Sega Suggestions?

[Zachatello00]

I just picked up a Sega Genesis system and I need some game suggestions. I had one back in the day, but the only game I had was sonic 2. (which ironically, came with this genesis system).

What do you recommend playing? I'm mainly into platformers (like Mario bros) street brawlers (like TMNT) and adventure games (Like zelda). Any thoughts?

Also, I'm a big disney fan. The SNES Mickey Mouse Magical quest was an old favorite. I noticed there are several Mickey games. Any I should avoid?

[Ecto Jedi]

Obviously, Sonic 2 and 3 are required gaming. Vectorman 1 and 2. Comix Zone is amazing. If you're into brawlers, then Streets of Rage deserves to be in your collection -- and its soundtrack is one of the best on the system. Streets of Rage 2 is good, as well, though I prefer the original.

The Genesis got both a revamp of the original Battletoads and its sequel, Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team. Both are great. The original, for the NES, is my all-time favourite game, bar none. (Okay, so Super Mario Bros. 3 comes a close second.)

Sucks that the Genesis only ever got that half-assed Turtles in Time rehash Hyperstone Heist, eh?

[pannoni1]

I just picked up a Sega Genesis system and I need some game suggestions. I had one back in the day, but the only game I had was sonic 2. (which ironically, came with this genesis system).

What do you recommend playing? I'm mainly into platformers (like Mario bros) street brawlers (like TMNT) and adventure games (Like zelda). Any thoughts?

Also, I'm a big disney fan. The SNES Mickey Mouse Magical quest was an old favorite. I noticed there are several Mickey games. Any I should avoid?

Speaking of Disney, I owned Aladdin and the Lion King and those were enjoyable and better than the SNES versions, and especially enjoyed the music of those Disney games. The best Mickey game for the Genesis I've found is Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse.

Don't forget Sonic 1 and Sonic 3D Blast bookending the Genesis era of Sonic. And in addition to the Hyperstone Heist (wish it had more levels) and Tournament Fighters TMNT games, I also enjoyed the Power Rangers games as well. And don't forget the street brawler classics Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, including sequels.

[oldmanwinters]

Comix Zone is one of the few video games that I finished and said to myself, "Oh, how I wish it could have lasted just a few more levels!"

For the 2D platforming enthusiast who prefers a touch of action I also recommend Dynamite Headdy and Earthworm Jim (for the hard-core gamer).

Regarding the Mickey Mouse games, you'd probably be best off skipping over Fantasia and Mickey's Ultimate Challenge. You'd be much better served checking out the excellent Castle of Illusion, World of Illusion, and Mickey Mania (superior version compared to the SNES port). The Great Circus Mystery is a decent but easy two-player adventure that is also available on SNES (which probably has better color and sound than its Genny counterpart).

[Digital Ghost]

B.O.B, Earthworm Jim, Shadowrun & The Lost Vikings!

Others that I remember liking were X-Men 2 Clone Wars and if you like fighting games, Eternal Champions.

[shuriken]

Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat 2, 3 and Ultimate 3 are great if you like fighters.
Revenge of Shinobi is pretty cool. Shinobi 3 the return of the ninja Master is probably one of my fave Genesis game of all time.
Stryder is pretty fun just really hard.
Castlevania Bloodlines is pretty awesome as well.
Aladdin and Lion King are fun if you like Disney (hell even if you don't check em out)
If you like Spiderman check out Spiderman vs the Kingpin or Maximum Carnage.
Earthworm Jim is probably my favorite Genesis game like...ever.

[Digital Ghost]

Oh yes, Mortal Kombat! Best on the Genesis A B A C A B B ;)

Mind you, Sub Zero's 'ice shatter' fatality on the SNES version was always one of my faves.

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/105779-mortal-kombat-snes-screenshot-sub-zero-has-the-ability-to.png

[Jester]

I've never played it, how was Toe-Jam and Earl?

[Redeemer]

TMNT hyper-stone heist is actually not half bad. "SunSet Ridders" was pretty good.
U know what I jst need to make a list.

SunSet Riders
Kid Chameleon
Sonic 1,2,3
TMNT hyper-stone heist
Streets of Rage
Power Rangers-The movie game was good
Mortal Kombat of course
and I cant believe no one has mentioned this one
Road Rash 1,2,3

That would b a good start

[oldmanwinters]

I've never played it, how was Toe-Jam and Earl?

Best played with a patient buddy... and lots of time to kill.

It's one of those slow paced exploration/discovery games.

[Peanut]

I've never played it, how was Toe-Jam and Earl?

It's a complete piece of sh*t.

[Ecto Jedi]

TMNT hyper-stone heist is actually not half bad.

No, it's all bad. A lot of it is simply recycled and chucked at you willy-nilly. Even the exclusive stuff, which should be cool -- like Rocksteady as a boss -- stick out like a sore thumb because of poor animation and the like. They just don't "fit."

Oh, and that "Gauntlet" stage? Where you fight three previous bosses, again, using exactly the same strategy, one after the other just to pad out the runtime? Bull. I mean, it was done in games from the period all the time, but it's especially grievous here.

[Redeemer]

No, it's all bad. A lot of it is simply recycled and chucked at you willy-nilly. Even the exclusive stuff, which should be cool -- like Rocksteady as a boss -- stick out like a sore thumb because of poor animation and the like. They just don't "fit."

Oh, and that "Gauntlet" stage? Where you fight three previous bosses, again, using exactly the same strategy, one after the other just to pad out the runtime? Bull. I mean, it's done it games of the period all the time, but it's especially grievous here.

I played it when I was much younger, probably at least 10 years so it probably isn't as impressive as I remember, but please do not stomp on my opinions

[Peanut]

I played it when I was much younger, probably at least 10 years so it probably isn't as impressive as I remember, but please do not stomp on my opinions

You said yourself you were a little kid when you played it. Has it not occurred to you that your opinion may be based on nothing but your imagination? If you'd actually played it in the last few years and liked it, then your opinion would be validated. As it stands you invalidated your own opinion then got upset with someone disagreeing with it right afterwards.

Why is it so hard for people to understand that there's such a thing as an educated opinion and one based on complete nonsense?

[Redeemer]

You said yourself you were a little kid when you played it. Has it not occurred to you that your opinion may be based on nothing but your imagination? If you'd actually played it in the last few years and liked it, then your opinion would be validated. As it stands you invalidated your own opinion then got upset with someone disagreeing with it right afterwards.

Why is it so hard for people to understand that there's such a thing as an educated opinion and one based on complete nonsense?

Peanut by no means I am upset, I was just stating that for future reference and also I don't care if you think my opinions are valid or not. I simply wanted to share my thoughts and experiences with these games. Lastly he was asking for recommendations and every game I listed were games I enjoyed.

[Krang]

Besides the ones that were already mentioned:

Ristar
Sonic & Knuckles
Streets of Rage 3
Blades of Vengeance
Soldiers of Fortune
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (surprisingly, a fun game)

[Ecto Jedi]

Ristar
Sonic & Knuckles
Streets of Rage 3
Blades of Vengeance
Soldiers of Fortune
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (surprisingly, a fun game)

Unfortunately, the soundtrack to Streets of Rage 3 is atrocious. Oh, and Ristar! How could I forget!

[oldmanwinters]

McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (surprisingly, a fun game)

Gotta love Treasure's Genesis creations!

I hate to admit that I passed on that game once, and I've yet to see it again in "the wild!"

[Memphis]

Comix Zone.

/Thread.

But get ready for it to kick your ass. The game will murder you and your family... In your sleep... It's stupid Hard. There's only 6 levels, but it'll take you forever to beat.

Also, TMNT: Tournament Fighters is quite fun. Be ready for that to kick your ass with its unfair AI as well. You've been warned.

[Redeemer]

Besides the ones that were already mentioned:

Ristar
Sonic & Knuckles
Streets of Rage 3
Blades of Vengeance
Soldiers of Fortune
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (surprisingly, a fun game)

lol Krang when I saw your post I thought some one was in trouble, but I forgot you are a "Sega Guru" :lol: I wanted to mention sonic and knuckle, but I don't remember enjoying it that much :ohwell: One game I did forget that I did enjoy was "Mighty Mouse" pretty good game

[Peanut]

I just thought of this. You should look up the games that were included with Sonics Ultimate Genesis Collection. It pretty much has all the best Sega stuff on it.

[Zachatello00]

cool, thanks guys!

I may just snag a copy of sonic's genesis collection for 360, even though I have the Genesis now. It'd just be easier to pay 20 bucks once than buy them all seperate.

I picked up Mickey's castle of Illusion, and I've got my eye on a Ristar online. Of course I'll snag the TMNT games if for no reason other than, I mean, come on right?

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

[shezcrafti]

If you like brawlers & Zelda, then you should definitely check out a game called Beyond Oasis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Oasis). It's an action adventure with some RPG elements, with brawler-style combat.

Speaking of Disney, I owned Aladdin and the Lion King and those were enjoyable and better than the SNES versions, and especially enjoyed the music of those Disney games.

^ I second this 100%! Those are 2 great Disney games, and they are much better than their SNES counterparts.

Some of my other favorites you might enjoy:

Shining Force 1 & 2
Ecco the Dolphin 1 & 2
Boogerman <-- hilarious & fun
Gunstar Heroes
Castlevania: Bloodlines

[sdp]

Sega Suggestions?

How about this, I'm thinking of buying a brand new Dreamcast for about $100, I was tempted to buy one at that price 11 years ago and now I have the opportunity again, if it hasn't been sold by Tuesday I'll be a new Dreamcast owner. I was a Nintendo guy but the dreamcast made me think a lot about it, when I considered myself a "Hardcore" gamer and had a PS2 and Gamecube I thought about buying one after the drop but the fact that Sega had already gone third party and it seemed most of their games would be coming out for those two systems I didn't. I don't necessarily regret the decision too much since I barely played my ps2/Gamecube since I was growing out of gaming but so much talk about the Dreamcast for years has made me really want that console I always liked.

I have to buy a memory stick separately right? How hard is it to find a rumble pack for DC?

Also the necessary what DC games do you recommend, try to go with less obvious choices I already know Shen Mu, Crazy Taxi, Soul Calibour, Typing of the Dead, Samba and others are quite loved and I'd rather hunt down some enhanced ports of some games like Skyes of Arcadia for Gamecube instead of the DC version. Also how are the ports of PS1 games? I'd love to play some games like Dino Crisis with better graphics, I know it's still a port from the PS1 versions and don't take advantage of the system but they have to look better than the PS1 versions right or is the difference barely there?

[Redeemer]

Sega Suggestions?

How about this, I'm thinking of buying a brand new Dreamcast for about $100, I was tempted to buy one at that price 11 years ago and now I have the opportunity again, if it hasn't been sold by Tuesday I'll be a new Dreamcast owner. I was a Nintendo guy but the dreamcast made me think a lot about it, when I considered myself a "Hardcore" gamer and had a PS2 and Gamecube I thought about buying one after the drop but the fact that Sega had already gone third party and it seemed most of their games would be coming out for those two systems I didn't. I don't necessarily regret the decision too much since I barely played my ps2/Gamecube since I was growing out of gaming but so much talk about the Dreamcast for years has made me really want that console I always liked.

I have to buy a memory stick separately right? How hard is it to find a rumble pack for DC?

Also the necessary what DC games do you recommend, try to go with less obvious choices I already know Shen Mu, Crazy Taxi, Soul Calibour, Typing of the Dead, Samba and others are quite loved and I'd rather hunt down some enhanced ports of some games like Skyes of Arcadia for Gamecube instead of the DC version. Also how are the ports of PS1 games? I'd love to play some games like Dino Crisis with better graphics, I know it's still a port from the PS1 versions and don't take advantage of the system but they have to look better than the PS1 versions right or is the difference barely there?

My brother and I had dreamcast for a while and the the only game I really remember playing is "crazy taxi"

[Shredder]

A few Dreamcast suggestions (besides, of course, Soul Calibur, Shenmue, and Crazy Taxi, all of which I recommend). I actually really like this system and it's a shame it's so under-appreciated. It's especially great if you like fighting games.

-Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 (these are some of the few good 3D Sonic games)
-Jet Grind Radio (quirky and awesome)
-Street Fighter Alpha 3 (one of my all-time favorite fighting games)
-Capcom vs. SNK (another awesome fighting game)
-Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (see above)

[CyberCubed]

-Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 (these are some of the few good 3D Sonic games)
-Jet Grind Radio (quirky and awesome)
-Street Fighter Alpha 3 (one of my all-time favorite fighting games)
-Capcom vs. SNK (another awesome fighting game)
-Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (see above)

All these games either have better sequels or are downloadable on other systems. You don't really need a Dreamcast to play these.

[CudleyCowlick]

Now you're talking about my favorite system. :)

There's obviously the ones everyone is gonna mention but do yourself a favor.

Go check out Beyond Oasis, Phantasy Star, Maximum Carnage, Toe Jam & Earl and Forgotten Worlds. Very different games, but I can say they are my all time favorites after 20 years playing the system and I can't reccommend them enough.

[oldmanwinters]

All these games either have better sequels or are downloadable on other systems. You don't really need a Dreamcast to play these.

O contrare, CC, you NEED a Dreamcast to play them as God intended! :lol:

And most of the sequels never lived up to the originals.

[sdp]

Well I bought the Dreamcast with two games Shenmue and Marvel VS Capcom 2, a rumble pack and a VMU all for about $150. I couldn't help but set the date as 9/9/99...Just a few questions.

The Dreamcast seems a bit noisy to me, is that normal? Disc reading and the fans seems are very noisy. The analog stick also seems weird and unresponsive but maybe that's just the way it is since it's a bit different from current control sticks and I'm not used to it yet? One more thing, is it worth getting batteries for the VMU?

[oldmanwinters]

Well I bought the Dreamcast with two games Shenmue and Marvel VS Capcom 2, a rumble pack and a VMU all for about $150. I couldn't help but set the date as 9/9/99...Just a few questions.

The Dreamcast seems a bit noisy to me, is that normal? Disc reading and the fans seems are very noisy. The analog stick also seems weird and unresponsive but maybe that's just the way it is since it's a bit different from current control sticks and I'm not used to it yet? One more thing, is it worth getting batteries for the VMU?

Welcome to the Dreamer's Club!

Yes, the Dreamcast has always been notorious for roaring like a beast. Just be worried if it ever tries to go silent on you; it's probably either malfunctioning or plotting world domination ("it's thinking!").

I like the analog stick for racing and platformers, but it isn't especially suited to every genre. For MvC2 and other 2D fighters, you are much better off with the D-pad (which is functional but not especially comfortable) or a somewhat expensive and hard-to-find Arcade Stick. Your analog stick may be somewhat defective or it may take some practice to get comfortable. I generally wedge half my thumb underneath the lower edge of the stick for racing gamers for greater control. If you can master the thumbstick controls for Daytona USA 2001, then you should be able to handle any other game.

The wisdom of sticking a battery in the VMU really depends on the specific game content you want to access. Some games like Sonic Adventure and PowerStone offer exclusive mini-games on the VMU. but most games just make use of the screen for statistical information (Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, 2k sports series, etc.) or game-specific graphics. If you got some extra watch batteries laying around, you can give it a try. Your VMU data should be fine when swapping batteries, but I'd recommend backing up important files to another memory card first.

And I hate the rumble pack on most games. All it does is shake at various levels of intensity and make a loud noise while doing it. However, the only version I've used have been third-party devices, so maybe the official ones are better. But it is hilarious to crank it up to the most extreme rumble setting while playing NFL Blitz.

[GK Punk]

I never found the analog on it unresponsive on any of my controllers, so you may want to see if you can get a hold of another controller to try out. It could just be that I'm so used to it though.

Yeah, like oldmanwinters said, the DC can run pretty loud at times. Just how it is.

[sdp]

My control stick problems I think are the cause of various things including the awkward placement of the control stick, the fact that it's different from modern ones and that the game I played was the demo of Sonic Adventure which Sonic moves very fast not to mention the game isn't known for solid controls and I'm used to the upgraded port on Gamecube. The rumble works fine, similar to the N64 one since it's not built into the controler so it isn't as good as controllers already with rumble, mine is first party though.

I have to set my clock every time I turn it on so does that mean the battery is dead? Is it easy to replace? I really don't want to open up the new dreamcast. As far as Cybercubed's comment I agree with it, a lot of the DC's game library was released to other consoles, and there really aren't that many exclusive DC games anymore so not a lot to discover, it's definitely overhyped by fans of it but still it's a great little console and I'm happy to own it.