Top 50 Sega Mega CD & 32X Games of All Time! (HD)

[@pinballshawn]

Great video! I still play my Sega CD/ 32X often. 21 years old and it still works perfectly.

[@BLKBRDSR71]

Awesome list. I still have my Genesis CDX and it still works. 16-BIT FOREVER!

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

boohoo, I had EVERY SEGA kid you not, all through my childhood... last year I lost my job, and had to sell them all as one Mega collection only keeping my old Atari vcs.... oh I weeped hard. thank God for emulators tho...

[@tracygates771]

Nice list. Makes me want to revisit my Sega CD and buy some of the gems that I missed growing up.

[@themrnails]

Fantastic list. Thank you for sharing. I only had a few Sega CD games myself so watching this, along with 32x, has broadened my selection quite a bit. Lots of games I need to play. Thanks for sharing!

[@Juganawt]

+themrnails I'm glad you might have discovered some new games to try! Thanks for the support!

[@pureitalianblood]

BRO!! 14:00 Thank you so much!! Rise of the Dragon is one of my favorite games of all time! Story is so great I could still play it over and over! No one ever recognizes this game or talks about it. I wish there could have been more stories with William "Blade" Hunter, or a sequel to this game. Thank you for recognizing it!

[@hernandezluisarturo]

Android Assault, Lords of Thunder, Silpheed, Ecco the Dolphin, Earthworm Jim, Mickeymania

[@Juganawt]

+Luis Arturo Juegos all good games, apart from Silpheed which has not aged well at all.

[@hernandezluisarturo]

Juganawt I love Silpheed, i play it these days, sometimes.

[@gameplayfirst-ger]

@@Juganawt I agree about Silpheed, but 10+ games of your list haven't aged well also.

[@christianna3561]

AWESOME list! I am a fan of both the Sega CD & 32X as well. There were so many quality games for the add ons especially when you consider the short time they where supported. Well done. Hopefully they will get more respect now as people rediscover the platforms. I'm proud to say I have most of the games from your list.

[@Juganawt]

Ali Robins Great stuff, Ali! Glad you have had the chance to experience the true awesomeness of Mega CD!

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

+Juganawt.... I owned every single Sega as a kid and up to now...fights in school, Sega vs Nintendo. Sega vs Sony... lost my job and had to sell my monster collection that took me ten years and a parents divorce (played each one off he he) to get all of them. the only one I missed was the sg-1000 and 3000 (same thing with keyboard) ohh I weeped when it was sold, but thank God for emulators, as much as purist slate them, they are a god send. I'm even betraying my younger self and playing snes, and can finally (ahem) own a neogeo.

[@Juganawt]

order of magnitude Emulators are great, and I don't mind playing a game through emulation, providing that the emulation is 100% cycle accurate, such as SNES, NES, Amiga etc. Playing inaccurate systems such as PS2, N64, Dreamcast etc via emulation are utterly worthless in my opinion, as you don't get the true experience while playing them through emulation at this current stage in time. That being said, I moved house a few months back and a lot of my systems are in storage, like my beloved Sega Saturn :(. Emulation, while totally imperfect and buggy, at least lets me play my collection while I hunt through boxes and hook up the real deal!

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Juganawt yea agreed... least you still got your systems.

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

Obviously this is just your personal list but I really loved the Mad Dog Mc'ree games and was surprised to not see it listed at all. What sold me on the CD add on was the ability to play Dragon's Lair at home, totally blew my little mind away at the time.

[@newjack900]

I loved FMV's so much. Double Switch, Night Trap, Ground Zero, Sewer Shark.. was so different and ahead of anything going on at the time.

[@callmemarc]

I think the Sega CD is underated, but t's really too bad that Sega didn't add an increased color palette to the Sega CD. It would have made an obvious advantage over the Genesis alone that people could see. If the Sega CD had that and sold better, the 32X would have never been considered to be produced.

[@yohkom.7988]

+callmemarc I vastly disagree about the colors. It's actually fortunate that Sega didn't change the colors capabilities with the Mega-CD cuz otherwise this would have ruined the visual identity. The Mega Drive can produce great graphics and at the same time the colors restriction gives to some of the games a really cool and distinct look, Shinobi III or Thunder Force IV for example. In comparison, the 32X expanded color capabilities just doesn't look like Mega Drive anymore... In my opinion the Mega Drive graphic capabilities are underrated. The system boasts many of the most beautiful games of its time such as Sonic 1-2-3 & Knuckles, Ristar, Thunder Force IV, Revenge of Shinobi and Shinobi III, Flink, Panorama Cotton, Streets of Rage 2-3 or Alien Soldier and the system keeps doing strong, just check out Pier Solar or the forthcoming Xeno Crisis and Paprium! Also about the Mega-CD, it does have some advantages over the Mega Drive that anyone could witness such as the scaling/rotation chip or the 8 channels PCM chip. Games like Soul Star or Silpheed would not be possible on stock Mega Drive hardware which makes for a great complementarity between the Mega Drive and its CD add-on.

[@charitykitty]

callmemarc color pallet would have been really really nice...it would have required the video coming out of the sega CD though, like the 32x. I would have taken 256 colors over rotation and scrolling.

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

It's trash. The story is garbage, the spells were beyond nerfed, the music wasn't much better than the 16 bit, the battle, no unique characters, town back in forth really made it boring and they couldn't even use original names. Like 17% of them are recycled. I've played SF 1, 2 and 3 and Shining in the Darkness and loved everyone of them but this felt like a cheap mobile game. Also, Doom? I'm a GEN guy but the music was terrible.

[@AlexvrbX]

@@OneArmedRetroGamer The Doom port was super rushed if you read up on the history of it. They didn't bother spending the time to properly rebuild the music for the FM/PSG/PWM combo. They didn't have the time, really, the whole thing was slapped together. Needed more time in the oven to optimize the engine and increase the display window size. Still better than the third-party port for Saturn which was awful. As for Shining Force CD... It *WAS* a mobile game. It's a pretty straightforward port (not remake) of the two Shining Force games for the 8-bit Game Gear, with some minor 16-bit enhancements. It was still worth playing, especially for the second game. But being built for a more limited platform, it was more primitive in design, and was never properly overhauled. It could have very easily been a cartridge release. What they should have done is built Shining Force 3 for the Sega CD. Using the hardware zoom, scale, and rotate to make it play similar to what we got later on the Saturn. Could use video overlay for the spells. Then the Saturn could have had SF 4.

[@AlexvrbX]

The color palette wasn't the biggest issue. They could work around that just like they always did... it didn't hold back clever developers. Certainly didn't hurt any of my favorite titles for the system. One major issue was not enough developers took real advantage of the hardware. Lots of cheap FMVs and ports. Not enough built-from-the-ground-up titles. Almost everything that took advantage of the actually-quite-decent scaling and rotation hardware and taxed the second 68K was pretty solid. Tossing in high-quality CD-A or PCM music and animated cutscenes is fine too, but full-on FMV games were mostly bad (with a few exceptions). The biggest issue by far, was cost. They really needed to aggressively drive down the cost of both the add-on and the base hardware, as well as offer a first-party combo unit early on that cost the same as both units separate or less. The third party hardware was outrageously expensive. Anyway yeah they'd have sold a lot more units and attracted more developers if they had kept costs down aggressively. They also needed SoJ to support the hardware more, and SoA to stop courting FMV game devs so much and focus on real games. Developer outreach / assistance programs would have helped too. Oh and the internal memory was too damn small. The RAM cart is a must if you played a lot of SCD games... the system should have just ditched the internal RAM and had a RAM slot from the start, bundled a decent sized RAM card.

[@TheGemini5]

Snatcher....Ahhhh...what a GREATLY underrated game. You're absolutely right about placing it number 1. I still play to this day. Ha, in fact Harry's death was the first game EVER to put a tear (ok a bunch of tears lol) in my eyes!

[@Juganawt]

It's Hideo Kojima's masterpiece in my eyes - much more so than the overrated Metal Gear series. Snatcher had some very emotional scenes, as well as some very funny ones and intense ones too!

[@1IbramGaunt]

+GeminiBlount thanks for the spoiler there? not everyone's played it yet, but some of us REALLY want to! both the game and the Sega CD itself are getting rarer and more expensive all the time

[@TheGemini5]

Emulate it. This way if you really like it, then you can decide to buy it or not.

[@Juganawt]

+GeminiBlount I would normally agree with you, but Snatcher should take pride and place in anyone's physical collection.

[@TheGemini5]

Well WE know that..lol..but to anyone that knows nothing about it, they may want to try it before making such a heavy investment.

[@VideoQuestEx]

"Solustar" and "Final Fight CD" look good, so does "The Terminator." Good list of games!

[@louispodobnik8118]

good to see thunder hawk right up there,a highly underrated game with a great soundtrack

[@FRANK45CASTLE]

Sega CD was my favorite system for a long time. Rise of the dragon was so fascinating to me and any FMV game i had to have. Supreme warrior and wirehead were such weird games but i love movies and games so its a interactive movie of sorts. Supreme warrior made no sense to me and i was never able to beat it. Sega CD is one weird ass system to say the least. Great list!

[@LunaParkAOWSM]

Sonic CD is what blew me away from watching his intro in the stores. Shining Force is my favorite game from sega.

[@thePoetDominic]

Same! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@pal-of-pals]

Absolutely love Snatcher, easily one of my all time favourite games.

[@SpotOnJ2K]

Great video! There's just something very charming about the Sega CD and 32X to me.

[@Juganawt]

SpotOnJ2K Thanks buddy. The 32x was a very interesting piece of kit, and I can't help but wonder what it would have truly been capable of it it actually started selling. Sega Mega CD though? That was my jam in the early 90's. I got mine for Christmas '93 and it simply blew my socks off! I never understood why it got such a raw deal from the press, because I absolutely loved it! It's far, far more than an interactive movie player that everyone seems to suggest.

[@theoneanton]

My first thought was, "There are at least FIFTY titles for these combined?!"

[@BlackMoore82]

Lovely to see Sengoku get some appreciation as it gets overlooked too often, I never owned it on a console but I did play it in the arcades quite a bit back in '91. Fatal Fury Special, Rise of the Dragon (starring the voice of Leonardo in TMNT), Sewer Shark, Space Harrier, and Virtua Fighter are some of my favorites too :)

[@uberd0gAlpha]

I sat through this whole thing thinking "If this guy doesn't have S******r in at least his top 5 he's a fool". You, sir, are no fool :) No Mega CD Silpheed though? I enjoyed that one more than Sol Feace personally.

[@pelacanyes3161]

+uberd0gAlpha Silpheed! Awesome for mega-CD

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

yeah where is silpheed?!

[@vanessal7291]

Well, in the description he did say this is his PERSONAL top 50 list.

[@RealziesCuts]

I’ve been finding your top 50 gaming videos and sharing them on Facebook because you have done a great job with this 💫🏆

[@dbpooper7512]

"Second best bird related shooter..." Karous is all I can think of ATM. Somewhat surprised to not see Road Avenger on the list. Easily the best FMV game I've played on the Sega CD.

[@welshfinn1]

+DB Pooper Desert Falcon on the 7800 perhaps? Lol, it's not a classic.

[@Juganawt]

+DB Pooper Check out "Agony" for the Commodore Amiga - that is the finest bird related shooter I've ever played!

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

road avenger/road blasters fx more fun than cobra command..

[@chriswheatley3146]

+Juganawt What about Potty Pigeon on the Commodore 64? That is probably my favorite bird simulator. You get to poop on cars :)

[@Juganawt]

Chris Wheatley The Spectrum version was where it's at! It may share the same name as the C64 version, but in my opinion was a better game.... either way, it isn't the bird related shooter I was thinking of - that'd be Agony on the Amiga!

[@opa-age]

Snatcher was #1 is all that matters. Good job.

[@TheLordsbeacon]

I enjoyed my Sega stack. In fact, when the Playstation & N64 came out, the N64 was an easy choice for me. When people asked me why, I'd just tell them, I already had a great CD based game system...It was called the Sega CD. Been there, done that. Lol.

[@iwanttocomplain]

Juganawt makes the best top lists by a country mile.

[@leo197777]

Hi,thx for this top! My best in your list of mega-cd(for my part): 1-Keio Flying Squadron (no contest the better of mega-cd,best shooter never made!) 2-Popful Mail 3-Heart of the Alien 4-Lunar silver star story 32X: 1-Mortal Kombat 2 (the one who justify to buy 32x) 2-Tempo

[@HeitorSpecian]

Nice list, I'll certainly play some of these gems I missed that time

[@chriswheatley3146]

Decent list overall; although I did find Lunar, Popful Mail, and Eternal Champions so far down almost criminal. They (along with Keio) were must haves for me once I started collecting Sega CD games. To each their own though. :)

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

you can get sol-feace on megadrive.. it's called sol...er...deace. kid you not. no cd quality music, I loved those tunes, but they are recognizable...just.

[@material___]

I can see why both of these add ons didn't sell well, but I can also see what improvements that sega had made. Titles like Ecco the dolphin, sonic CD, and knuckles chaotix didn't really get the true appreciation that they deserve. Love the 90's!!!!

[@wildcard13294]

Ecco the Dolphin also got a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive release but even that didn't help it much....... but it did get a sequel or two.

[@iCABALi]

Knuckles Chaotix was trash. The level design was horrid, with it being mainly vertical and the main gimmick was such a hindrance. The only good thing was the visuals and some of the music.

[@dankearney8012]

Great video!! Had the mega CD and 32x when I was about 12 or so. Good viewing.

[@Juganawt]

Dan kearney Thank you kindly, good sir!

[@FutoiSaru]

Nice video. Watched all your list videos and was pleasantly surprised to see a few titles I'm unfamiliar with. Are you planning on doing any more of these list videos?

[@Juganawt]

Hey buddy. Thanks for the kind comments, it's really appreciated! I'm glad I've shown you a couple of new games to sink your teeth into as well! I am indeed planning to do more of these videos - in fact I have a spreadsheet full of "top xx" lists for practically every system out there, along with "worst xx" lists, and specials I want to make highlighting things like Homebrew, Hacked and Unreleased games, Game series retrospectives, good licensed games, games with really weird names and many more subjects... ..The issue is finding the time to put them all together! I am in the process of recording footage for several new videos, and the first one is probably going to be a top XX list for one of the Game Boy systems, or possibly the Neo Geo Pocket, so please keep your eyes open for those!

[@FutoiSaru]

Juganawt Yeah these video's look like they took a lot of time to put together... the good news however is the effort shows. I like all your ideas for upcoming vids so I'll look forward to them. Subbed.

[@GamerGee]

19:05 the sega cd sound effects are so crisp. Much better than the remake

[@driftjunk]

Silpheed and snatcher were my favourites, as far as I can remember.

[@neozeed1984]

Another incredible video. I would love to sit down and talk to you over your two sega top 50 videos as we both watched them. I think your opinion would be great.

[@Stealthborn]

Good list. I'm looking into getting some Sega CD games down the line and this is a good reference. Though I'm surprised you didn't include Vay and Night Trap (I know NT is cheesy but it is a guilty pleasure).

[@Juganawt]

I used to LOVE Night Trap, but unfortunately it got very repetitious and I can't seem to enjoy it like I used to. However, I do have the limited collector's edition PS4 remaster sat on my shelf!

[@twoheadedthingies5000]

Other Mega CD favourites... Batman Returns Cyborg 009 Devastator Earnest Evans Time Gal Road Avenger Wolf Child Flink Great console! Like Mega Drive games but with extra special effects and fancier music.

[@dad7275]

Nice selection! If it was mine, I'd probably put Mortal Kombat cd, and Rage in the Cage cd in there somewhere. Great vid though. :)

[@masterrserch3971]

finally, a little recognition for MANSION OF HIDDEN SOULS...i loved that game..... voice overs were a little annoying, but it was really spooky, and of course that Golem/Hallway statue scene, always scared the crap out of everyone that fell victim to it lol... but best of all, you put maybe THE most overlooked game out there, THIRD WORLD WAR on here... you said it, that game suck you in forever...i loved playing the little battles, but taking over the world was so cool, seeing the world map just fall to your country's color as you invade countries that have no business being in wars (like poor old Canada!)...

[@thebigness71]

I love sewer shark and Blackthorne is one of all time favorite games.

[@Juganawt]

Both are awesome games, Sam! Glad you agree with me!

[@willpowerrazorblade6436]

Love sewer shark!!

[@MichaelShulski]

Popful Mail and Snatcher are numbers 1 and 2. Popful Mail is goofy and a very tight side scroller with rpg and action elements. It has smooth music and has ok, for the 90s, voice acting. As for Snatcher, I'll just say "Kojima" and drop the mic!

[@edmilsoneletrica]

When I played the 32X version of Blackthorne my reaction was: "Ugh... This look awful". It might have been a novel thing back then but the spritey looks from the other versions are much more pleasing to the eyes.

[@Juganawt]

It's got very "chunky" visuals. I can see why some prefer sprites over the pre-rendered look. Personally, I like the chumminess as it adds visual depth and character.

[@gabrielmassa]

Although lots of people didn't like sewer shark, I really enjoyed that game because it was very innovative and different from anything. Also I'm really not sure Sonic CD had bad critics, it had the best sound and graphics from every other 2D Sonic games. Also, the 3D levels were awesome. No comparison to any other, I think it was the best.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

your damn right beach bum, rat breath, dig meat and any other insulting names you were given on that game...

[@lordofgingers]

If you like Snatcher I recommend you give the English sub of Policenauts a whirl. Also an amazing game in its own right.

[@Juganawt]

+ultimatepedrodude330 sure is, but it doesn't quite resonate with me as much as snatcher did

[@cpnnpr]

Pre-rendered polygonal graphics are still sprites. Pre-rendered means they are previously rendered and saved as images.

[@spongebobfan190]

When you listed all of the things that make Snatcher amazing, you forgot to mention the kick ass music. To me, I think Snatcher has the best soundtrack in any video game, and is another perfect example that proves video games can be art.

[@Juganawt]

spongebobfan190 You're absolutely right. The Soundtrack plays a big a part as Gillian Seed does. Snatcher, without a doubt, is Kojima's finest achievement.

[@spongebobfan190]

Juganawt Have you tried Policenauts? It's not as good as Snatcher, but it's still amazing.

[@Juganawt]

I sure have! I have the limited edition version for the Saturn and the standard edition for PS1, along with the PS1 translation and the pilot disc for 3DO. It's nowhere close to being as good as Snatcher, but it's a nice game.

[@spongebobfan190]

+Juganawt Now if you search hard enough and have thousands of dollars you're willing to spend, you can add the PC-98 version to your Policenauts collection.

[@lifeisagame2023]

Shinning force cd was a blinder of a game, epic

[@scubasteve3056]

snatcher was so cool.. I would kill for a re-release on modern day consoles. not a remake or anything. just put the same freakin game on xbox one and ps4.

[@kneebarx]

Matt Owens they should release policenauts. that was a great game although not as good as snatcher but the closest thing you'll get to a snatcher part 2

[@kneebarx]

I was able to play it because now someone released a patch with the English subtitles and you could burn it and directly play it in PlayStation

[@garyhall9729]

dune was one of the best games i have ever played

[@Juganawt]

+gary hall Agreed! It was a wonderful blend of strategy, adventure, and interactive storytelling!

[@lifeisagame2023]

Great game, mega cd definitive version

[@Tsusasi]

Just a note: Shining Force CD wasn't just the two Game Gear 'Gaiden' games, it also had two scenarios exclusive to the CD edition. It also has a different and (some say) better, more accurate translation of the two Game Gear games.

[@svarttjern]

Ah the famous 32X version of Doom with the "Farts and Zippers" Edition of the OST

[@moranetigger]

Dispite I don t like point and click, I totally agreed when u said the Soul Star CD is what SEGA CD could be ! By see how great is the Adventure of Batman and Robin and also Batman Returns (in the car stage)...imagine a Monaco GP maded with that engines, ( I also liked race game from SEGA Heavenly Symphony - Formula One World Championship, was great fun and epic symphony to me dispite it was not all that well made stuff...)...Sega had so much classic stuff to put in the Sega CD...After Burner (not the crappy madded with cut and past G-loc graphics), but with elements of the soul star for ex....Also, a Shinobi could be there god dammit lol, Sega was the responsable of the best 16 bit conversion of the FINAL FIGHT CD from Capcon...I had notice that another game was being maded in the same way, Cadillac and Dinossaurs from the Arcades but it was cancelled so Sega had the stuff to convert another of it classics

[@Just_a_Lad]

Very underrated add-on consoles. I think that a few more really good games and a few more years of activeness along with delaying (and advancing) the Saturn would have changed the gaming history.

[@thehumbleone1983]

So much memories of the good old times and I always love my sega

[@Juganawt]

Huynh Mai Dang Thank you kindly!

[@TechRyze]

Great video, but some of the games are horrible! 50 is a high number of slots to fill, so I guess that's why :) Very enjoyable to watch, and lovely, flawless quality. Thanks!

[@Juganawt]

+TechRyze I loved each and every one of these games. They may not be the gaming critic's top lists, they may not be the general public's list, but it's my list, and each and every game here, in my opinion, deserves the nod.

[@thecoyotespeaks9649]

Haha was looking at first few and was like "Sewer Shark one of the best games ever really??"....then I thought, actually it is still loads of fun to play you're right. I got a 3DO just so could boot it up now and again :)

[@Juganawt]

+Thomas Baxter I regularly "shoot the toobs" myself! It's cheesy golden goodness!

[@thecoyotespeaks9649]

+Juganawt used to watch the intro just for the cool bit when catfish does the whole "its dark and scary down there and it smells terrrrrrible. We are go for launch." the Sega CD version ruined it tho cuz first level music sucked. Was chuffed the 3DO replaced it with the ace theme song.

[@psyvientx7407]

thanks for the upload oxo

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

...even as a die hard Sega fan. it was simple... you either bought thunderhawk, or you sold your mega-cd. although at the time Snatcher certainly tugged on the heart strings on the ending, your robot partner got blown up comes back as a megadrive+cd2 on wheels... lol good times.

[@brokefornow]

People today don't even give credit for stealing SEGA's ideas. The power slide in SEGA Rally was stolen. Fighting Vipers was first fight game with parry moves and guard impact. Virtua Fighter had dynamic control where you could crouch and still walk towards someone, it had the first ring out game of fighters, best name enter ever where you fight initials. Shinobi had the ->-> dash move, double jump, wall jump, jump attack. And this is just the stuff I know. Sure there is lots more. Consoles: SEGA first controller to add more buttons, analog, triggers. First system to add online gaming as early as the Genesis. Always had the best graphics and faster system, better gameplay and sound. They put arcades out of business because their Dreamcast had better graphics than the arcade games. Even Saturn look identical with Area 51, Virtua Cop, and Xmen Vs Street Fighter. The VMU was the screen in the controller you now have. Saturn had internal memory. Even some Genesis games had internal game saves like Sonic 3. SEGA was robbed of all their glory and now we have wimpy games that you don't even play longer than a week. These SEGA games kept you going for years. I still play some today.

[@otherreality]

great job on these top 50 videos, subbed !

[@Juganawt]

Alex Reality Cheers! Your sub is appreciated!

[@kanoamisawa9901]

I can’t believe how good final fight looks on Sega cd with the genesis we limited color palette

[@incyou]

Panic was and is still totally fresh , reminds me of an iOS game they would make now.

[@Juganawt]

+ian comer Even to this day, I've STILL not played anything quite like it!

[@incyou]

+Juganawt , thinking your next top should be on the Specky!

[@incyou]

+ian comer or Beat em Up guitly pleasures

[@incyou]

+ian comer or top cheat devices

[@LiquidSnake690]

5 out of these 50 games are worth owning in my opinion.

[@christianna3561]

+SolidSnake680 We have are entitled to our own opinions but you must have been looking at another list. I have most of the games on this list and I can say from personal experience, these are some really good games.

[@LiquidSnake690]

Ali Robins I didn't say they weren't good games.

[@christianna3561]

SolidSnake680 OK.

[@LiquidSnake690]

Ali Robins I could understand I could come across as a jerk with the comment I made and I'm sorry for that.

[@christianna3561]

SolidSnake680 No worries.

[@andreasnagel9377]

great video! comment on every game. i as an european really like the intromusik for sonic cd that was on the pal cd. some of the games i did not know about. i have an multi mega\cdx

[@Juganawt]

Thank you - I'm jealous that you own a CD-X! I've always wanted one, but could never find one. I have a partially melted Mega CD 1 (thanks to a fire) and a fully working Mega CD2... I'd love a CD-X / Multi Mega!

[@charitykitty]

Very few games took advantage of what the sega CD could do. It could have made a great port on wolfenstein

[@AshBob5000]

I like how this list is the top 'Mega CD and 32x games but every cover art is for the American Sega CD version.

[@Juganawt]

I did that for 4 main reasons - 1. The Sega CD boxes were bigger and therefore easier to look at on screen. 2. You can't deny that the iconic blue and white striped boxes looked version cool. 3. The majority of viewers come from the USA, so I catered for their tastes in boxart. 4. Finding high quality boxart for the full US Sega CD and 32x sets of games is far easier than finding Japanese or UK boxart.

[@AshBob5000]

That's fair and makes sense.

[@gredmegar2758]

panic and sewer shark, oh the memories!

[@neomysterio]

I love Popful Mail

[@Juganawt]

+Boristos Jaxon Its a wonderful, under-rated gem. All of the Working Design games are an absolute treat.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Shining Force was the shit, everybody sings so much praise for Fire Emblem, but i love SF more, it's saddening that Shining Force went the way of the dodo after SFIII.

[@Juganawt]

Shining Force 3 and its expansions were astounding RPGs which fell victim to the might of the PlayStation's slaughtering of the Sega Saturn. I'd love to see a new SF game, but with Sega slowly shrinking, I doubt we'll ever see one.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Juganawt sadly not, SEGA's idea of utilizing their IPs nowadays is Sonic this and Sonic that...

[@Juganawt]

I know. It's Sonic this, re-release old megadrive game of that. As a Virtua Fighter fanatic, Sega's current state of events makes me a very sad panda.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Juganawt yeah, i'm a sad panda as well with SEGA's actions as of late, just as i am with Konami and how they seem to have gone off the deep end.

[@GymAndSun]

I like the Easter egg at 6:46

[@noahz6980]

Hey I need some advice.. When I have my Sega 32x hooked up the Sega CD wont come on, but if I take the 32x out then my Sega CD will come on when it powers up. Is there a way I can keep them both hooked up? Any ideas? Thank you!

[@Juganawt]

Sounds like you have a fault, possibly with the power supplies. You can buy a third party power supply which powers the Genesis, Sega CD & the 32x from a single plug. I'd recommend grabbing one of those and seeing if it helps.

[@epicfurry2127]

I think MK1 for Sega CD could have been here, doesn't have the color of the SNES version but it does have blood without even a code, more frames of animation, great audio quality, and is the only MK game to have the actual MK theme on the same disc/cart as the game itself. Also a little sad to see Silpheed wasn't on here, that game was great.

[@Juganawt]

MK1 would have made the list if it wasn't for: A. The horrific loading times and B. If the original MK wasn't a mediocre, broken game hidden away by a fantastic gimmick. Silpheed was penned in for the list until I went back and played it again to record footage. It wasn't as good as I remember it being, so I dropped it from the list.

[@epicfurry2127]

Well I guess that makes sense as to why they weren't included. Still, great list either way.

[@ricardobarros1090]

Soundgarden in Road Rash👍. Many great games!

[@skins4thewin]

I also see you chose Silver Star Story instead of Eternal Blue. That is odd to say the least. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that they liked the 1st Lunar game more than the 2nd.

[@helmutzilla5946]

Is there any difference (except probably the CD-Music) between the Sega-CD Version of Wing Commander and, well I dont know, the other 16bit Versions like Super Nintendo or Amiga.. By the way, whats the best Wing Commander 1 Version?

[@Juganawt]

+Helmut Vinaccia The Super Nintendo version was very good as well, but of course lacked speech, and it also missed the additional campaign (it was released as a standalone game on the SNES). The Amiga version also lacked the additional campaign and speech, but if you ran it on an A1200, it had a smoother framerate and more frames of animation than the Sega CD one, and the keyboard and joystick combination naturally gave you more precise control options than a 3 or 6 button controller ever could. The PC version is, of course, still the premier version of Wing Commander. In my opinion, the PC version rules the roost (forgetting "Super Wing Commander" on the Mac), Sega CD version is second best, followed by the Amiga edition (AGA), and then the SNES version sits at the back of the pack.

[@thehumbleone1983]

So much memories thank you

[@Juganawt]

Huynh Mai Dang You're welcome!

[@Rockmonix]

For #28 You said Lunar the Silver Star, but you showed footage for Lunar Eternal Blue, just FYI

[@rbust]

I bought Chaotix on day 1.I thought the graphics made made my 32X a worthy purchase.That's until I played it.I paid over 60 dollars for Metal Head at the time.I had to force myself to like that game.

[@Juganawt]

+rbust Different strokes for different folks. I guess Chaotix would not be as much fun if you walked into it thinking you'd be getting a true Sonic experience. It's by no means as good or as memorable as something like Sonic CD, but Chaotix was a fun game and was absolutely worthy of note for the 32X.

[@1IbramGaunt]

Agreed on every level but where's Star Trek S.A. for the 32X, or didn't you like that?

[@Juganawt]

+1IbramGaunt Not a fan of Star Trek, so needless to say, most of it's appeal was lost on me. It's an okay game though.

[@oldschoolsolarpower8077]

You...you actually own all of these games...? Is there some secret flea market hidden from the naked eye that sells these games or something? PLEASE teach me your game hunting ways, Master Juganawt!

[@pferreira1983]

Not sure why you feel guilty about including Ground Zero Texas. It's a good game, one of the better FMV games on Mega CD.

[@Juganawt]

Glad someone else loves the game! Normally when I say it's one of my favorites, people look at me like I've got two heads or something! Truth be told, it's a great, cheesy, fun time that everyone can enjoy!

[@pferreira1983]

Juganawt Yeah but also it's one of the few FMV games on Mega CD where it actually feels like you're playing a an actual game so it doesn't deserve the hate. The actings a bit cheesy but nothing you wouldn't find in today's FMV or animated cutscenes games. The plot is also pretty good.

[@eng3d]

Sonic CD is amazing but the JP/EU Version.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

agreed eu version had better music

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

just the music.... which is dire in the US

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

***** had no idea there is a ps3 version

[@kickmastergd]

i really want to play the number 40 and 20, i really enjoy the old rpg tatical/action gems

[@BushidoBrownSama]

Popful Mail cutscenese look like something out of slayers

[@guillaumegiroux9425]

Where's Lunar 2: Eternal Blue ??? The greatest soundtrack ever produced for a video game and the second best selling game on the Sega CD (after Sonic CD)

[@The_Badcompany]

Where is Dungeon Explorer, The Space Adventure, Vay, The Adventures of Willy Beamish, Flink, Lords of Thunder, B.C. Racers, Robo Aleste, & Stellar Fire?

[@Juganawt]

Robo Aleste is #43! Cobra is a weird one. While I LOVE Snatcher, I couldn't get on with Cobra - the story just wasn't interesting enough to grab my attention. As for BC Racers, BOTH versions were considered but when I recorded footage for them, they weren't anywhere near as cool as I remembered. Same goes for Stellar Fire. Willy Beamish nearly made it in the list, but the loading times set it back. As Lords of Thunder is identical to the PCE-CD version and the PCE CD library is less crowded, I'm putting it on that list. As for Vay and Flink - they're ok games but I wouldn't put them in my list, so I didn't! I think, from now on, I'm going to start doing an "Honorable / Dishonorable Mentions segment for my videos explaining why some games didn't make the list.

[@LunaParkAOWSM]

Sonic CD is what blew away about the console when i sore Sonic do his intro on the tv in the stores. Shining force is my favorite sega game

[@tinalima4513]

Im only 8 and the other videos you made you were awseome at them

[@Juganawt]

+tina lima Thanks so much, Tina! You're never too young to start playing great retro games. I'm glad you like my videos!

[@helldog3105]

Agony was the best bird shooter ever made. you play as an owl.

[@Juganawt]

N8tehNotGr8 mishaps in gaming Give that man a cookie! Good job, correct answer! You're the first person to correctly guess that Agony is the best bird-related shooter of all time. You win a prize of 2 games on Steam! The serial keys have been sent to you in a message. Enjoy!

[@TheDeeplyCynical]

6:03 wasn't that hair-cutting section from Heimdall featured on a TV show?

[@Juganawt]

Good eyes! That hair cutting section was one of the challenges on the seminal TV show "Gamesmaster" on Season 1, episode 4, starring the late, great, Sir Patrick Moore as the GamesMaster. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6qWc4qlpppojKs

[@TheDeeplyCynical]

Had a feeling it was eithr that or "gamesworld" on Sky One

[@P0V3RTY09]

Road Rash should have been #1 based on it's soundtrack alone LOL

[@Juganawt]

+P0V3RTY09 the soundtrack and game simply rock, but the soundtrack and storyline of my #1 far outshine it in my opinion

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

29:12 What else would it be?

[@SDSOverfiend]

Mortal Kombat 2 on 32x should be ashamed of itself

[@dad7275]

SDS Overfiend naa..it's Superior over its 16-bit Sega counterpart. speaking as a owner of it it's a very fun game to play with great control. my biggest gripe with it is they retained the music from the Sega Genesis cart. They should have went with arcade music.

[@Bauglir100]

How come Night Trap's not on the list?

[@Juganawt]

It's a guilty pleasure, sure, and I'm going to be buying the re-release on PS4 when it comes out, but, there are many better games out there for the system that I enjoyed more and which needed to be highlighted in my personal top 50 Sega Mega CD / 32x games. If it was just a Mega CD list, Night Trap may have "creeped" in near the bottom of the list.

[@Tsusasi]

And I find the 3DO version of Road Rash (which also had the licensed music) to be superior.

[@christianna3561]

I have that version for my PS1 but I also love the Sega CD version. It has a charm of its own.

[@crazycarlsadventures5983]

Lords of thunder is the best sega cd game in my opinion

[@markconstable17]

I remember playing the crap out of Slam City as a kid. Awful game but I couldn't get enough of it.

[@Juganawt]

I had a demo that came with Sega Power I believe it was. The demo was enough for me!

[@rubberstack]

And I can't believe that star wars arcade is higher than sonic cd don't get me wrong I like star wars arcade actually liking is understatement I love star wars arcade but it's not as sonic cd.

[@retrogamer8085]

ugh... sega cd let me down so hard back then lol. but i did like many titles. FMV? no. but titles like Final Fight CD, Bram Stoker's Dracula (it was keanu in a sidescroller punchin monsters, how do u not like that?!), Terminator, Sonic CD, and a few others. but it was like the TG16 for me.. i liked it, but, only a few games did i ever like on the system. however i did like the music in a lot of sega cd games, even if i didnt like the games themselves. batman had good music, wolfchild, ecco, lots of games had great music.

[@rongdawei1762]

The video is great.:)

[@Juganawt]

Thank you very much! Please look for my next video, coming shortly! The next one is my Top 20 Neo Geo Pocket Color games!

[@rongdawei1762]

Thanks for replying:3 Which sega game console is your favourite?

[@Juganawt]

Rongda Wei My favourite is probably the Sega Dreamcast, but I absolutely LOVE the Saturn and of course the Megadrive / Genesis. Expect videos for Dreamcast and Saturn at some point!

[@kanoamisawa9901]

I never knew Sengoku was on Sega cd