Rank & Review Every DreamWorks Genesis Game

[@patrickmontague3887]

My grandfather got me Fire Shark. He didn't understand my interest in gaming, and only tried playing one with me once. That was one of my favorite Genesis games for this reason alone.

[@penuts17]

He sounds like a great guy. 👍🏻

[@guslima1130]

Your comment put a genuine smile on my face. God bless you.

[@j.goggels9115]

Under the radar, diverse, original, pretty nice, Dreamworks games look and sound like hidden gems to me.

[@Sinn0100]

You know a channel is good when you automatically upvote before watching the video. ;)

[@soonercrazy1987]

I have so many great memories of Fire Shark. I remember my dad randomly picking this game up and loving playing it. I still have my original copy from back in the day.

[@treyslay753]

Awesome shooter

[@falconator3419]

Target Earth was one of my defining games of my childhood. I absolutely loved it.

[@HiNRGboy]

Mine too, along with most of the early release Genesis games

[@RP_Williams]

Perhaps my fav 16 bit game of all time....i added it to my hacked SNES Classic a few years ago, and still play it all the time. With all the weapon customization, there's so much replay value.

[@arunca190]

Awesome music too.

[@GamingPalooza]

I love these Genesis videos. I actually never owned or played Shove It on Genesis. Looks like a really good sokoban game. For some reason certain sokoban games are pretty hard to get or expensive.

[@jamescurrie01]

thank you for making these videos! - I love the nostalgia

[@Nobunaga1983]

You have the best ranking videos. Glad you decided to do so

[@karate-ka]

JohnRiggs is up there as well I'd say.

[@Nobunaga1983]

@@karate-ka I think he got the idea form him

[@jeff97ish]

Ever since I got a Mega Everdrive I have earned a new appreciation for the Genesis and Mega Drive. Such a great console. SNES is my all time favorite console, but Genesis is awesome too.

[@paulpederson1677]

Great video for a solid publisher. Trampoline Terror is one i've never played, doesn't look too bad. Keep these videos coming please, thanks.

[@RetroGameNova]

I still have my copy of Target Earth when I was a kid, my brother and I had a hard time with the first level...I think I got to the third but man the difficulty spike just keeps increasing I find.

[@kvonkoe]

Love Target Earth! I got this and the Genesis for my 8th birthday.

[@penuts17]

You’re lucky. I had a genesis when sonic first was the pack in but I never heard of or saw most of these until recently.

[@thisisfrankie]

Oh my god! Fire shark was my first ever game on the mega drive but it’s been so many years that I couldn’t remember the name. Thanks for that!

[@Rey-kk8qd]

Another fantastic review video John! I own Fireshark (one of my top 5 shmups for the Genny!) and Wings of Wor (acquired last January only.. love using the "magical forces of nature"). Keep up the great work!! 💥🤘

[@Stricker99]

Thanks John! What a cool video man! Cannot wait to see a Namco ranking video!

[@MetalGearKelan]

Was expecting to see Jesse 'The Body' Ventura Wrestling Superstars, but obviously it wasn't released

[@danestegman155]

Good video! I just got that Fireshark game with the Toplan games, it is a good fun game! Nice ranking and review of the games by Dreamworks for the Sega Genesis system!

[@stevenirving3100]

Thanks again John, that was great viewing and the gradings that you give out are pretty fair I would say.

[@deltonviera2051]

Happy Easter

[@SquarePegs]

This was a great video - I didn't know of any of these games! Thanks for sharing these. :)

[@VideoHeadMan]

This is such a great idea. I love this kind of theme on all the games by one company. Keep it up!

[@galacticzombie1942]

I haven't played any of those. I have been enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@bradsmith8977]

The PS4 cover look like Zeon mobile suit from the Gundam series!!!!!

[@PixelsNcreatureS]

I have Shove It! Awesome. I grew up a Nintendo Kid so I really like these Sega Videos you do. I need to know what I missed out on. Also, I ran a Video Game Forum at my College 20+ years ago and someone there said he was looking for Trampoline Terror. Shortly after the semester ended I found it, but lost the ability to contact the guy. So I still have it

[@jeff97ish]

Great video John!

[@jimsoczka9668]

I absolutely love Fireshark! And the music is fantastic.

[@treyslay753]

Yep, great soundtrack.

[@SteveBrandon]

My brother had Target Earth but none of us could get past the first level without the invincibility code that, fortunately for us, was easily available in magazines of the era.

[@kornsin]

Target Earth is, hands down, one of my fav Genesis games. The soundtrack is amazing. Still have the cart just not the box/manual in the collection.

[@jonathanludwig8547]

Target Earth, I believe this is the game where you press Start on the second controller when enemies enter the screen and can control them... but it also made the first player Invincible! Loads of fun.

[@bleepintunes]

Great video! I haven't played any of these games, but I really want to try Wings of Wor. Looks really cool!

[@cousinjoshwalls4381]

Happy Easter! I love these videos. Would you ever consider doing ranking videos of Sega published games? Would love to hear your unique thoughts on the library considering you own them all!

[@johnhancockretro]

That one is going to be very involved and might have to be broken up into parts.

[@infernicide666]

Your Goldie Locks analogy is spot on with Fire Shark. I managed to get to Stage 5 then could not get further. Still far enough though. I wanted to like Target Earth but it’s not the kinda run and gun sorta game I would want when compared to Gunstar Heroes or Contra Hard Corps.

[@FoxUnitNell]

I think I can get to the third of fourth level or merc but for 1942, I can't get pass the first battle ship because it's so hard to destroy them 100 percent or you don't get to pass the level.

[@lennylehnertz]

I love watching these. I can smell the rental store (plastic wrap) when you show the cases. I must have walked past all of these 100 times before deciding while my mom honked the horn.

[@240Sil]

I love Wings of Wor!!! Especially the infamous giant dick boss at the end ...🤣 And Mystical Fighter is great too!

[@miltiadiskoutsokeras9189]

Wings of Wor is an all time classic. Fire Shark also. Pretty good record for such a small publisher.

[@SEGAblocks]

Aw man! Wings of Wor is amazing! Excellent video John!

[@awesome6323]

In Europe Wings of Wor is called Gynoug. Love it.

[@kjhoskins]

Good video, John. Thanks.

[@markjasiewicz6984]

Loved Wings of Wor or Gynoug in the UK. Those bosses were weird.

[@theeflake]

Great soundtrack as well. This game kicked my ass as a kid. I wonder if I'll fair better nowadays. I do own the game as well so will have to get my mega drive out.

[@predaking2wings]

perfect ranking love wings of war and fireshark played both to the end and both are just great!!

[@karate-ka]

I have to rewatch Gymkata. Tadashi Yamashita and Richard Norton together, you can't go wrong...

[@donalcrowley7682]

Are you going to do Core Design games soon

[@llpBR]

Cool. I've played every non shooter from this list. Now I want them too

[@RP_Williams]

Target Earth is SO good. But the key is using the mode B control style (it's a lot harder with the default mode A).

[@manlystranger4973]

Great video! I would like to see you rank games based solely on cover/cabinet art. You could do this by comparing game art on shelves at the same time, like Nintendo vs Sega for similar games or maybe even the same game. Or maybe every cover art done by the same artist. Which games did you buy solely based on cover art? Did you ever put quarters into a machine based solely on the cabinet art? I did - Sinstar. You could do a similar series on game commercials.

[@NYKgjl10]

FireShark was and still is a flawless game and ages well like fine wine!!

[@majorjoe23]

Was Shove It related to Boxle on the Game Boy?

[@johnhancockretro]

Lots of “Sokoban” games were made but many are not related.

[@bdillmore40]

John, I actually own Wings of Wor! I bought that game along with Final Fantasy II & III (SNES), Altered Beast (missing manual), King's Knight (NES) for $50. I thought I made out good for the games I got. I had never heard of Wings of Wor before, so I looked up gameplay of it on KZbin. I liked what I saw, and bought it! It's just loose cartridge only, but still happy to own it! I always wondered if it was related to DreamWorks the movie company. Lol!

[@kyleteal5888]

I just came across Shove It about4 months ago. I only played about 6 levels and I loved it. It reminded me of the car parking genre. Very neat little game.

[@NorthernTorch]

I hate shooters but, Fire Shark will always hold a place in my heart. Had a lot of fun as a kid going through this game.

[@penuts17]

Another great one.

[@MarkoTulio]

Hi John , excellent video as usual. Interesting games, I must accept with lot of shame that I overlooked some of those games. My little brother and I start a business dedicated to change games in a tianguis (Mexican word for a itinerarnt market ) and lots games passed through our hands and there was no time to play them all , so , as teenagers we only played thouse with the most appealing graphics... BIG MISTAKE. Love your channel is great to know more about thouse games we despised back then.

[@RC-cv3bv]

I used to play Target Earth all of the time when it came out. I did use cheats for invincibility, and unlocking all of the weapons though. I lost track of how many times I beat that game.

[@naturekid1335]

Target earth was the 1st game I bought for my genesis. Ahhh memories.....

[@derictorres8548]

Fireshark: Is one of the few genesis games that is almost arcade perfect, what make it almost is that the arcade version is actually two players. Trampoline Terror: I enjoy it very much and is a very arcadish game. I love the sountrack, Had a great time figuring out the puzzles when I was a kid. Target Earth: Got it pretty late in my collection and I found it pretty hard, even the remastered version on PS4 was unforgiving. Wings of Wor: Also got it pretty late in my collection and is one of those genesis game that makes you question if you're playing a SNES, neat rotation FX and graphics. Shove it and The Kabuki: I never played them, I'll put them in my "To Do" list.

[@rayzaramon6598]

100% w/ you on Mystical Fighters. Its Very Under mentioned. As for WoW, i just tried it a couple of weeks ago and you're not kidding about the Difficulty. I noticed you only showed the First Level. That's as far as I've gotten in the game too.😅

[@johnhancockretro]

Oh I have gotten a lot farther, I just wasn't recording for a video that was one of three I made in one week :).

[@ekonig19]

John, what about ranking the Treasure games on Genesis, I know they were limited but they were some kickass games.

[@JustGoodGames.]

I’ve watched just about every one of these and I think my takeaway is: I like this guy a lot, but I don’t think I can trust a man in an Altered Beast hat.

[@shiningphantasy1393]

The difficulty on Target Earth was definitely a drawback; I couldn't get past level 3. The invincibility code allowed to me appreciate the scope and level progression of the game; very good effort but the difficulty should have been toned down some. Fire Shark was always an easy pick up and play title; like all of the Toaplan releases for the system not amongst the very best Genesis shooters but upper-tier for sure. I remember Wings of Wor not looking too exciting in magazine previews before it was released but when I played it my impressions were changed for the better; nice backgrounds and soundtrack on that one with a cool weapon system.

[@pferreira1983]

Still need to pick up Fire Shark.

[@awfpunisher]

The Immortal Rick Steiner here

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

Fire Shark is really good, I got the boxed set of re-releases.

[@henrydillard6217]

When are you going to do L.j.n. games on the genesis?

[@johnhancockretro]

Acclaim did not publish games using ljn for Genesis, but Acclaim is coming

[@fazares]

I own both Gynoug/Wings of Wor and Fire Shark (both japanese)

[@jonpecker9145]

Great line-up for such a small company

[@thehumbleone1983]

❤️ target earth , fire shark , wings of wor

[@SeekerLancer]

For me Target Earth would probably crack A but I get it's an acquired taste. Fireshark is an easy S in my book, one of my favorites on the Genesis.

[@arunca190]

Love Trampoline Terror and Target Earth. Lots of fun for me. 19.99 Toys R Us games. Target Earth has an invincibility code so you can beat it on hard. I thought the graphics were great. Nice anime style. Also both these games have great music!

[@jimmcclements5229]

Is Wings Of Wor the sequel to Wizard Of Wor?

[@elronaldese]

'Shove it' looks very similar to one of my arcade favorites: 'Boxy Boy'. I'm writting this without googling it. So maybe it's a port or a part of a series. Or a coincidence.

[@majorjoe23]

It reminds me of Boxle on the Gameboy.

[@johnhancockretro]

Lots of games made in this genre and are not made by same company.

[@Smartphonekanalen]

Great games. I have to look for them even if I'm in Europe. I'm not stuck in a system (Mega Drive). That's the best thing with owning a new multi system Retro machine.

[@CaseyNydahl]

man I love shooters! I need to check that one out...

[@HiNRGboy]

My favorite genre!

[@Mr_Darius0070]

Wings of Wor is one of my top.

[@Mr_Darius0070]

Fireshark.. lol I'm still playing my Og Loose cart I bought in 1995

[@tdotsmooth]

I remember buying fireshark with my own money. Which was a big deal to me as a kid.

[@rafaellima83]

Wings of Wor was named Gynoug in the rest of the world, it's the original name. I really think it's one of the finest shmups on the system, if not *the* finest.

[@DoomPlague]

Of the Genesis games I owned, Target Earth was one of the only ones that impressed me with its sound. I disliked most of the fm synth in games on the system but that just rocked my eardrums.

[@OrfinMusik]

Pretty good bunch there

[@leocalinawan8429]

Target Earth is a mess...how did that happen with only a jump function and no boost drive? Cybernator on SNES did it right. I'm glad for that remake Dracue did...

[@treyslay753]

Why does the Japanese version of Wings of Wor have such a strange name? Gynoug, I believe. Any story behind it?

[@Catastrophic-hk3mh]

Lol as a kid I loved Gymkata.

[@durulvarol]

I do enjoy these Genesis ranking videos, I grew up as a Nintendo guy so you are covering a lot for me :) By the way I don't know if it's intentional but your A is sharp but other letters are kinda low res and bloated.

[@johnhancockretro]

Thanks for the feedback about the letters. I will look into fixing those.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Has Hancock made a video on Retromania? I think he's a pro wrestling fan. Anyways, Retromania is the best wrestling game on the Switch.

[@johnhancockretro]

Have not, but want some time to play it.

[@andore_btt]

Estou tentando terminar Mystical Fighter

[@joaobabler1584]

I play the hell out of Shove It, to me it's a great game...

[@Bakersvill]

Completely off topic but empire of steel is the best shooter on Mega drive :)

[@Simon-zo1vf]

A ranking video about the Mega Man series (classic and X) would be great. Would be interesting to hear your opinion.

[@mattnova18]

Huge library from them eh......?

[@alanrobledo1573]

I thought it was actually DreamWorks skg.

[@johnhancockretro]

Wrong dreamworks. That is the film company explained at the beginning of the video.

[@ShadowArtist]

Toaplan is pronounced Toh-ah~Plan not toe-plun lol

[@MrStrangermoon]

all ı can say wings of wor covers and consept art cool very ambitions for a just shooter. if its mega drive or japan version will be look good besides on golden axe games like same universe. other than almost imposible games to come by. theme like fireshark game you think be more commen game but nope. ı also dont understand how japanise game named same same same transtlated just fireshark lol.

[@richardheckmann1892]

Fire shark I have the original

[@petera7745]

This is same DreamWorks that did Shrek and other animated movies?

[@johnhancockretro]

No and explained in the video at the beginning.

[@chaseman94]

@@johnhancockretro thank you for answering that question I've been wondering for a while now.

[@petera7745]

@@johnhancockretro guess thats what happens when my volume isn't loud enough thanks!

[@jacobbaranowski]

I love SEGA

[@matstodon]

i love shove it!!!

[@dadzilla8640]

that company is also a toy company

[@ExtremeWreck]

Some

[@studiokadaver]

Don’t think I’ve played any of these.

[@pnvgordinho]

I hope this DreamWorks sued the other DreamWorks because if it was the other way around, they would be sued.

[@flrpitflrp1965]

Target Earth is turrible