JWittz's Top 10 Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Games

[@MellifluousPrism]

"Being a dolphin doesn't sound that much fun at face value" Does it not?!

[@Blahidontcare11]

I was sad not to see shining force or shining force 2. I've tried many of these games and never really liked them that much, when I played shining force for the first time I had no idea what to expect. At first it seemed like a generic 16 bit RPG and I didn't bother to get into it, but then I picked it up again and found one of the deepest and creative strategy RPGS ever. It's one of my favourite games of all time and I played it for the first time about 20 years after its release.

[@TorutheRedFox]

Shinobi 3,directed by Michael Bay.

[@nathanwirth3540]

ha

[@pigzarkewl]

O......M........G.........jwittz actually knows what an actual ninja is!!!!!! Not a own man army but a stealthy only kill as last resort person!!

[@prestonm-f382]

Yes, I did.

[@adriant9984]

***** I did too. I thank him for being ungeneric

[@BigRiggsGaming]

My dad had a Sega Genesis back in the late 80s when he had his own band. He told me stories about how him and his band mates would play NBA Jam and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 when they were on the road. In 2007 I was going through the stuff in our garage and found the console! I still have it hooked up to my tv and I'm always playing Sonic 2 even though I can never get past stage 2 on the second world xD

[@aprilarrington7122]

just go fas on the water parts.

[@Redpoppy80]

+BigRiggsGaming Let me guess, you keep drowning on that stupid tower that you have to jump up in quick order? I was so frustrated as a kid because the water physics were so foreign to me.

[@thecryogenicdrummer1110]

@@Redpoppy80 *DROWNING MUSIC INTENSIFIES!*

[@GrumpyTy34er]

"This channel will always be a Pokémon channel." Ha

[@PMar797]

In my opinion, Genesis > SNES.

[@lunarqueenlunala8892]

NINTENDO

[@nightruler666]

Genesis vs snes>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X1 vs ps4

[@Bloodreign1]

@@nightruler666 What the kids like to call a console war these days is not a true console war as both consoles have games that are exactly like one another. Back then the SNES and Genesis were worlds apart in how games looked on both.

[@drippasaurus8759]

Maybe a top 10 GBA games? I usually don't make requests, but the GBA, being my favorite handheld system ever created, in my opinion, has some amazing games. The Golden Sun series, the GBA exclusive Zelda games, and much more. Jwittz probably won't see this post, so maybe help try to get it up there if you agree?

[@thetreyceratops]

*never does anything SEGA again*

[@hamdoggius]

Sonic 2 hands down best Master System game ever. Will forever hold a place in my heart. The music was astounding for a 16 bit system. I still play the music when I'm feeling nostalgic. The death egg zone was my most challenging piece of gaming on a console EVER hands down. And then finding the glitch (playing certain songs on the main menu) to give me super sonic in 2 player mode gave me some of the most feel good moments ever in gaming. Of course this is only my opinion but number 5? WHYYYYY?

[@esporb9904]

This channel will always be predominantly pokemon. Always. ALWAYS. YOU LIED TO US! CD lol I'm :)

[@hanselhaase1426]

My favorite Genesis game is Gain Ground. It was originally an arcade game, so I guess it doesn't meet these requirements, but it is sooooo fun. It's a top-down, strategy/shooter. Crazy combinations, I know, but it works. The premise is simple: you must clear stages by doing either of the following: Defeat all enemies in the stage, or get all of your characters thru the space marked "EXIT". You can gain more characters by walking over a smaller version of them, and then rushing like mad for the exit. If one of your characters dies in a stage, you can still pick them up with a different character and save them. My favorite part about this game is it's multiplayer. The way it plays, it feels like a single-player, but with two players, you can concoct strategies not possible by yourself. I have not had the opportunity of playing the arcade version, but it had 3-player support. I can only imagine...

[@beefcurtainz69]

SONIC 3 and KNUCKLES??????

[@Izinov]

+Mr Mud Kip FOR SHAME

[@Izinov]

And yes I have played sonic 3 and knuckles on knuckles story and a little of sonic and tails by myself there pretty good games if you ask me

[@lucky_kat1237]

+Danny Maniaci Alright, I can understand being annoyed by "hant" whatever that is, but calling somebody a name like that is immature. It also makes you seem like you have major anger management issues.

[@mind70188]

+Danny Maniaci stfu girl

[@solarflare9078]

Sonic 3 & Knuckles is overrated...

[@JoseLopez-hh6fp]

Nice change of pace. Looking forward to seeing more of this in the future.

[@Irjeibrieuhyhrhv]

The SNES definitely had better RPGS, and its the console I grew up with. But to the Genesis's credit in this department, it had a huge volume of good RPGs to a degree Nintendo hasn't since.

[@jrez8225]

Excellent list, man! Out of all the 'Top Genesis' lists on youtube, I think I respect yours the most. Each title here pushed the console to its limit and showed off its true potential. Nice job. Although, I prolly would've had Thunder Force III or Lightning Force on here somewhere. Any Genesis list must have at least one shmup, IMHO.

[@lucky_kat1237]

I had a DS Naruto game, and I'm sort of starting to think that whoever made it just took Shinobi III and pasted Naruto on it.

[@RagnarokAdvent]

Awesome list, JWittz! (heh, the rhymes) A game that I'm going to recommend, based on your choices, is one called Alien Soldier. Words can do little justice for the title, so I merely suggest trying it out through an emulation, as finding an actually copy may be quite difficult

[@Spacefrisian]

No honorable mention of Vectorman?

[@barrelfullofgames2408]

yeah vectorman is freaking awesome!

[@Spacefrisian]

John Dough That might be the 2nd one, the 1st vectorman was pretty easy.

[@jacksonstaab3981]

My favorite genesis game is Castlevania Bloodlines. Sure it's pretty short, but the soundtrack and visuals are amazing.

[@bigboredthing]

YES!!! Gunstar Heroes is my FAVOURITE GAME OF ALL TIME!!! I also like Bubsy, but once made the horrible mistake of playing the PS remake. Once.

[@Doomshroom8]

You mean Bubsy 3D? That was a sequel.

[@TimestopperHay]

I love how sonic jumps off the screen if you stand in one place to long, but Tails just smiles and waves.

[@glitchhunter09]

Streets of Rage 3 was so badly censored.

[@mraaronhd]

Nice list Wittz! The Genesis was also my console during the 16-bit (but every chance I got to play Super Mario World, I didn't waste it!). My favorite is also Gunstar Heroes. That game BLEW ME AWAY when I played it in 96 at the age of 9! And SOR2's soundtrack is still one of my favorites! My friend and I pretended to play the opening theme as a band lol

[@HyperChao1234]

My Favorite Sega Genesis Game is Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

[@coicedebagual]

Dude, this list made me fly back in time so much... Outstanding picks!

[@jedw]

It's not the "Megadrive if you're in Europe" it's the Megadrive if your in ANYWHERE except America. ;)

[@danielgardecki1046]

+jedw Exactly what I was going to write. Americans have a thing about creating new words, changing the original English spellings or changing the meaning of the words altogether. They always think they're right and the rest of the world is wrong. A perfect example of this is Football - It's called Football everywhere in the world except North America and Australia where they call it Soccer.

[@lucky_kat1237]

+Daniel Gardecki (Danstarr69) Yeah. I'm a person who was born in the states and lives in the states, and its just sort of bugs me.

[@jacobynoctis4825]

And Canada

[@nationalofflineracingassoc5353]

Daniel Gardecki Well, for the Mega Drive they had to change the name in America due to a copyright issue at the time. At least, that was their official reasoning. As for everything else... fair point.

[@jbfarley]

@@danielgardecki1046 except that's not why it's called genesis over here, not even close

[@mdlouis6432]

Please do more of these. I'm very interested in your thoughts on the NES games, the SNES games, and Gamecube games. Fantastic video. Keep 'em coming!

[@phoenixfeather1337]

Shinobi 3 was made by Michael Bay

[@FawltyStudios]

Nice list and one of the best Megadrive lists I've seen in a while. Personally I'd rank my number 1 as Dynamite Headdy! That game is a beast of a platformer! Still I don't blame you for choosing Gunstar Heroes.

[@gabisamojluk9927]

STOP at 0:25 that face

[@nekuuu]

lol

[@nekuuu]

That face dohh

[@tombruynell4055]

I didn't see it

[@djiinraidinnae]

I do follow you mostly for Pokèmon stuff, but I love video Games in general; I love your videos, so, go ahead, keep going!

[@damongoose4229]

No golden axe!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@whiteluna9008]

Exmongoose 4 That face captures the essence of your comment

[@djordje2095]

Beyond Oasis, Shining Force 2, Vectorman, Contra Hardcorps, Alien Soldier, Castle of Illusion,...

[@rkitchen69]

The 'Mega Drive' is the correct name for the system. The only reason it was called the Genesis in the US was due to a copyright issue.

[@Joeyboots80]

This is true.

[@hellykerbert2838]

yeah but Genesis sounds waaay cooler

[@rkitchen69]

Kelly Herbert I just think of the band or the bible with that name. Mega Drive due to all that MEGA POWAHH! Blast processing!

[@Joeyboots80]

Ryan Kitchen How about "Mega Genesis"? I just blew my own mind. 0_0

[@WhoElseButZane]

I'm getting one of those remade Sega Genesis things with 80 preloaded games. It's a pity almost none of the items on this list come with it.

[@raze667]

What, no Shining Force nod? Sir I am disappointed in you. ):

[@THEGREATMAX]

Seconding this. Max is disappoint

[@EpicGameBums]

I'd love to see anything on your channel. As long as your happy, that's all that matters. I'll be happy if you review old, new, or even games that aren't even out yet. As long as you enjoy what you do.

[@venusaurisgrass]

Phantasy Star 4 is the first RPG I played on my mega drive. AND IT WAS FAB.

[@ItsMyTownX]

Well I only really played Sonic, but I got a q for you Wittz. I noticed the Umbrella symbol in your intro screen, so I have to ask, what is your opinion on Resident Evil?

[@SonicColorsTheGame]

Ah, yes. Ecco the Dolphin. That was one heck of a confusing game for me. Fun, but confusing. I didn't get very far, however. And Earthworm Jim for me, still remains as one of THE hardest games I've EVER played. In fact, It's not only one of the hardest, it was THE hardest game I've ever played, by far.

[@charmeleon10]

Omg, man, I have become so nostalgic I almost feel like crying... Ecco the Dolphin? Gunstar Heroes?! Man, I can't believe you played them too, especially gunstar heroes! That game is so awesome, I'm gonna get my Mega Drive back from my closet just to play it ! :P

[@KTaco11]

Please do more top 10 games on consoles! I really enjoyed this video!

[@ShaunHaynam]

Good list! I would've taken a peek at Shining Force (early tactical rpg with awesome intro), Shadow Run, and some of the Road Rash titles.

[@EZDoes1t]

I don't even like a couple of these games but I respect why the choice was made to put them on here... and this list kicks the shit out of the bogus top 20 Gen games by Screwattack! Great video!

[@gunsniper0018]

Genesis was my second system (my first was the NES) as for me it helped train me as a gamer and started the forging of the reviewer I am today. Because of that black box I learned to embrace newer generations of gaming while still maintaining an appreciation for older games that paved the way.

[@jenniferpruitt6534]

Phantasy Star is one of the truly great RPG series that never got the credit that it deserved. I did have the PS collection (1-3) for the GBA, and it's still amazing to this day. TIme for it to make a comeback!

[@PS3productionz]

The Genesis was my first console too, so many fantastic memories. The Genesis will be my kid's first console too, I don't care if the PS18s out by then, they're going to witness the greatness of the Genesis!

[@FoxyPercival714]

Sadly you need to know the know the phantasy star series as a whole since the sticker on the box says "explosive finale" Phantasy star 4 was the final to the other 3 games and the end game.

[@smokey28779]

Pirates! Gold on the Genesis is my favorite game of all time. I actually prefer it to the PC version. I was starting to wonder if anyone else had ever played it. Great list!

[@ShadowFanE102]

I'd love to see some sonic stuff on ur channel every once and again, but I guess I'm really here for the Pokemon ^^

[@agapitojuliano5517]

Great list, congrats! Find kickass games in genesis universe is an almost impossible task. :D

[@Tremadog102]

Hmm. I'd not seen shinobi 3 in motion before. It looks much better than revenge of shinobi. Is it anywhere near as difficult as the previous game?

[@vee6460]

Omg. I must be a phantasy star character. Holy cow.

[@Ginupseed]

And its kinda nice hearing about things other than pokemon, so sure put some of these up. :)

[@WarriorKiyo]

Might I suggest Trying the SpatterHouse Games and Castlevania Bloodlines, if you hadnt yet :D?

[@elstink]

Sonic 3 and knuckles didn't even get on?! How jwittz

[@MrSkriio]

Hey, what was the sequel to Pirates! Gold he mentioned?

[@hanselhaase1426]

It's called Sid Meier's Pirates! It was originally for PC and the original runs on anything from Windows '98 and up, but there have been many remakes for other consoles and such (Wii, Mac, iOS, probably more that I can't remember). If you've never played it, I highly, HIGHLY recommend this game to anyone, whether they're interested in action/adventure games, they loved the original Pirates! games, or they just want an awesome game to pick up and try out.

[@NinjaofTheFlames]

I was going to mention the sonic game collection cuz my friend has it and I noticed that more than half of the games of your list were on it and Shinobi is my favorite on that list

[@BurgerFlips]

nailed it with gunstar. keep up the good work you have nice videos.

[@GingahNinja47]

I love every one of these games that I've played, but my favorite Genesis game is Gain Ground. If you haven't played it, then sir, it's time you do that. IMMEDIATELY!

[@CL-pp5kk]

Gingah Ninja there really isn't anything like that game its its the defenition of unique

[@SupiOST]

YES! gunstar heroes is amazing! thank you! PS: have you tried playing sonic 2 recently? it's super hard and frustrating later on -__- I would have chosen sonic 3 and / or sonic and knuckles also, I liked Ecco 2 better than Ecco 1. great top 10 I hope you do more of these ^^

[@DTX0217]

12:53 There are actually only 10 different weapon combinations-you made the error of assuming that there 4x4 combinations, but that includes 6 redundancies. For Lightning+Force is redundant with Force+Lightning, and (unless I'm remembering the game entirely wrong) there is no difference between the two. Therefore there are (1x4)+(1x3)+(1x2)+(1x1) weapon combos, which equals 10 in total. Which is still awesome.

[@luka-antoniaharvie9940]

Gotta agree with a lot of those titles. Streets of Rage 2 being my favourite. Another title to look out for though, is Thunder Force IV. It's a classic shmup with an addictively brilliant OST!

[@pastel-axle3197]

WHAT?!?!?!? SONIC AT #5?! THIS IS MADNESS! WHY NOT #1?! Okay... Maybe Sonic Colors is my favorite game of all time... And Sonic the Hedgehog is my favorite series of all time... BUT SONIC DESERVES BETTER! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS, JOSHUA?! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS??!?

[@kayolhope]

Ah, Shining Force or even Shining Force II?

[@tofakievidz]

Best top 10 on the youtube!

[@scruffnut3675]

Great vid. Bought back alot of memories thx

[@tombruynell4055]

Bought? What, did he give you money to remember or something? Just kidding we all make mistakes

[@daagomezmo]

This was nice to watch :)

[@Greysmdl]

Well done J, well done.

[@StiffAftermath]

Dood, don't be deterred from experimenting and doing something different. Seems like your disclaimer at the start of your video was to appease your viewers and dodge any backlash. Relax. Do what you will. You do a great job no matter what you upload. I enjoyed your top 10.Thanks for the vid. Keep up the good work.

[@dustindicely1204]

> Video about the sega genesis > On the video thumbnail, Jwittz is wearing a Mario suit. Jwittz Logic

[@DTX0217]

12:53 This gives you **10* total dual combinations to choose from. You don’t get to double-count combinations made in the opposite order, i.e. Fire+Force & Force+Fire. 😛 If you want to include the single weapon types (i.e. Force+empty), then that puts the total weapon count up to 14, if that makes you feel any better. (It’s still not 16 though. You’d have to include your melee attacks and throws to reach that number. Even still, I don’t think that’s what you meant. 😉)

[@L0RD0FPK258]

Wat about strider? Or did that originate in the arcades?

[@MykiiMescal]

Yep

[@Skitty4488]

Can you do a Top 10 for the 8 bit Nintendo (NES) ?

[@xxcindybeexx97]

Nice video wasn't earthworm Jim on snes tho?

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

Haha! Nice list JWittz! :D But I do disagree on one thing, in my opinion, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 IS THE BEST 2D Sonic game of all time. :P (But Emerald Hill's music in Sonic 2 is the BEST SONIC ZONE MUSIC of all time tho) :P

[@Wysteriacon]

What's the name of the song that plays at 5:24? I have been looking for the name of that song for eons now!

[@infinitygenealpa]

I thought you said no cross platform titles.

[@Game_Glyph]

Nice list! Mine differs a bit but it's a hard choice, so many good games!

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

Was also my very first gaming console, and while it wasn't the reason i love video games today (that was the GBA) it definetley solidified my love of Sonic

[@PresStar2Play]

Wow, I love the graphics in Gunstar Heroes! The game looks fun too.

[@solarflare9078]

I played it before. It's was a BLAST. You should get it on 3DS whenever possible.

[@staleystuff]

Comix Zone was hard as nails, but really made up for it artistically. There's just something appealing about playing through the pages of a comic book, and it's hard to put a finger on it as to why that is

[@DracoInduperator]

2: 31 The image on the top of the cover of the comic zone reminds me of a Berzerk character from the Online TCG Urban Rivals.

[@hoby1k]

I was disappointed not to see Shining Force in at least the honorable mentioned.

[@lens_hunter]

Boot up video, hear Phantasy Star 4 music, instantly love video.

[@ZeppelinRools]

I think it is there to be noticed, not sure why you are so proud of yourself for doing so.

[@Busterman64]

You can do what ever you want JWitz. It would be interesting if you made more though in my opinion.

[@QueenCloveroftheice]

More videos like this! It's fun to see your opinions.

[@kristopherpallant3779]

It feels sooo good - TheJWittz story

[@Eeveechuvoli]

Hey JWittz! Im gonna level up EVERY POKEMON i catch in Pokemon Firered. Is that ridicilous (because of many (im gonna catch as many different Pokemon i can find) Or good (because its challenging me (i wanna challenge me) and its better to have many Pokemon?

[@Admiral_Lynx89]

Oh, my ever-loving goodness! You know SoR2! Yay! ^-^ You're right about the Sonic-blasphemy-thing, but I'm willing to let it slide... Actually, I've got a story for you about it, so this might take a post or two. My younger sis an I were playing through it one day (single with two controls, no screen split), and we were just Tearing It Up! Instead of taking our time to get the chaos emeralds, we pushed the limits of the games processing capabilities...

[@leahluu5582]

whats with the last shot of wittz at 15:32

[@Cherryflavouredacid]

Isn't including Earthworm Jim against the rules you've set yourself? It was released for the SNES and other consoles as well, wasn't it?

[@KillswitchZero7]

Hey JWittz how old are you? The Sega Genesis was my first console too.

[@AirZonkWorldChamp]

Great picks, the champ has similar choices.

[@Josh15GC]

shining force was one of my favorites.

[@poulsensteffen]

I also loved the Toy story game, and bloodshot. Bloodshot was awesome in splitscreen.

[@robertpadua4920]

My top 10 Sega Genesis of all time are: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Golden Axe Comix Zone Streets of Rage 2 Earthworm Jim Shinobi III Gunstar Heroes Altered Beast Ecco the Dolphin X-Men Robert_Padua PlayStation Network

[@ebvethron]

Tea bagging, retro style. It feels so satisfying to do that in the older games xD