The best Sega Genesis Games of all time
Limitation: only Mega Drive/Sega Genesis games included on imdb database. Dozens of games that would have made the list were not located on imdb. Generally games that are exclusive to the console and not so well known (hidden gems), Japanese exclusives and also more recent games (post-market releases of the last decades).
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- DirectorsYasuhiro TaguchiShugo TakahashiAccording to legend, the Dark Dragon will return to the world of Rune 1,000 years after being banished to an alternate dimension. He will defy the powers of the Light and lead the powers of Darkness into a bitter war for complete control of each kingdom! Of course, this prophecy was long ago and many have forgotten it. Had it not been recorded in the Great Book of Ancient Lore, housed within the royal library of Guardiana, it would have probably been lost in the passage of time. Now the once peaceful kingdom of Runefaust has been assaulting the surrounding kingdoms of Rune! Word has it that King Ramladu is being influenced by a dark presence: the great wizard Darksol.10/10. The best game ever made!
- DirectorTakeshi MatsuhashiThird, and final, Shinobi game released on the Genesis featuring Joe Musashi once again taking on the evil Zeed empire.10/10 . The best 2D acton-platform ever made!
- Prince Ali has found the Gold Armlet in the cave. He returns to Oasis to stop the evil person using the Silver Armlet for power to rule the land.10/10 . The best 16bit action-RPG ever made!
- DirectorGreg JohnsonIsometric adventure starring 2 hip aliens on a mission to repair their spaceship.10/10 . The best co-op game ever made!
- DirectorNoriyoshi ÔbaMr. X kidnaps Adam and sends gang punks into the streets. Axel and Blaze, along with Adam's brother Skate and Axel's friend, set out once again to stomp Mr. X and his baddies into the ground.10/10 . The best beat 'em up ever made!
- DirectorMasaharu YoshiiSega Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Sonic teams up with Miles "Tails" Prower to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world with his new space fortress, the Death Egg.10/10 . The best platformer ever made!
- An experienced treasure hunter named Nigel is on a quest to obtain the valuable Statue of Jypta. After successfully recovering and selling the statue, Nigel meets wood nymph named Friday, who is being chased by a trio of thieves. The thieves assume that Friday knows the location of the mysterious treasure of King Nole. However, she does not appear to have the exact location in mind, and instead relies on her senses to track it. She offers Nigel to accompany him on a long journey and eventually lead him to the coveted treasure.10/10. This is the second best 16 bit action-RPG ever made!
- In a dystopian future in 2048 where a mysterious dictator known as the Grandmaster rules over the world, Hiryu, the youngest member of high-tech ninja agents, is tasked with the dictator's assassination.10/10 - The Mega Drive version (japanese version) is better than the arcade original! This is the second best 2D platform ever made. The imdb score includes inferior versions for other consoles.
- DirectorPeter MorawiecStarsHoward DrossinDeborah CostaPeter MorawiecWhile drawing his favorite character Mortus, Sketch Turner, a struggling comic book artist falls into his own comic book creation. The two switch places, and the confused artist Sketch finds himself trapped in the world that he created.10/10
- The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9, After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins' older brother and used mind control to make him his slave.10/10. This is the best run 'n gun game ever made!
- DirectorsRieko KodamaKiyoshi TakeuchiTohru YoshidaChaz Ashley is a hunter who lives on a planet once was green that's now a desert. He has to deal with the biomonster problem. Later he has to stop Zio the magician who wants to destroy the world and restore the computer systems.10/10. This is the best 16bit RPG ever made!
- DirectorRyuichi NishizawaOn one peaceful day, Asha was standing on a cliff near her home village when suddenly heard a mysterious voice calling for help, She decided to leave the village and to embark on an adventure to discover the identity of the voice.10/10
- A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.10/10
- StarsJeffrye TveraasDavid DeliaCarolyn des PresThe Eternal Champion gathers nine key individuals from different time periods who have died trying to change the future for the greater good. He arranges a contest for these nine individuals and will reward the winner with the gift of life.10/10 - the best 16 bit fighting game!
- DirectorsKenji OrimoYasuhiro TaguchiThe main hero sets out on a journey to stop the evil Kane from opening the sealed gate and resurrecting Dark Dragon. He recruits allies in this RPG tactical turn based battle game.10/10
- DirectorHirokazu YasuharaSonic and Tails attempt to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from Knuckles the Echidna, who is working with Doctor Robotnik after Robotnik's space station, the Death Egg, crash-lands on a mysterious floating island.10/10 . Play Sonic 3 & Knuckles using the revolutionary lock-on technology
- DirectorHirokazu YasuharaSonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna, once enemies, now allies. Teamed together to stop that evil scientist, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, from taking control of the world with his crazed hover crafts and mad robots.10/10 - also to play toghether with Sonic 3 and Sonic 2
- DirectorsHiroaki ChinoHiroshi MomotaA horizontal side-scrolling beat-em-up. You fight your way through hordes of enemies, collecting weapons along the way.10/10
- A traditional side-scrolling platform game where the player controls Joe Musashi and must defeat enemies from eight districts before the final confrontation with the head of Neo Zeed.10/10
- DirectorNobuya NakazatoA steampunk-ish adventure starring Sparkster, an Opossum Knight with a jet-pack.10/10
- DirectorEmiko YamamotoStarsWayne AllwineRussi TaylorVideogame produced by Sega for MegaDrive consoles.10/10
- In a bleak, futuristic era when society has failed itself and darkness prevails a lone hero rises from the ashes to restore peace and justice: Ranger X.10/10
- DirectorsTakeshi NiimuraAkira NishinoStarEriko HanadaA stellar system invaded by evil aliens must be saved by the child of its star.10/10
- DirectorsKen SugimoriSatoshi TajiriIt is the 21st century. Doc Yoshiyama, a well-known scientist, has created the world's most advanced Artificial Intelligence, C-Life, making her self-aware and feeling. Eventually, he fell in love with C-Life and uploaded himself into his computer core, combining his DNA with her program core. As a result, Pulseman, a half-human and half C-Life was born. However, Yoshiyama, having lived in the computer world was so long, has since corrupted him and has renamed himself Doc Waruyama. Upon his return to the human world, he forms Galaxy Gang, a criminal organization posing as a video game company and spreading waves of cyber-terrorism around the planet. With the help of former Galaxy Gang member turned girlfriend Beatrice, Pulseman must now fight against his own father and the Galaxy Gang to save the world.10/10