

[@thewhyzer]

I finally know the name of the game I used to play with my cousins over 3 decades ago!

[@bassage13]

I remember thinking this game had the best music I ever heard in a video game at the time. It's still really good!

[@yellowblanka6058]

It's not the worst, but this is a pretty weak showing musically for the Genesis, there are FAR better tracks out there. Like this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jniUlGWLadGXaLs& - of course opinions will vary.

[@solarflare9078]

Yellowblanka Still, for an early title AND as a CPS-1 port, it's made REALLY good.

[@soulsharts]

OMG, wow I remember all of this. I was only like 6 or 7 years old when I played. It's bringing back memories. I mean, you will always remember Mario Bros but this, to me, was forgotten up until now.

[@Zinkyness]

Man i remember playing hell out of this on xmas day. Also remember the slowdown lol

[@FingerBreakerWu]

One of the best Genny games ever

[@Durwagon]

I like that we know as much about those two guys at the end of the game as we did in the beginning. Which is to say... nothing. Just two huge musclebound dudes who can fly. We don't know where they came from, and we don't know where they went.

[@galy0]

Thank you for the video.

[@DeludedOne]

I've never understood the storyline of this game despite playing it over and over.

[@J5X7]

Great game one of my faves from bitd, not seen it in anyone's top lists

[@WoodBlock707]

When I was a kid I could never beat this game solo. 🙁

[@paulmillercanada]

only on 2 player

[@BigChop01]

Yes you have the orginal game, the 1988 one!! Once I heard the intro music I knew it!

[@NTxC]

Great game

[@ceciliorubens]

Wow. Emperor bios looks quite like Devilman.

[@peanutjenkins8817]

I could never beat this game as a kid..broke alot of controllers because of that

[@Dareal6trey]

Classic

[@alejocosta33]

Ma petite sœur et moi on y jouait, c'est incroyable les souvenirs qui remontent. Enfin je négociait pour qu'elle joue avec moi plutôt qu'à Alex Kidd 😂😂 Aujourd'hui ma petite sœur n'est plus parmi nous et elle me manque chaque jour

[@classicgaminguk]

Je suis désolé d'apprendre ça. C'est bien que tu aies eu de bons souvenirs avec elle avec des jeux comme celui-ci et Alex Kidd

[@astrodome1994]

I tried playing this game on an emulator once back in high school, but it just cut to a game over as soon as the opening cutscenes finished. Any idea how it happened?

[@classicgaminguk]

On the original console, the game did this if you had a six button controller plugged in, unless you held down the mode button before switching the mega drive/ Genesis on. I think most emulators are configured to emulate a six button controller, but there should be a setting in them to tell it to emulate a three button controller.

[@rolflandale2565]

10:00 you character is like a Beast that would make Mechazilla station, run away.

[@hugofarias9150]

Volta Redonda Supremacy, get down the rock in río. Valorize your city.

[@richardcox4131]

I watched this because I've played the game a few times and can't complete it single player without cheating (by putting it on two players and letting the second player just auto fire forward, I'd reach over and press start any time it died and keep respawning myself) I wanted to see if it was even possible. I've beaten other shooters but maybe its the weapon choices, or the rotating mechanic, I just couldn't get this one down. I used your video to prove to myself its possible. I really like the game, for 1989 this was one of the best titles I wanted to love it but the difficulty kept me at arms length. I'll try again when I see how you've done it.

[@classicgaminguk]

It's a game worth persevering with. Like a lot of Capcom games, they were hard to get to grips with but get easier with repeated play once you memorise what's going on. Didn't know about that two player cheat! I just always set the game to auto shoot and hope for the best. It's still a great game to play today, but it's mostly forgotten about. I suppose it's sites like KZbin which keep games like this alive.

[@J5X7]

Ha I seem to recall doing that. Only because I only remember playing this 2 player

[@LilBonky]

The “Shop” Music Sounds Similar To “California Games” “BMX” On Sega Lol

[@claudioalexis310]

Lo único malo de este juego es el sonido al disparar que molesta , pero todo lo demás está bueno

[@melvinpeppersjr1447]

Fun... and games should be fun... God bless.. God...🙂 By melvin lee peppers jr aka mel jr

[@genarohernandez3693]

Minuto 10:16segundos así pone la cara el memo cuando quiere una cerveza y no tiene para comprarla

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Just like the Arcade........ BAAARRRRF !!!!!!!!

[@user-mi3xe5ex8c]

Good👍 excellent👌 perfect👍 great👌 nice👌🤟🌙

[@classicgaminguk]

🤝

[@anthonyholmes195]

Should have kept the missle

[@J5X7]

Music!

[@juanmanueljuarez7355]

Forgotten Worlds Appeared times crossers games: Namco X Capcom Project x zone 1 Dlc SEGA X Bandai Namco Ps4 Xbox one Switch 2019 Dlc Pack 2 SEGA dlc Titles: 11 3 Forgotten Worlds Mixed Worlds corrupted Ps4 Xbox one Switch PC 2019 Capcom Titles: 16 16 Forgotten Worlds

[@skippypeanut3025]

Reprogramming Gaming from to ©1989 SEGA of America™ Home Entertainment Limited, Limiting, Corporation, Incorporation, Incorporated, Incorporating, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

[@craigmaxwell778]

My biggest gripe about most Genesis games where they were to short, it was all about the graphics.

[@classicgaminguk]

A lot of the earlier Genesis/Mega Drive games (like this one) were arcade game conversions, which were usually quite short. Games released later in the console's life tended to become much longer.

[@kilgary]

You don’t seem to realize you can rotate the direction of your weapon. In the arcade, the joystick could spin. On the Genesis, the buttons rotated your aim. That’s how you hit targets above and below you.

[@Bloodreign1]

The game that will not run with 6 button pads (Ms Pac Man is another, the controls are wonky and won't respond well with a 6 button pad), unless you hold the Mode button upon booting the game. Otherwise you start the game, and instant Game Over.

[@THEREALGAMEMASTER-gz5xg]

wow you had to hold the mode button with the 6 button pad on the booting screen wow omg

[@jonathanmunar3005]

Yes the mode button or else game over

[@jonathanmunar3005]

@@THEREALGAMEMASTER-gz5xg back in the days playing 6 button control pad in genesis with my friends laughing saying hey i havent done anything yet.........GAME OVER

[@THEREALGAMEMASTER-gz5xg]

@@jonathanmunar3005 I thought it was a glitch or I was doing something wrong when it said GAME OVER when I was using my 6 Button controller never knew you had to hold the mode button lol

[@genarohernandez3693]

10:16 segundos mi primo memo me estoy cagando

[@irone9143]

Udah tamat belanja dulu

[@thingsiplay]

I would play the game, if the soundeffects were not that bad.

[@goodhumourwagon]

Great video, however the player playing is an amateur at best. So many missed Zenny and little, if any rotation!

[@classicgaminguk]

I agree, I don't find it easy to rotate that little man and keep on top of what's happening elsewhere.

[@goodhumourwagon]

Rookie player. Gotta be a millennial. Lol

[@classicgaminguk]

:) I wish! I’m late 70s, which I believe makes me generation x. I’m just not that great at this game!

[@goodhumourwagon]

LOL Thanks for correcting me bro, @@classicgaminguk