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I just picked up a Sega Genesis - I've never owned one in my life - and now I have to find games for it. I know to pick up the classics - the Sonic series et al., but I was wondering if anyone can give me some suggestions as to off-beat, cult-classic kind of Genesis games. I love sidescrollers in particular, but I'm game to try anything. Note that I don't own a 32X (who does?), so those games are out.

Any suggestions?

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Shinobi 3

Pulseman

Ristar

Comix Zone

Dynamite Headdy

Earthworm Jim 1 and 2

Gunstar Heroes

Toejam and Earl 2

Xmen 2: The Clone Wars

Vectorman 1 and 2

Those are some good side scrollers. Some others I recommend:

Beyond Oasis

Ecco 1 and 2

Flashback

Golden Axe 1, 2, and 3

Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3

Landstalker

Phantasy Star 4

Red Zone

Sub-Terrania

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WARNING!

A HUGE GAME LIST

GENESIS RECOMMENDATIONS

IS APPROACHING FAST.

Adventures of Batman and Robin (Run 'N Gun)

Alisia Dragoon (Action Platformer)

Alien Soldier (Run 'N Gun) *

Air Buster ( Shmup)

Arcus Odyssey (Action RPG)

Atomic Runner (Run 'N Gun)

Battletech (Action Strategy)

Beyond Oasis (Action RPG)

Batman (Action Platformer)

Bio-Hazard Battle (Shmup)

Blaster Master 2 (Action Platformer)

Bubsy (Platformer)

Castlevania: Bloodlines (Action Platformer)

Contra: Hard Corps (Run 'N Gun)

Cool Spot (Platformer)

Comix Zone (Action)

Desert Strike (Action Strategy)

Dragon's Fury (Pinball)

Dune: The Battle for Arrakis (Real-Time Strategy)

Earnest Evens (Action)

Earthworm Jim (Action)

Earthworm Jim 2 (Action)

Ecco the Dolphin (Action Puzzler)

Ecco: The Tides of Time (Action Puzzler)

El Viento (Action)

Elemental Master (Shmup)

Eliminate Down (Shmup) *

Fire Shark (Shmup)

Forgotten Worlds (Shmup)

Gaiares (Shmup)

Gargoyles (Action Platformer)

Gauntlet IV (Action)

Ghouls 'N Ghosts (Action Platfomer)

Gley Lancer (Shmup) *

Gods (Action)

Golden Axe (Hack 'N Slash)

Golden Axe 2 (Hack 'N Slash)

Granada (Shmup)

Gunstar Heroes (Run 'N Gun)

Hellfire (Shmup)

Herzog Zwei (Real-Time Strategy Shmup)

The Immortal (Action Puzzler)

Jungle Strike (Action Strategy)

Kid Chameleon (Platformer)

Landstalker (Action RPG)

Light Crusader (Action RPG)

The Lion King (Action Platformer)

M.U.S.H.A. (Shmup)

Master of Monsters (Turn-Based Strategy)

Mazin Saga (Action Fighter)

Mega Turrican (Action Platformer)

Mercs (Run 'N Gun)

Midnight Resistance (Run 'N Gun)

Monster World IV * (Action Platformer RPG)

Mystic Defender (Action Platformer)

Outlander (Action Driver)

Phantasy Star II (RPG)

Phantasy Star III (RPG)

Phantasy Star IV 9RPG)

Phelios (Shmup)

Populous (God Game)

Puggsy (Action Puzzler)

Pulseman (Action Platformer) *

Raiden Trad (Action)

Ranger-X (Action)

Red Zone (Action)

The Revenge of Shinobi (Action Platformer)

Ristar (Platformer)

Robocop vs The Terminator (Action)

Rocket Knight Adventures (Action Platformer)

Sagaia (Shmup)

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (Action Platformer)

Shining Force (Turn-Based Strategy RPG)

Shining Force (Turn-Based Strategy RPG)

Shining in the Darkness (Dungeon Crawling RPG)

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Action Platformer)

Skeleton Krew (Action)

Sol-Deace (Shmup)

Sonic the Hedgehog (Platformer)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Platformer)

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Platformer)

Sonic and Knuckles (Platformer)

Sonic 3D Blast (Action)

Spot Goes To Hollywood (Isometric Platformer)

Sprakster (Action Platformer)

Splatterhouse 2 (Action)

Splatterhouse 3 (Action)

Spot Goes to Hollywood (Platformer)

Star Control (Action RPG)

Streets of Rage (Beat'em Up)

Streets of Rage 2 (Beat'em Up)

Streets of Rage 3 (Beat'em Up)

Steel Empire (Shmup)

Strider (Action Platformer)

Subterrania (Shmup)

Super Fantasy Zone (Shmup) *

Sword of Vermillion (Action RPG)

Target Earth (Action)

Task Force Harrier (Shmup)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (Hack 'N Slash)

Thunder Force II (Shmup)

Thunder Force III (Shmup)

Thunder Force IV * (aka Lightening Force in the US) (Shmup)

Tinhead (Platformer)

ToeJam and Earl (Action)

ToeJam and Earl: Panic of Funkotron (Action Platformer)

Traysia (RPG)

Turrican (Action Platformer)

Twin Cobra (Shmup)

Twin Hawk (Shmup) *

Undead Line (Shmup) *

Urban Strike (Action Strategy)

Valis III (Action Platformer)

Vapor Trail (Shmup)

Vectorman (Action Platformer)

Vectorman 2 (Action Platformer)

Verytex (Shmup) *

Viewpoint (Shmup)

Warsong (Turn-Based Strategy)

Whip Rush (Shmup)

Wings of Wor (Shmup)

Wonder Boy in Monster World (Action RPG)

Zero Wing (PAL version for the "All your base" goodness) (Shmup)

Zombies Ate My Neighbors (Action)

* = Japanese import

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I can't believe anyone would recommend ToeJam and Earl 2 over the original.

That is simply mind boggling.

Some people just prefer the more platforming-only style of the sequel.

OverCoat- I've never played Zool, or the Genesis version of California Games (played the hell out of the Lynx version though). I'll look into Zool, but the reviews for the Genesis California Games weren't very favorable, so I avoided it.

As for NBA Jam TE, I found it to be pretty lacking as a single player game (a rather unreliable CPU partner namely). It's not a bad game, and I do own it. But it's just a lot more fun with a friend, and I have a hard time recommending it when my main focus is on the single player aspect of a given game (if it's not a particularly fun one player game, I tend not to recommend it to people). But that's just my take on it.

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Sweet! Thanks a lot, everybody, and especially The Coop - that's a huge list. I know my neighbourhood used gaming store had a copy of Comix Zone and the Adventures of Batman and Robin - I gotta check those out. That's quite the list; I'll give it my best shot to find as many of those games on the cheap as I can. On the cheap being operative, because...well...I'm cheap.

*saves thread to computer*

It really sucks that I missed out totally on the Genesis as a kid - my folks were all Nintendo stuff.

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My old genesis is missing a cable to hook up to the tv so no go for me on that system :sad:

And I'm too lazy to find it again in the abyss that is my attic...

I'm using a third-party thing - it works just fine. The patents on all the Genesis, NES and SNES consoles and accessories are long dead - I've had no problems playing about 8 hours of both Sonics with third-party power and component cables. The attic I can't help you with, though - I live in a teeny apartment, so everything's nearby. Kinda handy...but still...

I'm also a bit of a collector - I have played a lot of Genesis games on the Wii, but:

a) My Wii isn't here and I can't afford another one; and

B) It's just not the same as pluggin' in the cart, pressing that magic black button and using that Genesis controller.

Still, not gonna lie - I'm lovin' finally having an honest-to-God Genesis. It more or less pushes my 'must-own' consoles to completion - I'm still missing an Atari 2600 and the Intelli/Colecovision, but at this point I've more or less given up on ever finding those...

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Most of my used consoles were picked up via Craigslist. It's amazing what you can find out there on the cheap. I got a couple Genesis for about $10-$15 each that way. One came with the Master System adapter. Since becoming somewhat of a collector myself, I found that garage sales can be a great place to find things as well. I got my 32X practically new in the box that way. Not that I really wanted a 32x for games, though, since those are mostly crap.

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Since becoming somewhat of a collector myself, I found that garage sales can be a great place to find things as well. I got my 32X practically new in the box that way.

You did destroy the 32X, I hope, for the good of humanity.

I'm a bit adverse to buying online, simply because when I start I have a funny feeling I won't stop - so I just don't. Sweet deals on the Genesis, esp. with the Master System connexion. I'm kind of looking for a Master System, too - not especially, but if I find one...eh, what the heck.

Garage sales are pretty awesome - I picked up an N64 lot with crapola, Jet Force Gemini, Gex 64, (another) Goldeneye and Super Mario 64 and 4 controllers with 2 Rumble Paks for like $40 Canadian. Probably my best deal purchase ever.

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You did destroy the 32X, I hope, for the good of humanity.

I'm a bit adverse to buying online, simply because when I start I have a funny feeling I won't stop - so I just don't. Sweet deals on the Genesis, esp. with the Master System connexion. I'm kind of looking for a Master System, too - not especially, but if I find one...eh, what the heck.

Garage sales are pretty awesome - I picked up an N64 lot with crapola, Jet Force Gemini, Gex 64, (another) Goldeneye and Super Mario 64 and 4 controllers with 2 Rumble Paks for like $40 Canadian. Probably my best deal purchase ever.

Oh, the 32X just sits there. Occasionally I bring it out to play Doom. When I got the 32X, someone stuffed 3 games in the box with it.

I picked up my N64 from some rich family whose son went to college. $25 for the consoles, 2 controllers and 5 games in the boxes.

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I ain't gonna lie, good luck finding an Atari 2600 that works, the miniaturized system has all kinds of problems, my recommendation, look for either an original Atari, or an Atari 7800 Master System, the 7800 plays all of the old games and also has some of the bigger titles released just before the NES came out.

I have a working 2600, but the damn UHF/VHF adapter burned out...

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I ain't gonna lie, good luck finding an Atari 2600 that works, the miniaturized system has all kinds of problems, my recommendation, look for either an original Atari, or an Atari 7800 Master System, the 7800 plays all of the old games and also has some of the bigger titles released just before the NES came out.

I have a working 2600, but the damn UHF/VHF adapter burned out...

I have my 2600 still from my childhood and it works just fine. They're not too difficult to fix it they're not working. Also, you don't need one of those UHF/VHF adapters. You can hook it up straight to the coax connecting on the back of your TV. All you need is to get a little adapter from Radio Shack or the like.

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