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Kill your babies - Megadrive Edition

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  • 21-06-2017 6:49pm
    #1
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    Games are taken from a list of best selling games on the system. I took out American sports games and a few total duds (*cough* Rise of the Robots) unless it was iconic to the system. I grouped together games in a series as well so as not to offend people by cherry picking my personal favourite (Sonic 2 in other words).

    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Fifa (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    Gunstar Heroes
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Let the slaughter commence.

    Which is the king of kill? 10 votes

    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    0% 0 votes
    Shining in the Darkness
    100% 10 votes


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 794 ✭✭✭pasta-solo


    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Fifa (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    Gunstar Heroes
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Moonwalker was an interesting curiosity, but a pretty dull game!


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Fifa (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    Gunstar Heroes
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Getting rid of Street Fighter. I was forced to play with a three button pad so it was almost unplayable. Couldn't convince folks to buy a pad just for one game


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Lads can we calm down a bit. Altered Beast is still on the list!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    My favourite game is not on the list :( my baby is safe lol :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Lads can we calm down a bit. Altered Beast is still on the list!

    I liked it :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 794 ✭✭✭pasta-solo


    Was gonna go with Altered Best, but I think I liked it at the time. Does not hold up though!


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    My favourite game is not on the list :( my baby is safe lol :)

    Out of curiosity what was it?


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,458 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Fifa (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    Gunstar Heroes
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Slashing Gunstar Heroes. Real 6/10 game I think.

    *leaves thread with troll face, never to post again*


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Johnny you are going to hell for that one along with all the editors of Edge magazine.

    Best megadrives game ever gone and altered best still left standing.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Out of curiosity what was it?

    General Chaos


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    General Chaos

    Ah, rubbish single player. Awesome in multi. If it makes it easier it narrowly missed out on the list.


  • Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭Sieghardt


    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Fifa (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    Gunstar Heroes
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Street Fighter 2 Special Championship edition
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Death to Fifa, everyone knows World Cup Italia 90 was superior


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Aladdin gone. Looks amazing. Plays worse than the SNES game.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Ristar.

    Remember feeling this tried to be a Sonic and Mario go between and failing.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,353 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Sonic the Hedgehog just wasn't all that good. A speed demon on a 4:3 screen? It just wasn't fun.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭penev10


    Where's Crackdown, Midnight Resistance, Hellfire, Gynoug, Gain Ground, Arcus Odyssey???

    Was thinking the mega drive was terrible until I remembered those gems.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭jooksavage


    No Alien Soldier, Pitfall or Toy Story? Pity. They came out towards the end of the Mega-Drive's life but they proved the old console could still deliver.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    I don't think we need to keep criticizing the list do we? Rather be thankful that someone went to the trouble of doing it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭jooksavage


    fixxxer wrote: »
    I don't think we need to keep criticizing the list do we? Rather be thankful that someone went to the trouble of doing it.

    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    That's fair enough. I'm gonna say Altered Beast. I bought a Mega-Drive after playing Streets of Rage 2 on my neighbour's machine. I was soooo disappointed with AB: looked great but was so clunky I thought my new joypads were busted.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Virtual Racing is gone
    Didn't enjoy it as a racer at all.


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    penev10 wrote: »
    Where's Crackdown, Midnight Resistance, Hellfire, Gynoug, Gain Ground, Arcus Odyssey???

    Was thinking the mega drive was terrible until I remembered those gems.

    Crackdown, gain ground and hellfire werent big sellers. Gynoug almost got on the list but I thought thunder force 4 better served in its place. Arcus odyssey was never released in Europe. Midnight resistance is on the list.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    jooksavage wrote: »
    No Alien Soldier, Pitfall or Toy Story? Pity. They came out towards the end of the Mega-Drive's life but they proved the old console could still deliver.

    Alien soldier didn't sell well at all. Anyway Gunstar Heroes has been scientifically proven to be a better game.

    Pitfall again didn't sell that we'll and I didn't feel it defined the mega drive. It's also a good if not stellar game.

    Toy Story almost got on the list but I feel it was a bit cap even if it was a technical miracle on the system.


  • Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭nicedryturf


    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Sensible Soccer. I could never understand how anyone liked this. It might be less awful than some of the competition (up yours KICK OFF you piece of crap) but it didn't have the polish or panache of FIFA. And the players moved like caffinated fleas.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭tailgunner


    Aladdin
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
    Chuck Rock 2
    Comix Zone
    Dynamite Headdy
    Earthworm Jim
    Ecco the Dolphin (series)
    Flashback
    Golden Axe
    James Pond 2: Robocod
    Mega Turrican
    Micro Machines 2
    Midnight Resistance
    Mortal Kombat 2
    NBA Jam
    Phantasy Star (2, 3 and 4)
    Probotector/Contra Hard Corp
    Ristar
    Road Rash (1, 2 and 3)
    Robocop vs terminator
    Rocket Knight Adventures
    Sensible Soccer
    Shining Force (1 + 2)
    Shining in the Darkness
    Sonic the Hedgehog (1, 2, 3 + Knuckles)
    Streets of Rage (1, 2 and 3)
    Strider
    Strike series (Desert, Jungle and Urban)
    The Revenge of Shinobi
    The Story of Thor
    Thunderforce 4
    ToeJam and Earl
    Virtua Racing
    Wonderboy in Monster World
    World of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

    Goodbye Earthworm Jim, you weird, weird game. Probably the most amount of time I've spent on a game without ever finishing it.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    The underwater stage of earthworm Jim was complete bull****

    They hide the oxygen recharge that is essential for beating the stage behind a fake wall. **** you level designer.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    The underwater stage of earthworm Jim was complete bull****

    They hide the oxygen recharge that is essential for beating the stage behind a fake wall. **** you level designer.

    What a cartoon though :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,470 ✭✭✭SolvableKnave


    Sensible Soccer. I could never understand how anyone liked this.

    :eek: 'Twas a brilliant game, and coded by two mates if I'm not mistaken. Endless hours of fun with in on the C64. Turning banana shots up to full in the settings allowed you to curl the ball around yourself and still score.
    fixxxer wrote: »
    What a cartoon though :P

    Earthworm Jim, through the soil he did crawl.
    Earthworm Jim, a super suit did fall..:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭nicedryturf


    :eek: 'Twas a brilliant game, and coded by two mates if I'm not mistaken. Endless hours of fun with in on the C64. Turning banana shots up to full in the settings allowed you to curl the ball around yourself and still score.

    Yeah some people loved it and it got good reviews but it never "felt" like football to me. The pace felt too frantic. It used to ruin FIFA for me too - after playing SS for 15 minutes, the more realistically-paced FIFA players moved like geriatrics stuck in treacle.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,470 ✭✭✭SolvableKnave


    Yeah some people loved it and it got good reviews but it never "felt" like football to me. The pace felt too frantic. It used to ruin FIFA for me too - after playing SS for 15 minutes, the more realistically-paced FIFA players moved like geriatrics stuck in treacle.

    That's the thing though. It was more an arcadey footy game than anything. I don't think they tried to make it a realistic game like FIFA and PES did.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    and was ultimately much better on it's native Amiga :D


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