Earthion = Neo Geo quality shooter Lufthoheit = Pure coding magic Demon Claw = Best use of color / color theory Mega R-Type = Finally the arcade game at home Mega Final Fight = A labour of love ZPF = Magic mushrooms in cartridge form Irena = Also great use of color Sword OF the Apocalypse = Best visual design Windjammers = Perfect Neo Geo port Batman Returns = Pyron FTW Can´t believe we´re getting that kind of quality games!
Hi! A quick note from the development team of Go For It! (the fighting game shown at 07:52). As Mike (Retro Gamer Boy) has kindly explained previously, he accidentally uploaded the gameplay footage of our game running at 25 frames per second. The game runs smoothly at 60 frames per second, as shown on the footage posted to our social media accounts and TH-cam channel. We're working very hard on the project - and we hope people from all walks of life will enjoy the game when it's finally realized. Many, MANY thanks again to Retro Gamer Boy for using his voice to spotlight our project, and so many other amazing games coming to our beloved Mega Drive. Mike goes out of his way to promote the Mega Drive indie scene - and our community is so much better for it. Thank you, sir - for everything!
@iheartpizzallc1838, your game looks nice and all, but if there is one thing that I would ask that you do, it is to make the font, and the colors of your letters of the names of the fighters, easier to decipher, as their names are kind of hard to make out, to be honest.
@Даниил-з4ь4ф only released in Brazil by Tectoy. You play as an Indian who's pi$$ed off due to Satan himself building a circus over his land. Now he's out to get him with his bare fist & kicks. It's a really unique game with a really bizarre but not bad soundtrack.
Earthion is one I’ve been looking forward to for a long time! I think you are right, it’ll blow everything away! It’s the only game that feels like it picked up right where Sega left off back in the day!
Thanks for remembering that Zabu exists! We definitely won't be done in 2025, but we're still making steady progress and plan to release a second demo.
Жду с тех пор как вы его под lua и love2d делали. Чего кстати недоделали? годно же получалось, даже на андроид запускалось:) (блин коменты глючат, то улетит раньше времени то задвоиться)
@@playskin ну это прототип получился. Хотя мог стать полноценной игрой. Движок там полный, можно делать игори. Если делать прототип сейчас, бы сделал на Godot 4. А так делаем каждый день. Ничего особо не показываем. Разве подписчики YT видят.
Still hoping the Data East Robocop arcade port in the works makes it one day to the Mega Drive, would love it to finally have a close arcade port in the home. Looking forward to your coverage of MD Final fight 👊
Thanks for including our game Lufthoheit Mike !! Its always a pleasure watching your content. I cant help myself but support rhe many kickstarters coming 😂 So many games coming what a time to be a MD fan !
@@rafaelantonio6765 Unfortunately, due to being busy at work, I didn't have enough time to make a playable demo. The only thing I may have time to do is another video about the progress of the development.
Shadow Gangs Zero looks amazing! I understand that it's a multiplatform release on the Neo-Geo, Dreamcast, and modern systems too, but assuming that footage is on the Genesis/Mega Drive, then that's amazing! I was even just getting back into 2D ninja style games, and this combined with the new 2D Ninja Gaiden are exactly what I wanted
I can't believe we're getting a conversion of SNES Batman Returns on the MD. It already looks amazing, and one I'm looking forward to, as well as Space Hunter, Mega R-Type and a few others.
So many fantastic Genesis/MD games in the works. Absolutely can't wait for Earthion and ZPF, and Mega Final Fight is soooo sick. The demo blew me away, damn near arcade perfect.
Very cool video Mike. I almost thought the new Mega Drive games were slowing down but this is quite a list with a bunch of cool looking games I had not heard of before. I've been waiting for ZPF and Phantom Gear for years now so hopefully we'll see those finished this year.
All great games for sure Mike. I'm looking forward to DaemonClaw, Sovietborgs, and Shadow Gangs Zero from the list...Plus they are coming to Neo-Geo as well. 8^)
If you told me it was 1995 and this was the triple A releases for that year I would be impressed and happy I was still playing on my MD. Quite amazing the amount of development that is happening now. I know he stated not ready in 2025, but Castlevania symphony of the night is among my most anticipated games. Also post the Batman Returns announcement last week, I am really looking forward to that. The one that has really impressed me recently is Real Bout Fatal Fury. I believe development is still continuing on that one.
I’ve been waiting for you Mike to do a video like this showing all theses awesome new mega drive games we’re getting I feel so lucky and grateful to all those’d amazing talented people working to make new games for a console I love and grew up with and to be able to buy new MD/GEN games is just amazing 👍 great video as always Mike
There are some promising titles on the horizon for the Genesis. Earthion is the only one I really care about. It seems to be the only title that is pushing the hardware to its absolute limits. I have ZPF preordered as well. Maybe a handful of other titles I'll consider, depending on how development comes along. The fact that there are developers still making games for the system is truly incredible.
I would love to see some new special edition versions of Darius and Darius II and have them have all of the options of all of their different variants, as well as have options for two-player simultaneous support, the ability to be played on 4:3, as well as 16:9, widescreen ratios, to be played on multiple CRT televisions, or modern widescreen HDMI/4K televisions, and have a new upgrade option that is more like the upgrade option that is found in Darius Twin, Darius Force/Super Nova, Darius Gaiden, and Darius Gaiden Extra Version, along with an all new Mode in each video game, namely, that they can have each variant of theirs play with all of the Stages one Stage after the other Stage, for those people that want the most out of their experiences of these video games. The video games could be called Darius: Complete Edition and Darius II: Complete Edition. Meanwhile, Darius Twin, and Darius Force/Super Nova, could be reworked into its own long video game and called Darius III. Also, all three video games will appear on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and the SNES/NSFC.
How awesome of a time to collect Mega Drive games when there are still sooooo many titles in the pipeline? You perked my ears up with Super Metroid. Always happy to see more JRPGs (even if I don't make the time for them). Down for some Final Fight too! Lethal Wedding--ha ha, what? lol Ninjas with Uzis because, of course! Ha ha Longtime fan of SNES Batman Returns, so I'd be down to check this on out, especially with the co-op.
This is one heck of a list! Looks like the Mega Drive is gonna be feasting next year! Mega Man - The Sequel Wars: Episode Blue also come out next year. I'm also very curious about those secrets projects you couldn't mention! Thanks for another great video!
Wow, for the past few yrs of watcing your channel I've asked for you to do a video like this and you have never done one. I don't remember the reason why but I was like okay when you responded. So I am very happy to watch this and its awesome to see. This made my day :)
Thank you @retro game boy ! It’s crazy good to watch it ! I try to transmit it in my French channel … I can’t wait to test one of it. Thank you so much for you contents ! 🙂
Wow, what a lookout! Lethal Wedding was one (of several, I must admit) in this video that I don't remember seeing before, and I love the idea! Game looks awesome. Oh yes, what a year 2025 will be for the Mega Drive then 🎉
Sell the games and sync with the Guys that 1.make replacement game cases 2.does genesis repairs & upgrades like recapping & chip installation All from the retro gamer store Then big companies can have you as one of their retail sellers Retro fighter etc
We're also looking forward to the new Mega Drive games STREET FIGHTER 2 OMEGA with 3DO sprits on Sega Genesis (Hamoopig engine by Gamedevboos), The King Of Fighters Mega Drive (Hamoopig engine, game made by Rheogamer, Pyron and others).
Thanks mike for an excellent run down! Loved my MD back in the day and so cool to see it still getting so much love. Would appreciate a note of who the devs are under the game name (I sometimes miss it when you say). A lot of talented folks out there and I like to know who's doing what ;) Keep up the fantastic retro goodness mate!
31) Castlevania Symphony of the Night 32) Splatterhouse 33) P47 II MD 34) Shinobi (*) 35) Ghous'n Ghosts (*) (*) I know, those seems on hang indefinitirium...
Wowza! 2025 looking really good uh.... Batman Returns MD EPIC! Nightvein also looks right up my alley, very interested to see where that goes. Obviously alot of promising titles that look so good in this video. Thanks for the great content! :)
@@RetroGamerBoy Oh my.... i did not realise it was going to be free. This information, plus the video where you mentioned about recreating a reproduction cart. Oooosh that is the cherry on top. P.S Still waiting on that video ;) :P lol. As Christmas is very quickly approaching and will be upon us next week., I wish you and you're loved ones a very Merry Xmas. (Happy holidays.)
So happy that Genesis is getting so many fantastic games! There are many of talented friends delivering such beauties. But sad that Altered Beast 2 MD wasn't even mentioned ;(
Is this the Mega Drive's best year ever for game releases? (I'm kidding, but it's a crazy amount for such an old console) I do want to play all of these titles eventually. If I'da known in 1994 that MD development was going to be like this in 2025, I probably would have held onto my Model 1. I miss that thing, scars and all :(
I know this is not a popular opinion but I always preferred the Megadrive's crunchier sound over the Snes' sound chip tbh. Looking at this, there's something that many Indie Devs (who IMO are keeping the spirit of gaming alive) are overlooking - the sprites during the 16-bit era were more detailed than they were given credit for. As a child, the leap between Master System and Megadrive was MASSIVE, the detail of the sprites and parallax scrolling was insane compared to 8-bit games. A good chunk of the retro-inspired Indies claiming to be 16-bit inspired are often more reminiscent of their 8-bit counterparts IMO. NGL, I'd quite like to see some of those land on Steam.
Nice! I wish Streets of Rage 2: New Era, Streets of Rage X, and Streets of Rage REMAKE would be released on the Sega. I played them and they are all awesome games.
Not the best footage selection for all the games but there are a few I wasn't aware off and ended looking for them, some even seem a lot more awesome when played right.
@@RetroGamerBoy Yeah, my hacked SNES Mini is my preferred way of playing pretty much all classic retro games these days. It's just so convenient and fun. And, because it's hacked, it's not just a SNES, which is my personal favourite single console of all time, but now also a Genesis, Master System, NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, PC Engine, Neo Geo, Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, etc, all in one. It has actually quickly become my favourite gaming system ever at this point. And I'll definitely try a bunch of these games on it for sure.
It's shadow and highlight mode, it's a standard genesis hardware feature eg no special chips or anything. We are using the shadow effect on our game (Lufthoheit #4 in the list ) for our water affect - that's shadow transparency in the water. The mode can also do white transparency such as the outline on the ghosts.
I’m really loving the resurgence of retro style games. I’ve always felt the 2D , sprite style is an art in itself. Forgive Me for asking, are these titles actually put onto cartridges for a system that is over 30 years old! Also are these games licensed by Sega?! Will we see a plethora of new indie games/ series developed for these older systems to compete and combat with the recent (and failing) games market!?
Can't wait to get my hands on many of these titles! Thanks for keeping us upto date on the indie MD scene Mike, love your enthusiasm! Merry Christmas to you mate 👊
How the heck most of these games show so many colors on the Genesis? If the programers could do this in the 90s, between the CPU's speed AND colors, the Genesis would've been the undisputed winner of the console wars
Very good video, it's clear you are the best retrotuber around!! Just a question, Eldrich Monarch is still in development? i tried to support but kickstarter was ended under the main goal.
Спасибо. Также для Mega Drive в разработке игры: The Bagman (вдохновлено Clock Tower SNES) Into The Darkness (fantasy FPS) Legend of Leyria (new rpg) Mega Castlevania 4 Darkstalkers (fighting) Shinobi Epsilon Wave (shmup проще представленных здесь, но это работа одного человека и выглядит мило, так что пусть будет) The Weave (вдохновлено Loom от LucasArts) Super Star Wars Holiday Special Super Cyborg (порт инди-игры в стиле Контры, выходила на PC и XBOX)
Given fan-made ports being made for all kinds of classic series that get put on different older consoles that never saw a port, I'm surprised no huge fan of the super scaler titles like Thunder Blade have ported them to 32x as a fan-hobby-loveletter type thing.
30:41 Batman Returns MD - with 2 player coop and more enemies on-screen, this game will be incredible if it gets finished. 2nd player should be Robin, though...
1:01 This game looks so cool, but i gotta say those enemies are moving way too fast for how slowly the player's aiming reticle moves. Maybe if there was some auto-aim assist, or a twin stick configuration (both could be optional) it would be more manageable. Anyway I'll be keeping an eye on this one.
Earthion = Neo Geo quality shooter
Lufthoheit = Pure coding magic
Demon Claw = Best use of color / color theory
Mega R-Type = Finally the arcade game at home
Mega Final Fight = A labour of love
ZPF = Magic mushrooms in cartridge form
Irena = Also great use of color
Sword OF the Apocalypse = Best visual design
Windjammers = Perfect Neo Geo port
Batman Returns = Pyron FTW
Can´t believe we´re getting that kind of quality games!
It's so amazing to see you list those games. It's unbelievable we are getting all these.
@@PhoticSneezeOne yes, it's unbelivable. MD is still the best today
The Megadrive is getting more games than the PS5
It's funny because it almost seems true!
Than the ps5, yeah that joke hasn't been told to death already.
@@Spolupyo MD is the best console ever!
😂😂
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11 year old me is screaming with joy hearing that his favorite console is still getting games in 2025
I know and I can’t believe it
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Growing up, 1992 felt like the greatest year the Genesis/MD ever saw.
But the 2020s are coming close. What a time to be a Sega fan!
I agree definitely I can’t wait for all the new games I love it I can’t stop buying as I need all of them
Pra ficar melhor , poderia sair o tal neptune com preço justo . Então mais jogos sairiam pro 32x também.
@@olivieribassi647 I agree brother I for more 32x games too
It's amazing, to see so many new games. I love it.
Hi! A quick note from the development team of Go For It! (the fighting game shown at 07:52). As Mike (Retro Gamer Boy) has kindly explained previously, he accidentally uploaded the gameplay footage of our game running at 25 frames per second. The game runs smoothly at 60 frames per second, as shown on the footage posted to our social media accounts and TH-cam channel. We're working very hard on the project - and we hope people from all walks of life will enjoy the game when it's finally realized.
Many, MANY thanks again to Retro Gamer Boy for using his voice to spotlight our project, and so many other amazing games coming to our beloved Mega Drive. Mike goes out of his way to promote the Mega Drive indie scene - and our community is so much better for it. Thank you, sir - for everything!
The 25fps didn't do it justice!
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@iheartpizzallc1838, your game looks nice and all, but if there is one thing that I would ask that you do, it is to make the font, and the colors of your letters of the names of the fighters, easier to decipher, as their names are kind of hard to make out, to be honest.
I like look and characters
SO. MANY. AWESOME. GAMES.
'25 is gonna be a great year for gaming on our Mega Drives!
Totally, agree. There are also going to be some surprises next year.
Mark my words. One day, someone will find the source code to Nightmare Circus and complete it to a full, playable game.
What is Nightmare Circus is it a game?Never heard of it. Is it an old game or not?😅😉🤭
@Даниил-з4ь4ф only released in Brazil by Tectoy. You play as an Indian who's pi$$ed off due to Satan himself building a circus over his land. Now he's out to get him with his bare fist & kicks. It's a really unique game with a really bizarre but not bad soundtrack.
Fingers crossed 🤞
Earthion will blow everything away, it just is in it's own league.
Earthion looks amazing I Yuzo does a release for mega drive i would original box cartridge for my personal collection
Yup, it looks stunning
Earthion is one I’ve been looking forward to for a long time! I think you are right, it’ll blow everything away! It’s the only game that feels like it picked up right where Sega left off back in the day!
Thanks for remembering that Zabu exists! We definitely won't be done in 2025, but we're still making steady progress and plan to release a second demo.
Жду с тех пор как вы его под lua и love2d делали. Чего кстати недоделали? годно же получалось, даже на андроид запускалось:) (блин коменты глючат, то улетит раньше времени то задвоиться)
Same here I reckon our projectory is 2026
@@playskin It was mainly missing stage maps, characters, and proper enemy AI. Or to put it another way, it was basically a short technical demo.
@@playskin ну это прототип получился. Хотя мог стать полноценной игрой. Движок там полный, можно делать игори.
Если делать прототип сейчас, бы сделал на Godot 4.
А так делаем каждый день. Ничего особо не показываем. Разве подписчики YT видят.
You just need to work harder😅
We need a magazine in paper format, which compiles all the homebrew games developed for mega drive.
That would be very cool.
Mean machines SEGA😂😂
There is one called debug magazine
Still hoping the Data East Robocop arcade port in the works makes it one day to the Mega Drive, would love it to finally have a close arcade port in the home.
Looking forward to your coverage of MD Final fight 👊
That needs to happen. It's totally possible.
Thanks for including our game Lufthoheit Mike !! Its always a pleasure watching your content.
I cant help myself but support rhe many kickstarters coming 😂
So many games coming what a time to be a MD fan !
@shannonbirt9267, your game looks nice. I too have an idea for a side-scrolling shooter game as well.
@paxhumana2015 Thanks, wish you good progress in the development 👍
It's absolutely amazing to see what you're doing with the hardware.
31. Castlevania Symphony of the Night
32. Mega Castlevania IV
33. Castlevania Rondo of Blood
😁😄😆
To name but a few that are not in the video.
do we deserve a christmas demo?
@@rafaelantonio6765 Unfortunately, due to being busy at work, I didn't have enough time to make a playable demo. The only thing I may have time to do is another video about the progress of the development.
Great to see this channel growing so much.
😍 Wow 2025 will be one of the greatest Year for my Megadrive 😋 Final Fight, Demon Claw and Erathion are a must have!
Those games look stunning.
I feel like I'm high on crazy pills, reading that statement 😵💫
Shadow Gangs Zero looks amazing! I understand that it's a multiplatform release on the Neo-Geo, Dreamcast, and modern systems too, but assuming that footage is on the Genesis/Mega Drive, then that's amazing! I was even just getting back into 2D ninja style games, and this combined with the new 2D Ninja Gaiden are exactly what I wanted
What developers are doing with this old 16-bit hardware is amazing.
I can't believe we're getting a conversion of SNES Batman Returns on the MD. It already looks amazing, and one I'm looking forward to, as well as Space Hunter, Mega R-Type and a few others.
The ports look amazing, R-Type is a big one for me.
@RetroGamerBoy I've a feeling it's going to be the big release next year. I really can't wait for it.
@@RetroGamerBoy i like big sprites such as truxton
Great time to be a Genesis/MegaDrive fan!
Absolutely
Thank goodness for brazilian devs like Pyron. They do It for love and It shows.
Very Cool new games ✨✨💯 i hope if they make New MAME Arcade games like this, 🙏💔
So many fantastic Genesis/MD games in the works. Absolutely can't wait for Earthion and ZPF, and Mega Final Fight is soooo sick. The demo blew me away, damn near arcade perfect.
It's a stunning port.
Wow, the vast majority of these Sega Genesis/Mega Drive video games look awesome, and sound awesome as well.
Superb showcase.
My most hype games are Space Hunter and Phantom Gear. But many others are high quality stuff.
Hopefully they all have sound tests in the options menu because the music in all of these slaps!
I guess it's subjective.
I appreciate all your videos man, it's always nice when you make a video with things I haven't seen.
Anytime.
Very cool video Mike. I almost thought the new Mega Drive games were slowing down but this is quite a list with a bunch of cool looking games I had not heard of before. I've been waiting for ZPF and Phantom Gear for years now so hopefully we'll see those finished this year.
They seem to be increasing.
All great games for sure Mike. I'm looking forward to DaemonClaw, Sovietborgs, and Shadow Gangs Zero from the list...Plus they are coming to Neo-Geo as well. 8^)
That's always a bonus.
There's a ton here that leave me excited to play, but let's be real, we'll be lucky if 3 of these come out this year.
I think a 3rd of this will make it out.
love the channel i listen to it while i drive in and out from work . keeps me up to date on all my gaming stuff . thank you
I hope I don't send you to sleep with my dulcet tones 😂
If you told me it was 1995 and this was the triple A releases for that year I would be impressed and happy I was still playing on my MD. Quite amazing the amount of development that is happening now. I know he stated not ready in 2025, but Castlevania symphony of the night is among my most anticipated games. Also post the Batman Returns announcement last week, I am really looking forward to that. The one that has really impressed me recently is Real Bout Fatal Fury. I believe development is still continuing on that one.
I’ve been waiting for you Mike to do a video like this showing all theses awesome new mega drive games we’re getting I feel so lucky and grateful to all those’d amazing talented people working to make new games for a console I love and grew up with and to be able to buy new MD/GEN games is just amazing 👍 great video as always Mike
I never would have thought 15 years ago that we would be talking about 30 new MD Geni games. It's amazing.
There are some promising titles on the horizon for the Genesis. Earthion is the only one I really care about. It seems to be the only title that is pushing the hardware to its absolute limits.
I have ZPF preordered as well. Maybe a handful of other titles I'll consider, depending on how development comes along.
The fact that there are developers still making games for the system is truly incredible.
Sword of the Apocalypse is also a good contender for most visually impressive I think.
Hell, here in 2025, I’m more excited about the Genesis/Mega Drive than ever before!
Loads of games on here I would love to play but are downloadable only - please make more cartage based games for our retro console!
This - needs a physical release to seal the deal
Second
2:15 blast processing 😱😱😱
Yeah man
..blast processing working hard for your entertainment !
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Oh? 2025 wird es für das SMD ein gutes Jahr werden! 🙃
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I would love to see some new special edition versions of Darius and Darius II and have them have all of the options of all of their different variants, as well as have options for two-player simultaneous support, the ability to be played on 4:3, as well as 16:9, widescreen ratios, to be played on multiple CRT televisions, or modern widescreen HDMI/4K televisions, and have a new upgrade option that is more like the upgrade option that is found in Darius Twin, Darius Force/Super Nova, Darius Gaiden, and Darius Gaiden Extra Version, along with an all new Mode in each video game, namely, that they can have each variant of theirs play with all of the Stages one Stage after the other Stage, for those people that want the most out of their experiences of these video games. The video games could be called Darius: Complete Edition and Darius II: Complete Edition. Meanwhile, Darius Twin, and Darius Force/Super Nova, could be reworked into its own long video game and called Darius III. Also, all three video games will appear on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and the SNES/NSFC.
Earthion, Mega R-Type, and Mega Final Fight by far! That Metal Fury looks alright, and so does True Galactic Mission.
Fantastic video Mike. I'm looking forward to see a couple these games ready to buy and increase my mega drive collection.👍👍
Same here.
The game Go For it, It's getting wonderful.
That Chords game at 31:47 looks amazing 😉 Thanks for covering us Mike 😁
😅 I would love to do an indepth preview.
What is the music used for lufthonheit at 4:53?
Thanks Mike for compiling this video of 30 upcoming goodies! 🙏 Final Fight, R type and Shadow Gangs Zero are at the top of my wait list. 😍
Same here.
One note, Mike: I think the title on #29 is wrong, it shows as "True Galactic Mission", which is #30
Thanks for the correction.
Thanks Mike great video as always 😎👍🏼 best console ever!
How awesome of a time to collect Mega Drive games when there are still sooooo many titles in the pipeline?
You perked my ears up with Super Metroid. Always happy to see more JRPGs (even if I don't make the time for them).
Down for some Final Fight too! Lethal Wedding--ha ha, what? lol
Ninjas with Uzis because, of course! Ha ha
Longtime fan of SNES Batman Returns, so I'd be down to check this on out, especially with the co-op.
I need Sega Head to do a Master System version of this video.
@@RetroGamerBoy Seems he's back on TH-cam; produced video upload, and then a short....
It's SNES True Lies LOL.
Imagine using both 68000s from the Genesis AND Sega CD working in parallel, with the capacity from the CD and a RAM cart😱
This is one heck of a list! Looks like the Mega Drive is gonna be feasting next year!
Mega Man - The Sequel Wars: Episode Blue also come out next year. I'm also very curious about those secrets projects you couldn't mention! Thanks for another great video!
I think this list could have been nearly 50 games. But I only have so much time to put these together.
Wow, for the past few yrs of watcing your channel I've asked for you to do a video like this and you have never done one. I don't remember the reason why but I was like okay when you responded. So I am very happy to watch this and its awesome to see. This made my day :)
People always get in there before me, so I thought I'd try this year to get one out.
Thank you @retro game boy ! It’s crazy good to watch it ! I try to transmit it in my French channel … I can’t wait to test one of it. Thank you so much for you contents ! 🙂
Wow, what a lookout! Lethal Wedding was one (of several, I must admit) in this video that I don't remember seeing before, and I love the idea! Game looks awesome. Oh yes, what a year 2025 will be for the Mega Drive then 🎉
It might be better that the big AAA studios.
Sell the games and sync with the Guys that
1.make replacement game cases
2.does genesis repairs & upgrades like recapping & chip installation
All from the retro gamer store
Then big companies can have you as one of their retail sellers
Retro fighter etc
Good idea
Simply stunning...I bet those developers chose the Sega Genesis because Nintendon't policies.
Probably
I just want the Final Fight game for my megadrive! Played that game like crazy back in 1990!
Same here.
We're also looking forward to the new Mega Drive games STREET FIGHTER 2 OMEGA with 3DO sprits on Sega Genesis (Hamoopig engine by Gamedevboos), The King Of Fighters Mega Drive (Hamoopig engine, game made by Rheogamer, Pyron and others).
I still cannot get in contact with those guys. I would love to cover it.
Love your vids. Those graphics would really shine with a CRT TV type of filter.
Thanks mike for an excellent run down! Loved my MD back in the day and so cool to see it still getting so much love. Would appreciate a note of who the devs are under the game name (I sometimes miss it when you say). A lot of talented folks out there and I like to know who's doing what ;) Keep up the fantastic retro goodness mate!
31) Castlevania Symphony of the Night
32) Splatterhouse
33) P47 II MD
34) Shinobi (*)
35) Ghous'n Ghosts (*)
(*) I know, those seems on hang indefinitirium...
Mike, how do I order a physical copy of Sword of the Apocalypse? I can't find it on kickstarter anymore.
8:13 - Deadpool Western
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Love 'em all. Always feel like the MD homebrews don't quite nail the look of the console like the NES and GB ones tend to. Anyone know what I mean?
Possibly because the difference on resolutions but what do I know
The more advanced a console is, the more diverse its games can look. On a side note, Xeno Crisis is still the best indie MD game to me, by far.
The power of the console allows for more experimenting. Just look at the early MD games and then the last games to come out. It's night and day.
@RetroGamerBoy spot on there was a huge difference it evolved quite a bit
2025 is going to be another awesome year! there are a bunch of absolute bangers in that list, a few of these I already backed/pre-ordered.
Wowza! 2025 looking really good uh.... Batman Returns MD EPIC! Nightvein also looks right up my alley, very interested to see where that goes. Obviously alot of promising titles that look so good in this video. Thanks for the great content! :)
Batman looks stunning, and it's free which is always a bonus.
@@RetroGamerBoy Oh my.... i did not realise it was going to be free. This information, plus the video where you mentioned about recreating a reproduction cart. Oooosh that is the cherry on top. P.S Still waiting on that video ;) :P lol. As Christmas is very quickly approaching and will be upon us next week., I wish you and you're loved ones a very Merry Xmas. (Happy holidays.)
So happy that Genesis is getting so many fantastic games! There are many of talented friends delivering such beauties. But sad that Altered Beast 2 MD wasn't even mentioned ;(
Is this the Mega Drive's best year ever for game releases? (I'm kidding, but it's a crazy amount for such an old console)
I do want to play all of these titles eventually.
If I'da known in 1994 that MD development was going to be like this in 2025, I probably would have held onto my Model 1. I miss that thing, scars and all :(
I've got an MD game every year since it's release in the UK. This new games ensure I can continue that tradition.
I know this is not a popular opinion but I always preferred the Megadrive's crunchier sound over the Snes' sound chip tbh. Looking at this, there's something that many Indie Devs (who IMO are keeping the spirit of gaming alive) are overlooking - the sprites during the 16-bit era were more detailed than they were given credit for. As a child, the leap between Master System and Megadrive was MASSIVE, the detail of the sprites and parallax scrolling was insane compared to 8-bit games. A good chunk of the retro-inspired Indies claiming to be 16-bit inspired are often more reminiscent of their 8-bit counterparts IMO. NGL, I'd quite like to see some of those land on Steam.
Bio-Evil MD is one that I waiting most right now. I hope the proyect not be cancelled.
Nice! I wish Streets of Rage 2: New Era, Streets of Rage X, and Streets of Rage REMAKE would be released on the Sega. I played them and they are all awesome games.
Not the best footage selection for all the games but there are a few I wasn't aware off and ended looking for them, some even seem a lot more awesome when played right.
I'm not sure what that means.
I'll definitely give a handful of these a go on my SNES Mini for sure.
Hey there snes hero🦸
VR game's have melted your brain🧠
Hey snes hero🦸
Do you still believe the snes will overtake the genesis in the aftermarket? 🤔
Genesis aftermarket 🚀
Snes aftermarket 🐌
That would be cool. Some of these are free from release, like Batman MD.
@@RetroGamerBoy Yeah, my hacked SNES Mini is my preferred way of playing pretty much all classic retro games these days. It's just so convenient and fun. And, because it's hacked, it's not just a SNES, which is my personal favourite single console of all time, but now also a Genesis, Master System, NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, PC Engine, Neo Geo, Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, etc, all in one. It has actually quickly become my favourite gaming system ever at this point. And I'll definitely try a bunch of these games on it for sure.
@@RetroGamerBoy Please refer to @inceptional as the snes hero🦸
The transparency effect of the ghost on the first game and the music is impressive. I think they used some chip like a Mega SD kind of hardware.
It's shadow and highlight mode, it's a standard genesis hardware feature eg no special chips or anything.
We are using the shadow effect on our game (Lufthoheit #4 in the list ) for our water affect - that's shadow transparency in the water.
The mode can also do white transparency such as the outline on the ghosts.
Thanks for that Mike, so many games, i love it
Sword of the Apocalypse is like YS game in 2D.
Yup
I’m really loving the resurgence of retro style games.
I’ve always felt the 2D , sprite style is an art in itself.
Forgive Me for asking, are these titles actually put onto cartridges for a system that is over 30 years old!
Also are these games licensed by Sega?!
Will we see a plethora of new indie games/ series developed for these older systems to compete and combat with the recent (and failing) games market!?
Yes they're getting a physical release and they're all unlicensed as far as i know.
Yup most of these are getting physical releases.
Imagine going back to 1995, and telling people the genesis is still getting games 30 years later
30 new SEGA games coming that's insane, that is the same output the console would have had when it was being sold
Lyle in Cube Sector got released this year , major overlook imho
What is that? I need to know.
@@RetroGamerBoy Straight port of a 2006 PC Metroidvania game , really good I think it's best MD game released this year
Great video! My Capt. Barrel cartridge was delivered in 2024.
What!! No way.
Mine too, it's out now!
I can't for all of them to come out so i can try them out just to see how it goes
Can't wait to get my hands on many of these titles! Thanks for keeping us upto date on the indie MD scene Mike, love your enthusiasm! Merry Christmas to you mate 👊
The last game True Galactic Mission reminds me of a 16-bit version of the gameboy title ZAS
Given me alot of games i didnt know about too look out for 👌🏻
Hell yeah !
🤘😝🤘
How the heck most of these games show so many colors on the Genesis? If the programers could do this in the 90s, between the CPU's speed AND colors, the Genesis would've been the undisputed winner of the console wars
Some interesting looking games coming out next year, i have played earthion it's very good going to be buying that.
Very good video, it's clear you are the best retrotuber around!!
Just a question, Eldrich Monarch is still in development? i tried to support but kickstarter was ended under the main goal.
I supported it as well. Yes I think it is.
Спасибо. Также для Mega Drive в разработке игры:
The Bagman (вдохновлено Clock Tower SNES)
Into The Darkness (fantasy FPS)
Legend of Leyria (new rpg)
Mega Castlevania 4
Darkstalkers (fighting)
Shinobi
Epsilon Wave (shmup проще представленных здесь, но это работа одного человека и выглядит мило, так что пусть будет)
The Weave (вдохновлено Loom от LucasArts)
Super Star Wars Holiday Special
Super Cyborg (порт инди-игры в стиле Контры, выходила на PC и XBOX)
this batman looks amazing
Yup, they are releasing a demo or something on Christmas day.
Given fan-made ports being made for all kinds of classic series that get put on different older consoles that never saw a port, I'm surprised no huge fan of the super scaler titles like Thunder Blade have ported them to 32x as a fan-hobby-loveletter type thing.
Coloco and Black Jewel Reborn look the most interesting
For sure, those games are such different genres.
BATMAN RETURNS OMFG!!!! But C'mon get Robin and Alfred in there for 2 Player lol
Alfred 🤣
@@RetroGamerBoy Alfred for the win who do I have to bug so I can Voice this! ROLOL
Some Real Gems There!
Pure quality.
Tbh the megadrive (genisis) is what made me love games.
I wish these would come out on the Evercade!
Sooner than later homebrew games are gonna be mainstream
Agreed
Zpf, earthion and Shadow gang zero are going to be amazing! Can't wait to play also batman returns and see how it compares to the snes version
Batman looks quality.
30:41 Batman Returns MD - with 2 player coop and more enemies on-screen, this game will be incredible if it gets finished.
2nd player should be Robin, though...
Ya Robin would be great
Earthion and Final Fight look great.
Yup, two I'm really looking forward to.
I've already got Lethal Wedding strangely enough.
1:01 This game looks so cool, but i gotta say those enemies are moving way too fast for how slowly the player's aiming reticle moves. Maybe if there was some auto-aim assist, or a twin stick configuration (both could be optional) it would be more manageable. Anyway I'll be keeping an eye on this one.
It's an RPG. You need to upgrade those stats.