My Least Favorite Sega Genesis Games - Part 3

[@drdeadite]

"A review is as much entertainment as it is information." That is such a great point of view. Seriously, that line elevated this video for me.

[@bes03c]

I had never thought about reviews in such terms, but it makes total sense. I spend more time watching review videos than actually playing games.

[@Fluoride_Jones]

@@bes03c Me, too! 😆

[@dudujencarelli]

No way! ZOOM has easily one of the finest soundtracks on any Genesis game. Some nice visuals and a challenging, yet addictive grid-based game. And there's nothing catchier than "Come on, boy".

[@Blackson187]

I loved it.

[@Larry]

Aah, Zoom, a staple of Toys R Us bargain bins for years!!! :D

[@plasticbutler]

Hello you!

[@nightshadehelis9821]

I used to love your content until it became nothing but ads, sponsorships, and patreon begging. I'm all about supporting content creators, but you make it unbearable. KZbin is turning into cancer.

[@FezTheSpaceBiker]

@@nightshadehelis9821 That's not really his fault when this website's management is fucking awful to begin with

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

Hello you!

[@Larry]

@@nightshadehelis9821 dude, theyre completely free of ads and sponsorship and available to everyone, wether they want to support me or not on my patreon page.

[@SylveonTrapito]

To think Pacman 2 was always a favourite of mine. I love it being an interactive Cartoon with lots (by the time I played it) of secrets to be found and the criptic difficulty like Beavis and Butthead. Without internet you could only ask mouth to mouth in the school how to pass certain areas or where the Pacman Junior pieces were.

[@rjsmith2007]

Same! It felt like one of those interactive Magic School Bus games or something similar like a clicker RPG/escape game.

[@michaeloffgrid]

I played it on SNES, but I loved the game. Just wish I had known the solutions to some of the puzzles, but that was the case with all games back then.

[@PadensPixels]

Your unending disdain for Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle never fails to entertain. Also, it's a shame that the creature designs in Beast Master are wasted on such awkward controls. They look like they had some real effort put into them. That same sort of effort is also present in the sprite work of all the licensed games here as well. It's always interesting to see when these older games manage to absolutely nail the look of the thing they're licensed from, and then proceed to have no other redeeming qualities. You have to feel bad for any developers that were forced to churn out stuff like that. Ah well, the more material you have to make videos like these, the better.

[@jessragan6714]

Unlike Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, which ALWAYS fails to entertain.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

That's the thing both that Yogi Bear and Tom and Jerry game looked fantastic. If you were a kid that based everything off of screenshots on the back of the case you were truly screwed. I mean those games looked phenomenal but you can just tell they are wonky as hell.

[@Mr3DLC]

Yeah alex kidd sucks Having rock paper scissors as a mechanic is bad

[@kcadventures1454]

Pacman 2 is my favorite pacman game. Even as a child i could figure out how to play it and still to this day i enjoy all of the different animations and interactions the game provides.

[@nlsxn.]

I loved it on the snes. Don't know if they are any different tho.

[@S44BBOI]

Never got very far in it myself

[@kcadventures1454]

@@nlsxn. yeah the snes version was much better in the sound dept.

[@rjsmith2007]

The animations were one of the best parts!

[@kcadventures1454]

@@rjsmith2007 so good

[@highscores8593]

Zoom on the c64 was a lot of fun as a kid. I recently rediscovered it and had a blast. When I went to play the Genesis version shortly after I felt every way that you do.

[@bes03c]

I had Zoom as a kid. My mom loved it and beat it. It gets pretty tough in the later levels.

[@jeffb.6642]

The jumping sound effect in Technocop sounds like it was ripped right out of a Tiger Electronics handheld. Simply awful and the Genesis was capable of so much better.

[@Jack_80]

when i was a kid we had this handheld game where you had to steal all the dragon's eggs one by one as it slept. if it woke up and caught you he'd roast you with fire. it was a really fun and addictive game. any idea what it's called? i forget. it wasn't one of those tiny handhelds, it was bigger, shaped like a mini arcade machine kind of.

[@ryanmccann2539]

Oh man, Rise of The Robots. I played that on the SNES. It wasn't great. But it looked different and that was enough at the time.

[@Gatorade69]

Come on boy.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

I had Rise of the Robots 2: Ressurection on PC. At the time, I liked it. Now I'd say it's an absolutely garbage fighter with only 2 things going for it. The robot designs are kind of cool. But the real great thing about it is that amazing fucking title screen music written by Queen's Brian May. Just look up Rise 2: Ressurection: Cyborg, it's great.

[@AceTrainerX3]

"C'mon Boy!" shall haunt me for the rest of time...

[@jedshaffer5956]

It sounds so SLEAZY.

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

@@jedshaffer5956 Sounds like the characters been saying C'mon Boy for so long that even he has contempt for the phrase.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

surprised AVGN hasnt thrown shade at it yet, "ugh, why does this game want me cumming on boys for?? is this alien a fuckin' Pedophile or something!?"

[@johnbowles5399]

A truth or dare challenge: Stand outside a local school shouting "C'mon Boy!" 🤣

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@johnbowles5399 uhh... no, i'll just roll "truth" until hell freezes over.

[@donniesalami4921]

I love how Tom and Jerry used the sound effect from the original arcade Space Invaders every time you grab a fish or piece of cheese.

[@oscarzxn4067]

i'll stick with Metal Slug for some "c'mon boy"

[@johnnada6855]

Beast Wrestler deserves a remake too, the concept is so cool., and the cover art too, totally wasted on a crappy game., it could be so much better, a realistic beast wrestling game could be incredible

[@Gggmanlives]

You take that back about Alex Kidd right now

[@DominikSobolewski]

Love your channel dude. Also see you comment on DWTerminator's channel every so often. He would get more subscribers if he didn't have such controversial opinions.

[@Gatorade69]

C'mon boy.

[@gcscr]

😂

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

This is not a comment I was expecting to see. Good sheeeit.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

sadly Alex Kidd is a failure as a mascot and a game franchise, the Rock-Paper-Scissors ruined what was a fun series.

[@sonicmario64]

I'm actually glad that Alex Kidd was retired after the Sega Genesis was released, since most of the games he appeared in weren't that amazing, and he was also rather ugly-looking the way he was depicted in the US box art for "Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle", which makes me happy that Sega went with Sonic The Hedgehog, who was much more appealing. :P

[@rjsmith2007]

I remember PacMan 2. I viewed it more as an interactive environment clicker/rpg than a traditional platforming game. It was a bit of a puzzler too, like those escape room games. I loved the animations of PacMan and the other characters in the game. I enjoyed it overall. I may have been around 8-10 or so when I played it. For some reason I always thought I'd played it on PSX.

[@bhcamaro2002]

"Come on boy!" 😂

[@SevenCompleted]

Tom and Jerry is actually from beam in Australia which is odd because their games are usually alright

[@Oysterblade84]

Even stranger is that it never saw an Australian PAL release to my knowledge?

[@evilash570]

I actually liked Alex Kidd when it was a launch title, there were no other platformers on the Genesis at that time, so i thought it was fun. Toki is also pretty good, hard as hell but good for a rainy day.

[@arcticridge]

Toki is so weird it hurts, the entire game is an acid trip

[@Alianger]

Yeah I only really disliked the Janken part in Alex Kidd. But it was a disappointing sequel overall

[@BoozeAholic]

Yeah I don't agree with him on Toki. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it either. It was good during its era.

[@31leoceara]

I loved both Alex Kidd and Toki. They don't deserve to be on a list of worst Genesis titles.

[@koffieleut]

I enjoyed Yogi Bear a lot, it was the second game I got after one year of The Lion King. So like you said opinions are just opinions ;)

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Nah it also helps if you're a young kid. Kids tend to tolerate crap that adults or even teenagers would find unbearable. I've revisited a lot of stuff that I either hated or loved back when I was a kid/teen and it's surprising to see how different my tastes are now. There are plenty games I played that were good then and are still good now but just as many games that I enjoyed and now I cannot stand. And at least a few games that I didn't like then that I've really grown to love or at least enjoy.

[@michaelsmith870]

Aim of zoom is to line up as many blocks you can link in a final trace. You're not supposed to hear "c'mon on boy!!"

[@SegaLordX]

Yes, but the enemies make that kinda tough. Especially the deeper you get in and they start erasing your lines.

[@mattb6522]

I was surprised to see Toki, honestly. It was a childhood favorite of mine. Sure it wasn't close to the likes of Sonic, Ristar, Rocket Knight Adventures, Castle of Illusion, or Dynamite Headdy but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It was definitely a slower-paced trial and error platformer, but that is what the arcade release was as well. It was a pretty faithful port (better than the NES version). You did die a lot, but it was one of those games where you just had to accept the challenge and learn the game (like Ghouls 'n Ghosts). There are far worse platformers than Toki. Apparently, Toki was popular enough to even get a modern remake a few years ago on modern consoles, so I think Sega Lord X may be in the minority here. 😅

[@felman87]

"You will never agree with someone 100% of the time." I gotta disagree, I find myself agreeing with you a lot....oh fuck, you've trapped me.

[@atrocity3010]

Toki has to be one of the most divisive Genesis games out there. A lot of people love it and a lot of people can't stand it. Personally I'm in the "love it" camp despite not having grown up with it. Not every platformer needs to be like Sonic, and one where you have to methodically plan out strategies for segments you encounter is oddly refreshing. The game is notoriously difficult to beat though, even on the Normal difficulty, and beating it on Hard is something I still haven't done to this day. I'm surprised you didn't mention that, for whatever reason, the caves music that plays on the first stage is used for about 80% of the game. I can see that quickly getting on some people's nerves, especially if they don't like the track.

[@philmason9653]

It's amazing to look through the EGM archives and see some of the wild takes they had back then. Like, they absolutely murdered Herzog Zwei (lower avg than China Warrior, guys? Really?) and things like Hard Corps coming away with mostly 7s. Their Genesis reviews weren't so bad overall though. I think they might have had more misses with the TG-16, lowballing all-time genre standard bearers like Soldier Blade and Devil's Crush. (Ordyne deserved better too, dangit).

[@Bakartridge2095]

Recently purchased a (model 1) Genesis, this video helps for telling me which games to avoid buying!

[@Avrelivs_Gold]

Toki and PS2 are amazing. I used to think it's not good enough but years went on and I still remember that unique game design, and music.

[@rigortortoise522]

If you described Toki as Souls-like, it'd become a cult favorite.

[@teknomax7883]

I had Toki. At first I liked it, then I didn't, then I got the hang of it and liked it very much. Knew the game by heart and finished it a couple of times

[@TeHbTeHb]

Tom and Jerry is actually pretty good when you understand it's control and start hunting for all secrets. Coop game is fun too.

[@jessragan6714]

You're entitled to your opinion, but 17:00 was an instant reminder of what I loved about Pac-Man 2. If you want a traditional Pac-Man game, you'll be disappointed (and in that case, play Pac-Man Arrangement on GBA for a real sequel). If you want to make progress through the game in a quick and orderly way, you'll be disappointed as well. However! If you liked the old Hanna-Barbera Pac-Man cartoon and are sadistic enough to take great enjoyment from subjecting Pac-Man to all kinds of pain and suffering, here's your game. It's fascinating to watch Pac-Man's emotional range, which varies from inconsolably depressed to euphoric to hopping mad, with rare bouts of total insanity. (Hint: make him eat a caterpillar. He'll be in a psychedelic haze until some slapstick comedy snaps him out of it.) Also, Zoom wasn't great, but it's on my Genesis Mini anyway. It's one of those "turn off your brain and burn away some free time" kinds of games. And "come on, boy" was probably a better choice for a sound sample than the profanity Zoom utters whenever he outlines multiple boxes in the Amiga version.

[@mattjindrak]

Your opinion is your opinion and it's ok to have opinions and be opinions but in my opinion the opposite of everything you said is my opinion but that's just my opinion

[@SECONDQUEST]

@@mattjindrak My opinion is that your opinion sucks. Pac-man 2 is an objectively good point and click game. And that's not an opinion.

[@kevins8071]

Dear Lord, I could barely make it thru the Pro Quarterback review without seizing. That might be the worst frame rate I’ve ever seen. Great content as always Sega Lord.

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah man, that game was terrible. I couldn't believe it when I played it.

[@Pinhead_LordOfCenobites]

Not often do I find myself having a hard time getting through to the end but these games looked like torture just to watch let alone play thanks SLX for going through these so others don't have too

[@BarryChoppa]

Dude i remember having that Alex Kidd game... one of the very many reasons I don’t like games with 1 hit KOs even with lives. I only managed to get close to the ending once, and then never again because it would piss me off. My hatred and fury were immense. I did and still do like the colors at least.

[@48hourrecordsteam45]

1hit games are my worst enemy 😂 Alot of games would be pure bliss if theg didn’t employ this one hit kill model to their games. Contra,gunstar i’m looking at you 😡 what is the frikking point, to make the player hate the game or what .? At least two hits would be welcomed

[@josefkrenshaw179]

"Bald Mountian" was my favorite part of the movie "Fantasia". I tried very hard to get there in the game. It was very frustrating. A few years later, the first Kingdom Hearts came out. Near the end, I was surprised to hear the "Bald Mountain" music. then that big baddie from the film became a completely unexpected boss! He is the one that popped out of the volcano One of my favorite moments in gaming,

[@RoyAlWhicheez]

I remember playing Beast Wrestler and thinking the development team gave up halfway through, and just to make you happy I have to throw in a good old "Cmon boy" for ya

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

I remember renting the Sega Genesis Tom & Jerry game when I was a kid growing up in the 90s... and thinking that the game was broken because I couldn't seem to figure out how to attack, let alone get past the second level. Thank goodness that it wasn't just me.

[@EDifyer881]

console wars did a comparison for the snes and genesis games to see which one is the worst

[@Hwi1son]

Oh the 16-bit era... so many fond memories and so many bad memories. Buying a game was a roll of the dice (most of the time)

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Worst Genesis games are RISTAR, Vectorman 2, Shinobi 3. Luckily I found Ristar on a compilation disk and never bought it

[@brandonbolderoff8152]

I love Pac-Man 2 the new adventures, but i play the SNES.

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

The first game, that come always to my mind of least favourite Sega Genesis games is Altered Beast. But on the flipside, when you ask me about my favourite Sega Genesis games the first 2 games, are Sonic and Streets of Rage. Another great episode SLX.

[@bostonk.o.]

That “C’mon boy” was probably the most unnecessary thing on a Genesis game.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

lol probably a little bit, but the programmers must've been so proud that they got it so clear sounding, and that's why they put it on repeat, not even thinking that it might get annoying after a bit.

[@leifmarkthaler7809]

Arcade Toki is one of the best games ever made

[@thecunninlynguist]

A nice way to relax on a fri..with some sega lord x!

[@tomevil6]

I really like the explanation of reviews you gave at the end of the video and I agree 100%. I feel so many people look at reviews so they know what to like or dislike. The best way is to just try something and be your own person. I do not agree with everything you say but I very much enjoy your channel and respect your views.

[@vladimirdolapchev2226]

We loved Tom and Jerry as kids and didn't found it particularly hard. The game is much better in co-op.

[@LEXRAPS]

0:48 the way you say “Trash” single handedly shows your hatred for these games lolll

[@roberto1519]

Think this way, any of the games on this list would make great additions to the Jaguar. Though, I do like Toki myself, but it would be better if a fan patched its walking speed, like they did for Castlevania on the Game Boy.

[@ironmanTetsuoTV]

I know you've been using it a while now but I do love the new intro animation, great stuff

[@doctorhino8736]

Such a creative list, great personal touches to all the picks. These videos always surprise me with stuff I've never seen.

[@tylerensminger]

My first taste of Alex Kidd was the enchanted Castle game that was on Sonics Ultimate Genesis collection. I remember playing it and going How was this character Sega's first Mascot? Definitely agree with Sega Lord Xs thoughts on that game

[@EDifyer881]

and thus sonic the hedgehog was born 2 years later lol

[@georgehancock2307]

The Alex Kidd Master System games were better

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

mine was on an @games hand held.😒

[@darkchild130]

Japan has a history of weird looking child mascots, so it makes sense in the context of the time. Ugly little big eared freak 😂

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Alex Kidd was much better on the SMS, since you can emulate these days, go play Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, best Alex Kidd game by far due to having no Janken.

[@SataniaMcDowel]

Ngl...Toki looks like fun 😦 Tom and Jerry i absolutely loved it especially in co-op :3

[@punk_rock_music_teacher]

Captain Planet, he's our hero. Gonna take pollution down to zero..

[@fluffy_preacher]

I most certainly remember that pac man 2 not only did it leave me scratching my head at every turn but it infuriated me to no end

[@idklol4197]

come on boy! hyeh hyeh, thats my boah

[@Lady_Lilith666]

I think Yogi Bear for SNES is not so bad, at least music is much better than Genesis version.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

The music did tend to be better on SNES versions of games on both consoles.

[@LusRetroSource]

OMG! I remember wanting to love Techno Cop! Graphically, the racing segments reminded me of Road Blasters, so obviously they were a major letdown. And the side scrolling segments were just bad. All they had to do was mimic the game play in Shinobi or Rolling Thunder. But I'm not gonna lie, teenage me loved watching the blood splatter. Regardless, I still thought the game sucked. When all the Mortal Kombat violence uproar happened, I remember thinking, "Where was this with Technocop?" I guess the game had to be good in order to complain about it.

[@philwalkercuriousmind]

Really respect your delivery here and showing the reviews too. For me Alex Kidd was my second game I got cheaper. I guess I kind of respected it as a pretty fun while lesser more budget game. It was interesting you mentioned technocop. I downloaded it on my mini megadrive as someone referred to it as a hidden gem. Couldn't see anything myself though. Look forward to your next one :)

[@codydfwn]

Totally agree with your views on Toki, man. I saw a hidden gems video bring it up and man was I excited to be blown away... Only to feel exactly the same and completely let down. Also somebody someday needs to make a patch for that beast wrestler game and Nightmare Circus... I'd love a co-op horror game and it'd be awesome if it was more playable and less stiff feeling.

[@ciotay5469]

Love the start-up for the channel mate 👍

[@Akiga_games]

Lol this episode was hilarious! These games would drive any kid mad and grown adults too! Great job SLX!

[@MisterSouji]

"Its rarely more than a bear hug and cooking simulator-" I'll take five copies. 🤪

[@terrorizer77]

The only game I play from the list is technocop. Can't remember if it's good it bad but sure brings back memories

[@jr2904]

$50 in 1989 = $110 in 2021. Inflation is nuts. That's just in my life time

[@simon41978]

I like Toki. It's tactical, gets the mind working. I also like the sprite design. The colours are a bit drab.

[@mattb6522]

There actually is a game patch for Toki Genesis that fixes the color palette to make it closer to the brighter visuals of the arcade version.

[@Fluoride_Jones]

Those EGM "Truxton" scores were insulting! That's a great shooter, for my money!

[@alexl2475]

You're right on Toki. I couldn't get into it. Will give the arcade version a blast at some point again.

[@VoiceParodies]

"C'mon boi!" LMFAO

[@weaponx8996]

I was cursed with most of these games too, my grandparents just bought me any game they thought the box art were nifty looking so they bought them.

[@alexanderkopaneff3551]

When I was a kid, I always though that high difficulty in some games like Tom and Jerry is actually my problem, and not just bad game design...

[@TheRealAmericanMan]

That Yogi game visually looks VERY nice I also still like Alex Kidd as just a little game I got basically free I’ve beaten it more than the original Super Mario Bros. But I agree it looks more like a TG16 game than a Genesis one

[@albdamned577]

I have a soft spot for Pacman. I know it is a super annoying to figure it out but I liked the puzzles. I know I am roughly 10 years younger than SLX, which may have been the target audience. It was games like this that really got me reading when not in school.

[@section23]

Quad Challenge was awesome! Lots of good memories

[@chrisviglietta9870]

Toki was a staple on Nick Arcade. I think that is what made it popular.

[@eppskevin]

DEFINITELY agree with you on that Pac-Man game. Word for word

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

I was in a Death-Metal band. Some people loved us, some people hated us, and some thought we were just OK.

[@darkclawsdomain7148]

I fully agree with you on Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle. I can't play this game for more than 15 minutes without wanting to rip my freaking hair out!

[@evan2902]

I’m with you on Toki. I really enjoyed the arcade version, the Microids remake and the Famicom version- I only beat the Genesis version out of love for this goofy little franchise. It’s far too slow even compared to the pace of the original game and the levels just drag on far too long.

[@jonbourgoin182]

7:55 why does that jump sound effect sound like a cat meowing? Weird

[@richardheckmann1892]

You are right about these games but I got to say that sega did put out some really great games.

[@onenessseeker5683]

imagine being trapped at a friends house all weekend & they had a megadrive but the only game was rise of robots to play.. well that's what happen'd to me in the past. That's what made me turn

[@marakarthegreat]

I kinda like pacman 2 (aka Hello Pacman in japan) on the super nintendo

[@Tybis]

Agree on Beast Wrestler and Toki, but I enjoyed how goofy Pac Man 2 was.

[@greatestutuberhd]

As soon as I saw Pac-Man in the thumbnail I knew which game it was gonna be and said "yeah that makes sense"

[@mattmtdc]

I feel your pain with Techno Cop and Toki, really wanted to like the former, couldn't stand the latter!

[@SoDamnGangsta]

While I find Pac-Man 2 hard to go back to today, as a young kid I spent so much time messing around in that game I eventually beat it just through trying everything on every screen and memorizing what worked. Definitely a huge nostalgia game for me lol

[@georged7627]

And we will be watching next time 🍻👍🏾🍻🤘🏾

[@gastervooodoooo]

Tom and Jerry Frantic Antic's in the top? This is so cool! I remember how tried to complete first level with my brother, but failed every time. However, i love this game!

[@gpturismo]

I loved toki in the arcade. my dad bought it for me and I didn't want to upset him that I hated it so I kept playing it. Just emulate that thing on MAME.

[@Jinx_Skeel]

I love both the alex kidd, zoom and toki games, awesome stuff

[@VSigma725]

That Yogi Bear game reeks of "Amiga game that was originally something else but retooled into a license game". It's just very...Amiga platformer-y.

[@Pythoner]

I'd go as far as to say that Zoom! was a classic. I still enjoy it on the emulator occasionally.

[@AugustoMauroBecco]

Thank you for trudging through the muck for us once more.

[@bensmith1689]

Yeah. I got Alex Kidd with my Megadrive for Xmas. As soon as the shops were open I took it and swapped it for ESWAT.

[@Lord_Deimos]

Wow, I instantly remembered Toki by its cover, it was a game I always saw at my local rental store but never got to try it. Guess I've dodged a bullet.

[@theweebchannel4850]

Oh man... I love Alex Kidd. I grew up with it and played a lot.

[@HeathenDance]

10:22 That's the exact same weird sound that starts level 3 of Doom 32x ahah.

[@Crackles83]

Really liked Technocop, even it’s not perfect at all, still liking it.

[@revengenerd1]

My feelings about bad games which hasn't changed too much (just now I have such a backlog of games of multiple generations so no time for the bad games) was that if I got them cheap i.e in the 90's I could get a ex - rental or a bargain bin game for £5 even half that if used so when I had a school holiday, bored and couldn't afford a new game I spent time with the bad games and overlooked their flaws so I did enjoy them, and another way was eventually the big name games became overwheming so I wanted to play a more basic game I could just jump into.

[@kindmaniac8117]

I actually played technocop. I was watching top 10 goriest Sega Genesis games and this game was on the first place! I downloaded ROM and first five seconds were awesome, because the title music was great! But then the gameplay started... I've seen games much worse, than this one, but it doesn't change the fact, that Technocop is pretty stiff and clunky game.