Hidden Gems for the Genesis

Hey, i was wondering if there were any hidden gems for the genesis that yall know of. I really love the genesis and would love some recommendations.

Hey, i was wondering if there were any hidden gems for the genesis that yall know of. I really love the genesis and would love some recommendations.

zhnun

Awesome i've never heard of the last two.

• Cool Spot - An often overlooked and never played game in the Genesis (and SNES's) library because it looks like a crappy licensed game. It's based off of a short-lived advertising character for 7-Up Soda. But it's actually a pretty good 2D platformer that looks impressive for the time.
  
  
• Gargoyles - Very impressive looking (for the Genesis) action-platformer based on the Disney Cartoon.
  
  
• The Punisher - The only home port of the Capcom beat-em up arcade game based on the Marvel Comic. Great beat-em up with lots of destructible items in the environments and weapons to use.
  
  
• Rocket Knight Adventures - A great 2D platformer with a lot of charm and polish made by Konami. It's hard to describe without playing it. It just has a feel to it that feels right.
  
  
• Thunder Force II - This was the first game I ever played in the Thunder Force series. It's a great game that has both traditional side-scrolling shoot-em up levels, and has these awesome top-down view shoot-em up levels that you can explore in any direction. I just love the concept.
  
  
• Vectorman 1 & 2 - Not so hidden because of the Sega collections, but I don't see it mentioned too often and it's a fantastic run-n-gun platformer)
  
  
• X-Men 2: The Clone Wars - Wasn't a "hidden" gem back then, but I hardly see it mentioned anymore. Easily one of the best beat-em ups I have ever played. Lots of platforming involved, fantastic graphics and sound, and a great implementation of Street Fighter-esque moves to execute special attacks. One of the reasons to own a Genesis, IMO.

More well-known Sega Genesis Favorites: Sonic the Hedgehog 1-3, Sonic & Knuckles, Golden Axe 1 & 2, Comix Zone, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Contra: Hard Corps, TMNT: Hyperstone Heist, Super Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat 1-3, Maximum Carnage (Spider-Man).

At the top of my head:

Rocket Knight Adventures
Sparkster
Shinobi: Shadow Dancer
Mega Turrican
Whip Rush
Steel Empire
Alisia Dragoon
Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter
Mystical Fighter
Beyond Oasis
Grind Stormer
Ranger X

Trouble Shooter - awesome anime style shooter with cute girls and gun

Grind Stormer - an amazing shooter with awesome powerups

Valis - cool anime style action game

El Viento - another awesome anime style action game

The Flintstones - not many people knew a Taito flintstones game was released on the Genesis, but its a really great platformer with cool bosses

Warsong - a really awesome RPG that is just starting to get recognized nearly two decades after it came out.

Comix Zone

Ristar is a good one that is seldom mentioned.

Ristar is a good one that is seldom mentioned.

conkertheking1

It looks VERY nice for a Genesis game. But the platforming felt very basic to me. So it wasn't nearly as fun to me as it was pretty.

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Ristar is a good one that is seldom mentioned.

Emerald_Warrior

It looks VERY nice for a Genesis game. But the platforming felt very basic to me. So it wasn't nearly as fun to me as it was pretty.

^ Super Thunder Blade would be a great game, if it didn't run like crap.

A few of my favorites:

• Starflight
• Master of Monsters (Abysmal translation, but a fun core game)
• General Chaos
• Mutant League Football
• Rocket Knight Adventures
• Toe Jam & Earl
• Phantasy Star II & IV (Not exactly under the radar, but a necessity for the RPG fan)
• Shining Force 1 & 2 (Same as Phantasy Star)
• Gain Ground
• Rampart
• The Immortal
• Zombies Ate My Neighbors!
• Star Control

Without doubt, a must-have shmup on Genesis is "Twin Cobra"... GREAT game.