Top 10 BEST Sega Genesis Games of All Time

[@JohnRiggs]

Now check out some great Underrated Sega Genesis games. Hidden Gems, if you will kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIu3k4JsgL-GqK8

[@rioncitylife1917]

Hi Riggs, im a big SEGA fan looking forward to Sonic Colors Ultimate plus Virtua Fighter still waiting on Dreamcast 2, lol

[@Invidente7]

You forgot Dinosaurs for hire as well.

[@rioncitylife1917]

@@Invidente7 never heard of or played Dinosaurs for hire going to have to check it out

[@danielflynn8530]

How about Comix Zone? I'd play that over golden axe anyday

[@rioncitylife1917]

@@danielflynn8530 Comix zone never played guess ill look it up

[@jasonhamre4832]

Streets of Rage 2 is not only one of the most important video games in the history of the genre, but it is truly a magnum opus simulation of how to live a successful and valuable life. To this day, I still engage in fights with random street toughs, before beating up mailboxes and abandoned steel drums, in the vain hope of finding that all important, life healing road apple or street turkey!

[@330wiz7]

Street toughs 🤣🤣🤣

[@benjaminjasonhamre6995]

@@googleuser3163 And the world is better for it!

[@kevingarth6682]

@@benjaminjasonhamre6995 it truly is! It's going to bring us into a new age of enlightenment!

[@benjaminjasonhamre6995]

@@kevingarth6682 And if there's one thing the world needs right now, it's enlightenment. That, and more young woman with the name of "Street Turkey". I'll see myself out.

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

The streets have been pretty mild since

[@christophrichter8234]

Earthworm Jim pushed the processor to its limits and maybe even beyond- but the result was fluid, with memorable music and sound effects that were akin to Looney Tunes… this game had it all-nostalgia, replay value, and that addictive gameplay. All set in a hilarious, zany universe of its own. Therefore, that would’ve been my number one.

[@puppethound]

Great game too.

[@EikottXD]

Yeah but that game was on Super Nintendo as well.

[@Clappincardboard]

I was surprised this wasn’t on here.

[@christophrichter8234]

@@EikottXD true but it sucked! 😆 my opinion of course

[@guxtavo14]

0:20 #10 Sonic The Hedgehog 2:40 #09 Rocket Knight Adventures 4:05 #08 Alienstorm 6:04 #07 Michael Jackson's MoonWalker 8:29 #06 Golden Axe 10:34 #5 X-men 12:56 #4 Gunstar Heroes 14:51 #3 The Revenge of Shinobi 16:00 #2 Streets of Rage 2 17:27 #1 Sonic The Hedgehog 2

[@michaelridenour2113]

Thanks!

[@joshuaclaywilliams6141]

No street fighter 2

[@jaminSVT]

Toejam and earl is my fav sega genesis game. It’s such a weird rouge style game, but is so cool. Plus, the soundtrack absolutely slaps!

[@Kevin-tz2lv]

GREAT game

[@mrpersonguy7286]

Sega was good for original games back then. Have to dig to find those

[@TheOnlyRealVeniVidiVici]

That and zombies ate my neighbors

[@puppethound]

TJ&E was one of their best titles.

[@he_is_a_GOOBER_dont_disrespect]

Greendog too xD

[@charleybarley7148]

"The Contra of the Sega Genesis" is Contra Hard Corps, lol

[@davidnorris8724]

Right 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@gargenfluckgosphenspiels4849]

Yes. Also, I would say Gunstar is more the Metal Slig of Genesis if anything.

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

@@gargenfluckgosphenspiels4849, definitely more like Metal Slug.

[@JohnRiggs]

not wrong!

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Treasure had ex Konami staff...

[@bsnhbksan]

I'm 38 and was a Sega owner. The nostalgia in this video was overwhelming. Thank you :)

[@miamimagicians]

Me2 great fun times

[@TraumaER]

@@miamimagicians me too

[@davidbenjamin7165]

Same for me

[@turboshazed7370]

What's your favorite genesis games?

[@TraumaER]

@@turboshazed7370 streets of rage 2

[@philiphowell6336]

Some of my personal favourites - Shining Force 2, Comix Zone, Shadowrun, Road Rash 3, Golden Axe I and II, Mutant League Hockey, Pirates Gold. These are all awesome.

[@AnriDarkmoor]

Omg I loved all those, including Phantasy Star. We had Sega Channel back then which is the only reason I got to play most of those at the time. Probably spent most of my time playing Shining Force and Shadowrun though.

[@EikottXD]

@@AnriDarkmoor My cousin had Sega channel and it was the greatest thing in gaming at the time. Basically Xbox game pass before it ever existed.

[@fuckgoogle8661]

I had them both but I preferred mutant league football.

[@duanenichols8666]

I tell people shadow run for Sega will change the way u think for the rest of your life not to mention an awesome game but very few listen some one needs to take that game and randomly scramble the locations to give it even more replay value or some kind of sequel that runs on that engine

[@travtuck7646]

@@duanenichols8666 there is a pretty good shadowrun reboot/remake for consoles & PC. Its a turn-based strategy game based on the tabletop though. Not like the Genesis version which was like a one-off. Definitely its own thing and a great game.

[@LordJeet2]

I think Castlevania Bloodlines is extremely underrated and would definitely be there on my list. I loved yours too

[@jaytpmc]

No question.

[@attilathehun0]

JR needs to replace Michael Jackson game with Castlevania for top ten Genny games.

[@snichelsticks8653]

that's actually the only castlevania game I like

[@jonb2756]

@attilathehun0 moonwalker was awesome lol. Alien storm is the one that should be replaced. I would personally have road rash 2, but bloodlines is amazing.

[@mattdunn256]

Absolutely. One of my favorite Castlevania games, and I've played every single one except Simon's Quest.

[@EvilHienSan]

Hmmm my top 10, in no particular order, would be: Gunstar Heros Streets of Rage 2 Castlevania Bloodlines Rocket Knight Adventures Phantasy Star 4 Beyond Oasis Shinobi 3 Contra Hard Corps (JP) Shining Force 2 Landstalker

[@ilikeitalot2923]

I agree with your list waaay more

[@Eternally_Sardonic]

Shining Force 2 love. 👍👍

[@Gatorade69]

+1 for Landstalker.

[@jp-0047]

shadowrun

[@volvoguy804]

Gaiares and M.U.S.H.A

[@inflintity]

My list in no particular order would definitely have Phantasy Star 2&4, TNMNT, Mortal Kombat 2&3, Contra Hard Corps, Earthworm Jim 1&2, Aladdin, Eternal Champions, Mutant League Football, NBA Jam, Dessert & Jungle Strike, Thunder Force 3&4, Xeno Crisis, Jurassic Park, NHL 94 There are so many great Genesis games, any list is a good list. Great memories.

[@HighFalutinTootin]

SF2 turbo champion edition is the best SF2 game on consoles imo

[@Pazuzu-]

Soldier of Fortune, Hellfire and Eliminate Down.

[@beezer5623]

OMG Desert and Jungle Strike were so fun.

[@austinallen3641]

I think Urban Strike is way better than Desert Strike

[@ericnorway77]

Phantasy Star IV and Sword of Vermilion were also great. I love the music in Streets of Rage 2!

[@theprepubescentgrandpa7999]

Sword of Vermilion is amazing, and it's still great to go back to every few years

[@swid1920]

loved phantasy star 4

[@cd3064]

Loved phantasy star 4, also shining force 2

[@zeldafreak5766]

I like phantasy star 2 better than the 4th one it was more challenging

[@Blackrforever]

Phantasy Star 4 is one of the best

[@LJLMETAL]

Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Mortal Kombat 1+2, Cool Spot, Ecco The Dolphin, Ecco: The Tides Of Time, and Royal Rumble are awesome Sega Genesis Games.

[@turboshazed7370]

Best thing about Ecco was the squeal it would make when damaged. 😂

[@charleybarley7148]

My personal top 10: 10. Zombies Ate My Neighbors 9. TMNT: Hyperstone Heist 8. Ghouls N Ghosts 7. Phantasy Star IV 6. Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar 5. Rocket Knight Adventures 4. Pirates! Gold 3. Castlevania: Bloodlines 2. Mutant League Hockey 1. NHL 94

[@SteveBrandon]

NHL '94 might be the all-time best ice hockey video game for simple pick up and play fun if you're like me and don't need current player stats. Ghouls N' Ghosts, Phantasy Star IV, and Rocket Knight Adventures would probably also be on my top 10.

[@charleybarley7148]

​@@SteveBrandon Yes! I am surprised I don't see it in more top ten lists. It was so popular when I was young.

[@NeverQuit87]

NHL 96 better

[@SteveBrandon]

@@NeverQuit87 I don't think I ever played '96. I might have rented '95 (not sure) but, if I did, I didn't find it different enough from '94 to bother upgrading.

[@charleybarley7148]

@@NeverQuit87 Yes, it just may be the best hockey game on the system, but it's not the one I spent the most time with (this is a personal top 10 and not a "best of" list, yea?).

[@PhuryousOne]

Revenge of Shinobi might have been my favorite game on the system. Everything about it was great. The music was phenomenal.

[@cd3064]

Haven’t played that one but loved shinobi 3

[@PhuryousOne]

@@cd3064 I think most people would say they like 3 more than Revenge, but Revenge is definitely worth playing, even today.

[@XTRABIG]

Yuzo Koshiro on the music

[@AbduCola]

@@cd3064 Revenge of Shinobi is the best one imo. Definitely play it

[@pvtalsobrook]

Shining Force 2 is one of my favorite genesis games.

[@bradleylovej]

One of my favorites of all time

[@joeperez8072]

My favorite is sonic 3 with sonic and knuckles. Its the perfect sega game. Good story, awesome graphics and gameplay, the ability to save your progress. Then theres being not just super but hyper sonic, tails or knuckles. Its just total perfection

[@atranfanatic]

Castlevania: Bloodlines, Road Rash I & II, Truxton, Sonic Spinball, TMNT Hyperstone Heist, Aladdin, The Lion King, Comix Zone, ThunderForce III and the list goes on. lol

[@Blankult]

Spinball lmao

[@atranfanatic]

@@Blankult Sorry. I love Sonic Spinball. It came bundled with my first Sega Genesis in '94 when I bought it new. Loved the game ever since and it's one of my favorite Sonic games.

[@kingbeef5076]

@@Blankult He’s right. Sonic Spinball is really good but a lot of people struggle with the difficulty and call it bad.

[@Blankult]

@@kingbeef5076 Definitely not worth in the top 10 best genesis games tho

[@atranfanatic]

@@Blankult Hey man. It is all a matter of opinion. Thanks for commenting anyway. And once you get the hang of the controls. Spinball is a blast to play. Unlike a regular pinball game. You can control Sonic where you want him to go. And even in mid-air. lol

[@stugotz28]

Great list. For me I would add Earthworm Jim, Vectorman, Comix Zone, Light Crusader and Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

[@sinthetic4878]

I always felt Gain Ground never got the love it deserved. It's really a great strategy/puzzle game dressed up like an action/shooter.

[@JohnRiggs]

That is a great one, too.

[@Nomegustausarmimail]

I personally discovered Gain Ground along with Crack Down, playing on emulators (didn't know about them back when I had the console), and loved'em. I think they're two greatly overlooked games for the Genesis.

[@YTmoney88]

I downloaded an emulator just for this game.

[@CUBANIDAD]

Castlevania Bloodlines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would trade Gun Star Heroes for Contra Hard Corpse. But... How could Castlevania Bloodlines not make this list? That game is a Sega Genesis masterpiece! I agree with the list, definitely not in the same order, except for Gun Star Heroes.

[@misterkumquat7911]

Personally, I would have to have Comix Zone. One of my favorite Genesis games

[@enfieldjohn101]

Comix Zone is very creative and rather unique among games. Still nothing quite like it today. I found it quite frustrating to advance in, but I still appreciate the game design.

[@b3derkas]

So, from Jan 1988 to Jan 1993 I was in the Army stationed in Japan. I bought my Genesis in Japan after coming back from leave in the States. I had to borrow Sonic for my unit didn’t come with it but my buddy’s did. Of course, I bought the popular games such as Madden Football, Zelda and Populous. Another mention would be Toe Jam and Earl. There was another game I played but bought it in a suburb of Tokyo called Akihabara. It was 8 square blocks of nothing but electronics. The game I bought I couldn’t tell you the name but it was a WWII turn based rpg type game. I had to figure out how to save and load games and also upgrade units by trial and error.

[@b3derkas]

Oh, and Buck Rogers. It was an RPG.

[@bucksatanII]

Desert/Jungle Strike were 2 of my favorite Genesis games

[@trumpameri1638]

Battletech Sega mega drive... great 2player co-op game

[@johnpettigrew3056]

Phantasy Star IV, Golden Axe, Golden Axe II, Sonic the Hedgehog II, Cadash, Shadow Dancer, Castlevania Bloodlines, Gauntlet IV, Wonder Boy IV and King Colossus. Genesis was a killer console

[@bengraven]

Similar story with my Genesis! I had to work for a super hot summer on my aunt’s farm but getting that pack with Streets of Rage 2 was worth it!

[@DarksladeDiaries]

Probably one of my favorite Genesis games back in the day and right up to today was Zombies Ate My Neighbors. (Which did show up on other platforms as well, but the Genesis version was my favorite.)

[@christophmatthews4313]

Underrated game…yet beloved by those who played it. I preferred the snes version due to the superior sound, but I loved (and somehow owned) the Genesis version as well.

[@lady1kaka]

Streets of Rage 3 was ruined by difficulty. The japanese version Bare Knuckle III is really good.

[@redline5406]

Sorcerers Kingdom, General Chaos, Road Rash, and Toe Jam and Earl. All awesome!

[@greenpieceofmind]

Wow, I really thought the whole point of this video was building up to Comix Zone..

[@ronkropf1153]

Love the list as well as other people's picks. My personal fave is the original Toejam and Earl. 2 player split screen and random worlds everytime you play. Great replay value and fun game for all.

[@enfieldjohn101]

I just got Toejam and Earl based on a recommendation from a friend. I love how you can pick the option to play it with randomized levels. That was unusual for the time and there are still not that many games that do that.

[@rdrap1376]

Finally someone added Alien Storm to a top Genesis games list. Love that game and love your videos Riggs. Keep ‘em coming.

[@enfieldjohn101]

Yeah Alien Storm is certainly one of the best beat 'em ups on the system. I love that it breaks up the beat 'em up action a bit with the FPS and run n gun sections. Very clever alien designs too.

[@MarkPlotkin-df8cn]

I always liked when Sonic gave u additude when u put contrller down for s minute taping on his foot ❤😊

[@FleaMarketFalcon]

Shining Force and Road Rash 2 should be on the list :)

[@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920]

Road Rash 2 was also a fun game boy game

[@greensun1334]

Shining Force is my favourite RPG on the Megadrive, such a masterpiece!

[@craigwilson3532]

Def RR2. I always enjoyed the 2 tiny toon games, Mutant league hockey, sunset riders n haunting staring polterguy.

[@valladolid0711]

Ecco The Tides of Time and Comix Zone.

[@PaulRockey]

@@valladolid0711 Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco the Tides of Time would be my number one picks, but I count those as Sega CD games, because those were the better versions.

[@MudderMilitia]

Some of my favorites were: Rock n Roll Racing, General Chaos, Earthworm Jim, Vectorman, xmen clone Wars, streets of rage 3, TMNT hyperstone heist, mutant league hockey, NBA Jam

[@heresthedeal9915]

Great list. I would also add Vectorman, Splatter House, and Aladdin

[@UltimateGamerCC]

2 or 3? Splatterhouse 1 never made it on the Genesis.

[@cd3064]

Earthworm Jim

[@MINK2393]

Aladdin was so damn fun

[@Invidente7]

Really glad that you added moonwalker to the list. It's creators would go on to make shinobi 3 among another classic games.

[@arnmrs1660]

I would add at least Shining Force 2, Beyond Oasis, Shinobi 3, Strider, Monter World IV, Quackshot, Toe Jam and Earl, LandStalker, Ristar and PhantasyStar IV

[@joshjohnson3442]

Gotta say that I admire John not feeling the need to pick 10 games nobody has heard of just to seem smart and cultured in games. Heck some games are games you are always free to disagree with(like I myself wouldn’t put Moonwalker on the list but to each his or her own) But many game reviewers feel that need to be like “well everyone would say Sonic or Shinobi!” But of course we would, don’t be afraid to put together your top best list and add games everyone knows and talks about!

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

That's very true. I like a lot of weird games, but if I list a personal top 10 for all systems, some Marios, Castlevanias, Metroids, etc. are gonna take the lion's share of that list, and on Genesis, a lot of popular stuff was popular for good reason. Streets of Rage, Contra, the Capcom ports... it was mainstream because it was awesome. It's hard to leave off some of the great sports games like NHL '94 that have stood the test of time, too!

[@user-oy1yn5nf5l]

Great seeing X-Men on this list. Very underrated sega game at the time. I was stoked to get it when it released and played the heck out of it. Definitely on the hard side but a very fun game all the way through. Good times.

[@bradleylovej]

I absolutely love that game

[@MarshallFlores]

Would have added Castlevania Bloodlines and one of Thunderforce III/IV, but otherwise solid list!

[@ultimateman55]

Yeah I think these would be the most glaring omissions.

[@markshadows3667]

Agreed!

[@toryficarola]

Same here bro, same here.

[@exmosquito]

It’s John Riggs, what do you expect…

[@petromaxskavholm9779]

Alien Storm never gets enough credit. Glad you included that.

[@ProudGrip]

Got some great choices there John! I think for me it's tough choices but I really liked Eternal Champions, Comix Zone, Toy Story, Aladdin, Sunset Riders, Lightning Force and a whole bunch more... idk if I'd be able to select my favorite 10.

[@yankquinn9992]

Eternal Champions? It was OK but with the watered down fatalities it was never gonna be more than a MK runner up

[@fuckgoogle8661]

Eternal champions would be on my top 3 genesis fighting games.

[@HighFalutinTootin]

Zombies ate my neighbors, ExMutants,desert jungle urban strike,Chakan,SF2 turbo Champion edition,xmen2,xmen,Boogerman,Earthworm jim,Beyond Oasis,Shinobi3,Mutant League Football,Streets of Rage,Rocket Knight Adventures..just so many great games for a top 10 could easily do a top 50

[@DrGamelove]

Definitely an essential list. Mine would include Ghouls N Ghosts, Forgotten Worlds, Strider, Shadowrun, E-Swat as well. Bloodlines and Hard Corps. Honestly the library is so good picking 10 would be hard.

[@colinmcdonald2499]

Yes Ghouls and Ghosts was epic as an early run 16 bit title.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

Those early Sega ports of Capcom arcade games rule. Forgotten Worlds should get more love.

[@patricksinotte5015]

Genesis Shadowrun is the most under the radar game on any console ever. I still play through it once or twice a year. Hard to say if I would put it above Shining Force 2 - 1a/1b?

[@DrGamelove]

@@patricksinotte5015 I always wished we got a sequel with some kind of co-op. Keep the top down retro graphics, but allow real players to control each runner on their jobs. Imagine the Samurai is protecting the hacker from guards while he shuts down security, that kind of teamwork in real time would have been really fun.

[@patricksinotte5015]

@@DrGamelove Yeah, and healing him while he's facing down Black Ice. Even if it was single player, but you had the ability to switch runners during a matrix run. I would have loved a "more of the same" sequel on the Genesis or Saturn with a new story, more areas, maybe a couple cities you could fly between, new run types, etc. But really, there's nothing like it. I am always baffled when I don't see it in these "best games on the Genesis" lists - not even in the comments sections. So many people missing out.

[@ElderHumpty]

Batman & Robin MUST absolutely be on every top 10 in my opinion. Other great ones: contra hard corps, comix zone, alien soldier, earthworm jim, zombies ate my neighbours.. and if we go to arcade ports, well all mortal kombats, nba jam, etc

[@timpize8733]

There's been a Rocket Knight on SNES, called Sparkster. And Tails can't save us from holes in Sonic 2, we can only fly manually since Sonic 3. (Sorry I couldn't help but point it out. ^^' ) Anyway here's my top: 10. Shadow Dancer 9. Kid Chameleon 8. Quackshot 7. Gunstar Heroes 6. Ristar 5. Aladdin 4. Super Street Fighter 2 3. Flashback 2. Earthworm Jim 1 & 2 1. all Sonic's (I cheated a little, it's difficult enough to choose just 10 on my favorite 2D console. xD )

[@FoxUnitNell]

I'm sure tails can fly in sonic 2 if you just choose him as your solo character.

[@timpize8733]

@@FoxUnitNell Nope.

[@Apanblod]

@@FoxUnitNell No, that was only introduced in S3 as previously mentioned. Perhaps there's been some re-release or mod that enables that, but not on the original console.

[@duffman18]

@@FoxUnitNell no. Go play it right now, and try it. He can't fly in that game when you're playing as him.

[@duffman18]

Yeah Sparkster for SNES is a great game, it's no worse than Rocket Knight Adventures for genesis. Also for SNES, Konami made a mash up game that plays exactly like rocket Knight Adventures but uses pop n Twinbee characters, called Pop n Twinbee Rainbow Bell Adventures. It's sort of like a Parodius version of the Sparkster series, very colourful and bright but it plays the same.

[@gobble2pack844]

Great list! The one title that you missed is Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion. It's a classic, with smooth animation, colorful environments, crisp sound, cool enemies & interesting levels. Heck, Sega even paid Disney to re-license, in order to remaster the game in 2013.

[@scorpionwins6378]

I remember that game. My sister and I had loads of fun playing co-op mode. Solo mode took you on different routes depending on which character you chose. Overall great title. Edit: World of Illusion I believe it was. Different title, similar gameplay.

[@GenerationPixel]

Sonic was the game that lured me away from 8bit micro computers and into consoles ❤

[@RockTo11]

Speccy?

[@GenerationPixel]

@@RockTo11 Yes, the almighty Spectrum 👍

[@AlexanderShelestov]

I think all of us have our own top list of Sega games :) For example, I like Ecco the Dolphin, Sonic 2, Robocop 3, Alien 3, Street of Rage, Quackshot, Dune, Pirates of Dark Water, Jurassic Park, Aladdin.

[@cleverestx]

Great choices, but I'm shocked you omited Phantasy Star 2....such an amazing experience back in the day!

[@xyzmaster86]

Top 10 Sega Genesis games: 10. Sonic the hedgehog 9. Disney's Aladdin 8. Kid Chameleon 7. Castlevania Bloodlines 6. Sonic 2 5. Ghouls and Ghosts 4. Altered Beast 3. Rocket Knight Adventure 2. Sonic 3 and Knuckles 1. Splatter House 2

[@7thangelad586]

@4:25 “Punch punch kick-“ Somewhere- Parappa the Rapper smiled.

[@mikewaisome9836]

No Echo the Dolphin????? Echo 2 was one of my favorite games growing up. It was absolutely incredible. All in all it was a pretty good list.

[@nicklazzaro5055]

that shits scary lol

[@ADC.N1K]

Great video, great list. Although I have to say one of my all-time favourites is QuackShot. So much fun. Looks good, plays well. I recently went back to play it again and I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Brought a smile to my face.

[@michaelridenour2113]

Quackshot was a great game!

[@daysiewaysie]

Hell yeah, a solid platformer !

[@TheAdnanmajor]

Sonic 2, Street Fighter 2, Streets of Rage, NBA JAM and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : The Hyperstone Heist. I owned these games and played them religiously! ❤️

[@joshuarobinson1689]

Great list for a great system! Rocket Knight Adventures is one of my favorite games on the Genesis, probably in my personal top 3, so I love seeing it get represented in lists like this one.

[@michaelridenour2113]

Rocket Knight Adventure was a blast!

[@Tonychains]

They do have rocket knight adventures in snes. It's called sparkster.

[@martyboddy5965]

Good list. For me Mickey Mouse castle of Illusion and Micro Machines 2 have to be in the top ten but with so many good games every ones top ten is different and you had a lot of my favourites in here.

[@kingshawukee]

Castle of Illusion is a great game.

[@jamesz28]

Great list! Two games I'd add are Comix Zone and General Chaos.

[@giovannicalvo2576]

Rocket Knight Adventures is one of my top 5 all time favorite platformers of all time. Pure arcade fun!

[@NESADDICT]

Thanks for putting sonic one on this. It’s my fav

[@zeldafreak5766]

The sega channel back in the day was the ultimate video games paradise it was cool having to play up to 40 games per month and having cheats and hints to help you pre internet days where the hardest game was insane to beat now I have the sega mini with almost every genesis game on it nostalgia I would think about it during school and play it with my best friend the good days

[@michaelkaszowski8573]

Another great game is B.O.B. I’m not sure if it should be classified as an underrated game or a hidden gem. Check it out as it’s definitely deserving of a top ten Genesis game place.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

when it comes to Rocket Knight, you're correct. however it's sequel called Sparkster DID wind up having an SNES port. *the more you know theme plays* as for this list it's an interesting take, i dunno where to begin on choosing my top 100, let alone a top 10.

[@8ByteBrian]

One of the most forgotten about Genesis games has to be Zoom!. Such a cool, fun, unique puzzle game, with great music & sound effects, I could play that game for hours. I also think Truxton should have made the list, an incredible shoot-em-up, so much fun, very difficult, just an all around great game!

[@motherbrain86]

masterpiece puzzle game and love COME ON BOYYYY!!!!!

[@louyork8379]

Michael Jackson sure loved kids. Even hunting for them in the video games lol.

[@Game_Glyph]

Great video and list! I love when people make these list for the Genesis because everyone always has their own “favorites”! So many good games!

[@Rountree1985]

Yeah and then people in the comments complain that THEIR favorite game wasn’t included. As if everyone has the same list of top 10 games, it’s quite ridiculous.

[@ndowroccus4168]

*Top* *Ten* *Side* *Scrollers* - *Sega* *Genesis”* Did I just correct your video title? Yes. I think I did.

[@respawngranted]

Streets of rage 2 is amazing!! I would also have tmnt hyper stone theory and I love spiderman separation anxiety!

[@davel7791]

Thunder Force 3 is on my list. That's still my favorite scrolling shoot-em-up ever.

[@pokey4200]

I remember picking up Haunting staring Polterguy back in the day, and its kind of a go to for me now.... Decap-Attack is another good one as well.

[@Bloody-Butterfly]

Ranger X, Sonic 2 and Hyperstone Heist are my favorites

[@steveb7932]

My number 1 is Strider after some thought

[@angelinaaguilar7703]

I loved Earthworm Jim 2, Sonic 3, and the Mortal Kombats.

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

Same

[@agonalart662]

Target Earth, The Immortal, Desert Strike, Earthworm Jim & Castle of Illusion.

[@hoosierbuddy1251]

I had my fingers crossed for Phantasy Star IV, that's my favorite game possibly of all time.

[@deraykrause4517]

Yeah, him leaving that out is a crime. Absolutely one of the 10 best on Genesis.

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

My Top 10 Sega Genesis Games are: 10. Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion 9/10 9. CastleVania: Bloodlines 9/10 8. Beyond Oasis 9/10 7. Alisia Dragoon 9/10 My Sleeper Gem 💎 6. Phantasy Star IV 9/10 5. Shinobi 3: Return of the Ninja Master 10/10 4. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 10/10 3. Shining Force 1 and 2 10/10 2. Gun Star Heroes 10/10 1. Streets of Rage 2 10/10

[@renat1786]

was looking for Earthworm Jim in this list

[@M4j0rTr4g3dy]

its not exclusive to the genesis

[@andresvelasquez3858]

Nice list. Brings back good times. I thought the Beavis & Butthead game for Sega was fun. Mortal Kombat 1 with the blood code wasn’t bad either.

[@mccorkleknight]

Such a great list! I spent so much time playing Moonwalker in the arcade. Then they had it at the old Tiger Mart on Nob Hill, both on 3rd and 24th at one point.

[@JohnRiggs]

I played it all the time there. 2 blocks from my house, can't go wrong.

[@414MrMilwaukee]

Man, Sonic 2 and Street of Rage 2......EPIC!!

[@jasonhendricks8587]

Beyond oasis was also pretty good

[@3to5andglassy]

Damn good! One of my favorites on the system.

[@deraykrause4517]

Yes! Such a fun game! Absolutely top 10. This dude's list was all beat 'em ups and Sonic. All fine games, but not all top 10. And his omission of Beyond and Phantasy Star IV is criminal.

[@jamesb7168]

I know it’s very hard to pick only 10 best genesis games but wanted to point out how influential and great of a title Phantasy Star 2 was for rpgs fot the future of gaming. Also Strider and Space Harrier 2 were great titles for the genesis.

[@coryrabbit]

I'm sure I'm alone on this, but one of my favorite SEGA games was Earnest Evans. I loved most of the Wolf Team games, but that one blew me away as a kid. I won't deny that it's kind of a pile of crap, but I still love it. I've had my complete copy since I was 6, and I make my friends play it occasionally because I'm petty.

[@TinyShoken]

I think Altered Beast deserved a spot on this list, but all in all, great list!

[@shawnwithlove]

I'll also recommend NHL Hockey (ALL), MUSHA and Blades of Vengeance.

[@tatersalad573]

I absolutely loved Booger man, we wore that game out, earth worm Jim was good as well.

[@bigandyt-man3010]

Xmen for Genesis was the best! I loved Nightcrawler, and the best was when i used Game Genie to have unlimited mutant powers.. great list!

[@Agumon5]

I picked up my Genesis quite late in the game. A swap meet actually, in 1998. It came bundled with the Sega CD and a bunch of games. Sadly I ended up selling the Sega CD portion and only have kept the Genesis. I absolutely love the system to this day ... So many amazing memories of playing the "Six pack" game cartridge, hours and hours of Golden Axe and Sonic. ... And my all time fav Genesis game, Columns.

[@CUBANIDAD]

Yeah, Columns is a very good game. Very enjoyable. I found myself playing columns all the time! I like it as much or maybe even more than Tetris, which I love as well.

[@nvrjjr]

Although Sonic 2 is my favorite in the series, what you could do with the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge I think was a major game changer. Enjoyed this video. Sad Hyperstone Heist didn’t make the cut... I had my Genesis when I was like 2 or 3 and that got the most gameplay from me lol, but again enjoyed your list.

[@adamsauers3734]

Yeah Sonic 3 with the Sonic and Knuckles attachment was really good

[@ChickenOfTheCaveMan]

My top is Batman & Robin, I wouldn't be able to estimate how many times I've been through it since it's been a while, but I'm sure it's well over a hundred.

[@treyslay753]

Good to see Alien Storm getting some love.

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

@@LiberatedAmon ...Golden Axe Aliens Edition....

[@larrystarstruck]

You have some great games in here. I am always a little suprized that the Zombies ate my neighbors don't show up in best of lists too often. That was truly a great quirky game.

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Man, Xmen was life for me as a kid. I was so crushed when I made it to the final Magneto fight and got a game over. Still never beat it

[@Gatorade69]

Second game was waaay better. I had both. Remember that level where you had to restart your console ?

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

@@Gatorade69 yeah second was way better

[@kintozero3169]

Most people never beat the game because you had to reset your console at the end of the Mojo level, to reach the last level.

[@Bellthorian]

I have so many fond memories of the Genesis. Some of my favorites were Centurion Defender of Rome, a total war style game long before Shogun Total War came out. 688 Attack Submarine, a detailed and realistic fast attack sub sim on the Genesis, what's not to like. Dungeons and Dragons, Warriors of the Eterna, Sun. An American style RPG AND D&D, it was fantastic. Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing. Still one of the best boxing games ever made. Madden, in the military everyone played this, I played thousands of games of Madden on the Genesis. F-22 Air Dominance Fighter. A 3D Polygon flight sim. It doesn't really hold up well today but back then the graphics were awesome.

[@strafer8764]

Warriors is great but appears to be a rip of Ultima.

[@Bellthorian]

@@strafer8764 Respectfully I disagree sir. D&D was invented a long time before Ultima. The game used D&D pen and paper rules so while many sword and sorcery RPG's are going to share a lot of the same elements I do not believe this game was a rip off of Ultima.

[@SaxcatGamingCorner]

There are ten great games on this list, regardless if they are my top 10 or not.

[@Hektols]

Megadrive/Genesis has such a great that you won't find two identical "Top Ten" lists. When the system was released Sega said that it would bring home the arcade experience, from this list I would highlight Streets of Rage 2, it was the best beat'em up of it's time, better than any beat'em up you could find on arcades or other consoles (including the Neo Geo) at the time it was released.

[@randybradley4151]

Many crap on the third Streets of Rage but I liked it a lot. Anways here is my top 10 Sega Genesis games: 1. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 2. Sonic and Knuckles 3. Alisia Dragoon 4. Streets of Rage 5. Streets of Rage 2 6. Shinobi 3 7. Revenge of Shinobi 8. Thunder Force II 9. World of Illusion 10. Quackshot

[@michaelromeo9567]

SoR is actually the best gameplaywise level design and depth. But The amthmosphere and musics ruined the experrience for some people. Music in 1 and 2 were too good. But I agree with you. A Top 10 is impossible. Top 40 was really to make an it's a minimum.

[@randybradley4151]

@@michaelromeo9567 All lists are subjective and can be clouded with nostalgia for many reasons for a game making a list and many may not be on everyone's respective lists because they may not have played a particular game. Like I have Alisia Dragoon on my list but I haven't seen that game on any KZbinrs top 10 Sega Games list yet and I have likely seen at least 40 or so.

[@michaelromeo9567]

@@randybradley4151 Yeah , lot of Japanese exclusives are missing too in western lists.

[@randybradley4151]

@Benjamin Owuye Jagun Was never keen on Castle of Illusion or Golden Axe but that is your list and it's a good one.

[@rickn4301]

Loved Quackshot

[@dbloyd2]

Mine is Mortal Kombat 3, Urban Strike, Jungle Strike, Desert Strike, The Terminator, Marble Madness, NFL Football '94, Ecco the Dolphin, and Monopoly. I have owned Wii, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360, Playstation 2, Intellivision, Dreamcast and the Sega Genesis console was easily the top 2 as far as hours played behind Intellivision. Partly because of PC gaming is why newer consoles didn't hold my interest as much.

[@Mayhem_Cube]

Always another fantastic upload my man! Keep doing what you doing and here to give my support dude!