PLAYING EVERY SEGA MEGA DRIVE/GENESIS LAUNCH GAME

Join Ben as he looks back at the US/Japanese Sega Mega Drive/Genesis launch line up of games. How do they hold up now? What about the US launch titles for the Sega 32X add-on? Watch to find out!
#MegaDrive #Genesis #Sega
Games covered in this Sega Mega Drive/Genesis video:
• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
• Altered Beast
• Doom 32x
• Ghouls 'n Ghosts
• Last Battle
• Osomatsu-Kun
• Space Harrier II
• Star Wars Arcade 32x
• Super Thunder Blade
• Thunder Force II
• Tommy Lasorda Baseball
• Virtua Racing Deluxe 32x
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"Oh yeah! Here we go! Anime time!'

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Thanks for watching, everyone! We tried to include the Sega CD launch titles as well, but had difficulty getting the emulator to work. Next up: Nintendo 64!

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Okay quick question, what was the best controller for the Genesis: three buttons on the right or six buttons on the right?👀

[@strykah92]

@@Autofill120 the three button controller is more comfortable, and I suppose more iconic, but six button is still objectively superior, functionality is still the most important aspect of a controller. It’s why the SNES got first dibs on Street Fighter II.

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[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

Sega CD launch titles were infamously mediocre. But then again, western Dreamcast launch aside, Sega weren't known for strong system launches. Sega of Japan should have gone out of the home console business a long time ago... But they lucked into associating with people far more talented than they were.

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Bruh, the N64 had two launch games, three in Japan.

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I watch all of these just hoping that there is an "Oh, yeah! Sports time!"

[@HollowRick]

Same haha 😂

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Ben Potter is a tremendously funny gentleman, isn't he.

[@CMan790]

No. Not really. I find him bland and predictable.

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@@CMan790 I find most people in any sort of spotlight to be "bland and predictable". The problem is, this worldview does not make me happy in any real way.

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He is more than his cousin Harry

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This is one of the best introductions ever... up there with jumping over the couch.

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Parappa the Rapper intro. Anyone who played it as it came out knew the kick out pain.

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3rd times the charm....🤨 Let these people outside already

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Who hasn't worn a blue hat and forward rolled into a life sized Danny Divito and a potted plant in the last 6 months?

[@swinehouse]

UK had three?? I’m Brit in the Philippines and we’ve only had 1. In the 3rd world. Et tu UK

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@@swinehouse The handling of it here has been an absolute shambles....

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I live to hear him say, "Oh yeah, here we go... SPORTS TIME!" Lol 😍😅

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Honestly I think we all do at this point. It’s a guaranteed dopamine burst

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Sometimes when I'm just going about my day it pops in my head straight out of nowhere 😅

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@@HotStormProductions Same! Lol

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@@Goldikay tis a blessing and a curse

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I've been in a comment section before but I've never seen one so I'm going to give it all I've got.

[@MuchWhittering]

Genesis in the thumbnail? You're a traitor to your homeland, Potter. The Queen has been informed.

[@roderickstockdale1678]

He mentioned Genesis, too. What problem?

[@speedwaynutt]

OH YEAH, HERE WE GO, SPORTS TIME!!!

[@timothyoswald8618]

What is this word, "sport?"

[@Hundeputzmunter]

That was far too close to having no sports titles in the launch line ups for my comfort. Hooray for bacebawl

[@waziotter]

@matt fahringer so I’m going to give it everything I’ve got!

[@jims9438]

I was going to say it never gets old but in reality I positively hope there's as many sports games as possible lol

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Oh yeah, here we go, launch games time! I’ve watched a console launch title video before and this time I’m going to give this everything I’ve got

[@joywilson4668]

Danny looked very concerned when Ben was rolling around on the floor.

[@mackinblack]

"OH YEAH! HERE WE GO! SPORTS TIME!!" ill never get tired of hearing that.

[@dxrule18]

“Can’t hit them far without a great pitch!” Great throwing Ben!

[@DMM2092]

13 minutes in & still no Sports Time, I'm sweating here..

[@PeterLawrenceYT]

Space Harrier II is brilliant. The game really clicks when you learn to judge depth and line up shots far out in the distance before the enemies can become a threat. And the boss fights are a real rush too.

[@roderickstockdale1678]

True

[@willcooper5389]

My biggest gaming sin: I have never completed Green Hill Zone: Act 1

[@benjammin9471]

😱

[@zandig2]

What the fuck man?

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Oh my god, I beat it this evening (on Mania).

[@theonlybilge]

How?

[@popick86]

....dude.

[@nodnarbnaelc6819]

I'm a huge baseball fan, and I know Ben is far from it; so I found that tribute to Tommy Lasorda to be very sweet and thoughtful.

[@christophercozad4374]

Altered Beast was one of the first games I played.

[@MINI_JasperJunior]

0:51 Miller pop! 🥳

[@DrGamelove]

Ghouls N Ghosts might be my favorite launch game ever. Can’t wait for Ghosts N Goblins Resurrection!!

[@bulb9970]

Play Super Ghouls n Ghosts on SNES, it’s a lot better

[@DrGamelove]

@@bulb9970 I respect it but I have to disagree. I think they are both amazing games though.

[@HollowRick]

@@bulb9970 it's really not slow down hell and squished resolution the genesis version is the better game

[@DadDude]

Love these videos. Altered Beast is slow and clunky by today's standards, but I still kind of love it.

[@PhoeniksStorm]

I appreciate y'all taking the time to be as accurate with the launch titles as possible. Obviously i can only speak for myself but, you could basically show the entire gensis/mega drive game library and say it was the launch games and i wouldn't question it

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I'm appreciating that you're digging up the old GameRankings scores... It was such a superior site to MetaCritic it's not even funny. The wrong site was closed...

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Very true. Although for this video in particular the Sega Retro scores are probably more accurate to the era, being based on publications of the time

[@AiKz]

I doubt it has ever been said before but your commentary reminds me of a cross between David Mitchell and Greg Davies. I always laugh out loud in your videos. Amazing

[@sparkygol4569]

That Sega intro gave me goosebumps, man... The Mega Drive was my first ever console, got it from my cousin who was replacing it with a PS1 at the time along with Sonic, Sonic 2, Streets of Rage, X-Men, Echo The Dolphin (still have nightmares) and Micro Machines Military. So many memories.

[@HollowRick]

Same here... The first mega drive game I ever played was world of illusion starring Mickey mouse and Donald duck from then on I was hooked haha later went on to the play all the classics on the system but that first game was excuse the pun a game changer for me

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This channel deserves more subscribers. One of the funniest gaming channels out there!

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Ghouls and ghosts remained one of the systems best games.

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that Alex Kidd mcguffin appears to be a jelly donut

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Underrated comment.

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Love the sense of humor on this channel. That intro is gold. Keep it up!

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Yay! This is my favorite series of you guys'! Thanks for the video...

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I think this might be my favourite series on youtube

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I was getting really worried there wouldn't be a sport time joke in this one

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The heavy breathing between rolls is my life

[@psychofartz1]

Ive bin a creep for a while but intro alone made me subscribe..... Well worth it hats off to you gentleman

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Space Harrier 2 is my favourite Mega Drive game.

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Still enjoying Ben rolling about his launch games pad.

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The best intro of anything I have ever seen lol.

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Growing up, my family would always go to this little place called Kent Pizza Garden in Kent, CT and they had two arcade games; Altered Beast and Golden Axe. Golden Axe was by far my favorite. But, hundreds of dollars in quarters definitely went into Altered Beast as well and I still remember it fondly. I don't mind playing it today and it's definitely mostly nostalgia-fueled love, I will admit. The main problem, in my mind, is it suffers from being made in the arcade age where games were made intentionally difficult so that they could get you to continue pumping in quarters. If it would have been designed to be easier and you could get farther and had fun power-ups to your beast giving them fun weapons, I think it would be much more fun than it is.

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I had a nice laugh when Scott Steiner made his appearance 🤣

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Ben cosplaying Sonic and thrashing that room; Is one of the funniest things I have ever seen on KZbin;---- HECK!!! ever Seen anywhere including IRL

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A great way to enjoy my day off even more

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The Dreamcast is the one I was exposed to as a kid. Me and my cousin always argued about my PS1 and his Sega Dreamcast. What a childhood.

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I'm just here to tell you that N-Gage count as a Handheld console.

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Ah yes, the N-Gage, the original ironically named handheld. Later inspired the name of the Vita

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Wow, Ben was so fast in the opening that I thought they got actual Sonic to do a cameo for a minute.

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30 years old, get a notification for this and say 'oh awesome, I love these'. I need to cut down on the 'memberberries

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You get a like for the intro alone.

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That opening was so cursed. I love it

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2:46 is that a taskmaster reference

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I do appreciate the rolls, a lot

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Loved the genesis/megadrive back in the golden days when I was a kid

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Been waiting for this one

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😮... It's crazy to see that there was no Sonic in the lineup...💯✔

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This brings me flashbacks of when TripleJump rated Alex Kidd ahead of Phantasy Star 4.

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So many memories of Thunder force. It was so hard and frustrating but the child i was enjoyed it a lot

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13:39 Was that a goddamn sacrifice reference Good on you

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I have an n64 myself so i am so looking forward to that video

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Ben fully realizing his insanity is what I always wanted

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Ok that Scott steiner reference took me by surprise!

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The Altered Beast guy with the tiny head never gets old

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Omg super thunder blade was a chore to play

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Aw yeah, here we go. Sonic time

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At least Alex didn't have to suffer with getting a sequel entitled "Alex Kidd 2006".

[@plentyofpaper]

I loved the Genesis growing up. Sadly, most Genesis games have a hard time enduring the test of time. Brawlers were a blast in the 90s, but just... clunky now. Most of the platformers were... fine, but there are just so many that only the best of the best from the era hold up. Largely, the Genesis Library was built around flashy, fast, instant gratification action titles, while the SNES began to dip into games with massive exploration that would take many play sessions to get through. Sonic, Ristar, Gunstar Heroes, The Adventures of Batman and Robin (Genesis) Contra Hard Corps all hold up quite well. Shinobi 3 and Vectorman are a tier down, but still good. Toejam & Earl was a neat change of pace from standard Genesis fare. I haven't played enough of Phantasy Star 4 to give a good opinion, it might be fine. Phantasy Star 1-3 start off horrendous. Oh, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is fantastic, but you can play Puyo Puyo on anything these days.

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Oh yea. Here we go. SEGA TIME

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Oh yeah, sports time!

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Ooh, I have played Space Harrier II. It was an arcade game in Yakuza 0.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

That's the original. Space Harrier 2 is very much nowhere near as iconic or good.

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Epic Scott Steiner reference 😂

[@BOABModels]

I played Virtua Racing once as a child and if was flipping amazing. First fully 3d driving game I had ever played. I didn't know that there was a special chip in the cartridge but I did know that my parents wouldn't buy me it.

[@Detective_L]

Please make another video series about playing the last few games of the consoles before they were discontinued. There would be lots of sports time and even some radical cool bird man for the Nintendo 64.

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The arcade version of Virtua Racing is fun af. Genesis/MD is great stuff.

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That opening was worthy of Peter Knetter

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Tracksuit bottoms for rolling, jeans for sitting, this guy 😍😍

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Paul Daniels son played the main role in the fist of the North Star movie! Never to been seen again lol

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That Last Battle game seems like it runs on the same engine as Altered Beast. Even the impact sounds are the same, they just changed the sprite models.

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My favorite console as a kid 👦 my favorite was Comic Zone, which I still can’t beat!

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The Christmas where I got a Megadrive and Sonic. I was complete.

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Cool video

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Ooh yes video time!

[@LoverOfBellies]

Why don't they look at the UK launch titles on these videos??

[@nathanjones5457]

That Star Wars game's graphics were impressive for the Megadrive

[@Z64sports]

My favorite characters Green Thing and Red Guy lol

[@TheThird1977]

If you get past the first section of Super Thunder Blade it switches to a more traditional top-down vertical shooter.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

You should do a separate video for Sega CD after you get it working!

[@s-b6218]

Altered beast was awesome as a kid

[@chrisneale2036]

I remember the price tag of virtua racing being £70, which was a ridiculous amount. I traded in 8 games, including 2 copies of altered beast (thanks nan) and £35... it had the nerve to say there were 6 tracks - but it was 3 and 3 in reverse, and the synthesised scream of 'timmme bonnnus' or whatever it was was grating but damn did I put stupid hours into that game. Massive cartridge, smelt of happy when you took it out after 10 hours - 87%

[@GameraS2K]

Altered Beast usually gets hyped in the collecting community. I thought it was fun in 2 player, but I've never played it single player

[@christophercozad4374]

Danny devito is standing there, judging you. Hahahaha

[@theonlybilge]

Ghouls'n ghosts'n goblins.

[@santachickens]

Runescape reference.. I'll hit like

[@Phillyfan9307]

OH YEAH HEAH WE GO!

[@ToriBudgets349]

But did you see the ants in the bear level of Alerted Beast?

[@roderickstockdale1678]

Yeah, what about them?

[@jeremyallen7925]

Waited a little over 14 minutes just for "sports time". 🤣

[@spoonhanz]

Huge knacker is my favourite developer.

[@danmorley6517]

If you think doom on the 32x is pixelated check out the SNES version.

[@davspas]

What about a Ranking every "playing every X launch game in X year" ranked from worst to best video? You take the average of every launch line-up, ranking them through that. It would be awesome :)

[@TheMagicQsGaming]

2:51 whats the coolmathgames car doing here