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[Arcane0ne]

1 - Sonic
2 - Sonic 2
3 - Sonic 3 & Knuckles
4 - Streets of Rage 2
5 - Gunstar Heroes
6 - Thunderforce 4
7 - Bare Knuckle 3
8 - Mega Turrican
9 - Castlevania Bloodlines
10- Contra the Hard Corps

And more...

 

[Fantomas]

1. Shining Force 2
2. Phantasy Star IV
3. ToeJam and Earl
4. Comix Zone
5. Zombies Ate My Neighbors
6. Sonic the Hedgehog
7. Gunstar Heroes
8. Earthworm Jim
9. Light Crusader
10. Ghostbusters

 

[cireza]

Didn't really get into Sega until the Sega CD, but I'll give it a shot.

1. Phantasy Star 4
2. Shining Force 2
3. Crusaders of Centy
4. Landstalker
5. Shining in the Darkness
6. Phantasy Star 2
7. Gunstar Heroes
8. Phantasy Star 3
9. Comix Zone
10. Vector Man

Would have listed Flashback highly, but I've never actually played the Genesis version. Loved the SNES version though.

Nice list. I prefer Flashback on Genesis.

 

[luka]

in no order whatsoever:

alisia dragoon
the super shinobi
shining and the darkness
herzog zwei
thunder force 4
musha aleste
contra hard corps
monster world 4
alien soldier
bare knuckle 3

 

[Satch Fuji]

1. Shining Force 2
2. Gunstar Heroes
3. Shinobi III
4. Castlevania: Bloodlines
5. Sonic 2
6. Phantasy Star IV
7. Bareknuckle III
8. Alien Soldier
9. Thunderforce IV
10. Landstalker

 

[Teknoman]

From what I've played thoroughly / in no particular order:

1. Shinobi 3
2. Lightening Force (Thunder Force IV)
3. Shining Force 2
4. Ristar
5. Rocket Knight Adventures
6. Streets of Rage 2
7. Sonic the Hedgehog 1
8. Contra Hard Corps
9. Castlevania Bloodlines
10. Gunstar Heroes

 

[random25]

1. Sonic & Knuckles
2. Contra Hard Corps
3. Phantasy Star 4
4. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
5. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyperstone Heist
7. Streets of Rage 2
8. Zombies Ate My Neighbours
9. Shinobi 3
10. Streets of Rage

 

[GamerJM]

1. Gunstar Heroes
2. Rocket Knight Adventures
3. Shining Force
4. Streets of Rage 2
5. Shining Force 2
6. Beyond Oasis
7. Golden Axe 3
8. Streets of Rage 3
9. Streets of Rage
10. Sonic the Hedgehog 2

 

[Lizard with a ladder]

1. Streets of Rage 2
2. Phantasy Star IV
3. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
4. Golden Axe 2
5. Castlevania Bloodlines
6. Sonic the Hedgehog
7. Shadow Dancer
8. Contra Hard Corps
9. Streets of Rage
10. Crusader of Centy

 

[Red Arremer]

6. Castlevania Bloodlines

Oh shit, I totally forgot about that one. *goes to edit original post*

 

[Markitron]

1) Streets of Rage
2) Street Fighter 2: Special Championship Edition
3) X-Men 2: The Clone Wars
4) Toejam and Earl
5) Revenge of Shinobi
6) Mortal Kombat 2
7) Sonic the Hedgehog
8) Zombies Ate My Neighbors
9) Sunset Riders
10) Wizz and Liz

Special mentions for Aladdin and The Lion King

 

[jroc74]

Hard to put these 1 -10....

1. John Madden ’92
2. John Madden ’93
3. Flashback: Quest For Identity
4. Phantasy Star 2
5. Land Stalker
6. Sonic The Hedgehog
7. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
8. Outrun
9. Ecco The Dolphin
10. Earthworm Jim

Each of these could easily be 1 for me. I wanted to add some NBA Live.

 

[ferrasvansen]

Damn so many memories, all of them good for me.

1. Sonic The Hedgehog
2. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
3. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
4. Shadowrun
5. Buck Rogers: Countdown To Doomsday
6. PGA European Tour
7. Desert Strike: Return To The Gulf
8. Super Street Fighter II Turbo: Championship Edition
9. Ecco The Dolphin
10. NHL 94

 

[Greg_le_Casual]

1. Shadow Dancer
2. Strider
3. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
4. Super Monaco GP
5. Revenge of Shinobi
6. Wonder Boy in Monster World
7. Golden Axe
8. F1 Circus MD
9. Monster World IV
10. Phantasy Star III

 

[DryvBy]

1. Streets Of Rage
2. Golden Axe
3. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
4. Comix Zone
5. Toe-Jam And Earl
6. Mortal Kombat II
7. Ecco the Dolphin
8. WWF: Royal Rumble
9. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition
10. Road Rash 2

Whoever picks Altered Beast is a fool, I tell you. That's not a good game and never has been.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog. The original.
2. Earthworm Jim
3. Dynamite Headdy
4. Rocket Knight Adventures
5. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
6. Contra Hard Corps
7. Ristar
8. Streets of Rage 2
9. Gunstar Heroes
10. The Adventures of Batman & Robin

 

[LordRaiden]

1. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
2. Streets of Rage 2
3. Castle of Illusion
4. Revenge of Shinobi
5. Toejam and Earl
6. Earthworm Jim 1
7. Flashback
9. Fantasia
10.World of Illusion

 

[jimboton]

Oh you mean the Mega Drive, ok:

1 The Addams Family
2 Wonderboy in Monster World
3 Landstalker
4 James pond 2
5 Shinning Force 2
6 Light Crusader
7 The Misadventures of Flink
8 Story of thor
9 Soleil
10 Mega Turrican

 

[Shion]

One game per franchise:

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2. Shinobi III
3. Streets of Rage 2
4. Phantasy Star IV
5. Shining Force II
6. Wonder Boy in Monster World
7. Sub-Terrania
8. Thunder Force IV
9. Gunstar Heroes
10. Contra: Hard Corps

Honorable Mentions
Rocket Knight Adventures
Alien Soldier
Dynamite Headdy
Ristar
Comix Zone
Shadowrun
Monster World IV
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Ranger-X
Battlemania 2
Ecco: The Tides of Time
The Story of Thor (Beyond Oasis)
M.U.S.H.A.
NBA Jam T.E.
Flashback
Starflight
Alisia Dragoon

Such an amazing console.

 

[Jimnymebob]

1. Sonic 2
2. Streets of Rage 3
3. Streets of Rage
4. Sonic the Hedgehog
5. Dynamite Headdy
6. Battletoads
7. The Lion King
8. Revenge of Shinobi
9. Mazin Wars
10. Earthworm Jim

I don't think I'm missing anything, but I probably am.

 

[MaverickHunterAsh]

1. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
2. Streets of Rage 2
3. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
4. Sonic the Hedgehog
5. Rocket Knight Adventures
6. Ristar
7. Gunstar Heroes
8. Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
10. Skitchin'

 

[bob_arctor]

LOVE me some Sega Genesis. I can only do a quick list of 5 though for now, in no particular order:

Phantasy Star IV
Quackshot
MUSHA
Gaiares
Rolling Thunder 2

Many, many more I left out. Such a badass system.

 

[Lord British]

1. Sonic 3 and Knuckles
2. Sonic the Hedgehog
3. Dashin' Desperadoes
4. Streets of Rage 2
5. Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
6. Dynamite Headdy
7. The Addams Family
8. Gunstar Heroes
9. Contra Hard Corps
10. Rocket Knight Adventures

Wonderful console.

 

[Dragon Puncher]

My first console and one of have probably spend thousands of hours on through the years, so this is super influenced by nostalgia.

1. Mortal Kombat 2
2. Streets of Rage 2
3. Sparkster
4. NBA Jam
5. Mickey Mania
6. Sonic the Hedgehog
7. Golden Axe
8. Gunstar Heroes
9. Revenge of Shinobi
10. Quarkshot

Really awesome console overall, I could easily make a top 20. I have always been in love with the Mega Drive sound chip and good music goes a long way.

 

[AerialAir]

1.Sonic 3 & Knuckles
2.Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure
3.Rocket Knight Adventures
4.Streets of Rage 2
5.NBA Jam
6.Dragon Ball Z
7.Phantasy Star II
8.Shining Force II
9.Pier Solar and the Great Architects
10.Shadowrun

 

[Earthpainting]

1. Castlevania: Bloodlines - Probably my favourite "classic" style Castlevania, in spite of it not adhering to the old formula all that well. It was the first time where the level design and mechanics clicked with me for the series. It's probably the Mega Drive game I've played the most.
2. Gunstar Heroes - I'm usually not big into Contra-style run and gun types of games, but Gunstar Heroes knows how to make me ignore my genre biases. It's hard and fast, and keeps you on your toes. Definitely one of the most exciting titles on the system.
3. Monster World IV - I don't know if this one is cheating, since I technically didn't play this game until it got ported to another system. I do adore it though. It's a platformer with an interesting world, cute mechanics and a relaxed and pleasant mood.
4. Rocket Knight Adventure - Creative, fast and varied. Basically everything I liked about Gunstar Heroes, but poured into a more traditional platformer mould, and dialled the cuteness factor to 11.
5. Cosmic Spacehead - Not sure if a lot of people have played this one, but it's an experimental hybrid between a platformer and point and click adventure. The game is weird and silly, but it's part of its charm.
6. Revenge of Shinobi - This game is pretty much what I expected from a next generation "Ninja Gaiden". It's got a steep learning curve, but once you get a feel for it, it's pretty fair.
7. Strider - Pretty good port of the arcade game, which is such an easy game to pick up and play and have a great time with. Strider's big gimmick is that every wall surface is climbable, and it's fun and cool from start to finish.
8. Beyond Oasis - It was sold to me as "Zelda on SEGA", and while I see some similarities, I think it does enough of its own to stand by itself in the action adventure genre.
9. Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster’s Hidden Treasure - I only discovered this one last year, and I couldn't put it down. While simple and traditional, the game plays well and is a lot of fun.
10. Scooby Doo Mystery - The second point and click adventure game in my list, on a system that really isn't known for these types of games. Well, it's on here anyway, because I love Scooby Doo and this is in my opinion the best Scooby game out there. The series is a great fit for the genre, and this one in particular proves why. A good mystery, a spoopy location, and a fake monster is all I need.

EDIT
Looks like I forgot a game I really like, so the last in my list gets demoted to honourable mention:

World Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse And Donald Duck - I originally wasn't a huge fan of this game until I played it in co-op. The game is gorgeous, and uses co-operative elements in ways that you just didn't see at the time. The game is still fine in single-player, but it didn't really do enough to leave an impression.​

 

[cireza]

No order :
Phantasy Star IV
Phantasy Star II
Shining Force II
Landstalker
Beyond Oasis
Light Crusader
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Rocket Knight Adventure
Castlevania
Gunstar Heroes

Honorable mentions :
Dune
Contra Hard Cops
Streets of Rage III
Flashback
Outrun 2019

 

[Tizoc]

So given that some Japanese games are missing from that list, can we vote for them?

Of course you can, if it's a Genesis game and falls into the op's note than yes it counts.

 

[lohankain]

1. Shining Force 2
2. Streets of Rage
3. Road Rash 3
4. Sonic The Hedgehog
5. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
6. Moonwalker
7. Shadow Dancer
8. Golden Axe
9. Super Monaco GP
10. Virtua Racing

 

[Stevey]

1 Kid Chameleon
2 Sonic 2
3 Sonic 3 and Knuckles
4 Sonic the Hedgehog
5 Eco The Dolphin
6 Streets of Rage 2
7 Streets Of Rage
8 Toe Jam and Earl 2 Panic on Funkotron
9 Aladdin
10 Jungle Strike

 

[Loona]

Streets Of Rage 2 - The grand champion - all it was missing were the team moves from SoR1, and the planned ability to play Shiva in Versus ode, really
Strider - It was amazing to see Strider Hiryu move in all sorts of inclined surfaces and hanging from stuff, and the whole game was composed of amazing moments. Maskless Hiryu is the best.
Sonic The Hedgehog - A worthy representative of what the Megadrive was capable of. It managed to get a lot of mileage out of simple controls and mechanics, and even if the game was meant to show off speed but got slowed down for the European version, in a couple of cases that made the music better.
Shadow Dancer - Classic. Simple mechanics supporting amazing set pieces. Who cares if your ninja and his dog aren't looking stealthy when the very first thing you deal with is the whole damn city on fire and cracking in half with earthquakes, not to mention later stuff like the Statue of Liberty level.
Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - Simple, pretty, fun, and the last boss is called Mizrabel, what's not to like?
Street Fighter ll: Special Championship Edition - This one took a lot of time to reach the Megadrive, so it was nice that it basically provided both Champion Edition and Turbo.
Fatal Fury - I enjoyed this while waiting for SF, but it was pretty fun to play with friends as you could use all the bosses in that mode, even Geese, even if sometimes matches degenerated into "slide wars" (mostly using Joe, Duck King and Geese)
Revenge of Shinobi - I still prefer Shadow Dancer in this series, but hey, you fight Spiderman, Batman and Godzilla
Road Rash - I actually don't remember the gameplay differences between RR 1 and 2 that well, but I enjoyed the game and its concept, so mentioning the 1st one by default.
Might And Magic: Gates To Another World - I never got to finish this one, but it still amazes me how detailed the manual was (as in, every map was there), and yet playing through it the world seemed inconceivably large and beyond understanding, even if it wasn't graphically impressive.

Honorable mentions:
Alisia Dragoon - I didn't actually get to play this, but my GF likes it, so mentioning it for her
Quackshot - this looked so damn good
Greendog - neat environments and incredibly chill music
Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker - loved the music, great use of the regular moves to trigger events in the stages, especially when used as alternatives to the game's magic system, which actually consumed your life bar
Micro Machines - I was never much into racing games, but this got to be fun once I got to grips with the controls.

 

[Pouh]

1) Shinobi 3
2) Contra Hard Cops
3) Gunstar Heroes
4) Yu Yu Hakusho Makyou Toitsusen
5) Streets of Rage 2
6) Thunder Force 4
7) Story of Thor
8) Soleil
9) Zombies Ate My Neighbors
10) Quackshot

 

[Zerojul]

Coming up with an order was very hard but I went with my favorites, with total subjectivity. Here goes :

1 - MUSHA Aleste (yes it's my favorite)
2 - Revenge of Shinobi
3 - Monster World IV
4 - Ghouls'n Ghosts
5 - Sonic 2
6 - Thunder Force III (III > IV IMO)
7 - Shadow Dancer
8 - Strider
9 - Streets of Rage
10 - Golden Axe

Honorable mentions :
Sword of Vermillion, Quackshot, Castle of Illusion, Gaiares, Arrow Flash, Altered Beast, Midnight Resistance, Phantsay Star II/III/IV and too many others...

 

[Baleoce]

1. Land Stalker
2. Shining Force II
3. Gunstar Heroes
4. Sonic 2
5. Streets of Rage II
6. Shinobi III
7. Streets of Rage
8. Revenge of Shinobi
9. Rocket Knight Adventures
10. Quackshot

 

[CaviarMeths]

1. Shining Force II
2. Phantasy Star IV
3. Sonic the Hedgehog
4. Columns
5. Golden Axe II
6. Phantasy Star II
7. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
8. Shinobi III
9. The Revenge of Shinobi
10. Ecco the Dolphin

 

[Black Mantis]

Streets of Rage 2
Sonic the Hedgehog
Gunstar Heroes
Flashback: Quest For Identity
Soleil
Revenge Of Shinobi (The)
Road Rash 2
Super Street Fighter ll
Thunder Force IV
World Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse And Donald Duck

Definitely more I could include, but I'm happy with this list. Such a great system.

 

[Spwn]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2. Shadow Dancer
3. ToeJam & Earl
4. Mickey Mania
5. ToeJam & Earl 2: Panic on Funkotron
6. Batman
7. Rolo To The Rescue
8. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
9. Pat Riley Basketball
10. Chiki Chiki Boys

 

[jroc74]

Madden and Live woulda dominated my list. EA sport games played so much better on Sega consoles vs Nintendo's.

For some reason I only played Temco sport games on Nintendo consoles.

 

[Melchiah]

1. Shadow of the Beast
2. Altered Beast
3. Strider
4. Ghouls and Ghosts
5. Golden Axe
6. Double Dragon
7. California Games
8. Outrun
9. Lemmings
10. Risk

I played all of them on Amiga though.

 

[Wonko_C]

1.- Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
2.- The Revenge of Shinobi
3.- Shinobi III: Return of The Ninja Master
4.- Strider
5.- Streets of Rage 2
6.- Batman
7.- Valis III
8.- Ghouls 'N Ghosts
9.- Mystic Defender
10.- Rolling Thunder 2

 

[hodgy100]

1. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
2. Ristar
3. Crusader of Centy
4. The Adventures of Batman and Robin
5. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
6. Streets of Rage 2
7. Comix Zone
8. Pier Solar
9. The Lion King
10. Aladdin

 

[Possumowner]

1:Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2:Gunstar Heroes
3:Kid Chameleon
4:Land Stalker
5:Thunderforce(all of them)
6:Toe,Jam n Earl
7:Jungle Strike
8:MUSHA Aleste
9:Shining force 2
10hantasy Star IV

Lots n lots of great games on the Megadrive/Genesis.Great system.

 

[oneida]

Shinobi III
Streets of Rage 2
Phantasy Star IV
Castlevania Bloodlines
Sonic 2
Beyond Oasis
Altered Beast (yup)
Shining Force
Contra Hard Corps
Golden Axe

i know we all played it, but shit ain't even top 50

Altered Beast is a great game and I hope someday you embrace it.

 

[Novel Mike]

1. Phantasy Star 4
2. Shining Force
3. Shining Force 2
4. Sonic 3 and Knuckles
5. Phantasy Star 2
6. Sonic 2
7. Rocket Knight Adventures
8. Sonic 1
9. Vectorman
10. Stryder

 

[Klart]

I think I'm the only one with General Chaos in my list.

1. Streets of Rage 2
2. Toejam & Earl
3. NBA Jam
4. Streets of Rage
5. Sonic & Knuckles
6. Mega Bomberman
7. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
8. Sonic the Hedgehog
9. TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist
10. General Chaos


Honorable mentions:
Eternal Champions, Landstalker, Sonic, Comix Zone, Sonic 3, Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage 3, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, Golden Axe, Altered Beast, Micro Machines, Fever Pitch, FIFA, ToeJam & Earl Panic on Funkotron, MK 2 & 3

 

[RMI]

It isn't until I stop to think back about all of the really incredible games that I enjoyed on the Genesis, that I realize I may have liked it more than the SNES. It's close.

1) Phantasy Star II - this game is what started me on RPGs (the music in this game omg)
2) Gunstar Heroes
3) Ghouls and Ghosts
4) Shadow Dancer
5) Shining Force 2
6) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
7) Herzog Zwei
8) Streets of Rage 2
9) Flashback: Quest for Identity
10) Mutant League Football

there are a lot of other games that I really enjoyed which didn't make it, like NHL 94, NBA Jam, some jet fighter game with a first person view i can never remember the name of (you fight a red boss jet on most levels), Forgotten Worlds, Golden Axe, Eternal Champions, Ecco, etc etc the list is quite long. What a fantastic system.

 

[Sojiro]

Great console, I remember getting mine for super cheap when a K-Mart was going out of business in my town when I was a kid. Before that, I had only ever touched Nintendo consoles. While I still probably preferred the SNES, Genesis was an amazing console as well.

1. Phantasy Star IV
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3. Shining Force II
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 3&K
5. Shinobi 3
6. Dynamite Headdy
7. Contra Hard Corps
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
9. General Chaos (Not many people seemed to play this, my buddy and I LOVED it when we were kids, can't remember any games like it growing up, its really good)
10. Vectorman

 

[amardilo]

Here is my list:

1. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
2. Sonic The Hedgehog
3. Streets of Rage
4. Revenge Of Shinobi (The)
5. Mortal Kombat ll
6. Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
7. Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker
8. X-Men 2: Clone Wars
9. WWF: Super Wrestlemania
10. Spider-Man

 

[RMI]

9. General Chaos (Not many people seemed to play this, my buddy and I LOVED it when we were kids, can't remember any games like it growing up, its really good)

I played a lot of this. it was super fun with a friend.

 

[Firemind]

I've only read the first page and where is Wonder Boy in Monster World in these lists?