My man! I'm glad to see love for the genesis! I bought some broken ones off eBay to bring them back to life, and I am rediscovering my childhood love. As a kid all I knew was sonic and now I'm blown away by so many interesting titles the console got.
I never played world of Illusion until I got my sega mini consoles. But castle of Illusion is in my top 20 games on Genesis. Road Rash 2 is also on in my top 20. Such a fun series. Recently I've been playing Shining Force again. Probably my favorite Sega Genesis game of all time. Every 2-3 years I end up going back in that game and complete it all over again. It's actually one of the games that got me thru Hurricane Milton recently. After the storm was over and had no power I would charge my phone and switch at domino's pizza. One of the few places open for a few days in my area. But then when changed I played shining force a ton lol anyways great picks here and take care. Oh and the skit was funny and liked the ToeJam and Earl music part lol
Flicky, not going to lie I have never played it on OG hardware or even heard of it until I got my switch. But that game is legitimately so fun and so hard, so simple.
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf was one of the few Genesis games I got to play as a kid and it was so addicting. I agree, how this series didn't continue is beyond me.
Too funny! I love the beginning of the video! Great selection, too, I love me some Road Rash 2! Clone Wars was the better of the two game on the Genesis, but that's just me, awesome video friend!
Those skits were hilarious, great job! The Adventures of Batman & Robin… I have it too, it’s a technical showpiece. Jay, can I recommend one for you?McDonald’s Treasureland Adventure by Treaaure. its like the sweetest piece of candy you’ve ever tasted - laced in acid. 😂
I officially made it the summer of the GameCube and Wii for me. I've been going back and playing games that I never beat during my days in college. Windwaker and Twilight Princess, Mario Sunshine and Mario Galaxy 2, a little Pikmin... Also, honorable mention Okami. It's from the PS2, but it came out around the same time.
I never had a genesis as a kid but I had friends and family that did and I remember playing sonic the hedgehog 2 the most along with streets of rage. Man those were some good times and great games
Love seeing your new set up!!! So glad you have the new space! Love the beginning lol, definitely some great picks in here….those x-men games are fantastic! Have you played the newer Toejam and Earl on the Xbox? It’s pretty great! Streets of Rage was the first console game my daughter beat with me. Love this vid my friend! ❤️🎮
As always, your enthusiasm is refreshing. I can't say I was as fond of the Genesis Mega Man game as you are (have you tried Mega Man: The Sequel Wars? So, soooo much better), but Streets of Rage 2 is always a delight. Also, some of these games appeared on the Genesis Mini, a console I strongly recommend to everyone.
@@jessragan6714 I love Wily Wars, but I'm also firmly it's target audience, so I bare no ill will towards anyone that isn't as jazzed about it as me. 😜 I've not played the Sequel Wars - I didn't even know it existed - but it sounds like my weekend plans are now sorted. Cannot agree more on the Genesis Mini as a must own. It, as much as anything, is responsible for this channel even existing in it's current state - my coverage of the original Mini was my first video to ever hit, and I realized that maybe there was something to talking about retro games. 😁
Loved the intro and maybe next year will be the summer of Super Nintendo 🤷🏼♀️ Sega Genesis is a fantastic console though, and while I didn't have one growing up, my brother did and so did Scott. Can definitely appreciate the love for Sonic Streets of Rage, Yes, the console just is a plethora of beat em ups. I say you're totally fine to include the retrobit release. I need to look up some easy Sega Genesis games to slowly break myself back into the system and being better at retro games LOL. Bloodlines is high up on my list to complete but my gosh the frustration.
First, stop calling the Mega Drive Genesis 😂 Sonic forced my hand into jumping into the console space on '91, Desert Strike kept me on it ❤ Ah, Streets of Rage, arguably one of the most talked about games in the history of video games 😉 Great vid as always 👌
Honestly, as soon as I find any. 😔 I've stuck out completely on 32x and CD this year. Genesis, Master System, Dreamcast, Saturn - heck, even the Mark III is going to be represented!
EA did continue the strike games a bit for the Playstation with Soviet Strike and Nuclear Strike. Few people talk about Urban strike on genesis though. Fantastic series that holds up. Really this list is good shows the must play games for genesis that have held up over time. For me Herzog Zwei is my favorite genesis game. I return to it regularly, there is a learning curve which is probably why its not more highly sought after. But its absolutely the game I needed to cool off from all these intense arcade games. If you liked desert strike you might like it. I like to joke I have a special delivery when I air drop a tank on the enemy base.
My go to genesis games are RBI Baseball 94 those graphics and music to me, best baseball video game right under Baseball Stars 1 and 2 Neo Geo games. Gunstar Heroes this game one the most action packed games ever. Minnesota Fats pool relaxing with cool jazzy music. Mercs Capcom classic with 2 modes of gameplay. Super Tecmo Bowl one of a kind, no explanations needed. Revenge of Shinobi you get to fight Spider-Man, Batman, Godzilla, and Terminator if you got import version before modded US version. Acme All Stars another Konami classic with multiple sports games Phantasy Star 4 Shining Force Street of Rage 2
I love the strike series though I have them on the super nintendo. Does urban strike suffer terrible slowdown on the genesis because the super version does
Y'know, I never did get the love for the Road Rash games. Ok, I mean, I get that motorcycle racing is rad, and beating up your opponent is cool ON PAPER, but I never felt the execution lived up to the concept. The scrolling hurt my eyes. The fighting was janky. The music was... an acquired taste (i.e. I hated it). I may be remembering wrong, but were there even sound effects for the actual motorcycles? How could you miss that very critical detail in a motorcycle game?! Anyway, I say all this to say, Desert Strike is the best in the Strike series, and yes, I would definitely love to see a reboot/remake.
I hear everything you're saying about Road Rash. It's definitely not for everyone, and that's totally ok. :) And you're 100% spot on about the motorcycle sound effects!
@@SquarePegs Haha thanks for your reply! I wasn't ragging on your pick, per se; just the game in general. I just saw a video recently of Road Rash's spiritual successor, Road Revolution, and it seems like every gripe I had about the original 2 have been addressed and corrected in fantastic fashion!
Yeah so? Why do a lot of people have to mention the year we are in like we aren't supposed to play older consoles & just play the current ones? Anyways I always play my Sega Genesis or whatever retro console. I love all the games you listed except for Toe Jam & Earl & Desert Strike. The X-Men games are really hard. So is the Batman & Robin. I owned the 1st X-Men game back in the day. This was wat before youtube & Magazines were not as accessible for knowledge. I had no idea that you had to press reset on your console to progress to the last level of the game.
@@tonyp9313 For me, I mention the year for no other reason that to illustrate that even 30+ years after it's release, it (retro gaming) is still the preferred way to play for me. It's also a handy metric when I do these videos to just reference the title to determine when the last time I'd covered the console was, rather than having to dive deeper into analytics. ;) Thanks for watching!
@@SquarePegs Yeah very cool. That's also my prefered way to play after 30 years +....2D platfoming, controls that are precise, Turbo controllers too, codes in games, game genie codes to make them a lot easier, save states. Also games are just 1 hour on avg some lesser & some a bit more like 2 hours. New modern consoles like PS5, don't need them...Games are like 30-100 hours, 3D a lot of exploring etc, no codes what so ever or cheats to make the games easier, no turbo controllers nothing.. online is cool, but if I don't like the games then online is not as good.
@@SquarePegs yes. i say that because the mega drive version specifically is infamous for being basically one of the hardest games on the system (even on easy mode).
My man! I'm glad to see love for the genesis! I bought some broken ones off eBay to bring them back to life, and I am rediscovering my childhood love. As a kid all I knew was sonic and now I'm blown away by so many interesting titles the console got.
The intro skit was hilarious. 😆 The Genesis has a lot of great games. I had one when I was younger and have great memories of Sonic and Road Rash.
I enjoyed it. Was nice to pamper myself. :D
I never played world of Illusion until I got my sega mini consoles. But castle of Illusion is in my top 20 games on Genesis. Road Rash 2 is also on in my top 20. Such a fun series. Recently I've been playing Shining Force again. Probably my favorite Sega Genesis game of all time. Every 2-3 years I end up going back in that game and complete it all over again. It's actually one of the games that got me thru Hurricane Milton recently. After the storm was over and had no power I would charge my phone and switch at domino's pizza. One of the few places open for a few days in my area. But then when changed I played shining force a ton lol anyways great picks here and take care. Oh and the skit was funny and liked the ToeJam and Earl music part lol
Renegade Ops (Sega) is kind of a spiritual successor to the Strike series. Streets of Rage 2 is the system seller for me.
That intro got me 😂. Well played.
What a great video, I loved the intro! I enjoy the Tazmania games on the Genesis. Thanks for sharing
Flicky, not going to lie I have never played it on OG hardware or even heard of it until I got my switch. But that game is legitimately so fun and so hard, so simple.
Fantastic list! VGM just sent me Desert Strike. I am excited to try it out. I had x-men 2 growing up so i cut my teeth of it properly.
Great video! I think couch Jay should visit the store in a few months. 😂
@@brianzfandom2151 I'll speak to him and see if he can pencil you in.😜
As someone who is trying to beef up his Genesis collection this helped me find a few I don't have!
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf was one of the few Genesis games I got to play as a kid and it was so addicting. I agree, how this series didn't continue is beyond me.
Nice intro lol.
My first game/love on Genesis was Boogerman. Ahh the good times
Too funny! I love the beginning of the video! Great selection, too, I love me some Road Rash 2! Clone Wars was the better of the two game on the Genesis, but that's just me, awesome video friend!
Thank you, my friend! Hope you're enjoying a well earned summer break. :)
Those skits were hilarious, great job!
The Adventures of Batman & Robin… I have it too, it’s a technical showpiece.
Jay, can I recommend one for you?McDonald’s Treasureland Adventure by Treaaure. its like the sweetest piece of candy you’ve ever tasted - laced in acid. 😂
I officially made it the summer of the GameCube and Wii for me. I've been going back and playing games that I never beat during my days in college. Windwaker and Twilight Princess, Mario Sunshine and Mario Galaxy 2, a little Pikmin... Also, honorable mention Okami. It's from the PS2, but it came out around the same time.
Another great video brother! Love the comedy bit my friend! Some fantastic titles for sure. I really need to pick up Streets of Rage 1 and 2 myself.
I never had a genesis as a kid but I had friends and family that did and I remember playing sonic the hedgehog 2 the most along with streets of rage. Man those were some good times and great games
No one ever talks about DUNE . It's a RTS on Genesis. And a Really good one. And the Strike series. Great games for the more serious side of Sega.😊😊
I legitimately didn't even KNOW there was a Dune game. Tracking it down!
The Pirates of Dark Waters deserved more. It was such an original idea.
I forgot all about the Strike games! I loved those as a kid
Love seeing your new set up!!! So glad you have the new space! Love the beginning lol, definitely some great picks in here….those x-men games are fantastic! Have you played the newer Toejam and Earl on the Xbox? It’s pretty great! Streets of Rage was the first console game my daughter beat with me. Love this vid my friend! ❤️🎮
I love the new ToeJam and Earl!! I was a day one Kickstarter backer. 😁
@@SquarePegs oh rad! Of course you were lol!
As always, your enthusiasm is refreshing. I can't say I was as fond of the Genesis Mega Man game as you are (have you tried Mega Man: The Sequel Wars? So, soooo much better), but Streets of Rage 2 is always a delight. Also, some of these games appeared on the Genesis Mini, a console I strongly recommend to everyone.
@@jessragan6714 I love Wily Wars, but I'm also firmly it's target audience, so I bare no ill will towards anyone that isn't as jazzed about it as me. 😜 I've not played the Sequel Wars - I didn't even know it existed - but it sounds like my weekend plans are now sorted.
Cannot agree more on the Genesis Mini as a must own. It, as much as anything, is responsible for this channel even existing in it's current state - my coverage of the original Mini was my first video to ever hit, and I realized that maybe there was something to talking about retro games. 😁
Loved the intro and maybe next year will be the summer of Super Nintendo 🤷🏼♀️
Sega Genesis is a fantastic console though, and while I didn't have one growing up, my brother did and so did Scott. Can definitely appreciate the love for Sonic Streets of Rage, Yes, the console just is a plethora of beat em ups. I say you're totally fine to include the retrobit release.
I need to look up some easy Sega Genesis games to slowly break myself back into the system and being better at retro games LOL. Bloodlines is high up on my list to complete but my gosh the frustration.
Sega time with Square Pegs
First, stop calling the Mega Drive Genesis 😂
Sonic forced my hand into jumping into the console space on '91, Desert Strike kept me on it ❤
Ah, Streets of Rage, arguably one of the most talked about games in the history of video games 😉
Great vid as always 👌
I loved Desert Strike! My go to game on the Genesis is Maximum Carnage...this game was awesome as a Spidey fan but never gets any love
I've always agreed that they should port all the strike games onto one game. It would sell like hot cakes
A haunting staring polter guy it's fantastic 😍
LOVE Polter Guy. Fantastic suggestion!!
Sega is what started it all for me. Probably why I buy so many Genesis games for 2nd chance
Loving the summer of Sega. So when do we get to the Sega CD games?
Honestly, as soon as I find any. 😔 I've stuck out completely on 32x and CD this year. Genesis, Master System, Dreamcast, Saturn - heck, even the Mark III is going to be represented!
EA did continue the strike games a bit for the Playstation with Soviet Strike and Nuclear Strike. Few people talk about Urban strike on genesis though. Fantastic series that holds up.
Really this list is good shows the must play games for genesis that have held up over time.
For me Herzog Zwei is my favorite genesis game. I return to it regularly, there is a learning curve which is probably why its not more highly sought after. But its absolutely the game I needed to cool off from all these intense arcade games. If you liked desert strike you might like it. I like to joke I have a special delivery when I air drop a tank on the enemy base.
10:26 one of the soundtracks I agree but nothing beats musha for me
I can respect that
My go to genesis games are
RBI Baseball 94 those graphics and music to me, best baseball video game right under Baseball Stars 1 and 2 Neo Geo games.
Gunstar Heroes this game one the most action packed games ever.
Minnesota Fats pool relaxing with cool jazzy music.
Mercs Capcom classic with 2 modes of gameplay.
Super Tecmo Bowl one of a kind, no explanations needed.
Revenge of Shinobi you get to fight Spider-Man, Batman, Godzilla, and Terminator if you got import version before modded US version.
Acme All Stars another Konami classic with multiple sports games
Phantasy Star 4
Shining Force
Street of Rage 2
The skit 👌🏼
Great games aren’t purely defined solely on graphics?!.
I love the strike series though I have them on the super nintendo. Does urban strike suffer terrible slowdown on the genesis because the super version does
Y'know, I never did get the love for the Road Rash games. Ok, I mean, I get that motorcycle racing is rad, and beating up your opponent is cool ON PAPER, but I never felt the execution lived up to the concept. The scrolling hurt my eyes. The fighting was janky. The music was... an acquired taste (i.e. I hated it). I may be remembering wrong, but were there even sound effects for the actual motorcycles? How could you miss that very critical detail in a motorcycle game?! Anyway, I say all this to say, Desert Strike is the best in the Strike series, and yes, I would definitely love to see a reboot/remake.
I hear everything you're saying about Road Rash. It's definitely not for everyone, and that's totally ok. :) And you're 100% spot on about the motorcycle sound effects!
@@SquarePegs Haha thanks for your reply! I wasn't ragging on your pick, per se; just the game in general. I just saw a video recently of Road Rash's spiritual successor, Road Revolution, and it seems like every gripe I had about the original 2 have been addressed and corrected in fantastic fashion!
Love most the games apart from toejam and earl I can't get into the game to be honest, also pirates is extremely expensive so never got to play it
Love your videos but saying Xmen 2 is better then the first one is one of the crazy things ive heard.
🤷♂️ It's all good, my man. It's just opinions. We're allowed to enjoy different things. :)
Yeah so? Why do a lot of people have to mention the year we are in like we aren't supposed to play older consoles & just play the current ones?
Anyways I always play my Sega Genesis or whatever retro console. I love all the games you listed except for Toe Jam & Earl & Desert Strike.
The X-Men games are really hard. So is the Batman & Robin. I owned the 1st X-Men game back in the day. This was wat before youtube & Magazines were not as accessible for knowledge. I had no idea that you had to press reset on your console to progress to the last level of the game.
@@tonyp9313 For me, I mention the year for no other reason that to illustrate that even 30+ years after it's release, it (retro gaming) is still the preferred way to play for me.
It's also a handy metric when I do these videos to just reference the title to determine when the last time I'd covered the console was, rather than having to dive deeper into analytics. ;)
Thanks for watching!
@@SquarePegs Yeah very cool. That's also my prefered way to play after 30 years +....2D platfoming, controls that are precise, Turbo controllers too, codes in games, game genie codes to make them a lot easier, save states. Also games are just 1 hour on avg some lesser & some a bit more like 2 hours.
New modern consoles like PS5, don't need them...Games are like 30-100 hours, 3D a lot of exploring etc, no codes what so ever or cheats to make the games easier, no turbo controllers nothing.. online is cool, but if I don't like the games then online is not as good.
kill me for this if you want i dont care but go play last crusade
Why would I want to kill you? :) Last Crusade as in Indiana Jones?
@@SquarePegs yes.
i say that because the mega drive version specifically is infamous for being basically one of the hardest games on the system (even on easy mode).