Thinking about picking up a Sega Genesis....

The lost Ramone Number of posts : 6557 Age : 34

I grew up with Nintendo mostly as a kid and only remember playing sega systems when I went over to friends houses ocasionally. I wanted to revisit some older systems and found a genesis for pretty cheap with the sega CD add-on. Is their any games that someone can reccomend me?

I usually like platformers, fighting/beat em ups and RPGS mostly.

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37656 Age : 53

Love me some Sega Genesis! I dont' have a lot of games but ya gotta have at least one of the Sonic the Hedgehog series (I recommend "Sonic Spinball"). I also dearly love Ms. Pac-Man (if they ever make that into an Olympic sport, I will bring home the gold medal for the US) and other oldies but goodies like Golden Axe.

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Road Warrior Number of posts : 17069 Age : 48

I still have mine in storage. I used to play it all the time... Sega ruled!

The lost Ramone Number of posts : 6557 Age : 34

Fat Freddy wrote:: Love me some Sega Genesis! I dont' have a lot of games but ya gotta have at least one of the Sonic the Hedgehog series (I recommend "Sonic Spinball"). I also dearly love Ms. Pac-Man (if they ever make that into an Olympic sport, I will bring home the gold medal for the US) and other oldies but goodies like Golden Axe.

Yeah sonic rules, the system I'm looking at includes the first sonic and sonic and knuckles. Thinking about picking up a Sega Genesis.... 11840

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1510 Age : 41

One of the best RPGs ever came out for the Sega Genesis and that is Shining Force II. If you can find that cheap absolutely pick it up you will not be disappointed.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=shining+force+ii&cid=12991875037263301645&sa=title#p

The lost Ramone Number of posts : 6557 Age : 34

spiritoradio wrote:: One of the best RPGs ever came out for the Sega Genesis and that is Shining Force II. If you can find that cheap absolutely pick it up you will not be disappointed.

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I'm in talks with someone to get 2 and 1 right now. How long did it take to finish 2?

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4214 Age : 49

I loved Shining Force

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2546 Age : 34

Awesome console. If you have the Sega CD, you'd do well to pick up Sonic CD (if you can find it, it's a bit rare). It's an absolute gem of a Sonic game - a bit more psychadelic than everything else in the series. Also, if you have Sonic & Knuckles, then Sonic 3 is a necessity. The games lock on and form Sonic 3 & Knuckles, as really S&K is just Sonic 3 Part 2. S3&K is probably the best game of the series.

In fact, just buy all the Sonic games. And Gunstar Heroes. And Streets of Rage.

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Thinking about picking up a Sega Genesis.... MnoAeeo

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4201 Age : 38

Vectorman, but if you're getting a Genesis and don't have an SNES, then you need that too since it's the best system ever.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2690 Age : 33

Phantasy star II and IV! Classic games.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2546 Age : 34

I was never a big fan of Vectorman. It's not bad, but it wasn't as amazing as I was led to believe. Also, if you can, try and get Comix Zone. Brilliant game.

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Thinking about picking up a Sega Genesis.... MnoAeeo

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2690 Age : 33

Castlevania Bloodlines is a classic as well. One of the best in the series imo.

Road Warrior Number of posts : 17069 Age : 48

My favorite game that i have for my Sega Genesis is Shinobi (Shadow Dancer). I remember playing it listening to Vengeance Rising's (Destruction Comes) cassette. Thinking about picking up a Sega Genesis.... Icon_smile

Scarred But Smarter Number of posts : 3487 Age : 53

It was all about TOEJAM and EARL.....or ZOMBIES ATE MY NEIGHBORS

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Awesome game!

Thinking about picking up a Sega Genesis.... Zombies_Ate_My_Neighbors_box

The lost Ramone Number of posts : 6557 Age : 34

Alright, so I scored the genesis today, 20 bucks for the system including sonic 2. My friend said he would hook me up with the sega CD so I track down some of those games also. I'm n tha games now!

Baron Von 40oz. Number of posts : 4386 Age : 34

By far, the best game you can invest in for Sega Genesis would be Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. They sell for a hefty price but totally worth it. Me and my roommate play that thing all the time.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2546 Age : 34

I think you've got your wires crossed, Evy. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 was released on the Sega Dreamcast and then later released on PS2 and Xbox.

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Metal novice Number of posts : 51 Age : 38

Phantasy Star, Altered Beast, Space Harrrier, Sonic the hedgegog 2,

Metal novice Number of posts : 51 Age : 38

Smindas wrote:: I think you've got your wires crossed, Evy. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 was released on the Sega Dreamcast and then later released on PS2 and Xbox.

Dreamcast arguably one of the best short lived systems of all time.
I loved mine when I got it 9-9-1999

Baron Von 40oz. Number of posts : 4386 Age : 34

Smindas wrote:: I think you've got your wires crossed, Evy. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 was released on the Sega Dreamcast and then later released on PS2 and Xbox.

Yeah, I realized that much hours after! You should probably get that instead.

The lost Ramone Number of posts : 6557 Age : 34

Ford.Prefect wrote:

Smindas wrote:: I think you've got your wires crossed, Evy. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 was released on the Sega Dreamcast and then later released on PS2 and Xbox.

Dreamcast arguably one of the best short lived systems of all time.
I loved mine when I got it 9-9-1999

I would argue that the previous system by sega the saturn is a better contestant for the best short lived. Another one that comes to mind is SNK's NEO GEO....best arcade system. Thinking about picking up a Sega Genesis.... 11840

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1510 Age : 41

I just bought a Genesis myself the other day after not having one since I was a kid. Great stuff. I also got the Genmobile handheld Genesis system, which is pretty cool. I picked up Super Street Fighter II, NHL 94 & 97, Tecmo Super Bowl and Aladdin, which you would think would suck, but it's actually pretty sweet and tough.

Shining Force II took me a long time to finish, but I was a kid back when I played it through.

Dreamcast was awesome! It's too bad that it died so quickly.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 6338 Age : 44

For sports games, pick up NHL 95 and Tecmo Super Bowl.

I was also a Nintendo kid. But mostly NES.

Baron Von 40oz. Number of posts : 4386 Age : 34

I have NHL Stanley Cup for SNES, it's really fun. Way underrated.